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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
ADJUSTMENTS
Fair and Warmer"

selwyn & Co., will present Fair and Warmer" the farce by Avery Hop- wood, which was famous all over the country before one-half of it's year run at the Eltinge theatre. New York, was completed, at the Jefferson thea tre on Friday and Saturday, matinee Saturday. m
 See Fair and Warmer when it gets here. was the admonition of eSery New York visitor as soon as he reached his home town. Its success measured in terms of dollars and cents was unprecedented in New SYork. It's theatre was so filled to overflowing at every performance that before it was four months old it had bettered the brilliant record of within the Law
 Avery Hopwood has never written anything so necessarily amusing. so adroit, so witty or so sympathetic, as this tale of two innocents who tried to revenge themselves on two giddy marriage partners
 Selwyn & Co. have selected an ad-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
Deposits of All Banks In- creased Remarkably Dur
 ing Year of 1916
SAME DIRECTORS
 ELECTED TO SERVE
American Trust Will Have Active Vice President-Charles DeBar- deleben a Director-ShOw-
 ings Are Strong

The deposits of the Birmingham banks swel1ed remarkably during the year of 1916. This fact was made manifest yesterday when the banks of Birmingham re-elect- ed directors and officers. The Ira ders National bank had a gain of $500,0oo in the deposits. The busi- ness of the American Trust and Savings bank has grown to such an extent that it was determined to elect an active vice president to attend to the active needs and demands of increased business.
 The same healthy conditions wer reflected in the statements that wer made by the other Birmingham banks In virtually every case the old di
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10

Rose Stahfs adherence to truth in her stage characterizations undoubt- edly adds much to her popularity as an artist and in Our Mrs. McChes- ney,' in which she comes to the Jef- ferson Monday night. she is said to be at her best.
 She has made a careful study of the character of Emma McChesney and the role is one which fits her to per- lection. Mrs. McChesney is traveling saleswoman for the T. A. Buck Feath- erloom Petticoat company She is a woman such as one frequently meets in business and the character has not been in the least overdone by Edna Ferber. who wrote the McChesney stories. Mrs. McChesney is not a busi- ness woman because she loves the work. but because she wishes to send her son through college. Our Mrs. McChesney" is true-to-life comedy ana Miss stahl in the title role is sure to make for one of the most inn portant of this seasons offerings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
Complaint Extended

Washington, January s.-The Southern Appalachian Coal Operators association Of Knoxville today amended its complaint against the Louisville and Nashville rail- road to include S9 other railroads oper- ating in Pennsylvania. Ohio, Indiana, H. linois, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dako- ta, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri charging discrimination in furnishing empty cars to coal operators along the Louisville and Nashville lines for through traffic in the states men, tioned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
At the Lyric

Ihere IS fine bill of entertainment at
 the Lyric this first half. of the week and
 large audiences are the rule daily. The bill is sufficiently varied to be pleasing
 throughout and includes some high class acts. Herbert Clifton as female imperso-
 nator IS different from the ordinary type,
 in that he makes known his gender in the
 first part of the act. He does stunts from
 purlesque to grand opera and does them well. The Duttons please with a high
 class equestrian act which ranks as one or the best in vaudeville. Walter Shan
 non ana Marie Annis and company with a pretentlous act, The Garden of Love- D are pleasing and have much vocal ability. Conroy and O'Donnell in the parcel post men are very amusing. Grace Carlisle and Jules Romer are talented musicians and gave pleasing selections
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
SJ 1A ISTS WILL PLACE TICKETS AT
 WHITE HOUSE
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 l. therefore am not prepared to say any thing further than have said on pre- vious occasions of this sort.
 T do not need to tell you where my own convictions and my own personal purpose lie, and I need not tell you by what circumscriptions I am bound as the leader of party. As the leader of a party my commands come from the party and not from personal convictions. Ac- tion as a citizen, of course comes from no source but my own convictions and, therefore, my position has been so fre- euently defined, and I hope so candidly defined, and it Is so impossible for me, until the orders of my party are changed, to do anything other than I am doing as a party leader, that I think nothing more ic necessary to be said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
Dr. May to Speak

It is announced that pr. Eugene May of Washington will speak at the Young Mems Christian association Sunday aft ernoon. pr. May is an accomplished author and lecturer and has been in every part of the world pr. May has been lecturing for 15 years and his suc- cess has been remarkable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
At the Biiou

