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Birmingham, Ala.
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Statement to Comptroller (Condensed)
Tuesday, October 21, 1913
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts ...$ 9,886,939.53
Dverdrafts . 356.54
U. S. Bonds (Par) . 1,530,000.00
State of Alabama Bonds 302,000.00
Other Stocks and Bonds 642,700.00
Banking House . 365,600.00
Cash In Vault and With
Banks . 3,530,005.43
$16,257,501.50
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock .$ 1,500,000.00
Surplus and Profits- 1,685,329.33
Circulation . 1,380,000.00
Bond Account . 300,000.00
U. S. Bonds Borrowed... 30,000.00
Deposits . 11,362,172.17
_ $16,257,501.50
COURT DOCKETS
for This week
Judge Samule E. Greene will organize
the juries for the week this morning in
the first division of the criminal court. In
the first division the entire week is given
up to the trial of cases appealed from
the city police court. In the second divi
sion Judge William E. Fort, presiding,
.iail and bond misdemeanor cases will be
heard. Quite a number of cases set in
the second division are on a charge of
doing business without a license and In
clude a number of business men who
failed to take out the state license as re
quired by law.
Only three dockets are set for Jhe crim
inal court during the month of Novem
ber, there being no docket set for the
week beginning November 24, hb during
this week the hearing of the Jefferson
county cases will come up before the su
preme court and under the law the crim
inal court has to adjourn for the week.
It is understood, however, that hearing
in conditional judgment cases will be had
during the week.
The following cases have been set for
Monday in the first division:
Ethel Gray, disorderly conduct.
Christo Jebeles, violating building law.
C. M. Meyers, disorderly conduct.
J. W. Williamson, Interfering with an
•fficer.
Rose Naro, violating prohibition law.
G. B. Alexander, vagrancy.
Lloyd Bozeman, conceding stolon prop
erty.
Nicholas Colias.
Hattie Commedars, discharging fire
arms In city.
Charles Crowe, disorderly conduct.
Leonard Daultridge, disorderly conduct.
tyax Flexner, vagrancy.
E. M. Gibson, disorderly conduct.
E. M. Gibson, disorderly conduct.
G. B. Alexander, assault and battery !
With weapon.
Ida Orange, maintaining nuisance.
In the second division the following
cases have been set:
Emlie Down, assault and battery.
Millard Screws.
Bud Huffman, doing business without
license.
Bud Huffman, doing business without li
cense.
M C. Jackson, doing business without
license. .
M. W. Walker, doing buslne* Hthout
license.
M. W. Walker, doing business without
license.
Joe- Bell, assault and battery wltn i
weapon.
AMUSEMENTS
Annie Russell to Return
Annie Russell anti her English Comedy
company will play a return engagement
at tho Jefferson theatre Thursday after
noon In "She Stoops to Conquer," and In
the evening In Sheridan’s "Tile Rivals."
The seat sale begins Tuesday.
Taliaferro Sisters
A coming attraction at the Jefferson
theatre offers possibilities for one of the
dramatic novelties of the season. On
Friday and Saturday nlght-s and Saturday
matinee, Mabel and Edith Taliaferro will
make their first appearance here as co
stars.
The play in which these two talented
young women are to bo seen Is entitled,
"Young Wisdom.” R was written by
Rachel Crothers. The sent sale starts
Wednesday.
S -
Bijou—“Truxton King”
The story of Graustark and the ro
mance of tho tottering throne of the
little principality is cleverly told In George
Harr MoCutcheon'a "Truxton Ijlng," at
the Bijou theatre this week. It la a ro
mantic' drama, with just a little melo
drama of the higher order running
through it, and lias comedy to create
the laughs. The company Is said to he
of more than usual merit, and the pro
duction complete. It Is the first appear
ance In Birmingham.
