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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02

and her summer home at New Hart
ford. Conn. owing to the war she
made her home in New York this
winter.
Nine. Strakosch. who Is we'll past
thrccsCpre and ten years. had great
praise for the production Of "Trilhy.
hut was Grieved that Miss Nelson
Terry had rot hen given more oppor-
tunty to sing And the audience, 81"
sad, WIS so engr ssed in the PLAY
that it did not fully appreciate Miss
Nei' son-TcrrN'S singing
The reason that Miss Nelson
Terry's singing is not more fully an
preciatcd." sud Nine Strakosch
later. must be due to the fact that
she has made herself eminent as an
actress. | am quite sure that II ono
of the Metropolitan opera sopranos
had sung the selection from The
Pearl of Brazil as well as she did the
number would have elected more en-
thusiastic applause, even to demand
ing an encore, alth ugh 1t might have
interrupted the action OF the play. I
am frank 10 say that | was amazed
that there was no such insistenCc.
My husband and myself used our
every endcavor. but ! realized latrr
that another song might have dis
trdCted attention from her dra .lc
work She had already sung Ben
Bolt
Miss Neiisun-Tcrry has an eX-
ceptiunally high soprano voice of eN-
oocdlnglN good quality, and she sings
with taste and finish | am sure th,t
had she chosen to adopt a musical
career she would have achieved an
onviiblc position N the operate
stage, ! have never heard any singer
who took a G in alt-,he G above
high C-with such a fun and reson-
ant tone I have heard equally high
tones. hut they were only 'peckcd al. :
and were not sustained"
Marjorie Bentley. who heads the
corps dc ballet in "Chin-Chin" at the
Globe Theatre. Is the favorite pupil
of Nine Cavallazzi formerly of the
New York Metropolitan Opera House
Miss Bentley was born in Philadelphia
and has only Just turned IL She
learned to dance on her toes while
she was child Her frs, teacher
was Florence Bailey, who once had a
dancing academy in West Philadel-
phia.
Nine, Cavalazzi declares that Miss
Bentley is destined to achieve the
highest terpsichorean honors within
few years, because she is happily
possessed of every necessary aualifi-
cation that goes TO make up the pre-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02

The musical feature OF the Hippo
drome this week will be a cond ansed
version of The Gondoliers." which
will be sung by the company ASSOC
clated with the theatre. The princi-
pal numbers of the operetta VII he
sung by the musical organization OF
the Hippodrome. which contributes
to the character of these product ms.
THE Gondoliers' has been sung less
frequently in this country than other
works by Gilbert and Sullivan. II
was sung first al the Herald Square
Theatre by an English company
brought here by D'Oyley Carte in 1889.
Later the company was transferred to
Wallack's. Francis Wilson sang the
operetta out of town and came to Wal
lacks to reveal painful mutilation
of the work to those familiar with
its beauties. Marie Jansen was In
that single performance at Wallack's.
Henry W. Savage gave the operetta
in his series of revlvals at the Ameri-
can Theatre. Richard Temple and
Esther Palliser had the leading roies
in the English company that intro
duced the work here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02

opened on Monday with new farce
by Butler Davenport called THE
Lost Correspondent
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02
THE WEEKS CHANGES.

Novelties to Re Seen ON New
stages.
Marie Dressler, having taken such
a fall out Of The Bronx that the citi-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02

their designs on the two daughters.
The latter would obey mother and
continue tn be superior to masculine
allurements, so there is much men
tai comic and romantic strife for all
The music is by Jean Gil
bert and Victor Hallender. whose score
contains fifteen numbers of popular
variety The comedy is in two acts,
with scenes laid in France.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02

In the company which will surround
Arnold DAILY in his revival of Arms
and the Man" at the Park Theatre
tomorrow night there will be George
Giddens, Charles Latte. Montagu Love,
stanley Dark. Anne Sutherland. Dois
Mitchell and Fania Marnoff.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02

