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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26
aThrouqh Death Valley"

"Throueh Death Valley"
 Good scenery. a large company and play replete with daring situations will be offered the theatre-goers of Birming- ham at the Bijou this week when ..Through Death Valley is presented for their inspection The play, which is a melodrama of the higher order has achieved rather unusual success this sea son. and Is one of the very few popular price products that have won long runs in New York, Chicago and other large cities.
 Before writing Through Death Valley Joseph LeBrandt spent six weeks in Salt Lake City, studying the habits and cus- toms of the Mormons. The play is in tended to show conditions as they actu- ally exist among the Latter Day Saints, not ass they are known to eastern read CTS through the comparatively weak ac- counts that leave Utah after a rather rigid censorship. For this reason the piece has been welcomed by the oppo- nents of polygamous marriages and other doctrines as practiced by the Mormon church.
 The play tells a story of the persecu- tion of a girl who has dared to refuse the advances of Noah Claypole, an elder with a rather formidable collection of wives. Her repulse of the elder and his still more nefarious son results in sys- tenn of persecution which seems too hor- rifying to be true. Preferring death to dishonor she continues to defy the Lat ter Day Saints. and when a young miner espouses her cause the Destroying An gels start to kill him.
 After series of remarkable adventures, during which the young miner and the girl come face to face with death a num- Der of times. the Mormon leaders are finally captured and receive the awful punishment which they have so justly merited.
 Two Indians will be among the high est salaried actors on the stage this sea- son, it Is said. They are members of the Through Death Valley company. They play the parts respectively of Gray Wolf and Rattlesnake Pete, one a good and the other a bad Indian. The manage ment discovered these Indian actors through the aid of the agency which supplies the big New York Hippodrome with its bands of Indians used in the spectacular production, Pioneer Days" They stand six feet high and have the powerful frames of the ideal redslSin ath lete. In addition to possessing talent as an actor 1t is necessary for the Indian playing Gray Wolf to be an expert rifle shot, for with his rife in the most ex- citing third-act climax he performs a feat of craftsmanship that liberates the hero from the jaws of death.
 The usual matinee will be given on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26
CHORUS.

Daley is the name of this fortunate composer and he explains that within five hours from the time lie first con- ceived the tune of this song, he had put it in shape for the printer and sold his work to the publishing house men toned. At this rate his remuneration figures down to the sum of $16.66 per minute, and while $50o0 Is a big price to pay these days for . song, 1t lool<s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

For just few short hours a month ago, a young man of Detroit could sit back in his easy chair and congratulate himself upon being the highest paid individual in this country. He had just received from Jerome H. Remick x Co, a $5000 check in exchange for the manuscript and publishing rights of new song, now familiar to everybody, entitled sweetheart Days" J. Anton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26
Why Not?

From the Philadelphia Press.
 "Yes, ma'a am,'' said the paying teller. q know your husband has an account here, but if he had wanted you to have any money he should have given you & check
 But, my goodness!" exclaimed Mrs. Youngwife, If he's got an account here can't you charge it?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26
wm. Collier in "caueht In the Rain"

William Collier. one of the foremost among the comedians of the day, will be seen at the Jefferson theatre next Fri day night, January 31 in Caught in the Rain," the most successful farce come dy in recent years. MT. Collier visits the south this season under the management of Charles Frohman. It is several years since he has visited this city and in the interim he has advanced to leading position in his profession and he stands today for all that is wholesome and ele- vating in the actors art At no time in his career has he descended to buffoon- cry or the suggestive. The success that he has attained has been by legitimate methods. He stands out, perhaps, as the best comedian on the American stage and his visit to Birmingham Is an event to be looked forward to with pleasure bv the better element among American theatre-goers.
 Caught in the Rain was written by Mir Collier and Grant Stewart. This play had the remarkable run of over seven months at the Garrick theatre in New York last year and it was the notable comedy hit of the season. Its clean, wholesome fun was especially com mended The New York Herald said: "It is one of the best plays in which MT. Collier has ever appeared;" the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26
The Fallen Idol.

