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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
LANE URGES STEPS TO
EDUCATE ILLITERATE

Washington. September 15.-(Special.)
Secretary Lane of the interior depart
ment declared to the Senate committee
on education and labor that the records
of his department reveal the fact that
there are 100000 illiterate adults in the
United States, 100000 of them farmers
He declared that 20 per cent of the
men drafted into the service of the army
and navy were illterate, and that 1t cost
the government many millions of dol
lars to teach them the meaning of the
words forward and halt"
These illiterates. according to Secre-
tary Lane. constitute national men
ace, not that they themselves are dan
gerous, but that they readily lend them
, selves to sinister propaganda.
| He was urging upon the committee the
necessity of enacting comprehensive
bill for the education of illiterates
throughout the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
BULLITT TESTIMONY
REGARDED AS BURLESQUE

Washington, September 15.-(SpeciaL)
The republican membership of the for
eign relations committee, without the
attendance of the democratic member
ship. introduced highly diverting bur-
lesque when it seriously delved into
the testimony of William c. Bullitt of
Philadelphia, a former newspaper cor
respondent, who went TO Paris as an at
tache of the peace commission. no.,
Bullitt, styled by himself a bureau
of information for the commission" and
by the Washington Post "self-illuni-
mated genius, is of comparative tender
years, and quaint shoulders which drpop
in most pathetic manner. His nara
tive was remarkable He quoted Sec
rotary Lansing as having criticized the
league covenant in it's entirety; quoted
Colonel House as having referred to the
Presidents mind as single track"
intellect; quoted Lloyd-George regarding
the Russian soviet's alleged proposal of
peace; declared that the only suggestion
of the Presidents Incorporated in the
league covenant was Article TO- and in
many other ways and manner delighted
the republicans.
Bullitt said the President ignored the
minor membership of the commission
which was one reason for the resignation
of Bullitt, it is thought probable. The
witness declared that he had made an
appointment with Mr.. Wilson in Paris,
but that Mr.. Wilson broke the engage
ment on account of headache. Other
wise, the republicans inferred, Mr.. Bull
lit would very plainly have spoken his
mind to the President and lacked him
| up for his inrumerable shortcomings.
| The republicans were admittedly jubi
| liant over the Bullitt revelations. Sec
rotary Lansing ignored the testimony
and the Washington Post, a strong op
ponent of the league covenant, dispensed
with it in the form of a most facetiou
! editorial
The attitude of the republican major
Fifty is oHe indicative of their desire'st
sustain themselves by means of an.
straw which might float with the fiot
sam.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
WILL PRESENT CASE
OF ALABAMA RIVER

Washington, September 15.-(Spe-
cial 1.-The railroad administration in
land waterways department, on re-
quest of Senator Underwood, agreed
today to receive delegation from
Montgomery and Selma, September -,
which comes to urge the extension to
Alabama river territory of the rate
favors enjoyed and to be enjoyed by
cities in the environs of the Warrior
river.
The Selma and Montgomery business
men declare that the present situation
in which the Warrior river is favored
and the Alabama not favored, constl-
tutes discrimination. They believe
that the administration will grant
their request just as soon as the case
| is properly presented.
Alabamians in Congress can see no
reason why the Alabama river should
not enjoy the Warrior rates.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
Wilson Quotes Lodge
in Portland Address
Continued from PAGE onea

hope / shall have his cooperation IN
carrying out the desired ends.
He recalled his conference with tne
foreign relations committee on his first
return from Paris and said every sug-
pestion for improvement made by the
committee members had been WrHte"
into the covenant.
One of these suggestions, he continueo'
was that the Monroe doctrine be pro-
tected He asserted that not only hao
the doctrine been specifically reserved
to administration by the United states
but it had been extended 70 all the
world.
At the behest Of the United states; ne
oddad provision also had been put in
giving the members the right to Win.
draw. Most of these suggestions. saio
the President had come from repuonca'
sources. 49,,
Saving he meant no disrespect to the
league opponents. Mr.. Wilson stirred up
an outburst of cheering when he aoaeo
that he had mo respect whatever so'
pf
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
COTTON GROWERS ARE
EXPRESSING ALARM

