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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-05
ORGANIZATION B|G
 FACTOR OF SUCCESS
Cleveland Expert Urges United Effort in Talk to
 GrOcers and Butchers

John A. Green of Cleveland addressed the retail grocers and butchers of the city last night at the Civic association.
 Modern Industry" was the subject of his talk, which proved very interesting to the large group of local merchants who attended.
 MT. Green was for F years connected with the National Association of Retail Grocers in the capacities of secretary and president. He has made very ex- tensive study of conditions of the trades In this country, as well as abroad, and he discusses every phase with unusual clearness.
 In the interest of better business he is now on southern tour. He is a whole-hearted advocate of united effort and is strong supporter of organiza- ton. He spoke on the ways of conduct ing a modern business giving in de- tail the various roads to success and the ways to reach them. Special en- phasis was laid on the fact that better business would alone follow the CO., operation of the grocer and the house. wife.
 My friends, it is only by organiza- ton that we will ever be able to ac- complish the most good,'' he said "It is organization for the common good, not the furtherance of personal gain. We must not hold a penny so close to our eyes that we cannot see a gold mine 70 feet away. The old cut-throat meth ods of competition must go. They are obsolete and cannot endure the spot light of modern merchandising
 There are many things that we must necessarily eliminate. We must estab- fish a new basis of credit selling. We must establish a new delivery system and another great thing that we must do away with is the goods under the counter. Quick turnovers and small profits are the new keynotes of business Be quick to discount your bills. If you observe the foregoing per cent dis count for 10 days means about 10 per cent interest on your money. I don't know about you gentlemen but I find that 1 cannot get a better per cent in any other investment that is as safe5, Paul Earle. chairman of the food conservation board also made some re- marks about the work, and heartily in- dorsed Mir Greens statements Several other short talks were made
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Shakespeare's time. and from his first lines, through the unfolding of the plot. to his closing scene, revealed his won derful personality and his fine apprehen- sion of all the springs of action that the role suggests.
 Like the great artist he is, MT. Man tell never exaggerates. Perfectly poised, he thrills with his reserve power and holds the audience rapt with the magic of his mellow voice.
 If the leading character in the "Mer- chant of Venice Is not as subjective as that of other plays in MT. Mantelfs repertoire it affords the actor singu-
 arly fine scope for exhibiting the passion of revenge in all it's intensity and the mental reaction that follows crushing de- feat of an overmastering purpose. In the pound of flesh scene Mir. Mantell rose to a commanding height He was fully up to the best traditions and his acting was convincing example of the creative side of great histrione's art It is reasonable to assume that no such Shy lock as Mantells will be seen again in this generation.
 Old theatregoers will recall the days when famous star was poorly SUD- ported. If the leading man or lady was acceptable, the other members of the company were ANoN 9O now. MT. Mantell is always well sup ported and on this tour the players who accompany him are exceptionally capable and several of them are artists of the first class. The comedy parts, especially, were admirably filled.
 Miss Geneieve Hamper was a beauti- ful and altogether charming Portia, John Burke, made a good Antonio, and Fritz Leiber distinguished him self as Bassanio. All the supporting cast, as we'll as MT. Mantell, had many curtain calls.
 It will be a long time before Bir- mingham has the opportunity of again reveling in week of Shakespeare and ic will be a reflection upon the taste Of the public if the theatre is not crowded when MT. Mantell appears as Hamlet on Wednesday night. As today will be heatless in the play houses, there will be no performance this aft erHoon or evening. R.
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Irwin Beds" Here Next

