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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
LITTLE STORIES OF 4 BIC TOWN
Birmingham Woman Tells How York Is Amusing Itself This FaSomethng About the Stage Folk Their New PlaysNO Abatement Dance Craze-Les Feurs the Place of the Mo-
 ment to Find Interesting People
By NETT1E BEALL HOPKINS

tween acts the guests had coffee and wafers downstairs in the exquisitely ap- pointed little room, built at the Little theatre for that purpose.
 If one is clever. there are many tiny upstairs restaurants where one may dis cover all sorts of celebrities and queer night owl folk at the happy business of supping and dancing. Such a place is Les Fleurs-small, dlmly lit and the tiny circular floor in the center just crowded enough to make the joy of New York night life apparent During the evening between the times when the French orchestra allures you to dance there are diversion-a real French girl red haired, piquant sings French 7ongs- not the kind one hears in concert pro- grammes-but of the French, Frenchy. Then bit of down called Gloria Good win floats and pirouettes and trips run ming and laughing across the open, with a man in black to balance her and an entranced roomful to call her back again. It is said that she understudied Irene Castle but she might have understudied Terpslchore herself
 The after-the-theatre crowd drifts in lazily and a little later come the play
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
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CTS and the whole of them smoke and drink and act as if they belong to a happy family.
 One night last week Diamond Jim Brady twinkle-toed around in a tango, each sparkle of his diamond surrounded rubies threatening the eyes of all around him. Nearby sat Robin Rendell, the youthful Englshman who is playing the lead in "Hush," the vivid new play of Violet Pearn's that Winthrop .Ames is putting on at the Little theatre. Sew eral Birmingham girls who were abroad when the war broke out should remember MT. Rendelrs presence on the steamer coming home.
 Cathleen Nesbitt, who plays opposite him, was at a table across the room with Charlotte Ives.
 Each night the same crowd gathers. Ono night Sir Herbert Toll was giving a party to a queer looking group of his satellites, and including Lawrence Gros- smith and Jack Barrymore. Mir. and Mrs. August Belmont were there, too, and every one else from writers of raggndv songs to high brow literatures. Les Tleurs is quite the place of the moment for entertaining people. But for how long, oh how long?
 New York demands change
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
HUGHES MAINTAINS SLENDER LEAD IN
 STRAW VOTE BEING
 TAKEN BY HERALD
tcontlnued From Page One,

conceded by the democrats to be very I likely to go strongly for Hughes and Fairbanks, has begun to waver. l The women. so far as the straw vote discloses, favor the President because of his peace programme. The male ele- ment of the electorate is in a large
 majority for the republican ticket, but the attitude of the women voters. of
 whom there are half million, inject
 distinct note of uncertainty in the
 situation there.
 1 New York perhaps enjoys the spot flight more than any other state. Con-
 ditions there remain about the same ] as last week. The President, from pres ent straw vote indications. will have
 a small piurality-small by comparison l in New York city. and MT. Hughes will have a small---also by comparison l-plurality upstate, and calculations made from the 18,05s straw votes taken throughout the state indicate that MT Hughes will have the 45 electoral votes ] of this perhaps vital commonwealth. HUGHES LEADS BY 1926 In the total of 107.403 votes taken i to date, MT. Hughes has plurality over the President of 4926.
 In the 35 states which figure in the front page table of the Herald today Mr. Hughes has a majority in IS and the President in IT.
 The Hughes straw votes states are: New Jersey, Delaware. Maine, New Hampshire Vermont. Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Iowa Michigan, Nebraska, Kansas. North
 Dakota. Oregon. Wyoming, California, Nevada and New Mexico.
 The Wilson states are. New York, Con- necticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, West Virginia. Kentucky, Wiscon-
 sin. Missouri, Oklahoma, Minnesota, South
 Dakota, Washington, Idaho. Montana, Colorado and Arizona.
 In none of the states. with the excep-
 ton of California. is there anything like
 large margin between the votes for the two nominees. California. out of a
 total of 11.1S9 votes, gives Mir. Hughes a plurality of 569i. The northern part Of the Golden State leans heavily toward
 the democracy. while the southern and central parts of the state are overwhelm- ingly for MT. Hughes and MT. Fairbanks. There seems to be not the slightest doubt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15

