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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
NEWSO Of ENSLEY

Miss Violet Palmer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. w. T. Palmer was painfully
burned yesterday afternoon when
can of strip exploded. Miss Palmer
was preparing a cake for her grand
mothers birthday and had placed the
can Of strip on the stove to heat it..
AS she attempted to remove the lid
the can exploded and as result she
was painfully burned about the face
and arms While her injuries are pain
full no serious results are anticipated.
Nick Gussa, a 10-year-old Italian
child, residing in Fairfield, died yes
terday afternoon at 9 O'Clock at the
Hillman hospital as a result OF in
juries sustained yesterday morning
driven by T. L. Ellis of that city, ran
completely over his body
The boy was attempting to cross
the street when the accident &C.
CURED. witnesses said the driver Of
the car was in no way responsible
for the accident. as the child ran in
front of the automobile. The boy was
carried Immediately to Birmingham
and every effort made to save his life.
The funeral will be held from the
family residence in Fairfield this
morning at 10 o'clock.
Six negroes were arrested, tried and
fined $40 each for participating in
craps game night before last. Two
drunk and disorderly cases were also
tried in police court by Judge J. 4:
Lowery yesterday and were fined 20
each.
Funeral services of Jack Wells, who
died recently at Canton. o.. were held
from the residence Of his mother. Mrs.
Fl. j. Wells. 2s11 Avenue r. yesterda
afternoon at o'clock. Rev. J. p. Hixon
and Rev. T. p. Hay officiated. The
body was shipped to Marion for inter-
ment in the family cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
HEAR SINGLE MEN
Arguments Made on Provisions o
Present Ordinance

For more than three hours the com
missioners yesterday listened to the con
tentions Of the lumber men of the cit,
in regard to the size of shinglesaallowet
under the recent ordinance letting wood
en- shingles be used instead of compost
ton roofing
Practically every lumberman in the cit,
was present. With the exception o
Thornton Estes of the Estes Lumber com
pany, and ]. III. Eddy of the Raul Lum
Der company, all OF them wanted tn,
present ordinance repealed or amended 81
as to designate what they termed ;
standard shingle." Mr.. Estes Stout,
maintained that the Single now required
by the present ordinance is standard ans
a better Single than any other tina
might be adopted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
MISS X. /. MALONE
! HELD ATLIVERPOOL

Miss X. I. Malone, who was detained in
Liverpool by some discrepancy in her
passports, was not seriously inconven-
fenced, according to reports yesterday to
the local tuberculosis association
Miss Malone was for five years matron
in Charge at the Red Mountain sanaI
forum.
Somewhat sensational reports reached
Birmingham of her arrest, charged with
being a German spy, but letters received
from her yesterday said she was about
to leave for Belfast and made no mem
ton of her detention. 1t is thought she
had no difficulty in getting her pass
port tangle Strengthened out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
ALABAMA VISITORS
AT LOCAL HOTELS

Motion: George l.. Ralston, Montgom
cry; G. II. Liversaye. Mobile; Mrs. "
Walker William. Alexander City; Frank
S. Anderson, Troy; George d. Warner
Troy; G. Williams, Troy; e. p. Dillard
Troy; Leon Febson, Troy; Jack Free
man, Troy; G. H. Benedict, Mobile; w.
G. Dozier, Tuscaloosa; Il. D. Kembei
and wife, Ragland.
Empire j. M. Spradlin, Boaz.
Morris: c. w. Davis, Tuscaloosa: III,
T Newell, Camp Hill; j. II. Aired, Clan
ton; Mrs. John Sparks, Admission; Mrs
Charles Woods, Athens; Mrs. T.. e. Pea
cock, Blocton
Metropolitan: r. r. Slime, Tuscumbia
r. III. Creswell. Montgomery; G. c. Ro-
per, Clanton; II. j. Busley, Shelby.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
No DOUBT ABOUT TuJs

