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The Washington times., 1914-10-11

night. Fine Feathers gets its name
from the longing which Mrs. Reynolds
the wife of a s25-a-week chemist, for
fine clothes and luxurious surround
ings. Reynolds is employed in testing
cement for a big power dam. A con-
tractor proposes to Reynolds that he
o: X. a cheaper grade of cement for
the dam. In return for this favor
the contractor offers Reynolds $4,000.
He works subtly through Mrs. Rey-
nolds. and eventually the young chemist
yields to the temptation. The money
brings neither contentment nor happi-
ness. Mrs. Reynolds continues to envy
those who have more than she This Is
not the only punishment which comes
TO these two, however The great dam
which has been built with inferior
cement is swept away and hundreds
of lives are sacrificed. In the end
Reynolds makes startling retribution,
one Of the most sensational climaXes
ever put upon the stage.
The Washington times., 1914-10-11
B. r. KETTH'S.

Nora Bayes, just over from the war
zone and but recently a great card in
London revue. will be at B. F. Keith S
Theater this week. with James and Bon
ME Thornton, leading the supporting
forces. Miss Bayes will offer Songs
ard Folishress," and the Thorntons
Will sing successes of their own. An
9th r spe ecial attraction will he Joe
jackson. the funniest Of cycle panto-
mmiSts. Allan Dinchart will he seen
in The Nearest Man i'm the World :"
FIan<eT Wood and Bunee Wyde will
prese mt their musical comedy. Good
Night" Other features will be Vera
l3erliner. the Kubelik in skirts" Lucy
Gillette. The Girl from Dalf;" Bert
Crossnan and Helen stewart. dancers
tn, HcarstSelig News Pictorial and the
pipe organ recitals
The Washington times., 1914-10-11
CRANDALL'S.

One of the strongest programs of
photoplays Is offered to the patrons Of
Crandalfs Theater for this week. To-
day the principal attractions will be
The Long Way" The Real Agatha, +"
and an excellent keystone comedy. A
double bill will be offered Monday and
Tuesday with Klaw & Erlanger's Man 8
Enemy" and THE Girl and the Stowa-
way the latter featuring Alice Joyce.
Wednesdays program will have as it's
headliner Hearts and Masks by Har-
cid McGrath, featuring Kathlyn will
liams. Thursday and Friday the Fa-
nous Players present the Aftermath"
by Prof. William A. Hervey. featuring
Virginia Pearson and owen Moore.
Saturday. Chip. of the Flying u" fea-
turing Kathlyn Williams. will be
shown. The management Is making a
special appeal to the women. patrons
for matinee performances as COM
Portable and convenient place TO spend
a hour 81 so after a shopping tour
The Washington times., 1914-10-11
TruesdeIl Makes Hit
In Big New York Play

The friends Of Frederick Truesdell In
Washington-and they are a fairly large
percentage Of the old resident Washing
tonians-will be glad to hear that he has
mac a great impression in one of the
leading parts in ''On Trial. the unique
melodrIHaa which has made such an
unprecedented success in New York,
and which was described in this column
two weeks ago. Mr.. Truesdell is a son
Of the former Commissioner Truesdell,
and was born and educated in the Dis
trict. He has had a number of impor-
tant engagements in big plays during
the past few years, but it is stated that
his best work is in the new play. where
he has the part of the gray-hafred.
heartless husband, who turns back the
finger of time and becoms a tall. ath-
letiC young man as the action of the
piece progresses backward in its I'M
uSuac way
The Washington times., 1914-10-11
COSMOS.

big dancing revue, The Jardin
de Dance" presented by company Of
eight people, will he the big attraction
at the Cosmos Theater this week Harry
Sterling will be seen in his specialties:
Rutledge, Pickering and company will
be seen In new farce. The Fattcd
Calf; Evans and Nidocq will bring
blacktace minstrelsy: Owen Wright IS
a mimic and monOlogist and Adelaide
and Henry in "a Boy. Girl. and
Bench" will furnish light diversion 4
complete change Of bill is announced
for Thursda =,
The Washington times., 1914-10-11

land and Farrell present Putting 1t
Over" Frank Gabbay offers ventrilo-
quism and the Vannersons have a COM
edy act on horizontal bars. Selected
photoplays will be a part of each pro-
gram. The added attractions include:
Monday night, the furniture store"
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights,
the country store; Wednesday, the SUR
prise party, and Friday the carnival of
amateurs.
The Washington times., 1914-10-11