that California will roll up very large ing the IS electoral votes of that state to the ticket.
 OHIO IS CLOSE
 In Ohio, out of total of 7169 votes, MT Hughes leads by the delicate margin of 113 A great many of the Ohio votes have been taken in Cincinnati, which is presumed to lean strongly toward the re- publicans and no votes in Ohio have yet been obtained in Cleveland, which has a distinct leaning toward the President In whatever way one surveys the Ohio situation, it is a close state, far too close to warrant prediction at this time. The President in the straw votes taken since the last publication has more thar held his own and is very evidently stronger there, as he is in a great many other sections of the country, than his party. On the other hand, Mr. Hughes is not proving to be the magnet among the buckeye farmers he was expected to be. He is weaker than his party In the state and that, contrasted with the exceptional strength of the President among the workers in the great indus trial centers of Cincinnati, Toledo, Cleye- land. Dayton, Akron and Youngstown. brings the two nominees very close to- gether.
 INDIANA SEEMS FOR HUGHES Tn Indiana, the surface indications are that MT. Hughes has considerably the better chance to carry the state He has a good lead there in the straw vote and the most complete union of th, republican and progressive forces, coupled with the popularity of Mir. Fairbanks would seem to insure him the 15 electoral votes of that state. But here as else- where. it is the observation of those who have studied the nation-wid situation. for the Herald, the Hughes strength has touched it's high mark and it cannot with stand very marked slump. Figuring on the straw votes in their aggregate, the President, during the Ia st week, just maintained his position. and MT. Hughes lost slightly. The slender c,alist nominee. Mr. Benson, who is poll ing many votes in the far west. and mak- ine steady but unimportant gains in some eastern states.
 GAINS AND LOSSES
 Since the beginning of the taking of the straw vote, the President has gained ap- proximately 1 per cent, and Mir. Hughes has lost roughly, 1ls per cent
 in the total drift of progressives to the two nominees the President gained approximately l per cent, and Mr. Hughes suffered a loss of about 1 per cent.
 Likewise, the President made a slight gain in the number of Taft Q912) votes who are shifting to him, while MT. Hughes suffered slight loss in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
Breaches Diyersification

By AbsUCIhtBU FIeB8
 Normal, October 14.-The students and teachers of the Agricultural and Me chancial college of this place enjoyed an interesting and instructive lecture on Diversified Farming and Economical Fertilization" by MT. William H. A Hall, who is representing the Chilean nitrate propaganda of New York city, last night The speaker is a specialist along his line, and he threw out many practical points which were eagerly grasped by the student body as well as by the farmers who were in attendance. Many left the meeting thoroughly con- vinced that diversified farming is what Alabama needs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
STATE FAIR IS BROUGHT
 TO A SUCCESSFUL CLOSE,
Fair Officials Express Appreciation of Genuine Cooperation in Making the Fair Success Estimated Figures Out strip Those of Previous Years by 50000-Live
 Stock Exhibit an Education
By CLARENCE c. THOMSON

