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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
ROTARIANS HOLD A
BUSINESS SESSION
Routine Matters Disposed Of-The
Motion Reception Tonight.
Lunch Wednesday

The Rotary club held its monthly
melting in the Chamber of Commerce
building last night. President Harry u.
Wheelok presided, and Secretary John
C. Henley, Jr. was at his post. Sew
eral new members, were elected-nine
active and three associates.
The Rotarians will attend in a body
the reception tonight rendered them By
Colonel and Mrs. Thomas II. Motion.
The weekly luncheon of the Rotary
club will take place at the Empire ho-
tel Wednesday at 1 o'clock. r. Frank
Epperson. Bradstreets representative In
Birming CHAM, Will make a short address
and tell the Rotarians how to get into
the dream book" The souvenirs viii,
be distributed by George c. oliver.
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"The Blue Bird"

Maeterlinck meant THE Blue Bird
purely as a poetic fantasay. He had no
idea that its magicry and marvel could
be actually staged. But through the
skill of Nine. Maeterlinck and the
stage producers who co-operated no.
tably Herbert Trench in England and
Winthrop Ames in New York, these
wonders have been realized, and that
without impairing the dramatic quail
ity of the story, which describes the
quest of two poor children for the blue
bird, the emblem of happiness. The play
will be at the jefferson theatre four
nights, beginning Monday, January o,
with special matinee Thursday. Seat
sale January 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
UNITED STATES HAS
MOST SUCCESSFUL
HUSBANDRY YEAR IN
HISTORY OF NATION
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arately by corn, cotton, cotton seed TO-
bacco and sugar beets. Only once has
there been a higher estimated value for
oats, rye, rice, potatoes, hay, hops and
the total of beet and cane sugar. Only
twice has the estimated value of wheat
and of beet sugar been exceeded.
Dairy products of 1918 are estimated
at more than $S14,000.000 Eggs and fowls
have an estimated value of more than
$57S, 900, 900.
"The wool production of 1913, estimates
at 3O4,OO0.0O0 pounds, was over S., 100000.
THE prices of IA principal crops aver
age about 20.2 per cent higher than a year
ago and 4.6 per cent higher than two
years ago. Their total values average
about 3.S per cent higher than year
ago and 7.6 per cent higher than two
years ago.
I'm these days of high prices of food
X seems to be overlooked that this coun-
try Is producing enormous farm supplies
for export to foreign countries. Prices
are high in other countries as well as
in this one.
1.-THE value of agricultural exports of
domestic production in the fiscal year
1912 was 81 1123,21,4 1853, an amount which be-
fore has not been equalled. The So
called balance of trade ir agricultural
products is in favor of hc<exports of do
mestic farm products by $e96, 900, 600.
"The quantity of exports of beer and
It's products have rapidly declined. The
exports of pork and it's products In 1913
amounted to 964,0oo,00o pounds, a quantity
that is exceeded by the average for the
pI eceding % years, and, with three ex-
ceptions, by the exports of each one of
these years.
Farm Wages Increase
THE census reports indicate that in
1906 the total amount of farm wages paid
to farm labor was s651 ,6il 2S7. This is al
most double the cost in 1899. Consider
able increases are indicated since 1863.
Special reports concerning the sub
tropical fruits of southern California and
Florida indicate, in the form of percent
ages. the estimated production of these
fruits compared with a full crop.
'In Florida the orange crop of 1913 was
100, or in other words, it was equal to a
full crop, in comparison with which the
crop of 1912 is represented by 125 and the
crop of 1911 by Sc. The lemon crop of
California suffered with the oranges. The
grapefruit crop of Florida in 1913 was "a
per cent Of a full crop, compared with los
per cent in 1912 and 81 per cent in 1911. IN
Florida 92 per cent of a full crop was the
production of lines IN 1913 compared with
which is 75 per cent of full crop in 1872
and also in 1911.
THE smallest average cash income per
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David Anderson Reedy

