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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14
MARY GARDEN AT
STRAND THEATRE

The story of '"rhais," the Goldwyn
photoplay in which Mary Garden, the
most celebrated woman in the word,
makes her screen debut, is that of a
world famous novel by Anatole France.
According to the action of the photo
play, That's is celebrated beauty in
the city of Alexandria, whose innumer-
abel love affairs have scandalized the
civilized world. The time is just when
Christianity is beginning to supersede
pagan beliefs. From among her many
lovers the fancy of That's is engaged by
Paphnutius, wealthy young man VINO
is noted for his learning.
The young philosopher at once falls in
love with the beauty, whereupon a jea,-
Gus rival plans his death. Just as he is
emerging from the house OF That's, this
rival sets upon him, but, in self de-
Tense, Paphnutius kills him.
Although violent deaths are common
in the Alexandria of that day, and there
is no likelihood of Paphnutius being pun
1shed by the authorities, his Christian
precepts tell him that murder is hem
GUS sin; and completely overcome with
remorse at what he has DONE he gives
away all his worldly goods and becomes
monk with group of other men doing
voluntary penance off in the desert.
Then, when he has become celebrated
for his holiness. he conceives the idea
of converting That's because it would
have tremendous effect on people every
where in the great cause by saving the
soul of the most notorious figure in the
world of sin.
The outcome of this situation is ona of
the most thrilling portions of the film.
That's is being shown to large and
appreciative audiences this week at the
Strand
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14

beans, potatoes, sorghum, ribbon cane
and hay.
That merchants. banks and Others
be asked to be liberal in the extern
sion of credit on the ground that the
exigencies of the war require large
production and. that the high price
of commodities will justify greater
risk than has heretofore been taken.
That each community seek to en-
courage the conservation of perishable
crops by means of canning and dry
ing, both on a domestic and on com
mercial scale
That farmers. merchants and banks
i'll each town be urged to provide ade-
ouate facilities for grading, packing
and preparing farm products in mar
ketable condition, as western ship
pers do.
That in communities where corn has
been grown extensively consideration
be given to the matter of erecting
small grain elevators. An elevator ia
cilitates the preparation of corn for
the best markets and greatly lessons
tho depreciation os weevils. Each COM
munity is, however, the best Judge OF
the practicability of erecting one.
That farmers be urged to stimulate
the live stock industry. as being one
OF the prime needs of Alabama ana
of the country, and that commune
ties be urged to establish hog days"
as an effective and profitable means
of marketing hogs.
That each community perfect q To-
cal organization. composed of farm er3
merchants and banks. where problems
of production and distribution may be
discussed and handled to the best pur-
pose. The town of Cullman is one
among others that has successfully
solved the marketing problem to the
mutual advantage of townspeople and
farmers.
With Birmingham In the center of
one of the largest coal fields of the
world, il would, at the beginning OF
l5l7, have been hard to conceive Of a
coal famine. But what has been ex-
perienced here with reference to coal
may be experienced by Alabama in
regard to food; hence the need for
early and adequate preventive meas
ures.
IL the farmers of the state increase
the production of food crops and the
business people in the various commu-
mites provide adequate marketing ia
cilities there is ground for the belief
that Alabama will be one of the rich
est states in the union
JOHN II. FRYE, Chrm.
B. M. ALLEN,
Ii. NJ. BECK,
MURRAY BROWN,
HILL FERGUSON,
j. KIRKMAN JACKSON,
G. E. MCCORMACK,
]. D. MOORE,
L. PIZITZ,
JAMES j. SMITH,
FRANK S. WHITE,
w. D. WOOD
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14
''OFF|CER'S FIVE"
BATTLE B. A. c. At
CLUB TONIGHT
Mcclellan Basket Ballers
Claim They Will Take
McEachin's Men Into
mo Mans Land"

