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weird rites are practiced by strange
tribes.
John Harrison Randall sits calmly in
his river boat contemplating trip TO the
blue Nile. but when he sees beautiful
Elizabeth Hilken on board a boat loaded
with rifles, which her father is slrrep-
titiously Selling TO the natives, the Eng
lishman is inspired with a desire TO ac-
company her. Being we'll tanned and
skilled in the arts of the Egyptians. he
captures her dragoman and takes his
place on the rifle sellers boat. and a
series of stirring adventures follows. II
must however. be monotonOUs for Ran
dali TO awaken so many times to find
fingers grasping his throat and he must
tire 100. OF steing so much disease and
death.
Randall is in love. which explains
ALL The real draEoman appears. Ram
dali kills him, seizes the jeweled cres-
cent and seals his victims body In
mummy case. Whereupon he becomes
in the eyes of the natives "AZar ka-
zim." mollah OF Koniah. keeper of the
sacred crescent, and vice regent on
earth Of Allah. the one God. and of
Mohammed. who is His prophet. H"
does so many heroic deeds that the
fair Elizabeth falls in love with him.
despite his dark skin. but the gulf of
color is easily crossed by the aid of
the Khedivp. and all ends IN the fash
ion of good romances.
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Natural Resources Furnish Splendid Fields for Investment
Forests Of Mahogany and Ebony Abound; Coffee and
Cocoa Production Is Remarkable; Mines
of Gold and Silver Exist.

traI, and South America Its climate
is without fault for the city is free from
the cold Of a Northern winter and the
heat of a Southern summer. 1t Is al
ways springlke there. The temperature
Is on an average between s. and Ga de-
grees, and the highest point ever reach
ed by the mercury Is 80 degrees. The
last census shows a population of l2s.ooo
persons The broad. well-made streets
of the capital add to its beauty, and are
adorned by many handsome government
and private buildings. Among the most
admirable of the buildings are the Pal
ace of Minerva. the postoffice. the School
of Medicine and Pharmacy, the Military
Academy, the Colon Theater. the Central
Railroad Station, the San Francisco
Cathedral and the Church OF Merced and
Recollection. There is a number of big
banking establishments. having corre-
spordents and financial connections in
the big cities of the world. The banks
Of Guatemala have a reputation for in
tegrity and soundness. Al present there
are under construction in the capital five
handsome government buildings. and
more than 100 splendid private residences.
Five parks and two driveways for car
riages and automobiles add to the beauty
OF the city.
Guatemala has its antiquities as well
az its modern hospitals and schools
Situated sixty miles from Barrios. a
port on the Atlantic coast. are the ruins
of Quirigua. They are the wonderful
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relics Of a prehistoric race-probably the
work OF the same highly civilized race
which left its monuments in Yucatan.
Monoliths. temples. and columns are
scattered over an area of seventy-fve
acres. They constitute one Of the most
baffiing puzzles OF the ancient days. and
to which no key has yet been found by
the archeologists. Hieroglyphics are cut
in the columns, but they have never
been read.
Foreigners have always found the peo-
pie of Guatemala hospitable. industrious,
trustworthy, and sober. The best of re-
lations have existed between the United
States and that country during the
presidency of Estrada Cabrera. Many
treaties between the two nations have
been made. among them the extradi-
ton treaty, the parcel post agreement.
and the immovable property agreement.
treaty agreements relating to the Gus
toms houses. sanitation. coffee. and ir-
rigation. Guatemala has been repre-
sented in all the Pan American Con-
crosses. The opportunities which the
country offers to the American business
man today are enormous. and many Of
the capitalists of the United States are
Fastening to grasp these opportunities.
The trade between the two countries Is
constantly increasing. and with the open
ing OF the Panama Canal and the golden
era of trade competition which that
event will bring in Its trail. IL ts as
sured that commercial relations with the
United States will be still stronger.
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magnificent in the world, and also Of
mountains, lakes, rivers. and plains.
These forests, many of which have never
known the lumberman. contain mahog-
any. rosewood. ebony. and all the hard
woods known. besides spruce. yellow pine
and oak. The government Of the coun-
try is today giving its attention to the
development of the timber reserves of
Guatemala. which promise to be of great
commercial value.
OF the products of Guatemala, among
the best known to other nations Of the
world are the coffee and cocoa A splen-
did quality of both is produced. Other
agricultural products are the banana.
one of the newer industries, but also
one of the most profitable; sugar, corn.
OF which enough Is now raised not only
to supply all home markets. but also for
export: wheat. barley, vegetables. and
fruits of many kinds In 1911 the pro-
duction of corn was 267o. 7l3 Quintals: cof-
fee. exported. Sls.4s0 quintaIs: bananas.
.ioi, 536 punches. and sugar. Ii, 100 quin-
tails. 1t Is shown by statistics that the
value of the agricultural products ex-
ported during 1897 amounted TO S.aS3 80.
and in 1911 II had increased TO su.005,-
S35.27. About one-half the exports were
to Germany and more than one-fourth to
the United States. It is noticeable. how
ever, tnat tne UurlfR tnS same
year came in greatest part from the
United States. with Germany ranging
second, and Great Britain third.
The cattle industry is becoming of
much Importance and has been encour-
ragged by the President In fact. he has
encouraged all the agricultural Indus
tries of his country.
a great field for the investment of
capital in Guatemala lies in the develop
ment of the mineral resources Mines
OF gold. silver, copper. iron, lead. zinc
and antlmony are known to exist in
various sections Of the country, but
still await investigation and development
Placer gold mines are worked ana there
is a group Of silver mines from which
considerable metal is sent abroad.
President Cabrera has realized the ne
cessity for transportation facilities in
the development OF the country SO full
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Under the Energetic Administration Of President Cabrera
the Central American Republic Is Developing Rapidly,
Peace Has Been Maintained and Internal
improvements Are Under Way

