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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
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No Longer a "Frohman Star"

When Charles Frohman lost hls llte on the Lusitania it was announced that the great theatrical firm which he built up would go on as before' with the same policy and the same people who had been associated With him for years. The galaxy of Frohman stars would continue to adorn the the atrical Armament as in the past ana all MT. Frohman's plans would be faithfully carried out by his cowork- CTS. Billie Burke and Marie Doro soon made other alliances, however, and now John Drew, with Maude Adams, the best known of all the Frohman stars, has left the company and signed a contract to appear for an indefinite period under the management of John D. Williams, who was formerly Charles Frohman's business mana ger.
 The defection of John Drew is par ticularly significant and would seem to indicate that the ambitious scheme for keeping the Charles Frohman forces intact will not be realized. MT. Williams withdrawal from the firm to become a manager on his own account was a serious loss, and it is rumored that other Frohman stars may fol low the example of MT. Drew in seek ing new alliance. MT. Williams has been quite successful, as he and his associates presented Mrs. Fiske in 'Estwhile' Susan" and Jack Barry more in Justice" two of the dramatic triumphs of the current season in New York.
 The public received at their face value the statements that Frohman's associates wished above all things to cherish the ideals of the dead man. ager, but it would be quite impossi- ble for anyone to fill the place he left vacant ~-' A'~ ties of sentiment which attached the Frohnnon stars to theil beloved e. F." quite naturally cannot be transferred to his successor.
 In connection with MT. Drew's de parture it is interesting to note that during all the time he was Frohmar star he never had written contract 2 verbal agreement having proved sufficient. This is not only an evidence os the integrity of the actor and hi ma r. o.ars. but is in sharp contrast tt the cavalier way in which many the ttrical people treat their obligations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
BOY SCOUTS

From the Gadsden Journal.
 The work of the Boy Scouts during the reunion has been a revelation to Bir-
 mingham citizens, just as the work of Boy Scouts during the Sunday school
 convention opened the eyes of Gadsden
 citizens.
 The value of the organization never
 before has been so forcibly illustrated in this section as during the last few months. But those who have observed
 them have no hestancy in saying that
 Gadsden hardly could have dispensed with their services during the Sunday school convention.
 Gadsden will have q veterans reunion this summer. and the Gadsden scouts again will be given opportunity to prove their value Meanwhile. the boys should be given every support and form of en-
 couragement They are a real asset tc Gadsden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
OLDEST COLLEGE SPORT

to sit in a university shell. As a muscle builder, no sport equals the game of sweep and shell, and it holds poetry and pleasure, as well as physical benefit, for its devotees. At Harvard, Cornell, Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, An napolis, Columbia, Wisconsin, Leland Stanford, California and Washington, definite advances in aquatics have been marked each year, and at all the interests of the nonvarsity oarsmen have been ob- served in varying degree as the support of generous alumni has permitted.
 Following the lead of such schools as Saint PauPs. Groten, Exeter and Middle sex, preparatory institutions throughout the country have done much to interest their students in rowing for it's own sake, with the result that each year seats of higher learning receive large groups of boys who care for the sport not so much for the opportunities it may offer them to beat someone else as for the physical inn provement and mental pleasure they del rive therefrom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
THE MILITARY DRIVER
From the Louisville courier-J Journal