The gates of the Alabama State Fair
 closed last night at Il o'clock on the 1el6
 State Fair, after one of the most sue
 cessful fairs ever held in the state.
 You can say for me-" said President
 R. A. Brown of the Fair association,
 That the fair has been a success As i to the financial part of it we will not
 know for sometime as we must wait until
 things can be figured up and complete l statement made.
 1 T want to express my appreciation for
 the cooperation we have received in making the fair a success, and believe
 that in bringing a good fair to Birming ham, the city, county and state have been I benefited We have had, positively, the | greatest cattle show ever brought to Bir-
 mingham, and one that will equal any, | thing ever shown in the south. If this does not encourage Alabamians to grow l better stock I don't know what will.
 Another thing that pleases me is that we are getting away from the negro | day" on the last Saturday of the fair. The crowd today is large, much larger than ever attended on the last day Of any previous fair
 l NOt wheel was allowed to turn, or a tent to fall on the fairgrounds, in the way of tearing down and moving, last night until after Il o'clock and the final l crowds had gone All concessions and l exhibits were in their place. in accord ance with the contract made with the | Fair association. Notices to all conces- sionairs and exhibitors early in the week by President Brown, that they would not be allowed to suspend business or leave the grounds until after the last day was over.
 RECORD ATTENDANCE While the attendance for Friday was the largest of the 10 days, there was an exceptional large crowd yesterday. A general admission price of 25 cents was charged for the last day, and the re-
 duced rate had the effect of drawing thou sands of visitors to the grounds. where they witnessed as good a programme as was presented any day during the fair, including the same class of entertain l ment, free acts. racing, band concerts and midway, that has been presented. While fair officials were not able to give out any accurate figures for the 10 days, they intimated that the attend
 ance figure would approximate 275,000 per- persons This figure would outstrip that of previous years by about 30,000 The at- tendance for Friday alone was estimated in advance of 5O,000
 The agricultural exhibit for this year made a splendid showing despite the heavy rains during the early summer that devastated many acres of crops in the state. While the showing of sam pie cotton was not so large as here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15

tofore, the grain display was greater. This fact alone evidences the fact that the Alabama farmers are fast getting a% ay from cotton, and are beating the boil weevil by diversifying their crops.
 The live stock on hand spoke well for the live stock industry. It was con- sidered an inducement to influence more people to try hand at raising better bred cattle It was said by live stock enthusiast that the display was one of the best educational features Of tho fair in that it would teach bet ter cattle raising to the Alabama farm CT and planter. The value of the cat tie alone was estimated at more than $1,500,000, while the swine, sheep and goats were correspondingly high.
 WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT
 The woman's department, under the management of Mrs. J. H. Reid, made splendid showing. In this depart ment the handiwork of Alabama wom- CT was displayed, and anything from the finest piece of drawn work to articles Of furniture and household furnishings was shown. The Jefferson county booths made a good showing. while the state booths were accorded as being the best ever shown here. 1T am very much pleased with the show ing made by the womans department ,p said Mrs. Reid, land I feel that next year will see us still improving. While the woman's department shows consid- erable improvement over the last two years, we will not be satisfied unless the exhibits exceed those of previous years"
 According to E. H. Galusha, superin- tendent of the poultry department, the fair association agreed to build a larg- CT building for next year in the event the building was filled this year. The building was filled and space was crowded, so the question of a new building for this department Is prac- tically assured.
 For the first time the annual dog show, held under the auspices of the Birmingham Kennel elub, filled nll space. This was the fifth annual dog show at the State Fair grounds, and the success which attended this years show, tended to encourage those in charge, who predict a better showing for next year. On the entire grounds there probably was not feature that attracted more attention than the dog show.
 Final figures on the fair result. both for attendance and finance, will not be made until the board of direc- tors of the fair association will be selected. It Is understood that the same officers will be chosen, or that they will be prevailed upon to continue in their places. President Brown was quiet on this point, and would not say whether he would accept the honor Of the presidency for another year. It is understood from reliable sources that he will be asked to do so, having made a big success of both this year and last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15

Wilson seems safe in Maryland.'
 Pennsylvania sure for republicans"
 Delaware undoubtedly republican, "Western coast doubtful, but interest grips all states
 "Wilson's gains in Minnesota are alarm ing Hughes leaders,.
 Big Hughes gain in North Dakota" Hughes leads in New England" Wilson gains in three Ohio valley stetes.''
 Hughes holds his lead in poll of mid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15

Most of the great battles which were fought long ago were over in a day. The famous engagements Waterloo, 6 hours; Sedan, 121a hours; Gravelotte hours; Mars Ia Hour, 10 hours; Konig- gratz. hours: Alma, BE hours, Leipsic. 8 days Gettysburg. days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
', Both Missouri and Nebraska doubt

Sixty ministers of the gospel spent sometime in jail in Devils Lake. N. D.. owing to the fact that the housing conl- mittee of the North Dakota Sunday school convention and the purity con- gress, both of which were held there. was unable to provide other accommo- dations for the clergymen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
number of Wilson dslD voters who are swRsrn3HT FfIRTHER 1E I DETAILS OF POLL