Orpheum—Vaudeville
A vaudeville bill of more than the usual
merit, with five acts, two of which are
headliners, the third an animal novelty,
«nd the other two clever In comedy and
acrobatics, music and singing, Is offered
at tho Orpheum this week, commencing
with today's matinee. The headliners are
Welch, Mealy and Bell, comedy acrobats.
"The Melody Munarchs and the Maid," a
musical act, with singing and dancing, is
: dded. The novelty Is LoLotte, the roller
skating bear, The other two acts are a
comedy cyclist, and Allman and Ncvlns
In "The Tenor and the Rube Fiddler.”
BODEKER WILL NOT
RUN FOR SHERIFF
WHILEFEESYSTEM
GRIPS THE COUNTY
In Striking Interview, Police
Chief Castigates the Sys
tem and Its Result
ing Evils
SALARY SHOULD BE
BETWEEN $4000 AND
$6000, HE BELIEVES
9
Says He Could Be Easily Persuaded
To Enter Race If Fee System
Was Abolished and Salary
Was Fixed at About
55000
Chief of I’olico George If. Bodeker
yesterday threw down the gauntlet to
all the other candidates tor sheriff of
Jefferson county and may have placed
some of them on the defensive. Chief
Bodeker stated that under no circum
GEORGE H. BODEKER
Birmingham Chief of Police Who Will
Not Run For Sheriff Under Fee
System
stances would he be a candidate in the
sheriff's race under the present fee
system. He thinks the Ralary should be
placed at between $4000 and $6000.
The statement of Chief Bodeker came
as a surprise as It was thought that
he was already an active candidate for
sherltf. But in answer to a question
the head of the local police department
stated that he had never announced for
sheriff and that although a host oT
friends was urging him to make the
race that he would not announce while
conditions remain as they are. Chief
Bodeker. however, averred that If Gov
ernor O'Neal called a special session
of the legislature and abolished the fee
system he would at once enter the race
and fight It out to the bitter end.
Chief Bodeker’s Statement
"I have not announced my candidacy
for the office of sheriff," said the chief,
“and will not announce If the present
fee system Is not abolished. However,
if Governor O’Neal summons the solons
together In January In an extraordi
nary session and the fee system Is abol
ished I will at once announce my can
didacy and submit my qualifications for
sheriff to the approval of the voters
of .Jefferspn county.
I'ln the past I have always fought
the fee system and I am too old to
start accepting favors at Its hands at
the present time. It has always seemed
preposterous to mo that the office of
sheriff of Jefferson county should pay
approximately the same as the office of
the President of the United States and
under the fee system that Is wliat 1
understand it pays, and as that money
comes from the pockets of the taxpay
ers I could not under any circum
stances be a candidate for sheriff un
der Its present source of revenue.
“The fee system Is the worst evil
that we have to combat In this county.
The voters Unvo decided to reject it
by an overwhelming majority and I am
anxiously awniting the gathering of
the legislature which w411 place this
reform measure on the statute books.
It will prove a boon to the citizens of
Jefferson county In many ways.
Abuses of the System
"Under the fee system gross abuses
have grown up. Scores of cases are now
set for trial dally when It Is known
that the courts can only handle a few
a day. TIiIb Is done because of the fee
system which gives so much to the
clerks of the courts and the sheriff's
office for serving and Issuing sub
poenas. I do not wish to appear as
The chemist knows when he
Thp Formula brings together certain ingre
1 L n • clients in specified quantities
Ol Business aild under ProPer conditions
✓ what the result will be. It is
|| ""H"”""” “ almost as easy for the business
man to know the actual result
of the day’s business throughout the country
when he is informed regarding the situation on
each of the fundamental subjects on which all
business depends.
This bank issues a monthly report on undei*
lying business conditions which contains infor
mation of great value /to any man. It will be
sent to you regularly if you request it.
Birmingham Trust & Savings Go.
112-116 N. 20th St.