The Birmingham Athletic club win
tackle the crack outfit from Camp Nc
Clellan tonight at the Athletic club at
eight and a half bells, the Mcclellan
aggregation being the officers five. and
they come down to the Magic City pre-
paired to Ego over the top tonight.
The Birmingham Athletic club bunch
have intimated that they shall not
pass" and for the rest you will have
to see it. 1t promises to be a red-hot
skirmish and though no liquid fire will
be used the military basketballers say
they are going to make it warm from
the first order to fire.
All of the advance inside information
is to the effect that McEachins men
will get a real taste of mo Mans Land"
when their first wire working party goes
out. The game should be fast and furious
and thrills a-plenty are anticipated from
the uniformed gallants.
T. c. Young is slated to say who is
who" throughout the engagement. A
hop will follow the basketball game,
and large crowd is expected to be on
hand for the game and to enjoy the So
cial stunts to follow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14

(Note: This is the eleventh of series
of articles which Mr. Corbett is writ
ing concerning the pugilistic life of Jack
Dempsey, the best loved pugilist in the
history of the ring. The next Install
ment will appear tomorrow
The history of the prize ring is replete
with many remarkable incidents of game
ness and courage. But 1 doubt whether
there is anything that parallels the per-
Torrance of Jack Dempsey in his 45-
round contest with Johnny Reagan on
December 49, 1887, which fight climaxed
another remarkable year for the ''Nonpa-
reil"
Having INDUCED in AZ contests without
suffering defeat up to the end of 1885,
Mike Boden in four rounds. On Febru-
airy he beat Jack Langdon in four
rounds and three days later defeated
Denny Killian, also in four rounds. He
followed those triumphs by victories
over Biddy Baker, Eddie Reede. Jimmy
Ntzhugh,, Billy Dacey, Ned Mccain
Frank Bosworth, Denny Kelleher and
Billy Gabig
And then came his fight with Reagan
for a 5000 purse and with the middle
weight championship of the world at
stake. 1t was fought under London
prize ring rules which counted every
Touchdown a round.
Efforts to put on the bout in New York
city were foiled by persons who were
opposed to prize fighting. So Long
Island battle ground was selected Sc
cretly. 1t was located about 100 miles
from New York city. A tug conveyed
the party of 2o-including principals, sec
onds and spectators-to it's destination
arriving soon after sun-up.
The ring was stretched on the sea-
shore. When Reagan entered it was
noticed that he was wearing murderous
spike Immediately under the CRATE toe
on each shoe instead of under the ball
of the foot as the rules of fighting then
provided. Dempsey's seconds protested
against spikes in such a place. Reagan
refused to remove them. The referee
seeing that if he insisted upon such an
action that the fight probably would
be called off by Reagan, finally ruled
with Reagan but cautioned him against
using them in foul fashion.
The first round was hardly under way
before Reagan, rushing at Dempsey
jumped into the air and in coming down
scratched Jacks leg with his left toe
spike. Dempsey cautioned Reagan to
be careful. For answer, Reagan backed
away and then rushed Dempsey like a
madman. Leaping high as he neared the
"Nonpareil'' Reagan came down with his
left foot foremost.
The left toe spike of Reagan's caught
in Dempsey's leg just below the knee
and ripped a six-inch cash one inch
deep-a CHASTITY wound. AS Reagan went
into Dempsey, Jack caught him blow
on the chest and Reagan went down on
his back and the round was over.
When Dempsey stepped back aftef
flooring Reagan it looked as if he was
about to faint. The blood was gushing in
torrents from his leg and covered the
| ground where he stood. Jack, tottering
| and pale as ghost, had to be led back
| to his corner. Dempsey's umpire de-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14
Holman Has Big Wallop
In Both Paws; Fans Predict
DreanaLand for Walters
He Has Won Six of Last Nine Bouts Via the X o. Route
He Meets Reiz Walters at the Athletic Club Here
Saturday Night

over at Fort Sam Houston the VIZ
ginia mauler won 80 bouts, coming
out of every melee mixed up IN with
clean record. From Fort sam Hous-
ten he was shipped to Fort Oglethorpe
where he dethroned the promising
Moak for the lightweight crown. Moak
had the advantage of nine pounds,
but the Virginian made short work
of this advantage. Twice during the
eight rounds Moak bit the dust
Holman possesses the greatest as
set of a fighter-a sleep producer. He
is clever and wonderfully fast OH his
pins. Jesse was born in Buckingham,
Va. just 81 years ago. He enlisted
VIXEN Mexico started noise two years
ago in the Virginia field artillery
Since coming under the eagle eye
of Spike Webb Holman has improved
in all around work. He has learned
how to stand up and swap punch for
punch without showing the least sign
of fatigue.
Camp Mcclellan is sending team
to Birmingham which the boys in
Joe Mandot's pets. The McCIellanites
have the fight and pep in their sys-
TENS and viii come here with the ex-
pectations of fully cleaning house with
Camp Sheridan.
Practically all of the ringside seats
have been disposed of and many OF
tho choice balcony seats reserved.
There is great demand for admission
cards and no doubt the gymnasium
viii be crowded to the guards.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14
NATIONAL MOGULS
TO STOP BIDDING
Practice Tends to Cause Too
Much Dissatisfaction
Among Players

