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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22
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By RICHARD +. LUssIER

liam Farnum, a William Fox fea ture, will be shown at the Tria non today and tomorrow. This another of those soldier stories il which the hero, after many trial and tribulations, in which, d course, he is court-martialed an sentenced to be shot at sunrise finally attains the upper hand an the girl--a flaxon-haired maid falls into his arms. Fox picture are always good and soldier tall done by one of the Farnums shoul be interesting.
 ''The Juggernaut," a thrillin railroad tale produced by tn vitagraph company, will be show at the Odeon Two today This is railroad story in which red train--not a reel train-is act1 ally wrecked. Earle Williams an Anita Stewart are the stella players in "The Juggernaut."
 "The Danger of Being Lond some" should be an interestin| film at the Princess today. There something exotic in the mere til of the picture Other films at tn Princess today are 'Levy's Sevend Daughter and Hearst-Seiil News feature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22
KILBY BOOSTS WILSON

Although he is a prohibitionist in state politics, Lieut.. Gov. Thomas E. Kilby of this city cannot be counted among those
 who are alleged to be trying to send del egation to St. Louis committed to na- tional prohibition, as against the indorse-
 ment of the administration of Woodrow Wilson.
 Governor Kilby is now in New York on business, and a special to an Anniston daily quotes him as saying to a represen- tative of the New York Herald that Ala bama will send a delegation to St. Louis instructed to vote for Wilson; that this state will stand solidly behind the Presi- dent in his campaign for preparedness for national defense and in his other pol icies.
 In his statement, MT. Kilby also adver- tises Alabama by stressing the business awakening in the state and the renewed interest that is being taken in diversified farming. His business associates here disclaim any knowledge of the tentative announcement made by MT. Kilby for the governorship when he was in Washington a few days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22
THE FATAL BILL
Readjustment Plan

Baltimore, December 1.-Announcement was made here tonight of a plan for the readjustment of the finances of the Mer- chants and Miners Transportation com pany. It proposes the creation of a mort gage on the company's property to secure an issue of s5,000,000 6 per cent 25-year bonds, of which s3,000000 will be sold at once to provide funds for the retirement of outstanding debts and exchange of cer- tain bonds. The plan also provides for a reduction of the capital stock from $5000,- GOO to S300O, coo. It is stated that the hold CTS of 80 per cent of the capital stock have signified their assent to the plan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22
CHRISTMAS NO TIME FOR UNDUE CLEMEN(
Governor Sees No Reason for Be More Lenient Then Than at
 Other Times

Montgomery, December M.-(Spec| Governor Henderson does not believe the Christmas season alone should
 tuate an executive in exercising the pa of granting pardons and paroles. Il brief interview with newspaper repor1 today, Governor Henderson declaredI thought the pardon power had hereto1 been abused by governors with the proach of the holiday season.
 T do not see any good reason wl1 should grant more paroles at Christi time than at any other season Of year. said the governor. If casI meritorious. it should receive the con eration of the chief executive at any during the year, and I shall pursue policy during my administration"
 The governor said he did not intend make a visit to Speigners and Wetum for the purpose of investigating individ cases. He further declared that there be no large number of Christmas pan this year. (|
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22
BERGMAN USES BRICK

Arthur Dickman, a negro delivery boy. employed by the Jamison grocery, is ly-
 ing in St. Luke's hospital and seriously
 njur/d and Julius Friedman, another de- livery boy, employed by Kiker's market is in jail as the result of fight between the two about 10 o'clock this morning. Ii is not known just how the fight started but witnesses stated it was vicious. The injured boy had not recovered conscious ness for three or four hours after the fight and his head and body showed that he had been dealt with severely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22
WHAT'S IN A NAME

About 20 negroes were tried by Recorder Green yesterday, charged with gaming on Sunday. Nearly all of them were found guilty and fined $10 and costs each. Recorder Green was tempted to ask What's in q name?' when the men charged with gaming responded to their names. The first name called was that of Walter Gamble. the second Hosea Gam ble, the third Logan Crook. Then Elm melt Frost and Will Snow acknowedg that they were not playing freeZe-out, but another game that violated the law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22
APPENDICITIS FATAL

Nealy Denny Riser, 5-year-od son of Mrs. Lillie Riser, died this morning of ap- pendicitis. An operation was performed, but it was too late to save the child's life. The remains were forwarded this morning to Schenck's Sulphur Springs, where the mother lives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22
Army Engineer Guest
 of the Tennessee River
 Improvement Association