The remains of David Anderson Reedy
aged So years, We're sent to Plantersville
yesterday afternoon for interment by
Johns. The deceased died Sunday night
after a prolonged illness at the family
residence. 1Sll Bessemer boulevard. The
death of Mr.. Reedy followed closely upon
the death of his wife last Friday morn
ing of heart failure. Mrs Reedy was
buried in Plantersville on Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reedy are survived b~
one daughter. Miss Susie Reedy, and 4
son, Judson Reedy.
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ADJUSTMENTS
broadway Jones"

broadway JONES'" which comes to
the Jefferson theatre Tuesday, matinee
and night, is the latest play from the
pen of George NJ. Cohan. The story
deals with Broadway Jones'" a young
man about town, who squanders a for
tune in an endeavor to do Broadway
and suddenly finds himself penniless
and heavily in debt. At the psychic
logical moment a wealthy uncle dies
leaving him a chewing gum factory in
Jonesville, Conn. broadway Jones'
and the play ends happily.
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the pending immigration bill. I vot. q
against the bill once, but If l played
the Washington game, l would write my
correspondent that / would carefully con-
slider the matter, then I would keef
blufhng until 1t came to a show down.
After l had voted against the bill
would hurry around and explain that
matters arising at the last minute had
made my act necessary.
L can't stand that sort of business
] had thought there might be a chance
for an honest, wide-awake, frank busi-
ness man In Congress but l was quickly
dislllusioned."
Whitacre is serving his second term as
a representative, being elected as a DEM
ocrat.
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within the Law"

At the jefferson theatre on Wednes-
day and Thursday, matinee and night
within the Law Bayard Veiller's $
successful melodrama, which ran for
an entire season at the Eltinge thea
tre New York city, will be seen. This
four-act play which made the fame of
its author in a single night, tells an
absorbing story of modern conditions in
New York life. The seat sale is on
and it is expected that every seat for
every performance will be sold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
"POlly of the Circus"

Polly of the Circus" is a genu' ne
metropolitan success. 1t stayed a solid
year at the Liberty theatre, New York
city. During that long period the busi-
ness was enormous, indicating that
theatre patrons really enjoyed Margaret
Mayo's delightful romantic comedy.
The production to be shown at the
Jefferson theatre Friday and Saturday
nights and Saturday matinee, is the
original, except for rebuilt scenery
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f. p. Adams

Carrollton, December 29.-(Special)-F.
p Adams, one of the aged citizens OF
this county, died at his home in this
city this morning at o'clock. He had
been confined to his bed for the past
several weeks. suffering from the infirmi.
ties of old age which was the direct
cause OF his death. Should he have livei
until next month he would have been q
years of age. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow. conducted by DIR. A. b.
Metcalfe. pastor of the Baptist church
Interment will be in the Carrollton cem-
etery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
Grover Cleveland Daniels

Funeral services over the remains of
Grover Cleveland Daniels. aged 30 years,
who died Sunday morning in a local in
firmary were conducted yesterday after
noon from the private chapel of Johns.
Interment followed in Oakland cemetery
The deceased is survived by two brothers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
MEXICAN REBELS
RENEW ACTIVITIES
IN THE NORTHEAST
Prepare Expedition Against
Nueyo Laredo and Ojin-
aga-TO Keep Away,
Needless Spectators

Washington. December 29-Confirming
private rumors official reports reached
the state department today of renewed
insurgent activity in northeastern Mex
leo with the announced purpose of clear
ing out the federals from the whole north
ern tier of Mexican states. Today con-
stitutionalist forces were reported as
approaching Neuvo Laredo, but the under
standing is, that if the campaign in that
quarter is successful 1t will be followed
Immediately by an attack in force upon
Ojinaga where the remnant of the fed
eral garrison of Chihuahua has taken
its final stand.
At Nuevo Laredo the federals have 1900
men armed with machine guns and en-
trenched in earthworks and rifle pits.
Closing in upon them is a force of 500
insurgents, 5000 under command of Gen
Jesus Carranza, brother of Gov. Venu-
stiano Carranza, the present head of the
constitutionalist party, and 2oOO under the
leadership of Gen. Pablo Gonzales.
No Avenue of Retreat
AS there seems no avenue of retreat
left open in Mexico for the federal gar
rison, they must either defeat the eneniy
or cross the international line into TIE
American town of Laredo, to be promptly
oisarmed and interned In the Mexican
city of Neuvo Laredo are nine Amefl-
cans besides Shelby j. Theriot the Amer
lean vice consul. There are 21 Ameri-
cans outside the city in this consular
district.
1t was said at the war department to-
bat of hs IL.
by the commander of the American troops
at Laredo Tex, to keep needless specta-
tors away from the border in the event
of actual hostilities. The general order
to the American troops still stands to
return promptly any fire or bullets or
shells from across the line If they are
satisfied that the firing by Mexicans is
intentional.
Belated advices from Durango are to
the effect that the constitutionalist
forces now occupy Gomez Palacio and
Lerdo. Before the abandonment of Tor
reon, the revolutionists are said to have
moved large quantities of provisions, con-
sequently the food supplies are short
About 80 Americans remain in Torreon.
About 5000 refugees from Torreon. com
tion are said to have recently entered
Durango. Their lodging and feeding Of
fer difficult problem and serious trouble
is feared.
Bank Is Solvent
The American embassy in Mexico las
been assured by the manager of the Bank
CT London and Mexico that the institu-
tion is solvent and that 1t will meet all
obligations on January ?.
Stories of suffering in northern Sinalea
from famine continue to reach the state
department. The Red Cross will extend
relief of food supplies into the difficult
mountain country
DIR. Mensendieclx, in the little town of
Aqua Caliente de Baca, reports that in
October inhabitants were starving and
were without clothing. Women and Young
girls We're obliged to hide in their shacks
alsnlllfnlN q NJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
]. s. McIptyre

