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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
Georgia Quail Find Old
 Still in Woods and Get
 Drunk on the Sour Mash

Anniston. January 3.-(Special.) J. P. Mable, who has just returned from a trip to Georgia, tells a re- markable story of the bibulous habits of Georgia quail. He says he was in the country near Bowdon when he learned that revenue officers had de- stroyed an illicit distillery few days before. MT. Mable decided he would investigate and, if possible, purchase the scrap copper from the destroyed still.
 Arriving at the point. accompanied by A. l.. Dean and a gentleman named Williams. he found a number of quail feeding on the sour mash that the revenue men had thrown out. Every one of the birds was drunk as a boiled owl, according to MT. Mable, and were unable to get away. He picked up IS of them and says he will keep them until they sober up, as he would not risk getting intoxicated while eating them while they are so saturated with mountain dew
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
Tennessee Solons Can
 Get No More Passes on
 l.. & N. for Constituents

Nashville, January 3.-With the as- sembling of the Tennessee legislature the Louisville and Nashville, Chatta- nooga and St. Louis railroads an- nounced today that hereafter no free passes would be issued through legis- lators for constituents. Figures pro- duced by interstate commerce commits sion investigators at hearing here last April showed that in one year more than 22,000 passes with a cash value of $226.000 were issued by the two roads, most of them at the re- quest of members of the Tennessee and Kentucky legislatures. Legal off clals of the roads did not indicate whether todays announcement con- cerned the commissions investigation of the companies political activities, which still is in progress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
MARY MONTROSE IS WINNER OF DERBY New York Pointer Wins Derby in United States
 Field Trials

Grand Junction. Tenn, January s-Mary
 Montrose, a pointer, owned by William
 ziegler of New York and handled by
 Robert Armstrong of Barber, N. C., today
 won the derby of the United States Field
 Trials club, run over the clubs course
 here. The pointer Concho Dick, entered by c. E. Duffield of Tulsa. Okla, was awarded second place. and Master Peg a setter, owned by pr. Ward Akester of Marshall, Minn., third.
 Twenty-six dogs competed in the derby and eight were drawn to run in final heats today.
 One brace of the 31 dogs entered in the all-age stake ran first series trial this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
MONTGOMERY ~" PLAYS HERE sATURDAY
Y. ". c. A. Quintet 10 Meet Montgomery FiDe Saturday

The Young Mems Christian association ba sketball quintet will play their second game of this season Saturday night when they tackle the team from the Montgom- cry Young Mems Christian association in the locals gymnasium. The game will start promptly at S:30 o'clock.
 Since the defeat of the locals at the hand of Vanderbilt about 10 days ago, Coach Mitchell has been driving his men hard The showing made against the Conmodores was not too favorably and the the 'Y' leader is determined to have a winning aggregation.
 Material is plentiful at the "" and a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
IN THE PICTURES SAND OUT
By H. s. RYALL

Best pictures today:
 Clara kimball Young in "The Foolish Virgin" at the Trianon.
 Blanche Sweet in The Evil Eye" at the Strand
 Frank Keenon in "The Sin Ye Do at the Triangle.
 Alice Brady in "A Woman Alone at the Colonial.
 E. H. sothern in "A Man of Mystery at the Rialto.
 Hazel Dawn in "one of Our Girls" at the odeon One.
 "A Woman's Awakening at ths Majestic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
PERSONALS

Mr and Mrs. Max Lefkovits of Co., lumbiana are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Sam Lefkovits.
 Edward P. Johnson has returned from points in Kentucky, where he was the guest of relatives and friends.
 George G. Neal has gone to Columbus, Ga, where he is spending several days with relatives.
 J. W. Leggett has returned from his old home in Batesville, Miss, where he spent several days with relatives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04

winner should be developed The chiefl fault of the locals in the last game. howl ever, was their failure to pass Should Coach Mltchell get his husldes to pass ing, then the ''Y'' five will De a formid- able one.
 Little is known of the Montgomery bunch. Last year they defeated the To- calls one game. It is thought that their squad is stronger than last year and that the "Y'' will be forced to go to the limit to score a victory
 Prof. T. c. Young will referee the contest. The game, although not one Of championship calibre, is expected to pro- vide plenty of thrills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
Big Tax Office Business