U || Birmingham, Alabama -
|_ TAKES OFFICE TODAY
GEORGE B. WARD
Who this morning will succeed Culpepper Exum as president of the city
commission
WARD WILL SUCCEED
EXUM THIS MORNING
George B. Ward, twice mayor of the
city of Birmingham in years gone by,
this morning will quietly take the oath
of office as president of the city commis
sion.
The oath that will make Mr. Ward the
official head of the city will make Cul
pepper Exum, the retiring president, a
private citizen. It is probable the oat'h
will be administered by either Mr. Exum
or one of the associate commissioners, Mr.
Weatherlj* or Mr. Lane. There will be no
ceremony and probably no audience be
sides a few city ball attaches and news
paper men.
Mr. Ward was elected president of the
city commission in the first municipal
election conducted under the commission
form of gpvernment, in Birmingham, and
he is the second president of the commis
.....
slon. He was elected September 15 with a
large plurality over two opposing candi
dates for the office.
No radical changes of any kind are ex
pected In the city government upon Mr.
Ward’s assumption of the office held for
the past two years by Mr. Exum. Mr.
Ward was elected on a platform declar
ing for an honest, business like, conserva
tive administration of the city’s affairs.
Probably the greatest problem he has
to face is a remedy of the city's financial
condition. One of his first official acts
will be to vote on the city budget for the
fiscal year, which was adopted temporar
ily two or three weeks ago In order to
have a working basis for the government
until Mr. Ward took office.
Mr. Ward will preside at his first com
mission meeting tomorrow afternoon at 3
o’clock.
...
ST. PAUL’S TO HAVE
LARGE BAZAR SOON
Will Be Held This Month.
All Soul’s Masses Will
Be Said Today
The ladies of St. Paul's church will
hold a large bazar the latter part of
this month. A meeting was held last
Monday, and an adjourned meeting will
be held this afternoon. Mrs. W. I. Grubb
will be general chairman of the bazar.
B’ather Coyle announced that the ladies
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians,
Mrs. Antwlnc president, and other so
cieties of the parish are already ac
tively at work in an effort to make the
bazar a notable success. The exact date
and place will probably be decided upon
at today’s meeting. The object of the
bazar is to raise money to pay o(T the
small remnant of the church debt and
to make certain Improvements.
At St. Paul's church the masses in
observance of All-Soul's day will be this
morning as follows: 6:30 o'clock, 7:30
o'clock and 9 o'clock. The last will bo
a solemn high mass of requiem. At
high mass yesterday the Rev. Father
Carroll preached nn eloquent and in
structive sermon on the Catholic be
lief and idea of purgatory.
criticizing the present county officials
as they are justified in talcing advan
tage of the fee system, us they are
complying strictly with the law. ^ guess
any other man would do the same un
der the present regime.
"As I have stated before, the fee
system pays incomes to county office
holders greatly in excess of the serv
ice they render the state. For Instance,
I don't think that it is right that a
clerk of the court should get more
than the presiding judge or more than
the governor. 1 don't think that any
county officer should get more sal
ary than the governor of the state, the
congressmen and senators. I further
say that if the fee system is abolished
that the sheriff's office should pay a
salary of not less than $4000 or more
than $6000 per annum. That should be
salary enough for any competent man
for that particular office.
Script Buying
“The fee system has also been re
sponsible for the Industry of script buy
ing and this works great hardships on
witnesses coming 20 or 30 miles to tes
tifyin a case. The fees should go Into
the coffers of the county and the wit
nesses should he paid in cash whatever
the county can afford and not in paper
that is immediately takt-n up by the
script buyers at about 10 cents on the
dollar.
"There Is no excuse for the contin
uance of the fee system and I don't
think that the voters of this county
are going to stand behind any candi
date who is in favor of the fee sys
tem. I am against it and will always
be against it and will never accept a
county office if my salary has to come
from fees.
"bo you can say that I am not a
candidate for sheriff at ttie present
time and won’t be unless the fee sys
tern Is abolished. However, if the'office
of sheriff is placed on a salary basis
of about $5000 a year I think that I
could be easily persuaded to make the
race."
