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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25

lette is not yet ready to state any moro definitely than to say that it will be slt- uated uptown near a well-known theatre.
 The noted playwright and actor Is now
 playing in his famous adoption, "The Pri- vate Secretary" in which he has already
 appeared 2l00 times
 ercy Williams Is in receipt of letter
 from an attorney requesting that ho
 stop Nat Wills from using a parody on
 Every Little Movement" to which MT.
 Williams sent the following reply.
 T would be only too glad to do this.
 but Mr. Wills is a vaudeville headliner and; people who occupy this position do
 not allow managers to dictate what they should do. In fact, we receive our in- structions how they are to be billed and what place they should go on the pro-
 gramme and other details of this kind; and if we did not follow their instructions we would immediately be cancelled by
 them. Then another thing is that now that the, vaudeville actors are affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, fear that such a request on my part would perhaps. cause strike.
 'If meet MT. Wills will mention the
 matter in some way that will not offend him, but would suggest that you take the subject up personally with him, as l WOuQ HOt CdtO to h0fS AAASeAS~@ "-~-- these gentlemen FS
 Frank J. Gould of this city Is trying to buy the London Gaiety theatre and has
 already bought 1000 shares of the 6O,0OO
 shares of stock It is said his wife, Edith Kelly Gould, will be manager and star
 there. The Strand theatre of London
 has been sold to F. c. Whitney of this city. The name will be changed to The Whitney. It is the newest in London and one of the handsomest. Mir. Whitney owns the house absolutely. He has lease of the ground for 92 years with the | privilege of renewing 1t for 95. He will | take possession next march.
 | Next April when Harry R. Harris take2 possession of the Hackett theatre he wE5 rename it the Comique. Charles Klein'e
 new play, Maggie Pepper will be tho opening attraction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25

Francis Gordon. Florence Gerald, Scott Welsh, Ginnio Socola, Harrison Brock bank. and Frank Doane all being well received.
 Like all of Herbert's work Is catchey, clean and of an enduring character. It Is likely to have run for years
 William A. Brady gave some idea as to what New York theatrical mon aim self among them. get for staging plays. He brought 1t out in testifying in his suit for damages for injury against an automobile company. He got verdict for 5000.
 On cross-examination, counsel for the company asked:
 $25OO a week, for work such as you do?'
 "Yes, "replied Brady. And rehears- ing is only a small part of the business have to do. .A;f n"Who gets s2,5oo week for rehearsing plays?"
 There's number of them. Julian Mitchell, for one.''
 How about Mir. Belascor'
 'Yau coudn get MT. Belasco for that that" MT. Brady said emphaticaily, You could not get MT. Erlanger for that, and you could not get MT. Brady for that"
 Does MT. Brady often get a large amount for rehearsing and staging plays?"
 MT. Brady often gets s25oo0 for re- hearsing and staging a. play replied the witness.
 DO you mean that you have received $25 900 for one week of rehearsing?" the lawyer asked.
 Not exactly for rehearsing, mo-" MT. Brady said. You see. there is often a bad spot in play, and the man who can point that out and make the play go Is worth a good deal l frequently receive as much as 25 per cent of the receipts | for such services, and that frequently amounts to much more thaN $25,000 It k | for such services that men are paid such | large sums
 ] The City theatre in Fourteenth street | has become a vaudeville house. It IS owned by Timothy D. Sullivan. George J | Kraus Mrs. T. P. Sullivan and William Fox, the latter also being the lessee ol 1 the Academy of Music and the Dewey theatre. Mir. Fox leased the City thea tre making it a vaudeville house. Sulll van says the building and furnchings cost about $850, ,0O0.
 | A city manager has arranged for the building of new uptown theatre that will be the permanent home of an or ganization combining the stock company and visiting star system. The playhouse i will be known as the New American Repertoire theatre. It's dictatorship will be entirely in the hands of William Gil. lctte. MT. Gillette's idea IS that such 8 theatre. one of the principal factors oi which will be the development of new acting material, as well as affording es. tablished stars a wider range for expert nentation. will mean to actors what the Academy of Design to painters Ground has already been broken for the new building. the location of which MT. Gil'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25

