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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
SERIES OF RAIDS BY
ACTING CHIEF FEAGAN
Number of Arrests Made By
Squad of Police
CONDITIONS NORMAL
Eagan Says "Wide-Open Town Talk
Is Exaggerated-Som Places Are
Raided Several Times-Ad-
ventures of Raiders

Acting Chief of Police Martin Eagar
made sensational series of raids sat
trday night and Sunday morning. Scores
Of arrests were made.
The reoprt of Chief Eagan on the nu-
merous disorderly houses scattered about
the residential district of Birmingham
openly defying the law is expected to
convince the city commission that further
steps are necessary to cope with the sit
uation.
The nocturnal visits of the police were
under the personal direction of Acting
chief Eagan. who led the raiding posse
in person This was done, according to
Chief Eagan, to get first hand information
on conditions in Birmingham.
Birmingham is not such a bad old
town after ALL said Chief Eagan, follow
ing the raids. From the talk and gossip
going around l had been led to believe
that everything was running wide open.
find after investigation that this wide
open town gossip is exaggerated and
that conditions at the present time are
very nearly normal.
This is a large city, and of course
there is a certain amount of law breaking
that cannot be stopped. But 1t can be
eurbed and that is being done to large
extent. l am agreeably surprised at the
excellent behavior of Birmingham. We
are not as bad as we have been painted
The raids of Chief Eagan started about
o'clock Saturday night and ended about
$50 o'clock yesterday morning. The raid.
ing party was composed of Officers Nc.
Gill, Christian. DAILY, Garner, Moser
Harvill, Donelson and whitfield There
was no particular direction taken by the
raiders and the entire city was thoroughly
searched for gamers and disorderly
houses
The adventures of the raiders were
manifold Especially in the downtown
hotels We're the complaints numerous AS
the strong arm squad rushed through
one of the large hotels waking up all tho
occupants of the rooms with questions
an uproar issued that could have been
heard several blocks away. Flying figures
in lingerie scattered everywhere, and the
noise of crashing doors led some of the
men to rush to the telephone and call for
police.
Under the abuse and inveetlve hurled
at his men Chief Eagan smiled grimly
and assured the victims that he was MAX
ing social calls on everybody that night.
70 show the denzens of the underworld
that he meant business Chief Eagan rai1ed
the same places three or four times. This
method of warfare led several of the dis
orderly house owners to declare that Chief
Eagan was not acting fairly. According
to their viewpoint, one raid in one night
was enough.
Chief Eagan. however, spoiled mauy
such arrangements by raiding a house Oh
the Northsde and then switching quickly
over to the Southside, where he wota,d
raid several more. and then come right
back on the Northside again, usually
catching the occupants quite unprepared
for such a quick return. Several had %
make bond twice and some three times
Saturday night and yesterday morning.
Some more unfortunate remained in iall.
The raids of Chief Eagan will continue
indefinitely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
esident of France

man against the president of France
and so on.
Saturday afternoon, when the hard
worked clerks of the United States
court were enjoying a brief respite
from the arduous labors of the week,
the Scotchman above referred to walked
tihcate of naturalization he had re-
eeived a few days ago with the re-
mark: "Ye can TAX your paper back,
dinna want it"
What is the matter with it?" asked
the clerk. "Mttter WI it?" he replied,
mon, theers muckle the matter wi 1t.
did'na ken when ! asl<it for natur-
alienation pappers I wad be obleegeo
to feight again my ain kith an kin. |
Gamma stond for this" Here he pointed
to the clause in the certificate refer
ing to renouneing allegiance to the
British crown and the promise to fight
against King Geoge. The clerk pointed
out the fact that a man could not be a
citizen of two countries at the same
time and that the clause was q neces-
sary one in view of the fact that the
naturalization law requires an absolute
severance from all former ties except
those of sentiment.
That's aw RIGHT sac, far as 1t gaes,"
replied the Scot. but I'll hae name
OF"
But you see II is necessary"
Wait wee my laddie, an I'll gae
We my reason for t. My grandfeyther
marched wi Campbell tae the RELIEF
o Lucknow, my feyther foweht the
Madhi on tina plains o. the Soudan,
was in mony o. the engagements o. the
Boer war mysel, an l hae twa brithers
that belang to the Kings own Hie'lan-
ders | wad verra much like tae be a
eitezen O. the United States, an wod
fight like the vera dell fra night till
morn. or befour morn fra that matter.
in her defence again ony ither ma
ton, but I'll be domned il I'll feight
again my ain fieesh an blude. GUIDE day
till We"
He walked out of the office with
head erect and with martial air, and
as he marched away, in fancy one could
almost smell the fragrant purple heath
er that adorns the hills and dales of
his native Scotland and hear the musi-
cal tingle of the Bonnie Blue Bells
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
M'NEEL SUCCEEDS
S. T. WRIGHT TODAY
James Surber Will Check Out Latter
as Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. This Morning

