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IRA L. ARMSTRONG, Mgr.
BOY FORGES NAME '
OF MAYOR DRENNEN
WRITES CRUDE NOTE TO DREN
NEN & CO. CALLING FOR $5—LAD
NOT MORE THAN 11 YEARS OF
AGE.
Yesterday morning a white boy about
il years old walked Into the store of
Drennen & Co., on First avenue, and
presented what he claimed to be an order
from the Mayor for $5. The order was
written on a sheet from a scratch pad
with a pencil. It was evidently the work
of a child. It was signed “From Mayor
Drennen/* and read as follows:
“Pleas let this boy have $5 and I will
give it back to you all as soon as I can
get some small change.
“Don’t fail to give it to him because I
have a bank Noat for that mount of
money. The noat is for $5.00. Don’t fail
to give it to the boy.’*
It is supposed the boy read the account
of the passing of one of the Shyle coun
terfeit bills on the cashier of the store
end thought perhaps he could work a
scheme. The Mayor was shown the note
yesterday afternoon and merely laughed.
The boy gave his name as Wilson. When
the clerks refused to give him the money
he gave an excuse for getting upstairs.
He then caught the elevator down and
disappeared out of the front door at a
rapid gait.
URGES VETERANS
TO ORGANIZE
ADJUTANT OXFORD SENDS OUT A
CIRCULAR ASKING EX-CONFED
ERATES TO JOIN CAMPS SO
THEY CAN GO TO DALLAS.
Adjutant General and Chief of Staff A.
C. Oxford of the Fourth Brigade, Ala
bama Division, U. C. V., has Issued a
circular letter to the members of his
brigade asking them to join an organized
camp In their neighborhood, and If there
Is not one, to organize one In order that
they can qualify as delegates to the an
nual reunion of the veterans to be held
In Dallas, Tex., April 22, 23, 24 and 25.
He states all necessary papers will be
sent from headquarters on request of
those organizing a new camp. The letter
Is as follows:
"Cormades—Our annual reunion meets
In Dallas. Tex., In April and It Is earnest
ly requested that each and every Confed
erate survivor In the brigade have his
name enrolled In some camp. If there Is
no organized camp In his county have
one or more organized.
"It is a matter of regret that some of
the counties composing this brigade, to
wlt: DeKalb, Cleburne, Clay, Talladega.
St. Clair and Shelby, which once had
good, strong camps, have let them go
down and die out. This, the Confederate
Veterans can not and should not allow,
and i call your attention to It.
‘It Is most, desirable that you organize
camps or reorganize them at once In each
county, and If you cannot raise the 12
necessary for organization, organize and
the proper papers will be sent you and
the 12 paid for you upon application for
the papers."
The letter Is signed by J. H. Savage,
brigadier general, commanding, and A.
C. Oxford, adjutant general and chief of
staff. A request Is attached for all news
papers In counties named to copy.
When the breath is foul and the appe
tite disorderly, Prickly Ash Bitters Is the
remedy needed. It purifies the stomach,
liver and bowels, sweetens the breath,
promotes vigor and cheerfulness.
Billie Goat
Boys’ pants are the best. Call at Dren
nen & Co.’s and T. C. King's. I am
there.
Everyone is invited to call
at the Adams Drug Co. to
day and try a glass of re
freshing Celery Caffein free.
Burt Oats, Seed Potatoes,
Onion Sets, all kinds.
J. H. McCary Co.
SAYS GEORGE SCHULER PAID FOR
AUTOMOBILE AND A TELEPHONE
OUT OF WIRE COMPANY’S FUNDS
One of the Many Allegations in
Amendment Filed to Peti
tion for Receiver
ALLEGE SCHULERS OWE
COMPANY OVER $100,000
Charged That Savings Bank Books Are
In Name of Schulers and Do Not
Show That Corporation
Is Interested.
