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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06

pariah and an outcast. He is com pletely isolated. And that does not suit our southern colored man. He wants a pleasant smile and a friendly greeting from his white friends, and that he does not get
 They soon learn, as I did, that they cannot earn as much in day as they could in Alabama, and their expenses are greater,
 TREATED WELL ON ARRIVAL When a new bunch of men arrive they are treated with every courtesy, and be- fore they have time to test the work each one is asked to write a letter to some friend back in Alabama and tell him where the end of the rainbow is To- cated And they all fall for it. 1 did myself Tn labor agents say the coal is clean. Well, some of it is. And some of it has three feet of rock and bone in it.
 House rent is higher there than here. A 4-room house with lights costs $9 month.
 There is a good deal of friction develop ing between the natives and the imported labor, several shootings having occurred, and thoughtful men up there predict seri- ous clashes in the near future. There is a strong agitation among the people there for a "1im crow' law. The colored men enjoy their greatest popularity on cleo ton day. But the next day he is just nigger to the politicians.
 Every miner who leaves Alabama and goes to West Virginia will find what I found, and that is, lower wages, higher cost of living, harder and more danger ous work, and will find himself isolated and looked upon with contempt by nearly all the natives. and, like me, he will hus- tie to get back to his home and friends here in old Alabama. Respectfully,
 CHARLES J. LANGSTON.
 Birmingham December 4, 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
At the Bijou

''The Old Homesead' at the Bijou all this week with daily matnees is playing to capacity houses at every performance. Without resorting to sensat tional methods or employing any of the transparent trickeres of the stage, The Old Home stead" has never ceased to command thoughtful attention in the most ad- mirable way.
 With its appeal to human nature and presentation of faithfully drawn New England types of characters. this most excellent play, the wonder of every dra- matic age, holds an affectionate place in the hearts of every true American play goer The enthusiasm expressed by every audience who has witnessed the play at the Bijou this week is it's best recom- mendation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
Only Reliable Pianos at This Sale

Some Good Pianos That Have Been Rented Short Tine or N Traded in on GraBds Player-Panos to Close Out This Week at About One Half Their Real Value
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
SEALS PIANO C0.'S THIRTY FOURTH ANNIVERSARY PIANO
 SALE GETTING WELL UNDER WAY
The News Spreading Wide-0ne Satisfied Customer
 Tells Another-Many Fine Pianos and Players Be dUL ing Selected for Chrlstmas Presents
Io Matter Where You Live Come

You May Have Choice of Knabs Fischer" "KirnbaI '5tsinway" seasSpeoial" /" MathuShel Elmer son 'Behr Bros and Nearly Twenty Other
 Makes From Which Select
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
WAIT TILL NEXT TIME'

Miss Lucy Burns declared the suf frage question was the only one before
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
GREATEST DRIVE WAY
Thirty Brand New Chambers Make
393 Mile Trip to Chicago.

Drive-aways are not new There
have been many from the Chandler
factory. But the greatest of all took
place when Thomas ]. Hay, of Chi
of live wires" from his territory at
the Chandler factory. one Sunday
morning recently, and took exactly
thirty brand new Chandler skies back
10 Illinois-all of them going first to
Chicago-some of them going still
farther.
The astonishing fact is not alone
that thirty Chandler cars made the
trip of 393 miles and made it with
perfect score but that all these cars
went to one distributor and thru him
directly to his dealers or to retail Chi
cago purchasers, so that within TWEEN
ty-four hours after the car arrived in
Chicago, there was not single Chan
6ler six left on the floor.
broadening Use OF Enclosed Cars
The great Limitation to the use of
enclosed cars has always been their
weight. 1t has been generally recog-
nized that, were weight of enclosed
cars to be cut down to a point where
expense of operation and the effort
of control were on a basis com parable
to open cars, their utility would be so
increased as to add much to their
popularity.
Not more than five years ago the
great majority of enclosed cars weigh
ed between 5000 and 1000 pounds.
Anyone would have considered it pure
ly visionary at this time to have pre-
dicted the possibility of the required
luxury and convenience being pro-
duced in enclosed cars weighing under
5000 pounds. Even now the heavy
weight of the early days is not uncom-
mon, tho most engineers have regard
ed $500 pounds as minimum on
which to base enclosed car design.
When the Franklin Automobile
company recently made known the
weight of its various Series 9 types
the fact came out that every one of
it's enclosed cars weighs under 2,700
pounds. 500 pounds less than what has
generally been considered the limit of
enclosed car weight; in fact. two of
the five types come very close to the
$500 pound mark.
This development presages a wider
use for general purposes, such as open
country driving and all year service.
instead of the more restricted city use
for which enclosed cars have come to
be regarded. With reduced weight. it
can be expected that gasoline and tire
expense will be accordingly less and
the pleasure of individual driving m
nrOvad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
Electric Lights on Farm.