traction at the Gayety Theater next
week. The offering Is a two-act musi-
cal military comedy entitled I'm Dreamy
Mexico The principal parts will be
in the hands of Joseph K. Watson and
Murray ]. Simons. During the action
of the piece fifteen of the latest and
most popular song hits are introduced.
Among those prominent in the support
ing cast may be mentioned Helen Van
Buren, Fay Odell, Irving Hay, Howard
Hall. Arthur Brooks, Phil Smith, Ed
Weldon, and the Temple Quartet.
Plans for what we might call the by
products of the theatrical season--the
concerts, lectures, and Other forms of
entertainment given in the theaters on
odd afternoons ana evenings-seem to
be progressirrg in way that promises
much Tor the long winter days yet to
come. Announcement Of the musics.
engagements are found in other col
un1ns. 1t might not be out of place
here, however, to mention at least two
of TIE early comers in the lecture field
who are bit out OF the ordinary. Our
old friend, Jerome K. Jerome, is due
to appear at the Belasco Theater on the
afternoon Of October q. and his coming
is Of particular interest to theatergoers
in that he Will tell them some Of the
ehind-:he-sccnes gossip relative to the
production of his own plays. AS MIR.
jerome IS tne author or Hiss HOBBS
John 1nslefitld," and The Passing Of
the Third Floor Back" among others.
his stories ought to be most entertain
ing.
Another expected visitor from abroad
Is Prince SABBATH Kumar Ghosh, who Is
a nephew Of the Rajah OF Ghoshpara,
and is one of the important noblemen of
India He holds degrees from both Ok
ford and Cambridge and, though still a
young man, is rated as one Of the most
cultured and learned of the Indian
I'rihces. He will deliver two illustrats I'd
lectures, at the Balasco Theater. No
vembcr / and 8. The first will be de-
voted to The Marvels Of India" and the
to The Romance OF India -
Both will be especially illustrated.
The Washington times., 1914-10-11
Chorus as Training School

Every member Of the chorus OF
Savage musical company is required 10
undcrStu udv one Of III" principal roles.
This has a two sided advantage in that
il not only makes the company pre-
pared to supply a Carahlo substitute in
c1sc of sickness ora accident. but also
gives the chorus peopl, valuable train
inr..
The Washington times., 1914-10-11
Returns to Washington.

Mrs. r. D. MacLean, who was known
on the stage as. Odette Tyler, is re-
ported to have entirely recovered from
the injury she received at her summer
home in West Vkginia during the late
sumemr and has returned to Washing
ton for the winter
The Washington times., 1914-10-11
Wrote Movie Thriller.

Charles Goddard, who is co-author
with FauI Dickey of The Misleading
Lady, which comes to the New Ma
tional Theater shortly. is also the
author of The Perils of Pauline" the
well-known moving picture serial thrill
er.
The Washington times., 1914-10-11
{ 4 C7N'O.

Under the new Casino policy of two
day, III" httra' ti"u$ ."r IA" 6gHl hHlf
OF this week will b" headed by Bank
offs Dancing Girls. Green and Parker
will appear in songs and dialogue. Ro-
The Washington times., 1914-10-11

CrandaI1s Theater announces az the
fea ture attra actions for today The Real
Agatha. The Long Way" and a Key
stone comedy. In addition to these,
Prof Green's orchestra will give a
short recital. The performances start
at } p. m and continue until 1880 p. m.
Gruenwalds suite. Anthony and
Cleopatra. The Meditation" from
Massenets ''Thais:' selection from
Saint-Saens Samson and Dellah;"
two oriental novelties. Tyers' .'Smyr-
ma. and Aliens Girl of the Orient"
will be featured in the orchestral pro-
Sram at the Cosmos Theater today,
with last weeks vaudeville attractions.
The concerts run from to -0:30 p. m.
To-day, from 2 to 1870 p. m. the spe-
cial concerts at the Casino will present
the best of last weeks attractions and
a high-class orchestral program.
The Washington times., 1914-10-11
POLLS.

The Poll management announces the
first stock presentation Of Eugene Wal
ter's notable play. Fine Feathers, TO
be given by the Poll Players tomorrow
The Washington times., 1914-10-11
TODAY'S PROGRAMS.

