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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
PASTOR PAYS UNUSUAL
TRIBUTE TO THE FILM

Convinced he says, that moving pic
ture which breaches a sermon is far more
efficacous in advancing the cause of re-
iigion than thousand sermons delivered
from the pulpit, says ''Motography,' the
Rev. DIR. Harry w. Jones, who became
famous in the Spanish-American war as
''the fighting chaplain" of the United
States battleship Texas. has resigned his
pastorate of the First Reformed church.
in Valley Stream; l.. l., and is now en-
gagged in the exploitation of moving pic
lures of the class known as educational
and religious.
DR.. Jones was invited a month ago to
view a moving picture depicting the Pill
grim's Progress. These were the first
moving pictures of religious character
ever beheld by him and they impressed
him keenly.
Il realized that [ was wasting my
time" he said, for / had before me
living characters whose actions as they
unfolded their sublime story were far
more potent than anything I could say
in the pulpit. l accordingly decided to
resign my pastorate in Valley Stream and
engage permanently in the moving pic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
Birn1inehans Beautiful New Theatres and the Thous-
ands Who Attend Them An Index of the
General Prosperity and Of the High
Glass Exhibitions GiOen

such places, under the plea that they
We're often degrading and improper and
even injurious to health now the pa
irons of these modern theaters, whose
interior and exterior are genuine works
of art. are these very same parents and
their children. The very fact that the
show can be entered anytime, left any
time, only costs a small sum and al
ways furnishes clean and entertaining
amusement. draws to its auditorium
hundreds who are downtown on bnsi-
ness, but find themselves for various
reasons with a few moments to kill
and enter instead of probably going
into places where genuine harm is Of
ten encountered.
New Theatres Recently Built
Several new theaters have been built
in Birmingham within the last year
that are not only credit to the men
who built them and now operate them.
but also to the city; for after all 1t is
the patrons of any concern of this kind
who make 1t what it Is. The moving
picture men of Birmingham are among
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

thing is new to make them condemn it.
That has been so from the worlds begin
ming.
Just before / became mayor the NOV
ne; picture shows were having hard
time of it, AT one stroke the mayor re-
voked 500 licenses of such shows. 1t was
terrible blow to the proprietors. 1t
caused the loss to them of millions of
dollars. In one sense it was a cruel
thing. I never could see any justifca-
tion for it. 1t grew out of opposition to
such shows by few worthy people whose
weakness is that they deem themselves
more worthy than the rest of us.
And yet, the moving picture shows
have had a most educating, refining,
solacing and beneficient effect from the
start. They are the theatres of the great
bulk of the people, These people cannot
afford to pay the money to go to the
regular theatres. But they can pay or
10 cents to see motion picture show, and
to go quite often, and bring their families
with them
LAS soon as I became mayor 7 went
to work to do justice to these shows and
their proprietors, and the people who
attend them. | knew from observation
the good work they were doing. They
furnished refining amusement and soace
to people who need it. Life is often hard
enough at best, and every one should
have some means of diversion.
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lne city most conscientious and staple
Siai1ehs. They are men who are con-
uuceing their theaters on a high plane.
oa,eflng to the best characters of the
pupilc, endeavoring to educate and ele-
Na'e instead of degrade and promote
wee Each has some particular feature
apout his house which he emphasizes
ana a show can be found to suit any
ones taste.
Ihese men have educated the public
To the moving picture, and they have
maze Tor themselves a remunerative
ana pleasant business occupation.
Local Exhibitors Organize
Recently, with the idea of eo-ope-
rating themselves to further the in
terests of the public which patronize
their theaters and themselves, they
nave formed an organization known as
the Moving Picture Exhibitors league
of Birmingham. The officers are E. H.
co1ley, president, II. NJ. Newsome, vice
president and T. S. Abernathy, secre-
tary and treasurer. The charter MEM
pers of the league are the proprietors
and operators of nearly all the moving
picture theaters in the city.
The motto of the league is "a fair
and square DEAL. During the recent
agitation for moving picture shows be-
ing operated on Sunday afternoon the
league took no active part in it. They
have at all times been disposed to al
low the public the full opportunity to
express itself on this matter before
they did anything one way or the
other. The league recently met and
began work on plans to give the pub
lie of Birmingham some authentic way
or method to express their wishes in
this Sunday picture show matter and
the officers and members still have
the matter under advisement.
AT some time In the near future they
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in this line within the last year or
two just as she has shown develop
ment in many other lines. While sky
scrapers were being built, while great
hotels were being constructed, while
new railroads entered the city while
new parks and new streets and new
public buildings and magnificent resi-
dences- were springing into existence
there was also a great movement
started toward the development of
moving picture theaters which within
the last year or 1S months has brought
about some wonderful results.
Where two years ago in Birmingham
there were but a few first class thea
ters of this kind today there are over
a dozen of the very highest grade
theaters which for interior decoration
comfort and health of patrons and en-
tertainment of an artistic and highly
educatfve and moral plane can not
be exce1led anywhere. Where in for
mer years there were many who We're
decidedly scrupulous about allowing
their children or friends to patronize
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
LIVE NEWS OF THE MOVING PICTURE THEATRES
POPULARITY LOCAL PLAYHOJJSES HAS GROWN

