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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-28
MANS HAND STOLEN

r. c Clayton lost his coat Mon.
day and along with the coat disap-
pesred his trusty right hand
The hand was an artificial one.
Clayton SAYS he doesn't mind the
loss OF tho coat. but the absence
OF his hand surely is working a
great hardship on him.
Il can't work withpu; that hand.
he said. and II the man who took
II will return 1t he can have the
coat and n reward
The hand can be returned either
to 1920 Ninth ave. where il was
taken from. or to 32ii Yesler way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-28
SCHOOLING IS FREE

MlSsouLA. Mont. Nov IS
University OF Montana students
who served on the Mexican border
with the National Guard are enjoy
ing their schooling without charge
As an evidence Of the states graft.
tude all the usual fees Mere elimi.
mated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-28
CHEAPEST FARES
TO CALIFORNIA

The Cello. one OF the Nc.
Cormick steamship Cos fast liners.
Wiil sail "wednesday. November 90.
for Southern California ports Every
convenience for passengers Is pro
ylded. and the meals served are un.
surpassed A there IL consider
able travel booking AZ present. a.
wili be sell TO make reservations
AZ once. Fun particulars At the
Milwaukee ticket office Second
ave. and Cherry 81. Phone Elliott
tst2
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-28
|. A. WOMEN START
BOYCOTT ON FOOD

Los ANGELES. Nov. 2S.-With
turkeys quoted at 50 cents a pound,
Los Angeles club women have de.
cided today they have nothing
especial TO be thankful for at the
present time. so they launched a
fight against the increased price OF
foodstuffs. Fifty thousand women
will be enlisted within the next
two weeks. say the leaders The
plan is to boycott all foodstuffs
deemed to have unnecessarily ad.
yanced In price.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-28
BREAD CHEAPER
IN LONDON Than
IN U. s. CITIES

WASHINGTON. Nov. "a
Bread is CHEAPER today In
London than In New York or
any other large city In the
United ststesi
The retail price Of bread In
London 10 = pence (is eents)
for the standard 4-pound loaf.
or a. cents q pound. In the
majority OF cities In the United
States. ioases Weighing - or
~ ounces when baked are sell
Ing al cents. Thus the pre-.
dominant price Of a pound ~
bread IN American cities
ranges from "a TO q cents. or
from 81 TO ~ per cent higher
than in London
Even before the recent Increase
OF bread prices from 20 q cents
per loaf. the price per pound in the
United States was from 80 to Is per
cent higher than In London.
These statements are based UP
on authoritative reports Of the
British food commission aud the
United States bureau OF labor sta.
tisties
The big question WHY'S not
answered by either Of these author.
ites. bat some lighl is available
from other sources
Bread has always been cheap
er In London than in the Unit.
ed States. even with the higher
price OF Imported wheat. with
It's added charges for ocean
freishts and commissions.
Milling ard baking. like every
class o. production ard dissri.
button. are done on narrower
Margins In England. Tire tar.
~ board found tina, all kinds
% textiles. which rad the same
production COS, on both sides
ef the Atlartie. regularly re.
tailed considerably lower In
England rAE MANuFAc.
TuRER. THE JoBeER. AND
I'VE nc SfGtN A. TOOK
SMALLER MARGINS.
This smaller margin.tAklng Was
made easier because OF the use al
the larg. four pound loaf in Eng
land. with its consequent lover Ia
Dor cost and less frequent distri
button. and BY III. fact that all
English bread Is unwrapp-d
This accounts FOR the difference
before ~. war. The maintenance
or m even more favorable English
price during var times Ia the fac,
OF enormously Increased ocean
freight rates can only be attributed
20 one fact
EVERY EUROPEAN Ma.
TON. NEUTRAL AND sEL.
lioEREsT. HAS TAKEN
STEPS TO PROTECT THE
PRICE OF TIE PEOPLES
FOOD. WHILE THE UNITED
STATES HAS LEFT TIE
WHOLE QUESTION: TO THE
PRIVATE AND TENDER
MEHcies or THE pRoouc-
ERs AND TIE nIODIEnEN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-28
Duck Costs Him SIS