One of the interesting exhibits at
the state fair is the Delco Lighting
plant for the farm or isolated resi-
dence large enough to furnish light
and power for the operation of many
machines about the average farm or
suburban home.
The same company which manufac-
lures the famous Delco starters have
built in fact a small electric plant for
use where access to large plants is
out of the question.
The exhibit is in charge of Mr. r.
E. Parsons the distributor in this dis
trict and Mr.. Ewings of this city will
be the local agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
Smash Mountain Records.

After covering route from the
edge of the blue Pacific to n mile into
the sky. and combating almost every
conceivable sort of road conditions,
two Long Beach, Calf, men drove
into the camp at Pine Crest, in the
Ar Beruardino Mountains, on recent
Sunday morning after smashing nearly
all the Southland's valley mountain
road records. Driving a stock Cole
Eight. a car that has created new
standards in the eutomobile world, the
tive pilots, H. B. Palms 3nd H H
Hunter of the Palms Motor Company,
covered the near 95 miles from Long
Beach to the mountain camp in the
record breaking time of hours and
n minutes Their trip was simply to
show the public the efficiency of their
car
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-22
MUST PROTECT
LINES BEHIND
FLYING COLUMNS
Route of Communications
With Pursuers of Bandit
Now Nearly 200 Miles.
WILSON WILL ACCEPT
PROPOSAL OF CARRANzA
Protocol for Working Arrange
mcnt Will Be Put in Form :,
in Few Days.
TWO .iEHOPLANES ARE LOST
Wires Are Cut AMI Details OF Nami-
quipa Battle Still Are
Unknown.
Carranza' S Proposal
for Protocol Accepted

WASHINGTON. Mnrci, c1.-Whiie
Acting Secretary Polk, nf the state
Department. and EiIsco trrciondO.
Mexican nmbnssndo or -drsiEnntc. vcr.
comforting duriuE the day over the
terms nf the protocol proposed hy
General CRrrnnHn to govern the joint
pursuit Uf villa, tho War Depart
mcnt WIS ordering additional trunu>
to the border In response to re-
quest from General Funston. Nr.
ArredORdO conferred mt lcnEih viii,
Mr. Polk utter President Wilson and
his Cabinet had decided to ncrcrt
the proposni for protocol. Inter
II was snid TINT the terms of tho
proposed convention vtrtunlty hnd
been agreed upon, and 1t WINS quite
probable IL would he In force within
few days,
Ii Is understood TINT ~ IL pro-
posed to h1ye the agreement cover
HDch uucsttons as how mnny Amcrl-
cRn troops Shnli enter Mexico. how
far into tho country they shall rcnc-
trnte. methods of co-oPerntlon nud
the usr nf railroads for mllitar,
purposes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-22
WOMAN IS SAVED
FROM DEATHCHA|R
Mrs. Ida Ball Warren Will Not
Pay Extreme Penalty
for Murder.
HER SENTENCE COMMITTED
HER SENTENCE COMMUTEl
North Carolina Governor Ex-
tends Clemency to Murderess
and Accomplice.

RALEIGH. y. e.. March 2I.--In max
ing formal announcement OF the COM
mutation Of the death sentence OF Mrs.
Ida Eaii Warren aud Sam = Christy.
sentenced {" I've .lc";rocutcd for the
murder OF the husband of the woman
a. Winston Salem. Governor craig
SAID:
Sentence cou,mutei {" life imprison-
mcnt. March - 1915, the defendants.
Ida Ball Warren III Samuel l..
Chr'sty Will not suffer death. accord
ing 10 tho Judgment OF the court. but
instead thereof will bc confined in the
States prison during the terms OF their
natural lives. 80 be- kept in strict con-
hncncn; and ~ hard labor.
HIGH AND SACRED TRUST
VESTED ~ COVER
Reasons: The people Of North Caro-
lima in their Constitution declare: The
Governor shall have power to grant
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-22
Especial 20 THE rimes-pispa;ch ]