There is the joy of a week of magic, mirth and mystery at the Bijou with the master magician Thurston in the stellar role. That he has lost none of his pop ularity with the local theatregoers was evidenced by the fact that last night long before the curtain went up every seat in the spacious theatre was sold and many people were turned away. a
 The large audience thoroughly enjoyed the mystifying performance. Thurston' S
 peice de resistance the elevation of a girl six feet above the stage without ap- parent lifting power or support is truly bewildering. but the climax is reached when she suddenly and completely disap- pears. While some of his tricks, espe- !cially those of human beings appearing and disappearing, have been used by other magicans, they have been so highly im- proved as to substantiate all of Thurs tons claims of originality. Performance tonight at S:30 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
HE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, January 9-Forecast for Alabama, Mississippi: Fair Wednesday and probably Thursday; colder Thursday.
 Florida: Fair Wednesday and Thurs day; cooler in north portion Thursday
 Tennessee: Fair Wednesday and Thurs day; much colder Wednesday and Thurs day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank the friends and neighbors for their kindness shown us during the death of our beloved husband and father. and for the beau tiful floral designs. MRS. ESTELL THOMPSON AND
 FAMILY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
GREAT EXPECTATIONS" AT STRAND

Welcome back to our city, Louise Huff and Jack Pickford! You were delightful in Seventeen" and you are splendid in Great Expectations" I didn't believe you could pull the Dickens stuff but you have put it over with a rush. Louise Huff as Estella, the daughter, and Jack Pickford, as Pip. the ward of Provjs. the convict, enact their respective roles with an artistry that is well nigh per- feet
 MARY MILES MINTER AT TRIANON.
 Lovely Mary" is in town at the Tri- anon, in her very latest picture play, The Innocence of Lizette" After a deluge of picture plays of the vampire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
TRADERS NATIONAL DIVIDENDS

The Traders National bank paid it's semi-annual dividend of per cent on the capital stock, amounting to s75OO. A gain of over $5Oo,OO0 was made in the deposits of the bank in 1916
 The directors: John H. Miller, Frank Nelson, Jr., C. S. Bissell, Sibey P King, ! Richard w. Massey, l.. R. McDavid, Sterling J. Foster, w. H. Duran, A. Leo Oberdorfer, William P Redd, John H. Frye. Officers elected are: John H. Frye,
 president; Otto Mooney cashier; W. K. Clements, secretary; John c. Farley and J,eL. Cooper, assistant cashiers. The banks operating in the suburbs of Birmingham followed the example of the banks of the city and reelected the same quota of officers.
 The building and loan associations like wise had meetings
 The Jefferson County Building and Loan association stockholders held a meeting Tuesday, and reelected the same board of directors that conducted the affairs of the concern. The board in turn re- elected the old officers: +. M. Jackson, president; W. J. Rushton, vice president w. A. Patillo, secretary; F. F. Putnam, treasurer; w. H. Wolverton attorney. The Security Savings and Loan com pany held its annual meeting Tuesday, the stockholders re-eecting the board of directors, B. A. Thompson, J. F. Rush. ton, R. T. Brooks, A. B. Lovelace, s. Y Campbell, H. s. Going, J. T. Hury, pr. John Douglass, F. w. Dixon. The board of directors reelected officers as follows:
 F. w. Dixon, president; J. F. Rushton, vice president; R. B. Tarpley, secretary treasurer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
MIsUNDERsTAND PARTIES

T do want to say this: I do not see how anybody can fail to observe from the utterances of the last campaign that the democratic party is more inclined than the opposition party to assist in this great cause, and it has been mat ter of surprise to me, and a matter of very deep regret, that so many of those who were heart and soul for this cause seemed so greatly to misunderstood and misinterpret the attitude of parties. Be- cause in this country as in every other self governing country, it is only through the instrumentality of parties that things can be accomplished. They are not ac- complished by the individual voice but by concerted action and that action must come only so fast as you can concert it. I have done my best and shall con. tinue to do my best to concert it ir the interest of cause in which I per sonally believe"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
BARBER DISAPPROVES
 WEAKER SEX"