Today when the echoes of war in
Mexico are reaching Washington, and
an uneasiness prevails in some Of the
Central American countries. the fact
stands out that just south of Mexico
lies one of the American republics in
which peace and prosperity are spelled
with capital letters. This is Guatemala.
one of the fairest sections in the West
ern Hemisphere.
The development of this country has
been rapid in recent years. Her friend
ship for the United States is firm, and her
citizens point to the fact that the study
of English in the public schools is evil
dence Of the regard in which the big
republic is held by her smaller sister.
Guatemala has been closely connected
with the United States through many
business channels. Considerable Ameri-
can capital is invested there. and at
present a big loan of $1,000 900 to Guate-
mala and her interests is pending The
natural resources of the country are
vast, and so far have hardly been
scratched
To the energy and ability of President
Licenciado Manuel Estrada Cabrera,
who has been the chief executive of
Guatemala since 1895, is due the very
rapid development of the country in re-
cent years. He 10 a man of marked at
tainments, strong character. and splen-
did education. During his presidency
peace has been maintained throughout
the land; railroads, the school system
and the postal service have all been
enormously developed. He has done
everything possible to develop the great
resources of the country. and to in
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crease its commerce with the world. He
was reelected in 1910 for another term OF
office Of six years from March Is. 1si1.
Guatemala is the northernmost Of the
Central American republics. In area,
1t measures 5000 square miles, and its
population today is upwards of 2.Oo0OO1
souls. or about 10 Inhabitants per square
mile, which is one-third more than the
population Of the United States per
square mile.
And yet there is ample room for hum
dreds of thousands more inhabitants in
this rich country. Foreigners are awak-
ening to the opportunities which are Of
fered immigrants who wish to make
homes in Guatemala. Laws have been
enacted by the Guatemala Congress
which guarantee to the foreigners who
come to reside there every right and
liberty which they could find in any other
country During the year 1911 s,229 for
eigners entered the country. registering
with the minister OF foreign relations
their intention OF making Guatemala
their home. and an even greater number
entered the country last year. Many
Americans, Germans. English, and 1tal-
fans are to be found amous these i'm
migrants. calculated to make good citi-
Zens of the growing republic.
.Land of Eternal Forcsts.''
When Pedro de Alvarado. a lieutenant
of Cortez, entered Guatemala and finally
conquered It. he asked the native Indians
the name of their beautiful country. The
Indian name, which sounded to the Span
lard like Guatemala, translated means
Land OF Eternal Forests" 1t is truly
a country of forests, some of the most
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open vehicles through the icefields OF the
rigorous northern winter.
Not only Germany or Poland will md
these memoirs very interesting. but read
ers OF all countries. for they deal with
momentous page OF the worlds his
tory.
sARDoU AND THE SARDOu PLAYS: r. Jerome
A. Har. Philadelphia-J. B. Lppincott Com
ranT.
The author is San Francisco
newspaper man. VINO. through ms con-
nection with the Argonaut, has be-
come widely read and experienced lit
terateur and critic His interest in Vic
torlen Sardou was aroused wnen, being
sent to Paris by his paper to write upon
important dramatic productions. he be-
came confirmed f1rst-nighter at Sar-
dou performances. Hence mis- nook.
Mr.. Hart makes distinction he
tween the plays by Sardou written
by the great dramatury himself and
the '.Sardou plays" written by him in
collaboration with others. Another
thing elaborated upon by the author is
the fact that adaptation" Of Sardou
plays in English differ widely from the
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| Of natural resources. In consequence he
has encouraged the building OF more
| railroads. and he has caused Che build
| ing of wagon roads throughout the re-
public. and the construction OF substan-
The best system OF roads in Central
America exists in Guatemala. He has
encouraged the investment OF native
| and foreign capital in the construction
OF railroads. When he became President
in 1898, there were 29s miles OF railroad
in the country, in 1911 there were 1914
! miles Of railroad in operation. Guatemala
| Is traversed by excellent railroads from
| the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast. The
International Railways of Guatemala
represents an investment IN that republic
amounting to IS OOo 900. great deal OF
this money was spent in overcoming diff
| cult engineering problems. The bridge
over the River Las Vegas ranks seventh
among the great bridges of the world for
height and length. AS the railroads
have increased so have the agricultural
products, and there are under cultiva-
ton in the republic today about $500 big
plantations.
Guatemala has been an independent
country since September Is. 1921. Her
independence was achieved without
pIoousheo The central American r cd
Grafton. embracing the present republics
OF Guatemala, Honduras. Salvador. Mica
ragua, and Costa Rica. was first formed
when the yoke OF Mexico was thrown
off. But gradually the various States
formed independent governments. Guate-
mala taking this step in 1899. Guatemala
adopted the unitary republican form of
government, with powers vested in the
legislative. executive and judicial
branches. The National Assembly con-
sists OF one chamber. composed Of depu-
ties. each Of whom represents 5000 in
habitants or fraction thereof over 10. 0Sa.
They are elected by direct vote of the
people for terms OF four years. The
President also is elected by direct vote.
all citizens over twenty-one years of
age who are able to read and write being
entitled to vote For political purposes
Gutemala Is divided into Iwenty-one de-
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LITER NOTES

