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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27

According to present plans, Peggy" with Miss Billie Burke, will again be screened today for the last time by popular request.
 Then for the first three days of the week Miss Blanche Sweet In ''The Black list," a Jesse L. Lasky photoplay. on the Paramount programme, will be shown, to be followed by "Out of the Drifts" with Marguerite Clark, the re- mainder of the week.
 THE PHOTOGRAPHS
 Incidentally, President Abernethy an- nounces that for tomorrow and Tues day he has the Paramount Photographs, which have created so much favorable comment among the movie patrons of the country. On Wednesday and Thurs day. the Paramount Bray cartoons will be shown, and on Friday and Saturday the Paramount-Burton Homes lectures are offered.
 "It is Paramount pictures" said MT. Abernethy. that the pubic wants. Whenever a Paramount is announced 1t means crowds at our theatres. as Para mount pictures mean quality, clean sub jects and artistic productions of the highest type"
 The programme for the Strand this week follows:
 PEGGY"
 Today Peggy" the Billie Burke pie ture in seven reels, directed by Thomas H. Ince, will be shown for the last time at the Strand. This popular feature is retained at the Strand today by popular | request. Like '"The Birth of Nation, the film Peggy" with Billie Burke as star, has increased in popularity with each presentation Everyone that saw 1 Peggy informed their friends, and 1 from Thursday patronage increased until 1 all records for attendance at the Strand l were broken. Another tremendous crowd I is anticipated at the Strand today to | see Peggy on the last day of the en- 1 gagement.
 THE BLACKLIST Tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday, Manager Abernethy announces "The l Blacklist with Miss Blanche Sweet as 1 the star in a LaslSy-Paramount feature l Although not designed in the form of a propaganda for or against the cause of capital and labor, The Blacklist the most recent Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play company production on the Para
  Sweet is the star, probably will create national interest. The theme of this production has It's origin in the troubles between operators and miners in Colorado about two years ago, which resulted in serious conflict
 The deep human note in this thdtns lies in the fight of labor for the right to work The economic principles dis cussed are applicable to all lines of in dustry and on this account The Black list" should prove of absorbing interest to peope of every locality. Miss Sweet will have exceptional op portunities in this production, which wal directed by William c. De Mile, wht also directed her recent production, '"Tht Ragamuffin." Among those who appeal in the cast are Charles Clary. Ernes Joy and Billy Elmer.
 "OUT OF THE DRIFTS" On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
PLAYS PA VORED AT STRAND,
 ASSERTS ABERNETHY
Announces Programme For This Week Which Is All Paramount Features Miss Blanche Sweet and Miss Marguerite Clark Are the Bright Particular Stars Paramount Photographs to Continue

TO7 WING to delay in the release date Out of the Drits lO Famous PayersParamount feature in which Miss Mar
 guerte Clark is starred not shown at the Strand last week However it will be this week. the ment of President T. S. Abernethy last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
The Pinch

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 First Golfer (to clubmate who has just been trimmed woefully)-Well. what's your handicap?
 Second Golfer-Honesty, mostly!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27

three-part Knickerbock CT star fea- ture, will be shown on Saturday with William Dangman in "Freddy's Mar row Escape" Vitagraph comedy.
Evening star., 1916-09-17

to wear pair of rubber sleeves on that
job. Foxy left his hanging in the corner. !"
Thanks" said Paul, and he donned
Foxys rubber sleeves forthwith. "You
know where | can get room around
here?' he asked.
Sure said the cheerful young me-
chanic. a eat my prunes next door but
one. Six week. and all you can eat.
Say, what's your name?"
Paul Manion; what's yours?'
"Jimmy Britt-hard to hit-thats S me. ="
At this the young men grinned at each
other like two boys in their teens.
"All right, Jimmy Brtt-hard to hit, ("
said Paul. swabbing away at his car. "I'm
Paul Manion-good companion; and I'll
take look at your clearinghouse as
soon as the whistle blows"
On figuring it over, he decided to board
instead of hiring a room and eating out.
"The only way you can beat the fur
nished room game is to starve to death, !"
said Jimmy. "Say, ask her to give you
the other bed in my room, will you?
There's fellow there now who snores
like a pipe-organ. She can shift him to
somebody else who's studying music"
So, before dark, it happened that Paul
had found three things he hadn't known
that morning: new job, new place to
live, and new friend.
"And now," thought Paul, II must keep
my eyes open and be quick on the jump.
Then I'll find something better, just the
same as found this
FOR three weeks Paul washed cars at the
Imperial Service Station, and every
time he cleaned one he learned bit more
about it. He got list of spares from the
office; and when he had exhausted that
he bought secondhand edition of "Ho-
mans Self-Propelled Vehicles, and began
to learn the why's and the wherefores. At
odd times he ran upstairs and watched
the mechanics doing repair work; and one
day, greatly daring, he climbed into
machine he had just cleaned, started it,
and ran it slowly off the washing floor.
From that it was only step to when he
was driving machines into the street and
lining them up against the curb; and after
that, of course, it was no tlme at all before
he was running them around the block
One day he was polishing the nickel
work on car, when the manager came
out of his office and called him by name
to which Paul was rapidly growing ac-
customed-to wit: "Iley, you'll
"Hey, you!' said the manager. "I've
got hurry call and all the boys are out.
You can drive car, can't you?'
dyes, sir!" said Paul.
"Come to the Office, then. I'll find
you cap and coat"
For two hours that
Evening star., 1916-09-17

