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The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-25
SNOWFLAKE LOCALS
AND PERSONALS

Y. Bazan, postmaster at Sill
yer Creek, was in town Monday.
z. B. Decker and wife and 2.
N. Decker were visitors from
Joppa the first of the week.
Elijah and Bert Thomas of
Pinedale were in town Monday
on their return home from a trip
to Holbrook.
j. w. Gibson and family came
down from their ranch near Jop-
pa Tuesday for a short visit with
home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. w. Smith
and little daughter, Clarissa,
went to Lakeside yesterday for
a short stay.
Riley Jennings, who has been
sojourning at Holbrook n d
working for a livelihood, was a
visitor here Sunday.
Chas. I. Savage Of Showlow
and Frank McLaws of this place
were in Gallup the first of the
week to see the 50-mile auto race.
Prof. McOmie was here from
Phoenix Tuesday, having come
up for business visit with Don
G. Smish, keeper of the Eperi-
ment farm.
Mrs. T. w. Brookbank of Flag
staff, who has been visiting in
Taylor with her mother, Mrs.
Bates, passed through here Tues
day on her way home.
O. P. Veach and wife returned
Saturday from a two weeks stay
in Colorado. Mr.. Veach' s mother
accompanied them home and will
spend the summer here.
Joe S. Willis, who is working
with the government timber
classification party south of here,
has moved his family up there
till the work is completed.
John Freeman, after a few
days rest from the A. C. M. |.
store, during which time he took
several outing trips in his auto,
is back again at the old stand.
Judge Geo. H, Crosby, Jr.,
and A. S. Gibbons, of St. Johns,
who were to lecture here last
Sunday, failed to make their ap-
pointment on account of some
pressing business.
F. R. Wigley and wife moved
up to Showlow ranger station
Monday. This station is Osmer
d. Flakes old stand, but he re-
signed as ranger some time ago
to look after his stock and farm
ing interests.
Yesterday was Mrs. Geo. A.
Gardner's birthday and her re-
latives, including Mesdames Wal
ter Denham and Alvin Rhoton of
Shumway, d a number of
friends, enjoyed a birthday din
ner at her home.
Forest Supervisor Jennings,
accompanied by District Forester
Ringland of Albuquerque, ar
rived Tuesday from Springer
vile where they attended the
good roads convention. They
departed Wednesday for a trip
over Chevalon way.
Loral Owens, recently return
ed missionary of the L. D. S.
church, gave an entertaining talk
at the Stake house last Sunday
evening on his experiences while
away. He is a fluent and inter-
esting speaker and his large au-
dience was attentive throughout.
The talk was interspersed with
many humorous stories of t h e
way the mountaineers "act" in
the remote districts of old Vir-
ginia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
SWEET TO BE SEEN WARRENS OFVIRGINIA"

Blanche Sweet made her official debut under LaslSy management last week in New York in 'rhe Warrens of Virginia, '' which will be shown at the Odeon theatre this week. It Is play dealing with the problems of the civil war, but Is handled In such manner that the hackneyed play of civil war times is entirely forgot ten fin the delight of tho new
 People who have seen the picture do not hesitate to say that it heralds a new era ii the making of tho dramatic fea- ture film. Miss Sweet is absolutely charming and the drama Is one of the most superb and sympathetic war spec tacles ever offered
 The play Is entirely impartial in It's presentation of the civil war and whea 1t made It's first appearance 200 veterans of both sides in the struggle of the na- ton In the sixties were present to view 1t. They wore the uniforms of the side on which they fought. and the theatre took or the appearance of joint reunion.
 The play itself Is the most pretentiors ever produced by the Isasky company. It has some of the most extraordinary bat tie scenes ever put on tho screen, but at the same time keeps in the minds eye of the viewer a pathetic and absorb ing story of a romance nearly shattered by the civil strife
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
By ELLIS c. HoLLUMs

