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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
COUGHING GROUP
 BRONCHITIS

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
REMINISCENT REMARKS

While the call of the names of super annuates was being made, impressive talks were made by several of the old worthies. Dr. M F. Butt of Childers- burg and Rev. J. G. Walker of Annis- ton have reached their eighty first year. They have been for nearly 60 years in the itinerant ministry. Rev. R. J. Wilson of Remlap, superannuate notable as having been. a "tiptop circuit preacher. . was witty and wise in his reminiscencial remarks. He was heard, as is always the case, with marked attention and in terest and it was with regret that the pressure of the closing moments of the morning session curtailed Brother Will sons tale.
 The morning session closed at 80 D. m, Bishop Wilson pronouncing the ben edictiOn.
 During the afternoon Bishop Denny and his cabinet got busy with the ar rangement of statoning the pastors for the ensuing year. This work will occupy each afternoon of the session, and the appointments are expected to be read next Monday.
 At D. m. Rev. w. w. Scott of Jasper occupied the pulpit. and at 7:3O p. m it was occupied by Dr. James A. Duncan of Decatur.
 The various boards and committees are hard at work during the afternoon and evening, and within the next "A hours the results of their deliberations will be- gin to reach the conference floor in the shape of proposed action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
MEETING TONIGHT TO PLAN FOR REMAINDER OF MONEY FOR STATION
Local Dairymen Believe Generalization Scheme Would Result in Better
 and Cheaper Milk

About sSoo0 of the s2o,OOo necessary to establish a centralized station in Birmingham, which. it is said by local dairymen, will be the means of reduc- ing the price of milk. has been sub scribed.
 Plans for raising the remainder of the amount will be made at a meet ing of local dairymen at the court house tonight. according to H. l.. Brown, county live stock demonstra- tor, who has called the meeting. It is hoped to have the plant established in about three months.
 It is believed that through cen tralized plant. which will be supported and supplied by the local dairymen, the price of milk can be reduced to that figure which prevailed before the recent advances. The plan has been operated successfully in other cities, according to MT Brown. and is the so- lution of the problem here. he says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
METHODIST CONFERENCE E IN SESSION AT BESSEMER
 WITH LARGE ATTENDANCE
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Two hundred and eighty-nine arrests were made in Ensley during the month of October, according to the reports of Capt Alex Cochrane submitted to the city authorities yesterday. Two hundred and twenty-eight of the offenders were convicted, 45 cases discharged, 13 con tinued and three transferred. A large majority of the offenders were negroes, the report showing 203 black and S6 white.
 The formal opening of the Pratt City settlement house with Miss Winnie ". Stewart in charge, will take place this afternoon Members of the Baptist Mis- sionary union will give an old-fashioned house warming in honor of the occasion. No invitations were issued, but it is gen. erally understood that all persons in terested in the mission work are cordially invited.
 Ivan A Miller was chosen as man ager of the election returns of November '. which will be received by the Republic an club of Ensley. Place to be announced later.
 Preparations are completed for the moonlight dance to be given at the Elks home tonight The large dance hall has been handsomely decorated for the oc- casion. The dance is to be one of the most brilliant events of the season, over 100 guests are expected to be present Special features prepared as surprises have been planned by the hosts. first class orchestra will be in attendance. 
 A special meeting of the Girls Council No 1 will be held at the Shadyside Meth odist church Saturday afternoon, Noven- Der 1, at 2:30 o'clock. The following pro Sramme has been arranged for the after noon: Piano solo, Miss Olive Elliott; talk on the work done by the council, Miss Jessie Trucks; reading, Tom Cotland;" piano solo, Ellen Dupuy. A short bus- ness meeting will be held at the end of the programme. All members of the coun- cil are urged to attend, and the public is cordially invited.
 Parliamentary drills, conducted under the auspicies of the Story clup, given by Mrs. J. H. Wallace. one of Birmngham's most prominent social workers, began yesterday in the pastors study at the First Baptist church. The drills will last six weeks being given each Tuesday.
 Toney Conderates was bound over to the grand jury under a $500 bond on grand larceny charge by Judge F. o. Harris in the inferior court yesterday. Conderates is accused of stealing a pocketbook containing nearly 500, lost by w. G. Dickery of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company.
 Funeral services of Robert Williamson Brown, 66 years old, who died at his home at Republic after a long illness at noon yesterday, will be held today at 2 o'clock. I~,+ lN tery. Mir. Brown is survived by his widow and two sons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
Special Bargains by Merchants in
 Today's Age-Herald

