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New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
FOX ADDS MILITARY
FILM TO PROGRAM

A special added attraction for the
Saturday matinee at Fox's will be,
around the Clock With tho Rockies"
q day at the military training camp at
Plattsburgh. This feature shows the
daily routine at the Pittsburgh camp
whore some of the captains of Amer
lean industry choose to spend their
summer holidays. The government
reports show this. year that more ap-
plications have been received from
men all over the country than can he
accommodated during the summer
months.
Ethel Clayton In ''The Webb Of De-
SIRE will be the feature Friday and
This feature marks the
opening OF the World features (Bra-
dy made) in this house. Two new
have been added to the Fri
day and Saturday program. The
new comedies have been added to the
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
A DETECTIVE PLAY
! THAT is HUMAN

Most detective plays are either COM
teal or impossible If you pause to
analyze them, but THE Dummy" is
genuinely human. The leading de
tective'' Is a lad of fifteen years and
from the time he applies for a posi-
ton on the staff of Walter Babbtng.
a famous Eleuth, until he accom-
plishes his hazardous task. the inter-
est in the play is maintained at high
pitch. Ralph Murphy in the title
role was never seen to better advan-
tage. AS Beryl Meredith. the object
of his search, Miss Dorothea Antel Is
captivating and Philip Quin gives q
splendid impersonntion of the famous
detective. - Miss Perry and Smythe
Wallace are seen in unusual roles.
and the rest of the augmented COM
pany contribute to making The
Dummy the best play OF the current
season at the Lyceum.
On Sunday evening the Lyceum
will feature Viola Dana in 'The Cos
sack Whip, powerful story OF
modern Russia showing the hardships
and sufferings Of those who are under
suspicion of the project OF police. A
highly entertaining photoplay and
one which the public Is sure to like.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
What Happened when Mr.. Gordon
Gift OF Flowers Was Opened.

Gift OF Flowers Was Opened.
My foreboding was realized.
Robert Gordon had brought me chrys-
anthemums. and beside their mag
nifcence Dicky's yellow blossoms.
beautiful though they had appeared.
were hopelessly outclassed.
had never seen such gorgeous
blooms as met my eyes, when. after
Mr.. Gordon had removed his hat and
coat and had been introduced to
Lillian and the Durkees. the boxes
were opened. Rose-pink, lilac, snowy
white, golden and wonderful bar
barrie variety with each dark red
petal possessing a gold-tinted lining.
their Haunting beauty fairly dazzled
me is I lifted them out.
How perfectly splendid" little
Mrs. Durkee cried, and l was grateful
to her for the exclamation. As for
myself, q spell of silence seemed to
have fallen upon me. The gift Mr..
Gordon had brought was too magnifi-
cent, entirely out of proportion. I
did not dare to look at Dicky. for I
was sure that he would consider the
man of mystery. who was our guest
for the day. most presumptuous.
do not know what ! finally STAN
mered when the necessity for thank
ing Mr.. Gordon in some way became
imperative. Whatever it was, the
words were fairly taken out Of my
mouth by Harry Underwood. who
came in from the library. whittier he
had unwillingly accompanied my
mother-in- law a few moments before
at her request, after his objectionable
rudeness to his wife.
by Jove!" he exclaimed, those
certainly jolt you right between the
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
SIDE TALKS
Getting Rid of Painful Thoughts
By RUTH CAMERON

A friend of mine had a very pain
full thing come into her life. 1t was
something which left many doors to
unpleasant thoughts and she fell into
the habit whenever she was alone of
passing through each of those doors
In turn. and torturing herself with
what she found beyond them.
Naturally she made herself very
unhappy and her health began to
suffer from the strain.
OF course. everyone who knew her
urged her to stop thinking about
these unhappy things but she would
only answer miserably, II can't help
it. I try to put them out Of my mind
but I can't"
How She Pushed These Painful
Thoughts Out
Then one day 1 met her and she
seemed much happier. The reason
came out in the course of our con-
versation. She and her cousin were
planning a trip abroad. 1t was not
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
At Fox's Monday and Tuesday.

