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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-28
FRANK MAY FORFEIT
 ATLANTA FRANCHISE
Atlanta Mogul Claims New Orleans Is Not Playing According to ByLawsSays Postponed Game of Pels and Vols Has
 Never Been Played-Issues Ultimatuna 20 Baugh

mornings edition forces circuit Alanas league The sporting editor of the Constitution follows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-28

There possibility of Atlanta withdrawing from the Southern league.
 Ut unlikely that Manager Frank will sell his holdings the Atlanta franchise and that the other Atlanta directors will follow his lead
 There is the possibility of league composed of Atlanta Augusta Charleston Columbia Macon and Savannah being oaliz nextv wear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-28
RIFLE RANGE SELECTED

Rifle and artillery ranges have been selected at Camp Mcclellan as follows: A small arms range wi be located near the northern boundary of the reservation on what Is known as the Wellborn farm and an artillery range will be located near the eastern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-28
WILSON'S STATEMENT

q am very happy" stated the secre- tary to a representative of The Age- Herald, that as a result of arbitration there will be no strike in the Birming- ham district.
 s'This is an important district-doubly important since the nation is engaged in war. It produces about per cent or the total production of coal, and about 10 per cent of the total production of iron and steel.
 "It would have been very unfortunate had strike made it necessary that all work in the district be stopped.
 Ut has, of course, been trying week. However the treatment accorded me by both operators and miners was most courteous, and I have expressed formal appreciation of and thanks for the same.
 T leave Birmingham for Washington at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-28
ANNIsToN SCHOOLS GROWING

Formal announcement has been made of the opening of the Anniston city schools on September 10. Entrance ex- aminations will be held on Monday, Sept ,mber 3, the remainder of that week being spent by the teachers in attending the county teachers insti- tute.
 The faculty for the coming year in cludes four more teachers than in any previous year. but there is no hope that this addition will be sufficient to care for the greatly increased attend : ance without much crowding and extra work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-28
Local Data

boundary, shooting south. The machine gun range, which has been established for several weeks, is on the southern end of the reservation, with the tar gets on the side of Blue mountain.
 l.. c. Watson and w. F. Johnston of this city accompanied the range ex- perts in their survey of the reserva- ton for suitable range sites. Mai. R. II. Kelley, Maj. S. harmon. Maj. Stanley w. Martin, Maj. D. John Markey, Capt. Harry J. Burlington and Lieut.. George Wilkinson, all rifle and range eX- ports, are on detached service at pres ent and will make all arrangements for the construction and location of the targets, measurements of the ranges. etc. The work of clearing the ranges and placing the targets will comm enna af once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-28
| MINERS CONCEDE
 MANY POINTS TO
 REACH AGREEMENT
tcontinued from Page one,

fContinued from Page One) a moment when, on account of the war with Germany, the need for coal was most acute, agreed to yield.
 Thereafter the secretary found 1t com paratively simple to effect an agreement Minor demands of the miners, the op- orators readily agreed to grant, follow ing their retirement from their impor- tant demands At noon yesterday It was known that peace had obtained. At 10 o'clock last night the agreement was affioiallv announced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-28
IMPROyING PHONE SERVICE

T.. R. Gentry, commercial superln- tendent of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company, who was a recent visitor to Anniston on business in connection with the service to be established at Camp Mcclellan and the enlarging of the Anniston exchange, has just authorized an expenditure by the telephone company in Anniston which will total s75,0oo.
 MT. Gentry, who visited Camp Me- Clellan about the time construction work was started four weeks ago, was greatly impressed by the large amount of work that has been done in such a short time.
 The telephone company is installing an exchange at the camp to which will be connected over 125 telephones and the construction work. which includes the stringing of 35,000 feet of cable and over 150 miles of open wire, is keeping pace with the construction of the camp. A special building has been erected by the government for the housing of this exchange and MT. R. B' Centerfit has been placed in charge as manager at the camp
 Mr. Gentry, who was accompanied by c. McEachin, district manager of Birmingham authorized the announce ment thta additional sections of switchboard will be installed in the Anniston exchange as soon as it can possibly be done, in order to care for the extraordinary service demands be- ing made on his company at this time. It is expected that this work will be started at an early date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-28
TIE WEATHER
Wea fher Forecast

Washington, August H.-Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Tuesday; Wednesday, probably sewers.
 Georgia: Fair Tuesday; Wednesday, probably thundershowers
 Tennessee: Fair Tuesday; Wednesday, probably showers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-28