Washburn, who takes the part of the drug slave. as the spirit of his dead mother, warning him to be strong and fight the temptation of the drug.
 The powers of evil are conspiring against him. however and in another unique scene he is sitting at table with hypodermic needle in his hand. fighting the temptation of the insidious drug, AS he gazes at the table an imp is seen to rise slowly from its surface It continues to rise until it Is about a foot high. It is the imp of the drug trying to entice the slave to further dis sipation The limp" is an actor of nor maj size The extraordinary effect is pro- duced through the medium of double masked exposure, and is very mystifying
 Speaking of double masked exposure, the Essanay company has produced MT Buttles," in which Richard c. Travers is starred. Mir. Travers in this play acts as his own double. He is first seen as an earl. Then he is seen as a newspaper man. looking for local color for a series of articles. He Is an earl. interviews himself as newspaper man, with the result that his newspaper man personality Is employed by the earl to play tie part of the earl while the real earl goes to London to enjoy himself for a few days. Mir. Travers also plays the part of the butler in the earl's home, thus enacting three roles, all of which appear in the same scene
 Pictures of this character are extremely difficult to make, and 1t is known of instances where IS months were required to produce a play. The effect is pro- duced by making three exposures if one actor enacts the three roles The en- tire scene with the first character Is first
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
None So Blind

From the Louisville Herald.
 How Is 1t I didn't see you at the char ity meeting last night?''
 Tt was who passed the plate around. v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28

filmed Then the entire scene is blanket ed with black velvet and the actor in a new role appears and goes through his lines as though the other person were really in the cameras eye. Each step made, every motion Is measured with minute exa,ctness. as the slightest varia- ton would spoil the entire scene.
 .
 Blanche Sweet. great Lasky star, will appear at the Odeon Two this week In The Warrens of Virginia" great pro- duction that created a furore at the Strand theatre in New York last week The New York Press on it's page devoted to the interests of the stage and filmdom. gave a notice almost half column long about the play. The cast is all-star and the filming of the play is excellent It is sure to prove a winner in Birming- ham.
 Hughey Mack. Harry Davenport and Charles Brown will appear this week at the Odeon Two in "C. O. D." which had long successful run on the legitimate stage This roaring comedy contains laugh fin every sentence and the filming. of it brings even more laughs than did the stage version. Of course the bright lines are eliminated in the film, but the scenery Is added to, and. as a matter of fact, there is more words spoken through the medium of facial expression than with the tongue.
 Edith Storey and Harry Mercy portray the leading roles in "The Silent Plea" which will be at the Odeon this week. Edith Story is a great little actress and Harry Moreys reputation is fully as good. They make a great pair and are in great vitagraph feature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
WEEKS PROGRAMME
 AT LOCAL "MOVIES'
Odeon Two

Odeon Two
 Monday-"A Bachelors Romance,' with John Emerson
 Tuesday-"The Man Behind the Door," with Cissy Fitzgerald and liar ry Mercy; vitagraph feature Wednesday-"The Silent Plea Vita graph Broadway star feature Thursday---"C. O. D." with Hughey Mack. Harry Davenport and Charles Brown
 Friday and Saturday-"The Warrens of Virginia" with Blanche Sweet in the stellar role.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28

A play that is so full of stars one stumbies over them constantly is '"The Man Behind the Door, vItagraph Broadway star feature, which will be seen at the Odeon this week. Wally vann produced the play and portrays the part of the man behind the door. 7 Cissy Fitzgerald, popular in Birmingham, is admirable as Alice Marvin, the widow. Harry Mirey is valet to Charles welles- ley, who enacts the part of a wealthy clubman in the play. William Shea gives the usual display of his exceptional abil- ity as Professor Pierson. Nita Frazer. Louise Beaudet and Albert Roccardi, all stars of magnitude, make up the remain der of the cast
 The story: Jack de Lacey is not ap- proved of as a prospective son-in-law by Professor Pierson, but Maria, the pro- fessor's daughter, refuses to snarry any one else Later Jack resches Kelsey, a New York millionaire, from drowning and slips away before anyone can iden- tify him. He goes to New York and secures position Kelsey determines to find his unknown preserver and thank him.
 Maria and Jack quarrel, and, in pique, she accepts the attentions of Kelsey while visiting Mrs. Marvin. q charming widow, in New York. Jack meets the widow, who IS engaged to MT. Livingston, and f1irts with her Amusing complications occur when, at the opera, Jack sees Maria seat ed in Mrs. Marvins' box and is fin turn discovered by the two ladies'
 Ilivingston's butler Johnston, is seV.- ed near Jack, partly disguised, and thinks Maria is trying to fiirt with him. This makes Jack mad and he follows the but Ter home. Inside the apartment Johnston takes off his disguise and admits Jack, who does not recognize him. At this juncture Mrs. Marvin's party returns. Jack hides in an adjoining room and is locked in by the butler.
 Johnston, greatly fustered by all, de- livers a verbal message. making a se- srious mistake in so doing. The result is that Professor Pierson and Lavinia Back stetter, a prim maiden lady, rush to iiv- ingston's home. There Kelsey smoothly Introduces Maria and Mrs. Marvin in their masque ball disguises. as two &C.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
AMONG THE LOCAL PHOTOPLAY HOUSES
SOME REELS OF GOSSIP