Z. H. Ada admitted TO Justice
Brinker Monday that he shot
duck after dark recently near Du.
vail. Wash. in KING county. and
vas fined SIS for his sport Act.
ing Game Warden Duns,on made
the arrest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-28
Uncle Andy Certainly
Has Some Pumpkin Nlne

MIOrTH. Kan, Nov .S--"Un
Gle Andy Glrreit OF this city has
pumpkin vine which covers a
plot OF ground 90 feet square and
has Is pumpkins feet long. be
sides msnv smaller ones on Il.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-28

and church socisls without her nus.
bands permission win legally be
settled In a divorce case OF Mrs
W 4 Finnegan against her hus-
band. set for trial today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-28
JUST FOOTBALL
~ DAVID s. JORDAN
tCnaneelior Ensritu. % Leland
Stanford UrisersisyD

I Football Is one ~ the greatest
courses OF our educational SIS.
TEN II Is sham battle for
lthe benefit Of IN. coaches Foot.
ball f. killing athletics in our
colleges
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-28
Ellis Will Get Ii

Justice o O. Ellis OF Tacoma is
slated for the position OF chief 'us
tlce OF the supreme court al the
reorganization next January. -.
cording To current rumorx IN bench
and bar circles
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-28

" you want 70 buy Acreage"
or "aesl Estate" you will find
many suitable bargains listed
In Star Want Aos-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-13
ROUTINE BUSINESS IOF CITY COMMISSION

The following is summary of the rou-
 tine business that was transacted yes' terday at the regular meeting of the city commission:
 Adopted resolution approving resur- vey of the south half of block IA, Phe-
 lan's addition to Birmingham Adopted improvement ordinance 93s-C
 an ordinance providing for certain inn provements on Fifteenth avenue. south | from Twenty-first to Twenty-seconc streets.
 Adopted improvement ordinance No 940-C, an ordinance to provide for the con- struction of certain sanitary sewers Adopted improvement ordinance No 9H-C, an ordinance to provide for the | construction of certain sanitary sewers Adopted improvement ordinance No
 939-C, an ordinance to provide for certain improvements on Sixty-eighth street
 north, from First avenue to Third ave
 nue, and on Eleventh avenue, north, from ,Thirty-first street to Thirty first alley. Confirmed assessments under improve ment ordinance No. SS3-C, an ordinance providing for certain improvements on Forty-seventh street, south. Approved vouchers pay rolls and con tractors estimates.
 Adopted ordinance 439-C, an ordinance requiring the keeping of one or more | gas helmets of approved type at places 1 where ammonia gas is manufactured stored or confined at high pressure. | Refunded to Henry Howard the sum oi S25 on account of fine imposed under or | djnance No. 345-C.
 l Ordered fire hydrant installed at Ninth avenue and College street. north. Ordered the following street lights dis ] continued:
 Twenty street and Second avenue north; Twenty-fifth street and Third ave. nue, north; Twenty-fifth street and Fourth avenue, north; First alley be- 1 tween Twentyfifth and Twenty-sixtf streets.
 Refunded Mrs. Margaret N. Cannon tht l the sum of $708 being an overpayment or assessment under ordinance No. 671-C Authorized the city comptroller to pay 1 to B. J. IIarriston and Gertrude Harris l ton the sum of $2O0 in full settlement 1 of judgment of said Harrington against l the city of Birmingham for personal in l juries.
 | Confirmed action of Commissioner Bar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-13
BRITISH MINISTERS MAKE NO COMMENT
 ON GERMAN NOTE
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tContinued from Page one) was far less animated than in the re- cent ministerial crisis.
 Government circles also all held aloof from any discussion, with an evident de- sire to learn more of the details before committing the new administration to Il definite course of action. The foreign of fee would make no comment in the ab- sence of the terms, but indicated that the British attitude up to the present was embodied in the declarations made from time to time by the former premier and Viscount Grey and that any new pro- posals would have to be considered by all the entente allies before a definite attitude was possible.
 Those in close association with the new government took the view that the pro- posals would prove entirely unaccept- able, mainly because they were not like ly to touch what the ruling authorities regarded as the most essential basis of any peace, namely, such guarantees against German militarism as will permit England, France and their allies to de- mobilize their vast armies, reduce their enormous military expenses and return to lasting conditions of peace
 Both Premier Lloyd-George and MT. Balfour secretary for foreign affairs, are slightly i'll and this may result in de- ferring the announcement of the plans Of the new government next Thursday but if an announcement is made, it will pos sibly include reference to the German proposal, though this is unlikely, pending receipt of the proposal itself through of ficial channels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-13
Zeigler's Dogs Win Two
 Money Places in Derby