Louis Pizitz offers 800 brand new seal plush, silk plush, Hudson plush and seal cite coats, sS2.5O value, special today at $19.95.
 Loveman, Joseph & Loeb say some thing about interior decoration and fur nishings
 J. Blach x Sons offer $2O in gold to the person submitting the best name for a s17.5O line of suits and overcoats.
 Porters offer high-class neckwear at 50 cents, 75 cents and Sl.
 Saks offer ladies' pattern hats at one fourth off regular price.
 Reid Lawson features appropriate we'd ding gifts of silver
 The Domestic laundry will dry clean your last winters suit.
 Guarantee Shoe company offers special shoe for young men, s6 value, at SASS.
 Jacobs drug store advertises pr. Sholls ammonia mixture for coughs and colds.
 NJ. Well & Bro. feature full dress clothes made by Hart Schaffner & Marx.
 Ed $. Moore Gnc.) offers s25 in an in surance guessing contest for children. Details in their ad appearing today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
FLOUR AND SUGAR

Certain brands of flour. which are now selling for $11. the highest price in the history of Birmingham, are ex- pected to be selling for s15 by spring, according to local grain men.
 This condition is brought al- most entirely. dealers said yesterday
 by the shortage of the wheat crop of
 1915, and no relief is expected from
 this years crop as practically the en-
 tire supply available has already been
 manufactured into flour.
 The sugar situation. which has been
 acute, not only because of the high
 price but because of the extreme short age, was relieved to a certain extent by the arrival yesterday of 30 or 40 cars of sugar The retail price on what is available is 12h cents as com pared with cents at this time last year.
 Certain citizens of Birmin gham are working sing1y and together fin an en- deavOr to reduce the present existing prices. People are being urged to use | sweet potatoes. which are very plen- tiful and are selling at less than half the price of Irish potatoes. In this connection it has been I suggested that a statewide Sweet 1 potato day" be observed by Ala ! bama. that the citizens may be re- l minded of the necessity for eat 1 ing them and at the same time I brought to a realization of how | favorably they compare with the 1 Irish potato. which is selling now l at $19O, as compared with 90 cents l a year ago.
 ! Sweet potatoes are selling at 6i l cents, this price being an increase of l only cents over the price last year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
Longshoremen Strike

Jacksonville, Fla, November 1.--Ap- proximately 200 longshoremen employed here by the Clyde line quit work today after the company had refused to grant q 5 per cent an hour increase for day work and 10 per cent increase for night work. The company offered compromise of 8 general increase of 5 cents an hour for both day and night work, which was refused. Other men were hired to unload the steamer Apache, which arrived today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
No Hope Held Out by Local Dealers for Any Lower
 Prices
SWEET POTATO DAY"
 MAY BE OBSERVED
Would Impress People of the State With Cheapness and Value of This Article of
 Food

Birmingham is facing the most se- rious living condition that it has ever known. Through steady advance in prices for more fhnn year n situ- ation has been reached which may only be relieved by one or more of q triangle of methods. all of which are acknowledged by local wholesalers to be more or less uncertain. and in every case remotely removed.
 The only way in which relief can be gained is through greater production. curtai,ed consumption, or greater earning capacity on the part of the consumer, according to local wholesalers. They agree that increased production can only be brought about by time and that larger income for the consumer is hedged about by so many conditions peculiar to his work that it is hard to place the remedy there.
 Therefore, according to these whole salers, the only immediate relief lies in economy in consumption.
 STILL HIGHER PRICES
 we believe that we will see higher
 prices for years to come and that our
 safety lies in rigid economy and an
 increased production, said one
 dealer yesterday.
 During the past year." he added prices in practically all staple articles of food have advanced more than 25 per cent. That brand of flour which in No vember last year was selling for $5.S5 per barrel is now selling for $50. Lard, which at this time last year was selling for 94a cents a pound, is selling today at 15 cents. Meats have advanced accord ingly, as have canned goods and pro- duce."
 The following statistical table compiled by a local wholesaler shows the advance which has taken place in wholesale prices
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
Will Look After Canadians