From Harpers Weekly.
 David Belasco was being congratulated on the success of "A Grand Army Man"
 writing plays is risky business" said MT. Belasco Past triumphs don't count.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

Sun; It is certainly one of the funniest plays seen in many a day." the Times; .1t is well played by capital com pany and MT. Collier Is seen at his best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

These people come to us highly recon4- mended. They are working the Marvel Theatre companys circuit, booked by Len Spencer whom we all know is the best in the booking business, and would not send out a man without a reputa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

It will be a treat to hear him. Tha pleasing tenor, Ben c. Duncan, will be here, also
 Our pictures are first run. Always Re to the Marvel and you will see one you've never seen before. Always clean, high class and refined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26
Can J. D. Rockefeller Income Per Minute COmpare With This Composer Earnings!

as if the Remick concern had struck a rich bargain. In an incredibly snort time Sweetheart Days" has almost entirely superseded all other ballads. There is something irresistible aoout inc song and it's popularity has spread like wildfire from ohe town to another.
 Music houses and department stores are crying for more" from the pub fishers. Sweetheart Days" is senti- mental ballad with melody that charms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26
SOME OF THE EPER|LS
 OF A PILOTS LIFE
Commerce Would Be ImpoSSi-
 bIe Without Them
SENTINELS OF THE SEA
Many Rescues of Human Life Are Ef- fected by the Pilots of Their Ports-Also Save Much
 Property.
From the Washington Herald.

From the Washington Herald.
 Lying in the trough of the sea and talk ing on board tons of water through many plunges and 1urches are the stanch and graceful pilot boats, without which com merce would be impossible.
 No port of consequence is without these watch dogs of the sea, and mo truly wise economist in maritime matters would be without them; for whether it is of a vessel in connection with an impor- tant charter, or a relative anxiously awaiting another, there is hope based upon either business conditions or the prayer of a loving heart for the safe re- turn of some dear one
 So, lying in the path of incoming yes- sels, these sentlnels of the sea keep watch and guard, buffeted about by storms, but maintaining a ceaseless vigil which is occasionally relieved by the lookout on the cutter singing out'' "Blue light to eastward, sirl" Simultaneous ly, the pilot in charge of the watch has seen the signal which the incoming ship has displayed. The order is given to answer the signal, while the binoculars are leveled on the vessel to determine, if possible, her class and how she is headed A signal Is given the engineer; the wheel brought over"; and with increased plunging and lurching under headway, the stanch craft comes up head to wind and sea and steers for the ship which one of the sleepers below is to board and pilot into port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

the sense of hearing and verses that compel heart interest. The old, old story of love has never before been told in such an appealing way. All the world takes to such a song; Sweet heart Days" is the popular theme. Surely every lover of music will not f61 to secure a copy of this great now ballad, even more fascinating than Dreaming by the same wEttsEs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26
ADJUSTMENTS.
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AT THE JEFFERSON.

% Beginning tomorrow night, three ! Y evening performances and Wednes- % day matinee-"Ben Hur Friday night-William m Collier 2 . in Caught in the Rain"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

ton. They have certainly made good for themselves at Knoxville, where they
 worked for the past many weeks. We will also have MT. J. T. Wilson doing solo work. MT. Wilson has the most pow erful bass voice ever heard in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26
AT THE BIJOU.
AT THE MAJESTIC.

