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Evening star., 1918-04-14
POLI'S.

The Poll Musical Comedy Players will
make their farewell appearance at the
avenue play house tonight in Very
Good Eddie" an attaction that has
served to bring unusually large audi
ences to Polls the past week.
All the favorites will be seen in the
cast. including Henry Coote. Sarah Ed
wards. Matt Hanley. Billy Lynn. Eula-
lie Young. George Nathanson. Ralph
Mich oils. Ethel Cutter. Charles Page.
Jeane Thomas. Gladys Reese. Betty
Stone and the wonderfully good looking
chorus.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
"Mary's Ankle" !"

Art Harris and company. including
a number of pretty girls. will offer the
headline attraction at the Cosmos
Theater next week. 1t has the daring
title, "Mary's Ankle" bSit, while full
of snap, musical merit and mirth, 1t is
declared wholly within tn bounds of
proper and delightful entertainment.
Other acts will include Carter and
Garcia, athletes artistic and eccentric:
Manning, Feely and Knowles. Three
Men in a Rathske1ler"; the wylies, with
Evening star., 1918-04-14
Crandau's.

'The Family Skeleton" the phoeo-
play at Crandall's today and tomorrow.
concerns Billy Bates. heir to the Batss
millions, who is convinced BY overs
solicitous guardians that he has inhsr-
tied his fathers craving for drink. and
the psychological effect OF their Re-
peated warnings causes the boy 70
drink to excess His sweetheart adopts
a clever ruse to cure him, with startling
results. Charles Ray, Sylvia Bremen
and Billy Elmer are pictured in the
cast Mary Pickford, in "Amarilly Of
Clothesline Alley" will be shown Tues.
day and Wednesday. The Shell Came
featuring Emmy Wehlen, Thursday,
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Coming Recitals.

Recital announcements by Mrs VIII
son-Greene include John Mccormack.
at Polls. April 20: Galh-curci. at the
National, May 5. and Geraldine Farrar,
also at the National. May II. all Of
I them In the afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Mccormack Is promised in a new pro-
gram; GalIi-CurC will close the artists
course, her concert being the one origi-
nally announced for April IS, and Ger
aldtne Farrars program will include
French, italian ana English songs and
operatic arias.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
Howard.

At the Howard Theater this week the
Quality Amusement Company will pre-
sent 1.-THE Master Mind a mystery crook
play The cast Of colored players in
cludes Clarence e. Muse. Andrew Bishop,
Charles Moore, Arthur Ray, H. L. Pryor,
Cleo Desmond, Ruth Matthews, Charlotta
Freeman and others. Matinees will be
given on Tuesday. Thursday and satur-
Evening star., 1918-04-14
In the Spotlight.

Clara Palmer has been engaged for q
role in "Quackl Quack"
"A Friendly Divorce" Is to be tried
out by a stock company in Brooklyn.
For the cast of His Hosts Wife" A.
II. Woods has engaged Thomas Wise.
at present starring in General Post.
John Mason will also be a member OF
the cast, and it Is likely that Hazel
Dawn will be assigned to the role Of a
fascinating show girl The piece Is
from the pen OF Hilliard Booth.
"Bruised Wings" Is to have its nrst
rro1uctiou in Atlantic City early in June.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
White and Haie Dance Revue.

The coste1lar features at B. F. Keith's
Theater next week will be George White
and Emma Haig in q new dance revue,
and Elizabeth Brice, who was announced
for last week. Gus Edwards Band Box
Revue" will be the added attraction and
Mrs. Thomas Whinen and company will
appear in comedy. as q special Offering
Others win BE- the Courtney sisters. Fiana-
gan and Edwards, Hamilton and Barnes,
Potter and Hartwell. the pipe organ re-
citals and the Hearst-Pathe news pic
toxial and war films.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON D. O. APRIL a.