T. s. Abernathy and John Calman of the Odeon theatres will go over to At lanta today for the purpose of viewing tomorrow "Hypocrites," one of the great est of the current releases, which was written and produced by Lois Weber. There has been so much comment on the production, both favorable and unfayor- able, that Mir. Abernathy decided he would make the trip to Atlanta and see for himself if it was good enough to come to Birmingham.
 The play had a remarkably successful run last week in New York and caused much comment. Margaret Edwards DOT trays Truth" in the play and is start hngly original in the part.
 Cissy Fitzgerald, that versatile CO., medienne, as she has been called. is booked to appear at the Odeon Two this week in one of the vitagraph com panys great Broadway star features, Tho Man Behind the Door" Cissy will be assisted by Harry Mercy, who is a particular luminary in the Armament of filmdcm, and wally vann. The entire cast is of stellar character.
 Bryant washburn will be seen At the Odeon One this week in "The Strength of the Weak" Mir. Washburn is we'll known to Birmingham motion picture fans, hav- ing appeared here before in big features, The Strength of the Weak" s fitting carriage for his ability and many unique scenes are produced. Helen Dunbar is in the cast and in one scene appears before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
GERMAN INVENTIVE GENIUS NOT DULLED Over 45OO New Patents Ap- piled for in First Five
 Months of War

Berlin, February 5.-(Correspondence of the Associated Press )-Nearly 4500 new Patents were applied for at the imperial patent office during the first five months of the war and applications have con- tinuel equally numerous during January, showing that the inventive genius of the Germans has not been dulled by the crisis through which the nation is passing
 Many hundreds of these discoveries re- late in some way or other to the neces- sitieS of warfare. Among them are all kinds of apparatus for improving the efficiency of arms. swords and bayonets and there are also number of articles specially intended for the better protec- tiOn of soldiers in the firing line, whom tho inventors are also anxious to pro- vide with improved cartridges and gren- aoes for attacking the enemy.
 New forms of arrows Tor avixtors have been sent to the office in patches. while arnor and safety appliances for f1yinY machines have occupied much attention Signals of new models, tools for trench- ing. tougher barbed wire and instruments for cutting that of the enemy arc all objects of discoveries. The clothing Of the troops and their protection against wet and cold come in for much notice and 1t is to be remarked that over d hundred aamples of wet-proof soclrs havo been sent in. Patent head. ear. eye. nose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
Joke on von Hindenburg

rom lne NeW Ork Times.
 An anecdote of the manner in whicf a German enlisted man caused a whole regiment to laugh at and with Field Marshal Won Hindenburg. the German commander in the eastern war theatre is being told in Germany and has now reached this country by the usual roundabout way
 Hindenburg is one of the great dis ciplinarians of the German army and when he inspects garrisons, camps, or troops themselves. he always does the work in thorough style. Recently, in order to test the intelligence of young recruit, he asked the man to tell him, without the aid of watch, as nearly as possible, the exact duration of De riod of 10 minutes.
 The field marshal took out his own watch and asked the soldier to tell him to stop when the 10 minutes had elapsed. After five minutes had passed the soldier did not say a word, but after the second five minutes had passed, exactly on the minute, he shouted suddenly, Stop" Hindenburg, very much pleased, said, "My son, you did very well. but how were you able to tell the time so exactIyY' With a Broad grin on his face the soldier very frankly said, By means of the church clock in the tower behind you.
 The officers and men burst into a roar of laughter. in which Von Hin- denburg joined heartily. The soldier was then asked to repeat the task, but with turned back, and he did the work entirely to Hindenburg satisfaction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
THE CHILD OF THE PRA|R|E' ID BE SEEN AT 0DEON THIS WEEK
Tom Mix, Louella Maxam and Baby Norma in a Heart Gripping Vest
 ern Drama