who read to his stupiication the name Captain Meynier. He conducted the visitor to Commander Lapebie, who in
 stantly recognized his friend, although he had shaved off his moustache and dyed his hair.
 You have extraordinary audacity," the commander said. T shall not have you police. Leave the room'' The attendant had meanwhile gone for the police, and
 returned shortly with two policemen,
 who took Captain Meynier in cab to police headquarters. Captain Meynier took a parcel marked "poison" from his pocket.
 'I wanted to take that dozen times," he said but I had not the courage. I tried to go south, but I had no money, and then an irresistible desire urged me 10 go to Nemours, where the baroness Is buried. I walked the whole distance, 30 miles, and when I got there I knelt | on her grave. Two days ago I returned to this city utterly destitute" The bar cness, under the name of Maylor was author of several novels Meynier has. The new German Ambassador, Baron von Schoen arrived in the midst of the | strike crisis and delivered his credentials as the battle began. He fortunately
 
 | 2 very bad time never lasts long here. | He knows that certain turbulence in | the French character Is but the wrong side of an almost too great love of order. | He produces favorable impression. He | belongs to highly successful manufac- turing family in Germany, Is connected with Belgium by his marriage with the | daughter of diplomatic confrere, Baron | de Groote, and has already served here. | One so often sees at foreign office Soirees faces void of all expression. They might | be persons whose souls broke down in the pursuit of the decorations they wear What animus remains is not more than | enough to keep the body alive. Baron von Schoon is nothing of this. He has
 8 remarkably honest pair of eyes, an up right demeanor, and a straightforward pro'nptness of manner. It Is the manner of trustworthy, intelligent agent and
 6 man of action. He is a great beer
 drnker and pinocle player.
 All tho bachelors in Mende have re- | ceived by post from the Anti-Depopula- | ton League a communication-encl | a list of all unmarried girls In the town
 The list contains 200 names and addresses ] of eligibles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
To study British Customs

Tokio, December 24-(Special. )-Mr. Kikuji Yahe of the Japanese finance de- London on a visit in connection with the new tariff. According to the Japanese newspapers Mir. Yabe Is commissioned by the foreign office to study the customs policy of Great Britain and Ito furnish explanations to dissipate objections to the new rates. He will, 1t is stated. also and confer with the Japanese diplomatic representatives so that they may be in a position to "explain nlinutely by statis- tics the effect of the operation of the new tariff upon the business of the treaty poWers" l"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
Famous Farmhouse Purchased

Brussels, December 4-(Speclal )-The historic farmhouse of Ligny. where Ma polean won his very last battle against Butcher two days before his final defeat at Waterloo, has been purchased at a heavy price by a local Catholic priest. The bullet-riddled building was about to be demolished and turned into a priv ate residence when the Ligny cure inter- vened to rescue it from disappearance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
FRANCE WHISTLES
 WITH LIQUOR EVIL Number of Drinking Places
 Now 500,000 .BLUEJACKETS IN PARIS Terrible Crime Reported From French Yillage-Misery of Humorists Exemplified in Recent Strike.
 Army officer Arrested
BLUEJACKETS IN PARIS
By PAUL VILLIERS

Paris, December 24-(Special )-For the time being the fight against religion has been dropped and French statesmen are devoting their attention to the liquor question. They have been compelled to 60 something to allay religious excite ment and with that purpose in view they have buckled down to the task of reduc- ing the number of drinking places which is fast approaching the 500000 mark throughout the country.
 The French senate Is now considering a bill for the limitation and control of public houses. There were 30 years ago as many as S94.00O cabarets in this city and the provinces, but the figure is now close on 50o.Oeo. with an average of per 80 inhabitants, or l for 30 grown-up men. Roubiax, as a matter of fact, contains 1 public house for every S6 persons.
 AS NJ. Guerin pointed out in the debate, everyone acknowledged that the number of the cabarets had grown excessive. owing to the unlimited freedom granted by the law of 1880. Statistics showed that the departments in which alcohol ism was most prevalent, could not be admitted to service with the colors, or who had to be sent home pending their return after awhile for another medical examination. The figure in the Seine Inforieure was 92 per cent. Alcoholism progressed with the number of the ca harets.
 Another senator maintained that al- cohol was also taken at home. Tt is not the workman alone who is addicted to alcohol, but the wife and the children as well," he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
Caused Four Suicides