Today Eddie Foy and the seven little
toys will lead the bill at the vaudeville
concert given at the B. f. Keith The
ater at and Sis p. m. Other regular
Keith attractions will make the bill
long and varied
The Washington times., 1914-10-11

While the matter of youth is under
II Is not unnatural that
The Washington times., 1914-10-11

mat famous organization known as
> Happy Widows" will be the at
The Washington times., 1914-10-11

loos 9th ST y. w. All modern dances tausA
Latest craze. the Fox Irot. Fancy daErnI
>foaars,e nrices Phone North 1873
pri lessons any hour. SOC. Fishwalk, "nI
step, Boston, Tango. Hesitation. etc Class
aance Tue Thurs. Sat. ewes. s0c Ladies re- 4
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-10-31

Total Disbursements, 1891 66
RUBY MELLEN, Treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
GETS SERVICES OF
 A VALUABLE MAN

An administra tion of civic affairs un- rivalled in Alabama may fall to the lot Of Gants Quarry, which has elected Mai. J. C. Sewell mayor, according to advices received here yesterday. Major Sewell is a retired major of engineers of the United States army. He designed some of the most unusual memorials in Washington when he was engineer for the District of Columbia, detailed by the war department to that post. He was the engineer in charge of work designed by the late Stanford White. the celebrated architect and is known in all engineering circles. At present Major Sewell is in charge of the work of the Alabama Marble com pany near Sylacauga. He was the engi- neer who introduced tunneling in marble quarries in the United States, and it is stated Is accomplishing great work in that line
 The fact that man of his type and his abilities accepts the position of mayor of small Alabama city argues that there will be something done in that place, and that the people are obtaining in- valuable service. Major Sewell is well known here. He was formerly attached to the War college in Washington and is con- sidered a very efficient stragetist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
Final Steps Taken to Raise Funds
 To Meet Foreign Obligations

Washington, September 24.-Final
 steps were taken today by the federal
 reserve board to aid the banks of the Chted States in raising a $100,000, ,000 gold pool to meet the nations foreign obliga tions in cash. Assurances we're received from bankers in Boston. New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and St. Louis that the major part of the fund will be subscribed them on pledge Of other cities to take due proportion Following the receipt of this word the board sent out to the chief officers of the clearing house associations in the reserve and central reserve cities
 circulars telling of the plan and set ting forth the amount each particular city has been assessed. It enclosed also the report made by the bankers
 committee which recommended the pool | plan.
 'Thc board" the circular says "bas
 carefully considered the committees
 report and concurs in its conclusion and
 recommendations The board is con- vlneed of the necessity of an adeuuate
 plan or national cooperation to meet a situation which Is of national di mensions, and 1t has hesitation
 therefore, In giving its approval to the
 plan proposed by your committee and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
STATE CONNECTS WILL HAVE EXHIBIT To Make ShOwings of Prod ucts at Montgomery
 Exposition

Montgomery. September 24.--(Spe- cial. .)--Announcement that the state convict department will have an ex- hibit of manufactured products at the Alabama State Exposition this year was made today by Hartwell Douglass, president of the board of convict in spectors. The decision to arrange the display was reached at meeting of the convict board this morning, fol- lowing a conference with r. c. Salter. president of the fair association. In Douglass said:
 "The convict department has decided to make an exhibit at the forthcoming g exposition The display will consist of cotton goods feedstuffs and manufac- tured products made by the convicts under the direction of the department. President Salter of the fair associa- tion has called upon the department and states that he thinks such an ex- hibit would be one of the most profit able that could be shown. and he prom ised that the space allotted to the department would be one of the most prominent in the exposition hall
 "The convict department fee1s that in making this display the public will have the opportunity of seeing exactly the various prdducts raised and the kinds of manufactured goods which the eonvicts at the present time are max ing These are not only source or profit to the state, but at education to the prisoner in teaching him different kinds of trades and pursuits which he can follow after his release from prison"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
MANY BOND SALES
 MADE IN MARKET
New York Bankers Deny Charge of Money
 Hoarding