Funeral services over the remains OF
j. S. Mcintyre, aged 46 years. who died
Sunday morning at his late residence, $50
Sixteenth street, North, We're conducted
yesterday afternoon from Lige Loy's pri-
vate chapel. Interment followed in Elm
wood cemetery. The deceased is survived
by his widow and one child
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
George Watson

Funeral services over the remains Of
George Watson, aged Sc years. who di Il
Sunday afternoon at his residence, iii
Avenue L, will be conducted this after
noon from the family residence at 2;so
o clock. Interment will follow in Elm
wood cemetery. The deceased is survived
by two daughters and one son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
Biiou-"Where the Trail Divides"

Where the Trail Divides" a four-act
play by Robert Edeson, appeared at the
Bijou last night on its annual southern
tour before fair sized audience. Ther =
was frequent applause, and the audience
seemed to be much pleased with Mr..
Blossoms meodrama.
'"The story of Where the Trail Di-
vides is of the love of an Indian for
a white woman. After much opposition,
the girl marries her Indian lover and the
couple go to live In the mountains. The
solitude of the fastness of the mountain
home is rather too much for the girl
and when her cousin from the city, who
had been violently opposed to her mar
riage with the Indian, appears on the
scene, she listens to him. They are over
taken by the Indian and, in dramatic
scene, he gives up his wife and bids her
to a life which suits her better Time
passes and the girl, after finding out
that her cousin was a knave, returns
to her Indian husband, who takes her
back into his home.
The play is a lurid melodrama anc
there is quite frequent display of hard
ware. The players falling in with the
play are also melodramatic In fact SO
much so as to almost seem burlesque
However, the thrilling climaxes, the FREE
quent gun play, the use of words ap-
peared to please the audience and by
the .Bijou standard Where the Trail
Divides is fairly diverting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
William +. Gilmer

Funeral services over the remains Of
William F. Gilmer, the infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Y. Gilmer, 220 Eightieth
street. South. were conducted yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock Interment fol-
lowed In Elmwood cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
None at All

From Pearson's Weekly.
Judge (who is bald) IF half what the
witnesses say against you is true your
conscience ought to be as black as your
hair"
The Prisoner: 'If a mans conscience
is indicated by his hair, your Worship
ought not to have a conscience at al"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
Banks to Get Money

Meflro '. December 29.-The Bank
ef ftndoif and Mexico will have placed
10 iiss.eai, "a London tomorrow es00,0l1
~ iusa& esos. at the present rate OF
exchange. according to gossip in bank
ing circles l'ere today. This amount. 1t
la sad VIII be sufficient to tide the in
etituiicd pgcf its present financial diff
cliEy. ~ Mitchell. manager of the
hauirs '5nfsht declared he was not ready
;. ~ make AIRY statement. He added, how
Vever fhN hs was expecting important
s1hle&rtsrsl
rfe state benk billsFtangle was the suh-
dsct - 4 conference today between the
talos srletafy Of finance and the bankers.
e il kely hat tomorrow Will see the
ksuarSe ~ = decree making bank bills
s raj tends
trsilles zen are puzzled over the sta
ias el pos flee drafts, which are en-
piayeq lag "a In the transaction of busi-
cess With interior points. The banks de :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
STRIKE ON FRISCO
PROBABLY AVERTED
Telegraphers' Committee to
Confer With Officials on
Settlement Today