, All the week-"Through Death
 [, Valley"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

% Ali the week-Fred IrWln7s BE
 . Show.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

Reused from his slumber, and with
 but few minutes notice (they are all minute mem, the first chance" man reaches the deck clad in rubber boots, oi1skin coat and sou'wester. A brief
 wait until within a short distance of the vessel which has now slowed down, and the hall of the pilot in charge of
 the watch can be heard, Ship ahoy." Hello" (not halloa) come the answer. Where are you bound?" is the next hail from the pilot boat. The destina- ton is given, tn en the ship Is directed to "heave to, and we will give you a pilot" Coming around the stern of the leviathan, the cutter is placed in posi- tion for boarding. By this time the crew are standing by the boat, with the pilot ready to transfer to the ship. The best position possible having been gotten, the order to flower away" is given the crew and pilot scramble in the cockel shell of a boat (and this must be done speedily and just at the right moment for fear of having boat or limbs crushed against the side of the ship) and the short but often hazard ous voyage to the ship begins-the pilot reaching her side, frequently drenched to the skin, or covered with ice which is formed by the spray dash ing over his frail craft. Reaching the ships side, there is yet another ordeal,
 not always all easy performance. through which he has to go with weight of wet or icy garments. A
 rope ladder dangles in the air This he must securely grasp (failure might be fataD, and then a laborious climb of 30 or 40 feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

Arrived on the bridge, there is a
 hearty handshake from the captain,
 who more than likely will ask him to
 have a cup of hot coffee. The pilot,
 after assuring himself that the yawl is
 clear of the ships side, gives the order
 to go ahead full speed and straightens
 her on her course.
 From then on, a beaten track to and
 fro on the bridge is courteously ac- corded him, and the many Flaps" made by vigorous walking with the pilots eyes sweeping the darkened horizon at
 each round trip would be found to be equivalent to the speed of any vessel
 except a veritable greyhound" on the ocean, or a torpedo boat destroyer. But he is in dead earnest, and the rapid strides he takes keep his judgment thoroughly active and ready for any emergency. If it is night time, tho wea ther thick or dirty, he will not be both cred with questions; but if day. light and fine weather he will be be- sieged with all sorts of questions. from general news and freight rates to financial conditions and diplomatic sit
 uations He is supposed to know just what all the big politicians have in mind, and when certain countries are going to war. They will even invite his judgment as to the relative merits of American and Japanese fleets of equal size, and whatever he says goes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

Perhaps the most dangerous form of
 diversion in when some radiant female
 with huttering skirts ventures on the bridge, and with gracious manner be-
 sieges him with questions. That Is tho
 most dangerous of all diversions for tn @
 pilot, but be 1t said to the credit of a
 well disciplined ship, this quality of
 interference Is guarded against when the "Narrows" or the thick of naviga- ton is reached.
 The anchor is finally dropped to await inspection by the quarantine officer after which the vessel is moored to her dock.
 The passengers leave, and each one of
 them is suspected of having hidden treas ure from the other side and searched all, except the pilot, who is never sus- pected by the customs officials of doing worse than concealing 100 choice Indian cigars. or fragrant Havanas. Landed, he forthwith proceeds, with true sailor in stinct, to have a good time. He has done nothing for a week, except to respond to the call for meals, and keep night watch, and he is bent on getting even. In this he generally succeeds, and by the generous, if not profligate way, he han dles his roll" creates the impression that he has been awarded about 40 per cent salvage for the last service he per- formed.
 These brave men. who take life so easily. and upon whose shoulders rest a mantle of great responsibility, deserve more than fippant consideration of their calling.
 We see the pilot as he is-knowing him on the land as a genial. generous fellow | but few are acquainted with the con- l ditions which have made him peculiarly expert in a service which constitutes 8 l most important part of the gear of com | merce. Not in a few weeks. few months | or a year has he attained to the degree l of a specialist in his line, but only after l years of service as apprentice under state l laws, and then several rigid examina l tions before board of pilot commission l CTS, is he recognized as fit and proper l person to shoulder his responsibilities | These commissions are authorized pS state law, and are composed of men whf are best fitted to be the arbiters of the relationship existing between pilots, yes | sells and ports interests.
 l As great as the pilots responsibilities are. he has pleasant. genial and ofter Iboyish personality, which Is developed largely through what might be called
 "the simple life" and very close con
 tact with other pilots on the sam'
 craft. Cooped up as they are day afte'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26
ATTHE GAYETY.

