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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
JOHN 3. ARCHBOLD LOSES BRAVE FIGHT.
Noted Figure in Petroleum World Dies Following Op-
 eratiOn for Appendicitis

Tarrytown. N. Y, December 5.-A industry was removed today when John Dustin Archbold, capitalist, presi- dent of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, and officer or director in various other enterprises, died at his home here after a. two weeks illness subsequent to an operation for appen- dicitis Death came at 4 o'clock this morning.
 For some hours the patient had been unable to receive proper nourishment and members of his family recognized last night that the end was near. Fun eral services will be held here Thurs day forenoon, attended by relatives and many of his personal and business friends, including John D. Rockefeller and William Rockefeller and their fam lilies. While these services are taking place. Tarrytowns various industries will suspend operations as a memorial to Mir. Achbolds democracy in the vil- lage of his residence.
 MT. Archbold is survived by his widow, a son, John F. Archbold of Thomasville, Ga, and two daughters, Mrs. M. M. Van Beuren of Newport R. l., and Mrs. Armar D. Saunderson of Lyndhurst, Eng.
 Mir. Archbold was a native of Ohio, and was 68 years old. In early life he was an oil refiner and buyer in west ern Pennsylvania, and in 1875 he be- came associated with the Rockefeller interests, a connection that continued until his death. He became president of the Standard Oil Company of New Jer- sey shortly after the dissolution of the trust" was ordered by the United States supreme court
 MT. Archbold's death followed an fil- ness of less than two weeks. He was operated on for appendicitis Novemb CT 2S and for time seemed to rally. Later he suffered relapse and the five physicians attending him decided that blood transmission must be resorted to-. MT. Achbold's chauffeur volunteered as the subject of this operation and trans fusion was performed on the afternoon of November 29 by Dr. Edward Linde- mann and Dr. George E. Brewer.
 Following the operation, MT. Ach bold showed increased strength and his physicians and members of his family appeared optimistic that the improve ment would be permanent His simple habits of life and rugged constitution buoyed up the hope that he would sur vive. Throughout his illness MT. Arch bold retained his keen mentality and his strong determination to recoved aided for a time the fight to bring him back to health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
RECEPT|ONFO
 W. |. I. J. HEAD
Mrs. Weisel Makes Report on National Convention.
 Many Visitors Present

Mrs. Anna K. Weisel, state president of the Woman's Christian Temperance union, who has recently returned from the national convention at Indianapolis. was the guest of honor at a reception given by the Central Womans Chris tian Temperance union Tuesday after noon.
 The reception was attended by wom- en from all the district unions. and the headquarters of the Woman's Christian Temperance union, where the reception was held, was crowded with visitors during the receiving hours. The rooms were artisticaIly decorated in white and green, and re- treatments were served.
 Following the informal reception, the guests went into the auditorium, where a short programme was given. Mrs Weisel reported on the success of the national convention, and recitations were given by Lewis Jackson Myat, and little Miss Nan Godfrey.
 The reception was arranged by the officers of the local union
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
ALONG MOVIE ROW
By H. S. RYALL

All Man" in which Robert Warwick Mollie King and Gerda Holmes share the honors, is at the Strand today. Warwick takes the part of young New Yorker of the idle rich. He is sent to Montana by his father to learn some of 1ife's sterner lessons And as is to be expected, many strange and exciting adventures befal him until he finally realizes that his idea of life was all wrong.
 As Jim Blake, MT. Warwick portrays a character that is entirely pleasing.
 Mary Miles Minter playing the lead in "A Dream or Two Ago" is to be seen at the Trianon today.
 This is a fve-reel American release and should please the patrons of the Trianon. Mary Miles Minter is one of the most talented young women now appearing in pictures, and in a short time has built up a large and appre- ciative following.
 At the Rialto "A Rose of the South" with Antonio Moreno and Peggy Hy- land continue to please large au diences.
 As stated in this column, this is one of the good pictures here this week. It is story of old college days of the old south, and of the romance and tragedy of war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
SHOOTS UP COURT. BECAUSE OF HATE
 OF STANDARD O|.
Insane Man Carrying Regu lar Arsenal and Armored Like Allied ''Tank"
 Wounds Three