The twenty-eighth annual convention of the Calhoun County Sunday School association is being held in the Methodist church at Alexandria. An interesting and instructive programme has been planned for today and Wednesday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-28
ANNISTON I OL D
 ID WIDEN PIKE
 FROM CITY 10 CAMP
General Morton, Who Is Commander-in-C Chief, Says It Is Due Town to
 Build Road

Anniston. August 7-(SpecialD-some arrangement will have to be made i'm mediately to improve the surface of the Jacksonville pike and probably widen that thoroughfare. or the merchants of An niston will fail to profit as largely IS they should through the establishment of Camp Mcclellan. This fact was made plain by Maj. Gen. Charles G. Morton, in an address to the county commission CTS Monday morning. General Morton said: T think 1t Is due the county to rebuild this road and get the work under way at once. I came over the road this morning and mentally estimated that in another month 1t will be in practically impossible condition. The traffic on the road is already heavy. but when the large bodies of troops arrive the traffic will be far greater than it is today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-28

John c. Snodgrass, John Sanders and German Jones left today for the officers reserve training camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. They are all well known and popular young men of the Twin Cities
The Washington times., 1917-05-13

ly carried in the paly of that name in
1881. Rosengarten made a plump and
alluring lad in those days. Then
there was George W. KendriclS, now
OF the hrm Of L. W. Clark & Co. who
was considered the greatest skirt
dancer the Mask and Wig Club ever
produced. His waistline shows very
little increase in girth from the days
when he used to skip from wing to
wing at the Chestnut Street Opera
House.
Howard X. Mohr. high in the off,
cial family Of the Philadelphia Elec-
trlc Company, and president Of the
cluo Tor years, was one of the most
graceful men in "Kenilworth," the
production OF 1895.
Then there was Charles s. Morgan
whose appearance in "Very Little Rec
Riding Hood" in 1897, showed him to
be as 1.-THE, graceful and hugable a
girl as one might wish to meet
outside of the Mask and Wig Club.
Mr.. Morgan is today the present stage
director OF the club and has been
for many years.
The Washington times., 1917-05-13
MANYFAVORITESTO
COME WITH ABORNS
Washington to Hear Number
Of Old Friends Next Week.
ROBIN HOOD FIRST OFFERING
Chocolate Soldier, Naughty Mari
eta and Spring Maid. Later.

The cast for the first week of light
opera at the National will include a
goodly array OF established Washing
ton favorites who have appeared in
the same roles with the Aborn com
pany here before, and a number Of
newly added artists OF Importance
with whom the Messrs. AbOrn have
strengthened their aggregation since
II was last here. The list includes
Helena Morrill, as Maid Marian, Carl
Haydn as Robin Hood, James McEl-
hern as the Sheriff of Nottingham,
Lillian Eubank as Alsn-a-Dale. George
Shields as VIII Scarlet, Philip Fein
as Guy OF Gisbourne, Charles H. Bow
ers as Littlejohn, J. P. McSweeney as
friar Tuck, Hattie Belle Ladd as
Dame burden, and Ethel Boyd as
AnabeL
The second week will be occupied
with THE Chocolate Soldier" in
which many OF the same popular sing
ers and comedians will appear, with
other ne wmembers who will come in
exchange from the Aborn forces In
other cities. Later offerings in pres
pect are Naughty Marietta" The
Spring Maid" THE Princess Pat,
THE Firefy." and others. The matt
nee DAYS will be Wednesday and Sat
urday of each week, and the prices
will be the usual popular scale main
tanned in Aborn summer seasons.
The Washington times., 1917-05-13
Mask and Wig Stars
of Twenty Years Ago.

Some Of the stars of former Mask
and Wig Club productions are still
shining. But in a different sphere.
Zig business men OF today
would hardly be recognized In the
costumes they wore in times gone by.
DIR. Charles II. Frazer, now in the
quiet dignity of his profession, hard
ly appears the same Charlie" Frazer
who did a skirt dance so successful
ly, twenty-siX years ago in Miss
Columbia:" nor would one recognize
Charles L. Borie, jr., the architect,
and ]. Warren Coulston, the banker.
in butcher aprons and caps as they
appeared in "Ben Frenklin, Jr.," in
1890. Adolph G. Rosengarten, now Of
the firm of Powers, Weightman &
Rosengarten, would not even recog-
nize himself in the long skirts of
Miss Columbia" that he so graceful
The Washington times., 1917-05-13