Mr. C. E. Robinson has filed In the
Chancery Court an amendment to his
original bill against the Alabama Steel
and Wire Company, praying for the ap
pointment of a receiver. Here are some
of the principal allegations of the amend
ment:
That the savings bank books of the
company are in the name of E. T.
Schuler, with nothing to show that
the eompany has any Interest therein.
That it is alleged by the manage
ment that the wire plant -consumes
300 tons of steel per day, when It does
not average as much as 100 tons per
day.
That the Schulers paid cost of man
damus and contempt proceedings
brought against them personally out
of the funds of the company.
That George H. Schuler purchased
an automobile for his own use and had
It charged to "live stock account"
against the company.
That the Schulers are Indebted to
the Alabama Steel and Wire Company
in the sum of $100,000 or more.
That George H. Schuler caused the
company to pay for his telephone in
the city of Birmingham.
That instead of paying out $717,000
as the cost of the company’s plant,
only about $530,000 was paid out.
SAYS SCHULER CHARGED
COMPANY INTEREST.
Mr. Robinson alleges In this amend
ment, that upon the trial of the Schulers
In the contempt proceedings, it appeared
from the testimony that E. T. Schuler
had charged the company interest, and
had not paid interest on overdrafts, and
that upon examination of the books made
on February 17, 1902, he discovered that
of the date of January 31* 1902, during said
trial, an entry was made charging E. T.
Schuler with $190.34 as interest from Jan
uary, 1901, to December 31, 1901.
Mr. Robinson likewise makes the same
allegation regarding G. H. Schuler, he be
ing charged on the same date with $140.30
interest to January 31, 1901.
BANK BOOKS IN NAME
OF E. T. SCHULER.
It is further alleged that the various
savings tank books were in the possession
of the treasurer or president of the com
pany, and when same were called for by
Mr. Robinson no transfers of said books
standing in the name of E. T. Schuler
had been made to the company so as to
Bhow that the Wire Company had any
interest therein, but upon Mr. Robinson
making complaint to this effect, Mr.
Schuler stated that he would bring the
books from the bank, and when he next
saw him, blank drafts had been placed in
the books standing in E. T. Schuler’s
name, signed by E. T. Schuler.
It is also alleged that the mill has not
consumed 300 tons of steel per day, nor
has it averaged as much ai 100 tons per
day; that by reason of the facts set
forth, the said Schulers and Carver are
not proper persons to handle or adminster
the vast property of the corporation, and
that resort must be had to this court to
protect said property, right the corporate
wrongs, and charge the directors with
what shall appear to be owing from
them on an accounting; that notwith
standing the fact that they were proceed
ed against as Individuals for a contempt
of court, and were individually adjudged
to pay a fine and be imprisoned, and to
pay the costs, yet they have paid the
costs of said mandamus and contempt
proceedings out of the funds of the Wire
Company, thereby making innocent stock
holder contribute to the expenses of de
feating his legal rights; that they paid
the costs in the Supreme Court and in
the City Court of Birmingham out of
the funds of the company; that they
should be made to refund these amounts
to the company, with interest; that the
claim of the Shulers that they paid out
as the cost of the company’s plant the
sum of about $717,000 is not true, and be
lieves, from credible Information, that
they only paid out Rbout $530,000.
COMPm.mY paid for
INDIVIDUAL AUTOMOBILE.
It is alleged that in December, 1901,
George H. Schuler purchased an automo
bile for his own use, and that he believes
same was paid for out of the funds of
the company, and that said G. H. Schuler
directed that the amounts of two
vouchers given for the payment of the
same, one for $686 and one for $17.76, be
charged to "live stock account;" that
George H. Schuler caused the company
to pay for his telephone in the city of
Birmingham; that about July 26, 1901, E.
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MAYBERRY HARDWARE CO.
‘‘Handsomest Hardware Store in the South.
GOVERNOR TO APPOINT
AN EXHIBIT COMMITTEE
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION PUTS
IT UP TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO
NAME MEN TO RAISE FUNDS,
AND ADJOURNS.