Anniston January 3.-(Special.l ) Tax Collector Walter Whiteside esti- mated that fully 500 people called at the tax office to pay their taxes Sat- urday. The office was thronged from they closed late at night. The number and amount of receipts issued broke all records for one days business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
New York Banks Prosperous

Albany, N. Y, January S.-An increaX of nearly $1,5oO,ooO,ooo has taken place SIi the resources of institutions under the EII pervision of the New York state barlki4, department since the war began, acc0rs1 ing to the annual report of the state 81 perintendent of banks, Eugene I,&5s] Richards, submitted to the legislaturS to day, The total resources of such H3Sfi tutions November %, 1916 were sTS21 5S5,712 the report says, as compared witt &, ,3S0. 1f,973 in September, 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
Hawaiian Suaar Production

Washington. January a-Iiawafi pro- drced 5s.2a7 tons less sugar in 1916 than in the previous year despite an in- creased area planted to cane sugar. Re- turns to the depa rtmeht of agriculture show that tnS y4}lrss output was ap- proximatofy Grff61 tons The decreaeed prodrcti6f, ,f2 s s l1lis fo a loWer yield of cane per FIT su1 ' [ &lnalIer averases of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04

huge vase of pink and white carnations forming the center decoration. Those in- vted to meet Miss Cox were Miss Flora Sleeves, Miss Yessie Cargile, Miss Edith Goode, Miss Ruth Nolan, Miss Kulerah Goode, Miss Annie Wood, Miss Ruth Smith, Miss Rochelle Smith and Ray mond Sleeves, Murrah Wagner, James Fitzpatrick, Gather Mehurg, Joe Hous- ton, Reuben Houston, Autho Smith, Bryan Gargile, Stewart Jones' Harold Sleeves, Vernon Cargile, Lester Murray, MT. and Mrs E. P Millstead and MT. and Mrs. c. H. Smith,
 The Bessemer Culture club will hold ts first meeting of the year Thursday after noon at the public library at which time the lesson will be taken from Shake speares '1king Henry VIII" An interest," ing programme has been arranged for the occasion and all members are urged to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
THREE NEW PLAYS

Three of the greatest stage hits of recent years-Cohan & Harris produc- tions-will be produced by Essanay. Pres ident George K. Spoor has purchased the motion picture rights to these best sel- lers" of the stage and work of produc- tion will commence soon after January ]. These plays are:
 Hawthorne of the U. S, A,
 Young America"
 'On Trial"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
ELMER A "LowRRoW. :

Having seen Theodore Roberts, Hobart Bosworth and Raymond Hatton in their villainous make-ups as Fagin, Bill Sykes and the Artful Dodger in 'Oliver Twist" {" Billy Elmer decided to go his con- eonferees at the Lasky studio one bet ter He is playing a seventeenth century pugilist in Fannie Wards next picture, for which he has had his hair clipped like the summer edition of a wooly dog and has taken the extra precautions of shaving sears on his head with razor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
WALTHALL'S NEW BORDER WAR
 GTORv

friend of Henry B. Walthall is an officer in the punitive expedition in Mex. leo. In a letter to the photoplay stal he tells the following story:
 "A negro sentry of the Tenth cavalry died the other night of acute indigestion near General Pershing's tent, There was considerable commotion which awoke the general. The following night, the negro corporal of the sentry squad was overheard instructing his command thus There was soldier in this squad WI died out here last night, and he made so much fuss about it that he woke up the general. Now if any of you other feel like you're going to die, get over behind that mesa, because the general ain't going to have his rest disturbed twice. ,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
MARY rHE Mosr- popuLAR.

Mary Pickford is known to more per- sons than any other woman in the world This is what Fred l.. Collins, editor of
 McClures Magazine told the members of
 the Business Mems league of St Louis when featuring before them on the topic of Teaching the Public''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
At the Majestic
ALTON AND WALKER
 GO TO SPRINGFIELD

Detroit, Mich, January 3.-Pitcher All ton and Outfielder Walker, obtained by the Detroit Americans from the Virginia league have been released to the Spring field, O., club, subject to recall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
Railroads to Be Heard

