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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24

A SSISTANT SOLICITOR WAL
~ TER S. BROwER insisted at
4 n Wednesdays commission meet
ing that any action on the part of the
commissioners toward closing up the
picture shows on Sunday after the
theatre managers had assumed con
tracts on the promise of the commits
sion to operate would inflict an I'M
just pecuniary loss. This able argu-
ment, mastery presented, so impressed
Commissioner James D. Truss that
when it came time to vote yesterday
morning, Mr.. Truss explained his ac-
ton in legalzing the Sunday picture
theatres on the grounds that he did
not care to inf1ict hardship upon
anyone.
OF course, many other things entered
in the success of the Sunday movies"
yesterday. For instance, the courage
of Arlie Barber was never more in
evidence than when he flung defiance
in the teeth of his opponents: THE
sooner a certain set of men realize that
1u6N are DOI IullIltllSs NY OAllSC biiC
better it will be for all concerned
was one of Commissioner BARRIERS
most decisive comments.
And then it must not be forgotten
that George B. Ward stage-m managed
the entire affair. Mr.. Ward was deter
mined on showdown and his
straightforward style of doing things
won the day.
AS for Commissioner Weatherly he is
wondering how it all happened any
way, and just for what particular
reason he started the whole affair.
Well, let's be merciful.
Henry B. Walthall, acclaimed as
one of the greatest moving picture
artists of the present day, and a ma
tive of Birmingham, will arrive in
the city today to spend Christmas with
his relatives.
No less than five professors of Amer
lean history in as many western univ
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
ADJUSTMENTS
"When Dreams Come True"

The attraction at the jefferson Christ
mas matinee and night will be when
Dreams Come True a musical comedy
that had a great vogue in Chicago and
New York, in which cities it was played
for more than one year to crowded
houses, when Dreams Come True is
described as a musical comedy of youth,
and was written by Philip Bartholomew,
the author of Little Miss Brown and
cover Night two OF the most successful
farces ever produced. The excellence Of
his previous efforts at play-making has
been duplicated by Mr.. Bartholomew in
the book of when Dreams Come True,
with the result that he has produced one
of the most amusing and dverting libret-
tos ever seen ON the stage. The musical
numbers are from the prolific pen OF
Slvio Helm, one of the younger COM
posers. who gained much acclaim as the
composer of some of Marie Cahills and
De Wolf Hopper's most notable sue
ceSseS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
New international Corpora
ton Has Turned Seven
Vessels Over to Him
HIS CHIEF TRADE is
ALONG WEST COAST
If This Purchase Had Not Been Made
the Pacific Vessels Would Have
Been Lost to the Ameri-
can Trade
Nv HOLLAND

New York, December 23.-(Special.)- Jo-
seph P. Grace, now the head of the in
ternational mercantile house which was
founded by his father, the late William r.
Grace. has commanded high recognition
from business men on account of the abil-
ity he has shown not merely in maintain
ing the prestige of the house-which was
for so long a time leader in the South
American trade-but also in expanding
the activities of that house so that it has
met successfully every opportunity that
came to hand.
Some years before Mayor Grace died, in
fact soon after he retired from his second
term as mayor of New York city, he con-
templated a very large expansion of COM
merce between the United States and the
west coast OF South America. In order
to carry out his plans, he established a
feet of commerce bearers which piled be-
tween New York and the Pacific coast
of South America by way of the Straits
of Magellan. The Panama canal was
still in embryo when Mr.. Grace died. but
he had been confident for some years that
the canal would be built and that it would
vastly increase the commerce between the
United States and South America. He
looked forward to the establishment either
by himself or by his son-whom he was
training as his successor to a large fleet
of commerce bearers which would navi-
gate the Panama canal. He expected ul-
timately that the entire fleet would pass
between the United States and South
America by way of canal. either
through Nicaragua, or across the Isthmus
of Panama.
made that Joseph 2. Grace had, for the
house of which he is the head, came into
possession of what is left of the fleet OF
the Pacific Mail Steamship company.
There are seven steamers. Four of the
steamships formerly owned by this COM
pany had already been sold to the In
ternationa Mercantile Marine company
The understanding in the financial dis
trict is that Mr. Grace acted in cooper
alton with the American international
corporation, and it is assumed that he was
the first to suggest to that corporation
the eXpediency of taking over the seven
vessels of the Pacific Mail Steamship
company. Presumably the American In
ternational corporation is acting in coop
Grafton with Mr.. Grace in securing this
fleet for it is understood that Mr.. Grace
is to be the manager Of these steamships.
Management of that Kind simply means
the Incorporation of these vessels with
the fleet already controlled by William
a.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
BOXES PREP AIRED
FOR AMENDMENT ELECTION