Friday and Saturday program. The
Hughie Mack Vitagraph comedies on
account of the hit they made at the
Academy of Music, New York, the
biggest house ON the Fox circuit and
the Harry Watson "Musty Suffer"
comedies. Mr.. Watson was the chief
comedian with the Zeigfeld Follies
for three consecutive seasons when
Mr.. George Kline put him under con-
tract to make a series Of comedies In
one reel for his company. This Sc
ries was such great success that a
second contract was entered into and
the Harry Watson comedies were is
sued in two reels. These are re-
leased for the first time this week and
have been contracted for the Fox
program for three weeks that the pa
irons may be able to pass an opinion
on them.
Mrs. Vernon Castle in "Patria" and
the Hearst-Pathe War News are 9TH
err features in the Friday and satur-
day program at Fcx's.,.
Next Friday and Saturday. Tho
Barrier, by Rex Beach, author Of
1.-THE Spoilers. a feature in nine reels
will be the seasons best offering at
this house. ..
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
News For Iheatergoers and Women Readers

''Nothing's good enough for our
charming hostess, not even her hus-
band, eh. Dicky- bird p
What. Dicky might have answered
in reply to his friends malicious rail-
lery we were never to know, for
Lillian. always to be counted on in
any emergency, social or otherwise.
rushed to the rescue Of the situation.
'Dickys would you mind getting me
a glass Of Yater?' she asked. my
throat Is trouDllng me Bit
Her ruse succeeded. Dicky hurried
away to do her bidding. thus being
saved the obligation to make any
comment whatever upon the flowers.
an omission which was sure puzzled
and disturbed Mr.. Gordon from the
look, half wondering, half resentfu1,
which he sent after Dicky.
''Madge!" Lillian turned to me. Il
don't blame you for being over
whelmed with these gorgeous things,
''but might suggest that you cannot
stand there all day holding. part Of
them? Suppose you tell me where
to find some vases or jars, and we'll
arrange them. Won't these wine-and-
gold beauties be stunning on that
table between the two windows"
Harry's Cruel Glance.
She lifted from the box the rare
blossoms with the red petals lined
with gold color, and held them out at
arms length with all the worshipful
love OF color which I knew was hers.
Dear, dear Lillian! Forgetting her
own pain she had stirred me to action.
soothed Mr.. Gordon's wounded vanity.
gotten rid of Dicky, all in moment.
1 was glad, too. that her manner had
been that of her old self. assertive.
lovingly domineering. did not FANCY
Lillian in the role in which l had
seen her but a few moments before,
patiently accepting her husbands
gibes upon her changed appearance.
And then saw her suddenly droop
and SILVER, almost as II she had re-
ceived a blow. She hastily put the
flowers down, muttering something
about finding a vase, and went swiftly
out Of the room, meeting Dtcky with
the glass of water for which she had
asked. in the doorway.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13

to come off for a year but the plans
had given her something to think
about. Every time I find myself
thinking about things that make me
unhappy" she said, II go and get
the Baedeckers and plan where we'lk
go or what Well wear. You can't
think how it helps"
But I can think exactly how it helps
You can control what you say or
do by force of will but you cannot
entirely control your thoughts no
matter how hard you try
You Couldn't Help Thinking of That
Million Dollars
AS someone has pointed out, if any
one offered a million dollars to the
person who wouldn't think Of a mill
lion dollars for week nobody could
honestly claim that million.
The only possible way to push out
undesirable thoughts of any kind is
to fill your mind with desirable
thoughts.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13

We were talking about wakeful-
or three hours.
How can you stand it?" we asked.
She is very busy woman with no
time for supplementary maps.
She Thinks of Happy Things When
She Ides Awake.
ss,a
Why, 1t doesn't bother me very
much" she said. II have SO many
NICE things to think of. think about
all my children. about Ruth's nurs-
ing and Johns babies and Lucys
dear little home l really have a
pleasant restful time lying there"
You may be interested to know
that this woman does not think of
pleasant things because there is moth
ing unpleasant in her life. On the
contrary she has had as many trou-s
bles and has as many problems to
face today as any woman 1 ever.
knew.
You cannot control your thoughts
but lou can learn to direct them
and you cannot learn anything more
valuable.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
MUSICAL COMEDY
HIT OF THE WEEK