Washington, September -15.-(Special.)
Alarm of cotton growers Of the south
that the distressing condition of Europe
may participate a cotton panic similar to
those of 1914 and 1918, reaches official
Washington.
Southern planters are clamoring for the
adoption by the government of scheme
under which it will take charge of the
cotton crop at a fair price, and sell it,
freight charges added. to European coun-
tries on credit. The difficulty in trad
ing with foreign countries, it is ex-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
COST OF STRIKE
WILL. FALL HEAVILY

Washington, September 15.-(Special)
Members of unions who plan to strike
against the United States Steel corpora
ton, beginning September q, will bear
a loss burden of s11 100000 per week.
The cost to the unions in form of bene-
fits will be 100000 per week. This cost
will be borne by the "A unions engaged
in the strike. Each union will be respon-
sible for the care of it's own members.
| The above statements were made In
Washington this week by Vice President
Johnson of the Bridge and STRUCTURAL
Iron Workers union, who attended the
meeting of the American Federation OF
labor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
SIX ARNE1 15aJ|TS !
CALMLY Rob BANK
OF $1,000 CASH

New Y5rg Aef.snber 15.-While Po-
lice Cor nlss Or Enright was dis
cussing tl " hesds oil the oetec
tive buiasu tcisy Gow to rid New NoiA
OF it's esss tsltesk of banditry, SIX
armed r,ts calm, robbed the Williams
Bridge b- -ti OIL ne Bronx Borough
bank ~ 1000 in ash and escaped IN
a hieh. anff-sd .omobile.
TIL tsui rod1 up to the bank IN
the assh- v,.-ere car and walked in.
Two - tS,nt tae 6ed three customers
up aEallts \ va /. two moro held off
two bakH clerks a fifth covered the
pay az toker vita his revolver and the
six d aa sd % all the cash in sigh
Aft rssi.'us Fain but DELHI crate at
teupt to c5aG q vault which contained
SIS 900 i Dills. Then they stuffed the
moaeg ir thclr pockets, strolled out
in isWeiv Vs. hion and rode away.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
WORK IN
PEACE PACT NOT
TO BEGIN UNTIL
FIRST NEXT WEEK
Continued from Page one1

CONTINUED from Page One)
honor" would be affected by ratiflca-
ton.
Regarding reservations, Senator over
man said, ST fear the adoption OF any
reservation or Interpretation to the
treaty would throw the whole matter
back in conference. Other nations might
ask for similar reservations or inter
pretations, especially Germany. The
| question is whether we can afford to
! take the risk"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
The Strong Withstand the Heat of
Summer Better Than the Weak

Old people who are feeble and young
er people who are weak. will be
strengthened and enabled to go through
the depressing heat of summer by TAX
ing GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC.
1t purifies and enriches the blood and
builds up the whole system. You can
soon feel it's Strengthening, Invigor-
ating Effect. 60c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
125 BODIES FOUND

corpus Christi, Tex, September Is.
There were reports here tonight that the
bodies Of more than 125 persons had
been recovered in Corpus Christi and
Mucous bay, but this could not be con-
fsrmed up to midnight. and officials here
we're inclined to discredit the reports.
These reports were that 120 bodies had
been found between Portland and White
Point, across the Mucous bay, while the
other victims were found in the city. 1t
was reported some of the bodies We're
those of Portland victims.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
Won Mackensen Interned
N AsSaeiatAd RIAll

Toxic, September 16.-Special dispatches
received from Seaul, Korea. say that
cholera is widespread. there being 100
deaths daily in Seoul The dispatches
add that a committee has been organized
to combat the disease.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
BIRMINGHAM MEN
IN WASHINGTON

Washington, September 15--(Spe-
| cial.)-O. 1. Bum, tariff expert of Biz
mingham. is in Washington on official
business Phares Coleman. well known
Birmingham attorney, is another visl-
tor to the capitol.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
Card Of Thanks

MIR. and Mrs. Edward Stack and fam
ily wish to thank their many FRIENDS
for the kindness shown them during
The illness and death of their daughter,
Elizabeth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
First Loss of Life
From Storm Reported
tco.tinued from PAGE One.