MOSCOW, December, 24.-(Special IA man named Juravlof committed suicide at Moscow because he had been tilted by a widow, Mime. Gribolova. When she heard the news she swallowed poison.
 This caused another of her admirers to shoot himself and finally the latter's mother put a mend to her life, be- cause she could not survive her only son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25

Washington. December 24-Special-)- Although the United States leads the world with bumper crops, millionaires' trusts, records for athletics miles or railroads and many other things, besides the ''balance of trade in her favor, Il must nevertheless take off its hat to Russia which claims first place among the nations of the earth in its forest products. The estimated area of the forests of the United States is 545,0ooOO pcres That of Russia is SIP 640,00o acres. Canada, which ranks third. has forest area of about 1,249,00o square miles. of which 100000 square miles is covered with merchantable timber.
 Raphael Zon, chief of silvics of the de- partment of agriculture, has compiled a comparative statement of the forest re- sources of the world. Mir Zon says;
 "Under present conditions there is scarcely civilized country which eco- nomically Is entirely independent of all other countries. The life of all nations is now closely interwoven, and even countries like the United States or Russia which contains within their borders prac-
  to make them independent in every re- spect. are constantly interchanging their products with the rest of the world.
 It is impossible, he says, to form a clear idea of the possibilities Of coun- try and it's future development without taking into account the natural re- Sources, and the general economic condi- tons of other countries with wnicn does business. Highly developed means of mako if often more profitable to obtain certain products from a country, which for some reason IS best able to produce them. than to man. ufacture them at home, even thoupgh II 1 possible to do so.
 A country deprived of many natural resources may still be prosperous and progressive M Zon says. because 1t Is able to obtain all its needs from other countries having a surplus of products which it lacks. The British isles are a striking example of this. With con- paratively limited na tural resources and high consumption of timber, grain and other raw material, England has high ly developed industries which enable her to exchange her finished products for raw materials she needs. In a general way this holds good for forest products but with this difference: For ests not only produce timber but play an important part in the life of every nation by exercising an influence on the water supply, on agricultural and the general wealth of the population For this reason only a few countries with an insular climate, as England and holland may with impunity reduce their forest areas beyond a certain safety limit. Ordinarily a country with a forest area of 20 per cent or less shows to marked degree bad climatic conditions, with prolonged drouths frosts and alterna ting floods and low water.
 Portugal with forest area of 5 pei cent of her total land area, Spain witt 13 per cent Greece with IS per cent Turkey with 20 D cent, Italy with 1. per cent are examples of this.
 In cnnSidnrinP fnrest rasnurces a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
Present. Remarkable Portrait

Capetown, December Z4.-Ine Rev B. Lipkln of Oudtshoorn. Cape Colony, has completed and presented to the king re- markable portrait in words of King Ed- ward The lines which make up tho drawing contain about $500 words being a history of the late Kings life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25