Prominent among the vaudeville
acts at Keeney's this week is the big
musical comedy production presented
by The Bohemian Opera company. an
organization of entertainers of
marked talent. There are twenty
five people in the act, the biggest ar
raw of entertainers appearing here In
a single company In months. The
production is staged on an elaborate
scale and the piece Is meeting with
general approval. The other num-
bers on the program are also of high
class.
The film feature for tonight and to-
morrow will be "The Righ Direction"
Vivian Martin will be seen In the
leading role.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
Menu for Tomorrow
~
Breakfast
Fruit
-

Breakfast
- Fruit
Coddled Eggs
ss.,r Potatoes au. Gratin
Hominy Mullins
- Coffee
Lunch
Vegetable Soup
st4 Brown Sauce
Spice Cake
Cocoa
. Dinner
Vegetable Soup
Meat Loaf
String Beans Potato Balls
Rhubard Betty
Coffee
Egcless Spice Cake-To three
quarters cupfu1 molasses add one tea
spoonful and a half Of baking soda
dissolved in little hot water; add
thtee-quarters pint thick sour cream,
three quarters pound brown sugar
and four and half cupfuls sifted
-four. Beat thoroughly, add four tea
spoonfuls cinnamon, four teaspoon
fuls alspice and one pound and a half
seeded radsins cut fine. Bake In a
loaf in a moderate oven.
Rhubard Betty - Mix together
three cupfuls fine stale bread crumbs.
one cupful sugar. pinch salt. one
teaspoonful mixed ground spice and
one-half cupful melted butter. In a
baking dish put alternate layers of
crumbs and finely cut rhubard. adding
more sugar IL the fruit is thought to
be very TART Bake three-quarters Of
an hour in hot oven and serve with
sweoteued cream.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-09
IT'SVALUE CANNOT BE OVEREST|MATED
 SAYS CONTRACTOR
Couldn't Do Any Work for Four Months Before
 Taking Tanlac

T can't praise Tanlac too highly for all 1t has done for me-" said J. l.. Me Cafferty, a well known builder and con tractor of Memphis. Tenn, few days ago.
 Last summer" continued MT McCaf- ferty, T had a spell of chills and rever and after the fever wore off I was up and down-mostly down-not able to do any work to speak of, for four months. l went under treatment but kept getting weaker, and finally got so I could hardly climb the steps to my room. I was so nervous I couldn't sleep to do me any good, and during the night I would have cramping spells in my limbs and had to get out of bed and rub and rub before l could get any relief. What I managed 10 eat didn't seem to give me any nour- ishment or strength and I was losing ground rapidly.
 T had several friends to recommend Tanlac to me, and one of them, knew had gotten fine results from it, so I sent and got me bottle. Why, in just two or three days l began to feel stronger. and in less than week I could climb the stairs and not feel tired and out of breath as I did before, I have about finished my fifth bottle now and have gained 9 pounds or more and feel good and strong, and have been at work regu- larly ever since I reached the third bot tie. I can eat just anything set before me now and I always relish my meals and feel refreshed and stronger after wards.
 "Tanlac has done all this for me and 1t is the only thing that ever reached my case. I don't think the value of Tan lac can be overestimated, and I am glad to make this statement, which hope will be of benefit to others"
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham exclu- sively by Eugene Jacobs drug store and Patton-Pope Drug company; in Ensley by D. w. Morris Drug company; in Besse- ment by Pegram-Patton Drug company in Pratt City by Gale Drug company, and in North Birmingham by Walker Drug conpany.-AdV.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-09
Can n'tEnjoy Dinner
 Itching Eczema

When the daily pursuit of work and pleasure Is interrupted, and a delicious meal or a few minutes rest cannot be enjoyed because of that annoying, itch- ing, scratching, feverish sensation, pain and soreness which accompany eczema, letter, poison oak or other skin erup- tions, don't become discouraged. Per haps other remedies have been tried, but failed to relieve. Take the advice of ministers, lawyers, manufacturers and others who are almost daily recom- mending to you that soothing liquid preparation, @. E. Eczema Treatment
 formerly known as 'kuyI<endaIFs." IT STOPS THE ITCHING. Pain and ten derness are7 relieved and the old ir
 ritated skin sores healed A minister writes: "It is the best thing of its kind we have ever used in our family" A Meridian manufacturer wrote: q have spent quite a little money trying to get relief, and this is the best I have been able to find" Guaranteed to re- lieve all skin eruptions or money paid back. Price soc. Buy a bottle today from your drug dealer. Distributed at wholesale by Doster- -Northington Drug Co.,, Birmingham; w D. Taylor 6 Co.,, Bessemer, and the manufacturers, J. w Quinn Drug Co., Greenwood, Miss.-Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-09
Deaths and Funerals
J. A. HOlcnmhe