Montgomery. December 12.-Dogs owned by William Zeigler, Jr., of New York city won two of the three money places in the Derby stake of the Southern Field Trials club today. The Derby was com pleted after which the judges announced that the first place was won by Comanche Rap, owned by Mr. Zeigler and handled by Avant. Second money was won by Master Harry, owned by Harry Edward of Cleveland, Ohio, and handled by Do- zier, and third morfey went to Mary Montrose, owned by MT. Zeigler, and handled by Armstrong.
 Nine braces of the all-age dogs have been ordered out by the judges for Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-13
SOCIETY
(Continued from Page six)

and relatives in Philadelphia and New York.
 Mrs. Otto Stoelker of Birmingham, is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. w. C. Pope, on South Lawrence street Mrs. Stoelker was one of the prominent dele- gates to the D. A. R. conference during the past week, representing the General Sumter chapter, D. A. R. She will re- main in the city for several days.-Mont- gomery Journal
 Mrs. Gilbert Smith of New York is visiting Mrs. c. S. Simmons at the Tut wiler for few weeks
 Mir. and Mrs. William Vaughn, Jr., have recently gone to housekeeping on Twenty-eighth street, south
 Miss Edwina Thaggard is spending a few days with her parents, having come from Montevallo, where she is stu dent
 Mrs. w. E. B. Davis will return this week from Washington. where she has spent sometime after a visit in Rich- mond, Va.
 Miss Della Houston of Urbana, O., ar rived last evening to be the guest of Miss Martha Latady on Highland avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-13

ber in releasing certain prisoners from the city jail on probation.
 Confirmed action of the city comptroller in paying J. W. Altman the sum of $a43l.- 50 in settlement of claims for refund Of liquor Inspection fees.
 Corrected certain errors in assessment under improvement ordinance No. S63-C.
 Instructed the city engineer to draw an ordinance providing for grading, mac adamizing, combined curb and gutter and sidewalk pacing on Princeton avenue, southwest, from Green street to Jail branch.
 Adopted resolution authorizing the pres ident of the board to convey to D. II. Monje certain real estate sold for taxes.
 Confirmed improvement ordinance 932-C and ordinance to provide for certain im- prcvements on Sixth avenue. south (for- merly Avenue F) from the west property property line of Montevallo road.
 Authorized the city comptroller to ac- cept partial payments on certain delin- quent assessments.
 Confirmed improvement ordinance No S34-C, an ordinance to provide for the construction of certain sanitary sewers.
 Denied petition of Mrs. N. A. Staton for reduction in sewer assessment.
 Authorized the city comptroller to re- AhiiA hO IT, DLtUDlilS NAfsJtS llt amount of taxes over collected on assess ment for the year 1914, on lots H. 12 and 13. block 135, to Birmingham. Adopted resolution granting to the trus- tees of the Fraternal hall until April l, 1917, for the completion of fire escapes on the Fraternal hall building
 The following matters were referred: To Commissioner Truss:
 The matter of repairs to sidewalk and in cf 1,A 4 Highlands, said property belonging tc Jack K Thomas.
 Communication from the Fountain Heights Methodist church with reference to drainage conditions at this church.
 To Commissioner Barber:
 Application of R. A. Borck for dismissal of cases for violation of the prohibition law.
 To the city attorney, with power to act:
 Claim of J. II. Rolling for personal in juries.
 To the building department and sani- tary department: Petition with reference to condemnine certain houses on Tenth avenue, south in block TAI. To building apartment and fire depart ment:
 The matter of construction of fire es- capes at Young Mems Christian associa- ton building.
 To Commissioner Weatherly: Application of the Western Union Tele- graph company for permission to extend conduit system. To City Engineer: Request of the board of education for annex to the Central High school for in- vestigation and report as to size of build ing that should be constructed and the cost of same.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-13
MRS. MATHIS MAKES PLEA FOR ALABAMA
 AT BIC MEETING
Advocates Muscle Shoals fOI Nitrate Plant Before Southern Commercial
 Congress