Twin Beds,'' the brilliant comedy sue cess of three continents, which A. 5. Stern & Go. will bring to town on next Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday matineos Monday and Wednesday, has proved to be the most strikingly popular comedy ever written.
 It started its career in New York In Au gust, 1914 and ran there steadily for one whole year. In the spring of 1915 another company began an engagement in London, where the play still holds the boards. and negotiations are now on foot for early presentations in Paris, Petrograd, Rome and Madrid South America South Africa and Japan Yet Salisbury Field and Margaret Mayo who wrote the comedy, have somewhat gloat- ingly confessed that various prominent American managers read Irwin Beds" and declined to have anything to do with the gold mine.
 It is as certain as mundane affairs can be that Twin Beds is the biggest com edy success of decade. It is clear, clean, healthy fun from beginning to end, and it is not only brightly written. but brilliantly acted. Twin Beds" is said to keep the audience in convulsions of mirth and to be the most wildly laughable comedy that ever set a house in uproar.
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half of the week. There is absolutely no singing on the bill but the unique dancing and comedy acts round out very striking entertainment.
 Ned Norworth and his company are extremely out of the ordinary. His comedy Is very unusual and is of the variety seldom seen. The act is willed with pep. and the funny antics of the trio proved the sensation of the per formance last night MT. Norworths stay at the piano is clever and anus ing.
 Margaret, the perfect girl from Cali fornia, with her rare charm and grace also scored decisive hit. Her reye- lations in physical culture and dancing were most pleasing. She is ably as-
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sisted by Jane Quirk.
 Al Lydell and Bob Higgins, in the rural comedy, "A Friend of Fathers" [" were given a warm welcoIhe. Both I.ydell and Higgins are well-known to local theatregoers, and their work last night demonstrates they are as good as ever The act is undoubtedly one of the best offerings seen here. A bright line of comedy, followed by spirited dancing, proved the big fea- lures.
 "Neighbors," presented by Walter Leroy, Emily Lytton and Walter Booth, is a nifty act The plot is some thing new, and the cast puts the idea over fine. The act is out of the ordi- nary for vaudeville but intermingled
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Loew's Biiou

Many people yesterday were of the opinion that there was Monday com munity sing on at Loew's Bijou, Judging from the enormous crowds packed out into the street awaiting in line for the second show, the first house having beer sold before o'clock, when the first per formance began. But, it was just 4 busy day at Loew s-their vast patronage exhibiting a keen desire to witness the opening performance. Over 4oOO people were taken care of at the afternoon mat ineeS.
 The bill is all that could be wished for being replete with comedy music-vocal and nstrumental-dancing, aerial feats and clever comedy sketch that was a decided hit
 The Yalto" duo opened the programme with reproduction of all of the latest steps in modern dancing, and the comedy girl and very nimble man performed with grace and finish that caused most liberal applause at the conclusion of the act
 Master Paul and Georgia Hall were warmly received in their act, consisting of Paul's splendid rendition of several numbers on the violin and Miss Halls singing in a rich contralto voice, which is a decidedly unusual one for vaude- ville
 Billy (Swede) Hall and company exe- cuted very nifty comedy sketch each member of the cast, of which there were four, being exceptionally good and the comedy was smooth and life-like The skit is full of merit, and the actors in terpreted their roles splendidly Many ludicrous scenes were enacted, and the audience roared their approval of the amusement being afforded.
 Art Smith as a single monologist was a hit. He had his audience with him from the start to finish and his songs, though he does not even intimate that he can sing, were taken over by the "cus- toners" Gas he termed them) in genuine glee. His jokes went good, and a great hand followed his exit from the stage
 One of the cleverest acts ever staged in Birmingham was the aerial comedy offered by Dura and Feely. This act is different from any balancing act ever seen here. It is a new venture in aeria feats Dura balances on Feeley's head
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with some lively comedy. registers an easy success.
 Bnt and Burt pair of novelty ac- robats, are capable performers. Thelr feats are rarely seen on the vaudeville stage. The act was substitute for the Three Angel Sisters, The Sing ing Dancing Girls"
 The Mutual weekly news pictures, showing scenes of interest in various sections, proved an interesting opening number.
 The management announced that the Lyric will be open Tuesday. No fuel heat will be used. The theatre will be made comfortable by hydro electric heaters. The usual three per- formances will be given
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THE BIRMINGHAM AGEHERAID TUESDAY, FEBRUARY > 1918

standing on his own head to do so, with feet and arms extended, and after walk ing across the stage with him Feeley walks close to the front of the stage and Dura puts his feet against the wall, and as Feeley decends to a squatting posture, Dura walks down the wall with his head still on Feeley's, and both final ly lay down on the floor. neither ever using their arms or hands. Then they arise, going through the same procedure, and again Dura is balanced on Feeley's head and allowed to turn a sornersault and end the act. Vociferous applause followed their act
 The picture, Fox Riddles as Trouble makers" is wonder film for the young sters, and an intensely interesting photo play for the older folk. You fall In love
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ADJUSTMENTS
Mantell as ShyIock