Hammond, Ind, December 5.-Mil Inik, who for several years has bee trying to collect alleged damages frol tho Standard Oil company, entered tt Lake circuit court here Monday and shf Judge c. E. Greenwald, Bailiff Lew Dt bow and George Robbins, juror.
 The injuries are not regarded as s; rious.
 Inik in 1909 was awarded s150o in and since then has attempted to ge more than it's face value contending ths bankers always msconstrued the mear ing of the decimal points. Today when b approached Judge Greenwald to ask hir to help him renew the suit the judg hurried on, whereupon Inil opened fir,
 Ink was overpowered. He had on hi person two revolvers, a cavalry sabre, hatchet, a hammer, long butcher knif, heavy iron chain, a strong iron hool a jimmy" a blackjack and 165 revolve cartridges.
 Under his street clothes he wore crudely fashioned armor suit made ( sheet iron and stove pipe. Wrapped i bundle he carried a sheet iron hea mask.
 Six years ago former Mayor Smith ( Whiting was appointed as guardian fc Inik, it being alleged that he was 1T capable of attending his accounts. Dul ing President Tafts administration l. was arrested at the White House, wher he had gone to complain about the checl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06

"A Rose of the South" will run today and tomorrow.
 Frank Keenan, playing in Jim Grimsby's Boy" is scheduled at the Triangle today. This is a typical Keen an picture and many critics claim 1t Is one of his best efforts.
 The first hurricane that visits Long Island sound is going to get it's picture in a Thanhouser play. Director John B O'Brien needs it for big scene in Mary Lowson's Secret" a photoplay by Lloyd Lonergan starring Charlotte Walker.
 A friend sends the following editorial from New York paper and asks that we reproduce it in this column
 Our whole aim is to please and we gladly comply with your request, Archi- bald:
 ARE WE COMPLETELY CHINAFIED? !?
 The last of married mems inalienable rights is In jeopardy in the Westches- ter courts, and yet nobody seems to rally to it's defense. A woman actually asks for a separation from her husband on the ground that he stayed out late at night playing poker.
 If the roads to the White Plains courthouse are not clogged this day with married men ready to die in the last ditch in defense of mans sacred privilege, guaranteed under the con- stitution, then indeed are we molly coddle nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
Britt's Contest in Court
 Continued to December 19


 Raleigh, N. C., December 5.-Overruling the motion of demurrer of counsel for the state board of canvassers, but not sus- taining the temporary restraining order preventing the board from taking action as regards the vote of Buncombe county, which elects Zebulon Weaver, democrat, to Congress from the Tenth district, over Representative James J. Britt, repub- lican; Judge William Bond, in Wake county superior court here today con- tnued the existing status of the case until December 19. By this time it is hoped the state supreme court will have rendered a decision on an appeal from the dissolution of temporary order restrain ing the county board of canvassers from certifying the returns of Buncombe county. This decision, it is said, will bear directly upon the disposition of the case here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
ADJUSTMENTS
Al H. Wilson

Al H. Wilson, the singing dialect com- edian who will present Herbert Hall Winslow's new Irish song-play, My Kill larney Rose.' at the Jefferson Friday and Saturday matinee Saturday. It never did require much of an effort to enjoy Al. H. Wilson, for he is comedian of the type who does not have to resort to buffoonery to create laughter and in this new style of endeavor he represents the worth and dignity of the Irish race and makes of the witty and fun-loving son of Erin a person to be proud of. His songs breathe the atmosphere of the Emerald Isle and he sings them with a new charm that cannot fail to add to his already lyrical reputation, My Kill larney Rose" ''The Love Give To You,' Where the Shamrock Grows, Mary Houllehan"' and The Yodel That Stole My Girl Away
 The sale of seats starts this morning at the box office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
AMENDMENT REAL
 HOPE OF SUFFRAGE