The Majestic all the week Vaudeville attractions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

Lovers of the drama who have cried with Louis James at his great imperson- ations of Brutus. Virginius, Othello, etc., will laugh just as readily when they wit ness his "Falstaff," or his "Dromio," in Birmingham in the near future. James is a man of many moods
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-26

Next Week. The Rays-in King Casey.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26
THE DOLLAR THAT
CAN'T BE SPENT

Every dollar spent in advertising is
not only seed dollar which grows .
profit for The merchant. but is actually
retained by him even after he has paid
It to the publisher.
Advertising creates good will
worth the cost of the publicity
1t actually costs nothing, While il
uses funds it does not use them up.
Il helps the founder of a business to
grow rich and at the same time keeps
his business fro mnot dying when he
does
IL eliminates the personal equation.
1t perpetuates confidence in the store
and makes it possible for a merchant
to. Withdraw from business without
having the profits Of the business
Withdrawn from him. IL changes a
name TO an iustitution-an institution
which will survive after the death of
its builder
II is really an insurance policy
which costs nothing pays a premium
each year instead Of calling for one
and renders 1t possible to change the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26
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i PERTAINING TO
= THOSE ON SICK LIST
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Mrs NJ e. Trapp is on the sick list.
Corb sarchet Jr.. is sick with the
measles.
A. o. Tulman has gone 10 ClaramOre
TO take the paths for ohronic rheuma-
tism
Lieutenant Governor Bellamy, who IS
recovering fvom at attack of pneu.
monia. viii leave Saturday for Mineral
Wells, Texas. where he viii recuper.
ate Mr. Bellamys condition Is con
staptly improving and he will have
soon regaied his accustomed health.
Mrs c. A. Barnes, wife Of Mayor
Barnes. who has returned from Kan
sas City where sne underwent an
operation Is improving RAPIDLY and the
attending physicians ara now confident
OF an early recovery Mr. Barnes was
seriously in al the Kansas City saui
tarium for several weeKs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26

wanted it, and the places were as
open as any saloon. There were ten
other similar joints running in small
towns in the county
Deputy sheriffs went to all the
places during the day and ordered
them closed. The deputies out over
The county were then telephoned 10
close the places in the small towns,
which has been done. The saloon
men were expecting the order and
closed their places without a word.
Some OF them heard of the order and
closed before the officers reached
them. They were not arrested.
County Attorney Crump says that he
purposes 10 keep all Joints closed and
TO enforce the prohibition law. Prior
TO the passage of the Billups bill he
conaidered there was not sufficient
law TO close the Joints.
For the first time since statehood
prohibition is Elective in Muskogee.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26

entire personnel of a business without
disturhing its prosperity.
Advertising renders the Business
stronger than the man an-independent
of his presence II permauantizes sys-
tens OF merchandising, the track Of
which Is left for others 10 follow
A business which is not advertised
must rely upon the personality OF IT'S
proprietor, aud personality in businass
Is a decreasing factor The public
does not want to know the man who
owns the store-it isn't interested in
him but in the goods and fixtures.
There is no good viii to be paid for
Il does not exist--ft has not been
created. The name over the door
means nothing except TO the limited
stream OF people from the immediate
neighboEhood any OF whom could tell
you more about some store ten miles
away which has regularly delivered
its hop news to their breakfast tables
It is as shortsighted Tor a man to
build a business which dies with his
death or ceases with his inaction as 1t
Is unfair for him to provide for the
family.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26
STATE DEPOSITS GAINED S64O,OOO'
Consolidated Bank Statement Shows Continued I'm.
prOVement in OkIahOmaS Financial Situation