TOT TWO nOurS that
afternoon, Paul con-
scientiously fooled
two old ladies around
Central Park and up
to Grants Tomb,
driving with such
great care that they
fell violently in love
with his caution.
"Those old ladies
want you again." said
the manager next
day. you'd better
get a license, and I'll
hire somebody else to
wash the cars. You
certainly made a hit
yesterday
II guess it was be-
cause | went Slow"
thought Paul. "If |
was an old lady with
a lot of money, I'd
want to travel slow,
too. It's only human.
I'm beginning to see
that whenever | get
down to something
human I'm pretty
sure to be right"
So Paul, beginning
to get in touch with
human nature for the
first time in his life,
started to figure what
he would like if he
Evening star., 1916-09-17

"
lingo, she's right.' he exclaimed again.
4If | don't break loose now, never shall
newer! It's certainly up to mel"
He strobe up and down the station
platform, waiting for train to take him
to the city, keen-faced, reflective, thinking
those thoughts which every clerk knows
well. "If | only had trade could start
little business somewhere, but-Lord!-
the only thing | know is Office work, and
there's nothing in Office work. My job at
the Office is nothing better than bad
habit, and I've got to break myself of
that-or it's going to break mel"
Keen-faced, thoughtful, and most des-
perately in earnest, Paul reached the city.
"I'll get furnished room somewhere" !"
he thought, "and make that my head
quarters. There used to be lot of places
up in the Fifties."
Accordingly he took car, and
twenty minutes later he was walking
along West Fifty-fourth Street, looking
for those little paper signs. over the door
bells. He hadn't gone far when his eyes
fell upon larger sign hanging on the
doorway OF garage. "Car Washer
Wanted" was the legend.
"Quick on the jump!'" muttered Paul
"And could always leave it when find
something better. One thing sure: I'm
through with old Nailor, and I've got to
make something to pay my board till |
find good opening somewhere else.
At this he resolutely shook himself free
from the restraining hands Of pride and
marched boldly into the garage.
Had any experienced asked the man
ager, looking doubtfully at Paul's clothes.
"Just try me on one car" suggested
Paul. at won't cost you anything. Then
you can hire me or fire me, to suit your
SELF
"Good boy" said the manager, with
an approving nod. "There's a car on the
washing floor now. Go to it, and let me
know when it's DONE"
NOW, there's no great trick in washing
car, particularly when man is clean
by nature and has often helped his wife to
wash the dishes, and especially when he
has hose and sponge and more waste
and soft cloths than he knows what to do
with. So half an hour later Paul was duly
engaged as car washer at the Imperial
Service Station. His hours were to be
from eight to six, and his wages-no
longer salary, but wages-ten dollars
week. Paul worked the rest of that after
noon, and more than once he found him
self smiling at a cheerful young mechanic
who was making adjustments on cars that
didn't have to be taken to the workshop.
"Say," said the latter once, "you ought
Evening star., 1916-09-17
MAGAZINE SECTION for September II, 1916