A terrible crime committed recently at
 the vilayet of Fonts de Ge, near fingers
 recalling in some details the famous
 Gouffe-Bompard murder.
 It Is supposed that the victim, whose
 identity has not yet been established
 was enticed into the house of a man
 named Delhumeau, and there done tc
 death with the assistance of the latter's
 mistress. The assassin appears to have
 made every effort to render the dead man
 unrecognizable by shaving him, and then
 siashing his face. The most extraor-
 dinary part of the crime Is the way in
 which he tried to dispose of the body.
 Instead of throwing it into the Marne.
 or hiding it in the neighborhood, as he
 might easily have done, the murderer
 appears to have deliberately made diff
 faculties for himself and invited discov-
 cry by pushing the body on a wheel borrow right through the most populous
 part of fingers, while a fair was in prog
 ress. stopping for drinks on the way. The unexpected arrival of two soldiers
 as he was apparently about to throw the body from a bridge, caused him to aban-
 don his ghastly burden and take to flight.
 It is rumored that the deceased was 3 German banker, who had had business relations with Delhumeau-
 The misery of the humorist who is com pelled to be funny in order to earn his bread is Illustrated by the strike of ar tists working for one of the humorous journals. The artists are headed by Adolphe Willette, the famous black-and- white artist, and the strike Is directed against the editor of a humorous paper who organizes every year the famous Salon des Humoristes," held in the Champs Elysees.
 A@fA 4xx raartre cafe, the artist decided to boy colt the Salon and establish an exhibi- tion of their own. M. willette said to me: "Of course we shall have some 'black-legs against us; a strike could not go on with out them.
 But if you only knew the misery ot some in our profession! How many anus ing drawings. witty phrases, light | hearted pleasantries they have to produce | in order to get just enough money tc prevent themselves and their dependent' | from starving"
 | The arrest of captain Meynier, officer | in the French army, for the alleged mur-
 der of the Baroness d'Ambricour, was
 arrested few days ago. The case Is | she most remarkable France has had 1T years. The baroness was the divorced wife of a notable French nobleman ant | the captain was paying attentions to her | When the baroness's body was found | roisoned in hotel in the Reu de Rome | Captain Meynier disappeared. He wal arrested in the Ministry of the Marine
 For B days he had been wandering abou | the country.
 | A few days ago a man with a muddy overcoat buttoned up to his neck pre- sented himself at the Ministry. Th' | visitor when asked for his name refused | to give 1t. Thereupon the attendan
 said he could not announce him. 'Sc much the worst for me-" said the strang | CT, and handed a card to the attendant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25

American blue Jackets have had the right of way here, and this is what lead ing Parislan paper says of them:
 Tall, alert and bony, they go along the boulevards and mix with the crowds. At first sight one might take them for French sailors, but their stature sur nrises us and also their smooth faces. Their caps are like those of our sailors, only somewhat flatter. These sailors are delighted with the French capital. As for the Parisians, they admire the wis., itors' bearing, their quiet and reserve manners, which does not debar them from knowing how to get along, a quality that the sailors to both republics have to an eminent degree. We are happy to meet them everywhere, and are sure that they will not have a better time elsewhere than here"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
The DANCER of Power.

Organized labor may have the power to carry
out its threat to tie up all the industries OF the
United States and parayze trade. But eeud any
organization afford to exercise such power! SUP
pose the capitalists of the country had this power
and should arrogantly exercise it for the sake OF
bringing the workngmen in single community to
terms. What would the people do about 1t! What
would the labor unions do about it? Organized
labor can no better afford to do wrong than organ
lied capital There cannot be two standards OF
morals. There is but true code and it applies
to all alike.
Organized labor has great power, but only be-
cause it is moral force. With few exceptions, its
power has been used for good and therein lies its
strength, for long it does well it will have the
backing of public sentiment But if it should
undertake to use its power against the public in
terest; if it should turn good organization to a
bad purpose, it would shear its locks and its
strength, and the glory OF ir, would pass away.
There is no abiding force in evil Sin is sure to
sap its own strength. There can be no permanent
institution which is not founded upon the prcniplcs
of Fight-ErFer cannot stand. All institutions, all
governments that have been founded upon error,
have fallen.
As Archbishop GIennon has said, the existence
Of labor unions is for conservative, is for construc
tive, not destructive purposes, When they attempt
to destroy Others they will be to destroy them
selves.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
The Catawber Sanatorium.