Robert B. Mantell opened a week S engagement at the Jefferson theatre last night auspiciously. The play was the Merchant of Venice" and while the audi ence, although large, did not fill the house, it was most cordial in its greet ing.
 MT Mantell, as Shylock, gave match less portrayal of the Jew banker of
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with little Jane and Katherine Lee the minute you see them, and they are the real precious little devils that you have around home from one reel of the film to another throughout the picture.
 Four performances were given yester- day and each and every show was well patronized The attendance at this thea tre is growing by leaps and bounds, and it is seemingly due to the wonderful bargain bills that they are offering each day in the week, matinee and night.
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Lyric

A bill of unusual merit, featured by the eccentric variety displayed ny Ned Norworth and company, is the offering at the Lyric for the fIrst
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In fumed or golden oak fin ish and can be had with round or square pedestal. Ask to see our odd serving tables which we are closing out at HALF PRICE.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-05
Luminous Paint Useful.

Many ingenious uses have been found
of late for luminous paint. Watches
with dials which glow in the darkness
are becoming common, and only the
other day an order was given for l00,-
900 marching compasses with luminous
needles to be carried by soldiers at
the front. Immense quantities of lum-
inous cloth are used by the soldiers
who go over the top. 1t is cut into
small r~ectangles about ten inches long
and fastened to the collars of the uni
forms. The soldiers can thus recog-
nize their W men in an indiscrimi-
nate fight in the dark. The luminous
paint is also smeared OF the end OF
sharpened sticks which, when stuck
into the ground, make a fairly clear
beacon Luminous tape is also used
by the mile for a variety Of purposes.
In this way the stretcher bearers mark
the paths they are to follow. 1t has
been found that on a dark night the
luminous paint is visible for only 60
feet. A soldier a dip his hand in the
paint and signal by describing letters
in the air or by wigwagging, knowing
that the enemy cannot see him a hum
dred feet away.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-05
Patriotic Mother Canny.

When, a few months ago, n Of u
troop ships was torpedoed there were,
of course, many worried mothers. One
of them received a cable message tell
ing her of her sons rescue, and was
naturally much relieved. But this cable
was followed almost Immediately by
another asking for money by cable.
The mother of this lad was rather
puzzled by the message, as she could
not tell if it was genuine or not. She
did not wish to risk sending a COM
pa~ratively large amount of money to
an imposter, so she hit on the plan
of sending a return message asking
the sender of the first cable to cable
the name Of the family's two dogs;
names which would only be known 20
a member Of the family.
The answer with the right names
came at once and the son received
the money. He has been boasting OF
his mothers cleverness ever since.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-05
BOTH MEN IN RlGIiT PLACE
At Least, That Is Likely to Be YER
DICT of Those Who Toiied over In
come-Tax Schedules.

The visitor was being conducted
through a state institution for the
insane and his guide was an affable
young man from the harmless ward
whose keen intelligence made the Wis
itor wonder why he was under re-
straint.
Stopping in front Of a padded cell,
they looked at a stout, short individ-
uaf with a forelock draped over one
eye and a pose Enthusiastically
Napoleonic.
Thinks he's the Little Corporal,
eh?" the visitor asked of the guide.
Eyes; he's had that hallucination
for five years"
Across the corridor in another cell
was an old man porting over a num-
Der Of blue prints.
whats the matter with him?"
"Poor chap" laughed the guide; che
thinks that he has invented a subma-
rine-proof ship. The hull of the ship
is ~honeycombed with holes; when the
war-head of the torpedo strikes, it
goes into one of the holes and is held
fast by it's Sides"
"But," objected the visitor, suppose
the torpedo strikes between the
holes?"
SIN that case" said the guide as he
shook with laughter, sit wouldn't
count and the submarine would be N
titled to another try"
In the last cell was a middle-aged
man at a high desk. He looked up as
the others approached and nodded
smilingly.
whats the matter with him?"
queried the visitor.
Him? He's hopeless; he believes
that he is an authority on income-tax
legislation"
"Ah," said the visitor, sand he
isn't?'
"No, indeed!" replied the guide; 81
am the only authority."-Kant Slip.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-05
LITERARY FOLK KEEP BUSY
English and American Men of Letters
Faithfully "Doing Their Bit" to
Help Win War.