ters and packages TO their friends
in great quantities and will transact
business with their banks to the
amounts of large sums, even If money
is tight and times are. hard" But
the first place they Will commence to
cut will be in their amusements and
probably the first place this will be
noticed is in the box offices and pros
perity of the moving picture theaters
And not only the conditions of one
or two classes will be recorded, but it
will be of all for there is no man in
any station of life but who either him
self or through members of his family
is more or less steady patron of the
moving picture theater.
birmingham has shown development
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

ture business as manager have no
sympathy for the melodramatic moving
pictures, but religious subject tact
fully and reverently treated in my opin-
ion will do more to advance the cause of
religion and to uplift humanity than
thousand eloquent preachers ever can
hope to accomplish by their oratorY.''
The parishioners of DIR. Jones were loath
to accept the resignation of their pastor,
who had been with them three years, but
it was finally accepted and DR.. Jones went
to Freeport l.. L., where he gave his
first moving picture exhibition at the
Plaza. 1t is said that every member of
every church in the town attended the
picture display and his success on this
occasion prompted DIR. Jones to make
bookings which are likely to keep him
busy for the remainder of the winter sea-
son.
When chaplain of the battleship Texas
DIR. Jones, on June 10, 1898, was conduct
ing the funeral over the remains of a
dozen soldiers and sailors who had been
killed in action at Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, when Spanish troops fired upon
the Americans. The fire was returned,
and amid the fusillade DR.. Jones COM
pleted the service. Five Spanish bullets
passed through his clothing. For his
bravery he received a gold medal from
Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
GAYNOR FR|ENDOF
MOVING PICTURES
Says Much of Opposition to
Them Has Been Unchari-
table and Ignorant

Mayor Gaynor of New York believes
that moving pictures, properly super
vised, are a power for good in the city
and he has done and is doing his part
to foster this great source Of amusement
and educational Development In an in
tcrview with reporter of the Evening
Sun. he said:
Like all new things in this world. the
motion picture shows have met with
much oppisition. And as usual such OPP
position has been uncharitable and ig-
norant. These two things generally go.
together Uncharity and Opposition ZEN
orally grow out Of ignorance. rs . Ierxo.
number Of people II is enough that 8
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

ing pictures unless the people want
Them This is what they are going
to find out and If 1t is shown that the
people do want them, as at this time
is apparent, then the league Will be-
gin work TO secure the necessary al1s
thority from the city officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

expect to announce their plan and un-
til 1t has worked out or some other
has been found that will work out and
accurately record the will of the people.
the league will do nothing further.
As members of the league have been
quoted, they do not want Sunday NOV
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-20

ordnance he rules. II not 'unreasonaby discriminatory"
In conclusion the Court
UNJUST that
able penalties fixed for
requirements that provisions
unreasonable that unreasonable
unless axabs
permit sit with
make impossible taxicabs a
holds
the riding public This being rigid penalties imposed
Justice seabury holds for false faulty Board
decision declares justified
proofs their character ability defense the public
risk life and limb the taxabs these drive
drivers license he rules
RATES AND REGULATIONS REASONABLE.
The rule that drivers their soliciting
holds
woudbe legal The prohibition
drivers chauffeur holds
obberies
with the drivers
On the question OF fares the decision reads:
adav submitted motions fall far satisfy
prescribed
evidence
vehicles BE- operated at profit the
prescribed"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-20

The C10ssag 0soeatiOas.
Tie following wsss tbs highest lowest and ~
prscsa Of stocks Tor to-day and the o~t CHANGE
- eunyarsd WITH yesterdays closing pricss;
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-20
Wallace Gets Busy
With Free Stand Slams