The statement of Chief Bodeker may
prove to be of great political signifi
cance. It may set the camps of the can
didates for the sheriff's office buzzing.
It has been known that the head, of the
police department was against the fee
system but it was thought that as he
: would be one of the leading candl
I dates in the race that he would leave
the present situation alone,
a
UFOLLETTE WILL .
SPEAK HERE FRIDAY
Will Be First Lecturer of
the Lyecum Course
for 1913
Senator Robert N. EaFollette will bo
the first attraction of the lyceum
course for the Beason 1913-14. He will
speak on the night of November 7 at
the high school auditorium.
In commenting upon Senator LaFol
lette Harper’s Weekly says;
"To one man falls the greatest share
of glory for Independence, because it
cost him most. Especially did Senator
EaFollette'e situation require strength
of character; not only had he always
been a republican, but he had, since
the Roosevelt split, come to be looked
upon as likely to dominate the party in
the future. As progressiveness seemed
needed to save it from destruction Ea
Follette's influence has suddenly been
multiplied. In voting for the democratic
tariff he gave a final proof that no
consideration can prevent him from
following always his conviction. This
man has fought the straight fight all
his life. Often the sacrifice has been
great. He has given up friends, money,
comfort, party praise, easy advance
ment. He has stood abuse and suspi
cion. Nearly always the country and
his party have come around finally to
LaFolIette’s position. This last proof of
patriotism may annoy the republican
senators for the time being but it will
probably mean that IaiFoliette’s in
fluence ever over them will be strength
ened in the end. because a man who
is so experienced, strong, far-sighted,
and fearless is badly needed by the
party now.”
UNDERWOOD TO BE
GUEST OF ELKS
A big meeting of Birmingham lodge
No. 73. Benevolent and Protective Or
der of Elk*, will be held Tuesday night
at their home on Eighth avenue. The
meeting will be in the nature of a
social session for immediately after the
regular routine of business has been
transacted the social features will be
commenced.
Congressman Oscar W. Underwood
will bo present and it is understood
that many of the older members of the
lodge will be on hand to give him a
welcome. Invitations have been ex
tended to the members of Elks lodges
at Ensley, Bessemer and elsewhere and
to all members the order In the
district and a large attendance is ex
pected.
A fine muslcale has been arranged
and refreshments will be served. Ex
alter Ruler Harry White requests every
member of the order to attend and ex
tend a greeting to Mr. Underwood, who
has been a member of 73 for many
years.
PERSONAL
Dr. David S. Moore is in Rochester,
Minn.. atUndlrg the Mayo elinic. He
will attend the congress of surgeons
which meets in Chicago on November
in nnd while there will also attend thy
clinic of Dr. Murphy.
CONGRESS IS BIG
EVENT TOMORROW
Many Prominent Men Will
' Make Addresses Dur
ing the Meeting
RAILROAD MEN TAKE
AN IMPORTANT PART
Congressman Burnett's Speech Is Ex
pected To Be of National Scope,
Oscar Underwood on the Pro
gramme Wednesday
The Alabama State Land congress
will convene tomorrow. Governor O’Neal
and City Commissioner James Weather
ly will deliver the addresses of wel
come to the delegates, of which there
will bo a largo number. There will be
present many notable men of Alabama
and six presidents of railroads enter- J
lng this territory.
Tomorrow afternoon President W. W.
Finley of the Southern railway will de
liver an address. Mr. Finley is well
known In Birmingham and has a most
enviable reputation as an orator. lie
has given much of Ills time to the study
of conditions in Alabama and few, if
any, men in Alabama know as much
about the land conditions in their own
state as does he. Charles Wickcrsham,
president of the Atlanta and West Point
railroad will also deliver an address
tomorrow, taking for his subject “Re
lations Between the Railroads and the
People." Milton H. Smith, president of
the Louisville and Nashville, will read
a paper on “Forty Years in Alabama."