melodies from strange musical fnstru-
ments; Alice Roy, who will sing the
latest In song hits. patriotic, senti,
mental and just plain GOOD, ana AZ
Harrtngton's comedy, In g Laughing
interlude, called Pretty Soft.
picture William 8. Hart, in The Pa.
Sr1of," and this will be supplemented
with = comedy picture and the Hearst
pathA News
Evening star., 1918-04-14

includes also Lynn Cantor. Ralph Rock
away. Frank Davenport. Bert Mack,
Virginia Ware, Chubby Drtsdale. Mat
tie De Leoe and "a beauty chorus" of
twenty. Specialties will be offered by
Miss Cantor, Mr.. Rockaway and Miss
Ware, and a sensational posing act by
Mile. Davenport and her 'Parisienne
models"
Evening star., 1918-04-14
CHARLES RiCAtAAN arid
ANNA G NILSSON. LEASING

ment Of Josephs M. Gates, with Pierre
Henrotte, the Belgian violinist, and
Giuseppe Fabrini, an eminent Italian
pianist. will appear in concert at the
Belasco Theater Thursday afternoon.
Ciccolint triumphs in Europe were
swift and sensational. He has toured
in France. England. Belgium and Hol-
land; sung with Cavalieri at Petro-
grad and in grand opera at Milan,
Vienna, Rome, Venice, Berlin. Paris.
Brussels. London and other big music
= senters of the continent. He began as
avn acolyte in the surpliced choirs of
h.ome, and comes of an old patrician
family Of the Eternal city, who Wig
ORD usly opposed his choice of music as
a Aocation and turned him out only
to welcome him home when he had
achieved fame in his art.
Evening star., 1918-04-14

the Bslasco Theater the week Of May 8,
when David BelAsco win present Fran
ces Starr in 'Over the Hills" new
play by Hutcheson Boyd. The play II
said to be one of rare charm
Evening star., 1918-04-14
ADJUSTMENTS.
Washington College of Music
Students Concert

Orchestra Of Fifty &C. e. Christiani. Directed
and Soloists assisted by
ETHEL HoLTZCLAw GAWLER, Soprano
FRANK MORRIS JONES. Pianist
Central High School Auditorium
THURSDAY EVENING. April Is. s:I5 o'cloca.
The public 10 cordially invited.
A collection will be taken for the
AMERICAN RED CROSS.
programs mailed upon request.)
Evening star., 1918-04-14

Hask1n. with vigorous appeal by Robert
Edeeon. tho vaudeville star, singing by
features. filing in the time, while the
audience filed in the blank loan pledges.
Mrs. Mcmillan. wife OF Maj. c. W. Nc
MILAN, Z. 8. A. presided at the bond
booth in the main lobby. Keith's efforts
up to date have secured in the neighbor-
hood OF $700, GOO.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
S1vette Guilbert, April 25,

Mma Yvette Guilbert, in the por-
trayal aof gallery of rare portraits.
will ma ke her only appearance In
Washington this season Thursday
afternoon April 25. at the Belasco
Theater. n, a program of some of her
most celeb rated songs So that their
meaning will not be lost to an Ameri-
can audience Nine. Guilbert explains
each song In English.
Frances Starr Coming.
Ono of the important theatrical
events of the SEASON is announced for
Evening star., 1918-04-14
Nccolini, Thursday.

Cicoolini. the young italian tenor
now making his first complete tour Of
the United States, under the manage
Evening star., 1918-04-14
Calino.

-
Casino.
Two screen dramas will be shown
here for the first time at Cranda1rn
Casino this week. They are "Over
There. which will be shown todSy md
through Wednesday, and 'The Public
Be Damned" which will be shown the
last three days OF tho week. EAoh
feature has the same star-ChA1aea
Richman "Over There" II war story
of a man who has horror Of blood ana
violence and whose friends believe him
a Stacker" but who finally proves his
mettle Anna @. Nilsson Is pictured In
the role opposite Mr.. Richman. The
Public Be Damned!" is said to deal
with food profiteering. said to be based
on the revelations to Senate COM
mittee. Mary Fuller, Washingtonians
is featured in this picture with Ma
Richman.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
Photoplay Features

which has q powerful climax. short
subjects also will be snowns Win or
crestral accompaniment.
Evening star., 1918-04-14

HE dramatic sensation of the
week was not heralded with
the usual advance notices, nor
was its cast listed in the pro-
zram, Stranger still, it was
Evening star., 1918-04-14