mingham or authorize the board of city
commissioners to do So 1t simply au-
thorzes the people of Birmingham to
raise their own tax rate, should they
deem it eXpedieRt after October /, 1916.
At that time the tax equalization system
will have been tried out, and if it raises
sufficient revenue the election will not
be held.
The amendment if carried will put the
people of the city in a position to re-
store the police and fire departments and
to provide adequate school facilities, in
GLIDING free school and textbooks 1t
will put them in the position to restore
many of the departments that were dis
continued under the recent retrenchment
plan, such as the Fairgrounds, welfare
and appropriations to charitable institu-
tons. At this election Birmingham cti-
zens are simply asking for the right to
pay for these conveniences that are es-
sental to the progress of the city, and
they urge the people of the state to CO.
operate with them in acquiring the priv
ilege of home rule
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
CENTRAL MEN DINE

The employees of the Central Foundry
company enjoyed a spacious dinner at
the plant Thursday at noon, the repast
being served under the direction of Leo
Pruitt, who secured the contract for the
spread.
The dinner was engineered by the men
in the shop and several outsiders were
invited, together with the office forces.
Following the dinner, however, Resident
Manager E. P. Cooper stated that the
company would pay all expenses and sug-
gested that the $40 raised by the men be
given to the Salvation Army, whose rep
resentative was present, as dinner for
the poor. There were about 200 at the
tables and the leftover was given to the
negro employees.
Dining with the men were Rev. c. X.
Weller, Rev. S. L. Pruitt, Rev. l.. N.
ClaXton, Rev. j. A. Bird, and Prof. r. S.
King, who is supplying at the Christian
church.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
BEYOND REALM OF POLITICS

The dissolution of the Pacific Mail
Steamship company was due, ACCORDING
to julius Kruttschnitt, chairman OF the
Southern Pacific railway board, a view
in which leading mercantile interests
agree to legislation. What was former
ly one of the most important of our COM
merce bearers has been broken up and
its steamers would have been lost to
American commerce had not the Mercan-
tile Marine corporation secured four OF
them for use in it's transatlantic business,
and the American International corpora
ton secured the others for the Grace
house. A year ago, the Mercantile Marine
company would not have dreamed of pur-.
chasing additional steamers, for its al
fairs We're in a complicated condition.
But the enormous increase in traffic OF
an international kind which the European
war has made it eXpedient for the corpo-
ration to secure these steamers. 1t needed
additional steamships. If the American
International corporation had not also
taken advantage of this it's first oppor-
tunty since organization. the seven
steamships which have been occupied, eX-
clusively almost, with our Central Amer
lean trade-would no longer have been
of avail for that purpose. The result,
very likely, would have been that our
trade with the west coast of South Amer
lea and with Central America would have
been seriously impaired, perhaps totally
lost.
The American International corporation
cannot be rea ched by any legislation short
of that which is chaotic, radical or So
cialistic The Pacific Mail company has
been wiped out by legislation, but the
new international corporation cannot be
reached by any conceivable legislation.
1t is only a few weeks since this corpo-
ration was chartered. Already the sub
scriptions to its capital stock of s5o,Oo0,o0o
oil NV
$50 COO 600 Many have spoken in terms of
high APPROVAL of this organization chief
~ because it is to take the lead in main
tanning and increasing our foreign trade
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
Chilean President Inaupurated

Santiago, Chile, December 23.-The new
FL esdent of the republic, Juan Luis San
Fuentes, was inaugurated today with SOL
cmn ceremonies in the presence of the
Congress DIPLOMATS representatives,
military and civil authorities and a great
throng of people were in attendance.
After the ceremonies the entire assem-
blage attended TIE Deum in the cathe-
dral
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
PRISONER REMOVED