Here Is some gossip about literary
folk as condensed by a New York
writer:
"Rudyard Kipling is doing his bit
as director of propaganda In England.
Phyllis Bottome, author of The Dark
Tower and other novels, is now Mrs.
Forbes Dennis, wife of an officer In
the British army. A one-story adobe
shack in Austin, Tex, the home of
o. Henry's now famous journalistic
venture The Rolling Stone was re-
Gently demolished to make way for
modern progress in the shape of a tele-
phone building. Five stories by John
Galsworthy, who recently refused the
honor of knighthood offered him by
the British government, have been pub
lisfed under the title of Five Tales
4 would rather entrust the moral char
acter of my boy to the camps than to
any college or university I know says
Joseph III. Odell in THE New Spirit of
the New Army a recently published
book describing the life at the camps
and the effects of military training on
our young men. THE Hundred Best
Gaps is the felicitous title Sir James
Barrie gave to his letter calling upon
authors and book collectors to make
one marked gap each in their shelves
for the benefit of the British Red
Cross. Barrie himself gave the orig
inal manuscript of The Little Minis
ter"
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Euclid in British Army.

Another war hospital publication to
hand is with the Wounded" the Or
gan of the Brondesbury Park military
hospital, which also echoes those high
spirits which seem the peculiar PROP
erty Of war hospitals. It's contents in
c!ude Euclid in the Army" from
which we extract the following defini-
tons:
"AH regimental sergeant majors are
equal to anything, but the side of any
three sergeant majors, taken together,
is less than that Of any three brigadier
generals taken at random"
"a major has the shortest temper
between two meals"
We should like to see some more OF
these defnitions.-London Globe.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-05
LAY IN SUPPLY OF OXYGEN
Substance Necessary In Human Body
to Produce Explosions, Otherwise
Muscular Power.

You are q whiZzbang, a five-n1ne and
a 42O-howitzer shell all rolled into n
If you only knew 1t. You can explode
more forcibly than the 200-pound, thin
shell aero bombs on moonlight nights.
And the only thing that saves you from
blowing yourself up every minute of
your life is natures provision for dis
tributing the spark throughout your
system.
Well, its like this:
DR.. Ronald G. Macfe Of Aberdeen,
Scotland has discovered that every
muscular movement is accomplished by
an explosion. You are different from
an airplane motor in three essentials.
component matter, design and h man.
ner of exploding.
When an aero cylinder explodes,
Just so much gas is gone, not to be re-
generated within the motor. But when
you WELD the hoe in your war garden,
your muscles Of the hand and arm are
propelled by an explosion of part or
their W substance The bur1t-up
portion is automatically replaced by
natural processes.
If you require a great deal Of mus
cular power-if you explode a good
deal, DIR. Macfie explains-you must
eat starchy foods and take all the oxy-
gen you "a get.
In other words. ''lay off" the meat,
eat potatoes and go walking in the
open air at night instead of going to
the movies.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-05
Why RED CROSS ASKS HELP
Read This List Of Part Of Materials
Needed BY the Organization, and
Then 1Loosen Up"

Here are just a few of the articles
Of which the Red Cross must carry a
stock in it's stores: Foods, wearing APP
parel of all types and descriptions,
beds and bedding for hospital and
civilian uses, hospital supplies, surgi-
cal dressings, surgical instruments
and drugs Of every kind, splints, fur
niture, farming machinery, lumber,
portable sawmills and mixers and rock
crushers. gasoline tractors, cysto-
scopes, chloroform masks, scarifiers,
nitrous oxide gas plants, building ma
terials, every kind of tinware for use
in canteens and hospitals, china and
glassware, monographs, games for in
doors and outdoors, smoking materi-
ais, libraries, field kitchens, kitchen
trailers; portable X-ray machines for
use in the field, fully equipped In mo-
t~orcars; portable d~isinfecting outfits
for men and clothes, consisting Of sew
eral rooms, where men coming from
the trenches, covered with filth n
vermin, enter and remove their
clothes, which are passed through a
sterilizer while the men proceed to an
other room and are bathed with disin-
fectants and showered. finally passing,
thoroughly cleansed, to a room where
their clothes are returned to them dis
infected and dried. This particular
piece of equipment alone costs $4,000
francs. and the Red Cross is installing
them in the army camps and behind
the trenches as fast as the need arises.
Elizabeth Frazer, in the Saturday
Evening Post.
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This swindler Up to Date.