st. Louis, December 29.--There will be
no strike of telegraphers on the st. Louis
and San Francisco railroad, according to
indications tonight. The strike commit
tee of the Order of Railway Telegraphers
will meet the receivers of the railroad
again tomorrow in an attempt to reach
an agreement.
Conferences that began this morning
continued, without intermisson, until
late this evening. and when adjournment
was taken for the night James w. Luslz,
chairman of the receivers, said lie thoue hit
an agreement would be reached
The outcome of the conferences thus
far may be summarized as follows:
The railroad company has agreed to a
wage increase, but not to the 10 per cent
increase asked by the grievance commit
tee.
The railroad company has agi eed to pay
overtime, but not double overtime as
asked by the men.
The chief points now at issue are tech
nical matters regarding the conditions of
labor.
Most of Men Will Stay
1t was announced at Frisco headquar-
ters this afternoon, but not by the re-
oeivers personally, that the company had
polled the telegraphers and agents and
that the result indicated most of the men
would stay at their posts. The person re-
sponsible for this announcement, a rep 'e-
sentative of the company, who Is in close
touch with the controlling officials, said
that 80 per cent of the agents had indi-
Gated a willingness to stay with the COM
pany and not more than 800 men would go
out If a strike order should be issued
Telephone circuits were operated today
over most of the system w c. Nixon,
receiver and chief operating officer, did
not say whether this would continue if a
strike is averted. He said: I'VE already
had the telephone system and it is not a
new thing with us. We employ opera tors
to transmit orders over telephone lines
and we pay them the same as we pay the
telegraphers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
Orpheum-Vaudeyille

New Years week was ushered in at
the Orpheum theatre yesterday with
the largest Monday matinee in the his
tory of the house, and last night there
were two equally as large and enthu-
siastic audiences. The bill is one OF
merit, variety and originality.
Everybody laughed at the nautca
travesty, The Battle of Bay Rum,
which shows a burial at sea on the
battleship Sandy Hook in Manila bay
at daylight. James Collins is the foil
for Harry Seymour, who offers the
best characterization of a crazy Dutch
sailor that has been seen here. The
act Is novel and original, the comedy
is of an entirely new and different SORT,
and the stage settings one to be re-
membered.
Originality and graceful gymnastics
We're the characteristics of the act oil
the MerlSel sisters, European gymnasts
and contortionists. There are four peo-
pie in the act. and each is a skilled
performer. Their act was neatly staged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
SCHMIDT JURY
MAY DISAGREE

New York, December ga possible
disagreement of the jury in the case of
Hans Schmidt, the German priest, who
has been on trial three weeks on the
charge of numbering Anna Amuller
was indicated at midnight tonight AT
that hour the jury had been out almost
10 hours. They reported to Judge War
rem w. Foster of the court of general
sessions, that they had been unable to
reach verdict. The judge directed
them to deliberate further and the jury
retired again.
The trial of the time assistant
rector of st. Joseph's church came to
a close early this afternoon after Judge
Foster has briefly charged the jury,
which had heard Schmidts counsel de-
scribe the man as tainted with heredi-
terry insanity. The prosecution held
that Schmidt was sane at the time he
killed Anna Amuller, cut up her body
and threw the pieces into the Hudson
river. He has been shamming insan-
ity counsel for the state contended.
cline to receive the drafts on deposit,
which necesstates their being cashed at
the postoffice.
Although the postoffice refuses to ac-
cept state bank bills over the counter, II
insists on the bills being accepted when
cashing postal drafts. The banks in turn
refuse to take state bank bills for de-
post.
Silver is becoming scarcer daily and,
in spite Of the circulation of the new
one and two-peso notes. there is great in
convenience on all sides to keep on hand
change sufficient for ordinary transac-
tions.
The postal and telegraph departments
decline to change bills and only accom-
modate the public when the exact suras
for the services desired are tentered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30

and presented Every act was pose
and graceful one.
1t fell to the lot of Laura Buckley
to offer one of the seasons novelties.
she appears in a series of four char
acter representations, and she .'makes
up for the parts on the stage in front
of the audience, a novelty that was ar
preciated. She appeared first as the
manicure and gave a bit of good
comedy. Then as mother" signing
for her boy gone to the country. The
country girl was followed by a sales
woman for a new breakfast food and
she presented each of the four parts in
a manner that won the applause and
appreciation of the audience
Armstrong and Ford are known as
THE English Johnnie and the Con"
and they are sidewalk comedians
whose comedy is built up on the prov
erbial denseness of the English. The
Englishman's pronunciation was very
distinct andFhis dialect excellent.
The bill is completed by Fuller Il
Fuller. a team of comedy singing and
dancing, which was secured to replace
the Majestic trio, which failed to APP
pear.
There is a special New Years matt
nee Thursday afternoon, tickets for
which are in good demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
NARROW ESCAPE Of
SMITH FAMILY
Awakened by NeighbOrs to
Find House in Flames.
Loss $500