Ottawa. November 1.---Sir George Per ley. acting Canadian high commissioner in London since the beginning of the war, has been made overseAS minister of mili- tia for Canada, it was announced here today. He has administration over the 275oO0 men dispatched from Canada who are now in the trenches in France or in training in England. He will form an overseas Canadian war council from offi- cers who have had experience with, the Canadian forces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
DrexeIs Fighting in Court

London, November Mrs. Anthony J.. Drexel is seeking an injunction in the British courts to prevent her husband from serving her with papers In an ac- ton in the French courts to obtain money which the British courts recently decided belonged to the war. The case was, men, toned today in chancery court when Mrs. Drexels counsel said that MT. Drexel, after the court gave him four days in which to sign documents Tn order that his wife might obtain the money awarded her by the court. had left for France, where he remains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
Lieutenant Underwood Promoted

MontgOmery. NOVember I.--(Special.) Oscar W. Underwood. Jr.. son of Sem ator Underwood. has been promoted from second to first lieutenant of Troop A. First cavalry regiment. He succeeds Thomas w. Palmer, Jr., who few days ago was elevated to cap tain of the supply company of the regi- ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
Panama to Pay Claims

Panama, November LA Dill was in- troduced in Congress today providing for the payment of s12.O0o to be divided among the heirs of Ralph W. Davis of Los Angeles, Cal, and among the nine Amer jeans wounded by the Panama police in the disorders on July 4. 1912 This action follows an award in the arbitration of the claims handed down by Chevalier w. F. L. c. vanRappard, minister of The Netherlands, at Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
RECEIPTS INCREASE

Birmingham postal receipts for De- tober 1916, showed an increase of $3043.73 over October of last year. al though they fell short of the figure reached in September this year.
 The total receipts for the month of October amounted to s4S.99S.69, while Athose for the same month last year amounted to S4595496
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
RETAILERS BURDEN GROWS

As to conditions which have brought about this general revolution in the price of food products. it is stated that the cost of doing business for the average retailer has increased in the past six months from to 10 per cent; that the twine with which packages are wrapped has advanced from 16 cents to 35 and 40 cents; anu that the paper for which he paid 3A cents last year is now costing him cents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
MOTION PICTURE ACTING IS
 ALL RIGHT FOR SHORT TIME
Willie Gayle Taking Leading Part in Aabama Traveogue Would Not Care for Life Screen Actress Permanently
 Prominent Montgomery Girl Tells of Her Experiences

sOf course, being leading lady in the little love drama, I thought it quite natural that everyone should know me. The papers printed my picture. My friends told their friends I was in the play I thought I was it Well. down at Mobile we were doing a little scene cut in front of the Cawthon hotel. I was not doing a thing except what the director told me to do. I was parading hack and forth before the camera, when a man came up and said: Lady, they are making a moving picture here, and if you don't mind you'll get in it and ruin tho scene D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were is- sued yesterday in the office of the clerk of probate: {. J A. spradling and Miss Mary Stewart. R. T. Ellison and Miss Matte Ellison. Earnest F. Romeo and Miss Ellen Verre.
 w. M. Coxe and Miss Pearle Lyer Cone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
Cotton Mills Raise Wages

Greenville, S. C., November 1.-The Laurens cotton mill, of Laurens, and the Poinsett mill, of Greenville, have an wage increases of 10 per cent for their employees. About 700 opera tives are affected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02

years the senior bishop of southern Methodism. At the general conference at Oklahoma, May. 1914, he was placed on the superannuary relation. Bishop Hen drix thereby succeeded to the place of senior. However, in point of paramount or superior position or dignity or right or influence. the last addition to the Epis- copal college has rank equal to the oldest. Bishop Wilson is great favorite in north Alabama, as he is throughout southern Methodism, and his presence as a visitor at Bessemer is particularly ap- preciated by all the conference attend ants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
Oklahoma Miners Strike

McAlester, Okla, November 1.-All the mines in this district are idle to- day as the result of a coal miners strike which took effect this morning. Seven thousand miners are affected. It was said coal operators who are mem bers of the Oklahoma Coal Operators association, will not run their mines with nonunion labor while the strike is in progress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
SagNl

Over 500 Brand New Sealed Plush, Silk Plush, Hudson Plush, and Sealette Coats Just In By Express.
 Because it is just a little warm today don't hesitate in buying one of these beautiful coats. It is go- ing to be colder, depend upon that. These coats come either in plain tai lored or elaborately trim med in the finest fur. Our special leader for today will be a $32.5O value seal plush coat, beaver trim med, cape collar and cuffs, selling special in this sale at
The Washington herald., 1916-06-04
field DAY HELD
f. At ST. CECILIA'S
Pupils Take Part in Athletic
Events Before Hundreds
at Academy.