Commissioner Wallace OF the Bureau
Of Licenses was apprised Of Justice Sea-
bury's decision by an Evening World
reporter.
Great Scott!' he exclaimed. That's
fine"
Jumping TO the telephone the Com
missioner got his deputy. John Bremen,
on tho wire at the Corporation counseis
once
Got the automobile truck out and
have those public hack stand signs dug
out OF the cellar" he said. THE injunc-
lions have been dissolved and we are go
ing to put those Agns out this after
noon" -
The Commissioner hustled over 10 the
court clerks office where he found O
disEruntled group OF taxicab company
attorneys porting over the only copy Of
the long decision TO be had. The beaten
attorneys were In a disagreeable mood
a. they greeted the Commissioner with
surly nodA
When you get through with that de-
csi0n I'd like to read IT," said Com
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-20
on: to the advantage Of the companies
I can't see.
PUBLIC NOT LIKELY 70 %
FOOLED ~ A TRICK,

with our hack stand signs in front
OF the hotels any Of the public hack
drivers who have been licensed by us
during the past two weeks or % may
bring their cars TO stand In front Of
these hotels. II doesn't stand to rsasor
that the hotel patron will prefer to wall
for . car TO be called from q garags
and to pay twice Or thrss times u
much whom spick and span licensed
cars are standing near the door ready
for him to enter them and ride undo,
tho new rate.
but they will have to put their carr
In garages until they can get them
licensed. rs We will not permit un.
licensed machines to do business a
public hacks from this time on. The
companies will probably license . fev
OF their machines at first to test the
new rate. They CLAIM, II II confisca-
tory. The only way they can prove II
In by running cars for u while under
the new rate.
The Independent public hackmsn va
have licensed since the first Of the
month are all well satisfied with the
new rate. Many of them are running
their carv under the single fare rate
without trying the double rate. chasg-
ing. In other words. oven leas than the
law allows. and they are doing y big
business In consequence. They have
compiled with our demands to refurh,sh
the machines. and those you will md
now operating under tho new license
are ~ clean and comfortable ~ any
person could desire to ride IN"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-20
Justice Who Uph0lds Taxi Law
and Extract From His RuLinq

Tho ordinance must 30
pronounced q serious and
weN- cons,dsrsd attempt
to rsmscI tho (Taxica6)
abuses. - Judge Sea-
bury tn dect,,on handed
down ,h,s afternoon.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-20
As Soon as Order Is Entered
LQlU Becomes Effective

The order makes the taxicab ordinance
effective Immediately. according to Act,
Ing Corporation Council Louis II. Hahio
THE story that the Injunction asks,
BY tho American Taximeter Co.. which
Will be argued on Friday. 10 q blanket
Injunction restraining the enforcement,
OF the law. L. pure buncomb." he said
this afternoon. THAT injunction merely
affects tho American Taximeter Co.,
and. 10 far a. We can sse. that COM
pany haNn't q leg to stand on.
The law provides that the cabs shall
use . double taximeter. nut does no,
say what meter . to be- used. The
American Tax!meter Co. In It's suit for
Injunction. claims Il Is the only com.
pany that can make these meters, and
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-20
Tricks Of CUTUPS
MAKE |TLNELyON
/. LINER OLYMPIC
Miss Hazel Austin, Pretty and
Graceful, Hailed as Queen
VI Of the Voyage.
MRS. ROOSEVELT HOME.
Fwe-Year.Od Daughter of
Actor Brockbank Makes
sAA Trip All Alone.

Ths tide Of returning European travel
sst IN to-day with the arrival Of the
Waite star Olympic. Every body on the
crowded decks and cabins Of the big
linsr looked radiant at sight Of homo
shores. The pi9 was damned with
relatives and friends to meet the home
cemsrs. and deck and dock were gay
With waving hats and flags and hand
ksrchisfa
niss 1Iasei N. Austin, pretty. grace
full. sthlsuc and twenty years old. was
hated ~ queen Of the Olympic's voy-
aes. The weather was delightful on
The trip. aid many Of the passengers
INDUCED In gsmes and contests OF skul
nearly q. the way over. Miss Austin
won four prizes. She locked stunning
this morning IN her yellow gown, hat.
gloves. stockings and shoes. She was
captain o. the tug-of-war team In the
match Of tho unmarried women against
the married ones. and her team won.
n. T. c. Waterman Of the New yorX
Athletic Club WAS the ringisadsr Of the
games and q worthy exponent Of the
track and field. The Americans put Il
Al owe. tho Enslish,nen. and at that
teund fcemun worthy their proweas
TNsy had q bottle race. Champagne
bossles were distributed about the deck.
and the men, blindfolded. had to play
polo about them. driven BY women.
WINE A PRIZE. BUT HANDS IT TO
"oRivER."
Waterman was driven by Miss Aus
tin. and " we'll did the latter guide the
lines that her dorsey won frs, prize.
hut he calamity handed IL over to his
driver. saying that II was her skin
that turned the trick.
4 cocknght was something new. but
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-20
WALLSTREET