Especial 20 TIE Times Dispatch
NEW YORK March 2i.-Thc Even
juc ros, pubrshcs.thc following from
David Lawrence. its correspondent; in
Washington:
Washington, March 2l--Gcrmany is
seeking TO make peace with her
enemies and bring the great war in
Europe TO an early end.
The imperial government has gone
so far as 70 intimate TO the United
states government that the time ,nas
he r!pc for the services OF the largest
neutral nation in the beginning of
peace negotiations.
Some general idea even OF the terms:
under which the Tcutonic empire would
he willing TO make peace have been
given within the last four days TO tho
American amba assador. James W.
Gerard, by Dr. Won Bethmann- Hollweg
the imperial Chancellor at Berlin. and
spokesman Of Emperor William.
SENDS FOR AMBASSADOR TO
DISCUSS PEACE POSSIBILITIES
The Evening Posts correspondent
learned the above o-day in connection
with the hitherto unpublished fact that
DR. Won Rethmann Hoilweg. four days
not on!y discussed with him for nearly
an hour tho possibilities OF peace III
Europe, but also frankly advised the
ambassador. who had contemplated a
vacation, that il would he inopportune
for him to leave Germany at this time.
It'OntinllnI
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-22
HOME ECONOMICS
Buy-right Hints for
the Thrifty Housewife

Advertising is the illuminat
ing text of a newspaper. Imag-
inc for a moment a newspaper
void Of advertising, and you
have about as dry a prospect to
contemplate and about as arid
thing to look at, as a sunrise
view of the Sahara. Advertis-
ing is the real spice" Of the
paper. Look over The Times
Dispatch this morning. and
read the many attractive adver-
tisements spread out for your
NOIE-'rhc Timcs-Dlspatrb Euarnr
,pndc tn RirhMond stores that ADVERT
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-22
GERMANY SEEKING
END OF GREAT WAR
Even Intinates That Time Nav
Be Ripe for Services of
United States.
DISCUSSES PEACE TERMS
Facts Become Known Through
Interview Of Gerard With
Imperial Chancellor.
State Department
Issues Flat Denial

NAsHI>GJON, March :t.-The
state department late to-day took
coCnI>nncc Of published report
that Germany had Intimatcd 10 the
nit~d Stntcs TINT the time was ripe
for tho American government.
the lnrEest neutral nHtion. Ia begin
pence Negotiations. md thnt Chan
reii"r thnann-HoliweE lind inti-
nutrd TO %mhasSndor Gcrnrd that
his propoAed vacation waS tnoppor-
tune by authorizing nat denial Of
the stor!.
Department offiriui. declared tho!
had no ndyicrs whatever ia warrant
such statements.
u Is known that the American
nmhn,sndUrs abroad report reEn-
lnriy for the Information OF Prcsi-
dent Wilson on tho Ntntus OF pracc
prospects. AMI that the latest nd
vices Indicate Tint zach hrilIyrrrnt
stiIl ~ willing TO make pcurr on Its
own terms.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-22
The I'D. Advertisements
Make Interesting News

consideration. Imagine if you
Will these same pages without
a line of advertising in them.
They would look very dull,
wouldn't they? And you would
feel that things were really dull
indeed, If there were no ad-
vertising printed: and you
would be put to no end of trou-
bic, loss Of time, and waste Of
money, if the faithful adver-
tisers Of Richmond didn't keep
their messages before you every
day in The Times Dispatch.
ees n mnrked saving on every purchase
e ;heIr lowest prices In these pages,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-22

reprievcs. communications and pardons
after conviction for all offenses lex
ccpt IN cases of impeachmenp upon
such conditions a $ he may think proper,
subject 10 such regulations as may be
provided by Law relative to the manner
OF applying for pardvns.' The power
10 pardon or TO commute thus con
iefred upon the Governor has no limita-
tlon but his own conception OF duty.
II - the highest and most sacred trust
vested by law. [; must he exercised
in just and humane regard FOR the
condemned and for the rights and well
fare of society.
When petition for pardon OF COM
mutation is placed before the Governor
II" mus; act. lie cannot avoid The re-
sponsibility. His action is in the or
derry process Of the administration of
justice, provided in the Constitution.
liis Judgment is the final decree Of the
people aud the law pronounced by
Tho III; innate tribunal
Thcic is n" escape from the con-
iciuSion that this woman Ida Bah War.
.rc', i guilty Of murder. deliberate and
rrcmcditaird. conceived and executed
in determined wickedncs> The verdict
'of the jury is fully sustained by the
evidence; the sentence OF the court is
fixed by the statute.
MAJESTY al. LAW
DOES NOT DEMAND lT
"Rut as the Governor of the State
of North Carolina, it is not my iudg-
mcnt that the majesty OF the law de-
mands that this woman shall lie put
10 death. cannot contemplate with
approval ;hat this woman. unworthy
and blackrn"d by sin though she be.
sha!: he shroUdcd In the ccrcn.nts Of
death dragged a ong the fatal corri-
dor ami bound in the chair of death
The SPY has in all countries been pun-
ished with dca.h Germany executed
the woman SPY; England did not. The
action uf the military governor OF Bel
g'urn Was condemned by the conscience
"f the world. The killing Of this
- oman would send a shiycr through
North Caroline. Humanity does not
Iappiy 30 woman the incNVr.tblv law
that il does 10 man. This may arise
from m!Sconcciv"d sentimcutalitv: II,
may arise from the deep instincts OF
the race.
"fhc participation of Christv in this
mur'i"G makes more difficult the qucs
tion presented 10 me. lie. too is
iEui!ty. lie bought the chloroforni with
which She druESed her husband. Either
Christv or Stoucstrcet. her son Ia W.
twisted cord tightly around the hrs-
bands neck TO make sure that he could
never awake from the deadly sleep
The BODY was placed in a trunk.
ChIiStv and StoncStrcet hauling il
away and wciShtins il down with irons
in q deep hole of Muddy Creek Tho
woman conceived the design. and was
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-22