Field day exercises. a feature of COM
mencement-week activities. were held at
st. Cecilia's Academy, sol East Capitol
street yesterday. More than a score of
students participated. A crowd Of sew.
eral hundred persons viewed the con-
testss
The commencement-week program be-
gan Wednesday, when Madonna after
noon was observed The baccalaureate
sermon will be preached tonight by Rev.
y. B. DeIaunay. OF Holy Cross College.
BroOkland. A concert will be given to-
morrow night. Graduation exercises VIII
be held Thursday afternoon at the WI
lard. Mgr James O'Brien, OF St Peters
Church. will preside, and Rev Bernard
a. McKenna, of Catholic University, will
deliver the address.
At the ffeld-day exercises yesterday
those students in the first and second
years who won the highest athletic per-
centages in their classes were awarded
prizes Letter "Cs" were given Marie
Kane and Anna Ramsay. of the second
year, and the letter g to Frances Ram
say. Regina Malone, Marian Lynch and
Hilda De Shazo. of the FIRST year. Louise
MurtauEh was captain of the basketball
team which won yesterday. Honors for
tennis doubles were given Frances and
Mary Ramsay. Frances Ramsay winning
in the singles. Katherine Bikel Captained
the team which won the relay races.
Among those who participated in the
various events were: Marie Kane. Sablna
Ham. Marian Lynch. Louise Murtaugh.
Dorothy Lang. Hilda De Shazo. Maureen
Morris. Lillian MAR. Aelise Glover. Mar
garet Nicholson. Helen Murtaugh, Regina
Malone Eleanor Lang. Mary Ramsay.
Edith Mulcare. Frances Ramsay. Jo
sephine Neuland, Eta Taylor. Katherine
.O'DonnelI, Anna Ramsay and Hannah
O'DOnnell.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-04
FRAT" OFFICERS NAMED,
Phi Nh sigma Holds Final Business
Session

The final business session Of the Phi
Mu Sigma National Sunday School Fra.
ternity was held in the auditorium of the
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopa
Church on yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock. Representatives were present
from many of the local chapters and
also from the States of Connecticut
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
The business of the convention was the
revision of the fraternity constitution and
the formulation OF national laws At the
conclusion of other business. the follow.
ing supreme officers were elected:
Supreme master. DR.. Clifton p. Clark
Alpha Chapter; vice supreme master
Willis 6. Warren. Alpha; supreme seCre
tary. Guy w. Numbers. Eta; assistant
secretary, Gerald Keene. Beta Of Wash
ngtOn: supreme treasurer. c. r Simp.
son. Mu; supreme historian. c. +. Daw
son. Beta. of Maryland; supreme mar.
shal, William H. Gray. Alpha. Of Con.
necticut; supreme chaplain, Rev. Fores
J. Prettyman.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-04
COLORED CADETS READY.

The twenty-fourth annual competitive
drill of the separate battalion of high
school cadets, will be held at American
League Park, beginning Monday at 3
o'clock. Seven companies will partiCi-
pate. The cadets will be reviewed by
Mai. J. c. Casner, adjutant general,
District National Guard.
Judges Of the competitive drill will be
Capt. c. c. II. Davis, and Lieuts. r. A.
Jackson and n. R. Brown. r. c. Bruce.
assistant superintendent in charge of COL
cred schools, has charge of the arrange
ment5 for the drill. The military in
structor for the cOlored schools is Cot.
Arthur Broks. Companies A. B and G,
are at NJ street High School; c. D and F,
at Armstrong Manual Training School,
and E at Phelps Business School
The Washington herald., 1916-06-04
north SEA ENCOUNTER
MAY BOOST navy BILL
More Heavily Armored Ships Likely
to Be Added to Program
Before Congress.