Will Manager Leftwich of the Fri angle obey Commissioner Arlie Barber orders to eliminate certain scenes in "The Weaker Sex?' MT. Leftwich is in- clined to appeal to the board of com missioners as whole for their judg- ment before cutting any part of the film.
 At an invitation showing of this photo drama at the Triangle last night to a representative and discriminating audience, at which the commissioner of public safety was present, Mir. Bar Der ordered certain portions cut. The particular part which outraged the commissioners sensitive soul was a boudoir scene in the vampires apart ments. It is merely a flash and de- picts the woman of evil ways reclin- ing ill dangerous manner on a divan with the young and unsophisticated youth whom she has marked as her prey, seated beside her.
 The Weaker Sex" is a wonderful picture and wonderfully acted. It is Q visualization of the strength, the in- tuition and the diplomacy of woman kind. It contrasts the weakness of man. the follies of youth, and the "hullheadedness'' of maturer years. It is mystery play in which a woman lawyer, modern Portia. by her tact and intelligence. fixes the responsi- bility for tragedy and clears a young man of the charge of murder
 Practically the entire audience last night commended the picture in the highest terms. Ut is one of the best picture plays I have ever seen," said Judge Oscar Hundley '"There is noth- ing in the play that offends and I would not cut scene" Judge Banks was or the same opinion as were all who witnessed the presentation excent the commissioner of public safety.
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 and destruction type, Mary Miles Min ter comes like breath from the noun tain tops.
 In ''The Innocence of Lizette" Miss Minter is very innocent-hearted young girl who finds a deserted infant and in order to prevent the baby being taken from her, claims 1t as her own, of course thereby giving an awful jolt to her very respectable family and neighborhood Alter many dramatic incidents, the real mother of the child appears and every thing is cleared up and lighted. ION DANGEROUS GROUND" AT
 COLONIAL.
 Carlisle Blackwell and Gail Kane in On Dangerous Ground" at the Colonial today have thrilling and unusual play, based on a phase of the European war. It is story of a young American surgeon in Germany at the beginning of the Euro pean war and who was inadvertently drawn into the operations of the French secret service. A beautiful young girl, a French spy, after having her lingerie placed in the. young Americans grip, claims him as her husband and entreats him to let her accompany him across the German frontier as his wife. Being good sport, he consents and gets into all sorts of trouble and thrilling situations. "On Dangerous Ground is a Brady picture and is good.
 
 WILLIAM COURTENAY AT RIALTO. William Courtenay in "A Romantic Journey is the offering at the Rialto today. This is said to be play of thrills and heart interest and one of the popular late releases.
 GISH HOME IN PICTURE.
 When you see '"The House Built Upon Sand" the next Fine Arts-Triangle pie ture starring Lilliair Gish, you will be given a glimpse into the real home of the Gish sisters, Lillian and Dorothy. corps of electricians installed an artificial lighting system in the Gish home and the S1o0,OO0 bedroom suite rented for scenes in '"The House Built Upon Sands was used there.
 This antique bedroom suite is known as the Mme. DuBarry suite and is owned by Gen. H. G. Otis, owner of the Los Angeles Times.
 TONG FIGHT MOST REALISTIC.
 Permission of the Brooklyn police de- partment had to be obtained for staging the tong war in Chinatown which is spectacular feature of "The Jade Neck lace" one of the 15 screen stories com prisng "Perils of Our Girl Reporters the Niagara Mutual serial. More than 1oo revolver shots were fired by the China men who fought this battle.
 Dorothy Dalton, Triangle star, last seen in "A Gamble in Souls" has a unique role in the new drama, The Weaker Sex," in which Charles Ray and Louise Glaum are featured with her. She is seen as a woman lawyer, whose intuition and keenness procure the acquittal of her stepson, charged with murder, and ends his fathers belief that her legal career necessarily ended when she mar ried.
 vivid portrayal of the manner in which the secret services of Germany and France operated during the early years of the great European conflict is given in "On Dangerous Ground, the latest World picture Brady-made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
Local Data
the 24 hours ending at p. m., Jan

For the 24 hours ending at p. m.. Jan uary g, 1917:
 Highest temperature ............. 65 Lowest temperature ........... 50 Mean temperature ................ 5S Nomral temperature ................ 45 Excess in temperature since Jan. l.. 109 Rainfall .................... O00 Total rainfall since Jan. 1.............. L20 Deficiency in rainfall since Jan. 1...... 0.21 Relative humidity, a. m. ............. S3
 D. m. ......................... 2s
 D. m. .......................... 40
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
I. [. POWELL WILL DIRECT OPERATION
 OF NORTHEASTERN
This Official With Title of Vice President Will Rep resent Harrison in
 Reorganization