The drama committee of the Gamut
Club, which will present Maetorlinck's
The Death of Tintagiles"; self De-
fence" by Anne Moore. and The
Courtship of Then, Now and To-mor-
row." by Anne Wynne, at the Gambler
Theatre on the afternoon of May 10,
has selected Olive Oliver. Grace
Fisher, Stella Archer, Arthur Forrest
and others for the principal roles.
Mary Shaw will be in charge of the
performance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02

Clara B.andick. who recently acted
the leading role in w A, Bradys pro-
duction of owen Davis's "'Frad cat"
will be seen as the heroine OF Ethel
Hesitates,' the new one act play hy
Alice Ives which John y. Weinnnger
will produce in vaudeville, Charles
Henry Dorr, the writer, has been ap-
pointed business manager of the en-
terprise. The play will soon he seen
In q New York vaudeville theatre.
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NOW LET THE LADIES TALK

E.dlth Thayer has permanently sup
planted Emma Trcntin! in The Peas
ant Girl" at the Forty-fourth Street
Theatre. Signorina Trontini was alto
gother too much of peasant girl.
Her ideas of humor were altogether
at variance with those of the Broad
way public. Her idea of fun reached
its climax a short time Def re her re-
tirement from the company, when she
jumped from the stage into a pro-
scenium box and sat there watching
the other players. Another familiar
device Of fun on the part of the lady
was to initiate eXcitedlv the simian
habit ot scratching. Now her role is
sung by Edith Thaycr, who has sup
planted her permanently.
II was born and educated in
Boston" she told the reporter,
until was sixteen years old,
and then went to Paris, where | stud
led under Jean de Reszke for four
years, Then | came to New York and
had my first part as chorus girl in
Somewhere Else under Henry Saw
age When The Geisha was revived
at the rty-fourth street Theatre
understudied the star, Nine Zepilli,
Arthur Hammerstein heard me and
engaged me to succeed Mile Trentini
in the principal role in The FREELY
when that opera went on the road,
THIS ends my story. for was again
chosen to understudy Mile. Trentini
In this opera, and have again sue.
ccedcd her"
Anne Sutherland, who plays the
part OF Mrs. Clandon in You Never
! can Tell" at the Garrick, looked at
! the letter IN disgust, and then looked
up at the interviewer
/ II have never known it to fam she
said Every time | get letter from
| an admirer praising my acting it is
/ anonymous. Do you think there is
any psycholog cal reason for the
anonymity of letters of praise? one
| would like to know who it is that has
1 such deep understanding Of the art
/ Of acting as TO appreciate the subtle
/ tics of my art--such people are goo6
! to know, And besides, If You culti'
yate their acquaintance, perhaps they
take you out to dinner, CT after
theatre supper,
1T was the same way when worked
on newspaper" she went on, care
fully dabbing Jet black on her Ions
lashes and peering obliquely into thu
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The Bramhall Theatre will be re-
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The new picture at the vitasraph
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
SUITS FILED

R. L. Retten filed suit in the circuit court yesterday for 5000 damages against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. alleging that on Decem- Der 2S. while the plaintiff was passen- ger on one of the defendants cars, the plaintiffs back was lacerated. bruised and his lungs and breast made sore and sensitive
 Mrs. l.. E. O'Connell filed suit in the circuit court yesterday for $5O00 against I. w. Ross. as receiver of the Birming ham, Ensley and Bessemer Railroad company, alleging that on December "A, while the plaintiff was a passenger on one of the defendants cars plaintiff S left shoulder was bruised and injured, and she was confined to her bed for. a long time.
 Sally Rogers filed suit in the city court yesterday for 5000 against the BirmIng- ham Waterworks company, alleging that on July 2S the defendant company wrong fully cut off or disconnected the plaintiff' s water supply.
 Ella Goodwin filed suit in the city court yesterday against I. w. Ross, as receiver of the Birmingham, Ensley and Bessemer Railroad company for $l0oO. alleging that on October IA, while the plaintiff was a passenger on one of the defendants cars, she was carried past her destination, which she had told an agent of the defendant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
MANY SMALL DISTRICTS