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 E OR many centuries the world has
 regarded the military leader as a
 T. romantic and inspiring figure. The
 gallant officer wno spurs his charger into the thick of the fight and stimulates his men by an example of valor'was the
 hero of legend before written records of military brilliancy supplanted the tales which were told by father to son and handed down from generation to genera ton. He has been the theme of poets and painters, as we'll as historians, since the invention of writing. The voluminous literature of war, historical and fictional, has depended for interest, largely, upon the admiration of mankind for the dash ing officer. Behold the advent of the military driver as supplanter of the military leader, and the final reduction of warfare to busi- ness basis which abandons the ideals o1 chivalry as too impractical to be allowed to survive.
 Alfred G. Gardiner, writing for the May Atlantic, quotes an English officer as say
  nize the superiority of German military methods in many respects, and that they especially recognize the practical value l of the reversal of the old-fashioned prin ciple of the leadership of officers.
 l The English officer says
 | Much scorn has been poured on tht place which the German officer takes II attack. He does not lead his men, bu drives them. On the face of it, thi' method shows badly against the French and English tradition by which the off I cer gives his men the example of gallan- | try. That example governs the whole re- l lationship of officers and men and invests | war with spirit of chivalry and sacri- l fee which is an important military asset But on the other hand, the price it ex. acts in the mortality of officers is a grave set-off. and the Germans, who are always realists in their methods, regard the price as too high for the gain 1t brings. And though the British tradition is too deep rooted to be destroyed, I found very widespread conviction among the British officers that, as matter of practical loss and gain, the German system was prob i ably right in trench warfare if not in the 1 free action of the field"
 ] It would be out of the question to at tribute the German plan to the unwilling ness of the German officer to undergt
 personally the risks of the held. It i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
ALABAMA PRESS

Mobile Item: The Mobile hen that laid s3 eggs in S5 days and died must have suffered from a broken heart at missing those other two days.
 Anniston Star: The June brides are checking off the days on the calendar and the June bridegrooms are checking off the nights figuring out the cost
 Talladega Home: It begins to look more and more certain that Teddy is a bitter pill the republicans will have to swallow in Chicago, but Wilson will furnish the antidote in November.
 Gadsden Journal: Republicans of the Seventh district are trying to scare Con gressman John L. Burnett by mention of M. w. Howard as a prospective candi- date. It might succeed but for the fact that MT. Burnett won't be scared.
 Green County Democrat: On all sides we see it quoted that in New Zealand where the women have voted for 20 years, there is the lowest death rate in the world for babies. How about the birth rate?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

From Rowing at American Universities
 by Lawrence Perry. in the June Scr1b-
 ner.
 INTER RCOLLEGIATE rowing antedates
 all sports in which our American uni U versailles engage. Students or Yale and Harvard first met in competition on Center Harbor, Lake Winnipiseogee, near ly 64 years ago-on August 3, 1852, to be precise. In the eos and 7Os aquatlcs reigned without rival. In neither pop ularity nor scope were baseball football nor any other sport to be compared with it. Rowing is still the most important major sport in seats of learning where adequate facilities exist, important not alone in its tradition and present pres tige, but in the part it is playing in the general campaign of eliminating from the undergraduate body the fashion Of taking athletics by proxy.
 Originally sport in which the lew came to row and the many to cheer, row ing today calls to the inept and to the mediocre as well as to the man qualified
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
ROMANCE OF THE ELEvAToI

From the New York Tribune.
 The elevator waited.
 Packed with business men and clerks. And bankers and stenographers and salesmen and agents
 The starter snapped his signal
 The doors began to close.
 When a cherubic-fa messenger boy slipped in and faced the door.
 He turned and looked us over.
 With a child like, questioning, re- proachful stare.
 Then politely doffed his number cap, and held it against his breast.
 The women smiled
 While painful blushes
 Swept over the faces of the men in the ascending car,
 And one by one
 The hats came off,
 Until every man in the elevator stood sheepishly bareheaded.
 Just then
 A strange thing happened.
 The little messenger boy, having glanced into his cap, Shouted, Stop at The twenty-thoid, will yer" And replaced his cap on his head at a raking angle. whistling. All he had done Was to consult
 The address on the telegram.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