Chattanooga, December 2L-(Special. ] Col Lansing H. Beach of Cincinnati, army engineer in charge of the southern dis trict, was entertained in Chattanooga to- day by the members of the Tennessee River improvement association.
 The morning was consumed in tour of local factories, at each of which perti- nent facts relative ito river improvement were presented for consideration.
 The association entertained Colone Beach at luncheon at noon at the Patten Following that was a session at the man. ufacturers' association, and formal din- ner at the Golf and Country club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22
FOUND DEAD IN BED

The 3-months-old infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. G. A. Wood was found dead in it's little bed at the home of it's parents, 1415 Leighton avenue, early Sunday morn ing. The death was supposed to have been caused by acute Indigestion. The funeral was held Monday afternoon, the body being taken for interment to Edge mont cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, December 2t.-Forecast for Alabana-G Georgia: Fair weather and ris- Ing temperature. Wednesday and Thurs day.
 Mississippi: Fair and warmer Wednes- day: Thursday fair.
 Tennessee: Fair Wednesday and prob- ably Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22
WAR AND RELIGION

The question as to whether or not war is inconsistent with the Christian religion was debated by Rev. R. F. Frye of Gads- den and Rutherford Lapsley. affirmative against Rev. J. E. Bird and Judge c. s. Leyden, negative, at the Second Presby- terian church here Tuesday evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22
Purchasing Convict Supplies

Montgomery. December 21-(Spe- cial)-Members of the state convict board met in regular monthly session today for the purchase of convict sup plies for next month The session of the board was purely routine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22
STRAND
 TODAY Harold Lockwood, May Allison. Buzzard's Shadow
TRIANON
 TODAY Wm. Farnum A Soldiers S Oath
Embezzlement Charge

Chattanooga, December I.-(Special) In bill filed in chancery court today, o. s. Hauk. state revenue agent, charges Joe S. McCutcheon, former circuit court clerk. with failure to turn over to the state treasury the sum of $2,2S3.67. alleged to have been collected in inheritance taxes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations during the 24 hours ending m, 75th meridian time, December 21, 1915
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22
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COLONIAL

TODAY WEBER q FIELDS AND ROSCO ARBUCKLE "BROADWAY STARS"
 Also
 FRED MAGE s"CROOKED TO THE END"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-22

E. c. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
SCHOOL JANITOR, FIRED"
MAKES STRONG PROTEST

Protesting that he had been dis
charged from his position as assistant
engineer and janitor in the Sampson
school, without cause, after IA years
in the employ Of the board, Joseph
w. Kreager appeared before the
Board of Education committee on jan
itors and supplies, Tuesday afternoon
in an effort to get back his position
The committee gave him little en-.
couragement
DIR. Frank c. Neinas. inspector from
the sixteenth ward. assumes all the
responsibility for Kreager's dfscharge
Il gave the place to a man who has
been out OF work most OF the winter,
he said. "Kreager, I understand. re
ceives +rent from three houses which
he owns and apparently Is not hard
up.
Kreager, II appears, does not live
m the Sixteenth ward, but In the
Fourteenth, and this is said to be one
reason why Inspector Neinas objects
to him. There was no complaint tina,
Kreager was not doing his work
properly. On the other hand, he has
a letter OF recommendation from the
principal OF the school.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
GREY DENIES SECRET
! BELGIAN TREATY
Foreign Secretary Replies To DR..
Won Bethmann- -Hollweg,s
Statement

I LONDON, Jan. 27.-Sir Edward
Grey, through the official press bu-
reau. has issued long reply to the
interview with DR.. Won Bethmann
Hollweg. German imperial chancellor,
In which he denies the existence OF
any secret agreement under which
England planned to land troops in
Belgium, as has been charged by Ger
man oficialdom. Sir Edward also rid.
icules Won Bethmann Hollweg's ex-
PLANTATION OF the famous SCRAP OF pa
per" remark in which he said that he
meant TO convey the impression that
the Vaccinations OF England had re-
duced the Belgian neutrality treaty TO
the value of a scrap Of paper.
Sir Edward insists that the German
chancellor meant exactly what he
said. England Is going to make war
then, for word, Just for a scrap of
paper" ~
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27