national committee consisting OF Miss
Rachel CrOthers, auIhoress OF "Old
Lady 81" The Three OF Us" and
other plays, Miss Eleanor Gates,
Dorothy Donnelly, Jessie Bonsielle,
Alice kauser, Minnie Dupree, Mrs.
James Metcalf, Miss Louise Drew.
Mrs. Henry B. Harris, and Miss May
Buckley.
Miss Jessie Bonstelle, the we'll
known authoress and director OF
stock organizations, is the chairman
OF the subcommittee on stock com
panies, and anticipates that the wom-
en- OF this line OF profession will ac-
complish big things.
Miss RittenhOuse is approaching
her responsibility with great enthu-
siasm, and is preparing for an active
campaign to be inaugurated next
week. One of the plans that Miss
Rittenhouse has under consideration
is the sale OF her photograph which
she will probably sell in person at
the close of stated performances or
which may be produced at a special
stand in the rear OF the theater.
The Washington times., 1917-05-13

contributed to library shelves Is a
formidable one. No less than forty
two may be found at the Congress
sional Library. Some Of them In the
original French text are likely 10 be
better enjoyed than others OF his mar
ratives possibly mutilated in transla-
tion.
Michael Strogoff." and Around the
World in Eighty Days" both OF which
have been shown in dramatic form IN
Washington, are books by Verne
That which told Of a journey
to the center Of the earth, and
another of a trip to the moon, may
some day come to the screen. but hard
ly to the stage in the spoken drama
The last OF Nerne's characteristic
Works appeared in 1877. Hector ser,
vadoc; OF Life on Comet" His rapid
and viyacious mode Of narrative has
been thought to have been absorbed
from the style of Dumas.
The Washington times., 1917-05-13
william s. Hart L.
Coming Tuesday (HlmselfD.

William S. Hart. one Of the most pop
ular screen actors before the public to-
day, is on his way East, and as a court
esy to Mr.. Tom Moore will appear per-
sonaIly at the Garden and Strand The
aters Tuesday night. Mr.. Hart Will be
glad to meet his many local admirers.
and he will deliver a short address
touching upon his experiences In hlm-
land. His trip East Is in the nature OF
a vacation. his first in three years, and
he looks forward to renewing old ac-
Quaintances in New York
His itinerary SO far has included h
sas City. Minneapolis, Chicago. Cleve-
land. Cincinnati. Pittsburgh, and, he
comes to Washington direct from the
latter city.
The Washington times., 1917-05-13
WILLARD MACK AT
CRANDALL'S SOON
Coming Next Week In CYAN
kee Pluck"
WILLIAM S. HART AT SAVOY
To Hold Screen Two Nights In
'The Square Deal Man."

Willard Mack's story OF diplomatic
intrigue forms the basis for the plot
of the photoplay, Yankee Pluck" I"
which will be shown for three days at
Crandalrs, commencing with next
Sunday. Ethel Clayton, Montagu
Love; and John Hines Ere pictures in
the principal characterizations.
"The Empress" with Doris Kenyon
and Holbrook Blinn the featured
players: Mary Lawson's Secret" I"
with Charlotte Walker in the leading
role, will hold the screen for the re-
naming two days OF tho week.
The Washington times., 1917-05-13
Jules Verne Was IS
when "MysterieE- Were Begun.

verne's earliest writings were in
the form of drama 1t was not until
he had reached the age of thirty-five
years that the first of his long series
of adventure and mystery was writ
ten. 1t was called Five Weeks in a
Balloon" and so astonished the pub
lie that IL was translated into six
languages within a year.
This was in 1865, the most turbulent
period OF the civil war in this coun-
try, and it has been said that this ro-
nance inspired balloonists on this side
OF the water to emulate their example.
Observation balloons were used to
some extent. but they had not reached
the progress of development the
dream writer told Of
From that time the flood Of Verne's
invention was ceaseless.
The list OF books Jules Verne has
The Washington times., 1917-05-13
APPEARING IN VAUDEVILLE

Phyllys Neilson-Terry came to this
country not long ago to play in the
all-star American revival Of "Trilby."
Falling an opportunity to display her
Shakespearean favorites In the high
priced theaters, Miss Neilson-Terry
was given a hearing in the two-a-day.
Last season she presented an inter
lude composed of a scene from
Juliet" supplemented by ancient
English and French ballads.
The Washington times., 1917-05-13
Red Cross Week At
ID. +. KeIth's Theater.