Mrs. Ida Husted Harper in a letter ts
 tional Suffrage association favors fight ing for a federal amendment rather than
 through individual state action.
 Defeat in seven states is given as a po- tent reason why votes for women cannot be accomplished in that way. She writes:
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 The clipping bureau has brought us what appears to be an editorial from The
 Age-Hera entitled "A Suffragist's
 View of President Wilson," in which Miss Paul is criticised for saying that if President Wilson kept us out of war, he also kept us out of suffrage.
 We trust that your paper understands that the Congressional Union, which SUD- ported the so-called woman's party dur
 ing the recent election and of which Miss
 Paul is the head, represents only about or per cent of the enrolled suffragists of the country. The National association.
 representing the rest of the organized
 body, was strongly opposed to the idea
 of the woman's party and its scheme of fighting the democrats. It believed that no greater injury to the cause of woman suffrage could be inflicted and it rejoices that the women failed to vote as body
 The leaders of experience never for a moment DeueNeQ LNdl they WOulu, anu they trust that the experiment never
 will be made again.
 The National association certainly showed it's non- partisan attitude and its friendship for President Wilson in it's convention in Atlantic City, when he was invited to address them They do not believe that he "kept us out of suf- frage," but they do regret that he can not favor a federal amendment. They feel that the strength of the opposition. it's enormous resources, it's under-hand methods and the secret ballot form a combination which it is almost impossible to overcome in the States. The defeats in seven states during the past year, after the best campaigns which 1t was possible for the suffragists to make, show that if they must continue to follow this method it will be left to future genera tions to get the vote throughout the
 United States. If they could secure the
 submission of the federal amendment
 and carry their case to the legislatures where there would be an open ballot, the
 right of each state to pronounce upon this
 question would not be taken away and its chances of success would be increa sed a thousand fold.
 We trust that eventually The Age-Her- aid may see it's way to assist in obtain ing this amendment and that meanwhile it will use it's influence to help the cause of woman suffrage in whatever way it thinks best Yours very truly, IDA BUSTED HARPER. New York. December 1, 1916
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
DENY SOUNDNESS
 OF DENSON BILL
Weatherly and Ullman Also Explain City's Attitude in Fight Made
 on Electric Rates

Commissioner Weatherly and City At torney Ullman raised the question of the constitutionality of the Denson bill which placed control of public utilities in the hands of the Alabama public service com mission, thus depriving Birmingham and other cities of these powers enjoyed in the past Announcement of this fact was was made at the conference of the com missioners yesterday morning in the re- port submitted by MT Ullman.
 He also declared that they did not pro- test against the reduction in light rates offered by the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. but rather against alleged discrimination" in that the large consumers enjoyed lower rates than the individuals who used only a small amount. In the opinion of MT. U1l- man and Commissioner Weatherly this constitutes a discrimination
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY
 AT THE DOLLS BAZAAR
Dolls of All Kinds and of All Nations Are Dsplay-Booth Very Artistic and Well Arranged-Ladies of Tenn
 pie Emanu- Fl to Serve Dinner

very tempting booths, and one which at tracted many patrons yesterday, was the candy booth, in charge of Mrs. Charles Denegre. assisted by Mrs. s. R. Cole man and other women.
 Mrs. Charles Clifton FerTfll was in charge of the fancy work booth, and Miss Fannie Dunn was in charge of the dolls. Several girls from the Volunteer Relief association assisted in various depart ments.
 In connection with the bazaar lunch is being served each day at the Hillman hotel. Today the women of Temple Emanu-El will be in charge of the lunch con, with Mrs. Leopold Loeb as chair man.
 The bazaar will come to a close with the children's fete at the Hillman Satur- day afternoon. Mrs. Thomas D. Parke is chairman of this feature and a number of interesting events are being planned, under the direction of Mrs. John Turner and Sidney Lazarus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06