Norfolk, Va, December 12.-The break ing of ground for Fort Storey at Capt Henry prayers for the success of peace offer made by Germany and her allies the tabllng of a resolution favoring tht distribution of the south's negro popula, tion among the other states and an ad dress by Secretary of Labor w. B. WiIs son were features of todays activities of the Southern Commercial congress here.
 Simple ceremonies marked the dedica, ton of the site for the great land de, fense the government proposes to ereci for the protection of Hampton Roads Baltimore and Washington. Governor Stuart of Virginia turned the spade ot earth
 Earlier in the day the National Asso. citation of Commissioners of Agriculturs had met and discussed cotton crop df- versificat tion, conservation of the souths resources and a better system of mar. keting Some speakers handled the fed. eral farm loan act as a means of ins creasine the south's agricultural yield by urging tenant farmers to become land owners.
 Mrs c. II. Mathis of Alabama urged the abortion of resolution which the Alabama delegation was to offer, urging locating the nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals. The resolutions committee a1- nounced that the negro distribution reso- lution, offered by Judge Francis D. Wins ton of North Carolina had been laid on the table The committee tonight had not completed consideration of other mat ters before it but it was expected tc report tomorrow.
 "Cotton's Relation to International Re- construction" was the subject of an ads dress today by Col. Harvey Jordan, press ident of the Southern Cotton Growers congress. Speakers tonight, besides Sec retary Wilson, included President l.. E Johnson of the Norfolk and Western rail- way, P. V. Stephens of New York and H. H. Rumble of Norfolk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-13

Day after day David sat in his little office without a client appearing. Daily he shut his desk and came home to report to Cora, in answer to her bright smile of inquiry, "No. Chick, no ones showed up yet" Daily his courage waned, his impa- tience waxed. Daily his passion for independent idleness to free lance sue cumbed to the longing for the sure- ness and comfort of the hireling. Then, one morning, in the same mail with the bill for the next monts off, flee rent, came an offer from the Workmens Cooperative Homes com pany to work for them at salary.
 For hours he looked from the letter to the rent bill, from the rent bill to the letter. The letter stated the Workmen's> Cooperative company, which was developing a workingmen's suburb near New York wanted Dave to be one of their staff of architects and offered fair but modest salary. The rent bill merely requested that MT Temple send his check before the -Vlu II uS NiSlSu lO hCCP 1lio OAAiSS another month.
 After five hours of arguing to him. self in a circle in favor of and against either proposition David got up, heavy hearted and baffled. He had been un- able to force himself to a decision. Then he became dependent on Cora's counsel and courage in the crises that affected both of them. He did not know whether that was growth or de- terioration. But he did not stop to think the matter out, preferring to ac- cept the fact and profit by it if he could
 He laid the two communications be- fore Cora that evening without word. She read them with intense interest and looked up eagerly for his decision.
 Those are about all the exhibits in the case of Free Lance vs. Hire ling" he said. There is only one other-a few thousand dollars saved for, what? For rainy day, for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-13
HER SIIDE--ANID HIS FREE LANCE OR HIRLING?
By ZoE BECIxLEY