| New York, February 13.-National
league baseball club owners went on
record at the final session of the annual
schedule meeting here today as condemn
| ing the practice of club owners or man
ayers making public offers for players
of other clubs. Action was taken after
Branch Hickey of st. Louis had made
an earnest speech in which he COM
planned of the offers made for Shortstop
Hornsby of his team by the Chicago
Nationals.
Walter Craighead, who represented
President Weeghman of the Chicago club
at the meeting. denied any intention of
injuring the St. Louis club in trying to
get Hornsby and asserted that there was
no undue publicity given to the efforts
of the Chicago management in doing
So Hickey insisted that the public bid
ding for the place had made Hornsby
dissatisfied and caused the club owners
considerable difficulty in retaining him
While not censuring any of the Chicago
clubs officials, the league decided that
in future such practices should be dis
continued. On motion of the st. Louis
club the league rescinded it's ruling of
two years ago prohibiting clubs from
withdrawing waivers except in the case
of drafted player.
President Ebbets of Brooklyn proposed
to have postponed games played off at
any time during the season. After this
suggestion was defeated he attempted
to have double headers eliminated COM
pletely from the seasons play, but this
also met with adverse vote.
Messrs. Dreyfus Hampstead and Baker
were appointed committee to confer
with the American league, which will
meet here tomorrow, in respect to the fix
ing Of uniform prices of admission to
ball parks in view of the war tax prob
lem.
Regardless of the Baltimore clubs suit
against the National and American
leagues, it is understood that all finan-
cial matters between the major or
ganization and the representatives of the
Pittsburg, Newark and Brooklyn Federal
league clubs will be adjusted within a
few days. Presidents Hampstead, Baker
| and Ebbets were appointed to act with a
similar committee from the American
| league to formulate plans for the dis
posal of abandoned ball parks in these
cities as soon as this settlement was con.
! summated.
The report of the committee on the
new division of the world series money
was approved and set of club rules K
govern players at home and on the roat
was adopted
Only two deals were announced here
today The Philadelphia Nationals bough
/ Miles Main, pitcher, from the Louis
Vile club. and the Boston Americans
purchased Outfelder George Whitemar
from Toronto, where he made a very i'm
pressive record last season. Manager
Barrow also announced that Outfieldel
Strunk had signed his contract with thu
Boston Red Sox.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14
MRS. GREGORY LAID TO
REST IN COLU M Blu S

Columbus, Miss, February 13-(Special.)
The body of Mrs. Cornelia Watt. Greg
CRY, mother of t. w. Gregory, Attorney
General of the United States, was laid
to rest here today beside the grave OF
her husband in Friendship cemetery.
The Attorney General arrived in Co
lumbus last night in his private car ac-
companying the body from Washington.
brief funeral service was held at
the home of Thomas J. Locke, Jr., at 10 &c
o'clock this morning, conducted by the
Rev. r. Excess Fry, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church.
Among the many floral offerings which
came from all sections of the country
was a handsome design sent by Presi-
dent Wilson Many people in Washing
ton and the east sent floral offerings
and messages of coincidence and sympa-
thy.
The Attorney General will spend day
or two in this city, his boyhood home.
He expects to return direct to Wash
ington after brief stay here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14
CO-OPERATIONURGED
TO DEVELOP BETTER
MARKET FACILITIES
Committee of Market Blu
reau Make Agricultural
Suggestion With Idea to
Help Marketing