sound business sense, and not timidity oi selfishness. that dictates the change Nevertheless, it robs war of an element which has made it attractive to common soldiers as well as to readers of war lit erature. It puts war in new light, not as gallant and romantic adventure in which gentlemen delight to risk their lives while rallying their men, but as sordid business undertaking in which military bosses drive their underlings into danger that must be avoided by the drivers IT order that they may feed more "cannon fodder to the enemy's guns when the supply in hand shall have been ex. hauSted
 The German soldier. drilled from in fancy to regard authority as final and unquestionable, is perhaps less inclined than an English Tommy would be tc question the rightness of the adoption oi drivership as the successor of leadersnlp Whether or not the new method is the best, from a purely practical point ol view, and would be applicable in other countries is a question which the test ol experience alone could answer.
 It was said during the civil war that Morgans men would follow Morgan into hell"
 It would be somewhat different to. b( driven into hell' by a business-like off cer whose nice calculations as to thu forbade his sharing the lot of his men. chances and mischances of the firing lin(
 It has been the accepted idea that disI cpline depends upon the existence o1 fearlessness in officers, and that no priI vate soldier can respect an officer Whd would not brave, with him or ahead o1 him, theN hail of lead. That may still bd true elsewhere than in Germany, wherd blind obedience to authority-m1Iitary au thority in the ultimate analysis-is incul| cated as the sacred principle upon whicl rests the structure of empire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

1917. In the course of year dozen or more religious bodies, confined to the limits of the state, hold their an- nual meetings here.
 These denominational gatherings are entertained by members of the denomination, and their business ses- sions are held in one or more of the churches; but their presence IS al ways appreciated by the general pub lie. Everybody bids them welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
AT BEST

By John Boyle O'Reilly The faithful helm commands the keel From the port to port fair breeze'
 blow; But the ship must sail the convex sea Nor may she straighter go. So, man to man in fair accord, On thought and will the winds ma,
 wait;
 wOrG
 Though its shortest course be straight From soul to soul the shortest line At best will pended be. The ship that holds the straightes course Still sails the convex sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

The population of Porto Rico is prob ably denser than that of any other ter ritory over which Uncle Sam holds do- minion and the economic problems are keen. The United States government is island and this country and through the department of commerce is calling atten- tion to Porto Ricos products. American importers have been going to other coun- tries for the same class of supplies that could be more easily obtained from Porto Riso The islands Panama hats are said to be made of the same materials as those of Colombia, and compare favor al blv with them both in workmanship and in quality. The hats imported into America come chiefly from the two South American countries. Porto RICO also produces cocoanut fiber from which doormats and mating are made, but American importers make little or np use of this product. The United States gets most of it's supply elsewhere In manufactured form. Another important commodity of the isrand is vegetable wool" It is a light, silky substance pro- duced in large quantities on the island and would, it is said, be very useful In the upholstery industry, possibly replac- ing to some extent the kapok of the East Indies winch is now largely used for making cushions and mattresses. The de- partment of commerce is exhibiting these products of Porto Rico and offers to supply manufacturers and importers with any data they may desire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
QUITE A CROWD.

"The Gadsby family seems to be rather numerous" "So it is. Although Gadsby owns seven-passenger touring car, whenever the family picnics in the country he has to make two trips each way"
 MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE.
 q understand Slithersby has figured in another early morning automobile acci- dent"
 "Yes, but it was not as serious as it might have been"
 ''Why, I heard that Slithersby had one or two ribs fractured and the woman with him was hurt
 That's true but nobody has found out the name of the woman yet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

The crown princess chance for winning promotion at Verdun seems to have gene glmmering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
BACK WHERE HE STARTED.

BACK WHERE HE STARTED.
 I'm not through talking to you about this matter" said the contentious man. Yes, you are," answered his opponent in the argument. AS d matter of fact, you said all there was to be said on your
 side of the question nearly an hour ago. but you didn't know it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

New poses by a celebrated barefoot dancer show how to keep fit. However, this form of exercise should be taken in srict privacy in order not to scandalize the neighborS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

The bears" "lions'' and other wild animals represented in the wrestling pro- fessiop show pretty conclusively that there is nothing in a name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

The husband of pr. Waite's affinity appeared in court with her and thus showed himself to be a remarkably com
 placent individual.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
A COMPARISON.