The charge brought by Senator Noel against the
management Of the Catawber Sanatorum will do
that institution HARM we hope. but will have
the good effect of bringing it prominently to the
attention of the public. 1t is one OF our nobest
and most useful institutions, and it is doing noble
and useful work. 1t is overwhelmed with appli-
cations trnrI tHosr-wnu unfortunate As to
be afflicted with tuberculosis, and DIR. Williams,
says that. with a single exception, all who have
sought refuge there have been benefited by the
treatment. The Catawbcr Sanatorium is fortress
against the ravages of the White Plague, and even
though some pardonable mistakes have been made in
putting the institution into operation the General
Assembly must not allow itself to be prejudlced
against it. 1t deserves the support of the Legis-
lature and of the public, and the Noel incident
should be turned into benefit.
As for DIR. Ennon G.. Williams, State Commits
sioner OF Health, who is the official head OF the
Catawber Sanatorum, he needs defense. II ever
physician true to his profession and man con-
secrated to his work, DIR. Williams is that phys
ician and that man. His career speaks for itself.
There is no selfishness in it. He has labored for
love. He has been prompted by manly desire to
improve the public health, to alleviate human SUI
fering and to stamp out and prevent disease. He
has done and is doing the work OF evangelist,
we'll as OF a doctor and it would be not only a
cruel injustice, but public misfortune that any
thing VIII h Senator Noel, may have said, or may
say, should dispardge Or Williams i'll the public
esteem. impair his influence, discourage i'm
pede him in his work
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
The Shopeirl Bride.

Several years ago a bright man in Virginia be-
came engaged to woman who was much his
junior in years, When the engagement
nounced his brother sent him word that he was
emphasized fool to marry young
You tell my brother, he replied, that he is
wrong. I'm not the emphasized fool. It's the
girl.
This story came 70 mind as we read the gossip
about the MARRIAGE Philaader -kaex, r. and
Miss Max Boiler Of Providence. K. |. The girl
may be foolish to have married school boy who
has visible means OF supportsaye his father.
1t certainly docs lock like oolishness. 1t was also
foolish for her off with the lad, without his
fathers consent. Matches OF that sort may be
made in heaven, but they look earthly to Once
in while such match turns out we'll But it
takes long chances. Courtship may be and should
be- and II there is any fun in it, must be, brimful
oil romance. Matrimony is made OF sterner stuff.
We do not know Mrs Knox, but she seems to be
an all right young woman and the knoxes are
sItiy to turn up their at her the score
that she's shopgrl If she is honest and refined
and gentlewoman at heart and in her department,
she is none the worse, surely for having Zee shop
girl. The occupation does not make the girl-for
better for As fine xings and good So
ciety. so-caied. cannot make lady, neither can
decent occupation spoil one Not to talk buncombe,
you witt find tehind the counters OF the Richmond
shops many real, true-blue ladies as you will
find among the number in any social circle,
Not only women of good birth. good raising and
good principles but women OF culture women who
are at ease in any company
No, Young Mrs. Knox is none the worse for
having turned an honest penny behind the counter
and then, we believe the knoxes were not or
iginaliy numbered among The aristocrats of Penn
syyana. Not that that's anything against the
family but there's no one putting airs. unless
your family came in the Mayflower, or some
thing like that, YOU know
Really, dissrespect in referring thus
familiarly to the Knox marriage. But both the
young people have made very free in discussing
their affairs in the public prints, and it seemed to
good opportunity to say a word in behalf OF
the lady behind the counter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
Clothing for Children.

AT night ii Is quite essential that
babies and little children should sleep
warm, but 1t Is not the amount OF
covering that Is piled on that pro-
duces the desired effect, Lightness
and warmth must be combined In the
material used. During sleep the en-
tire body. Its organs and their fune-
tions, become relaxed, This is espe.
ctally so in a little child, consequence
ly the clothing which envelops the
little body at night must be loose
and not unnecessarily confine the
chtld's movements or interfere with
it's circulation. A little baby may wear
shirt and band at night in addition
to the night dress. but they should
not At too snugly. Stockings and boo
tees are not at all necessary; the night
gown should be worn long enough to
cover the feet. The bottom may be
made with a flap to turn up and butt
ton, or draw string may be run
through the hem instead; In either
case have the gown long and full SO
as to allow the child to use feet and
legs with perfect freedom. A very
pretty and dainty night gown may he
made of French flannel, which ID
warm and comparatively thin.-Har-
per's Bazaar