The committee on ways and means
of the Alabama Commercial and Indus
trial Association read a report yester
day morning at the meeting of tho as
sociation. which recommended that a
world’s fair committee of two from each
congressional district be appointed by
Governor Jelks to raise the money nec
essary for the exhibit at St. Louis. The
aid of each commercial club was pledged
to assist In such work.
The resolutions were offered immedi
ately upon tho opening of the session.
They are aa follows;
“We, your committee on plans, scope,
ways and means, beg leave to make the
following report:
“We ppcommend, first, that it is the
sense ^f this meeting that Alabama
should have an exhibit of all her re
sources at the world’s fair to be held
at St. Louis In 1903, and that the said
exhibit be under the auspices of the de
partment of agriculture and industry of
the State.
“Second—That the said exhibit be clas
sified according to the rules and regula
tions of the Exposition Company and
placed in a place supplied by them, and
that Alabama do not undertake the ar
duous duty of erecting a building, for
that wgDuld entail a heavy expense, and
according to the regulations of the ex
position, with her exhibit in a building
of her own, the State would be denied
the right to enter the contest for any
of the prizes or premiums.
“Third—That his excellency the Gover
nor be and he 1b hereby requested to ap
point a commission consisting of two
from each Congressional district, to be
known as the World’s Fair commission
for Alabama, and that this commission
be clothed with authority to raise money,
either by subscription or otherwise, to
defray the expense of securing and dis
playing the said exhibit, and that the
commissioner of agriculture be ex-officio
member of the commission.
“Fourth—That the above commission
also be constituted an advisory board to
advise and confer with the honorable
commissioner of agriculture on all mat
ters pertaining to the exhibit.
“Fifth—That each commercial organi
zation, county, municipality and citizen
be requested to get up an exhibit and de
scriptive literature from their own imme
diate vicinity and ship the same to the
commissioner of agriculture or to any
one designated by the aforesaid commis
sion, and by so doing they will secure a
better exhibit from their respective com
munities a’/l very greatly relieve tho
burden of expense on the State.
“Sixth—That it is the sense of this
meeting that the state of Alabama should
of right furnish the greater part of the
money necessary for this exhibit, for, by
so doing, the burdens thereby would bo
more evenly distributed over every
branch of industry.
"Seventh—That the aforesaid commis
sion be authorized to secure from the
Btate as large sum ns possible,* for this
purpose, either by legislation or other
wise. and to do such ether things as they
deem expedient for^the welfare of the
enterprise.
"Eighth—Should this report be favora
bly received, we recommend that the
secretary of the meeting be requested to
supply a copy hereof, to his excellency,
the Governor, and the Commissioner of
Agriculture. Respectfully submitted,
"W. P. LAY. Ch'm'n,
"C. W. ASHCRAFT,
"L. L. GILBERT,
"D. F. CONSTANTINE,
"W. K. WILSON,
"G. II. ESTES,
"Committee."
This report occasionfd considerable dis
cussion which was indulged in by Mr. W.
K. P. Wilson, Mr. G. H. Estes. Mr. Cul
pepper Exum, Mr. S. Steiner, Mr. J. W.
Hughes, Mayor W. M. Drennen. Major
J. W. Johnston and Mr. Ashcraft.
It was finally adopted along with the
following resolution, offered by Mr. S.
Steiner:
"The commercial bodies of Alabama,
In convention assembled, do hereby
pledge their good faith to co-operate
with and sustain all acts of the committee
to be appointed by the Governor and that
his excellency, the Governor, la hereby
respectfully requested to confer with the
commercial bodies of Alabama and as
certain their views in connection with
the appointment of the committee in
the several districts."
Mr. Steiner, In discussing the manner
of raising money, stated that he did not
think the amount could be raised by
subscription. He suggested that the
banks of the State would loan the money
and take chances on the legislature
making an appropriation to repay the
loan. He himself said he would loan
as much as $2,500.