! SAN ANTONIO. TEN. March IL
General Funston to-day asked the War
Department for more troops 10 b. sens
into Mexico in pursuit of Francisco
Villa.
The request Was made at The su.-
gcstion OF General Pershing, COM
ntandcr Of the expedition. who urrca
that another regiment be sent TO him.
| In his message 10 the War Dcpartms M,
General Funston asked for what ito
termed an adequate force"
II Was announced at General Funs-
tons headquarters that the First ,'$>-
airy. OF which one squadron is ut Fort
Myer. Va. another at For; Leaycu-
worth. karS., and the third at For,
Sheridan. Wy".. would be brought 10
the border ~ once and sent torw "a
along General PershiuS's line OF COM
munication TO Casas tirandcs Whether
he asked for other troops. General
Funston would not say.
FIELD or OPERATIONS
HAS BECOME ENTE:N Dr.D
The only reason given for strength
enins General Pershing's force. known
TO be considerably more than Z. n0n was
hat his Held Of operations LAD 10.
conc $" extended thar his main limo
OF comnunica and the subsidI,fV
lines were in need OF strcngthcnins
Merely precautionary move" vas
the way General Funston answered al,
inquiries He was asked If the re-
ported movement % troops Of the ne
i"c'o SoNernment from garrisons ir
'hc interior 10 posts on the border and
reported failure OF The C'arranza troon.
cooperation in the pursuit Of Vil,,
had ANYTHING To DO with his d.cisio,
10 ask for more strength, hut he nc
Glued 10 answer
some uneasimcss was displayed roi.
Il moment ~ department hc,dn,,r,.r.
to-day when 1t was reported that ;ts
telegraph wires between Casas GranJcs
ana Tue border had been cut but y,
i"Ihc!ai report Stain" that the limo go,
was 'buZZcr' line General pcrsbinr
hid laid and tina; il had been broken
accidchtailN by some OF the American
/ forces crossing ii allaycd apprehension,
IL - not believed here that General
Funston Is worried by reports Of al!
"Sc" growing anlaGonism among cer-
tain Carranza troops although ". /,
carefully studying that phase oe IN,
situation. 1t has not been .orro,ie,
NJ ms headunartcrs, however, that Villl
haS many more troops somewhere il,
Northern Mexico than the few hundred
Sh'd 10 nc riding With him in his nirhr
hcio'c the pursuing troops OF tho two
countries Realizing the mobile char
mcier OF Villas bands. it was not con
s!dcred wise TO expose General Persh-
ings lines too much
FLYING COLUMNS ALMOST
200 NILES SOUTH or nUItDEu
Lake Eahricora, towards Which onc
OF the columns of United States troops
was reported yesterday TO be moving.
rs almost zoo miles from the border.
and by the time the columns airec,e.,
: towards Carmen and Namiquipa afriya
al them destinations they also WIN l,a
almost as 'ar south ~ Tar as Casa,
Giandes the cavalry dviachmcnts
are tol'o"inS the uaiis IN ,hc iear, o.
ihe counny nhere Niii.. a.. ki,umy, H.,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-22
THIRTY BLOCKS OF TEXAS
TOWN ARE LAID IN nJ|Ns
Fire Sweeps Through business and
Residential Section Of Paris.
Causing $4,000 900 Loss.
HUNDREDS ARE LEFT HOMELESS
Out Of 40 Business Houses Only
Fifteen Lief, Standing-Section Is
Without Rain for Fifty Days, and
Structures Arc Quickly Consumed.