Next week will be Red Cross dona-
tion week at B. F. Keith's Theater, ac-
caording to the general plan outlined
by Manager Robbins, to whom the
Red Cross finance committee has COM
mitted the work of securing the Co
operation and support OF the local
theaters.
The local committee will provide
stirring orators twice a day at the
theater, and other features will COM
bine in making a memorable week for
all concerned, and provide a monu-
mental fund for war relief purposes.
The Washington times., 1917-05-13

Fred G. Berger announces that Rus
sell Fillmore will next week join the
Poll Players as the Juvenile of the or
ganization, and that Edna Hibbard
will tomorrow night make her debut
as the ingenue of the company in The
New Henrietta"
The Washington times., 1917-05-13
Avenue Grand.

"In Darkest Russia" will hold the
screen at Crandall's Avenue Grand
next Sunday. Alice Brady is pictured
in the central role, that OF a young
musician who is also the leader OF
a group of revolutionists.
other attractions scheduled for
presentation during the week are:
Monday. William S. Hart in THE
Gun-Fighter;" Tuesday. Marie Doro
in Lost and Won" Wednesday, VIII
liam Desmond in "The Iced Bullet"
and Bushman and Bayne in the final
installment OF THE Great Secret"
Thursday. Kitty Gordon in Forget
Me-Not;" Friday, "The Girl of the
Timber Claims" Saturday, Irene Fem
wick and owen Moore in "a Girl Like
That"
The Washington times., 1917-05-13

again on the Monday following. other
pictures on the weeks program are
announced as follows: Tuesday, Dor
othy Dalton in Back OF the MAN."
Wednesday. Blanche Sweet in The
Tides OF Barnegat:" Thursday, June
Elvidge and Carlyle Blackwell in The
Page Mystery" Friday, Irene Howley
in Her Fathers Keeper" Saturday.
kathlyn Williams and Theodore Rob
erts in "The Cost OF Hatred"
The Washington times., 1917-05-13

The New Henrietta" enjoys the
further distinction OF having been
produced with a star cast, including
William H. Crane, one OF Americas s
most famous comedians; Douglas
Fairbanks. Amelia Bingham. Patricia
Collinge. and other stars.
The Washington times., 1917-05-13

Harry NJ. Crandall, proprietor OF a
chain OF local motion picture houses,
has just returned from New York city,
where he placed orders for the chairs
for both the Knickerbocker and Met
ropolitan Theaters, which are to be
in operation this fall. The chairs
selected are the most modern and
comfortable OF their kind.
The Washington times., 1917-05-13

The Three Bullowa Girls, appearing
in connection with the performance
OF the Liberty Girls at the Gayety
Theater this week were for several
seasons featured with Ringing Broth
ers' circus.
The Washington times., 1917-05-13
stage Women Organize
War Relief.

Florence Rittenhouse, leading wom-
an of the Poll Players, is organizing
a branch OF the stage women's war
relief, and has enrolled the entire
feminine contingent Of the Poll Play
ers. Miss Rittenhouse was selected
for this office in Washington by the
The Washington times., 1917-05-13
SnYoy.

william S. Hart is featured in the
photoplay, The square-Deal Man."
which will hold the screen at Gram
dalrs Savoy Theater next Sunday and
The Washington times., 1917-05-13
STAGE AND SCREEN NOTES
Interesting Bits Of Information
About Different Theaters.

The Warrens Of Virginia" $ under
lined for production by the Poll
Players.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-02-22

New Silk Poplins received at Buechley $.
 The Southern Rice Growers l Association sold 5000 sacks of rice to the Lonoke mill last week Tie price was in keeping with the grades.
 Peters Shoes are guaranteed to be ali leather. sold by Young X Son.
 Don't forget about that garden it will save you many dollars dur ing the summer, and will not cost you much. either.
 If you need a new suit of clothes take a look at Buechley's sample book.
 Mrs. A. c. Jorns was taken to Little Rock last week, where she underwent surgical operation. she is reported as recovering rapidly.
 If you are net our customer suppose you try us. Young X Son.
 pr. J. E. Elliot was a Little Rock business visitor last Thurs day. where he went to accom- pany Mrs. A. c. Jorns who un- derwent a surgical operation.
 -BELTING! The kind that don't stretch For six years We have sold this brand of beltine exclusively. Over I5C00 feet sold last year all giving satisfaction, if it don't we stand behind it. Our prices are lowest on account of tbe large quantity we sell Layne < Bowler Co., Irrigation Plant Supplies Stuttgart Ark. Ask A. \ Holingshead, local Repre-. resentative, Carlisle, Ark
The Carlisle independent., 1917-02-22

The Lonoke County District Sunday School Convention of District Nc. , was held in Lo
 noke Thursday Feb. 15. The Conven ion consisted of two ses- sions, afternoon and night. The General State Secretary gave an address at both sessions After the addresses an open Confer ence was held in which Sunday School topics were discussed. The reports of the different Sun
 day Schools as 10 the ten points of efficiency aroused great inter est. These are marked on a large
The Carlisle independent., 1917-02-22