many well known entertainers.
Charles Baker and Bertha Gibson
head the company which includes Max
Fields. Charles Cole, George Belts.
Ruth Everett. Fred Dunham. Marie
Elmer, Louise Street and Mile Faus-
tina. During the burlesques, Married
numbers and vaudeville acts will be
presented. "The Girl in Purple" viii
dance.
Joseph X. Watson and WIN II.
Ccban. who will be remembered as
.Brushky" and "Rushky," head the
Happy widows company to hold the
boards in the Gayety theater next
week. presenting two-aet musical
military comedy entitled in Dreamy
Mexico" The production II said to
have been built on novel lines with
side-splitting situations, humor and
catchy melodies. The scenes shift
from battle field In Mexico to, the
bull arena and Brushky and Rushky
are seen as generals and bull fighters
in turn. The company includes Helen
Van Buren, Fay Odell, Irving Hay.
Howard Hall Margie. .Catlin. /. Harry
Young and chorus of 90 pretty and
becomingly gowned young women.
Al II. Wilson will bring new play
to the Lyceum theater next week
When Old New York was Dutch.'
which Is said to be quantity ,pictur-
osQue In its depletion of the early
days In Manhattan. A story that il
ricE in romance and sentiment and
wholesome in comedy Is said to run
through the three acts OF the play. Mr..
Wilson has number of new songs.
Early last season when Broadway
managers thought there was no mon
ey In anything but white slave plays
and the public seemed to have gone
daily over sex dramas, William A.
Brady produced sweet, wholesome.
simple little comedy of tears and
laughter, The Things That Count" by
new ano untried author, Laurence
Eyre. The wisdom OF Mr.. Brady's
judgment Is best borne cut by the fact
that this clean play is credited with
having brought the public back to
stage decency. and II ran nearly an
entire season In the Playhouse, New
York "The Things That Count" win
be seen in the 'Garrick theater next
week, for the first time in this city.
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The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
:: In Local Playhouses =:

Irish comedian, who thrilled and
pleased in the Rocky Road to Dub
lin," Kidnapped In New York" and
other melodramas not so many years
ago, will meet old Detroit friends In
the Orpheum theater next week,
where he will top particularly good
vaudeville bill. Gilmore retired from
the stage with a fortune but was call
ed back by the lure Of the footlights,
and he will please everyone with his
Irish songs. stories and recitations
and q travelogue OF Irish scenes. 9th
er acts on the program include mu-
sical comedy, "The Land OF Make Be
lieve," with Ned Melroy and Alma
Grace: the Wharry Lewis quartet;
Made De Long, q lively character
coincidence; the three Dianos, in q
spectacle September Morn In Al
rica;" .Delton, Mareena and Delton.
athletes; Joseph Shriner and Irene
Richards: Quinn and Mitchell. In
"The Lemon City Land Agent and
the orpheograph. q tas'' 'ss'
Critics have said of Joe welch. who
is the headliner Of the Miles bill this
week, that he is success because he
Is natural. His walk, his talk. his ex-
pressions. his voice infections. his
philosophy. his mannerisms, all are
characteristic Of q type with which
everyone is familiar. welch spends
over an hour day on his makeup.
1t Is said, making II perfect to the last
tiny detail. His beard he sticks on
with glue. long, painful and difIicult
process. His shoes he bought for $1.50
from push cart peddler on Hester
ST., New York. His hat, trousers and
coat were all purchased at cheap east
side clothing stores. His necktie and
every detail of his clothes bespeak the
character he presents, and there is no
attempt on his part to burlesque or
overplay II.
"The Tempters," new burlesque
show, will come to the Cadillac the
ater next week. The show Is mounted
with new scenery aud attractive cos
tunes while the company includes
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
DAVIS SAYS HE
SAW DOMINGO
BRIBE CHECK
Contractor Declares Mccall Gave
Beer $4,000 to Sect Con-
tracts in island
BEER EXPECTED TO
TAKE STAND TODAY
Statement That Bryan Stories
Were Intended as Revenge,
Branded Malicious Lie"