John d. McNeel. who was appointed col
lector OF internal revenue to succeed Sim
T. Wright. will assume the duties of the
office this morning as soon as James
surber. United States revenue agent. who
will arrive in the city this morning,
can check out the present collector. The
office of the collector in the government
building mas been renovated by Mr..
Wright. and the business of the office
arranged by him 80 that the new IN
cumbent will have as little trouble as pos
sible in familiarizing himself with the
duties of the office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
CAPITAL DOCKETS
ARE SET FOR WEEK
Judge Greene Will Organize Juries in
Criminal Court This Morning
and Sound Docket

Capital doekets have been set In the
first division of the criminal court for
the weeks commencing January 10 and
26. This morning Judge Samuel E.
Greene will organize the juries for the
week in the first division and take up
the capital docket set for the week.
The cases docketed are:
Capital Cases-W. Il. Daniel, murder:
Bill Bean, alias w. l.. Bean, murder:
Grover Guthrie. George Mowrey, e. w.
Pennington, John Pennington and w.
r. Wynn, alias Tobe Wynn, murder;
VIII Lloyd, murder; Mary Mason, mur-
der; John ID. Pruitt, murder; John Wat
son, alias Henry Jones. Murder; Lively
vandiver, murder; Cordell Lockhart,
arson; Emma Colvin, robbery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
"Peg O. NV Heart"

Peg o. My Heart" which will be
seen at the Jefferson theatre Monday and
Tuesday nights and Tuesday matinee.
January 1921, had long run in New
York, and is starting on what promises
to be a very successful road tour. The
heroine of the play, Peg" is a little
girl of English and Irish parentage,
who Hnds herself in family who have
undertaken her education for the re-
muneration which they are to receive.
Humor and pathos are cleverely mixed
and the result is a play of real merit.
Seat sals next Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
ADJUSTMENTS
"The Blindness of Virtue"

"rhe Blindness of Virtue" vital
play by Cosmo Hamilton, ran for many
months at the Little theatre, London.
and last season for 19 weeks in Chicago
and IL weeks in Boston, will be seen
at the jefferson theatre Monday and
Tuesday nights and Tuesday matinee,
with the original company of English
players from the Little theatre, Lon
don, under the management of William
Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
MRS. A. c.. DAVIDSON
VERY ILL IN PERRY
Widely Known Woman Suffers Stroke
of Apoplexy at Her Home in
UniOntOwn

uniontown, January 1s.-tspecial)
Mrs. Alexander C. Davidson sustained
a severe stroke of apoplexy yesterday
and is lying in a critical condition at
her residence, Westwood, near this city.
The news of Mrs. Davfdson's illness
will occasion widespread regret, as she
is one of the most widely known wom-
en- in the south. Her munificent chari-
ties, her brilliant mind and her re-
markable personality have endeared her
to many people Her sons, Messrs.
James, Howard, Collie and Louis David
son. and her grandchildren are at her
bedside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
UNKNOWN MAN is
FATALLY INJURED
Struck BY Louisville and Nashville
Train Near Cullman-BrOught
Here on Special Train

An unknown white man was struck
by a Louisville and Nashville train q
few miles north of Cullman yesterday
morning and probably fatally injured
The injured man was sent on special
train to Birmingham and arrived here
at $3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Shaw's ambulance Immediately re-
moved him to St. Vincent's hospital,
where 1t was stated there was no hope
for recovery.
There was nothing on the injured
mans person to give clue to his
identity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
At the Orpheum

with three headline features, tho Ish-
ikawa Jape, a wonderful team Of hand
balancers; John Delmore and company
in a blackface comedy act. and Les
Yosts, sculptors in colored clays. the
Orpheum commences its week with r.
matinee this afternoon and two perform
ances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
At the Lyric