The executive committee of the food
preparedness and marketing bureau
held an interesting meeting yesterday
afternoon in the directors room of the
Chamber of Commerce and discussed
plans for the campaign to increase
the food production of Alabama as
well as develop better marketing IA
cilities for the farmers. According to
members of the committee they do not
intend to tell the farmers how to farm
but realize that closer cooperation
of the business men and farmers is
needed in Alabama.
After some discussion the following
Recommendation was made by the
committee:
That farmers be urged to increase
their production of corn, peanuts, peas,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14
LIEUTENANT HELD
FOR ENLIGHTENMENT

San Francisco, February 1s.-Lleut.
Robert II. Hall of the Forty-eighth
United States infantry was arrested to-
day on charges of deserving and en-
bezzling $1,000 in express money orders.
Hall denied the embezzlement charge
and the police said he refused to discuss
the desertion accusation. His arrest fol-
lowed advices from the sheriff of Little
Rock Ark, where Hall had been sta
toned.
When Hall was apprehended, his wife
save the authorities ring valued at
saoo saying, the police reported, she
wished to possess nothing purchased
with stolen money.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14
COLLEGE ATHLETES
NEEDED in FRANCE

New York, February 13-One hundred
former college athletes above the draft
age who possess the ability to promote
and organize sports for large numbers
Of men are needed Immediately for mill
tary camps in the United States and
France, it was announced today by the
Young Mems Christian association
More than 800 physical directors are in
camps here, it was stated, and 100 are
in France An additional hundred are
needed at once and 80 month there
after until 800 are working among the
American forces in France
A meeting of prominent college men
was held at the University club here to-
day and plans were made to assist the
Young Mems Christian association in
obtaining instructors. Nearly every col
lege in the country eventually will be
represented on the committee. it was
said. About Is had delegates present to-
day. t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14

Boxing devotees are going to lamp
in action Saturday night at the Biz
mingham Athletic clubs Boxing tour
nament chappie by the name OF Jesse
Holman, who carries wallop in both
paws Six of the last nine bouts have
been knockout affairs for young
Jesse. Spike Webb believes he has the
lightweight champion of the south in
his find who has made name for
himself from Fort Sam Houston to
Camp Mcclellan. Holman meets Reiz
Walters.
Holman has gone through two bouts
at Camp Mcclellan. His first fistic en-
counter resulted in a trip to the Land
OF Nod one Debellis. And the
said Debellis person supported tank
full of reps before the engagement.
Bud Fargar got out luckily in get
ting a draw after six rounds of mill
ing in which neither man asked OF
gave quarters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14
Muscle Shoals Baptist Association

Decatur, February 13-(Special)
There will be a meeting of the minis
ters and deacons of the Muscle Shoals
Baptist association at Hartselle on Feb
ruary %. A large attendance is expected.
This is one of the Oldest religious or
CARNATIONS in the south. An extensive
and interesting programme has been pre-
pared for the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14

The Mine Products company filed rec
ord Of incorporation in the probate court
Yesterday. The capital stock is stated
as $1,000 J. A. Grasty of Charlottesville
Va, is president: Linn Bradley OF New
York. vice president, and F. b. La
tady Of Birmingham. secretar-treas-
urer
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-11-28
JAPAN LARGER THAN GERMANY
Land Of Nippon Also Can Boast Of =
Greater Population, az Well
az Area.

In Worlds Work there is char
which shows a comparison of German.
and the Japanese empire. Japan is
the greater of the two, both in terri
tory and population. Gernany's area
Exclusive Of colonies) is 2OS.78O
square miles, while that Of the Jap
lnese empire is 26O,7SS square miles,
This includes the peninsula of Korea
which is a part Of the japanese nation,
but 1T does not include. Manchurian
and other Asiatic territory in which
Japan has secured 99-year leases Of
ports and railroads as well as bust
ness advantages of all sorts and min
ing rights. Germany's population at
the beginning Of the present war was
about 81, 100000. There are now IT,
100000 people living under the Jap
anese flag and there are also great
numbers of them scattered over the
islands of the Pacific and in foreign
countries.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-11-28
TAKES IDEA FROM AMERICA.
France Plans Establishment Of Public
Libraries Modelled on System
Of the United States.