7n1~HHE dramatic sensation OF the
week was not heralded with
the usual advance notices, nor
was its cast listed in the pro-
gram. Stranger still, 1t was
not prsseats,d on the stage. but IN tho
auditorium Yet, withal, no stage pro-
auction ever carried more vital mes
sswe, nor moro deeply impressed an
audience than the great war loan drive
at Keith's Wednesday evening. 1t was
= theatrical sens alton unique and i'm
,ressive. and its thrills were those of
earnest. forceful. purposeful patriot
Ism.
..rhe Laughter of Fools" announced
"A this seasons David Belasco-Charles
Frohman production, seemed to fall
earort of washington's expectations 1t
lacked both the atmosphere OF q
Charles Frohman play and the touch
Of Be,asco's hand in stage adornment.
S~v,e there were who saw it and doubt
I'd that It had, at any stage OF Its ex-
fxtence, passed through the crucible OF
Stther of the great alchemists or the
drama
The crowds turned to Love O Mike"
and laughed unGedSinSIy cNci ih oPieS
,ef the pail which hangs over the world
Many forget sorrow in nonsense ana
song. Perha ps many sought to forget
who lost all but enjoyment IN Love
o Mike"
The sudden announcement or ehe
~taking over" of Bolts for the presen-
sstion Of high class productions. aiter
q uomentary expression of surprise.
was complacently accepted as an enort
10 satisfy another new demand OF war
eondftfons With all the theaters
crowded at every performance and no
more to be had, the return OF the OLD
Avenue playhouse to higher rank
seemed not only necessary but natural
The vaudeville press agents well
Known devotion to fact is being soreiy
strained in these days of difficult
travelins and the draft. One by one
me young familiar faces Of those who
have entertained with the lighter oner-
fngs Of song and sketch are disappear
ang into the ranks across the sea,
while those who are Left behind are
lsft behind In q double sense by train
Afficultfes and the uncertainty OF tenn
porary lodgings. Those who fail to
make connections one week are, OF
course, suddenly taken ill and as SUD
Senly recover the week that follows.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
DANCING.

THE INNER CIRCLE.
Studio, 1903 st. NV. Hartleys teaching n
newest creations in dancing. Phone M 6d92 "a
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(Continued on Eighth Page.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30
MADE. IN.GERMANY LIES
CIRCULATED IN CANADA

Canada 10 also having trouble with
Made-in- Germany lies calculated to
hinder Canadian food conservation ac-
cording to an Official statement re-
ceived from the Canadian food con.
troller by the United States food adj
ministratiOn.
The stories bothering Canada are
Of the same general character as those
the United States food administra-
tor recently denounced in this coun-
try. such as the ridiculous salt and
bIueing famine fakes and the report
that the government would seize
housewives stocks OF home canned
goods.
The Canadian food controller est.
mates that when the people listen to
and pass on such stories, each one
has the power of destruction that lies
In a battalion Of soldiers.
stories without even a vestige Of
foundation have been scattered broad
cast" said the Canadian statement
"Nor have they come to life casually.
They have started simultaneously In
different parts Of the country and In
each instance have been calculated to
arouse public Indignation.
"They are insldious. subtle. persist
ent. Bit by bit they dissipate public
trust, the great essential In the work
of food control.
ut lies with every individual to for.
bear from criticism: to refrain from
passing on the vagrant and harmful
story, and thus the more effectively
to cooperate In work which Ii going
TO mean more than the majority Of
people yet realize"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30
ALLIED FOOD SHIPMENTS
REACH LARGE TOTAL

A general idea Of the quantity OF
food sent to European allies by the
United States from July I. 1914 to
January /. 1913. In given by figures
juss announced by the U. 8. Food Ad-
ministration. In that period the Unit.
ed States has furnished complete year.
~ rations for 57.lOO083 people. In
addition there was enough extra pro.
tein TO supply this portion Of the diet
Tor 22,ll<.5T0 additional men.
The total export OF wheat and whea,
tiour to the three principal allies "a
equivalent TO about S84 900. 900 busheia
Pork exports tor the Sk YEARS amount.
ed to almost 2.O0O.OOO.O 900 pounda Eek.
ports Of fresh beet totaled <4S.4S4. 400
pounds. The amount Of food exported
to Russia 10 negligible compared With
that sent to the western alliea
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30
Aslov