Z u
the water had reached !. depth of from
six to twelve feet in Corpus Christi ex-
tending up to the second stories of many
of the business buildings. 1t waf be-
lieved the greatest depth was the
north beach residential section. a PENN
sula jutting out into the bay.
Heavy rains Sunday and Monday were
reported from many sections of central
and southern Texas including Houston.
San Antonio and Taylor. San Angelo
reported two and half inches of rain
there from Sunday midnight I'd Mon
day noon, and said the rain was gen.
eral over that section OF western Texas
from Alpine to beyond Sweetwater. or
the Kansas City. Mexico and Orient
railroad, and from Colorado City south
past Brady and Brentwood. 1t was
feared the excessive rain would cause
some damage to cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16

GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE
will correct the Stomach and Bowel
troubles Perfectly harmless. See di-
rections on the bottle, Price 50c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16

turned, killing two men ar h5af
three. 1t was the first acc leat
serious nature to- occur durir tsa n
dents tour of the country.
The dead, Ben F. Alien. 7emsFF
the presidential party and "ss
correspondent for the Cle' $40
Dealer. 1,
James r. Patterson, Pc iand' =
driver Of the automobile.
The injured: Robert T. aaih a
ington correspondent for tbs
Ledger. Philadelphia, and Nfhei ~
intendent of the southern Va o.
Associated Press.
Stanley Reynolds, Wa ing Qn
spondent for the Baltimers Su -
Arthur d. Sullivan, t9rtlS-nf' y
news writer.
Allen and Patterson We. 'ea 3t'si
when the heavy autohobile be..ss \ tf
aside to escape another automotsis
it's path. overturned. pinning them
] derneath. The car righted itself o.
turning over.
Small, Reynolds and Sullivan were
| ing in the tonneau. Small. who
on the upper side, was thrown clear
escaped with painful bruises and lac
\ tons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
CONTRARY TO PRINCIPLES

The President asserted that very
few men, were proposing that the coy
enant be changed to give the United
states :. a position of special privilege.
That. he asserted. was directly contrary
to American principles. because the ma
ton had entered the war largely to fieht
for the principle Of the equality OF ma
tions.
Germany, said the President, was tax
ing heart at the possibility that the
United States might be induced to re-
fuse to guarantee the peace settlement
To that end. he asserted. "a pro-Ger-
man propaganda" again was pecomins
active in this country. Mr.. Wilson saiu
he sometimes wondered whether the
men who opposed the league have eve.
talked, as he had, with women who ma
lost sons in the war. He declared many
Of these had asked him to give all ms
strength to an effort to keep other
W omen's sons from having 10 90 10
war. The crowd cheered when he ADDED
that he would fulfill that request.
Through misrepresentation and every
other vile thing" he declared. snali
| fight my way to that goal
| Mr.. Wilson paid tribute TO the men
who sat with him at the peace table,
mentioning Lord Robert Cecil. General
SHUTS and others. and declaring there
was a unanimous and sincere agreement
| that the league was necessary to guar
antee the peace settlement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
CORPUS CHRISTI ASKS AID

Corpus Christi. Tex, September 70,
From Is to 25 persons are dead; ap-
proximately 1000 are homeless. and
property damage. it Is estimated. Will
reach 100000 as a result of the
tropical hurricane which ragged here
for 30 hours, from Saturday night UNI
til Monday night.
The city is in distress and Mayor
Gordon Boone has sent the following
appeal to Governor Hobby at Austin:
"Please send at once two companies
OF national guard, with supplies, and
Join in an appeal for financial assist
ance. Conditions here deplorable ana
immediate help needed"
A least . score Of persons wers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
S KILLED,
8GLEE ;EMAN HURT
M GOTHAM RIOT

ie rIx, September 16.-OBe
~ killed, two injured and
n .-as assaulted i'm n fight be-
stress sgroes and whites which
4a5ys 81 early this morning ut Ono
IN4@esF and Thirty-fifth street
ig avenue In the heart of the
sases lection in this city. Police
iseserves were summoned from four
ntg tlasl
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
KILLED IN ACCIDENT

Portland. Ore. September 15.-An auto
mobile containing members OF the party
accompanying President Wilson on his
scenic trip over the Columbia highway
near here. shortly afternoon today. over
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
The WEATHER


Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Tuesday
ana wednesday; gentle shifting winds.
Tennessee: Fair Tuesday and Wednes-
day, little change in temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
EVERY BUILDING DEMO ] IIgl

Practically every frame bu3aiaB on
the beach front of the city wss dsi m
ished. With most of the boa r,,tfed
there. The residence section ~ t@i hli
was slightly damaged and a ti,s.
were unroofed
New Britain herald., 1919-09-26

businesses by years of hard work a chance to say aye, yes or no. 1t might benefit the town in the end, but there would be som ething so hard and ruthless a boTrt it. 1t would take all the personality out of Bentsville.
 And all this time, at his command, we swing north. east, south, west anywhere, in this smooth-riding palace on wheels. l am getting dizzy with the show. AS for John Heron himself, he commands admiration as he commands everything else.
 I find myself comparing his bulky figure with the slender-waisted heroes of the movies-and feel that 1 never want to see the screen again. At other times I still long to break off his power, to upset his self assurance.
 He has said nothing to me AS ME. He rarely makes personal remark of any sort. Yet all the time I know he is showing off. He is dazzling me. He goes out of his way to do it. Why does he--to an obscure person like me, d mere bit of his office furniture?
 Devotedly thine,
 DOROTHY.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-26
PARSONS THEATER.

In The Bird of Paradise," which will be seen at Parsons theater, Hartford, tonight and twice on Satur- day, Richard Walton Fully, the author, presents an alluring regime in a beautiful land. The scene is Hawaii and the tale of romance, in trigue and superstition is carefully woven. The period is in the early '90's. Iuana, a native princess, falls can, who has come to Hawaii for the bacillus of leprosy. Instead he mar ries the little girl and gradually sinks lower and lower. MT. MOrosco under whose direction the piece is produced, has collected a clever east headed by Rita Romilly, a 19-year- old actress of exceptional ability.
 It's a big play that grips the heart and brings the sob to the voice. Richard Walton Fully has spent years on the peals that rise out of the warm waters of the South Pacific and the mosphere of our distant insular pos session is faithfully reproduced in "The Bird of Paradise" Oliver Morosco's stage settings have received unstinted praise. for their truthfui- ness. A native Hawaiian band of singers will sing the plaintive Ikahula and other songs of the South Seas during the action of the play Cur tain tonight at 8:15 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-26

The Palace-on- Wheels, Friday. My dea,ie Joan"
 I might know he would make no idle threats Ever since that night at dinner when l taunted him on his mmerCial-mindednes this steel and-granite John Heron has Icon centrated," as the mental scientists say, on me.
 Concett on my part, Jou'tl say. No. It is his conceft Some men show vanity by strutting and wearing fine raiment. Others by displaying physi cal prowess. Stin others try to exert personal charm by making love.
 Herrons way is none of these. He is immaculate and clad in the height of fashion, But you somehow get the impression that he was born in good clothes and that a perfect appearance is to him a matter of course just as the expensive appointments of his of flee are. He makes no "eyes" at me. No fine speeches. He treats me po- litely, but very much as though l were the dictaphone.
 His way of impressing me is to pa rade the power of his mind-his in f1uence, his ability to bring about miracles and make faTy- tales come true.
 I thought at first he knew only rail- roads and hotels. I find he has studied architecture and accounting, landscape gardening, and the manu- fracture of steel, finance and-friVolity. Everything indeed that has any bear ing upon his job.
 He manages to show all this off in his dictatiOn to me. He evidently knows that a mans mind when it is great and powerful, frlghtens and at the same time thrills {; woman like a giants muscles, or the huge waves of the ocean, or a thunderstorm!
 Also there is a constant procession of men who come to him whenever we stop. Delegations, chambers of com merce, committees, individuals, all come to his desk, pleading, arguing, faWning or trying to buster.
 They know that by a wave of his hand some splendid hotel will spring up, a community, a whole town even. He. is the god in the machine'' to them all A word settles their affairs one way or the other, and while he rarely even glances at me during these sessions, l get the impression of his constant stream of cOmment-
 'Sce what a magician. l am!" he
New Britain herald., 1919-09-26
Unless otherwise n nl1S