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Seyeral more
financial and business skeletons are
expected to be brought to light today
In Commissioner Phelan's invesuga-
tion OF the fitness of James Mark Sui
livan, United States minister TO Santo
Domingo. 1t is expected William u.
Beer, the attorney who is charged
with receiving the $4,000 contract
money" Will take the stand. Some
startling testimony was introduced
at the close Of the hearing last night.
NJ. E. Davis. a contractor, voluntar-
lily came before the commissioner
and testified that he never had a
nickel In the pool made up for Beer
to obtain contracts In Santo Domingo.
But Davis swore he saw Mccall, or
the Walsh-McCall Contracting Co.,
give Beer q check for $4,000 10 get
Dominican contracts for improve
ments. Davis said testimony previ-
ously given that he was sore" be-
cause he lost his part Of the pool and
introduced the names OF Secretary
Bryan and former Gov. Glynn In the
probe to get even" were malicious
lies.
A mass Of documentary evidence
was also introduced Hans Bondy,
once manager Of the exchange de-
partment Of the Banco Nacional,
which Sullivan Is accused OF favoring,
wrote q letter to Walter w. Wick In
which he charged that Sullivan was
constantly associated with Frank j.
r. Mitchell, president OF the bank.
and that the bank discounted Sulli-
vans salary several times. Sullivan
made out his ofiicial reports In the
bank. Bondy said. and made a public
speech In which he said that the
hand of the American minister was
at the throat OF Michelena lthe ma
tive banker) and that unless Michel
ena came across the grip OF that
fist would grow tighter and tighter"
Bondy also oharged there was never
enough money IN the bank TO meet
the deposits. that Its books were In a
deplorable coalition and that the
working capital OF the bank was
about four to six thousand dollars.
Mitchell termed Bondy's letter as
false, and said Bondy had been dis
charged for Improper conduct"
A letter from Charles Cressy, for
merly In charge OF the radio station
at Santo Domingo, was introduced. In
which Greasy charged Sullivan was o
disgrace to the American public and
particularly that he was q drunkard.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
Would Help Migratory Worker
To Regularize His Employment

first thing IL Will do will b to gather
and distribute information which will
help men, who work in the winter
only, to find work in the summer and
men, who work IN the summer only,
to find work in the winter. am TAX
ing summer and winter only as illus
trations. The principle extends to
day jobs. This Will help the migra.
tory worker 10 regularize his own EN-
ployment.
What I mean is that the informa
ton In the hands OF the bureau will
help pool the labor force. AS things
are, the condition is something like
this: Here are Ave factories;, each
employs a yearly average OF 500 men;
but at different periods OF the year
each employs as high as 1000 men;
SO practically 1000 men hang around
each of the factories all the year
around TO fill the demand. and thus
the factories really create yearly
average OF $500 unemployed men.
With the information In the hands
OF labor exchange system II would
be possible to pool the irregularly en-
ployed workers at the Ave factories,
so a man laid on In No. would know
that he could get work at No. 4, and
so on down the line. Thu would re-
duce your yearly average OF neces-
sary unemployed for the ave factories
from $500 to at least 1900.
That's just an illustration. but II
you figure IL out and sleep on II you'll
see how II would apply IN all irregu-
lar industries and materially reduce
Industries and materially reduce the
average number Of irregularly en-
ployed men throughout the country"
"Still," objected. that doesn't pro-
vide against your waves OF depres-
sion."<
THAT II where the next step in the
plan on which the commission is
working In the hope Of putting IN
end to unnecessary unemployment
comes In.
These waves Of depression come
at more or less regular intervals.
There are two of them In every 10
years. whenever they have come In
the past the country has groaned un-
der the burden The people have
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
WOLVERINES IN
CAPITAL BANQUET
Michigan Association in Wash
ington Celebrates States 18th
Birthday
WAGHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The
1tchlgan State association, one Of the
oldest bodies Of its kind in the ma
t1onl capitol, held its annual ban
gust In Rauscher's last night. The
occasion was the Seventy-eighth an
n1vernary fof the admission OF Mich
1eAn into the union.
lncluded In the membership Of the
socisty, which was founded during
the civil war, are practically all
0ehisAn men holding once in the
capitol.
CongrssSman Frank E. Doremus
aeted - toastmaster. The speakers
we're: u
RsRrssenta.ive Joseph ". Eordnsy.
" Barry, q New York. forner com
~I.ookine Backward;" Edwin II. sweet,
Ssssrs s1ss.eis. Sis:srsssry q sommsrss hs
John w Kern. senator from indiana.
Lhe University OF Michigan" and
Char1es A. Towne. former senator from
The others present were: Judge r.
y. montgomery. chief Justice OF the
United States court of customs APP
psels; Representative Carl +. Mapes.
Of Grand Rapids: Representative 8. w.
John N. Smith, OF Charlotte: Senator
CHARLES Il. Townsend. Representative
Pat" Harrison. OF Mississippi: Repre-
eentativs T. Ansberry. of Ohio; Rev. II.
~ Conden, chaplain OF the house. A.
n Garfield. secretary Michigan Demo-
cratic central committed w. G.. Van
Gleve. -. II. Humphrey. Mark Z. Foot,
Henry M. Rose. secretary Of the SEN
Y ate. Ben Allen. Leroy Mark. Lewis w.
h 9frayer. George T.. Miller, Robert
Z Clancy, Charles Il. Consaul. DIR. Thomas
Burke; A. A. schantz, president
\ eecretary and general manager Detroit
Clsveland Navigation company. De-
X epector steamboats. Detroit; william
~ Van Benschoten, Fred q. Coidren.
< 8urriage Wilson. Joseph "A. Fenton,
y. II. Brockway. C. o. Markham,
Charles A. Townsend, Charles Mayer,
(. Colonel }. ID. sumner. Colonel Henry f.
Alount, a. II Hitler. Representatives p.
/, II. Kelley. OF lansing; Colonel William
/ ,. Thompson. DIR. Robert n. Cooke, Jo-
2 eeph r. Lott, Colonel Robert +. Hill.
- - Harvey, Walter n. Campbell, l.. r.
4 Qridley II w: White, James V. Barry.
1 William J. Hebbard, G. b. Hebbard.
William +. O'Brien, Ernest Strudley,
1 Alexhnder Grant. h. b. Moore, DR.. j.
rood. p. 2. Scott. j. 9. weiden. E. II.
| eoott Colonel A. +, Dinsmore Colonel
G. A. Lonsberry. Walter r. Smith, Jo-
4 ooph w. Howett, Zebind Moses, presi-
dent OF the first Michigan banquet in
y 1864. John White. Thomas Grant n. s.
xsxsr Gs0rss s Masnssd ssSss ra Charles s W.
4 krahans a r. stephens, Mr.. Fcrker.
Y David O Barry and Webster s. Ruck-
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27
Republican Machine Measure,
With Claws Clipped, Is Before
Legislature
CONVENTIONS POWER TO
NOMINATE ABRIDGED
Could Not Name Candidates
Other Than Those Now Chos-
en- by Convention 81
from a stan Correspondent.