W. T. Pruett, deputy sheriff, left for
Atlanta Thursday morning, taking
with him Louis Grow, who is wanted in
Georgia for the murder of white man
of a prominent family. The murder
occurred early last spring at Riverdale,
near Atlanta, and Crow has been pur-
sued by the police ever since, until
he was captured Tuesday night by
Deputy Pruett at Line mountain in
Sumter county. 1t is understood that
Georgia authorities offered a hand
some reward for the capture of the flu
gitive Crow admits the killing, but
saws he did it in self-defenSe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
|KFOOTLIGFYTS@
AnD 2SGREHN :
BY RICHARD f. LUsslER

versities contributed the historical
data upon which many scenes in the
big spectacle, 1.-The Birth of q Ma
tion," is founded. This is illustrative
of the care D. w. Griffith takes in
assembling the details of all his pro
auctions. 1.-THE Birth of a Nation will
be at the Jefferson all next week
When Dreams Come True one of
those peaches and cream musical COM
edies, will be the Christmas attrac-
ton at the Jefferson. There is fun,
tuneful numbers and rollicking
cuties in when Dreams Come True,
which should bring out the tired BUSH
ness men en- masse.
The Reform Candidate" with Mack
Ign ArbuclSle, a Pa1las Paramount
feature, will be shown at the Strand
today and tomorrow. This is a screen
play Of politics and of course a deli
cate and pleasing love story mingles
throughout. They are not making
photoplays without the love interest
this season.
Crooked to the End" with Fred
Mace, a Keystone-Triangle comedy,
will be shown a the Colonial today.
At the Trianon today, Blue Grass"
an Equitable feature in which Thomas
A Wise is featured, will be shown.
The veteran actor, Thomas Wise, of
1.-THE Gentleman From Mississippi"
fame. is said to have an excellent role
in blue Grass" and critical opinion
is that this feature is of a high stand
ard.
1.-THE Tides of Retribution" and a
Hearst-Selig feature will be shown at
the Odeon Two today. 1.-THE Tides of
Retribution' is an exceptionally dra-
matte offering and patrons of the
movies" who enjoy real--or reel
thrillers can go to the Odeon to-
day
Beyond All Is Love- is a pleasing
feature offered at the Princess for
today. This is a picture in which the
romantic flame is kept burning
throughout the vicissitudes of the
struggle for wealth and fame.
Congratulations to Commissioner
Truss.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
ABOUT DOG LICENSES

Mayor Wikle called attention Thurs
day to the fact that number of own
ers of dogs seem to misunderstood
their requirements of dog license.
He said that at the last session of the
legislature an act was ,passed requiring
dog owners to pay state license, pro-
vided they were not already paying a
city license Admission has an ordi-
nance imposing a tax on dogs, and II
this is paid it will not be necessary to
also pay the state license But If the
state license is paid it will not make
dog owners of this city immune from
paving the city license.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
HOUSE TO BE GONE
ABOUT TWO MONTHS

New. York, December 23.-Col E. M
House, who plans to leave New York
on December % on an European mission
for President Wilson, said today that he
probably should remain away six weeks
or two months.
.There is no mystery about my trip,
he said, although l did not expect the
rews to leak out as soon as it did
have already stated my object in going
abroad and that is all I can say"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
NEW DECATUR
HUNDREDS OF CHRISTMAS PACK
AGES FLOWING INTO CITY.
HOMEMADE BEER SUMMARILY
DISPOSED OF