With four distinct headliners and three
other acts of more than usual merit, the
second week at the new Lyric theatre
will be inaugurated with a matinee to-
morrow afternoon and performance
tomorrow night. There are seven acts
on the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
At the BijOu

The famous MARY Stories" which ran
in womans magazine. are the founda-
ton for the strong, appealing drama,
what Happened to Mary which Owen
Davis has adapted, and which the Beulah
Poynter Stock company will present at
the Bijou this week, commencing with
q performance tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
W. w. JACOBS IN BIRMINGHAM
Head of Central Iron and Foundry
|k Company Visits Here

W. w. Jacobs of Hartford. Conn.,, pres
ident of the Central Iron and Foundry
company. is in Birmingham. He arrived
yesterday and will make an inspection
of the properties of his company located
at Holt and elsewhere before returning
to New England. Mr.. Jacobs has been
interested IN the Birmingham district for
= number Of years and has many friends
here. His visits have often been Of un-
usual interest to this district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
Students Put Out Fire

Marion, January 1S.--(SpeciaL)- FIRE
at o'clock this afternoon damase'
the residence OF Mrs. A. c. Dew about
$1,000. The house was thousand rec.
from n fire hydrant and students of
Marion institute formed bucket corps
and saved the premises.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19
PERSONAL

O. A. Simmons of Atchison, kan, ar
rived in the city today. having been
called to the bedside of his sister, Mrs
r. II. Scales, who is critically Ill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19

For weakness and Loss Of Appetite
The Old Standard general strengthen
ing tonic, GROVES TASTELESS chill
TONIC. drives out Malaria and builds
up the system. A true tonic and sure
Appetizer For adults and children. 500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-19

birmingham. sanlary IS. 1914.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
BRADY's THEATRICAL PLANS.
Announces Plays to ne Produced
Before the Season Ends.

William A. Brady. In announcing last
night his theatrical plans for the rest
OF this season. said that his wife. Grace
George, Is rehearsing in "One Hour OF
Life" by Desmond Coke. an English
novelist. The American version has been
made by Thompson Buchanan, and the
New York presentation will be made early
next month.
Week after next Mr.. Brady and George
Broadhurst will present In New York a
new comedy by Walter Hackett, called
Don't Weaken" Frank Craven In his
own play. TOO Many Cooks" began re-
hearsals on Friday In Mr.. Brady's Play
house. The preliminary performances out
OF town will be given within the next
three weeks
Mr.. Brady has IN preparation a new
American melodrama called New York
which is TO he presented upon a scale
Identical with those of THE whip and
other Drury Lane productions
The Decent Thing to Do" new
American play by Charles Kennedy. also
Is in preparation by Mr. Brady. William
Morris will have the leading male role.
MIR. Brady's annua, revival of q famous
old time play is to be made early in
April. with an all star cast. The name
OF the play Is withheld for the present
Tomorrow night, in association with
the Shuberts, Mr.. Brady will produce
''One Thousand Years Ago. at the shv.
bert Theatre. The play IL by Percy
Mackaye. Also with the shuberts Mr..
Brady Will make two Gilbert and Sull
van revivals In the early spring. For this
purpose the Gilbert and sullivan Opera
company has been reassembled. DE Wolf
Hopper is to be the star. with Alice
Brady singing the leading soprano roles
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
ART IN THE GALLERIES.
Exhibition Of Jewish Arts ana
Crafts II Planned.