l New York, September 24.-Dealings
 in bonds under the more elastic regu.
 lations recently announced by the stock
 exchange were larger today than at any
 time since the closing of that institu.
 tion- Many sales of this class of secur- i. ities and short term notes were ef-
 iected at moderate concessions which ranged from l to 21s per cen, under July 30 quotations. A brisk de-
 mand for the new New York city {
 per cent notes was reported, the three year issue selling at a premium of l. Der cent with fractional premiums for the shorter maturities
 Exchange was again subject to fluc-
 tuation, opening slightly. under yes
 terday's high rates, but soon recov- ing Activity was chiefly due to pros pective heavy ,remittances to London oy large domestic corporations to meet coming dividend disbursements. The
 managers of the $1O0,O00 gold pool announced the success of that project
 local banks virtually having deposited
 their share-45 per cent of the whole
 In connection with the proposed op- erations of the pool whose chief func- tion will be the easing of the tension in the international money market, it | is confidently predicted that the ex- cess of imports will show a much smaller volume at the end of the cur rent month and is likely to be com pletely reversed by the end of Oc- tobcr. In that event, exchange req | sonably may be expected to fall to normal rates.
 Local bankers point to their low l cash reserves as proof that the charges Of money hoarding made by the Sec
 retary of the Treasury do not apply to l this section of the country.
 l The decisions of the directors of the I International Mercantile Marine com Dany to defer payment of semi i-annua interest on the 41a per cent bonds due October 1 because of the unsatis- l factory business conditions served al another reminder of the embarrass
 ments to the shipping trade resulting from the European war
 l Improvement in demand for mercan l tile paper was reflected in wider ac ceptances by interior banks. Local in
 stitutions are expected to follow tn, l extended increased credits to care fo
 maturing obligations. Call loans run ming into next week were made at l per cent but little money was availabl, for 30 and 60 days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
BEES IN ALABAMA
 STILL KEEP BUSY
Made g Pounds of Honey Per Colony as Against B
 Pounds in 1913

Washington, September 24-(Special. ] How doth the little busy bee improve each shining hour in Alabama Is shown ment of agriculture In this, too, are given figures on almost every hand of crops cultivated in the commonwealth.
 Unless the statisticians err, the bee has not been as busy in Alabama this year as he was in 191S the yield per colony being 32 pounds, as against 35 pounds a year agone. This, however, is better than Tennessee, with 30 pounds, or Mississippi with 31 pounds, but somewhat behind Lou fsiana, with 40 pounds and Texas with 50 pounds per colony. Thirty-four per cent of the Alabama product is comb, fl per cent extract and 25 per cent chunk.
 Detailed reports on other crops in Ala bama are given thus by the department as of September l
 Corn: Condition, 76 per cent: forecast, 49,613,ooo bushels; price, $1.01.
 Wheat: Price. 20 as against sl.o4 last year and five-year average of $1.13
 Oats: Condition, SC per cent; forecast 6,94s,oo0 bushels, price, e5 cents.
 Potatoes: Condition. 66 per cent; fore cast, 1.176,Ooo bushels; price. s1.4o.
 Sweet Potatoes: Condition, S2 per cent: forecast, 5,GS9,ooo bushels price, sl
 Tobacco: Condition, 75 per cent; fore cast, 105, 600 pounds.
 Rice: Condition, ss per cent: forecast, GOOD bushels.
 Hay: Yield per acre, 1.31 tons: produc- tion drelminary), 262,0o0 tons; quality S6 per cent; price, s14.S0.
 Seed Clover: Condition, 90 per cent timothy, IS per cent of production Of full crop.
 The production of alfalfa, says the re- port, will De about S5 per cent of full crop. The number of hogs fattening is esti- mated at 1 per cent more than in 1913 and their condition is given as 93 per cent Also, the department predicts for the state an apple crop of HOO bushels, as against 900 bushels last year, and esti mates the price to producers at 70 cents compared with S5 cents at year ago. The probable production of peaches is figured at v per cent of a full crop; tn. condition of grapes is given at S5. pel cent: of years. 61 per cent; watermelons 91 per cent; cantaloupes, s4 per cent; to- matoes, v per cent.
 | The condition of vegetables is figured Cabbages. 72 per cent; onions. 7s dr, beans, 76; lima beans, IS; sugar cane, s3 | sorghum, S6 peanuts, S4. | Under the head of prices paid producers | the report gives for Alabama Hogs, s7. 20 | as against a 4-year average; butter, 2 | cents, a rise of cents: eggs IS cents | rise of 1 cent; chickens 13,2 cents, a, against 11.6 cents.
 1 Still, no producer is compelled to reg
 ulate his prices by the figures of tn, department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
ANOTHER EXAMPLE
 OF UNDERWOOD'S
 GREAT LEADERSHIP
Story Told of How He Pre- vented Increase of Income Tax to Yield Necessary
 War Revenue