Washington, December 30.-(Special.) The new congressional district in Ala bama. the Tenth, is not the smallest in the United States, as has been charged It is. indeed, one of the smallest, but there are several, the people of which are less in number, and several. more out of proportion with the most populous dis trict in their respective states.
 During the session of the Alabama leg islature. as is remembered, the charge was bruited abroad that the district was arranged in such manner that William B. Bankhead would be made certain of a seat in Congress. The district was crti- cized for it's small number of inhabitants, and it's contrast, in the matter of popu- lation, to the largest district of the state Following the session of the legislature it was hinted by prominent men in news paper interviews that the district on ac- count of it's small population, might not be able to measure up to constitutional requirements.
 There seems, judging from official fig ures, to be no argument in support of that contention The small districts of tke several states and the largest districts in the same states, in respect to popula- tiop follow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
BLISS PRESIDES AT
 KAPPA PSI DINNER
Fifty Medicos at Tutwiler For Eff teenth Annual Dinner of Local
 Chapter

About 50 members of the Kappa Psi medical fraternity partook of the if teenth annual dinner of the Birming ham graduate chapter of Kappa Psi at the Tutwiler hotel last night.
 The grand historian and editor of the national organization. Dr. A. Rich- ard Bliss, Jr., professor of materia medica and pharmacology in the school of medicine of Emory university. At lanta, presided Dr. Bliss was former ly professor of chemistry and phar- macology in the graduate school of medicine of the University of Alabama and the Birmingham Medical college, IS we'll as dean of the school of phar- macy.
 Among the members of the fraternity attending were Drs J. D. S. Davis, w. c, Gewin, G. A. Hogan A. R. Bliss, Jr., of Atlanta, w. A. Martin. D. $. Moore, F. A. Harris, c. $. Harris. H. A. Har- ris, R. c. McGahey, M Davis, II. Dun can, D. T. Webster w. A. Weed, "A II. Olive, E. A. Southworth, II. ]. Den man. E. D. Bright, w. c. Forbes, ]. l.. Galloway, H. L. Snow. R. J. Me Quiddy, J. J. Davis. J. Moore, J. T. Dun naway, R. NJ. Dozfer. NJ. T. Brown of Atlanta. c. Porter, H. P. Hanna, J. c. Anthony, R. M. Avery.
 Among the guests were Drs. E. P. Hogan, P NJ. Kyser and R. G. Love lady of the Phi Chi medical fra ternity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
RAILROADS HAD BAD
 YEAR FOR BUILDING
More Railroads Were in the Hands of Receivers Than Ever Before Less Construction Than in Past 50 Years

second trackage built, The largest mile- age of new road in one state was built in Pennsylvania which constructed 9S niles. oregon was second with S3 miles. and Washington third with 1i miles. Eleven states built no new road at all
 Canadian roads built 7lS miles of new first track as compared with 1878 in 1914.
 According to the statistics quoted, re- oeivers now hold and operate S,66l miles of railroad with a total funded debt of Sl .607. .s955O0 and a total capital stock of S4s .0Oi. SOL The roads in the hands oi receivers represent neai-y one-siXth of the total mileage and ca pitaliza ton of the railroads of the United States On Oc- tober 1 there were tl0(0 miles of rail- reads in the hands of receivers the great est ever recorded, Since then the receiv- ership of the Wabash. 25i5 miles, has been terminated and several smaller roads have been sold under foreclosure.
 Statistics on the number of new cars q nd locomotives ordered during 1915 show that there was an increase over 1914, but was smaller than any other year in re- cent times except 1908 The new freight cars ordered in 1915 totaled l01. .196, as com pared with 80, ,26l in 1914, and 1f6732 in 1913. New passenger cars numbered 3092 as against 2002 in 1914. and 3l79 in 1913. Locomotives ordered during these three years numbered 1878: 1265 and 3467 re- spectively. The bulk of orders this year was placed during the last three mn"ths.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
LOCAL B'NA| BIRTH
 AZ TER 200 MEMBERS
Campaign To Begin Next Week-Twenty Commit
 tees Are Named