Commissioner of Agriculture R. R.
Poole approved of Mr. Steiner’s sugges
tion, and said the department of agri
culture would do everything possible to
secure an exhibit.
On motion of Mr. J. B. Gibson a com
mittee of five will be appointed to com
municate the work of the association to
the Governor.
A motion giving the indorsement of
the association to the effort of the Ala
bama State Fair Association to have a
first-class fair here in the fall was made
by Mr. J. A. Blackwell of Gadsden, and
was passed unanimously.
T. Schuler drew out of the company's
funds the sum of $11,958.69, and sent same
to George Van Zandt, president of the
Prairie City Bank; that he found In the
deposit copy book a memorandum of the
forwarding of this amount, saying: "See
letter of E. T. S. to G. V. Z.” Upon exam
ination of the letter book he found the
letter referred to had been torn out, but
the Index of the letter book showed that
pages 104 and 106, the pages torn out, con
tained the copy of the letter to Van
Zandt. He avers that these letters were
torn out to prevent his seeing them.
WANTED COMPANY’S
AFFAIRS ADJUSTED.
He further alleges that on March 12,
1901, the Schulers caused their father to
be paid $531.67 as Interest from January 1,
1901, to March 12, 1902, whereas at that
time the company had earned about $200,
000, and was under no necessity to bor
row money from their father, and at a
higher rate of Interest than the company
was obtaining for money It had outstand
ing.
Orator prays that until the final hear
ing and determination of this cause, or
until a suitable board of directors shall
have been elected and approved by the
court, that the court shall take charge
of and control of the property and plant
I of said corporation by Its receiver, and
! wllf* hold, administer and protect the
same, and If It should be found necessary
to wind up the corporation and distri
bute Its assets, and If It should appear
Impracticable to continue the venture
under the facts In the bill, then he prays
that when the assets of the corporation
have been gathered In and the rights of
the stockholders fixed, that distribution
be made to those entitled, after paying
the debts, and that In the meantime the
court hold and preserve the property
under the existing circumstances, and
to this end he asks the appointment of
a suitable receiver or receivers.
Ho alleges that the Schulers are In
debted to the Wire Company to the sum
of $100,000 or more, and that the Wire
Company Is not Indebted to the Schulers.
CAUGHT WITH G00D8.
Joe Davie Bound Over for Breaking
Into a Bicycle Store.
Joe Davis, white, was caught early
yesterday morning by Policeman Penn
coming out of Second alley on Twentieth
street with a load of knives, dice, knife
cases and >5 In coppers which he had
stolen from the store of Blddle-Warren
Cycle & Arms Co. He had broken In the
rear of the store.
Yesterday afternoon he was bound over
to the grand Jury by Judge Feagln on a
bond of >200. In default of which he was
committed to jail. In a little tnlk he had
with Chief Austin. Davis claimed he was
a resident of the Bowery In New York
and that he was born and reared there.
Sending Out Literature.
A letter was received yesterday from
Mr.’ Osborne Howes of the reciprocity
committe of the Boston Chamber of Com
merce. by Secretory Clbson of the Com
mercial Club, stating he would send a
resolution bearing on the trade relations
with Canada which he wished the club
would look over and pass If It met with
the approval of the members. Mr. Howes
Is to speak to the members of the Com
mercial Club at the auditorium of the
club over the First National Bank at i
o’clock on the night of March I.
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FOR STEALING BRASS.
Three Negroes Bound Over to Await
Action of Criminal Court.
Alex Walker, Clift Walker and Sam
Wiley, all negroes, were bound over to
the Criminal Court yesterday by Judge
Feagln on a charge of grand larceny.
The negroes are accused of stealing a
quantity of brass which was recovered
last week by Policemen Cole and Shir
ley at the home of Henry Sykes, who was
also bound over on a charge of receiving
stolen property. The bond of the first
three was fixed at 1200 each and of the
last at |160. They were unable to make It.