New Orleans, January 9.--Additional of ficers for the New Orleans and North eastern railroad were elected here today by the board of directors under the plans for reorganization of the road following its purchase recently by the Southern Railway company. According to the di- rectors announcement, the following were elected vice presidents:
 T. c. Powell, H. B. Spencer, E. H. Coapman and H. W. Miller; treasurer, H. c. Ansley; comptroller, A. H. Plant; secretary. F. s. Wynn.
 All these are officers of the Southern railway MT. Powell is located in Cin- cinnati, MT Miller in Atlanta, MT. Wynn in New York and the others in Washing ton Their headquarters will not be changed it was stated.
 The directors also announced that the organization for future operation of the Northeastern would include Vice Pres dent Powell, executive officer, having general jurisdiction representing Fairfax Harrison, the president, and Horace Ba- ker. general manager. with offices in Cincinnati.
 Other officials of the Northeastern who will have offices in New Orleans, the di- rectors stated, include Vice President T. F. Steele, who also will be general agent of the executive department of the South ern system; J. F. Bannon, general freight agent and M. P. Billups, foreign freight agent. Among other resident appoint ments due to the reorganization were: A. A. Woods, superintendent Northeast ern and of the New Orleans Terminal company; E. A. Kelly, superintendent terminals, New Orleans; H. W. Wenham, assistant secretary-treasurer Northeast ern; E. Miller, auditor, Northeastern, and J. s. Powell, auditor Terminal com pany. All the officials appointed, 1t was stated, have been connected with the Northeastern under the former owner ship.
 A. & V. AND V. s. & P. CHANGES
 New Orleans, January Exchanges in the official personnel of the Alabama and vicksburg and of the vicksburg, Shreve- port ar5 pr~ielc railroads, due to the sepsia t0n eso4l those lines of the New Or3ea1lE 1N N yrtheaStern owing 10 pur- chsse of l ter road by the Southern railway. Vr announced here today by Larz A. fe president of the Alabama an SbJ md vicksburg, Shreveport and lessgie
 Jdo5phs ] was appointed treasurer ana ssasaa cretary of the two roads. vics '. v tenham. resigned; A. J. Chapnsl, ab hted freight traffic man. age FieA Steele vice president and trat naeesl resigned, and J. D. You- ma fefssaI lreight agent, vice J. B. Ba ga d. All the officials who res e6 ed appointments in the rec sr aa theastern road.
 Fnaf es states that all others wh ae a1fc lls of the three roads be- for ion of the Northeastern, ret tel ositions in the organiza- tioi ieiaa the two lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
IN THE IEpICTURESANDOUT
Ny H. S. RYALL

Features today:
 The Weaker Sex" with Dorothy Dal' ton. Charles Ray, Louise Glaum and Robert McKim, at the Triangle.
 Great Expectations" with Louise Huff and Jack Pickford atsthe Strand.
 The Innocence of Lizette," with Mary Miles Minter at the Trianon.
 "On Dangerous Ground" with Carlisle Blackwell and Gail Kane, at the Colonial. "The Romantic Journey" with William Courtney, at the Rialto.
 An American Citizen" with John Bar rymore, at the Odeon One
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
Rose Stahl-Jefferson

mirable cast of farceurs for it's local
 presentation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
FIRST NATIONAL STRONG

| 1 ing of the bank, with its great increase i in deposits, and its substantial earnings, | elected the same directors and officers.
 The officers are:
 J. H. Barr, chairman; Oscar Wells, dent; J. K. Fleming, vice president
 Thomas Hopkins, cashier; F. s. Foster,
 assistant cashier: Thomas Bowron, as-
 sistaut cashier; F. H. Farmer, secretary savings department; C, F. Holcomb, f auditor
 | The directors are:
 l W. S. Brown, B. K. Moore. Robert JemisoA, E. M. Tutwiler, Erksine Ram
 say, ". H. Hassinger, Walker Percy, l J. H. Barr, J. H. Woodward, William M. Walker. John L. Raul. Culpepper Ex- um, M. V. Joseph, Dr. George M. Nor ! row, w. M. Cosby. Robert Jemison, Jr., P. G. Shook, Zach L.. Nabers, E. l..
 Brown, Crawford Johnson, J. Frank Rushton and Oscar Wells. The Birmingham Trust and Savings company made an usually strong showing. The same officers and directors were
 named. The officers for 1917 are: Arthur w. Smith, president; Col Tom o. Smith. vice president; w. H. Manly, cashier; Benson Cain, assistant cashier;
 C. D. Gotten, assistant cashier; E. w. Finch, assistant cashier. Directors: Arthur w. Smith, Col. Tom O. Smith, T. H. Benners, Lee C. Bradley,
 J. M. Caldwell, s. L. Earle, Judge W. l.
 Grubb, W. E. Henley, F. NJ. Jackson,
 F. H. Lathrop, R. S. Munger, M F.
 Northington. H. J. Porter and R. A. Ter
 rell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
ION DANGEROUS GROUND" AT
 COLONIAL,