Eta Anthony Baker has written for
publication in March Miss Mystery" a
romance woven around young girl who
has been deprived of her memory. Mrs
Baker is New York author who has
heretofore written for boys and girls.
little. Brown & Co. Boston,
The sprightly heroine Of S. r. Crock
ett's new story Patsy" has, in a very
public. for the novel Is already in Its
second edition.
Miss Della Campbell Macleod. whose
first book, The Maiden Manifest" Is
published by Little. Brown & Co. has
wisely chosen for her setting an atmos-
phere and conditions with which she Is
perfectly familiar. Much Of the action
take. place on a Southern plantation.
which is not unlike the cotton plantation
In Mississippi. where the author was
born.
Harold MacGrath. author of The Place
Of Honeymoons." has number OF hob
bies, among which are emeralds and
Persian rugs. When In New York he
Is in his element and spends hours at
time stroHing past the shop windows,
where he can admire the rugs and jewels
v.
of stopping to admire the horses of the
mounted policemen, and always carries
loaf sugar in his pocket to feed the
horses whenever he Is given the op-
portunity.
In his next novel. The Mischief-Mak-
er" announced for March Is. E. Phillips
Oppenheim will return to the type of
story that has achieved for him his
greatest popularity-a blending Of love.
romance. and diplomatic intrigue. Mr..
Oppenheim Is said to have written moth
ing more strikngly dramatic than the
climax of this story Of love and interna-
tional politics. in which two strong men
match wits against each other and
woman's words decide the destinies of
nations. little. Brown & Co. Boston)
All of the incidents which make up
Miss Alice Browns latest book, 'Nan-
ishing Points" tMacMillanl. rest upon
qualities Of human nature as universal
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originals. He quotes Dora" changed
by US into Diplomacy" wherein the
scene is transferred from France 10
England; the intrigues of the German
Foreign Office were replaced by Anglo
Russian plots concerning the Russo
Turkish war. &c. So with "Divorcons"
and other OF his plays. especially in
unauthorized versions. This also is
used as an argument to call such pro-
ductions "Sardou plays" rather than
plays by Sardou."
Strange to relate. the author de-
clares that he discovered his material
old letters and other documentary mat
ter and controversial pamphlets be-
tween Sardou and his criticism old
bookstands and autograph dealers
shops along the Seine. As result.
the book contains a large amount of
new matter, nearly all of it hitherto
not printed in English.
Sardou has written a total of seventy
nine dramas, of which seven never were
produced. La Tosca," Madame Sans
Gene "Divorcons. Diplomacy"
"Robespierre," Dante ia File de
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-03