Education of the adults Of the city
in art appreciation will be undertaken
by the Board Of Education upon a
broader scale than ever before this
year. A large number Of courses
of lectures have been arranged for the
different boroughs. and these will be
supplemented during the year with spe-
cial lectures. The courses will be
given by DR.. Alfred ID. r. Hamlin of CO.
lumbia, Prof. Arthur Wesley Dow Of
the department OF fine arts. Columbia,
and Eugene Schoen. These three
courses will be begun this week.
ON Friday evening Mt Public School
1872. 1881 street and Wadsworth ave-
nue.. DR.. Hamlin will begin course
on 1.-THE Architecture Of Great cities"
with a lecture on Rome: the Eternal
City in Ancient and Modern Times"
while the same evening at Public
School II, 225 East Twenty seventh
street. Eugene Schoen will lecture on
Greek Art" beginning course Of six
lectures on "Great Periods of Art Ac-
tivity and It's Relation to Life"
on Saturday night Mt the Public
Library. 12i East Fifty-eighth street,
Prof. Dow will lecture on Japanese
Design ana Ia1ntlng.
John w. Beatty. director OF the de-
partner of fine arts. Carnegie Institute,
Pittsburg. announces the opening Of the
Constantin Meunier exhibition.
During this exhibition. which con.
sists of bronzes. plaster casts, pastels.
oil paintings. Charles jacques Meunier
will 60 to Pittsburc. and Christian
Brinton, the author Of Modern Artists. -
will give an informal talk regarding
the art OF Mcunier. II Is only possible
to display the collection i'm Pittsburg for
two weeks After that 1t comes to New
York. where it will be shown at Column
bia College.
The collection Of drawings In various
media by Carton Moorepark at the
Powell Art Gallery. on Sixth avenue.
between Frfty-ffth and Fifty-sixth
street. exhibits curious range Of In
tercst. II includes water colors Of sub
jects found I'm Bermuda and ireland,
Autographs. pastels. monotypes. with
! landscape figures and animal studies.
The animals carry of the honors of
the little show. There is "A pastel of
three adjutant birds, clcverly grouped
and drawn with sympathetic apprecia-
ton. The hunted fox about to take "a
! its hole, the fat little lamb in the
monotype, the witch rabbit OF Uncle
Remus. the dog drawings labeled
Studies OF An Old Gentleman" and the
leopard. all show insight into animal ma.
ture The leopard in particular is a fine
dra wing. with much OF the elusive sleek.
ness and grace OF that beast.
Among the Bermuda drawings are
some carefully finished water color
sketches made in the stalactite caves
down there. They would pass very well
II one were not told, for examples Of
modern cubism.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05

THE Deadlock" by Margaret Turnbull.
which In TO he presented with company
headed by Edith Wynne Matthison. Will
have rs premiere here on January 10
under the management Of the Drama Pro-
ducing Company. The name Of the thea.
tire has no. been announced. Before open
ing in New York the company will go on
tour for. brief preliminary tryout. In
addition 10 Miss Matthison the company
will include Frank I-osee. Thomas j. Car
rigan, Florence Huntington. Ethel Wright
T. Morse Koupal and Master Norris Mil.
ington.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
DATES ARRANGED FOR
VISITING OPERA co.
Philadelphia Chicago Singers
in Four Works Mt the
Metropolitan.
ON TUESDAYS NEXT MONTH
Two Of the Operas Will BE
Heard for the First Time
in New York.

Cieofonte Campanini. general director
Of the Philadelphia Chicago Grand Opera
Company. has arranged with the man
agement OF the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany for series Of four different operas
here on consecutive Tuesday nights. be-
ginning on February 3. The repertoire
will be as follows: February 3. Mas
senets Don Quichotte." for the first
time In New York. with Mary Garden,
Vanni Marcoux and Hector Dufranne
February 10. Giordano's Fedora" with
Lima Cavalieri. Alice Zeppiili and Lucien
Muratore February II. Fevrier's "Monna
Wanna for the first time in New York,
with Mary Garden. Lucien Muratore and
Vanni Marcoux: February "a. Charpen-
tiers Louise" with Mary Garden. Louise
Berat. Charles Dalmores and Dufranne.
Subscribers to the Philadelphia Chi
cago Grand Opera Company's former per-
Torrance will have the privilege OF re-
tanning their seats by giving notice on
or before January IL. Subscribers to the
regular subscription performances at the
Metropolitan Opera House will have the
privilege OF obtaining seats for this spe-
cial series, resolving frst choice after tie
orders OF the subscribers to last years
performances have been filled. Such APP
plications must reach the subscription de-
partment not later than January IT.
The subscription sale to the general
public will open January ~. and the sim
gle seat sale will open on January ~.
The following prices will prevail. the
first figure being for the four perform
ances and the second for single perform
ances:
Grand tier boxes. seating six, S240 and
$50: stall boxes seating five. $50 and
$50: stall boxes. seating four. 800 and
Ss5 orchestra and orchestra circle chairs,
s2i and 81 dress circle chairs. s12 and
50: balcony chairs. frst three rows. $40
and $3.50 balcony chairs other rows IS
and So, family circle. first three rows
So and $3.50, and family circle. other
rows 81 and ST.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05