The Herald will also publish tomorrow further details of the weeks poll under the following heads:
 Indications New York probably repub- lican by 50,000."
 "Strong democratic trend in Connecti- cut"
 Hughes slightly in lead in New Jer- scy.''
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-19
TWO HUMBOLDT CASES
DECIDED BY SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court handed down
two decisions in Humboldt county
cases last Friday afternoon, as fol-
lows:
Charles Carey, respondent, VS.. Geo.
T. Clark, appellant; a suit to quiet
title to a lot in the town of Winnie
mucca. Judgment and order of the
lower court was affirmed. Opinion by
Chief Justice Norcross, %concurred in
by Justices McCarran and Coleman.
H. Loose, respondent, VS.. Lillian
Larsen, appellant; an appeal from an
order of the District Court of Hum
boldt county denying a motion for a
new trial. Judgment vas in favor of
respondent, who was the plaintiff in
the lower court. The order of the
lower court was affirmed. Opinion by
Justice Coleman, concurred in by
Chief Justice Norcross and Justice
McCarran.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-19
DIPLOMAS AND GOLD MEDALS
FOR NEVADA POTATO GROWERS

Nevada potatoes were given a de-
cided boost by the International com
mittee of awards of the Panama-Pa-
cifc International Exposition. Three
gold medals, carrying with them the
grand prize for the best exhibit of
potatoes, have been received by the
Wood-Curtis Company of Reno. These
potatoes were on exhibition at the
exposition in San Francisco and were
selected from the potatoes received
by the company from the ranchers
around Reno.
The medals were awarded to the
Burbank, Rural and Rusett crops,
and each took first place in competi-
ton with potato exhibits from all
parts of the world.
In addition to the gold medals.
diplomas showing that the exhibits
won the grand prize were received
by the company.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-19
MINT MAKES GOOD SHOWING
FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR

From the report of the director of
the mine, R. w. Wooley, for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1916. a copy of
which has been furnished this Office
through the courtesy of Ed Ryan.
superintendent of the Government
assay Office in this city, it appears
that there were 612 deposits of bull
lion at the Carson mint during that
period. The value of gold shipped
during the year was s305,S37; and
silver, 1896; a total of $309,S32.
The income of the Office during the
fiscal year was ~S5,S58.89 and the ex-
penses of running it s7,343.4S. The
number of people employed was five.
-[Carson Appeal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-19
STATE BOARD UPHELD
BY ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Acknowledgement Thatcher, in an
opinion given to the State Board OF
A~ccountancy, upheld the board in its
contention that the firm of account
ants employed by the Nye county
grand jury to expert the county books
is not eligible to a temporary certif-
cate or to take an examination at this
time. The Attorney-G General held, ac-
cording to reports from Carson, that
the residence clause of the act under
which the state board acts must be
lived up to.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-19
STRAIN TOO GRtAT
Hundreds of Wlnnemucca Readers
Find Daily Toll a Burden
The hsroflo anl xuOrrv nf h.1oinacc

AAhu DnAhJ AVh DuANt
The hustle and worry of business
men,
The hard work and STOPPING of
workmen,
The woman's household cares.
Often weaken the kidneys.
Backache, headache, dizziness,
Kidney troubles. urinary troubles
frequently follow.
Read the following and learn the
way to find relief:
]. A. McCruden, Upper Winnemuc-
ca, says: MY kidneys were disor-
dered and / suffered from a deep
seated pain just above my hip, which
kept me miserable all the time. The
constant jolting l got while firing on
the railroad. helped the trouble along.
Two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills
cured me and I have been r from
pain ever since"
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
cured Mr.. McCruden- Foster-MiIburn
Co. Props. Buffalo, n X.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-19
NEW DEMOCRATIC PAPER
PROMISED ELK0 COUNTY