Mr. Smith has long been Identified with
the development of the state and his pa
per should be of interest to the public.
Burnett s Address
An important address of the congress
will be that of Congressman John L.
Burnett. Mr. Burnett is chairman of the
immigration committee of the House
of Representatives and secured the
passage In Congress of an immigration
bill during the last administration.
President Taft vetoed the measure. It
Is understood that Mr. Burnett will
present his bill in practically its former
shape to the next Congress. His address
'will be of nation-wide interest.
On Wednesday Oscar W. Underwood,
leader of the House of Representatives
and candidate for the United States
Senate, will deliver an address. He will
be the guest of the congress and great
interest is being manifested In the
Wednesday sessions.
The special committee of which A. H.
Ford is chairman will meet this morn
ing at 11 o’clock in the directors’ room
of the Chamber of Commerce to for
mulate plans for the forthcoming con- |
gress. These plans will be submitted to |
the congress assembled at the meeting
tomorrow morning. The sessions will be
held In the city hall armory.
Committee to meet
The following are the members of the
special committee of which A. II. Ford
is chairman; George Gordon Crawford,
president Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad compan, Birmingham; Joseph
O. Thompson, president J. O. Thompson
Land company, Birmingham; John L.
Kaul; president Kaul Lumber company,
Birmingham; B. M. Allen, attorney and
planter, Birmingham; H. K. Milner,
president Milner Land company. Bir
mingham; Frank P. Glass, president
Birmingham News Publishing company,
Birmingham; John McQueen, vice pres
ident Sloss-Sheffleld Steel and Iron
company, Birmingham; E. M. Tutwiler.
Jr., manager Alabama State Land com
pany, Birmingham; W. C. Shackleford,
capitalist, Birmingham; E. W. Barrett,
president Age-IIerald Publishing com
pany, Birmingham; J. E. Penny, planter
and real estate, Birmingham; W. S.
Harlan, Lockhart Lumber company,
Lockhart; N. F. Thompson, president
Land congress, Birmingham; \V. IJ.
Jelks, president Protective Insurance
company, Birmingham; T. W. Pratt,
prosldent West Huntsville Cotton mills,
Huntsville; Clarendon Davis, president
Huntsville Bank and Trust company,
Huntsville; R. B. Lambert, Lambert
Stock and Seed farm, Darlington; D, H.
Marbury, president Marbury Lumber
company, Marbury; H. A. Skeggs, mayor
city of Deoatur; Jack Cranford, banker.
Jasper; Dr. E. H. Hardin, president Com
mercial club, Florence; Capt. J. M. El
liott. capitalist, Gadsden; C. G. Aber
crombie, Insurance and real estate,
Montgomery; C. J. Beane, vice president
Business Men's league, Montgomery;
Michael Cody, president Exchange Na
tional bank and Alabama State Bankers'
association, Montgomery; G. T. McEl
derry, fertiliser manufacturer, Talla
dega; F. W. Monntsh, president Tusca
loosa Coal and Iron company, Tusca
loosa: James B. Ellis, president Dallas
Compress company, Selma; George
Fearn, Jr., real estate, Mobile; Don
Farnsworth, manager Cltarnber of Com
merce and Business league. Mobiles The
following heads of lmmigatlon depart
ments of Alabama railroads will meet
with the above committee: G. A. Park,
geenral Immigration and Industrial
agent, Louisville and Nashville railroad,
Louisville, Ky.; M. V. Richards, land and
Industrial agent. Southern railway,
Washington; J. C. Clair, Immigration
and industrial commlsioner, Illinois
Central railroad, Chicago; S. A. Hughes,
general Immigration commissioner Fris
co lines, St. Louis; J. A. Pride, general
Immigration agent, Seaboard Air Line,
Norfolk, Va.; L. I'. Bellah, Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad,
Atlanta; Charles A. Wlckersham, pres
ident Atlanta and West Point and West
ern of Alabama, Nashville; W. W. Crox
ton, geenral passenger agent, Atlanta,
Blrmlngluun and Atlantic railroad, At
lanta; together with other representa
tives of these same lines.