Washington, January 3.-A hearing vii be held here January 29 by the inters se commerce commission to permit 4ls@ at lanta, Birmingham and Atlantse ac ffes Texas Midland railroads tr State thel views as to the valuation ghis tise conn mission should set upon t5s lineh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, January 3-Weather forecast for Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi: Probably local rains Thursday and Friday; somewhat lower temperature Friday.
 Tennessee: Probably rain Thursday Friday fair and colder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04

thousands of the patrons of the Rialto this week, and will have a return show ing in the near future
 "A WOMAN ALONE'' AT COLONIAL.
 Alice Brady in "A Woman Alone" is at the. Colonial today This is photo drama of good acting. good direction ard | excellent photography It is a story of a young married woman, who tiring of her husband and the humdrum existence in small railroad town, leaves her home and fireside. And many strange adven- lures are depicted before the final recon ciliation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
At the Lyric

The new bill that is to be presented at today's matinee is headed by Rita Mario and her orchestra of 10 charming girls. The members of this noted, mu- sical organization are talented and the ensemble and solo work is superb. Xylophone and French harp solos as well as vocal solos feature the act which is elaborately staged.
 Another feature act is the Chunk Hwa Four, the only Chinese singing quartet in vaudeville. This quartet is quite a novelty, and also highly entertaining. Selma Braatz is a renowned lady jug gler Lander brothers in Pills for Ills will entertain with laughter and song and the Florence duo will offer the art of deception in magical act Pathe news pictures will feature the perform ance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG AT
 TRIANON

Clara Kimball Young comes to the Trianon today in "The Foolish Virgin In this play Miss Young has one ot the strongest dramatic roles she has ever played, and the story in it's entirety is well calculated to win new laurels for this popular star.
 In the cast will be seen Conway Tearle, who was Miss Young's leading man in The Comman Law" and Paul Capellani, who has been seen in powerful characteri- zations in a number Of Miss Young s greatest pictures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
At The Biiou

Clifford Nipple in Dream Girl O Mine" at the Bijou, is attracting large audiences and pleasing them, too. He is young actor who is we'll fitted in every way to fully portray the au- thor's conceived idea of the Irish poet patriot, who is striving with his fel- lows to throw off the British yoke But we do not see our hero in many scenes that are of a serious character for he soon becomes involved in laugh able love complications. nor is he alone in this, for his greatest friend is also drawn into the complex situation which is only unraveled in the final moments of the play. One of the enjoy able features is the singing of MT Nipple; his songs are peculiarly fitted to the story, and lend much to the evenings enjoyment. Among these are 'Too-ra-loo-ra-lo loo-ra!" ssMe Lit tie Dundeen,. "Dream Girl O. Mine and CT Never Met a Girl Like You. Matinee this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 At the Majestic
 At the Majestic theatre for the last half of the week there will be picture of unusual merit, "A Woman's Awak- ening" This photo drama is in five parts and is of great heart interest, show ing real hero and the reward of true love. "A Womans Awakening" scored big success in New York city.
 In addition to the feature picture, Cobt and Lal ose offer a side-splitting musical farce, You Can Never Tell" This play let was produced by Gene Cobb (Honey Cab and is one of the best comedies that has been produced at the popular little theatre this season
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
BLANCHE SWEET AT STRAND.

BLANCHE SWEET AT STRAND.
 Blanche Sweet in "The Evil Eye" a brand new Lasky release, opens at the Strand today. "The Evil Eye" is a story of Mexico, written by Hector Turnbull. It deals with a. young American girl who is a practicing physician and Is sent over the border to fight an epidemic of diphtheria among the workers in a. vineyard. It is not war story in any sense of the word, but draws it thrills and its swift action from other very diff ferent sources.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
Local Data

For the A hours ending at p. m., January 8. 1917:
 Highest temperature ........... 72 Lowest temperature ............ GA Mean temperature ........... 6S Normal temperature ..... 45 Excess in temperature since Jan.
 l... 50 Rainfall .0O Total rainfall since Jan. ...... .72 Excess in rainfall since Jan. It.. .27 Relative humidity, a. m. .... s5
 2 D. m. 73
 p. m. IS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04
FRANK KEENAN, GREAT IN NEW
 