The addition of two or more super
Dreadnoughts to the building program
for next year, probable further additions
to the amount carried for aviation. and
possibly a requirement that the Navy
Department enter into comprehensive ex-
periments with dirigibles, are some of the
changes which may be made in the navy
appropriation bill. partially at least, as
result of the lessons drawn from the
big naval battle in the North Sea, off
Jutland last Wednesday.
The Senate naval affairs committee will
receive the House bill on Monday. Prior
to the big naval engagement. a majority
OF the committee had reached a virtua
agreement to extend the building pro
gram to cover two super -DreadnOughts
and one additional battle cruiser. II
would not be surprising, in view of the
recent demonstration of the basic worth
OF heavily armored ships, If more thar
two Dreadnoughts were determined upon
Senator Tillman, chairman of the nava
affairs committee, today announced him
self as in favor of a building program
calling for eight capital ships-two Dread
noughts and six battle cruisers. The navy
bill it passed the House provides five
battle cruisers and no Dreadnoughts
Senator Tillman said
MY mind is made up this far-I be
lieve the House bill should be materially
enlarged and | believe the Senate does
to" Representative Scully. of New
Jersey. one of the big navy Democrats
stated: II should say the fight empha-
sizes the contention that while the fast
battle cruisers is very important the
super Dreadnought. with its heavy armor
and big guns still remains the main
fighting unit"
Representative Padgett. chairman OF
the House naval affairs committee. said
he preferred to await on Official infor.
nation before venturing any deductions o.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-04
GRADUATES RECEIVED,
Columbian Women Entertain FOR
students at &. W. I.

The Columbian Women Of the George
Washington University gave a reception
to the women graduates of all depart
ments Of the university yesterday after
noon. in the assembly hall of the Arts
and Sciences Building. 2023 street.
northwest.
Rear Admiral Charles Herbert Stock
ton, president OF the university, and
Mrs. Stockton, with Mrs. George p Mer-
rill president of the Columbian Women.
head the receiving list. The committee
on ARRANGEMENTS was composed of Mrs
William Campbell Van Week. chairman
Miss Leila F Scott. Miss F. marguerite
Weller. Miss Florence w. Moyer and Mrs
Robert R. Kern. At the refrpshment
table We're Mrs. William Cline Borden,
Mrs. Howard l.. HodgkIns. Mrs Everett
Fraser and Mrs. y. X Shute
The Washington herald., 1916-06-04
JEFF" DAVIS HONORED.
AsweH Declares Confederate Leader
Was "OrigfnaI Preparedness Man"

jefferson Davis was the original pre-
paredness man" according to Repre-
sc ntative Aswell. OF Louisiana. who was
one of the speakers in eulogizln- the late
leader Of the ConfederaCy in the House
yesterday. Representative KinCheloe Of
Kentucky, who represents the district
where Davis was born. also spoke
Davis was the original preparedness
man. declaring in Congress in lS4J when
trouble with Mexico was imminent. We
need a little better preparat tion for hos
tllities before too much Dragging is in
dulged, " said Representative Aswcu
The Washington herald., 1916-06-04
Will Present Comedy.

The Ashlar Dramatic Club will present
Among the Breakers" comedy in two
acts, at the Wilson Normal school Tues
day evening, June s, at s O'Clock for the
benefit Of the Monroe Home and School
Association. John a. Colborn. who is the
director OF the club will assume one %
the important roles Others who will
take part are DR.. Frank J. RowelI. Will
lam Fl. Murray. o. l.. Beardsley. Alton p.
Hastings. David Lee Alexander. Miss
Martha J. Colborn. Mrs. o. l. Beardslev,
Mrs. Bessie Fischer and Mrs. Frank II.
Pierce.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-04
TO ENTERTAIN KNIGHTS.
Local Bodies VIII Be Hosts TO
Philadelphia Pilgrims.

Members Of Archbishop Ryan General
Assembly. Fourth Degree. knights Of
Columbus. accompanied by their ladies'.
Hill reach Washington next Saturday
morning at II O'Clock on their annual pill
grmaGe in celebration Of Flag Day. They
will remain in this city two days during
which time they will visit Mount Vernon.
Arlington. Catholic University and the
places Of historical interest
on Saturday evening at Knights of Co
lumbus Hall the knights and their ladies
Will he entertained by Washington Cen
eraI Assembly, Fourth Degree. knights OF
Columbus. \ tour OF the city will be
made in automobiles sunday afternoon
concluding with drive through Potomac
and Rock Creek parks