The body of J. A. Holcombe, white, who was shot and instantly killed Sunday afternoon about 3:45 o'clock at S26 North Nineteenth street, it is alleged, by w. P Alsabrook, a contractor of Lewisburg, in dispute between the two men, was sent to Sterrett yesterday afternoon for burial by Shaw Undertaking company. The deceased was about 24 years of age and was employed by the Stewart Wetherell company as a machinist. He is survived by his parents. two brothers and three sisters. Corones Hogan held an inquest over the remains yesterday.
 w. P. Alsabrook, who was arrested at the scene of the killing Sunday afternoon and placed in jail charged with the shoot ing, was transferred to the county jail yesterday afternoon under a warrant charging murder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-09
PLANNING FOR WORK IF '. M. |. A. AMONG TROOPS OF COUNTRY
Stallings Attends Meeting in Chattanooga and He and W.M.Cosby Meet National
 Workers in Atlantic City

Alabama is to be asked to raise S50,00O to help support the work of the '. M. c. A. among the troops Of the state and nation who are about to be called into service. Of this sum- it is expected that Birmingham may contribute as much as S25,000.
 At a conference in Chattanooga yes terday of the Y. M. c. A. secretaries from all the southern states, plans for the work among southern troops and for taking part in the national movement were discussed and ar. ranged. W. S. Stallings, secretary of the central Y M. c. A, and F. VI Richardson, state secretary of Ala bama were among those in attendance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-09
SOUTH BESSEMER
 GAR KILLS MAN

J. F. Bailey was run over and instantly killed near Grasselli station by South Bessemer car this morning shortly after midnight. According to a statement of T. L. Washburn motorman on the car CNo. 222), the man was sitting on the side of the track and was not seen until the car was too close to be stopped. The conductor in charge of the car was J, c. Morgan.
 At an early hour this morning, Bailey's relatives had not been located, although 1t is stated that he resides near Gras- selli station, and has brother living in that vicinity. He was brought to Bir- mingham in an ambulance of the Shaw Undertaking company, where his remains are now being held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-09
HUDDLESTON HERE
 FOR LODGE MEETING

Representative George Huddleston, con gressman from the Ninth Alabama dis
 trict is in Birmingham attending the
 grand lodge of the Independent Order Odd Fellows. MT. Huddleston has long been prominent in the work of this order. The Ninth district representative has
 gained no small amount of publicity throughout the nation recently on ac-
 count of his opposition to the plans of the President and the administration for the raising of an army to oppose tn Germans and for the defense of Ameri- can rights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-09
SELECT SITES FOR
 MOBILIZATION CAMPS
Committee Will Get Everything in Shape for Presentation to
 General Wood

The site committee of the Chamber of Commerce met yesterday afternoon at o'clock to take under consiG CT. ation the selection of a tentative site for the mobilization camp for tse southeastern division. which, it is hoped, will be located here.
 The committee took steps to obtain options on several pieces of land near the city and will begin to estimate the damage to crops and the expense of location that would result were tEe camp placed. General Leonard Wood is expected to visit Birmingham soon ana when he arrives the committees ex- poets to have something tangible to show him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-09
IN THE PTCTURES1ANDOU.T

culated to hold the interest of all picture patrons. The story begins in Russia with Panthea fleeing from the net of the dreaded secret police who have falsely accused her of being a revolutionist. Es- captng to England, she marries a young composer and the greatest situation in the play comes when she sacrifices her- self that he may achieve success.
 As directed by Allan Dwan, the pie ture excels in it's rapidity of action, build ing up it's big climaxes in a fashion that is certain to hold the most hardened pie ture patron spell bound. Striking scenes depicting the persecution of Nihiiists by Russian police and the destruction by fire of vessel at sea, while outside of the main thread of the story, lend ad- ditional force to the production.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-09
QUESTION OF THE CROPS