Fire of unknown origin totally destroyed
the residence of Roy Smith, zoos Third
avenue, West End, about u o'clock last
night and the occupants had a very mar
row escape from the flames. The loss
was estimated at $500.
Nothing could be ascertained at an early
hour this morning as to the origin of the
flames. The Smith family was sleeping
soundly and the fire had reached consid-
erable headway when neighbors diseoV-
cred it and turned in an alarm to the
fire department. following which the oc-
cupants of the Smith home were awak-
ened Escape was very nearly cut off
by the time they We're awakened and IA
very hurried exit followed. Neighbors
took in the family
When the fire department arrived the
flames were beyond control on the Smith
residence and the firemen confined thei.
efforts to preventing adjoining houses
catching fire. They were successful in
preventing further damage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30
ANNUAL BANQUET OF
MEDICAL SOCIETY
IS VERY ENJOYABLE.
DR.. Cullen of Baltimore
Urges Publicity in Re-
gard to Cancer
Treatment

Among the most successful of tho
many affairs given by the Jefferson
County Medical association was the an
nual banquet last night at the Country
club. The principal speaker of tic
evening was DR.. Thomas c. cullen
chairman of the cancer publicity cam
paign of Baltimore, Md, and a mem
Der of the Johns Hopkins faculty. Dr.
Cullen stated that the newspapers and
periodicals throughout the country
could serve suffering humanity to nc
better purpose than to give wide pub
licity to the methods of treating can
Ger and stress upon the sufferers the
advantage and hope of cure from early
treatment. He also indorsed the ra-
dium treatment as being able to sue
seessfully cope with the disease and de-
MED that there was any fake" about
the treatment. He asserted, however
that not more than four or five men
in the United States had the ability to
properly administer the treatment
DR.. j. M. Mason, the incoming pres
ident, was chairman of the banquet
and was happy in Introducing the
several speakers. DR.. H. S. Ward the
retiring president, made the opening
remarks.
The committee of arrangements
made the mistake of Inviting several
guests, who We're not members of the
medical fraternity" and in order 20
qualify them to sit a the festive boar i
they were subjected to a medical ex-
animation by DR.. r. M. Cunningham
who asked questions rarely found in
textbooks of today ranging from the
anatomy of bumblebee's foot to cure
for "politiculis." The comforting of tho
degrees and the presentation of diplo-
mas by DIR. Ledbetter We're in keeping
with the examination, and both pro-
Voked much merriment. The "medicos
pro tenn entered into the spirit of the
profession and some of the answers
We're particularly bright and happy.
The toasts were as follows:
Invocation, DR. e. IL. Sholl. "Our
Society" DIR. II. S. Ward, retiring pres
ldent Jefferson County Medical society.
examinations, DIR. r. NJ. Cunningham.
Comforting degrees Or. S. l.. Ledbetter
son, vice president jefferson County
Medical society. Medical Libraries .
Carl H. Milan, NJ D., pro tempore, di-
rector Birmingham public libraries
THE Cancer Publicity Crusade" Dr.
THOMAS S. Cullen, chairman cance
publicity campaign Baltimore "The
Secret of Success" DR.. f. S. Hill. pres
ident Alabama Medical association
why Is Yogi?' DR.. James e. Ded-
man. What We Are Doing, What W.
Hope to Do" the Rev. George Eaves
pro tempore, secretary Jefferson County
Anti Tuberculosis association GO.
Operative Charity Work." William M
McGrath, NJ. D.. pro tempore. secretary
Associated Charities, New Year reso.
| lutions,' DR.. Wyatt Heflin.
Officers of the Jefferson County Med
ical association and committee of ar
rangement of the banquet are DIR. ]
NJ Mason, president; DR.. Burr Fergu.
son, vice president; DR.. II. p. Shuger-
man, secretary. Committee of arrange
| ments: DR.. ]. d. Heacock, DR.. Mile.
Watkins. DR.. E. w. Rucler, DR. w. Il
Gewin, DR.. C. NJ. Rudolph.