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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
SAY CHILD LABOR CLAUSE
 IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

Washington, December 22.-(Special) With the exception of Senator Thomas of Colorado the 12 democrats who op- posed the incorporation in the revenue bill of provision heavily taxing goods into the manufacture of which child labor entered, were southerners.
 The southern opposition was based on the alleged unconstitutionality of using the taxing powers of the government to enforce a police regulation, and also on the ground that the proposed legislation constituted an infringement of state rights. Against the provision North Car olna, South Carolina, Georgia and Ala bama voted solidy.
 When pending legislation concerns child labor or woman suffrage, southerners cry out loudly in defense of state rights. But prohibition is a different thing. A representative from South Carolina when mildly ridiculed for supporting prohibi- ton on the floor and then spending the balance of his time hunting drink. good naturedly replied yesterday that if he pursued any other course, he would not be a member of Congress.
 The supreme court recently held child labor legislation, involving taxation. of interstate commerce, unconstitutional. It
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
Thomas w. Ross Whom You Adored As Checkers Denies That He Is Matinee IdoP'-But That's Up To You, As It Was to Me-, to Make Own
 Decsion-And Mine Is in the Affirmative
lA h1 K. THOMAS w. ROSS and I are lWIl old friends; I went to a party

MM R. THOMAS W. ROSS and are IlWIl old friends; I went to party
 some 'steen years ago right here in little old Birmingham given by one of Birmingham's most popular Beau Brum- mells of that day and time and MT. Ross and his charming wife were "the honor ees" as the society writers put it.
 Tommy Ross was playing Check ers'' then-that adorable, lovable part which made his big reputation for him as an actor-a reputation which has clung to him and grown with the years until today Thomas w. Ross name stands for all that is clever, talented and fine in theatrical circles.
 From the moment I met this nice remember I sat next to him at the din- ner party (the one the nice MT. Beau Brummell" gave) and he told the most adorable stories and of course that caught me for everybody knows my tpenchant" for a good story; he knew loads of people I knew and that helped and best of all he was so good looking and so attractive that everybody at the big party envied me sitting by his side and wanted to talk to me for days after about the stunning Matinee Idop'-"Mr. Checkers" If you please.
 When I went to see MT. Ross the other day, who is one of the ''all-star" cast in "Out There,' the clever Hartley Man ners comedy which will play as the Christmas offering at the Jefferson, r. we'll forgot what I went to talk to him about Of course 1t was about the play, but before we ever got to that subject we had discussed the war, pro hfbition, divorce, birth control social evils, matrimony, the single tax, sufrrage with a few side glances at President Wilson's trip to France, and how Mrs Wilson would show up sartorially before all those chic Parisiennes-how MT Roosevelt, who I may say, en passant, is a great friend of MT. Ross, would have adored to be at the peace confer ence (and by the way I'll tell you some thing later that MT. Ross told me about himself, MT. Roosevelt and perfectly good cartoon) and-well before we knew it we were having a most wonderfully nice adventure into the land of friend ship-he being an actor, l being news paper person and both of us interested in many of the same things, and so was just too happy for words, but
 I believe I said that before; anyway we talked and talked and at last just had to say something about the stage and him and out with it I came; and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
All Records Broken in
 Value of Mine Products

Washington. December 22.-Under the spur of war mineral production in the United States reached the un- precedented value of $5,010, 94S.000 in 1917. exceeding by 4S per cent the pre- cious record made in 1916, the geo. logical survey announced today in it's final report for the year.
 The increase in value was $1,496,- s76,000. Blast furnace products (pig iron and ferro alloys), copper, coal, and petroleum contributed "A per cent of the years total value and 88 per cent of the increase in value.
 Metals established a new value rec ord and represented 42 per cent of the mineral production.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
ID NORTH POLE BY AIRPLANE PLANNED
 FOR NEXT SUMMER
Surveys and Photographs to Determine Existence of Lands in That Region
 and Settle Disputes