Bank Robbery a Fake.
Mexico City. February 21.—A story was
telegraphed to this city last night under
an El Paso, Tex., date, purporting to give
the details of a bold robbery of the Lon
don and Mexican Bank of Mexico City,
and the killing of the cashier of the In
stitution by an unknown American. An
Investigation of the matter by the Asso
ciated Press correspondent today falls to
confirm the story. No robbery of a bank
has been reported here recently.
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BOARD OF TRADE TO
TAUT OP MATTED OF
A NEWDIRECTORY
Merchants Claim Present Di
rectory is Unsatisfacto
ry to Them
IS PUBLISHED TOO LATE
Argued By Subscribers That the Book
Should Make Its Appearance
Shortly After the October
Moving Season.
A resolution will be Introduced at the
next meeting of the Board of Trade for
a committee to be appointed to arrange
for the publication of a city directory. It
will be introduced by one of the most
prominent members of the board, and
it is said will be backed by nearly the
entire membership.
The Idea is to arrange with some com
petent and trustworthy firm to publish
a directory this year Just as soon as the
October moving season is over. Several
merchants In the city have complained
about the present directory, claiming It
does not get out until too late to benefit
them and that It is not correct. A num
ber of well known men in the city arc
said to be willing to put money Into
a company to publish a reliable direc
tory.
One of the men Interested said yester
day the present directory was very un
satisfactory. He called attention to the
length of time that had elapsed since
the directory should have been published
and said when he paid $5 for a directory
he wanted a good one.
He spoke of the moving time as Octo
ber 1 and said the present directory peo
ple had promised him to have It out In
six weeks, or by the latter part of No
vember. It Is now the latter part of Feb
ruary.
He called attention to the fact that a
directory appearing the first of March
was not good except for about half a
year, as every one changed resi
dence about October 1. He said It was
Impossible to get correct addresses from
the present directory and that it did not
contain all the names of people living in
the city.
The matter will be pushed by the Board
of Trade, and it is claimed will meet with
a firm backing on the part of the mer
chants.
SEND OUT CIRCULAR.
Salvation Army Soliciting Aid to Equip
a Reading Room.
The commanding officers of the Salva
tion Army In Birmingham have issued a
circular letter to the public, asking aid
In raising $200 to equip a room with
fifteen cots and a free reading room and
library for the poor of the city who have
no place to sleep.
The idea of Captain and Mrs. Thomas
Lawrence is to arrange this place so those
without homes can obtain a cup of coffee,
some bread and a night’s lodging for 10
cents. When unable to pay for the food
they will be given light work to do to
earn it.
Since coming to the city Captain Law
rence has arranged for shelter for a
number of men and boys every night, and
he thinks Birmingham is badly in need
of such a place as he suggests.
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CIRCUS CLOWNS
PLANNING FOR ENTERTAINMENT
TO BE GIVEN UNDER TENTS OF
NICKLE PLATE SHOWS—FUN OF
HILARIOUS KIND PROMISED.
The lodge of Elks will hold a Charity
Circus under the tents of the Wallace
Nickle Plate shows in the lot opposite
the Jefferson Theatre, lasting three days*
March 20. 21 and 22. A portion of the pro
ceeds are to go to the Elks’ Christmas
tree which Is an annual affair for the
poor of the city.
It is intended that a number of the
leading men of Birmingham, who are
Elks, take the parts of clowns, acrobats
and tumblers along side with the perform
ers of the Wallace shows. A contract
has been signed with the Wallace people
for their 100 performers and all the horses
for the three days and nights. The enter
tainment will be in the nature of a cir
cus, after which there will be a concert.
Several Elks have agreed to enter the
cages with the wild beasts during the
parades which are to be given each day
at noon and the entire Elk lodge of Bir
mingham and a number of Elks from oth
er cities will take part.