Two hundred new members is the slogan of the new membership cam paign committee of the two local lodges of the Independent Order of Mai B'Rith, which will be commenced next week. J. Beitman is chairman of the general committee and states that the number of new members will De reached. At the close of the cam paish it is planned to hold a big cele- bration at the time the new members are initiated which will include a ban quet and other features.
 At recent joint meeting of the two lodges it was decided to make the campaign for new members and the proposition was received with much en- thusiasm. A number of committees have been appointed and 20 teams each with captain selected for the field work of the campaign. The list of com mittees follows:
 Honorary Committee-Morris Adler Max Blach, B. D. Goldstein, E. Gusfeld, Dave Levy, Herman Lowenthal, A Roo- bin, S. Sewelowitz and Samuel Ullman.
 General Committee = J Beitman, chairman; Mosely Shugerman, vice chairman; Frank Abelson, Chester G. Sandman, Irving M. Engel, c. A. Lass, l isilip Oster, Dave Rich, Louis Silber- man and I. T. Weill.
 Entertainment Committee-Herman Beck chairman; D. T. Feidelson, vice chairman; Ike Adler, Louis Gelders and A. H, Williams. This committee is to have charge of the programme. hall and banquet, ushers, music and other arrangements connected with the cele- bration which is being planned in con- nection with the initiation of the new members.
 Initiation Committee-Joseph Kartus, chairman; J. Friedman, J. J. Goldstein, A. Leo Oberdorfer and pr. Fl. Swed- law.
 Publicity Committee-Leon Fried man, chairman; Sam Crush, vice chair man, and Charles Miller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
OFFER ASSISTANCE IN
 REORGANIZING BANK
One Thousand Negroes Attend Mass Meeting to Plan Help For Penny
 Savings Bank

Faith in the future and the ultimate re-establishment of the negro bank Tn Birmingham was expressed in mass meeting of negroes at the Shiloh Baptist church yesterday morning, called by a number of enterprising negroes to con sider the situation created among them by the failure of the Alabama Penny Savings Bank last week ArIie Barber commissioner of public justice. and w M. Drennen spoke to the men and wo- men assembled. and encouraged them to taiye such steps in the near future that would give the negroes of Birmingham a banking institution Fully 1000 people attended the meeting and in that number were some of the most substantial ne- groes in the district.
 They were enthusia stic and voted it to be the sense of the meeting that the old Alabama Penny Prudential Savings bank should be reorganized l. V. f1:iodes presided over the meeting Col. T. O. smith, who was unavoidably detained. sent word that he would be glad to CO., operate with the colored people when it was asccrtained just what was to be done. MT. Barber and Mir, Dreunens addresses were appauded and apprecia- ted. Other addresses were made by w. E. Driver, the Rev T. !. Moppins, Rev. J. A. Whitted and Rev. ]. B, Carter.
 The meeting came to close with the understanding that any definite steps would not be undertaken until the state- ment of the state authorities had been made. but the understanding was em- phatc that reorganization would be un- dertaken It is understood that one or two negro business men from other por- tions of the state have expressed chem selves as being interested financially in the reorganization of the Penny bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
MAY EAT HORSE FLESH

