The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
Best pictures today:

.bSSI pictures lOudJ
 Marguerite Clarke in "snow White" at the Strand.
 Mae Marsh and Robert Harron in The Wharf Rat" at the Triangle
 Marguerite Clarke in Miss George Washington" at the Colonial.
 Exquisite little Marguerite Clark at the Strand in Snow White" was the feature among the picture show pat rons yesterday. The play, while mak- ing it's appeal directly to the children, is so well presented and the old fairy tale has such a charm, that it draws and holds both the young, the middle aged and the old.
 Snow White is a motherless princess whose very existence arouses the jealousy and hatred of Mary Jane, her mothers former lady in waiting, who is the ugliest woman in the kingdom but aspires to sit upon the throne. She gives her heart to the Witch Hex in return for which she becomes very beautiful and finally wins the love of the king. While hunting the king falls from his horse and is killed, leav- ing Mary Jane-who has been re- christened Brangomar by the witch upon the throne.
 The wicked Brangomar immediately IOFCGS 1llllG SnOW w nll6 to WOTk III the kitchen and takes all her love- ly clothes away from her. When Snow White accidentally meets young hunter in the woods she becomes quite interested in him and he is faScina ted by her, though neither has any idea who the other is. So they are both dumbfounded when the young hunts man comes to Snow Whites castle and presents a letter to the queen asking for the hand of Snow White-for he is the Prince F1orimond who has been sent to ask for the hand of the little princess, whom he has never seen.
 Brangomar. who believed that tlas prince was coming to sue for her haE-- is furious when she finds that his asks for Snow White. She decid4d at kill the little girl and forceNo 21 Berthold, a hunter and Snowy ednes- devoted slave, to promise U the con child. He is to bring her to the Bir- Snow White as proof ofa1s and speci- and there tells her WhfMonday morn .-'''.''.s''''''''''''''',sIl ,sIoolS Tbs 1 right E IS this condition, seed any and all pro- said to be in the fa$
 for the most part hSN KENDRICK, traverse densely poph, City Engineer. cially is this noticeaAld, December 2S, from passenger traffic, e
 59,200 miles having recefvSse
 much in passenger fares as all l~r..sa com the roads in the country put togerfiea, with a total of 170,S0O miles.
 The railroads of the south with 42600 miles come next to those of the east in revenue per mile, with S11,922. about 5S per cent of what the eastern roads re- ceived. Net income southern roads was approximately $500 per mile On western roads the revenue per mile was approximately $111217, with net income of $3614. The western roads, however, show a greater net income in proportion to receipts than is shown in any other section Percentage of net income to gross receipts was: i
 For the entire country approximately 30 per cent; for eastern and southern roads 29 per cent; for western roads S2 per cent. The difference is attributed by officials to careful administration and to higher tariffs prevalent in the sparsely settled sections.
 WESTERN ROADS LEAD
 Western roads also lead those of all other sections in the amount of taxes paid, $71, ,263, sol, with eastern roads sec ond with $62, ,44S,341. The annual taxes of southern roads is placed at $21, 923 GOA. Eastern roads, however, contracted more pad deDtS than those or any other sec ton, the showing being, eastern roads, $445,S05; western roads $367, ,653, and south ern roads $152,570.
 The figures show that the American peo- pie are travelling more and further than ever before-at least. on American rail- ways. Beginning with $49,S05,917 in Janu- ary, the public's monthly passenger fare rose more than 40 per cent. to $70,000, 000, slightly surpassng this figure in the holiday months of July and August In the short month of February passenger receipts 'slumped to $4661S,325. They rose from $54. 2o3. 790 in May to $61,54S 716 when the vacation rush started in June and to $70, ,7S5,753 at it's height in July, receding to $66, ,5S6 472 in September, the last month for which complete returns are available. officials assert that passenger receipts for the remaining three months probably will fall below those of September. but normal increases in other revenues are expected to compensate for this loss. Total pas pected will aggregate about $l00, 900, 900.
 Increased rates in certain committing sections are said to be responsible. to some degree for the increase in passen- ger receipts
 Notwithstanding the enormous volume of business handled and the resultant new high level in net income, officials Te~'- -~- -''o car shortage situation
 eaA the roads in recent months and that were it not fol this and the congestion in the eastern