Ia wken ws snssRpeed last week that -MA would elsss cut our large al0cA eI tsrsnds, BefiEhts Plsyer-f iases sna sarv Piana SsIa Ws meant averyY Nora nf iL ThcH ws made The EsssFtlsh that ws nella cut the pricee ea lne fent made Planes and orSaRH AF th7t reers never cut before, Ws meant avery werd ef tnat tcs
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
Come Selling at Less Than Half Price
v5ss55 :ssss5:55e Evenings Till 8O'Clock-2Ol7 list Ave
 

The prices we nave made shsula sell every iuhtrUmeRt in 70 days tirae Of oRo thlaE ws are certain, and that is, lssse bargains wih net reaaln long zftef tae people realiTe what lt Rea n, Go aGy tho best pianos at cut-in-tv 9 prices, and ea easy terIss at that
 Ne will not undertake 10 describe thts AlecA or 70 qNsts prlees here, e1 cept general way and we urge tHs eessis 70 EiYs us an early call " not convenient te call telephaae sy ieleEfaEn us at eur expense for ga F. Esln Ltsts hsd wR Will send yeu nsRs e yAleaDls infernahsn about Sis Re At ths prices thssa niases ars marked for shis. ear Thirty. fourts 1a uiverssry Sale, ws should get spsi ca ss Tor every one of them. But we knew there Efs many s0ea honest peeDIa fhaf nill not want e pay all ash at fiy9s of purchase, therefore it yeu wiN eers s ia and Eetaet tka plane and len ua h@n y9n want ts pay Ws win try te slsst lf yeu will get here eariy in 4hs week yeu VIII sa auTs ta fad tha plane pr your choice awaiting you. marked ever kAoNn fer me best makes ei piaaos. leu have the privilege Of nuv- tRg sn reasonably nohthIy or gusrtnr- " payments without any advance is No matter where zen live, it wlil ssy geu to buy At his saie Eariy buvsrs at this sais &r4 telline their frisnd, about it Tee h@st jiGges of plano val. nes are es@insi he pianoA sra EafnR.
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 can 5uy Just eE lov and sn Ar sase isrNx Et this sala az rttv people rsr hNE EVerv Instrument rnarkaK q. siair fiTures freni which lnera -as !. He deEiAtiou te any onc
 It Will ray Yeu te call. t.lerhsa. q, teieErapn us fer rzrssis MstN r-hie will have sur hesf attention
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
We'll Known Young Man
 of St. Clair County Shot

Pell City. December 5.-(Special) ) Mack Brown, well known young man residing a few miles south of Pell
 City, was shot and fatally wounded last night about il o'clock. two shots
 entering the stomach and one in the leg. Frank Cowan and Gum Moody are being held in jail charged with the crime. Both young men are asserting self-defense. Brown is in the hospital
 at Anniston with slight chances of re- covery.
 The date for the preliminary has not been set. the warrant being issued and returnable for Justice E. w. Webp pending the condition of Brown. /Tht
 community.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
Gregory May Be Named
 Federal Circuit Judg,

Washington, December 5.-If Attorne General Gregory carried out his reporte intention of resigning from the cabine+ he may be nominated by President vii son as United States judge in the fit circuit court of appeals, to succeed tn late Judge P. A. Mccormick and late promoted to the supreme court when vacancy occurs
 This plan was understood today to b under consideration by President Wilson
 The fifth circuit is made up of the gull states
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06

Congress today when President Will son finished reading his address. When he finished" said she, "the senators and representatives on the floor turned toward us and muttered one word-'suffragists.' No one said 'Adamson law or Porto Rico We feel that we did our duty today and we never should have forgiven ourselves had we overlooked it."
 Other members smiled while Miss Burns and Miss Paul talked and all were anxious to know what impression they had made.
 Has the White House issued any statement about it?" questioned doz- en or more. Up to a late hour tonight, however, the White House had not and there were no indications with regard to whether the President was put out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
Safety Association to Meet

The Alabama Safety association will meet at the city hall Saturday and has sent out letters to all the mine fore men in this district urging them to at tend the meeting. President James L. Davidson stated yesterday that matters of unusual interest to the mining in- terests would be discussed during the session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
To Hear Appam Case January 8