LANSING. Mich. Jan. 27.--Probably
the nearest approach to the pre-pri
mary convention plan proposed by the
subcommittee Of the Republican state
central committee TO be introduced
during the present session came Tues
day afternoon from Senator Louis l..
Kslley. f9t% r "
Senator Kelley's bill provides for q
strict party enrolment prior to the
primary election ana permits any par
" that wishes to do 90 70 hold its
convention before the primary cleo
tion. The convention is, however.
robbed OF q considerable portion OF
the power with which the Republican
committee would have clothed 1t, as
the bill provides that the convention
shall not have authority to nominate
or suggest names Of persons for nom
'ination for offices other than those
which are filed by the convention
under the present system.
4 Persons not enrolled in any party
win not be permitted to vote In the
primary. under the terms Of the bill.
and this feature Is the one most COM
mendable to Republicans. who allege
that Democrats often vote for Repub-
licans In the primaries with the OBJ
ject Of putting weak candidate in
nomination.
AT the same time the petition for
tho pre-primary convention which
should have nominating powers was
drawn up for presentation to the leg
islature. Q bill embodying these fea-
tures was prepared with the idea OF
having some member introduce 1t
later In the session.
Il IN 90 apparent that any such at
tempt 20 vitiate the primary law
would meet with serious opposition,
however. that It Is believed the bill
Wfll not be introduced. the Kelley
measure taking its place.
BALLENGER.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-27

cried to their municipal. county, state
and the federal government for relief,
and they have cried In vain.
Why? Because under our system
OF yearly appropriations for public i'm
provements there usually Is no money
In the treasury at the time and relief
measures must wait on emergency
legislation. Az
"Now emergency, legislation Is
tedious process. 1 saw a few days
ago that the governor OF Massaehu-
sets had sent message to the leg
islature recommending that money be
appropriated to provide work on
state bitches, roads, and what not, to
relieve the present lamentable horror
OF unemployment. ia
"The intentions Of the governor un-
, doubtedly are good. But II the Massa-
chusetts legislature does do as he
suggests II will be next April before
the money they appropriate VIII be
available. fsY rNt .
This must be real eonsoling to the
unemployed Of Massachusetts. They
are cold. and hungry, and without
work. And a beneficent state gov
ernment Is galloping TO their relief
with a plan that may give them work
next Aprill W .eA .,As.s 1T 4
The only objections to the plan
are that by next April business will
have begun to boom again and most
OF those now unemployed will be back
at work, and that whole lot OF those
now unemployed could starve TO death
most efficiently before next Aprilvl
ct always haa been that WAY,
wave OF depression that should have
been prepared for, but hasn't, comes
along; and municipal. state and ma.
tional governments begin to consider
plans for relief that viii go into effect
four or FIVE months too late. Then
when prosperity comes they forget
what happened.
(The End.)