Editor w. T. Mcneil of the Carlin
H~omebuilder dropped into be ofic
this morning and tells us that Elko
county is to have a new Democratic
paper, to be printed and issued from
Carlin. 1t will be a combination of
the Homebuilder and the Rochester
Paycrack, the plant being used by
the latter paper having already been
shipped to Carlin and is being un-
loaded and put in shape. A lease
has been secured from j. w. Puett
and the first issue will appear next
week.-[Elko Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-19
SURVEY BOARD RESUMES
SESSIONS AT CARSON CITY

The Educational Survey Commits
sion yesterday morning resumed its
sessions of a week ago in the Gov
ernor's Office at the State capitol.
Those present are Governor Boyle,
Judge j. A. Langwith of Winnemucca,
Professor j. E. Bray, secretary of the
commission; Professor w. j. Hunt
ing, Dean G. f. James, executive sec
rotary, and Mrs. Harvey Edwards,
stenographer. G. G. Emerson, an
other member of the commission, was
expected to arrive during the day.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-19
STOCKHOLDERS ANNUAL
MEETING

The annual meeting OF the share
holders OF the First National Bank of
Winnemucca, Nevada, will be held
at its Banking Office on Thursday,
January 18th, at 1880 pm, for the
purpose of electing a Board of Direc-
tors to serve during the ensuing
a and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting.
j. SHEEHAN, Cashier.
Winnemucca, Nevada, Dec. IL, 1916.
Advertisement, Jan. 18th, 1917.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-19
WEATHER REPORT

For the twenty-four hours ended
at 8 am. today
Highest temperature yesterday, As.
Lowest this morning. 3S.
Mean temperature yesterday, 29.
Normal temperature yesterday. 30.
Prevailing wind direction, west.
Weather forecast for the twenty
four hours ending 5 pm. tomorrow:
Generally fair tonight and Wednes-
day.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-19
NAMES DELEGATES TO THE
NATIONAL SECURITY LEAGUE

Governor Boyle. upon the invita-
ton of the National Security League,
yesterday appointed Senators f. q.
Newlands and Key Pittman and Con-
gresham Ed Roberts as delegates to
attend the Congress of Constructive
Patriotism. which V at Wash
ington. January 25-27, 1917.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-19

About 90 per cent of the population
Of China is confined to one-third of the
area of the country, with a density OF
200 to the square mile. Five per cent
Of the population inhabits So per cent
Of the area, with a density of ten to
the square mile. Lack of t~ransporta-
ton facilities and inadequate means OF
protection account for the s~parseness
OF settlement In the outlying dependen-
Co.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-19
STOCKHOLDERS HOLD
MEETING NEXT MONTH

The annual Winnemucca banks
stockholders meetings will be held
next month. That of the First Ma
tional will be held on Thursday. jan
uary 18th, while that of the Winnie
mucca State Bank & Trust Company
will be held on Monday, January 8.
Both institutions are in a prosperous
condition and will submit excellent
reports to their stockholders.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-19
WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC.

LOST-Black coin purse. containing
key and small sum OF money.
Finder please return to this office
and receiye reward. If
FOR SALE-At a bargain, sever
acres of ground. with three-room
modern house, close in. Suitable for
ranching CT gardening. Inquire this
Office. -advt.tf.
FOR RENT-Ffve-room brick house,
comfortable and warm. Apply at
No. 244 West Second street. Cen
trally located.
FOR SALE-Two fine stations. Ad-
dress p. o. Box ., Paradise Valley, Ne
ysdA- -Advk-Af
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-12-19
w. A. PACKARD TO BE
BURIED AT McDERMITr

Arrangements have been made by
NeDermitt friends OF the deceased to
ave the body of w A. Packard, who
'4'sd In Prescott, Arizona. llhI week.
brought back for burial. The body
Ill arrive here tomorrow and will
be taken to McDermitt. where the
fAnelal will be reld the following
d.y
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-11

DR.. c. A. Blind, graduate of the
College of Osteopathic Physician and
Surgeon at Los Angeles, Cal, has
located in Waxahachie for the prac-
tice OF his profession. He has TAX
en- offices in the Chapman building
and expects to make this his per-
manent home. DR.. Blind is a pleas
ant and agreeable gentleman as we'll
as a capable man in his profession.