Erode Kilstofte was here from
Minneapolis and visited over
Sunday with his folks.
Jacob Jensen left last Friday
for Nebraska where he will dc
farm labor for a while.
Askov went over its allotment
Of $500 in the Red Cross War
Fund. contributing in all $748.54.
Ruth Kilstofte and Edith Ora
vesen were in Sandstone Satur-
day and took part in county
bread baking contest.
The Danish parochial school
which Miss Alma Petersen has
taught a few weeks in the De-
gerstrom school house, closed
last Friday.
The Young Peoples Society
entertained last night in honor
Of two of their members, Mr..
and Mrs. John Sorensen, who
were recently married. It was
also a tin shower given by girl
friends of the bride. Ice cream
was served and music was fur
nished by the band boys. After
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30
THE UNITED STATES FOOD
ADMINISTRATION SAYS,

There 10 no royal road 70 food
conservation. We can only 40
eomplIsh this BY the voluntary
action OF our whole people, each
element In proportion 70 its means.
u 10 = matter Of equality OF bur.
den; . matter Of minute saving
and substitution At every point In
the 20 900 600 kitchens, On the TO-
600, 900 dinner tables. and In the
1000 900 manufacturing, whole.
sale and retail establishments q
the country.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30
TOWN AND VILLAGE
OFFICERS
TOWN OF PARTRIDGE

Supervtsors--rred DeEerstrom. ID. ].
Adolphsen. N. p. Nielsen.
Clerk ................. ]. p. Sorensen
Treasurer ................. G. Sebald
Justices OF the Peace-Ludvig Mosbnk.
Carl Miller.
Consta bies-Petsr Petersen. p. p. Kills.
tofte.
Poundmaster ............. Jens Lund
TOWN OF SANDSTONE
Supervisors--Dan Svardal, Otto Ooebel,
Gust H. johnson.
Clerk .,.............., w. J. Wheeler
ADMINISTRATIONS. MINI.
Treasurer ..,......... r. A. LindberR
Justices OF the Peace-Fr. Rasmussen,
John JunEcru.
Constables--Charlss Oberg. Anton An
dorson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30

The first principle of money
making is money saving. Buy
War Saving Stamps.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30

the speech-making all conven-
tionalties were laid aside and
the light fantastic merrily
tripped for few hours.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30
w. II. Barnick
AUCTIONEER
SANDSTONE P. d.
Finlayson Phone.

Expert in conducting farm
and live stock sales. Twenty
years Of experience. If you
intend to have a sale and
want the most money for
your property get Barnick.
Write or phone for dates and
reference, or inquire at the
Bank or Of T. N. Thomson
livery mani Askov, Mimi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
POLITICS REFUSE TO ENTHUSE, STATES
 BAPTIST PREACHER
Preacher Page States Politics in Ma reng0 Is Like Unto Ezekiers
 Valley of Dry Bones

Rev A. E. Page, pastor of the bsp- tist church at Nicholsville, is in the city and reports good things from his section of the state ''Everything is carrying on except politics, which re- fuses to enthuse," said Mir. Page" Poli- ties in my part of the state is almost like Ezekieh's valley of dry bones, but the bones are beginning to rattle a little now.
 .'Marengo county, you know, is .ne one county in the state that has cut out wheat products entirely until the new crop is harvested Every nier- chant in the county has signed a pledge to buy nor sell no more flour till Sep tember 1. 1918.
 ssThe Red Cross drive resulted in practically doubling our apportionmen. in our county. My section. south MaI- engo, does not contain a town of any importance, yet we raised in one weeK 5000 for the Red Cross, and nearly all our women are knitting and sewing every day.
 The crop situation is more promis- ing than it has been for years"
 Mr. Page ia the author of two Red ICross plays which are very popular In middle and south Alabama-"The War in Tabloid- and ''rhe Stacker"
 After a performance of one of these plays in town 20 miles from the railroad. $1100 was given to the Rcd Cross. At a performance al Grove Hill $S50 was raised. The War in Tabloid" has netted the Red Cross se000 in Marengo and Clarke counties alone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
128 Negro Selectmen
 Off to Camp Today
Thirty-five Sent Away Yesterday. Five Hundred Men to Mobilize in
 Capitol Park Today
RESOURCES