There is no question about Foley Ca
thartic Tablets. They are just plain
honest, old fashioned physic that acts
promptly and effectively on the bowels
without pain, gripping or nausea. They
keep the stomach sweet the liver ac-
tive, and bowels regular. They Danish
biliousness. sick headache. sour stom-
ach, gas on stomach, indigestion. Stout
persons say the light, free, buoyant
feeling they bring.is a perfect delight
Sold everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
Well Known Porto Rican Dies

San Juan, Porto Rico, November Is.
Luis Muonez Rivera, for six years Porto
Rican resident commissioner at Wash
ington and founder and leader of the
unonist party in Porto Rico, died last
night, aged 5S. Senior Rivera recently
underwent an operation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
To Sell Tennessee Central

Nashville. Tenn, November 16.--Judse
E. I. Sanford OF the federal court today
signed the decree authorizing the sale
of the Tennessne Central railroad, the
sale to take place here not later than
February Is or date to be hereafter
fixed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, November 16.--Alabama
and Mississippi: Fair and somewhat
warmer Friday; Saturday fair, gentle,
variable winds.
Georgia: Fair weather and rising tenn
perature Friday and Saturday.
Tennessee: Fair Friday and Satur-
day
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations
during the "a hours ending at 8 p. M,
seventy fifth meridian time. November
16 1916:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17

81 oUIsE GLAUM, in "The Wolf
woman" will be seen at the
III Triangle today, and persons
who missed the opportunity of seeing
this clever production when it was
shown in Birmingham before, will be
given an opportunity to see Miss
Glaum in one Of the best roles she
has ever filled.
There's a strain of emotionalism
running through the entire produce
ton, and the versatile Triangle star
is given an opportunity to display to
advantage the traits which have
caused her to be ranked as one of the
foremost emotional actresses of the
triangle company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17

her admirers in Birmingham much
cause for additional admiration in the
part she is playing in this artistic
production. The picture viii be shown
all this week
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
MUSICAL COMEDY.

Mr. and Mrs. Al Barnard will be
seen at the Majestic again today and
tomorrow. In addition to their clever
little slSit which has been attracting
large crowds all the week, moving
pictures will form part of the pro-
gramme. Mr. and Mrs. Barnard are
making their farewell appearance at
the Majestic this week, having made
many friends during their stay at this
popular theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
MISS GEORGE WASHINGTON. {"

0'0 N114OHtNIII W zAloIlI4NG IO4N.
IN Miss George Washington"
which will be shown again at the
Strand today, Marguerite Clark is pic
tured in another of those delightful
youthful roles which have endeared
her to thousands of moving picture
patrons in Birmingham. The picture
drew large crowds when it was shown
Yesterday, and is expected to be shown
TO additional large audiences today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
nrHE COMMON LAW"

No better picture has been shown in
Birmingham recently than THE Com
mon Law" being shown this week
at the Rialto, with Clara Kimball
Young in the leading role. The pic
ture is attracting large crowds at each
performance, and Miss Young is giving
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
ee1TIHIE WOLF WOMAN''

The Common Law Is Attracting Capacity Houses at the
acknowledgements Clark Scores Hit in miss George
Washington Musical Comedy at the Majestic
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-12-28
but ought to have so feet o

but ought to have 80 feet Of
ground in width so as to provide
air space and light around the
building. The building need not
be finished to any extent inside,
except the Office room.
A business of this kind would
afford employment for eight or
ten people and would keep in
town a lotof money that is now
spent outside. To secure the
building is a business that every
man in Baxter should make his
own. Talk it up. Induce your
friend, who has the money, to
make a contract with Mr.. Winters
for aperiod longenough to pay for
the building. He will do it. That
would be a lot better for some
one than paying taxes on a v acant
lot.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-12-28
Steam Laundry Probable.