New York December 22.-An expedi- tion to be led by Capt. Robert A. Bart lett, noted explorer will be sent to the Polar regions next June to survey the North pole by airplane, according to an announcement here tonight by the Aero Club of America. The plan, it was said, was conceived by Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, discoverer of the pole.
 The purpose of this expedition, which will be the most completely equipped ever set out, will be to Tex plore, survey and photograph the un- explored parts of the Arctic regions and establish the existence or nonexistence of land or lands in that region.'' It is also intended, according to the an- nouncement, ito explore the upper air and the bottom of the Polar basin."
 Results of inestimable value to the United States and to science will surely be obtained from this expedition said the announcement, which added that the club would raise s25o,000 to finance the trip.
 Asserting that ~with the cooperation of the leading geographical and scientific bodies assured 1t is planned to have the expedition leave the United States next June. The announcement continued:
 There are six weeks of fair weather in July and August, when, even in the Polar regions, it is seldom lower than 60 degrees above zero. The plans are to have @ ship go to Etah, about 600 miles from the North pole in June, when the ice is sufficiently broken to permit the ship to cross Melville bay. The ship would carry a large seaplane or land airplane for the final flight across the top of the earth and for exploration of the unexplored Polar regions, as well as smaller planes for the scouting flights
 The committee which after two years of study, recommended that the club finance the expedition, comprises: Ad- niral Peary, Alan R. Hawley, Henry A. Wisewood, Henry Woodhouse, Rear Ad- miral Bradley A. Fisk, John Hays Ham mond, Jr., Rear Admiral William N. Little, U. s. N., Prof. Charles s. Pros- icle. Charles Jerome Edwards, Maj. Cush- man A Rice, U. s. A., and Augustus Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23

so sensitive aboue any cartoon that em- , phasized the prominence of his teeth that he was likely to throw me downstairs 1 if I dared show it to him. I believed Archibald. I took photograph instead. And I've been sorry ever since" But you never can tell" said. 'He might have thrown you downstairs"
 Well, I like him we'll enough to have him dissemble his love-" MT. Ross de- clared.
 But, come," said MT. Ross, Tets get to serious things; you know I'm to pre- side at the meeting of your Drama league this afternoon"
 Yes, I know" I answered quickly.
 Well, 1t may be interesting just here to tell you that I attended the meeting in Evanstown some years ago when the Drama league was formed. Mrs. Starr Best, the first president of the organiza- ton, asked me to assist her in trans forming what was then the Evanston Drama club into a national organization to be known as the Drama League of America, and I was present at the incor- poration of what today is one of the most vital, dominant forces in the uplift of the drama.
 "Also I may say just here,'' MT. Ross continued, that when the Shakespeare centennary pageant was to be given in Chicago and I was asked to assist, it was my suggestion to make 1t an open air affair and have all the children take part in It. The idea was adopted and Henry Miller F. H. Sothern and myself were among the actors included in the pro- gramme; a special Sothern and Marlowe performance was given and the vote de- cided upon The Merchant of Venice as the choice of the 30, 900 or more children who voted, and a superb performance was given, Sothern playing 'Shylock,' as Shakespeare originally intended-as buff foon, and not as the pathetic, tragic figure that the modern actor makes him. It was one of the memorable theatrical events in Chicago history"
 And just word about the The New Henrietta when you played 'Bertie' here to admiring throngs," I observed.
 You know an odd thing happened about that all-star revival which MT. William H. Crane was responsible for,' MT Ross said *At first I perfectly loathed the part of 'Bertie,' he seems such an ass, you know but as I grew to know the character I grew also to love 1t and one of the most delightful things that has ever happened to me was when the beautiful dinner was giv en to MT. Crane and the members of the all-star cast of The New Henrietta at the Waldorf, New York, by the great actors of the day, at the end of the mag nifcent tour we had made. Mrs. Stuart Robson presented me with cane which belonged to her husband-the original Bertie-and she complimented me most generously upon my interpretation of the role"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
SEATS ON SALE
 FOR ''OUT THERE" All-Star Cast to Appear This Week at Jefferson
 Theatre