The Kalem troupe of photoplayers
started bright and early yesterday by
taking advantage of the fair weather
and resumed its posing in the scenario,
1.-The Game Warden" which was started
in Dover, N. j., about two weeks ago,
but was abandoned there, owing to the
extreme coldness, which caused static
electricity in the film. The company is
now in Birmingham at the Bluff Park
hotel on Shades mountain, where amid
wonderful scenery the clicking of the
Kalem camera is heard while the ac-
tors portray various dramatic scenes.
In the scenario of 1.-THE Game War
dem a house is supposed to be burned
down and yesterday J. p MCGOWAN, the
director made arrangements to burn
studio. This scene is very dramatic as
the game warden is supposed to be in
side the burning house, wounded, and
the poacher, undergoing a change Of
heart, goes in at the risk of his life
and rescues him. This scene vii prob
ably be staged Saturday morning, as
Mr. MCGOWAN wishes to photograph all
the other scenes in advance of this one.
Today he expects to take q scenes and
the 100 foot reel of film portraying a
drama of life in the rough will prob
ably be finished by Saturday night.
That the Kalem players are progress
ing so we'll is due to the personality of
Director MCGOWAN, who always is cheer
ful and optimistic and smiling at every
thing.
He started in his automobile for the
mountain studio about 9 o'clock yestcr-
day morning from the Morris hotel. His
company had already moved in the day
before and everything was supposed to
be in readiness for the arrival of the di-
rector. On his way up the Shades noun
tain road something happened to his
steering geer and ere he could stop his
machine a pole standing by the side of
the road had been bowled over, and
Mr. McGowan's car was sight. He only
laughed and going to a nearby house he
telephoned to taxicab company to send
him a car, and driver at once.
Arriving at the studio about II o'clock
he found conditions which would have
driven most directors into frenzy He
smiled took off his coat, rolled up his
sleeves and without speaking to any one
started to clearing away the debris OF
the miscellaneous baggage strewn about.
After moving four or five trunks and
boxes to their places. the help" got the
spirit of the man, and started working
also
Everything was soon cleared, good
dinner was had, and Mr.. MCGOWAN
asked the company to get ready to take
some pictures Some demurred and said
something about not being ready. He
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-03
|DEATON CASE GOES
TO JURY TONIGHT
Charged With Conspiracy
to Murder Breathitt
County Sheriff

Winchester Ky, January 2.-After
hearing numerous witnesses for the de-
fense at morning. afternoon and aght
sessions today, the general opinion to-
night among attorneys was that the
case against D. r. Deaton, one of the 10
men charged with conspiracy to mur-
der former Sheriff Ed Callahan. of
Breathitt county. would go to the jury
tonight.
At the conclusion of the night session
the defense announced it would prob
ably finish its testimony early tonior-
row and the prosecution announced its
rebuttal testimony would be short.
The chief interest today centered in
the testimony of Charles Thompson of
Jackson, KY, who said he knew of Sc
cret society of Jackson which had as
its object the giving of testimony OF
trials that would be favorable TO the
defendant in case he was a member or
the society
V G. Mulliken of Lexington 1estifieet
the first time Callahan was shot. about
three years ago, his bloodhonnds had
made trail to the home of Govan
Smith. one of the indicted men.
Samuel Davidson. former deputy
johnson, the youngest of the men under
Indictment w. r. Hicley, merchant
of Jackson and Robert Forbes, tests-
fled for the defense today. A great part
of the testimony was given in an at
tempt to prove an alibi for the defendant
Deaton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-03
THE WEST VIRGINIA
LEGISLATURE MEETS
Senate Equally Divided But
Republicans Rule on
Joint Ballot