Washington, September 24-(Spe- oiaL)-Actual realization of the tremen- dous service Representative Underwood has been to the administration as pilot of the almost cumbersome democratic majority in the House has commenced to dawn on his colleagues as his term of activity in the junior chamber draws to close, and many wonder audibly,
 Where would we have been without nm Tn framing the war tax measure?" tuners there may be as clever as Un- derwood, and still others with a win ming personality, but he alone enjoys the combination of those two features in measure sufficient to wield almost unbounded influence.
 The latest corroboration of this be- lief has leaked out from the ways and means committee, on conclusion of its work in drawing the emergency war tax bill As his first task, Underwood had to reconcile divergent views of the 1 White House and the Capitol and later to bring certain malcontents around to the Presidents way of thinking on the income tax proposition. For, of the 1 II democrats on that committed. an even dozen favored increase of the in come tax and 10 were absolutely insis- tent upon it. President Wilson op- posed this suggestion for various and sufficient reasons.
 l So going into the democratic con ference on the proposed measure, Un- derwood found himself between the | Iot,t la
 come tax increase advocates on the other-and the latter were one dozen
 to one against him.
 l T move we increase the income tax 1 said Representative Garner in effect according to a member of the commit tee, and chorus of inducements arose l NOW said Underwood, smoothly and patiently, 'I hope the gentleman will not insist upon that"
 If he will not, I will." declared an
 other, and again a murmur of approvai went up.
 Come, and let us reason together.
 replied Underwood or words to that | effect
 | But no; the proponents ol this plar were determined. and made that fac known In no uncertain terms.
 | Did Underwood surrender, or yield tc Ia grouch? Not that any of those pres ent noticed. Instead, he argued calmly handing bouquet to one man, passing a smile to another and batting all metaphorically on the back. When tn, democratic portion of the committe, adjourned, about five hours later tn, income tax increase was forgotten, say, and except by one lone man who re lieved his feelings, by introducing separate bill to that end.
 "Helpv cried one of the income ta, l1eadarS pointfnQ to Underwood AS tn,
 meeting adjourned Help There's on'
 of him and only 12 of us,"
 Which is just about the proportion
 of influence Underwood wields in ev
 cry discussion, in committee or on thu
 floor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
MARION FACES HARD SCHEDULE FOR YEAR
Birmingham Boys Trying for Positions. on the
 Team

The Marion institute football team is facing the hardest schedule this year that 1t has gone up against in the his tory of the school.
 The first two games of the season are with Auburn on the A. P. I. grounds on September 26. and Mississippi Az ricultural and Mechanical at Starkville on October 3. Contracts are closed with Spring Hill, Tulane and Mississippi college The contracts with Birming- ham college, Birmingham High school, the University of Alabama and the Alabama Presbyterian college of Annis- ton are still pending, but will be signed at an early date.
 Although Captain Roberts, Jones and Streit, Marion's star backfields in 1913. are the only three-letter men back this year, Craig, Can't and Cawthon, all last year scrubs, are showing up well in the line. The new men who are marking themselves as gridiron artists are Turner at center, Quarles and Ta- Dor at guard, Bailey at end, and Wingo at quarterback, the latter two being Birmingham High school men. Page at fullback and Argo and Randy at half are showing up well, and will constitute a good second string back field. Bell and Madden are about a draw for substitute center. A large number of men are out for the team. and as the squad consists of about 40, there Is a merry scrap for regular po- sitions.
 The team will be light, but will make up in speed what opponents may have on them in weight. Under the ex- pert tutoring of Clarkson, an all-star tackle at Virginia Military institute last year, and who played on that team four years, and Butler an ex- halfback of the University of Florida, the Marion eleven should make an ex- cellent showing, despite the fact that she has as hard a schedule as any team in this division.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
TAX PROBLEMS TO
 BE DISCUSSED TODAY

be meeting between delegation rom the Mobile County Tax league and the Chamber of Commerce, Board Of Trade and other civic organizations for the pur- pose of discussing reforms in Alabama system of taxation. The meeting Is open to the public and Assistant Secretary Ev- erett of the Chamber of Commerce urges that all citizens who are at all interested in the problem of taxation to be on hand and disseminate their views.
 The solvent credit taxation committee of the Board of Trade, the legislative and taxation committees of the same organiza- tion and similar committees from the Chamber of Commerce will have full rep resentation at this afternoons meeting It is believed that capacity of the auditorium will be taxed by the expected crowd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
MACKAY WILL BUY
 BALES IN SOUTH
Message From President of the Postal Telegraph Co. Makes Him Member
 of Local "Buy-a-Bale Club"

Clarence H. Mackay, president of the Postal Telegraph and Commercial Cable companies, joined the Buy Bale of Cotton club" yesterday.
 MT. Mackay's telegram to the chair men of the "buya-abale" clubs at the principal points in the cotton belt throughout the south. including Texas read:
 You may put me down for bale"
 A message giving instructions to buy bale in Birmingham was received last night.