New Decatur, December 23.-(Special)
Three hundred gallone of fine home
made beer, the ripe juice of the corn.
has been taken by Sheriff Foreman and
his deputies near the Cullman county
line. The owner of the beer and the
still in which it was made could not be
found, so the deputy sheriffs sorrowfully
poured it out on the ground. The beer
was said to be fine, even though it has
never seen hops, malts or a German brew
ers watts
Thousands of Christmas packages are
being poured into New Decatur, ranging
in variety from neckties to whisky. The
express and postoffces are overwhelmed
and extra meh are being worked at every
institution in the city. All trains are
delayed because of the heavy holiday
business. This will be the biggest Christ
mas in New Decatur in many years.
Passage of the Birmingham amendment
at the election December q and a large
majority for the state bond issue, Jam
uary Is, is predicted by local politicians
Governor Henderson has appointed cam
paign committee of 10 men to conduct the
bond fight in Morgan county and these are
tApecltu W Io.i up d HldJOiity u ooNcini
hundred Mayor A. A. Hardage of New
Decatur heads the committee.
A lively fight for the postmastership of
Athens is now in progress between Henry
B. Malone, merchant, and Robert
Rawls, edito rof the Athens Courier. Lo-
cal politicians are betting on Mr. Malone
landing the place.
The city council of Decatur Tuesday
night fixed the privilege tax for mer-
chants to remain as at present. City At
torney Callahan ruled that jitney buses
and taxicabs cannot legally be taxed and
this item was passed over. Slot machines
and punch boards We're taxed.
Mayor Hardage today issued orders to
the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph company as to placing - free city
telephones as directed under the pro-
visions of the recent franchise granted
the company by the city of New De-
catur. Each school is to have a free
phone for a period of 80 years as we'll as
those in the city hall. Instead of taking
a free phone in his own home Mayor
Hardage generously gave his to the Be-
nevoent hospital.
Ten unfortunates will have to spend
Christmas in the gloomy recesses of the
Morgan county jail. The most famous of
| those are T. j. Newsom, j. T. Tibbetts
and Jim Murphy, all indicted for MUIR
der, The county officials will serve q
| special Christmas dinner to the pris-
oners.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
Unity Desired in Balkans

London, December 25,-The policy of the
British government regarding the balkans
has throughout been based ON the aim
OF producing, in these unhappy coun-
tres unity instead of discord, Lord Rob-
ert Cecil, parliamentary under-secretary
for foreign affairs, told the House of Com
mons today. Lord Robert stated that the
foreign office would shortly publish a
white paper giving the principles on
which the blockade of Germany was
based.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
TUSCALOOSA
UNIVERSITY CLOSED FOR HOLI-
DAYS-KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
ELECT OFFICERS


Tuscaloosa. December 2S-(SpecialD
The University of Alabama closed at noon
Wednesday for the Christmas holidays.
Every outbound train carried hundreds of
students and by nightfall hardly one was
to be seen The Louisville and Nashville
railroad put on special train, leaving the
university at 2 o'clock, making connec-
tions in Birmingham, which carried a
large number of students. The university
will reopen on Tuesday, January 4.
The local lodge of the Knights of
Pythias elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: j. Fl. Mize, chancellor
commander; George H. Maxwell, vice
commander; j. r. Beale, prelate; Lee
Black, master of works; Hugh Prince
keeper of records and seal; w. H. Har-
grove, master of exchequer; B. ".
Hughes, master at arms; S. A. Moore,
inner guard; j. D. Beatty, outer guard;
j. p Montgomery, representative at grand
lodge; ]. w. McCardson, alternate repre-
sentative; r. H. Cochrane, j. w. McCar-
son and Victor Friedman, trustees.
John II. Caldwell died at his home this
morning. The deceased was born Decem-
Der 20, 1910. He was lieutenant in Lums-
denis battery when he was q years Of
age and was student at the university
when the war was declared. During the
past few years Mr.. Caldwell has been in
the mercantile business. He is survived
by one sister, Miss Lille Caldwell, a
nephew, W. II. Lawrence of Livingston,
and a srandnephew, Mr.. Frank Law
renee of Birmingham.
Mrs. Amelia Turner Gallagher. who has
spent practically all of her life in Tusca-
loosa, died Tuesday night at II in Liv-
ingston at the home of her daughter, Mrs,
Breutling. Her remains will be inferred
at Tuscaloosa Thursday morning
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
FRUIT AT CHRISTMAS