Charleston. w. Va. January 2.-The
West Virginia legislature, which is to
elect United States senator, was con-
veLed in extraordinary session today, six
days before the date set for the regular
session. Nothing was done today but an
interesting situation developed.
The vote in the senate is equally di-
vided among democrats and republicans,
but the republicans have a majority on
joint ballot of the two houses. Two
years ago when United States senator
was to be elected the vote in the senate
was tied but the democrats were in con-
troll on joint ballot. Several republican
members went to Cincinnati and halted
proceedings for many days, finally re-
turning when it was agreed to name a
republican for president of the senate.
Clarence Watson, democrat, was sent
to the Senate. Interest here attaches as
to what democrats, placed in a position
similar to that of the republicans two
years ago, will do.
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Troubles OF the "Movie' Man
BY RICHARD #. LUssIER

only smiled as he said: I'VE will take
seven scenes" They did
Next the gas engine supplying the ho-
tel with water suddenly decided not to
run any more. Mr.. MCGOWAN took off
his coat and with a pair of plyers and a
wrench went to work on the engine. In
an hour the engine had changed its mind
and resumed its regular work.
The gas engine supplying the power
for the electric lighting of the hotel
not to be outdone by a one lung water
pump engine, then had d fit. This
proved rather trying for Mr.. MCGOWAN,
for after an hours hard tinkering the
thing still refused to act right. He finally
gave it up for the night and smilingly
said: We'll, boys, l guess there's some
candles in my trunk, but if not we'll bor-
row lamp from the neighbors'
After supper a violent rainstorm broke
on the mountain and everyone got
gloomy, expressing pessimistic remarks
about birmingham and it's particular
brand of weather-but not Mae as he
is affectionaltely called. He said: why
Birmingham is the best city we've struck
in a long time. Cheer up. Tomorrow
We take some pictures. Don't worry, all
of you will do the ber. work of your
lives in these beautiful hills. Stop mop
ing. Come Dunn" he said, returning
to Stanley Dunn, his property man, who
is an accomplished piano player. 'lets
have some music and Miss Boyle wil
sing. Let's all have a cheerful time
With that kind of a director some
thing wonderful in the way of moving
picture work may be expected in the
next few months on Shades mountain
The Chamber of Commerce is keeping in
active touch with the work and will CO.
operate with Mr.. MCGOWAN in any pic
which Mr.. MCGOWAN is anxiously willing
to do.
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Importance to Alabama

Probably not since the formation of
the federal government has there been a
question so grave to Alabama as the
proposed establishment of bureaucratic
form of government over a great natural
resource so vital to the future internal
progress of the state as the water powers.
Raw material and energy are two es-
sential factors in all Industrial progress.
Alabama abounds in all the necessary
raw material from which to manufacture
almost everything that mankind could
desire. She Is also blessed with great
water powers on the Tennessee, border
ing on the north and the Coosa-A Alabama
river, about the center of the state. from
which to obtain the necessary energy to
turn the wheels of commerce to manu-
facture this raw material into the fin-
ished products to supply the wants of an
ever increasing humanity. To place one
of these essential factors in the hands OF
a bureaucrat at Washington, to WELD at
his discretion, would be pacing the des-
tiny of a great state in the hands of a
single alien Shall Alabama surrender
the control of such a heritage? Never!
jefferson once said:
Were we directed from Washington
when to SOW. and when to reap. we
should soon be out of bread Yours
truly, WP LAY.
Gadsden, January 2. 1919.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-03
NORTON SPEAKS ON
HIGH COST OF LIVING

Cleveland, January 2.-Questions of in
dustrial and economic welfare received
the most prominence in today's discussions
before the American Association for the
Advancement of Science in convention
here
Addresses by Judson G. Wall, tax com-
missioner of New York city, and Prof.
J. Peas Norton of Yale dealt with solu-
ton of the problem of the changing cost
of living, Mr.. Wall advocating industrial
education under government supervision.
/ Statistics were presented showing AM
economic of over $780, 100000 among work.
ers in industry in the last year, nearly
one-fourth of which was due to preventa-
BILE causes.
William D. Hale announced that the
municipal seashore at Coney Island, New
York, earned $500 the past year.