The six local exemption boards will send 12S negro selectmen to camp today, and the office force of the boards yes terday was busy making preparations for their departure More than 800 se- lectmen from adjoining counties will be mobilzed in Birmingham today for en- trainment and they have been ordered to report at Capitol park at 10 clock this morning. At that time they will be given final instructions and comfort kits will be given the drafted men by the Civic as- sociation, while the Negro Business Men s league will have representatives at Cap itol park.
 Jefferson county local board sent 5 negro selectmen to Camps Sherman and Christie yesterday, of this number only one, Arthur Fair of Selma, being a transfer.
 Those entrained by this board were: Felix Vaughn, Hardis Traylor, Owen Hood, Fred Thomas, Frank ONeal, Elm mil Sampson, William Bailey, Albert James, Richard Allen, Isaac Powell. Zander Cook, Jack Irwin, Perry Jackson, Alex Harris, Archie Glenn, Sam Simp- son, Paul Ray, John Cahiel, Emory Lowe, Lige Thrash. Will Jefferson, Robert Louis Moreland, Joe Wyatt, Robert Min nifield, Elias Brownlee, George A. Kelly, James Minnifeld, Henry Conner, Cleve Bennett. Eddie Grant, Rufus Henry, Aaron Hartley, Dave Alexander and Henry Russell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
PLATO CHARGED WITH
 OP E R A TIN c STILL
Italian Shoe Repairer Alleged to Be Making Beer at Sixteenth Street
 Shoe Shop

Jim Pilato, an Italian 6o9 sixteenth street north, was bound over to await the action of the grand jury by Judge Kenneth Charlton, United States com missioner. yesterday on a charge of operating an illicit still.
 Pilato vas arrested several days ago by Officers Malone, Hickman and Payne and Deputy Marshal w. E. Garner and was given a preliminary hearing yes- terday before Judge Charlton. The of- ficers testified that Pilato operated a shoe shop. and in the rear he had partition behind which was the still, and 3o-gallon barrel of beer in the making, with a large quantity of sugar and all ingredients to make beer were found Several bottles containing small amounts of corn whisky are also al- legged to have been found
 The defendant claims he was making vinegar. The only witnesses were the arresting officers Pilato was released on bond
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
Merchants Will Conserve Man Power By Cutting Down Deliveries and
 Working In Harmony
GOVERNMENT INSISTS
 ON COOPERATION
Dr. George Lang and B. Lobman Ad- dress Merchants at Luncheon and Outline Plan of Co-Operation
 of Delivery Service
TWO PRICES PLANNED

A feature of the organization of the local merchants by State Secretary of National Council of Defense Dr. George Lang is the fact that two prices will be established by the mer- chants. one Cash and Carrier price. and the other a Credit and Delivery" plan.
 The former will be for those who pay cash and take their bundles with them, the latter for those who have their purchases charged and demand delivery. The former will naturally be lower than the latter.
 The local food administration will be empowered to see that such a price exists and they will inform the pub ice of the prices State Food Admin inistrator Hobbie will stand behind these prices when they are made pub lie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
WATCH AND COMFORT
 KIT FOR SELECTMAN

Among the many popular young men of the city who will entrain Monday for Camp Pike is Peter Vane Lof.us. cashier and bookkeeper for the Charles McCaul company. contractors, who are constructing the new postoffice build ing As a token of the high esteem in which he is held by his associates and fellow employees, he will be pre- sented with wrist watch. comfort Kit and other articles of service today at noon at the office of the company near the new building.
 The popularity of MT Loftus is at tested by the fact that every employe of the company. from the superintend- ent to the negro water boy, contributed to the present. J. NJ. Geary, govern ment representative in charge of the construction, will make the presentd- tion speech. and others of his asso- ciates will wish him success in his military career.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21
Pettus Is Expected 10 HaueBig Crowd Tonight
Will Be First Big Political Meeting of What Promises to Be One of Most Notable Cam
 paigns Birmingham Has Ever Seen

There now seems to be little doubt but what the congressional campaign in this district will be pitched on plane of patriotism and that the voters will be called upon to decide whether their present congressman has represented their views in his attitude toward the war and the administrators conduct of it or whether they want more of the simonpure article on exhibition at Wash ington.
 MT. Pettus has let it be known already that he is not a straddler and does not propose to stand for any temporizing on the main issue.
 His decided views on the matter and his well known vigor and ability as an orator are expected to attract unusual attention to what he will have to say tonight.