Break your cold or LaGrippe with few doses of 666. 30.f3t.
 Messrs. L. $ Robertson and J. R. Roman made a business trip to Stuttgart Tuesday
 .Young < Son will pay the highest prices for your fur.
 Mrs. c ". Turrentine of Car lisle is the guest of her duagh- ter. Mrs. Geo Rule Jr. and fam fly -Lonoke News.
 If you have a taste for good coffee try Golden Days. Buech- ley sells it.
 4. J. Mcclure and Lawrence Coffey who are doing some well work on the Mcbride place, were in town Saturday night.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-02-22

chart and kept until the next Convention to note progress made. The County Secretary Clarence Friend, gave an illus trated talk on Sunday Schools in the country. The County Pres ident, H. l. Buechley was also in attendance.
 My Draft and Roadster will stand at my barn this season at Sl0 ins1ring living colt also my Jack at SS. All reasonable care will be taken in handling but am not responsible for accidents. 40-tf J. T. Bogard, Sr.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-02-22
New silk Hosiery at Buech

New silk Hosiery at Buech- ley's.
 Mr. A. N. HolliugShead. ac- companied by Mr Lals Johnson of Chicago motored to Stuttgart Sunday
 We have the latest in men $ hats. Young & Son.
 Assistant Prosecuting Attor. ney Dwight Savage of Lonoke was here on Sunday with home folks.
 Brechley has all kinds of gar den and flower seed.
 Sunday was a beautiful day and every body that was the pos sessor of an auto was making up for lost time.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-02-22
Rice Growers Win Case

Washington, Feb 19,-Com- plaint of the Southern Rice Growers Association that the railroads in Texas and Louisiana were not justified in withdraw ing milling in transit arrange ments which wer maintained by them from December, 1912. to September. 1914, was sustained today by the Interstate Com merce Commission The restora ration of such arrangements was ordered A } cent milling in transit charge was found by the commission to be reasonable.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-02-22

c C. Reed and family of Car fisie, spent SaOuroay and Sunday in Austin visiting relatives and friends. While here Mrs Reed attended a meeting of the o. E. s of whiaig she is a member,-Aus- tin Cor. Lonoke News.
 Bill Waggoner's bill to sepa- rate the office of sheriff and col lector and put Lonoke county of feiaIs on a Salary has passed beth houses of the legislature and only lacks the signature of the governor to become a law Lonoke News.
 Mr Ed Deeter is doing the concrete work on the new Wat son Ayen creamery at Mesa. He states that the work will be fin shed and ready Tor the carpen- ters this week He is also put tlng in a bnck foundation for the boiler to be used in the creamery.
 To Victrola and Craphaphone Owners: Write The Arkansas Musical Club, Arcade Bldg Lit tie Rock, Arkansas, and learn how you can secure twelve rec ords, twice d month for seventy five cents a mouth. Write to day as 1t Is up to you to let Us know how many disc record machines to organize your town. 40-4t
 Mr. H. c. Bake. of St. Louis representing Fairbanks, Morse & Go, was here over Sunday the guest of the Carlisle agents. Messrs. Robertson & Myers It will be remembered that Mr. BaIke spent couple of months here just before the holidays.
 Best Belt for Irrigation Plants Ne have it. We sell more belt every season than all other dealers bined. We bought right last fall before the raise and can sell you a better belt for less money. Layne & Bowler Go. Irrigation Plant Supplies, Stutt gart, Ark. Ask A. N. Holings- head, Local Representative. Car isle, Ark.
 Truck growers associations have been organized at nine towns along the line of the Mem phis, Dallas and Gulf railroad and the combined acreage of the associations will be about I.2OO acres for cantaloupes and 200 acres for watermelons More than loo acres will be sown in radishes aud large number will be used in growing cabbage and tomatoes.
 If the state of Arkansas owned and operated a state poultry ex pertinent station, conducted along the lines of those in other states, the poultry industry of Arkansas would be oyer S5O,O00 GOO in 1920. This would be a nice sum to distribute to tEe 100000 farmers and back lot poultrymen each year, and would add much to our resources. The founda ton is laid, the business princi- pies established, the farmer and city man are interested. and all that keeps them from receiving this amount Is the lack of the ex- pertinent station. Why can't we have one:
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The Carlisle independent., 1917-02-22
Piano for Sale

A good second hand piano for sale. For price and terms see or write ] L. Woosley at Dairy. men $ Bank. B If