The public library idea was new
one to the French people" says
Worlds Work. ''They have seen 1t in
operation and leaders of French
thought believe it Is something France
needs. A committee, with the presi-
dent Of the French republic as its
chairman, has been created to work
out plans for the establishment In
France Of system Of public libraries
modelled on American lines.
Plans are maturing for the estab-
lishment In France, after the fighting
is over, Of an enormous system Of
schools and universities for the better
education Of our soldiers during the
period OF rehabilitation. It will take
as long to get our men back as 1t. has
taken to get them over-longer, prob
ably, because there will be no pressing
need for haste. Talleyrand said :: You
can make a soldier out OF a civilian,
but you cannot make Civilian out of
a military man. Our government Is
going to try to do what Talleyrand
said was impossible. Our men have
got to be educated for their return as
individual units to. civil life and 1 not
as military mass. The library war
service is tending more and more. def
0itely toward this educational objec-
tive"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-11-28
Lives 200 Years!

For more than 200 years, HARLEM Oil,
the famous national remedy Of Holland,
has been recognized as an infailible relief
from Ill forms Of kidney and bladder, dis
orders. It's very age is proof that it must
have unusual merit.
If You arg troubled with pains or aches
u the back, feel tired in the morning,
headaches, indigestion, insomnia, painful
Or too frequent passage Of urine, irritation
OF stone il the bladder, you will almost
certainly find relief in GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules. This is the good
old remedy. that has stood the test for
hundreds Of years, prepared in the proper
quantity and convenient form to take.
II is imported direct from Holland lab
cratories, and you can get it et any
drug store. It is standard, old-time
home remedy and needs no introduction.
Each capsule contains one dose Of FIVE
drops and is pleasant and easy to take.
They viii quickly relieve those stiffened
joints, that aeka,che, rhepnist ism. lum-
hago, sciatica, gall stones, gravel, s'hrick
dust, ]" etc. Your money promptly refund
ed i they do not relieve you: But be sure
In boxes, three sizes.-Adv
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-11-28
SPANISH INFLUENZA
Do Not Fear When Fighting
a German or a Germ!
Z BY DIR. NJ. COOK.

The cool fighter always wins and 90
there is no need to become panic
stricken. Avoid fear and crowds. Ex.
ercise in the fresh air and practice the
three c's: A Clean Mouth, a Clean
Skin and Clean Bowels. To carry of
the poisons that accumulate within the
body and to ward of an attack Of the
influenza bacillus, take a good liver
regulator to move the bowels. Such a
one is'made up Of May-apple, leaves Of
aloe, root Of jalap, and is to be had
at any drug store, and called pheasant
Purgative Pellets" y
II bad cold develops, 60 to bed. wrap
up well. drink freely Of hot lemonade
and and take q hot mustard foot-bath.
Have the bedroom warm but well ven
tilated. Obtain at the nearest drug
store "Anuric Tablets" to flush the
kidneys and control the pains and
aches. Take an "Anuric' tablet every
two hours, together with copious drinks
OF lemonade. If a true case Of infiu-
enza, the food should be simple, such as
broths, milk. buttermilk and ice-cream;
but It IS important that food be given
regularly in order to keep up patients
strength and vitality. After the acute
attack has passed, which is generally,
from three to seven days, the system
should be built up by the use Of good
Iron tonic, such as "Irontic" tablets, to
be obtained at some drug stores. or
that well known blood-maker and
herbal tonic made from roots and barks
OF forest trees sold everywhere as Dr..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-11-28

a
Within ten minutes after an appif-
cation of Danderine you can not find
single trace Of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
will please you most, Will be after few
weeks use. when syoussee new hair, fine
and downy at FIRST but really
new hair-growing all over the scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty Of your hair. No DIFF
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
iscraggy. Just moisten cloth with Dan
derine and carefully draw 1t through
your hair, taking one small strand at, .
time. The effect is amazing your hair
will be light, fluffy and wavy, and have
an appearance Of abundance an In
comparable lustre. softness and luxu-
rance.
Get small bottle Of Knowlton's
tDapderine for a few cents at any drug
store or toilet counter. and prove that
your hair is as pretty and soft as any
that It has been neglected or injured
by careless treatment that's all-you
surely can have beautiful hair and lots
Of It II you viii just try a little Dam
derine. ADV.