Market closinx--Prices yielded to sell.
Ing preAsxe In tho early part OF the
last hour ard saexed OF to the open.
ing level FOR some Issues while a few
sold iover. Tho tracing was dull and
hstiess around the lower level and was
wholly professional
Corn Products was fairly active, ad-
vanciny 10 iiN from iois ~ the last
few minutes a number OF stocks sna,lo a
partial recovery. resulting in "a mixed
closing. American SHELTERS closed at
q. . nat advance of Ia. Reading. AT
iG y showed an advance OF ~ Steel.
at sa7s. and Inter. Met. If. ~ at
siM. Southern Pacific cioscd II point
down. and the new certificates at asat
showei . lose Of y from yesterdays
maj prices. Total saies. III, 3m Sharsr.
Pronounced Improvement was ahown
IN the stock market In tho early trading
with nearly all the important issues
making gains ranging around one point.
Tho disavowai OF yesterday, dispatch
~ from Mexico. by the Mexican ON.
c!als. vas regarded as making American
property holdings. on the other side OF
tho Mexican border. more secure. and
this belief was reflected with an ad-
vance Of one point In smslts. which sold
At S7ii
Steel also made gain OF 1 point. and
at the end OF Is minutes the tone con.
tinu~i strong
California Petroleum was active. and
after opening at 2ih advanced to r.
Before the first hour had passed &
fractional reaction set In and prices
yielded y . point Of the early advance
Trading was outlet and confined to irac.
t'onal limits for tho balance Of tn,
morning seos ION.
The Intar. Met. issues became active,
and on Sriak buying tho preferred
which had opened up y. at GDs.. ad
vanced TO 10 and tho common s,osi
to IsS.
Tho other traction stocks we're strong
but not very active. Third Avenue ad
vanced ono point. to 3sA. while u. II. r
WAS steady At %.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-20

missioner Wallace.
you'll have to get It from the clerk, -
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snapped one Of the attorneys. I'VE
cant turn II over to you"
Commissioner Wallace laughed and
said:
Feeling pretty sore. suess."
"DecisioN As BAD As oRol.
NANCE" SAY COMPANIES.
when tho taxlcab attorneys had nm.
ished reading tho decision they were
asked by The Evening World reporter
what action they expected to take to
prevent Commissioner Wallace from
putting the public hack stand sisns In
front Of the big hotels 20 long pro.
tected by Tho late tnjunctions.
I'VE have nothing to say" sx-
claimed their spokesman ~ they
trooped out OF tho room. Tho do.
cision Ia a. bad as the ordinance"
Commissioner Wallace read the Dc.
cision with care and then rushed to his
office. Deputy Drennen met hi1, there
and the work Of loading the automobile
truck with the hack stand signs wal
begun at once.
I'VE shall start Immediately to ~,
the slsns up" said the Commissioner
1T Will take all afternoon and most o,
the evening to get them placed"
Asked what action he expected the
snJoinins companies to take now, the
Commissioner said:
Very likely they will hrst withdra "
all their machines and put them In
garages on call. BY 40 doing they arr
no longer public conveyances and dom,
need to be licensed under the nov
ordinance.
THE hotel agents will he expected Ia
call machine, from the garages a. poo.
pie want them. but how this will work
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-20

that can make only seven q day. This
law does not specify that meters Of
this company have TO 30 ussd--any
proper registering meter can b used.
THAT company does not run cabs,
and We can't sec where 1t comes In to
ask an injunction. Immediately Justice
seabury's order IL officially entered,
Chief Wallace can 20 ahead enforcing
the new law"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-20
NEW TEST OF "MAD" DOGS.
Treatment DesiGaed to Prevent
Useless Slaughter Of Caninss.