WILLIAM COURTENAY AT RIALTO.
 William Courtenay in "A Romantic Journey is the offering at the Rialto today. This is said to be play of thrills and heart interest and one of the popular late releases
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10

rectors were renamed. To fill the va fRncy caused by the death of Jones G. Moore. the stoekholders of the American Trust and Savings bank elected Charles F. DeBardeleben to the board of directors. The Traders Ma tional bank. in addition to electing the old officers. named John G. Farley and J. L. Cooper as assistant cashiers.
 The stockholders of the American Trust 8nd Savings bank named as di- rectors: G. B. Mccormack. H. L. Bad ham. J. w. Mcqueen. M. w. Bush, Louis V. Clark. J. Warner Shook, James Bowron. w. J. Dangaix, Sydney J.. Bowie. H. C. Abbott. Walter Moore, William D. Jelks, R. M Goodall, r. B. Fowlkes. J. D. Kirkpatrick, H. E. Me Cormack, F. B. Yielding, Leroy P. Percy, II. K. Milner, L. Sevier, Charles r. DeBardeleben. W. W. Crawford.
 The officers of the bank for 1917 as named by the directors are:
 c. B. Mccormack. chairman of beard; w. W. Crawford, president; IT,. L. Badham, vice president; c. M. Wit Hanson, cashier; w. c. Hamilton, as sistant cashier; Frank Stevens, assist ant cashier H. II. K. Jefferson as- SiStant caehfar
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-24
AROUND THE STATE

Sheriff Haugan of Renville county
| lost eight horses which ate poisoned
oats.
Geo. Scofeld is again deputy sheriff
of Renville county, having returned
to Mohall from Portal.
Roosevelt has advised all those who
wished to enlist in his division to en-
ter some other military division, as he
has given up hopes of being sent to
France.
! Geo. Peterson, cabinet maker from
Minneapolis, arrived in jamestown
Saturday. He attempted to commit
twice. He was taken to the county
poor farm.
John Burkhart of Omemee sold his
! fine herd of registered Herefords to
w. S. Davidson of Williston for $1,000
The herd consisted of twenty-five an
imals and he has increased the once
small bunch to it's present size in five
years.
Peter Head of Westhope lost his life
recently when the bed in which he was
sleeping caught fire, smothering him
to death by the smoke. It is supposed
the fire started from a cigarette which
fell on the covers, as he was heavy
cigarette smoker. The fire depart
ment saved the building with difficulty.
A farmer, Mr.. Johnson, living near
Shields, N. d., took load of Is BUSH
els of potatoes to town a few days
since and traded them for a new wag-
on. He then sold his old wagon to a
second hand dealer for $40 more than
| it cost him to raise the potatoes. He
returned home seemingly well pleased
with his days marketing.
German has been dropped from the
! curriculum of the Mandan high school,
and Spanish will be substituted. 1t
is stated that children of German par
entage in this Part Of the state grasp
| the German language quicker than
they do the English. The board of
education claims that Spanish will Of
fer more opportunities for a student
in the future development of the South
American countries.
Mike Chamsk, alleged murderer of
James H. Caldwell and wife, has
changed his mind about entering plea
of guilty to murder in the first degree,
and has retained Senator l.. A. Simp-
son of Dickinson to defend him. States
Attorney Burgeson will file an infor-
nation for murder in the first degree
in each case; also for rape in the first
degree, making three charges against
Chamak
Golden Valley farmers are not going
to charge an autoist who happens to
have his machine mired in the mud
S. to be dragged out. They say it is