In addition to tho main show there will
be side shows, lemonade and peanut
stands, and other varieties of entertain
ment to beguile the unwary into spending
money, “just like a big circus.”
A permit has been obtained from the
city to hold the circus and a committee
consisting of Messrs. Charles E. Sim
mons, chairman; John G. Housman, sec
retary; Dr. D. E. Drennen, C. E. Mc
Glemery, W. C. Fellows, Peter Houppert,
Richard F. Johnston and John W. O’Neil
has been appointed to make the arrange
ments. The committee will meet this
morning and wait on the city and county
authorities In an effort to get them to
permit the show without a license ns
part of it Is for charity.
This afternoon the committee will meet
at Elks’ Hall to arrange a programme
and talk over the minor details of the
circus.
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The Casino Girl.
The Jefferson Theatre will have for Its
tenant this afternoon and tonight "The
Casino Girl." This play Is recalled as
the extravaganza which George W. Led
erer presented successfully at the Ca
sino, In New York, and later took to
London, where it caught popular favor
as largely as Its American predecessors
of the same type had done. After the
| close of the London season the produc
I tion was given a supplementary term in
New York and Chicago, and now for the
first time Is being toured extensively in
this country. The extravaganza as now
presented is said to be a harmonious
mosaic of theg best elements of native
and European humorists, prominent
among whom will be found Frank Ber
nard, a dialect funster of the broken
tongued Teutonic school; Ben Grinnell,
R. E. Warren and Harry Short, comedi
ans of distinctive types; Harry A. Smith,
a young baritone; Miss Clara Palmer, a
singer who within a comparatively short
period has risen to prominence in the
lighter lyric presentations and last sea
son was the prima donna of the Francis
Wilson Opera Company; Miss Nellie Me
Naughton and Miss Carrie Reynolds.
Also there are clever people in the roles
of lesser importance.
Mary Mannering.
Mary Mannering, Frank McKee’s new
star, who will be seen at the Jefferson
Theatre Tuesday evening in a dramatic
version of Paul Leicester Ford’s "Janice
Meredith," is distinctly a woman’s star—
that is, she is a wonderfully popular ac
tress among the lady patrons of the
theatre. Everywhere she has played this
season her audiences have been conspicu
ous for the extraordinary large number
of women in attendance. At a Saturday
matinee during her run at Wallack’s
Theatre in New York the house was
packed to the doors, and there were but
twenty-one men. by actual count, in the
audience. Over 2000 ladies saw Miss Man
nering Impersonate Janice Meredith" at
this performance.
The sale of seats will commence this
morning, and the management will en
force the rule of allowing each purchaser
only six seats and requiring messenger
boys and servants to have orders signed
by some responsible person.
Grau's Opera Company.
The theatre-going public will be pleased
to learn that the Grau Opera Company
will return to Birmingham. It haa been
over seven years since this organisation
has been heard hefe. They will begin a
three-nights and Saturday matinee en
gagement at the Jefferson, presenting
four of the greatest successes on record.
Thursday. "El Capltan;" Friday,
"Wang;" Saturday matinee. "Dorothy;"
Saturday night, "The Isle of Cham
pagne."
The reputation of Grau’s singers Is
well known. The productions. It Is said,
are absolutely perfect In' every detail.
The company numbers over thirty-five
people, with a list of principals whose
names are well known In the musical and
theatrical world, among whom may be
mentioned Miss Mary Carrington, so
prano; Bessie Tannehlll. contralto; Grace
Hasard, soubrette; Mattie Harts; Mr.
Harry Davies, tenor; Charles Swlckard,
Weil Shelby, Ed Eagelton and Stanley
Felch.
Vaudeville at Auditorium,
The bill this week at the Auditorium
has drawn large crowd* despite idle bad
weather, and last night was no exception
Kara, the Juggler, was easily the favor
ite.