CHANGE DATE7)F
ALUMNI DINNER
Tiie date of the annual alumni dinner
of the University of Alabama which
j was set for Thanksgiving eve has been
| changed to Friday, November 26, the
day preceding the football game be
tween the university and Sewanee. The
dinner will be under the auspices of
the Jefferson County Alumni association,
of which MaJ. J. Q. Smith Is president,
and will be held at the Hotel Hillman.
Hugh Morrow has been selected as
toastmaster and Dr. George H. Denny,
president of the university, one of the
principal speakers. A large attendance
is expected as a large number of the
alumni is expected to be present tar
the Alabama-Sewauee game.
The Man That Says
( “I haven’t the Money
To carry a savings account that
would be worth while,”
Ought ro remember that the
av. rage savings account of so ^e
of the largest binksi'.only about
$100 or $150. In Birmingham it’s
estimated at $159.
Isn’t this an encouragement to
use the savings bank way to a
capital of your own? You can do
as well or “one better.” A dollar
start is a fn q lent thing. Gome
with the people who “have the
money” at the
anericanTrust;, Savings Rank
first A^D TWENTIETH — BIRMINGHAM
HAGENBECK & WALLACE
ARE AT SMITH'S PARK
READY FOR CROWDS
Two Performances Will Be Given Today and Big Parade Will
Pass Through Streets at 10 O’Clock—Many Saw
Tented City Built Yesterday
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Who Will Ride Educated Horse
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* Where to See Cirrus f’nrudc f
♦ - ♦
♦ The parade will leave the show ♦
j grounds. Smith's park, at 10 o’clock J
j this morning and will pass over the t
♦ following route: Fifth avenue to ♦
t Nineteenth street, to First avenue, t
t to Twenty-second street, to Third •
i avenue, to Fourteenth street, to ♦
i Fifth avenue and back to the show $
♦ grounds. ♦
i Performances. 2 nnd 8 p. m. Clr- ♦
j cus arrived yesterday morning In ♦
) three sections from Talladega, and t
f will leave at midnight for Jasper. j
♦ * l
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It’s here kidsl The clrcUB. Long live
the circus! The Carl Hagenbeck and
the Great Wallace shows combined, ’’the
gayest, gladdest, grandest galaxy in all
the wide world" arrived in Birmingham
at daybreak yesterday morning jtboard
three special trains of 87 cars. When
the first of the long line of yellow cars
pulled slowly Into the yards of the At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad
there was an outburst of glad welcome.
The coming of the big show means quite
a lot to the small boy of six and the
others of 60, for It Is the final circus of
the season and lovers of the sawdust
and spangles will have to be content un
til next year after tonight. But circus
representatives say that enough Joy and
gladness of the "tented" sort will be dis
pensed today for the Intervening period.
The show grounds at Smith’s park yes
terday were the Mecca for some 15,000
people. Father was there, so was mother
and the kids. Some came In automobiles,
some In carriages, some on horseback. |
while others climbed fences and jumped
ditches, but they got there Just the same.
They wanted to see 'the strange pilgrims
of the circus spend the Sabbath. They
were there to see it all arid free too. It
was long after dark when the last strag
gler had departed from the tents which
hold so many, many wonders.
Sunday for tho circus man Is a day
of rest as far as possible. With the
Hagenbeck-Wallace shows there are 22
tents which cover 20 acres of ground. All
were erected yesterday, save the big
arena tent, within which 10,000 persons
may be accommodated. It will be raised
at daybreak today.
The cook stove Is the first thing that
Interests circus folks early In the morn
ing.* Napoleon said that an irmy moved
on Its stomach, and the same may be
said of a great circus organization. And
so. yesterday morning the first tent to
nose its way Into the air was the one In
which 17 chefs preside. In the “cook
house" there are 22 feet of steel cooking
ranges, and half an hour after the arrival
of the first wagon on the show grounds,
savory fumes were Issuing from the lit
tle smokestacks, Jimmy Davis, who pre
sides over the culinary department of
the show, said that almost 1100 of the
show folks were on hand for breakfast.