up my job how shall we pay the rent next
week? Or the groceryman? Or anybody
else? Listen. He told me to think it over
and let him know if | don't feel perfectly
satisfied. Know what that means, don't
you, honey? 1t means the bounce!
can't leave there till l get another job;
but how can get another job as long as
I'm there? just as soon as anybody asked
him for a reference, I'd get the bounce so
quick it would make your eyes blink! No,
sir! I've got nerve enough to do lot of
things, but haven't got nerve enough to
take chance on being out of work for
six months, and seeing you and the kids
turned out on the street and starving to
death. haven't nerve enough for that!'
As the old saying goes, work is a
pleasure, but worry kills" But for the
next few weeks Paul proved the first part
of the proverb was wrong, even while he
was demonstrating that the second part
was right.
A ND then, one evening when he re-
turned home he found Margaret at
tired in her prettiest dress and wearing
the unmistakably bright look of one who
has good news to tell.
"What do you Think" she began; and,
because he could never, never guess, she
joyfully added: @The children and have
been invited away for the summer. And
oh, Paul, it'll do them SO much good!'
Inquiry revealed the fact that the fairy
godmother was an aunt of Margaret's
who lived in Massachusetts,.
"She has the loveiest farm, Paul, and
she wants us to go right away and stay
till next October"
"Why, great Scott!" cried the aston
ished Paul. "That means six months"
"Yes! And I've been thinking, Paul.
There's no use in paying rent for this big
house while the children and | are away.
So we might just as well store the furni-
ture, and you can board near the Office"
"Well, well, well!" cried Paul. well
certainly have to talk this over after
supper!"
But, as every married man who reads
this story will understand, the matter
had been settled from the moment that
Margaret had put on her prettiest dress.
At the same time, it didn't hurt Paul to
knew what he was doing he had fetched
barrel up out of the cellar, and they had
started to pack the china.
Oh, a thorough girl was Margaret as
most girls are who 60 down on their knees
to pray; and if you want any further
proof of her thoroughness you shall have
it in a most unexpected manner just be-
fore my storys done.
Meanwhile, the landlord was notified,
the furniture was moved into neighbor's
empty barn, and on Saturday afternoon
Margaret and the children kissed Paul
good-by and started off for Massachusetts,.
"You needn't be frightened nowl" Mar
garet whispered in Pauls ear. Break loose
and win!"-and sealed her words with a
kiss on the ear.
The train pulled out, and Paul stared
after it.
"By jingo, she's right!' he exclaimed
at last. 81 wonder if she's going to her
Evening star., 1916-09-17

were passenger and some one else
were the chauffeur. AS result he bought
the nattiest motoring togs on Broadway,
kept his car shining like piece of
jewelry, drove elderly passengers with
decorum, and whisked dashing young
couples over the road at Intoxicating
speeds And whenever he wasn't out on
the road or polishing his car, Paul Manion
was in the repair shop, preparing himself
for the next jump he had in mind.
One day, when taking out his two old
ladies to Grants Tomb it suddenly oc-
cured to him that he had seen that inter
esting mausoleum quite enough for the
present. @I'll be doing this for the next
ten years if don't look out, he thought.
"It's time to jump again!'
Accordingly, upon his return to the
Service Station, Paul spent the better
part of an hour in putting perfect polish
on his car, and then he slowly drove
around to the front Office, as the Broad
way sales-room of the Imperial Car Com
pany was called. He knew that Mr..
Martin was the big boss of the New York
Office, and Paul went straight to him.
"Mr. Martin" he said, "I started in
your garage washing cars. Then | be-
came chauffeur, and have helped on re-
pairs. | know the Imperial car almost as
well as | know the alphabet, and I'd like
to have a job as demonstrator. 1t isn't
more money I'm AFTER he quickly added.
al only want chance to get on. I'll
work a week for nothing if you like, and
then you can keep me here or send me
back to the Service Station-as you think
best
Mr.. Martin looked him over keenly.
"know the car pretty well, do you?"
"Yes, sir"
"Mmm. Let's see. One of our Gus
toners has just brought his car around
here because the gear-lever is sticking all
the time. Oh, Mr. Wisnor!"
A disgusted-looking man approached
from the other end of the room.
Let's go out and look at YOUR car.
Perhaps hisyoung man can put you right"
As matter of fact, Paul could have
put him right without moving from the
office; for in his experience sticking gear
levers We're always caused by the same
trouble. Without word, Paul unscrewed
grease-cup in the floor-board.
"A most natural thing to forget, Mr..
Wisnor,' he said. "You see? No grease
here. If you'll jump in the car with me,
We'll run around to the Service Station
and I'll fill your cup"
"Very good!' cried Mr. Martin heartily.
sand when you're through with that,
young man, come back to the office"
Getting there with both feet" wrote
Paul to Margaret that night. "Tell the
Little Wonder he's going to college when
he grows up, and with heaps of love-"
IT was the custom in the Imperial office
to have one of the statesmen go out
with prospective customer whenever
demonstration was made. But some
times-when all the statesmen were out,
for instance, or the prospective customer
didn't look sufficiently promising
demonstration was placed in sole charge.
when | get a chance like that, +" thought
Paul, "Ive got to be ready for it,
Now, one of the first things that Paul
did after getting his job as demonstra-
tor was to explore the streets in the
neighborhood of the Imperial sales-room,
making careful note of those thorough
fares where the asphalt was in particu-
larly good condition.
mo use humping en-" he thought.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07