PLAY
 'The Sin Ye Do" with Frank Keenan at the Triangle, as stated in this column yesterday, is one of the vest best of the late releases. Keenan is as good in this picture as he is in any of his other famous plays. As Barrett Steele, the great criminal lawyer who has never lost a case, and as the brilliant man of the world, knowing his own strength and despising weakness in others Keenan as- sumes a character that will, hold you fascinated until the completion of the play.
 LAST DAY FOR "A MAN OF MYs-
 TERRY.
 "A Man of Mystery with E. H. Soth- ern completes it's engagement at the Rialto today. This picture has pleased
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04

Miss Annie Belle Cox of Attalla was the Inspiration of delightful affair last night when her hostess, Miss Rochelle Smith, entertainedsa a number of friends in her honor. After various games and mu- sic the guests were ushered into the dn- ing room, where delicious refreshments were served. The dining room was pretti- ly decorated in pink and green tones,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04

Deputy Tax Collector Lee Moody at Bessemer has made report to the tax col lector of Jefferson county, which shows over s4ooo0 was paid in before the penalty was put on January l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-04

Frank Sumpter a negro, died from wounds alleged to have been received at the hands or Jim Campbell,j another negro. at Readers yesterday afternoon Campbell was arrested by Special Officer Tom Parsons of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, and was taken to the county jail this morning where charge of murder was placed against him.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07
over The TOP At
LAST SUFFRAGE
LEADER YELlS
CoIonepS Lady, Judy 0'Grady
Rejoice in Empire State,

NEW YORK. Nov Women OF
this city rich and poor who have stood
together in the fight for suffrage last
night shared each others unboundcd
jubilatlon at the headquarters OF both
tk state and city women suffrage
parties where returns were read among
scenes OF enthusiasm at times approach
ing hysteria
For several hours after the polls hal
closed, a steady stream Of motor We
hiclcs brought anxious women eager Ia
learn whether suffrage would again
be defeated but as the night wore on
and the returns began TO show gains
everywhere anxiety turned to JOY
State headquarters was packed with
richly gowned women who feaSted or
the returns posted on bulletin board
showing how the various counties ha.
voted this year compared with two
years ago. Each bulletin announced
was the occasion for Indescrimlnat,
handshaking, kissing, embracing anC
of the most volublc
Kind At the city headquarters there
were similar scenes
"Over the top at last" was the greet
Ing from Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
. fer more than score OF years cham
pior of woman suffrage Now all ",
have got to 90 is 20 roll down the othe
side to complete victory for the womel
OF the United States" she added.
0 Organization and intensive work wer,
responsible for the victory, Mrs. Cat
4 declared.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07

"toT its twenty-five and slN-tcnthS
miles from Marvin to the city
But his mother did not hear him She
was already mounting the stairs with
Cousin Agatha in her wake They were
as happy as two children over their
coming out, and there came To me a
reallIation of the pathetic cagcrncsS oi
old age to seize and to hold fast such
pleasure as could be graSpcd | won.
dered IT It were not the sense ui the
swiftly coming time when pleasure or
pam, JOY or sorrow, would mean moth
! ing to them that made them SO rcycl in
the prospect of an evenings aruSe-
ment
Richard turned as they left the room
and came swiftly over to the window
seat from which vantage point. behind
the long window curtains | had wit
messed the carefully staged little com
cdv.
81 saw you" he accused. laughing
over his own triumph Aren't you
ashamed to SIT there spying on me when
! was trying so hard to work out your
little schcme2"
q wasn't spying" | returned indig
nantIy 81 was In there mcnding some
things which had to be done before they
were put away lest they tear more
when you all came into the room |
want to congratulate you, too. You
worked your scheme very adrostly'
"Oh, you've got to slip it to me- he
returned. "Im clever, you know you've
got to admit il" Thcu he laughed up
roariously as some remembrance struck
him.
Did you see the matters face wher
told her | didn't think she'd want u
60 because It was moving day2' he dc
manded. That was what fetched her
If | had told her about the tickets ant
had said nothing else, she would immc
diately have discovered that she didn'
dare to leave the moving
Even as smiled an assent to hi
words there flashed into my mind a re
membrancc of the time Alfred burke,
had told me the story OF the Irishmar
who told his pig to go to Dublin wheI
he was really driving it to Cork, point
ing to the tale with an allusion t,
Dicky's stubbornneSs Evidently Dlcky
as the old saying goes comes honest
ly" by his obStinacy.
(Copyright)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07
Hats For Young Girls

vcves and beavers Many styles and shapeshs for
all occasonsn brown black navy copenhagen green roses SO
$500 $50 10 SIS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07
FARM RS OFFER
WOOD FOR CUTTING
Only Ask That Land Be Grub
bod' Wood Is Free,