The Child of the Prairiev will be
 shown at the Odeon One this week, with
 Tom Mix, Louella Maxam and E. ].
 Brady. Baby Norma takes an import ant part in the play. Baby Norma is
 one of the Selig company's bright par ticular stars, although she is but a child.
 The story: Tom Martin, a young
 rancher. has wife and small child.
 Unknown to Tom, his wife has become
 infatuated with a gambler. who, while
 Tom is absent from home, calls on her and tries to persuade her to leave with
 him. She refuses and the gambler de-
 termines to get rid of Tom
 l He hires team of horses and a buggy and goes to the gambling room of the saloon. Under & table he places revolver with the barrel through a hole, ties string to the trigger and when Tom enters later. he is invited to play cards. The gambler forces a quar- rel and Tom starts to draw his pistol When the gambler pulls the string and Tom Is shot from under the table. The gambler then goes to Toms house. tells his wife that he has been shot and takes her and the little one away AAa PoShih6 Her uOuSenOlu &OOQS, Toms wife drops baby dress and the gambler tears up and leaves behind unthinkingly an old photograph of himself In the hurried escape, the baby wanders away and is lost. The gambler fears to re- main in the neighborhood long enough to locate the child and forces the woman into the buggy and drives away.
 Tom recovers, goes to his home and finds the dress and torn photograph of the gambler. He makes up his mind that some day he will find tho despof1er of his home.
 Fifteen years later Tom Is sheriff of his county and he receives a letter tell ing him to arrest the man whose pie ture is enclosed He recognizes the protograph as that of the gambler. He starts out to find the man when he sees young girl in runaway team He rides out to the side of the onrushing wagon and at his command the girl jumps to his arms. He sees in her a resemblance of his lost baby and tells her of it.
 Later Tom encounters the gambler in town. There is an exchange of shots. and the bullet from the gamblers re- volver shatters lamp just above Tom s head. while the bullet Tom fires reaches the mark. The dying crook tells Tom how the child was lost and so father and child are finally reunited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
His Trot a High Dive
From the New York World.

From the New York World
 Patrolman James Dauman of the 105th precinct is in the German hos pitaI, Brooklyn. cut, bruised and gen. erally "bunged up." and exceedingly regretful that he ever tried to do the fox trot.
 The intricacies of the dance, plus an interfering rug, resulted in Dauman performing an "Annettekellermann" through window in his home at 613 Onderdonk avenue. Ridgewood.
 The window sash and glass tried to check his airy flight. but he insisted on carrfyng them with him to the pave- ment. eight feet below tho window
 Dauman was celebrating New Years with his family and several friends He essayed the fox trot gladly when urged. One foot caught on a rug and exit Dauman via the window.
 An ambulance surgeon advised the policeman to remain in the hospital a few days to recover from the mental and physical shocks of his fox trotting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
A Modern Solomon

A Georgia magistrate was perplexed by the conflicting claims of two negro women for baby, each contending that she was the mother of 1t. The judge remembered Solomon. and, drawing a bowie knife from his boot, declared that he would give half to each. The women were shocked, but had no doubt of the authority and purpose of the judge to make the proposed compromise Don't do that, boss" they both screamed, in uni- son; you can keep it yourself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
TYflis

From the London Chronicle.
 Tifiis. which the Tsar has been visit Ing, and terming "a pearl of the Russian crown" was described by Mir. James Bryce some 40 years since as "a human melting pot. a city of contrasts and mixtures, into which clements have been poured from half Europe and Asia, and In which they as yet show no sign of combining" The description holds good today for there are said to be 70 languages spoken in the streets of the ancient city by representatives of ns many nationalities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28

neck and knee protectors, shirts, pants, stockings, jackets and vests possessing some fresh advantage over the old kinds have been received. while rapid cookers for the field, hand and foot warmers, cigar and pipe lighters guaranteed to work in the stiffest breeze are among tre articles submitted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28

tresses. but Lavinia proves such a sus- picious trouble makers that all escape to the ball, followed by the butler, Lavinia and the professor.
 All ends happily when Kelsey learns that Jack is the one who rescued him. He assures Professor Pierson he will provide for the future of Jack and Ma ria-lovers once more-and after giving his consent to their marriage. the old gentleman casts winsome glances at La- yinia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
Fatigue

ratlgue FTcm the Wasbinsstan Star Yau dorrS oaTe for poetrsss' Not much. If I stop to watch the me- ter miss the sense of it. and If look out for the sense I miss the meter.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-28
Odeon One