The exhibition Of Autographs and
etchings Of Grecian Temples by Joseph
Kennel. which opened at Keppels on
December 2, and is now I'm Princeton,
may be seen at the Avery Library. CO.
lumbia University. from January TO
January II. The library IL open from
. A. NJ. to II +. NJ. every day except
Sunday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
TENOR COMING TO DEFEND SUIT.
"'ss Hontnhnt ws"ts 100000
Damages From Constantine.

Florenzlo Constantine. the Spanish
tenor. who has been singing AZ his opera
house, the Teatro Constantine. near Buenos
Ayres. Argentine Republic. for the past
year. and Is now filling an engagement
with tho Boston Opera Company. is COM
ing to New York this week to defend a
suit for 100000 damages for breach Of
promise brought by Miss Narcelle Hon
tabat. Miss IIontabat says she met the
tenor In Boston and that while he was a
member OF the Boston Opera Company on
November 30. 1911. he proposed marriage
and she accepted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
ACADEMY EXHIBITION ANNEX.
Ptrtures in Schneider 4 nderson
BUILDING Due 10 Lack Of Room,

There will be an exhibition of pictures
accepted for the winter exhibition of the
National Academy of Design. but which
were not hung on account of lack OF
space. I'm the Schneider Anderson Build
ing at 16 and Is West Forty-sNth street.
BEGINNING on January IL and lasting
through January 20
The hours of the exhibition will he from
10 o'clock IN the morning to O'Clock IN
the afternoon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
"siu" next at park Theatre.

The Park Theatre. oil Columbus Circle
which the police recently closed on ac-
count of motion pictures called "'The IL
side Of the White Slave Traffic" will re-
open this afternoon with four reel kline.
macoor feature in natural colors called
| "Siu.''> The announcement from the pro-
ducers says that sin Is not sensational
and is n pictorial melodrama with II
] moral lesson.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
HENRY MILLER NOT TO RETIRE.
Actor Denies Rumor and Tells How
II started.

Henry Miller, the actor. sent a tcle-
gram to THE Sun from Omaha yesterday
setting at rest the report that he Intended
TO retire from the stage. lie said the
rumor cmanated from a remark to a Den
yer friend that he probably would not APP
pear again in that city owing to plans In
the East.
II have recently arranged for an exten-
sion OF my season in The Rainbow.
which Is now In its third year" he said
Therefore the entirely erroneous report
that I was about to retire In a serious In
convenience. I have no such intention"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05

A. n. Woods has postponed the pre-
miere OF his new production 'rhe Vel
low Ticket" at the Eltingc Theatre to
Friday night Of this week. The play was
to have been presented on Tuesday night.
Tickets bearing date of January 8 will
be good OH Friday evening
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
EXTRA OPERA MATINEE.
"1laensc1 uud Gretel" and "PagIiac.
81" ~ special prrTOr mi nee.

General Manager Giulio Gatti-Casazza
OF the Metropolitan Opera Company has
arranged for "A special double bill matinee
Of "Haensel und Gretel' and "Pagliacci
on January ~. The former opera will
be sung by Mines. Alien, hatfield, Cox,
Braslau. Furnia and Robeson and Nj
Ieonhardt, Hans Morgenstern conductin.
"Pagliacci' will lie sung by Nine. nes,ir:.
and MessrA Caruso. Scott. Gilly and
Bada, Giorsio l'clacco conducting. TIL,
orchestra chairs will be -.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05

benefit Of the Artists Aid and Artist
Fund societies. On certain days the
admission will be 81 and on others 80
cents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
Ora matte CIub to give New pI.y..

The Dramatic Club of the Henry Street
Settlement will present for it's third sea :
son three one act plays tift have never
before been produced in New York: Try
land" comedy by Thomas Wood Ste
vens and Kenneth Sawyer Goodman I.
THE Price of Coal" a modern realistic
play by Harold Brighouse. and Wilfrcd
Wilson Gibson's poetical drama women
kind They will be given at Clinton
Hall on the evenings of January Z.
and 3.