the charges directed against King
O'M|alley, the present minister, and
MIR. Griffin, testified that when Mr..
Griffin took charge at Canberra he
had claimed sole control of the cap
ital public works and that the Amer
lean threatened a lawsuit Tin 1910
il he was interfered with in what he
considered his prerogatives under
his contract with the Australian
government. Mr.. Archibald testi-
fed that he gave the American to
understand that the minister of home
affairs was "boss," but that the ar
chitect would have square DEAL"
He denied that he had ever referred
to Mr.. Griffin as "ankee bounder,"
but declared he had caused friction
by rubbing departmental officers the
wrong way"
When Mr.. Griffin took the stand
he said that he was appointed to
carry out his own design for the
capital and he felt If the plan were
mutilated it would reflect on his rep
utation.
Mr.. Griffin said: "Ten per cent
Of my time has been devoted to the
ron of uctivo offoctivo vork mn tom,
plated in the agreement and 80 per
cent has been frittered away in de-
fensive operations" The only reason
he could give why the officers of the
department. showed hostility toward
him was that they believed they
were competent themselves to carry
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07
J. NIELSEN-LANGE
WRITES INTERESTINGLY
Continued from Page So

to be cosmopolitan in its ways. You
realize that in the hotels and even
more so in the restaurants. Here
you have the stag affair-cocktail
and beer and good food, and almost
exclusive patronage; they are not
advertised except by their patrons,
mostly men in business. Then you
have the fancy cafe with cooking
and baking in any country style you
wish; it is elaborate and at fancy
prices, being we'll advertised and
patronized by people in good clothes
and with money to spend.
Louisville was too Internal hot
this time so l took the boat going
North and the boat trip is paradise
compared with the train and only
overnight and you are at Cincinnati,
which is the first northern city. By
that / mean it is the distinctly
type and the one farthest
to the South. Here you will see
women carrying their own suitcase,
two Of them, and walking
for blocks and blocks. They are
stronger and more hardy apparently
than our southern women, and you
see them display more activity gen.
orally.
Cincinnati was just as warm as
Louisville and looking more gloomy
than ever; it's people went out of
town on street cars or kept to their
houses. I waited all day before TAX
ing crowded interurban car to Day
ton, about fifty miles distant, and
almost one continuous village with
pretty residences and chicken farms
along the route.
J. IELSON-LANGE.
Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 3, 1915.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07

make our appeal invincible. Swell
the army then set it upon the trail OF
every legislator and congressman Tor
they alone hold the key to our politi-
zeal emancipation. Compel this army
,of lawmakers to see woman suffrage,
10 think woman suffrage, to talk wom-
an suffrage every minute of every day
until they heed our plea.
"All this is mere preparedness for
the final drive to victory. The next
question is: what shall be our aim?
To my mind, the insistence of the en-
reimbursement of the women OF our
land by Federal amendment, is the
only selfrespecting course to pursue"
In explaining her reasons for this
stand, Mrs. Gait reviewed the fight
for suffrage in many States and the
obstacles it had met from the liquor
and charged there had been
widespread resort to illegal practices
to defeat suffrage, whereas in ma
,jority of the States of the union-in
rs Of them-there was no provision
made by law for any form Of contest
or recount on a referendum. "Poli-
teal corrupters may, in these states,
lbribe voters, colonize voters, and re-
peat them to their hearts content and
redress of any kind is practically i'm
possible"
"In my judgment, she concluded,
"the women of this land. not only
have the right to sit on the steps OF
Congress until it acts but it is their
self-respecting duty to insist upon
their Acknowledgement by that route"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07
IN HHF 4G,HGgBH Sog SGRs e TIE
AND FOR POLK COUNTY. IN