l.. H. Winters, of Pittsburg,
was in Baxter Springs Tuesday
trying to lease a building suitable
for the establishment here of a
steam laundry with a dyeing and
pressing department. He left in
the evening for his home, not
discouraged but disappointed, for
he was unable to find a suitable
building. Local business men,
anxious to see the industry estab-
hshed here, promised to use their
best efforts to induce some one to
build a place for him. Here is
the opportunity to make a safe
investment. A laundry once
established will not move unless
forced to do so. Any landlord
knows the advantage of having a
steady renter in his building.
Here it would seem is the oppor-
tunity for some one to make a
good income for himself and at
the same time help to improve
the city. A laundry need not be
on the main business street. 1t
can be two or three blocks off,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-12-28
Former Baxterite Suicides.

rOrmer DaXLerlLe SulclueS'
Benjamin F. Grain, who will be
remembered by the older Baxter
ties as having lived here for sever
al years, committed suicide re-
Gently in Aberdeen, Wash. The
information was sent here by C.
C. Pinnick, another former citizen
Of this city, to his father, W. D.
Pinnick. Grains home was in
Elma, WASH, where he conducted
q garage and blacksmith shop.
He had driven to Aberdeen and
had been in that city but a few
minutes. He drove up to a
garage and conversed with the
bookkeepef a few minutes and
bidding him farewell left the Office
and climbed into his machine.
The bOOkkeeper was Of the opin-
ion that he was about to drive
out. A moment later a shot fol-
lowed by groans startled all the
garage. 1t was traced to Grains
machine where his nearly lifeless
body was found. The bullet
went through the head and out
into the hallway. He is survived
by q wife and son and daughter,
both children being Of age. He
was probably IS ysan old.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-12-28

High Stevens and JEFF (Skillet)
Ridge, both colored boys, were
arrested Saturday by Marshal
Horton for fighting. Both boys
had been IN Joplin that day
which accounts for their misun-
derstanding.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-12-28
New Carage.

The new jefferson Highway
Garage, at the corner Of Military
and River street, Baxter Springs,
Kas., on January LIST, or a few
days thereafter, win throw its
doors open to the public and be
ready for business. Besides q
complete repair department with
a first class mechanic in charge,
we win carry in stock q complete
line Of accessories, oils and gaso-
line. An work guaranteed. Open
day and night. Phones, Office No.
/; residence No. 10.
S. P. Schaslsr, Prop.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-12-28
ANOTHER R. R.
FOR BAXTER
Council Grants Franchise, for
Oklahoma and Northern
. Road to Enter City

The City Council, at the regu-
lar meeting Tuesday night. grant
ed to Messrs. T. B. Mason and
F. M. Overlees, Of Bartlesville,
Okla, a franchise to build and
operate an interdrban electric
railroad in Baxter Springs on Ne
osho street from It's insersection
Military street west to the city
limits; the road to be extended
from there west and south thru
Picher, Cardin Commerce, Miami
and on to Bartlesville. The stip-
ulations OF importance in the fran
chise is that actual construction
work on the road shall be started
within one year and that inside Of
eighteen months there shall be
completed and in operation at
least that part OF the line running
from Baxter to Picher. In other
particulars the franchise is identi-
cal with the franchise granted the
Southwest Missouri Railway re-
Gently.
The grantees Of this franchise
are millionaire oil and gas men of
Bartlesville. They and other
wealthy associates comprise the
men back OF the Oklahoma &
Northern Railroad company, the
survey for which was recently
made by the Palmer Engineering
company Of Kansas City and
for which Richard Flood is at
present engaged securing right OF
way between here and Picher.
At the council meeting Mr..
Flood stated that it was intention
of the company to start con-
struction work at this end. that
actual operation would begin in
February and March.
Several weeks ago the company
ran a survey into the city along
Sheridan street, but occupation
of this street was included in the
franchise to the Southwest Mis-
souri, so Neosho was substituted
for the Bartlesville road.
The road from Bartlesville pro-
misses much for Baxter and the
personnel of the men back Of it
is practically a sufficient guaranty
of good faith, that the road is to
be built. 1t passes through a won
derfully rich country, rich in lead
and zinc , at this end, immense
coal fields in the middle and
mammoth oil fields and the
largest smelters in the world at
Bartlesville.
In a later issue The News will
give more complete description
of this country.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-12-28
NEWS MOVES;
HAS new PRESS
Cets Ready to Handle Increas-
ed Business When ii Comes
to Our Little City