Now, just what is the Swiss neutrality you hear so much about?'
 "If the reports are true concerning large quantities of goods smuggled across the border into German territory, it must be something like Swiss cheese"
 How is that?"
 Full of holes'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

Birmingham citizens should show their appreciation of the Boy Scouts services during the reunion in substantial man. ner. They deserve something more than "Thank VOL"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

Historians declare that Lady Godiva never made her famous ride, but there are people who have actually seen her do it-in the movies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

Fortune telling is no longer permitted in Berlin. The Germans have about made up their minds that they know what's going to happen, anyhow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

Somehow the man who has to ask his wife's permission to go fishing seems to enjoy it more than the fellow who can go whenever he pleases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

The French say they are fighting for
 unborn generations. That's putting war on basis the average person can't un- derstand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

Nobody seems to know what is going on behind Justice Hughes impenetrable WhiSkerS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

1 It is asserted that Sir Roger Easement
 cannot be hanged with silken rope be- cause he is not full-fledged peer. Some ! body is always taking the joy out of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

The Italians fell back to reform their lines" which simply means the Aus trians pushed them back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

Pulling an oar Is one of the oldest col lege sports, but does not antedate pull ing the paternal leg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

A New York company started out one year ago with capital stock of 5000 and did s5O0OO GOO worth of business with the allies. No wonder this country is pros perOuS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
LIFE'S PHILOSOPHY.

The ups and downs of life are met In many sorts of ways, But he who tarries to regret
 Will find it seldom pays. To weep O CT split milks all in vain, A saying trite, but true; The milkman will come round again, So let that comfort you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

A writer on theatrical topics says the movies have put the one-night stands out of business. The average one-night stand will still patronize a meritorious attraction, but prefers the movies to third rate companies for first rate prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

The world may be facing a shortage of gasoline, but you'd never guess it from the attitude of the average joy rider.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
KEEPS THE MONEY.

Bill Nubbins likes to think that he's The captain of his soul, But s thrifty wife declares that she's The mistress of his roll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

War comes high, but fortunately fo Great Britain, she's able to pay tn price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
HARD TO LOCATE.

What is the title of this Cubistic pie ture?" 'I~believe it's entitled, The Lady With Face.'"
 Its lucky the artist gave us clue. Otherwise we might not have known the lady had a face"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

INDIFFERENT, PERHAPS. The waywardness of humankind Doth make reformers weep, And there are many laws we find Are rather hard to keep, And yet OCT this we're not inclined To lose a wink Q sleep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

MERCENARY. ''Why do you call Dubwaite d near-pa- triot? I have heard him say a number of times that he would fight for his coun- try"
 "Oh, yes, he would do that, but not unless his country offered a purse suffi- ciently large to make it worth his while"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

There turks a still and dumo-aisc""F' sive devil That tempts most cunningiy.
 -TrOilus and Cressida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25

Entered at the Bii minsham. AIa.' post office as second class matter unaer act of Congress March 5. 1879.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-27
Ornament.

Timto Sc dava vedomf vsem Glen
kynfm cd fadu HvGzda Zapadu,
els Al, 2. G B. j., by Sc v nedeli
dine 30. dubna, We 2 hodiny odpo-
ledne, dostavily do fadove sine,
stran d1leziteho iednani.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-27

Ma prodej, farma O 200 akrech,
6 mil severozapadne cd Tabora,
ma pekne vfstaVnosti a jest to jed
ma 2 nejlepsfch .farem We okolf.
$3.50 "a akr. Frank Uherka, Tai
Dor, S. d. Adv,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-27

, Oznamuji vefejnosti, re jSeI
dnatelem pro Cedar Rapids u
a prodavam pro onu spoIet
gasolin a rGzne oleje "a ceny
ne. Eman Pekaf. Adv
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-27
DOMACl zPRAvY.