Seats will be placed on sale this morn ing for "Out There" No other play in Birmingham this season seemed to fn- terest theatregoers quite so much as has this comedy, written by J. Hartley 4a4anners, and which was played in New York city an entire season. A great cast has been assembled to present it at the Jefferson Christmas matinee and night and December 26 matinee and night, among them being such popular and well beloved artists as Thomas W. Ross, Amelia Bingham, Pauline Lord. Mary Shaw and Frederick Warde, one of the most expensive casts ever organized for a tour, and local playgoers may never again be able to see so many great play CTS at one time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
RESERVE BANKS SHOW
 SPLENDID PROFITS

Washington, December 22-(Special.] While profit making is not the object of the federal reserve banks, those banks have acquired splendid profits. Gov ernor Harding states that if Congress will amend the existing statutes so as to permit a federal bank to increase its surplus to 100 per cent of it's paid-ir capital stock, several banks, January | would have 100 per cent surplus, and all would have that surplus by July l.
 The amendment was desired by Govern or Harding because it would offer ad- ditional security for the $2, 500, ,000, GOO out standing federal reserve notes; and would strengthen the federal reserve sys- tenn in future competition with foreign financial concerns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
Effective Immediately, No More Direct Shipments Will Be Made Retailers. All Shipments Now Go to Jobbers for Redistribu- ton.

When the influenza epidemic struck the country and wiped out our ware house and jobbers' stock almost over- night, we were faced with the prob lem of distributing-to the stricken districts-in the quickest possible man. ner. our daily output of VapoRub. We solved this by offering to ship di- rect to the retailers in these influenza districts by parcel post, prepaid, quan- titles of not more than three dozen VapoRub in any one shipment, and by shipping what was left from our daily production to our jobbers by eX- press instead of freight
 This was costly, but it solved the problem for the time being. Now. how ever. we find that these small ship ments are constantly increasing-we have received as many as 1906 ill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
Graves of American Soldiers in France to Be
 Decorated Christmas

Paris, Saturday, December 21.-More than 5000 graves of American soldiers will be decorated on Christmas day by the American committee for devastated France. In the region between LAon and Chateau Thierry where the graves will be decorated, the committee will
 also provide g Christmas festival for 5000 children. Christmas stockings. filled with candy, toys and games sent from America, will be distributed, each child. in addition. being given some article of clothing. mittens or muf- fer
 Two hundred children who have re- turned to the ruined village of Crecy will receive complete outfits of cloth ing so that they will be able to re- turn to school. The committee is also arranging Christmas festivities in Laon.
 Soissons. Paris and other French cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER

Paris, December 22.-(Havas) President and Mrs. Wilson were guests of honor at dinner given last eve ming at the British embassy by the Earl of Derby, British ambassador. Among the guests were: Count Roman ones, Spanish premier; Vittorio Orlan- do, Italian premier; Baron Sonnino, Italian foreign minister; General John J. Pershing; Maj. Gen. Sir David Hen derson, former president of the Brit ish air council; Admiral W. s. Benson, and Col. E. M. House. Many promi- nent figures in political life were pres ent
 Following the reception that suc- ceeded the dinner, MT. and Mrs. Will son were escorted to their carriage by the Earl of Derby and the secretary of he~embassy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
FACE SHOT AWAY

Some of the wounded were introduced to the President by the name the doc- tors and nurses had given them. There were Texas Red," Tennessee Sly" and Sunny Sam" The last named was intro duced as the sunniest boy in the hos pital.
 The President saw one lad who came to the hospital IS months ago with half his face shot away. His story was al- most too terrible to repeat, but the Pres- ident wanted to hear. So the doctors told 1t to him.
 The boy entered the hospital with so little of his face remaining that his eyes were all that are now shown in the plaster cast which begins his record. For year he took all his food through a tube. Now by additions of one of his own ribs bit of shin bone and teeth from a soldier less fortunate and some scraps of odds and ends he has a face again. Today he sat up in bed and was chewing gum.
 At a distance of 20 feet his face looked quite normal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
Only Headlines Left

Parts, December 22.-The first coll umn ofs the first page of the Matin was censored today. Only the head- lines of the article were left. These read:
 'sYesterday's Utopia, Tomorrow's Reality. Constitution of a society of nations under serious consideration. Germany and her allies will only be admitted if they accept principles on which entente governments shall have agreed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
WILSON DAY IN IRELAND