Annistonians are the only people in the
state of Alabama who can boast of hay
ing home-raised watermelons and straw
berries on the table at Christmas dinner
A. r. Noble, manager of the Noble the
atre has some fine strawberries, fresh
and luscious which he raised in his gar
den in this city, and splendid water
rneion which he is displaying in one OF
the grocery stores on Noble street.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, December 23.-Forecast
Alabama and Missippi: Friday fair;
Saturday local rains and colder.
Fair Friday. Saturday cloudy, prob
ably local rains.
Tennessee: Increasing cloudiness
Friday, probably followed by rain AT
night. Saturday fair and colder.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
GADSDEN
COLLINS RETURNS FROM HOPE
WELL FOR HOLIDAYS-SAYS2 S,SS0
MEN ARE EMPLOYED AT GREAT
DUPONT FACTORY THERE

Gadsden. December 23.-(Special.)-A
crop Investigation campaign will be con-
Quoted in Etowah county sometime IN
February A conference of farmers and
business men regarding the project may
be held in Gadsden early in January, or
before Mrs G. II. Mathis leaves for KAN
sas The campaign will be similar to that
of last summer, and Mrs. Mathis will
be one of the principal speakers
Harry Garrett, a son of Jessie P. Gar
rett of Tuscaloosa street, was shot
through the arm and in the thigh at Z
O clock last night while in the vicinity
of Spruce street Neither wound will
prove dangerous. Considerable mystery
shrouds the case. Mr.. Garrett refuses
to tell who shot him. Because of ire
quent explosion of irecrackers, little at
tention was paid to the shooting at the
time.
A Christmas present for worthy city
prisoners may be handed out by Mayor
w. G. Bellenger in the shape of paroles
and pardons. The mayor said today he
has several gifts of this character in
mind
A total of 1851 bales of cotton had
been ginned in Etowah county to Decem-
Der 49, as compared with 1923 bales for
the same period last year.
Ground was broken today for the new
livery stable to be erected by T. f. Grit
fin on Sixth street c. o. Duncan is the
contractor. The building will be 50x2OO
feet, and with concrete foundation and
concrete walls to extend five feet above
the ground. 1t will have a brick front.
The remainder of the building will be
frame
A heavy automobile truck, driven by
a negro, collided this morning with DR.. j.
E. Leach, who was driving his car on
Tuscaloosa street near Twelfth The car
was badly damaged, but DR.. Leach es-
capped injury.
Gadsden schools will close Thursday
afternoon until January 9.
G. C. Collins is at home for the Christ
mas holidays He is employed at Hope
well, Va. He says 2S,Ss0 men are working
for the big DUPONT factory there, where
guncotton is manufactured. Each work
man must carry a badge bearing his
photograph and number, and great care is
taken to keep undesirable men out of the
plant. Common labor. he says, receives
81. 40 and the average wage is 81 a day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
TRIANON
TODAY
Blue Grass
with
Thomas Wise

Washington, December 23.-Ambas
sador Sharp, at Paris, today notified
the state department that France
would not reply to the American note
protesting against the removal of Ger
mans and Austrians from American
vessels on the high seas by the French
cruiser Descartes until the commander
of the warship had reported. The
French government is endeavoring to
secure report.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
TIGER FINED

Jim Davis, negro, was fined 500 and
costs Thursday morning by Recorder
Green for an alleged violation of the pro-
hibition law. He entered notice of APP
peal Two witnesses against him said
that they had "chipped in" and purchased
a pint of white corn for a dollar.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
FINED For ASSAULT

In view of what Recorder Green consid-
cred partly justifable assault, Julius
BRIGHTON was let off with fine of $40
and costs for assaultng Arthur Dickerson
last Tuesday.
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Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made a
during the "a hours ending s p M, 75t
meridian time, December %, 1915:
TemneratlIre
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Local Data

For the "a hours ending at p. N
December 20, 1915:
Highest temperature .......... 6
Lowest temperature ............ a
Mean temperature ............ 5
Normal temperature ...........
Deficiency in temperature since
January Il
Rainfall ................
Total rainfall since January l 80 2
Excess in rainfall since January l l. s
Relative humidity a. m. $500.
Relative humidity p m. 8
Relative humidity p. m. 5
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The American Trust and Savings
Bank Will remain open until $3.50 p.
m. for the accommodation and con-
vcnience of merchants wishing to make
deposits.