PARIS. TEN. March 2l-Thir,>
blocks IN the business aud Residence
section Of Paris were. DESTROYED L.,
'ire here Tonight. with an estimated
loss v! between S2.ro".ono and $1,000.
"r'''I from causes nhhh"" i
- '''' '"'E' "''''
'"'-N HP cav" ,'''"i!' 20"
va -"
ON! "''ce" 'I
were S'''''
N''',' was '".''l
, = II
-.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-22
ELLYSON DENIES
He WILL RESIGN
Contradicts Report That He Is
C Quit as Chairman Of
State Committee.
HOLD MEETING TONIGHT
Virginia Democrats VIII Tx
Date a:ld Pick Place for
Convention.

Observation-Disclosures J TAYLOR Ely
.on last nigh, fatty con'ralicici the
rcpor' that when INC State couycn,iui.
meets ha WI roaicn ~ chairman az
The state Democratic COMMITTEES The
statement shat he would DO so. h. said
is niade WHOLLY without warrau, from
him
IL = not necessary rov mc "a 70.
sign. because my term expires as s"or
as III" convention Is organized" sal,
Mr. l!IySon "ii is not becoming in me
Ia make amy suggestions AS TO whp, tn,
conventions policy shall he I shaI!
maH" no effort !" influence the cUnvcu-
tion in til" matter OF !iIing the chair
lnamship for The new torn. Whatcvc:
j; docs will, as IN the past, be entirely
satisfactory 10 me
Further Than this Mr. Euyson ha.i
no comment 10 make on the suggestion
in some quarters that his candidacy
for the office OF Governor will lead him
to rclinquish the rcins OF tho party in
tho interest OF race III which each
OF the three avowed candidates for
this nigh Office may stand on the same
footing
The state Democratic Committee
Will meet At S o'clock tonight nj Muir
phys Hotel for the purpose OF select
ing the city ~ which The convent ION is
10 hc held and iiNinr its date. The
committee Will ais" fix the basis OF
representation for The election. cf dele
gates to the state convention
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-22
STIFF FIGHT EXPECTED
OVER CONNENTION tIIN

The committee - composed Of iif,v
memhe!S---iivc from each Of the rcl,
congressional districts Under ihc
rules. three members of any one dis
trict represent a voting quorum. ana
.are entitled to cast the full strength
20: iiyc votes on any pending question.
In the selection Of the convcniion city.
therefore, the district depu;a,i.ns will
he on parity. since fun attendance
from some and a bare quorum attend
;ancc from others will not carry,
corresponding inequalities in voting
strength
The naming of tho convention city
will probably produce The lvclicst
contest OF the meeting BESIDES Rich
mond, four other cities -- Roanoke.
Lynchburg. Norfolk and I;rjstol- VIII
make bids for tho honor Of being
chosen. The three last-namcd cities
viii he represented by dcpu,ations
from their respective Chambers OF
Commerce. who will prcscu, official in =
vitationS.
OF the three. Bristol appears Ia r..
making the most strenuous effort to
hand the convention. The suggestion,
.hat the big Democratic pow.wow IL.
taken this gear to the lighting Ninth
has received the Endorsement OF Sec.
rotary Rrenaman. Of the State Demo.
cratic Committee: OF Judge Rhca. of
the state Corporation Commission: OF
Alexander Forward. secretary TO the
Governor. and other reprcscniatiy q
party mcu.
SENATORS MARTIN AND
SWANSON TO ATTEND
With the committee will meet Scna-
tors Martin and swanson. who expect
to leave Washington on the noon train
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-22
SHOOTS HIMSELF tS
SHE Runs FROM ROl 81!

'"' W
iie p!a'eh ms nan" upon hcr Shoul-
Ger ana again >h" appealed I" him
not 10 Il" anNihiu" TaSh. still! unaware
"f the chiidrcn'S d"a;hs. II" continued
fumbiinS the revolver. aud she opened
the door and ran 20 u neighhor's house.
.\s she stepped away from the door she
heard a shot. II was that which ended
Pa,tcrson's life.
The dead are the father: Louise aged
s'N'soh' corooh, "Eed eleven; Frances
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-22
OPENING or SECOND
MONTH ~ VERDI DRIVE

The new drive from lhe northwest
marks ,hc opening or :hc SECOND month
.: tn" campaisn against Nerdun The
Germans during iha; period have
gained from five TO ten miles on all
sides o' The fortress. and have c.p-
,urcd moro than 10000 prisoners and a
large number or cannon Their losses,
according to French estimates, approNi-
mate zoe o6a. though Berlin oniciall?
asserts that they are comparatively
small The French losses arc about
onc-third OF the German, il is believed.
More than 100000 men are engaged
~ tho lighting, with reserves on both
sides of 100000 10 100000 moro The
artillery firing has surpassed anything
Of the kind in the history Of warfare.
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