Dublin, December 22.-By the Asso- ciated Press. .)AThis was Wilson Day in Ireland. Meetings were held in more than
 40 towns and resolutions drafted by the Sim Feiners inviting President Wilson to visit Ireland and pledging him Ireland s
 support was adopted.
 At most of the meetings constitutional
 nationalists joined with the Sim Fein-
 CTS. The attitude of the unionists is that the President will not interfere in the
 domestic politics of Ireland, but that he
 would be welcomed to Ireland to exam
 inc into real conditions and problems. The meeting at Dublin was presided
 over by the lord mayor. The city trades council co-operated. At the meetings held under Sim Fein auspices the ma
 jority of the speakers appealed to Presi-
 dent Wilson not to overlook Irelands s case at the peace conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Funeral services for Mrs. J. J. Kearly, who died Saturday morning from an at tack of influenza pneumonia, were held from the family residence at Powderly station yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. Thomas s. Lennox of the First Christian church officiated. Interment took place at Oakland at 4 o'clock. The deceased is survived by her husband. The pallbearers were c. c. Albert, T. J. Kennemar, w. F. McCarty and Guy Freeman.
 Royal Arch chapter, No. 130, will have business meeting tonight at ' o'clock at which time the past master degree will be conferred.
 The white Christmas exercises at the
 First Christian church were given at
 the Sunday school hour yesterday morn
 ing and the offering. which was libertl.
 will be donated to the Christian church
 orphanage which is located in Atlanta.
 Rev. Lennox, the pastor, gave an inter-
 esting talk on service.
 The choir of the Ensley Highland
 Presbyterian church rendered an ex-
 cellent Christmas programme at the
 morning service Rev. l.. E. Brubaker
 spoke on the prophecy of Christ, taking
 the prophecy of Isaiah as the basis of
 his. talk, and the present world condi-
 ton as the part fulfillment of the proph-
 esy He also urged his congregation to
 befare of crowding out the Christmas
 spirit with material things. but to help it flourish at this Christmas time. The Sunday school pupils of this church will enjoy an old-fashioned Christmas tree in the church basement Tuesday evening at 7:30. All pupils who have at tended this school during the year will find most cordial welcome and gift
 The parents of the children are also in vited.
 At the conclusion of the white Christ
 mas programme at the Plunket mem- orial church last evening Christmas gift of $100 was presented to the pastor, Rev. J. F. Logeman. The presentation was made by Mrs. Moore. and the re- sponse by the pastor.
 Captain Cochran of the Ensley police force, has returned to his duties after a weeks illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
AMUSEMNETS
At the Lyric

The Maxwell Quintet, celebrated sing CTS of vaudeville, will be the headline attraction on the Keith bill which opens today matinee for a three-day engage ment including special performances on Christmas Day.
 Arthur Stone and Marion Hayes, in their carnival episode, Green Goods, will furnish much fun and amusement and the DeBourg Sisters will entertain in magic and illusion. Jean Boydell will feature the programme with clever songs and the Three Maxim Girls are ambi- dextrous jugglers.
 At Loew's Biiou
 A big all-star programme will be offered at the Bijou theatre Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the week. The acts include Wastika and Under study. a novelty act. one of the best of it's kind--two seals trained to the latest degree. Payton and Hickey are original comedians Fred Eckhoff and Ann Gordon, the musical laughmakers, Charles and Grace Linder will offer dance and song hits.
 Billie Bowman has an excellent, slew CT and highly artistic novelty which she styles "A Cycle of Character De- scriptive Melodies" conceded to be one of the prettiest ideas in vaudeville to- day Peggy Hylands, in Caught in the Act" seven-reel production, will be the picture feature.
 Dorothy Dalton-Strand
 Dorothy Dalton. the girl with the Green eyes opens at the Strand to- day in "Quicksand" one of the most thrillingly daring pictures of her ca reer.
 "Quicksand" differs widely from the other pictures that this popular star has appeared in, as heretofore Miss Dal- ton has invariably taken the part of a vampire, however in this picture she assumes the role of the loyal wife, who risks her life and honor danc- CT in one of New York's gayest cabarets to gain the evidence to prove her hus- bands innocence
 As usual there will be two added attractions to the feature picture, one a "Bib VI comedy and the other a "Pathe News Reel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
Great Outpouring of
 Londoners to Greet
 Wilson on Arrival
Continued From Page one.)