John Boyce, of the Boyce and Wilson
team, had a peculiar experience yester
day, He was met at the stage door Just
after the performance by a negro man,
who asked whether he was Mr. Wilson
or Mr. Boyce. Upon receiving the de
sired information the negro'said, “Well,
white folks, you sure is done lost me
my job. I was making good money until
I saw you last Monday night, and since
that time I have been in the theatre
every time they opens the doors. You is
so much like a nlgcr that I thought you
was one until you pulled off your wig.
then I knew you was w'hite. Won't you
wear that red coat this afternoon, it
takes my fancy."
According to the request of the darky
the red coat was worn and the applause
from the "roost" was vociferous.
Several other persons have been de
ceived about the make up of this team.
Many think them real negroes, and re
cently a well known manager wanted to
put them off the stage, thinking they
were negroes auj not white people._
1 "—l ;1
Florence - Hotel
Under New !
Management
BEST IN THE STATE
The only hotel in the oity
on tho American plan.
Headquarters
For CoMMKRctAT, Mb*—
IS largo Sample Room*—
Centrally Located.
Give our porter your bag
gage. He moots all train)
and will attend to you:
wants.
Rates—$2 per day and up.
R. 11. JONES. 1’RorRiETOB.
THE NEW
..METROPOLITAN HOTEL..
Next to Union Depo^
Birmingham, Ala.
NOW OPEN AND READY.
160 Elegant Furnished Bedrooms
Equipped with all Modern Improve
ments.
ALL FRAS? AND METAL BED5.
PERFECTION MATTRESSES.
NEW 1 CLEAN I COMFORTABLE!
ROOMS. SI.00 AND U?.
T|,0 r „T„tn connection with th«
lUc wdlCHotel. under the personal
super vision ot Alabama’s famous
caterer, "Paul," la the most elegant
and cosiest In the 6tate.
Private Dining Room, upstairs.
Merchants’ Lunch SO cents—dally
from XI :45 a m., to » p. m.
LESSER & G1LARDONI. Proprietors.
HOTEL BIENVILLE.^
MOBILE, ALA.
KATES
i $1.00
AND UP.
$1.50
WITH BATH
AND UP.
Larfe Sam
ple Booms—
Oafe
and Buffet.
^NEW EUROPEAN HOTEL
THE KEELEY INSTITUTE
Is now open for the reception (; persona
with alcoholic or drug addictions. This
treatment Is Identical with and under
supervision of The Leslie E. Keeley Co.,
Dwight, III. Call on or address The
Keeley Institute, No. 712 South Thirtieth
Street. Birmingham. Ala.
nJEFFERSoiTTHEirnTr
R. S. DOUGLASS. Manager.
SATURDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT,
FEBRUARY 22.
The Casino's Greatest Success, George
W. Lederer's Big Musical
Comedy Success,
1 CASINO GIRL
400 Nights Casino, New York; 300
Nights, London.
50 Bij$ New York Company 50
Original Production Intact.
CASINO BEAUTY CHORUS.
Matinee Prices—25c to $1.00.
Night Prices—25o to $1.50.
TUESDAY. FEB. 25.
MARY MANNERIN6
In a dramatic version by Paul Leices
ter Ford and EM ward B. Rose of the
former’s widely read romantic revolu
tionary story,
JANICE MEREDITH
Under the management of
FRANK M’KEE.
Prices—25e to $1.50. _
Seats now on sale.
AUDITORIUM
TONIGHT—8: SO.
—All Fun Show—
ANDERSON'S POLITE
VAUDEVILLE
Including the World's Greatest Juggler,
KARA.
Acrobatic Marvels, ROSSI BROS.
BOYCE AND WILSON. Grotesque Dan
cers.
IDA ROGERS. Mimic.
MR. AND MRS. SWICICARD, Comedy
Sketch.
WILL STRONG, Comedian.
VITAGRAPH.
Same Prices. 10c, 25c, 50c. Telephone Hi