They wanted their “coffee and" as well
as their griddle cakes and more than 3000
of the latter were served.
With breakfast over the work of erect
ing the “tented city” began Within a
couple of hours the once barren lot was
tiansformed Into a hustling nnd bustling
city of tents. The menagerie tent which
houses the costly Carl Hagenbeck ani
mals was raised early that the beasts
might be protected from any possible
Inclement weather. There were no halts
or perplexing delays. Order seemed to
come from chaos and before noon the
workingmen had completed their tasks
When the Hagenbeck-Wallace shows
combined were pitched on the Smith
park show grounds yesterday It formed a
little city of Its own. There was more
than a thousand of breaming ana living
souls besides the thousands oi dumb gnl
mals. Everything that may he lUuj*m "if
a little city was noticed. There were
lawyers, doctors, ministers, veterinary
surgeons, stenographers, bookkeepers,
| blacksmiths, harness makers and bar
bers. The Hagenbeck-Wallace show is
the only circus that carries an official
United States mall carrier and a weather
forecaster.
The first man to alight from the circus
tialn yesterday was Unde Sam's mail
man. tie hastened to the postoffice on
the first of three trips he daily makes
to the government station. For mail
awaited the circus followers from all cor
ners of the globe. At his heels were the
general manager whose multifarious du
ties re(4uire an early rising.
The first part of the programme thin
morning will be the immense parade. It
will be more than two miles in length,
with half a dozen bands, scores of pretty
women and men on horseback, upwards*
of half a hundred cages und dens beside^
the two herds of elephants and camels.
It will leave the allow grounds at )i0
o'clock and will pass through the princi
pal downtown streets.
The performance is given In three rings,
two elevated stages, a mile hippodrome
track and In a great aerial conclave.
There are 375 performers and they repre
sent almost every foreign country. Many*
will be seen here for the first time*.
Among the favorites will be the McCree
Davenport troupe of bare back riders,
Mme. Bedlnl and her high school horses,
the Tasmanian sisters of debutante acro
bats. the Hying Glurian-Fischer troupe of
aeriallsts from the London Hippodrome,
the Cornalla family, acrobats; the Nettie
Carroll troupe, Leach La Quinlan trio arid
the Cevene family of wire artists. There
are 54 clowns headed by Arthur Borelia,
the highest priced funmaker In the world.
In addition, the performance is augment
ed by the famous Carl Hagenbeck trained
animals under the direction of Loren*
Hagenbeck.
Performances will be given at 2 and h
p. m. Reserved and admission tickets
will be on sale all day at the downtown
branch office, Gunn pharmacy. Third ave
nue and Twentieth street, at the same
prices as charged at the red ticket wagon
on the show grounds.
REPORTED VERY LOW
Latest Reports From New
York, However, Are
More Encouraging
Wilson R. Brown of Birmingham who
has been spending most of his time
during the past three years in New
York and who has been ill at the Van
derbilt Hotel since early In the week
Jhst ended, was operated upon for ap
pendicitis yesterday morning. HU
brother, Eugene L. Brown. Is with him
and Mrs. Brown received a number i
telegrams from her husband during tfc
day of a very disquieting nature, bus
last night a message came telling that
the patient’s condition was more hope
ful.
In addition to appendicitis, Mr. Brown
had pneumonia and was critically IU
when the physicians decided to perform/
tho operation. .(
KREBS TO SPEAlT ['
TO Y. W. C. A. GIRLS
Stanley Krebs, who delivered a lecture
at the Jefferson theatre yesterday after
noon under the auspices of tho Y. M. C*
A., will speak this evening at the Y. W.
C. A. at 7:45 o’clock. The public Is in- a
Vited. ^k