day when there should be a kiddie with us; or shall we put the money up on a gamble tkat l will win out as a free lance? Which?' he asked despondently.
 Cora's eyes shone.
 "Thank heaven we have the power of chooslngn" she cried
 Tn spite of himself David laughed out.
 You are certainly teaching me the difficult art of seeing the doughnut part of the doughnut instead of the hole only,' he said. Now show me the case for free lancing, honey. I'm going to argue for the hireling side.
 That job with the Worknens Co., operative is no dazzling prospect as the Colony Park proposition was, he continued. But it is sure. It means money. A modest sum. it is true. but money coming in instead of only going out as it has been since I've jumped back into working for myself. It means I've got to cut down on my dreams for the future. But it also gives more body and reality to the present. It is a queer line of arr gument for me. remembering how ip1- patient for the big chance I was formerly. A hard knock on the head is a good teacher. And yet dear, l wish you victory in your argument against my case for the hireling. l don't want to win if"
 You'll lose your case and win your fight, dear" Cora cried gayly "An analogy may not be good evl- dence in law court but it's going to hold good here. David, you're per fect1y good note, dated ahead inde- terminately, liable to fall due any day, and the indorsers of your all rightness are Messrs. Youth, Ability, Character, Industry & Co.-the most reliable packers in the world! No one who knows the indorsers would sell out such note at even cent of discount-and I know them. Davey, you're going to write the Workmen's Cooperative company a sweet little note declining the offer. And with the same mail you'll write for years lease on your office"
 Which was what David had been hoping to hear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-13
CHANCELLOR MAKES
 RINGING SPEECH TO
 GERMAN REICHSTAG
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fore our own nation and before humanity. The declarations formerly made by us concerning our readiness for peace were evaded by our adversaries. Now we have advanced one step further in this direc- ton.
 "On August 1. 1914. the Emperor had personally to take the gravest decision which ever fell to the lot of a German the order for mobilization, which he was compelled to give as result of the Rus sian mobilization. During these long and earnest years of the war the Emperor has been moved by single thought: How peace could be restored to safeguard Germany after the struggle in which she has fought victoriously. Nobody can testify better to this than I, who bear the responsibility for all ac- tions of the government. In deep moral and religious sense of duty toward his ration and beyond it toward humanity, the Emperor now considers that the mo- ment has come for official action toward peace.
 His Majesty, therefore, in complete harmony and in common with our allies, uSCiuSu tO plOPoSS lO liAC iiootiAC pO"Si . to enter into peace negotiations This morning I transmitted note to this ef- feet to all the hostile powers through the representatives of those powers which are watching over our interests and rights in the hostile states. I asked the representatives of Spain, the United States and Switzerland to forward that note.
 boo hon oIo ntoA today in Vienna, Constantinople and So- fla. Other neutral states and his holi- ness, the pope, have been similarly in- formed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-13
W.]. BRYAN TOF|GHT OSCAR UNDERWOOD PrOhibitionists Drop Hob- son and Line Up With the
 Peerless Leader"
 WILL FORGE ISSUE Another Alien to Be Imported by Brooks Lawrence to Oppose
WILL FORGE ISSUE

William Jennings Bryan is to lend what ever assistance he can toward the fo- menting of stronger sentiment for pro- hibition in Alabama.
 The Nebrasl1an, following a conference yesterday with Brooks Lawrence, su- perintendent of the Anti-Saloon league, agreed to spend every spare day he had in the south in the near future in this state The first of these engagements will doubtless be January ?, when Bryan will be heard in Montgomery and Dothan.
 Mr. Bryan is intensely interested in the prohibition cause, and through the in- fluence of Mir. Lawrence he has decided to help in the coming fights in this state Not that there is any admission of the need of help, but merely the desire to make the sentiment in thls state so Strong that it will be a leading factor in 9he national struggle now under way, ac- cording to MT. Lawrence.
 Following an exchange of telegrams between MT. Lawrence and Mir. Bryan the Alabama dry leader went LID to Cull man yesterday afternoon and returned on the same train with the Commoner. He feared that due to the short time MT Bryan had in Birmingham it would he impossible to fully discuss the suhiect here.
 Neither MT. Lawrence nor MT. Bryan gave out the full details of the discus- slon which they had on the train. How ever, each let it be known that prohi- pltion, both for Alabama and the nation vas one of the chief topics of the dav Tn view of the fact that MT. Bryan has Just opened up a fight for prohibition within the democratic party, and the at titude Of Senator Underwood, who is con- sidered as 9 leading presidential possi- nility in 1920, the conference of yesterday IS considered especially significant,
 MT. Bryan and MT. Underwood are con- sldered to represent the two schools of thought within the democratic party. That they will be the rival candidates TOT the presidency in the next campaign IS the opinion of many of the best posted political leaders in the country The fact that Bryan has agreed to>devote all his spare time to Alabama will doubtless cause no small amount of speculation.
 Czar Nicholas of Russia has a watch made from scraps of metal and china.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-13
now, madam

if you're stranger to Blach unfamiliar with Bachs high values low prices and. excellent service We d like to make your acquaintance during this glad season. This is the year of all years when the spirit of giving it practical form and Bach's the store of all stores to exercise it with the most profit and pleasure to yourself and friends.