Washington. December 30-(Special) Health Officer Woodward of Washington declares that the people of the district may indulge to their hearts content in Nippophagy. All of which means that eny resident who desires to consume Ia bidoche" or Percheron porterhouse. or horse flesh in any other form. may do so by virtue of the nonexistence of pro- hibitive statutes.
 For Washington is still obsessed with desire to try the diet which will be served New Workers beginning January l. Dr. Harvey w. Wiley issued this afternoon the following statement: There is no hygienic objection to horse meat It is tougher than beef but it is wholesome and nutritious. It can be prepared in any way. It has very little fat and that is of a rich yellow color. Horse meat comes irto this country at present from Eu- rope, where it is eaten in great quan- titles by French, Italians. Germans and Danes. It is used extensively in sausage and when mixed with beef cannot be dis cerned.
 Tt will never be popular American dish because horse is expensive and be- csus of the sentiment attached to the animal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
PRESIDENTS PLAN OF PREPAREDNESS DESTINED TO MEET
 MUCH OPPOSITION
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is received of Miss Elizabeth Shelley, Alabama girl, who left in June to serve in caring for dependent children in the war stricken country.
 Senator Underwood stated this morning that female physician, just returned from Europe, told Mrs. Underwood that it was her impression that when it be- came known that Nish could not. with stand the Bulgarian attack, Miss Shelley and other Red Cross nurses were es- corted beyond the walls of the city. In all probability, therefore, she escaped the horror of the Servian mutiny when fear stricken soldiers stormed the relief sta- uons, destroying all medicines and sup ply stores--and when the Germans, fol- lowing the entrance of the Bulgarians, conducted themselves in such manner that Mir. Dold alleged women begged him to marry them, that they might have the protection of his American passport.
 The news was welcomed in Washington. For as related in an Age-Herald special last Sunday, local friends of Miss Shelley had become deeply anxious for fear that harm had befallen her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31

Chicago, December 3O.-Fcwer miles of railroad were built in the United states during the year 1915 than any other year since 1884 and more miics of railroads were fn receivers hands during the year than ever before, ac- cording to railway statistics compiled from official sources by the Railway Age Gazette and made public tonight. There have been only three other years since IS4S in which the increase in railway mitenge was less "n" those were the civil vvar years of iS6i- 1864.
 constructed in the United States were 935, compared with l532 in 1914, and 301 in 1913. There also was reduction in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
Geneva Renews Convicts

Montgomery. December 30. IT (Spe- cial. )--Probate Judge w. H. Morris Of Geneva county today called on P. j.. Rogers, president of the state board of convict inspectors. and renewed the contract for the working of state con victs on the roads of Geneva county. The contract calls for 20 convicts, for which the county pays $26 per man per month. The state maintains the convicts. Geneva county is the only county in Alabama working state con victs on the public roads. The con tract for the employment of state con victs was made early last year. short- ly after Governor Henderson assumed office
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
ECONOMIC CAUSES
 BRING ON WARFARE
Roger w. Babson Speaks Before the American Sociological
 Society

Washington, December 30-The causes of war. Roger W. Babson. secretary of the society to eliminate the economic causes of war, told the American Soco- logical society, in session here today, are largely matters of commerce. He said he believed the most any world organiza- ton could do to preserve peace would be to provide some means by which the fittest shall rule without resort to war.
 "I believe,' said he. that the fittest must survive and ultimately lead in the determination of world policies, whether these fittest be English, Teutons, Latins or Japanese. Unless nations are willing cooperation they must continue to com pete in expenditures for national de- fense'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
ADJUSTMENTS
"The Birth of a Nati0n"

There are strenuous days in the box office of the Jefferson theatre. From the opening of the window at o'clock each morning until the night audience is dis missed the treasurer and his assistants are kept working at high tension trying to shorten the line of patrons for "The Birth of a Nation" The line has been practically the same length for three days, new faces appearing at the foot as fast as patrons at the head of the line are served at the window. Nothing ap- preaching the rush for the Griffith spec tacle has been witnessed in a Birming- ham theatre in years and the record it is rolling up will probably stand indefinitely
 But, despite the rush, there are still some good seats left for tomorrow night performances