(Contfnued From Page One.) mas as is possible under the circum- stances"
 There was no cheering in reply, for some of the men were in no condition for cheering; there was no hand clap ping, for most of the men had at least one hand in surgical appliances. But there were genuine smiles of apprecia- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23

is claimed that the same principle is involved in the child labor section of the revenue bill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-23
IN ROME JANUARY 3

Rome. December 22.-Havas)-Pres- ident Wilson will arrive in Rome on January 3. according to an announce ment made today In the Italian news- papers.
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-03
REVEALS FOES DIRE STRAITS
German Poster Reproduced by Bureau
OF Publicity Proof of Shattered
Morale of Enemy.

A poster recently issued by the i'm
perial German government in an effort
to belittle the participation Of America
in the war and thus strengthen the
morale of her people form the text of
one of the most striking pieces of litera-
ture that the bureau of publicity of
the war loan organization has prepared
for use in the forthcoming Fourth Lib
erty loan.
The center of the poster is devoted
to drawing showing New York city
on one side of the Atlantic and ire
mendous explosion on the other side,
probably somewhere in France. Two
sinking vessels are shown in the lane
of travel between New York and
France, while in the offing are two
U-boats securely afloat. opportunity
for the German U-boats |" is the catch
line for this section of the poster.
The lane of travel In which the boats
are sinking bears this inscription:
SAmerica-Europe. Distance 200 times
greater than from England to France
mainland" In a corner of this sec
ton of the poster are shown the names
of Serbia. Montenegro, Italy. Rou-
mania, Russia and Belgium. They are
lined up in the order named under an
other exploding figure representative
OF the European war, and the names
OF all the countries except Italy are
crossed out, indicating that they have
Oeen eliminated from the struggle by
the Huns.
The title of the poster is Scan
Americas Entry Make decision of the
Warp Integral sections of It attempt
to convince the reader that Americans
army cannot take the place of Rus
sia's withdrawn forces; that the Unit
ed States cannot build enough sbips
to have any effect on the result of the
war, and that the U-boats will DESTROY
virtually all the ships that America
can build when those ships at.
tempt to cross the ocean.
Two millions of the booklets have
been printed and will be distributed
In various parts of the country, par
ticularly in theaters where Liberty
Loan speakers take the book as their
text.
Every effort is made In the wording
and the illustrations of the poster to
minimize and ridicule the efforts of the
United States in the war. A striking
example of this is found in the figure
Of Uncle Sam, who is pictured as n
cadaverous individual who wears an
American flag with nine stars and five
stripes around his plug hat and smokes
long-stemmed cob pipe. He also ap-
pears to be wearing spats or dancing
pumps.
The enormous figure of a Russian
soldier is the first object on the poster
to strike the eye. He stands with
hands in his overcoat pockets, indica-
tive of the fact that he is through
fighting. Beside him stands Uncle Sam
holding a small figure, designed to
represent the United States army, In
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-03

shot, after the Germans had put out
their eyes and tortured them with
bayonets. Three others were brought
before their wives and children and
sabered.
The Belgian told me he was at Ma
muir when the Germans began Smelling
it. The bombardment lasted the whole
of August q and %, 1914. They CEN
tered theirsfire on the prison, the hos
pital, and the railway station. They
entered the town at four o'clock in the
afternoon of August %. During the
first twenty-four hours, they behaved
themselves, but on the oath they began
firing at anyone they pleased, and set
fire to different houses on five of the
principal squares.
Then they ordered every one to leave
his house, and those who did not were
shot. The others, about four hundred
in all, were drawn up in front of the
church, close to the river bank. The
Belgian said he could never forget how
they all looked.
81 can remember just how it was"
he said. "There were eight men, whom
l knew very well, standing in row
with several priests. Next came two
good friends of mine named Balbau