The consolidated bank statement IS
sued by Bank Commissioner H. II.
smoclS. showing the condition Of the
state banks at the close Of business on
February 29th. shows an increase Of
S640no0 In deposits over the consoli.
dated report issued by the banking
department on December II last The
report shows decrease Of sS90.00o In
loans. which is accounted for by the
fact that between twenty-five and
thirty banks have liquidated since the
December statement and That Since
The financial furry Of last fan the
hanks have been drawing in their
loans az mach as possible and making
dewer OF them The report sho is an
increase In the reserve held OF z er
cent Notwithstanding this liQuida-
lion ana the further fact that several
al the large Indian Territory and me
Oklahoma banks have taken out ma
tional CHARTERS since the last report.
the present statement shows an in
crease Of twc banks and the bank
commissioner states there will be
many more new banks organized this
spring Three new banks were au-
thorized by him today to commence
business with sl0N00 capital stock
each.
Bank Commissioner Smock says
that after careful calculation he is OF
the opinion that over 100000 OF the
s640.0Oc Increase in deposits since the
last report was made in the banks OF
old Oklahoma.
Although there has been a with
drawal cli loans the bank commissioner
states that there has been big in
crease in deposits outside of what the
banks have collected from loans
The report that nearly s3,000.0o0
went into hiding in Oklahoma as the
result Of the panic is flatly denied by
lie commissioner, who states that less
than $4,000 went into the boarding
places.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-26
PRIMARY ELECTION BILL
WAS UNDER DEBATE
Measure Finally Recon-
msnded for Passage
as Amended

The Wednesday afternoon session OF
the senate was The occasion OF consid.
cradle debate over the Davis primary
election bill Mr. Holman occupied
the chair, and the debates were FREE
ouent, some Of them diyerging into the
rights of the press. Mr. Roddie was
belligerent toward the press. stating
"a candidate should not have the right
to be either complimented or roasted
by the newspapers.
The amendment to the bill offered
by Mr. Thomas was a strong effort to
curb the newspaper system now III
vogue in certain parts of the state ten
sections being used for that purpose
The Thomas amendment to the bill
WIS a proviso as to the amount Of
money a candidate for office may
spend, and prescribing the various lin
itations. II prevented the expenditure
of energy, also, as it declared the pub
licatlou ofa complimentary notice in
"a newspaper. though free and ordered
by another must be sworn to as free.
and the author of the notice had to
oW'di lhdl ~ Ndn litcf blNt ulN boot-
office address, etc. II was defeated.
Candidates Not to Write Platform.
The first break in the Davis primary
election artillery came when Senator
Smith protested against the provision
which made the nominated candidates
write the party platform. A special
committee composed Of Smith, Will
Jams, Davis, Taylor and Stewart was
sent out to doctor this sick section
and the committee came back with z
proviso that when the primaries were
lheld, also should be held a mass con
vention, to select delegates 10 tht
county convention, and the platform
could and should be written at the
convention, to be held al some place
chosen by the committee. on the first
Saturday following the primary.
! The second Tuesday in August is
the date set for the holding of prima
ries for all above county candidates
to be held bi-ennially, and all speeia
primaries may be held at a time set
forth by the governor in special mes
sage.
Ihe third Tuesday in March is the
date of primary elections IN the cities
of the first class and towns Tor munlc
ipal nominees
The measure contains provisions fol
Ian emergencies which may arise, ever
to offering diagrams as to how the bal
lots must appear
Amended the Bill.
After the senators had discussed th'
various amendments and adopted th,
one Offered by the special committe'
lallowing the people to name and write
the party platform, the question o
sending the bill to the senate for thir,
lreading and final passage arose. Min
Tor amendments were offered, discus
sion being given free sway by Chaif
imam Holman The bill was finally
recommended for adoption.
Other Matters.
The firemen's pension bill receives
the approval OF the committee of tn
whole. and the Stewart measure Pre-
yiding Industrial schools was passe'
IN senate session proper, and sent t
the house for It's action.