OQeOn One Monday-"The Sheriff's Streak of Yellow" with William S. Hart. Tuesday--"The Child of the Prairie" Selig two-part drama Wednesday-"The Expliots of Elaine"
 Thursday-Two reel Keystone fea- ture
 Fdfday-'Peggy of Fifth Avenue" Vitagraph.
 Saturday-'"The Strength of the Weak" Sssanay special feature.
The day book., 1915-12-04
APPROVE STERILIZATION

Sterilization of men who commit
crimes upon children was recon-
mended by the November grand jury
in its report rendered yesterday. It
suggests the sterilization method
employed in Wisconsin and Indiana.
Provision of Jail sentence law
for auto speeders was also urged by
the jury. '-a
The day book., 1915-12-04

must fight and not fight by just be-
lieVing. 1t is the principle that the
man and woman who labor are
worth enough to the bosses that they
may get sufficient of the necessities
of life to keep the spark of life in
them. 1t is the principle Of human
ity that the bosses refuse to recog-
nize.
You cannot be with the workers in
this fight and just believe in the prin-
ciple, for unless you fight for that
principle the bosses will starve the
workers into submission and the
principle will be lost.
The Day Book is asking you to
jump in and fight for this principle.
You have responded to lesser needs
in the past. You are not going to
fail now. 1t is the principle of hu-
manity. And you are human. 1t
doesn't matter how little you can
give toward the cause, toward the
fund that will keep these people in
food and shelter until they beat the
bosses at their game and the bosses
are compelled to give them a wage
that will get them the four necessi-
ties of life, but give it.
Don't just believe in the principle.
Fight for it. l know you will.
-O-O|
The day book., 1915-12-04
MERELY COMMENT

NkGGNGA NIV11VkGIN1
Gee whiz, whadda you think of
that
Jake Loeb for president of the
school board
What did the school children of
Chicago ever do to the school board?
That comes darned near cruel
and unusual punishment,
Jake might do right we'll as presi-
dent of shirtwaist foundry.
That was real rude of Hoyne to
pan John E. Northup.
For Northup is a News-Tribune
pet
Hank Ford's peace excursion ap-
parently starts with a self-stopper
Nevertheless, it will put some of
Henry's loose change in circulation.
If Julius RosenWaId won't help
the garment workers get arbitration
He might at least. wish them a
Merry Christmas.
That wouldn't cost anything.
Julius will spend thousands to ed
ueate deserving negroes in the south,
BUT
He won't lift a finger to help the
Jewish garment workers to a living
wage. p
Say, boys and girls, Art Brisbane
is in town.
He is either writing editorials or
for the Hearst Or.
gans of Big Biz.
But the circulation doesn't seem
to respond to the treatment.
'Smatter, Big Bill? Trying to pass
the buck to Mac Hoyne on that
clothing strike?
Why don't you settle it yourself?
-O-O-
APPRONE STERH IZATION
Evening star., 1915-02-22
PLAYER LIMIT DISCUSSED.
Protracted Meeting of the American
Association Magnates.

CHICAGO. February 22.-Proposed re-
trenchment that would limit the roster
of each club TO sixteen men. including
the manager, was discussed at a pro-
tracted meeting of the American Asso-
citation here last night. President Chiy-
ington said IL was unlikely that the
player limit would be cut to sixteen.
but admitted that it might be reduced
from the twenty men now allowed each
team in the playing season.
1t was decided finally not to go back
to the one e-umpire system. which was
proposed some time ago as a measure
of economy. Most of the club owners
fought the reduction. viewing it as Il
sign of weakness. while others thought
the game would be hurt in the eyes OF
spectators accustomed to the increased
accuracy which followed the installa-
ton of the double umpire system.
Gossip in the corridors of the hotel
which housed the magnates was to the
effect that the elimination of the draft
rule as it applies to the class AA
leagues would be accomplished by the
national commission at d meeting soon
after the return of President Il. B.
Johnson from the Pacific coast. The
club owners declined to confirm.