The News staff has been busy
ever since the paper was printed
last week In moving the plant.
We have had all sorts of hind
RANGES and still are in an unsettled
state, and on that account we
beg our readers to overlook the
shortcomings Of the paper this
week. By next week we hope to
have the plant rearranged and to
be able, not simply to do as well
as we did in our old location, but
to begin to improve the paper,
not simply in quality and quantity
of the news but also in its typo
graphical appearance. One Of the
several improvements to The
News plant made at the time Of
moving was the installation Of a
new newspaper press, larger,
faster and much superior to the
press on which the paper had
been printed. The press just in
stalled Is also built to do all kinds
Of job and book printing. New
type, several hundred pounds Of
it, and new case cabinets, etc.,
have also been added to the equip
ment, SO that now the Baxter
printing plant is well equipped to
do any kind of printing. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether it will
prove to have been foresight or
folly, making this considerable
expenditure to improve the News
plant right in the face Of the
present exorbitant costs Of print
ing paper and everything else in
the line that has already put
hundreds Of small papers out of
business. But The News man
believes in Baxter, and while the
present business does not warrant
the improvements we have made,
we believe that Baxter is going to
grow fast from now on and ere
long will give us plenty Of oppor-
tunity to make use Of our invest
ment. 1t is the purpose Of the
owner Of The News to be pre-
pared to provide Baxter Springs
with whatever kind Of a paper
the size and enterprise Of the city
warrants. When our town gets
big enough and has a sufficient
number of wideawake advertisers |
to make a daily necessary, we are |
ready now to start one. But we
must grow a lot before a daily |
can be made to pay here. To
make q little four-page daily paper |
possible it would have to earn at
least a thousand dollars a month. |
Our new location is the second
door south Of the postofice, where
the public is cordially invited to
call. Advertise your business;
The News is read by almost every |
person in the Baxter territory;
bring your job printing to US, we
are prepared to do any kind OF
work and give you first class
printing at as low a price as any
printing house outside Of this
city. II you are not a subscriber
let US add your name to our
rapidly growing list, SO that you
may keep in touch with the prog
ress Of this fast changing and
growing community. The News !
Boosts for Baxter all the time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08
Sutherland Demands Change
in "Spineless" u. s. Policy

Washington. March 7-Discussing
the armed ship issue in the Senate to-
dsv Senator Sutherland, Of Utah
Republican member Of the Foreign Re
lations Committee, stood squarely be-
hind President Wilson.
81 do not want war at any tlme' S"'g
Senator sutherland, land ] pray GCl
that it may not come now, oul / NGu'u
rather have war, with all its sacrihc'S
and suffering, than that TINS ha'lon,
with its long history OF hneroism ana
glory, should play the poltroon "hsn
confronted by a supreme natonaI du'y
because il places greater value upon
its ease than upon its honor
81 for one am becoming SICK anc
tired Of the spineless policy OF retreat
and scuttle-the policy tnat, among
other things. has ordered our people 10
abandon their rights IN Mexico ana
that has made US flee our own pam
duty in the Philippines. Instead o.
forever telling our citizens 10 run
should like for once 10 near someD0u!
bid them stand, with the assurance ina,
their government Will stand win mem
Instead Of warning our own people, 10
exercise their rights at their peru
would ike to issue warning 10 olheI
neonle 10 interfere with these rights 2l
their peril. The danger OF II al is lhfl
bv this policy Of always backing down
instead of backing up we snail en-
courage an increased encroacnment
upon our rights until we shall hnahy
be driven into crisis from when
nothing but war can eXtrlcate US
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08
ADMITS SCHEME
TO RULE PARTIES
Observation-Disclosures
Planned to Sway Con
ventions, Says Head.
m, telegraph to TIE Tribune