Washington, December 1.-The su- preme court having agreed to hear on January a case testing possession of the German prize ship Appam now at Newport News, Va, British claim ants today asked the court to hear at the same time another case. determin- ing ownership of the ships cargo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
MINER WRITES OF WEST VIRGINIA TRIP Was Soon Eager to Return
 to Alabama NEGROES SUFFERING Charles J. Langston Says Strangers Are Treated Remarkably We'll at
 First and Encouraged to
 Write Back Home
NEGROES SUFFERING
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age Herald;
 I solicit the courtesy of your columns On behalf of the Alabama miners. white and colored, who may be contempla ting trying their fortunes in other states especially West Virginia.
 I left Alabama the first part of last August, as a result of an acute attack of what is known as West Virginia fever" I have returned a completely cured man, due entirely to the scale of wages and conditions that obtain in that extremely cold and mountainous state.
 As all miners know, new man In a strange territory always draws a strangers home" And, believe me, lection of strangers homes" it has ever been my lot to inspect
 Now, let me say right here that I left West Virginia with no grouch toward anyone I was treated as nicely as l expected to be by my immediate su- periors. The officials up there are ap- parently as human as those in Alabama. But actual working conditions up there due to the class of labor the West Vir- ginia operators have had to contend with in the past, are very much worse than condit ons in Alabama. The digging price of coal is 9 per cent below the Alabama scale. The flat scale all over the state for machine coal (and 90 per cent is ma chine coaD, is SIS cents per long ton of 2240 pounds. Not our old Alabama ton of. 2000 pounds, but mans sized ton.
 The mines all have been In operation for many years-some as long as 35 years and that means that the working places are from one to four miles from tse bottom of the shafts Of course, the miner has to walk from the shaft bot tom to his working place, because all the mines have electric motor haulage, and no miner is allowed to ride while carry ing explosives And, under the laws of West Virginia, one days supply Is all any miner is allowed to carry in at time. Consequently. the miner walks every day both in and out.
 SHIP FEW WHITE MEN
 The West Virginia coal companies do not want white labor. They have shipped few white men, but only for the pur- pose of enticing then colored acquain- tances. Tn ebulk of the labor used in the past has been Russians, Austrians, Slavs and Hungarians. They are fine men physically, but when that is said the story is told. They are seemingly devoid of morals and without refinement. Their sole social pastime is drinking whisky. They hate the negro. and the negro does not love them.
 The native whites are a fine people, but they do not understand the negro. Their experience in the past has been that the negro only becomes an asset on election day.
 There is no social equality in West -rr.- l. tween the white and black races. The colored man can and does ride in the same railroad car and use the same wait ing rooms. but that's the limit of his equal rights.
 He can ride in the same coach with the white man, but he soon realizes that every one is hostile toward him. He is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06

Dolls Big dolls and little dolls, fat dolls and skinny dolls. brunette dolls and regular chickens-anything from a satiny bride doll to a Hawaiian dancer may be found in the doll bazaar, which opened at 1OS North Nineteenth street Tuesday morning. and will continue throughout the week.
 Tt was an suspicious opening accord ing to Mrs, Hill Ferguson, general chair man. Interested men and women vis- ited the place Monday and evidenced their interest in the bazaar and the cause it represents by purchasing freely the ar ticles displayed, the proceeds from which will go toward the support of the Chil- drens hospital"
 Many prominent women and girls of Birmingham were in attendance at the bazaar yesterday and will be on hand to- day to wait on the visitors. One of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-06
At the Lyric

Harry Richards and Bessie Kyle are the chief entertainers on the bill at the Lyric, and there are few In class with this clever team. Both possess the in- describle thing called personality, and they possess it in abundance. The Choy Heng Wa troupe are clever artists and perform some wonderful feats which are very entertaining. Who Owns This Flat" is the vehicle of Wilfred Clarke and company and this act Is filled with life and one of the features of the bill Mantilla and Cahill are clever team of dancers and Ethel Hopkins is a very entertaining singer.