Thought reading was the method
claimed to have been employed by q
mar in Bengal, India, to win large
sums of money on the race course. 1t
turned out to be a very ingenious form
of swindle. Finding a man who is in
terested in racing, the confidence man
produces a roll Of money, and states
that he won this by his fore-knowl-
edge Of the winners on the track. He
then suggests that his friend test his
knowledge. He induces his victim to
hand him sums Of money to be placed
on the horses, and then vanishes. In
vestigation has proved that this Ben
gall had swindled a number of peo-
pie Of large sums of money In this
way.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-05
TUPELO NEWS
This Case Has = Hint for Many
Journal Readers.

A Tupelo woman has used Doan's
Kidney Pills.
She has found them as represented.
She wishes her neighbors to know.
She publicly recommends them.
No need to look further for a test
ed kidney remedy.
The proof Of merit is here and can
be investigated.
Profit by the statement of Mrs. j.
A. Harrison, ZIG s. Broadway. She
says: Il have used Doan's Kidney
Pills on several different occasions in
the past. Whenever | have noticed
my kidneys were not acting right
receiped the best results from Doan's
Kidney Pills. Doan's would rid the
complaints quickly and regulate my
kidneys"
Coo, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
Co., mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-05
FROM SOLDIERS
LETTER FROM BEN CLAYTON

Camp Shelby, Miss, June 20, I8.
Tupelo journal: Saturday morning
and a few hours to let you know how
the Mississippi boys are getting along.
Camp life is great and a week ago we
were sent out Of Detention and lam
now in the Headquarters Company
of the 18th Field Artillery. The
work is very interesting and all the
boys are making fast Roadway, SO we
hope it won't be long until we take
part in doing our best "over there"
The weather has been fine the past
week and the nights are cool, so we
have fine sleeping conditions. have
received letters from home and they
are looked for above everything else
by the soldier. Most of my work is
scout duty and our company is mount
ed. Uncle Sam has some of the best
horses ! have ever een Part of our
duty is caring for our animals. We
feed them before we take of u own
meals.
We have a real Y. M. C. A. in our
Regiment and it is a fine place to
write our letters. Then we hear lee
lures, see the best movies and also
have a singing school. Papers and
magazines we can obtain and writ
ing material all free to the Sammies.
The mess call has sounded, so will
get in the rush to the dining hall,
and wish you all the best of luck.
Sam, a Tupelo soldier boy.
Ben Clayton, Headquarters Co.,
18th Field Artillery,
Camp Shelby, Miss.
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The Rloht Spirit.

President John Grier Hibben OF
Princeton said the other day:
sIt costs $4,000 to make an airman,
and no should be foolishly
reckless, for his country can't afford
to lose him.
II like to think of the Princeton boy
who was asked, when he went from
his training camp to the front:
.sWell. are you prepared to die for
your country
..Not q bit of it, said the young
airman. I'm prepared-and well pre-
pared-to make about six Huns daily
die for theirs"
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-05
THE-WAR SPIRIT

"The war spirit that pervades our
people from top to bottom" said
Mayor Hylan at q reception in New
York, lis q truly marvellous thing.
81 heard the other day of a COM
tractor who got q vast ditch built
for nothing. He just let it be spread
abroad that the boys Of the neighbor-
hood could help him dig q trench if
they wanted to-"
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-05
Macbeth,s Death place Given Cit,

Belmont castle, the scene Of the final
struggle between Macbeth and Macduf
when Macbeth was slain, has been CIV
en- to the city of Dundee by its n
Mrs. Marryat, who inherited a large
fortune from her brother, Sir james
Card. The castle, which is located II
miles from Dundee. was once the home
of the British premier, Sir Henry
Campbell annerman. The properly
includes 800 acres of park land and -
valued at S2lO00,000.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-05

Eczema spreads rapidly; itching al
most drives you mad. For qucik re-
lief, Doan's Ointment is well con
mended. Coo at all stores.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-05
.WS.S

Women st~enographers and typists
are now being enrolled in the Naval
Reserve as yeomen.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-05

For Group or sore throat, use DR..
Thomas Eclectic Oil. Two sizes, soc
and Coo. At all drug stores.