Every day information comes to this city from other parts of the country, and from Washington, which justifies the hope that the crops this summer will, with the possible exception of wheat. be so large as to provide abundant surplus for export. It is too early to make accu- rate forecast of crop conditions, but un- less climatic misfortunes occur the very great activity of people in the farming sections of the United States and the ease with which farmers can find finan- cial assistance, make it certain that noth- ing but bad weather can prevent very large harvest.
 One of the most encouraging of all the efforts now under way for providing a large amount of food, is the disposition all over the country to cultivate garden crops. Frank A. Vanderlip recently stated that already garden cultivation is being undertaken upon a large scale and will be an important factor in the food supply of this year. This work is being done not only in the smaller villages, but also in the suburbs of the larger cities. Labor for garden work will be more esaily se- cured than labor for the great farms.
 There is no doubt that the government has plans well under way whereby the subma rine menace can be met and, if not entirely overcome, nevertheless re- dueed to minimum
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-09
Mrs. F. K. Maples

Albertvlle, May s.-(Special.) )-Mrs. P r. Naples died at the Shipp Miller hos pital after a weeks sickness of pneli- monia. She has been much-loved pm- mary teacher in the city schools for sev- eral years and was a devoted member of the Baptist church, an active worker ir all it's institutions. Mrs. Naples was a sister of Prof P. w. Hodges of Dothan and Prof. A. S. Hodges of Gurley. Be- sides three brothers she is survived by her husband, MT. P. F. Naples; by het mother, Mrs. George Hodges and one sis ter. Mrs. J. w. Walker, all of this place and by a brother, MT. Rufus Hodges of Dayton. Pending the arrival of hel brothers the funeral arrangements have not been perfected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-09
Mrs. Sallie Josephene Chambers

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Sallie Josephine Chambers, aged 43 years, who died Monday morning at a Focal infirmary, were conducted from the residence, HOO Twelfth avenue, north, yesterday afternoon at o'clock, the Rev. Ira Harris of the Mt. Calvary Bap- tist church, officiating. Interment was in Elmwood cemetery, with Lige Loy Undertaking company in charge The deceased is survived by her husband, An drew G. Chambers; 1one son, William b. Chambers. member of the First Alabama cavalry, stationed in this city; three daughters, Misses Lille Mae, Vernon and Nancy Jane. The following acted as pallbearers: James N. Merrill, George w.. Hobson, w. w. Bradberry, Gus ElIard, Joel Baskin and J. J. Rodgers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-09
South Atlantic and Gulf
 Yards to Build Vessels

New Orleans May S.-Work will begin in south Atlantic and gulf ship yards within short time on possibly 50 wooden vessels as part of the governments fleet of merchantmen for the war, according to J. E. Rhodes, secretary of the Southern Pine association. MT. Rhodes returned here today from Washington, where with other members of the associationS com mittee he conferred with the shipping board and other officials regarding the country's lumber needs for the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-09
Mrs. S. E. F. Rose

The remains of Mrs. s. F. r. Rose his torian general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, who died at a local infirmary Sunday night were conveyed to her home in West Point. Miss, yester- day at noon by her husband and two sons, and the president of the Mississippi division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
 The eight chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Br- mingham paid their respects to the late historian by calling at St. Vincent's hos pital and draping the casket with aeon federate flag. Mrs. L. M. Bashinsky of Troy, vice president of the state division of Daughters, and Mrs. J. A. Rountree of Birmingham, president, sent beautiful floral offerings from the state division
 The deceased is survived by her hus- band, s. F. F. Rose, and two sons, Mar tin and Clifton Rose, all of West Point, Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-09
CITY WILL HOLD
 JOBS FOR SOLDIERS

Birmingham's commission yesterday advanced it's patriotism another notch, when officially the members of the com mission agreed to further the enlisting of city employees in the United States army, or any other branch of federal service by holding open for them their positions with the city until they returned.
 Several of the city employees will soon leave to join the colors, and the action suggested by Commissioner J. R. Hornady met with the immediate approval of all 11aar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-09
Martin C. Wood

Funeral services for Martin c. Wood aged 62 years, who died at Sayre Sunday night at o'clock were held from Shi- loh church, near Leeds, yesterday after noon at o'clock Interment was in Shiloh cemetery, with S. W. Woodin Un- dertal1ing company in charge. The de ceased is survived by his widow, four sons, W. H. Wood, Champ Wood and Joe Wood of Leeds, and N. A. Wood of Woowlawn; one daughter, Mrs. c, F. Matson, of Fairfield.