Frank Bouska byl "a obchodem
v TyndaIl v pond9lf.
PfeGt9te 81 oznamkuWe lflov5ch
bratff, CO mali ma prodej.
Zlatou knihu pro farmera lie
koupiti Lakeport Store.
ManzelGm Lewis Welflovym Sc
narodil hoSfk v Gtery.
Adolf DvofaGek cd Avon byl
zde navstevou minulS patek.
Pr. j. J. RezaGe a jeff dcera AL
bfna byly v Yankton v patek.
Josef Fillaus Martin Homer
z Dante byly zde navSt6vou ne
deli.
Tomas HOSTEL a jeho rodina cd
Dante byli zde navst6vou ma zaGat-
ku tydne.
Ma prodei, korna ma semeno,
tOGtovalo 81 procent. Lewis VAN
pull. Adv.
Red Seal bflou a pravou zitnou
mouku koupite vzdy We farmer
skem elevatoru. Adv.
Mejte vzdy donna Pyro stffkaG-
ku ma ohef1; zachranite tax svGj
majetek. Ma prodej v garazi. AID
Kdykoliv potfebujete otruby,
midlink, anebo oil meal, Haste Sc
We farmerskem elevatoru. Adv.
FIR. Svoboda, mattel velk6ho "a
vodu pomnfkafsk6ho v Omaze sem
pfijel We Gtvrtek "a obchodem.
Vezmu kon9 do pastru. Dobra
voda a pfistfesf. Josef Kulis, /
mile ma poledne Cd Lakeport. Adv
Topolovy lumbr ma prodej, do
Is stfevfc1 d6Iky. Ed. Wedmore
Jasprova farmu. 6-1 Adv.
81. Olive Conn, osetfovatelka cd
Cerveneho kffze, byla zde v 1terS
a navstivila farm vefejnou Skolu.
VeGer odJela do Tyndall.
Ma prodej, Plymouth Rock vel
ce, IS "a SOC. T6z Ohio ranne
brambory ma semenO. T. Kolet-
zky. Adv. st.
Dejte Sc pojistit ma zivot u slime
spoleGnosti kterou jest U. S. Annu
ity Life ms. Co. j. F. HOSTEL,
mfstnf jednatel. Adv.
Josef Skorpfk ma ma prodej ne
kolik farmerskSch strojG "a velmi
snizenou cenu. PfeGtete 81 jeho
oznamku. Adv.
Rodina Karolewiczova obdrzela
west We stfedu rano, re jejich dee
ra, pf. Jos. Havranka Sc tezce roz
nemohla.
Frank Bouska z Tyndall byl zde
S rodinou ndvstevou v nedeli u sVe
no bratra Vaclava, a phi t6 pfiIezi
tosti 81 obnovil ptedplatne.
John Kudrna a nekolik pomocnf
XII, davali vse do pofadku kolem
vefejn6 skoly, q sazali stromky a
travu.
Osypky Sc uzasnou m6rou vzma
half. Vsude je toho plno. Nv 70
dine. }. A. Dvofaka onemocn9la
tento t}den dcerka Helenka.
Frank Horacek sem pfijel minu
IL ctvrtek z Omahy a hodla die
vseho Sc zde op6t usaditi. Velko-
m6stsk} zivot Sc mu mnoho neza-
mloya.
Mfstnf spoIek SokoI uspofada
skv9ly pies We spolkov6 SIM, pom
deli Tho kvetna. Hudbu obstara
taborska kapela a kazdS je Evan
by Sc dostavil. Adv.
Oznamujf vefejnosti, Re jsem
prevail fizenf Hartford Produce
Co. uchazfm Sc obchod tech
jenz prodavajf smetanu. Vynasna
zim Sc kazdeho sv9domite obslou-
ziti budu vzdy platit nejyyssf ce-
ny "a smetanu C,W.Root.
Steven Hatwan, II rokG starry
syn manzelG j. A. Hatwanovfch
nedavno S 6spechem slozil zkousku
osm6 tffdy, tim padem nepo
chybn6 jest nejmladsfm graduan-
tenn We statu.
Okresni auditor oznamuje, re
kdo Sc doposud medal registrovati
ve SVEN volebnfm precinktu mnze
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-27

Oznamujf tfmto vefejnostI
konam veskere prace zednicE'
ko cisterny, chodnfkS, sklepy.
trovSnf, atd. Objednavky ID
v hostinci Kulise q Rok1ska'
vel Bednafik.