Persons of Oklahoma City who arc
unable to pay the high price OF coal
may obtain all the wood they need for
the winter from C. NJ pirrong, Route
), Choctaw, Okla
Mayor Oycrholscr received a letter
today from Prrong offering the wood
on forty acres OF land to any who will
move the timber His property /,
only four miles from Wright station On
the Katy railroad, and the timber could
be removed and sent to Oklahoma City
By freight a, small cost
In his letter Mr. Pirrong said that
there were a large number OF other
farmers IN his vicinity who would he
glad to give their timber to anyone
who wanted it. but that they want il
grubbcd instead Of only cut down.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07
REVELATIONS
:, ',0tRWlPE'
co.'s 6JL H..nr
Why Msdge Feels Dicky "Comes Hon
estly" by His ObstinAcy
BV &ele Garrisou

|"W1Fl44%n, II, nopo.yll.sr, on my
rnotherin-laws lips was i
trumpet of exaSperated defiance. Dicky,
at my instgation, had just told her that
he had tickets for a play she had
wanted to see, III order to get her out
OF the way for the morrow'S moving
into our new home Evidently knowing
her better than | he had adrotly con
veyed the impression in his bit of news
that he didn't think she would go be
cause of leaving me alone on moving
day
"lf Margaret is such a baby that she
cannot manage her own moving it's
time she learned, as the rest of us did"
his mother continued. 1T won't take
hgatha and me long to put some things
into suitcase, and well get our trunks
all ready for you to move before we GO
] suppose we'll have to stay all night at
some hotel, that last train back is such
a tiresome thing"
! hugged myself in my sheltered cor
ner at the ease with which tho very sit
uation had desired was unfolding it.
self. Then Cousin Agatha joined the
conversation
81 don't suppose your wife would wei
come my aid" she said, with her
crushed d-to-the- ground air. "Rut il |
can be of any assistance to her | shall
be glad to give up the theater and stay
with her"
could think Of nothing but Uriah
Hcep, as | heard her. All she needed
was the word 'umblc' and the long.
black ill-fittlng gloves to be perfect
held my breath, for fear that in some
way her offer would be accepted.
But | need not have feared My
mother n-law was in the drivers seat
and had no intention OF rcinQushing
the rcinS
Dicly's Status Established.
Don't be a fool Just because you
know how. Agatha she snapped
YOU'D be about as helpful to Margaret
IN moving as a refrigerator would be
20 an Arctic explorer You hurry up
stairs with me and get the things you
want to take with YOU I'll lend you
my jet set If you want it."
! saw Cousin Agathas crafty old eyes
light up like chld's at the mention of
the jet set, and again a wave OF pity
swept me for the poor old woman who
had to be dependent for all her little
feminine. fripperes and pleasures upon
'the caprice OF my irritable, If kindly
mother law.
There's one thing more against this,
Diok said, desperately, and knew
by his voice that he was immensely en-
joying this situation of his own Great.
ing ut means that | shall have to
stay in with you too could never
think OF allowing YOU to go alone, but il
seems pretty low down TO leave Madgc
all alone"
Richard" his mother said tartly
Sometimes I'm ashamed OF having
raised you, you display so little com
mon sense and so much conceit. Il
there's one solitary thing about this
moving that wouldn't be the better with
out having you around, I'd like to see
It. A mans no use on moving day, un.
less he's hired by the day and expects
to be bosSed Otherwise it's better
for himself and everyone else, especially
everyone else, If he's ten miles away
81 Saw You"
II ought TO suit then" retorted Dioky
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-07
CottreN Says He
Is Not a "ModeP'

Paul Cottrcll, assistant secretary
OF the Chamber OF Commerce is
disappointed man today lie was
"puiicd" up for two days after
reading in ono OF the local daily
papers that he was a model" hus
band because he did the house
work for his wife last Sunday
So much has been said to him
about being model husband
since the item appeared in the
paper, that today he decided to
sec Just what was Wcbstcr's def
milton Of "Modcl" He is now sorry
he did so, as Webster says Mod
cl, a miniature representation OF
the real thing