LIN uI,dE ClRCUIT COURT OF THE
TEN TE1NTH In IImnRE,ICIAL GIRGUIT OF
AMP FOR POLK COUNTY. IN
CHANCERY.-J. @. Adams vs.. r.
NJ. Holt and Oma Holt. his wife. -
MORTGAGE Foreclosure,
NOTICE is hereby. given that I, the
undersigned special master in chan
Gerry. duly appointed. will. in accord
ance With q final decree entered in
the said cause on the thirteenth day
a Of January. MAbifRney1 1915 bv HonSr,
Tenth Judicial Circuit OF Florida, OF.
fer, f2r sale and sell to the highest
outcry at the courthouse door in Bar.
tow. Polk county. Florida. on Mon
day. hte second day of October. A.
D., 1915. the same being a legal
5sSlSs, & sale; re tieIloEinS a.:
seT b Bsssn Rsaty G gSsb P pevssd
%I saa of biKIdisiand additign. to Eake;
t%sIs 1s in SIeeE Of si asrIs e.
Dixieland addition to Lakeland. Flor
ida.
Said sale will be made in accord
ance with the iin Ana decree as above
sold to satisfy the said final decree.
bs4$ If ana 3h w. co BR Fl SS2THr
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07
CHICAGO ARCHITECT PRINCIPAL
WITNESS IN INVESTIGATION
(By Associated Press. }

Sydney, Australia, Sept. 6.-Wal-
ter B. Griffin, the Chicago architect
who is director of construction and
design for the new Australian cap
ital at Canberra, is one of the prin-
cipal witnesses in the inquiry which
the government is making into the
charges that the Department of
Home Affairs has been guilty of a
waste Of public funds and inaptitude
in the building Of the capital.
w. o. Archibald, the former min
lister for home affairs, who instigated
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07

II you have a room, apartment,
store. cottage, office or anything
else tor rent, list them with us and
watch the result o.
THE KEY RENTAL AGENCY
Ea are the key to the situation
Room 8. Elliston bldg.
?. . Por SnS. Lakeland, Fla.
6006
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07

FOR SALE-Pit bull terriers, pedi-
greed stock The best watch dog
or companion, and the gamest dog
or earth. Correspondence solicited.
BURNETT KENNELS, Knoxville,
Tenn. 5872
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07

FOR SAhE-House of eight rooms,
including bath; good porches; all
conveniences. Completely fur
nished. Lot 135x135 on desirable
residence street of Lakeland. Sew
eral fruit trees. Address P. o. Box
485, Lakeland. 1891
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07

out everything connected i,
capital.
Mr.. Griffin said that sin.
cent reappointment as dj,a
design and construction !
O'Malley his rights had bs,
nized and Mr. O'Malley hi
instructions that no matter
capital should be initiated
reference to him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07

Having purchased and subdivided
the Jesse Keen estate of $50 acres
one-half mile west of city limits, we
are now selling in 10 and 2o-acre
tracts some Of the finest truck and
farm lands in this section at the right
price and terms. For particulars see
@. C. Rogan. Rooms 1 and 2. Deem
Z Bryant, Bldg. Phone 14s.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07

FOR SALE-One shetland pony, per-
feet condition; child can drive
him. $85 If taken in ten days. J.
P. Roquemore. Lakeland, Fla,
Lake Morton Drive. 5000
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07
FOR SALE

The buildings and lumber at base
ball park, which were used by the
Polk County Fair. Will sell whole
or part. For price and other infor-
nation apply at Evening Telegram
ONCE. 5000
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07

FOR SALE-$S0 Royal Standard
typewriter, almost new, sac; also
wood stove. Apply Mrs. Alex Hol-
ly 106 w. Magnolia St. 1854
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07

I am prepared to do all kinds of
well work from four inches up. All
work guaranteed. Have had years of
experience. and my work has always
given satisfaction.
W. H. STRAIN, Lakaleand. Fla
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07

FORD SALE One 1916 Ford tour
ing car. Run not over TOO miles.
Wide tread. Telephone All.
1851
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07

Ask your grocer for DIR. FROST'S
extract of vanilla, made in Florida
from true Mexican vanilla beans.
1857
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-07
COLUMBIA COLLEGE
LAKE CITY. EIORIOA

Full courses leading to A. B., B. S.,
and A. M. A strong faculty Of trained
teachers. Graduates receive certif.
Gates without examination to teach in
public schools. Comfortable buildings
and excellent table. Next session be-
gins September goth.
A. P. MONTAGUE, President