Useless Slaughter Of CANNES.
DR.. James Mulvaney Of Jersey CITY
has adopted . method Of dealing vita
supposed rabid dogs that no believes
Will save many . canine from being
killed. The dog that bit Frank Moniska,
eleven years old. at his home. No. LIS
Cross street. was captured to-day. The
dog will be kept IN solitary confinement
for three days and allowed nothing to
eat or drink except water.
DR.. Mulvaney said to-day many dogs
had been killed within the last month
that did not have rabies. and the now
treatment was designed 70 prevent the
useleas slaughter of CANNES Director
Of Public Safety Frank Hague iasusd
IN order to-day directing that all SUD-
posed mad dogs BE- captured alive IL
possible.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-20
2T DECISIONS UPHOLD TIE ORDINANCE.

objections
Board Aldermen
tenab
law gives equal protection The
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-20

Afforded much delight to the passengers
more to them. likely, than to the con-
tsstants. The men were trussed about
the iees AZ the knees and had their
arms tied behind their backs. Then
they got on their knees and butted and
sho0ds the life out Of one another.
The last bout was between r. c. Page
and &. b. Rockwsn-two Americans.
Waterman was referJs and lac said 10.
day that the men butted each other for
twenty 1--we minutes. Both were pretty
we'll marked up. but Page won the
battle.
Miss Doris Keane. leading lady IN
Romance" awarded the prizes. At
the conclusion Of the games the con-
testants presented the pretty actress
with . loving cus. Miss Ksane has
been au.omobiiing through Europe and
returns to 70 on the road with "Ro.
nance"
1frs. Theodore Roosevelt. her dauSh-
ter Ethel and son-in-law. Dr.. Richard
Ka-by. were also passenger. Tho
young couple are returning from their
honeymoon abroad. When Mira. Rooso-
welt was seen BY the reporters she
said that shs had nothing to say for
publication. ana never did have any.
thing.
"Eut." she added. there ars loss Of
things would like to cay"
F,vE.YEAR.oID GIRL TRAvGLS
ALL ALONE.
In the second cabin Of he Olympic
was pretty itttls Avs.ysar-olA Roae
Brockbank. daughter Of Harrison
'Brocisbank. who plays the lead In The
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-20
CHEAP TAXI FARES IN FORCE; :.
-. MJUNCT|0NS ARE ALL VACATED
. ~ D..


ths various support
by claim that Will result the
companies unless the ujunctions are made permanent
The main finds them the claims that the const
Board Of Aldermen
that the law violates the rights Of property
established and that dscrins
tory. unreasonable.
holds
privileges
essses sell for their private pron the right
part Of the public streets In evidence before the Court
made by Of the City Of
thaov paid annually hotels and other
whole subject
amount paid annually for such not
Tho court granting permits
privileges discriminatory against public hakmeu
precedents bear out his contention
PROPERTY RIGHTS IN CITY STREETS.
Such privileges private
the Mayor
upheld by
that the property contrary
tona prvisons referred TO- is based entirely faay Tho plain
holds rights the
ennscated by the establishment public
stands
Ths contention without merit" plea
the corporations power
public establish
public stands recognized and acted by the City
New times"
Justice sebury pie. companies they
be
without merit the Charter providing
the vehicles which public
Justice
expressly gives the city the right fix rates Of fares be charged
The
their nuisance frowned by the Court
public hack stands do with the
the contrary facilitate the Of the
for purposes right establish such public hack
established under the charter and confirmed by
subsequent legislation
public hackmn and for
that requires axme
vehicles that not more than four that Axe.
mooven vehicles than for horsedrawn vehicles
that Il discrtminates the charge for lioeuses.
COURT DECISIONS UPHOLD TIE ORDINANCE.
objections the Court
the Board Of Aldermen
hold that the contentious Of the taxi
law dsans gives equal persona
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-04
Let Your Winter Baby Reyel in the
Crisp, Cold Air
Nature Viii Put the Pink in its Cheeks, You'll Only Let
Her, Says Nurse Whose Speciality Is Brains.
BY ELSIE i. BuRKs.

Of fimeit
ar
a
the better normal baby viii efu
is
Of giving baby Of
sides ~
lay
banketsand all in carefully
a
her a
hiatt
will
she will a
directly occup OF
perfectly
quickly liable to influenza
What the mothers fight nunles
child
possible a
child
of
oil
thai
a be-
Group be prevented by thew