PHILADELPHIA. March Admission
that arproximatcly 100000 voters VINO
can be Influenced by the National Ger
rnnn.Amcrlcan Alliance through rs
sub branches in the various states Will
he urged 10 cast their ballots for dele
oates 10 the next national conventions
who will vote for Presidential nomi-
ness acceptable TO the alliance and ITS
purposcs. was made to-day b. A God
,ho. secretary TO and confidential agent
Of DR.. {. j. HeXamer, president or the
National Alliance.
Following the publication to-day Of
evidence that German agents were en-
gagged in lobbying propaganda among
the Senator'S and Congressman IN ASH
ington in the effort 10 interest their
sympathies in the Gore and McLemore
resolutions, DR.. HeXamer left town sud
denly.
Al his Offices. at 40 Walnut Street,
the headquarters Of the National Ger.
man-American Alliance, II was said
he had gone to Chicago. The ADMISSION
was made also that Dr. HcXamer de-
votes all his time 10 the alliance, snd
has no other interests. lie is absent
from this city on missions for long
periods, il was said, but attaches OF
The Office denied any know edge OF the
nature Of the business that took him
away. lie returned from Washington
only few days ago.
Officials Enter Denials.
officials Of the Gorman-Am"rican Al
lance in this city denied that the ALI
ance was interested in or had Hnowl-
edge Of the lobbying IN the inter"sts
Of the Gore and McLemore re IOlutions.
They declared that II there we're such
lobbying. il had been done without The
knowledge Of the alliance. and had had
H., origin in minds other than those OF
the heads Of the alliance.
Other ofIlcials Of the alliance ex-
plained that Is purpose was not polit-
Ical, but for fueherance OF patriotism
and promotion of German culture.
Genuineness vas admitted Of the let
ter addressed 10 Alphonse q. koelble, oO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08
Lobby Perfectly Proper,
AIpilOnse KOelble Holds

Alphonse G.. Koelble, when interviewed
last night at his home. 40 East
Ninety-second Street, declared that the
whole story Of his activities in the
alleged pro-German lobby was cooked
up 20 make political stew
"If a citizen of the United States
cannot discuss such affairs of vital
importance with Congressman, things
have come 20 pretty PASS he con-
tinued. III you will notice, in none
of the letters stolen from my office by
The World and. by the way, now that
| think Of II, those letters were never
i'm my safe at all, because there was
nothing about them worth locking up
was there n pro-German utterance.
They were entirely pro-Ameucan. REQ.
pie have often come TO my oihce ana
asked me TO DO this or that. simply to
have me- get myself in wrong. That IS
the British way Of doing things.
when | said that Mr. Marsslis was
q bug | meant that he was very en-
thusiAstic IN this matter. lie has been
keeping me posted. and have been
very glad TO have him do so. II his
activity has done anything TO bring this
important issue TO light he deserves a
lot of credit, and | shall take some
credit myself for lending a willing ear.
Things are clearing up already IN
Washington. President Wilson has
sensed the popular aversion 70 a war
with Germany, and such a thing Is fur
Their away now than il has ever been.
ut is all foolishncss TO say German
Americans politically are all against
Wilson. We are undecided ourselves
as TO whom We shall support or
course. we should be unanimous against
Roosevelt and probably against Root,
but. aside from that. we have no pre-
elections.
III President Wilson should. before
the next campaign. demand respect FOR
American rights from Eng land with
the same force with which he has APP
preached Germany. would be the frs,
man TO support him, for ! believe he
is sincere In his desire 20 do the right
thing. don't think any man in the
Presidents chair ever did anything he
didn't sincerely believe TO be right.
But. IL President " ilson should neglect
20 make demands upon Great Britain
the Gcrman-Amcricans would support
any open minded man the Republicans
might put up. At present We don't
know whom wo arc for"