insists on one girl as the criminal, endeavoring to wind a chain of oNi- doncc about her, gives a very good account of himself.
 of local interest is the appearance of C. Russell Sage, the old New Britain favorite, as "Philip Mason', and Miss IngebOrg FrOmen. daughter of Dr. F. T. Fromcn of this city as Eliza beth Erskins." MT. Sage dis plays the same sort of ability with which he used to delight theater pa irons, and Miss Fr0men carries her part and speaks her lines very we'll. The rest of the company is well cast Evening performances will be held at S:15 tonight and Saturday, and the Saturday matinee at 2:15.
 Advance seat sales indicate that 'Cheating CheaterS," next weeks vehicle will prove the most popular play the company has yet shown, and a tip to the wise to get seats before they are all gone should be sufficient
New Britain herald., 1919-09-26
AT THE PALACE.

Blanche Bates. the celebrated stage star, elected to make her screen debut in Whirlwind fashion She sought action. For that reason she rejected a screen drama that would have her doing little more than look ing her prettiest in drawing room scenes, for the role of Joan Randall in the Zane Grey action drama, 'The Border Legion,' distributed by Gold Wyn, which is at the Palace theater tonight and Saturday.
 Other photo plays include Elmo Lincoln Tn new episode of Elmo the Mighty" a screaming Mack-Sen- nett comedy and the. Palace News Weekly. The vaudeville bill is head ed by "PhrOso,' the animated doll ''Phroso' has baffed audiences all over the world with his novelty act and had the large audiences at the theater yesterday guessing. Woods and Lawson, clever pair of enter talners, offer songs and batter in their own original way, while the Clemenso Brothers offer a clown musical od- ditN.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-26
LYCEUNT THEATER.

All records for attendance are being broken this week at the Ly- ceum theater where '"The Thirteenth Chair,' the most thrilling mystery melodrama ever presented at a local theater, is playing. Last night the doors were storned by treme endous crowd long before the curtain rose, and uncalled for reserved seats were finally placed on sale to accommodate some of the scores of people seeking admission.
 Margaret Leonard as Madame La Grange, the mystic, essays a role new to her, at least as far as New Britain is concerned and carries off her share of the glory through unusually cap- able work. George Wellington as the police inspector who refuses to be "fooled' as the audience is and
New Britain herald., 1919-09-26

New York, Sept. 26,+With the coming of autumn days utility dress es are finding more favor than ever with New York women.
 lost of those seen on Fifth avenue are of that good old standby--dark blue serge. Women seem to find them a. relief from the continuous wear of a tailored suit, and with furs they are quite warm enough for walking and shopping,
 Especially is no debutante's ward robe complete without at least one frOCk of this type. For besides serving ma1~-- purposes they have @ youthful air that is unequalled by any other garment suitable for gen. eral street wears
 The frOcl< shown in the sketch is of dark blue serge trimmed with wool drop stitch embroidery in taupe. It is made smart enough for matinee or informal luncheon by the little chenisette of tucked net. A. taupe hat of soft felt relieved with a blue quill and taupe spats complete a most effective costume.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-26
ION'S THI'\YER,

A strong. intensely human story of happiness that is born of tears--in which what is one WOman'S heart break becomes another Woman'S joy is the theme of the great society drama, "The Splendid Sin,' which is featured at l'oN's theater tonight and Saturday. Madlaine Traverse, the talented Fox emotional star yesterday gave a superb portrayal of the child less wife of a child-lOving nobleman. The picture is a corker, containing all of the elements of what is great est in this world and the least appre- ciated-a mothers love. 1t is a pie ture that appeals with it's tense situ- ations and gripping action, to all people, all classes, of both sex. At first it was thought that this produc- tion was to be womans picture but since it's first showing in New York the predictions of critics have been shattered, as the performance at FoxAs yesterday proved.
 Are there people in this city whose avOirdupois is in the ascendancy? Well, then, go to Fox's theater and see 60-year-old Professor Lee and you will have the only antidote for this lcelllIIS. | HofS IS so nuCn that IS good on the bill that to mention one offer ing would be to slight another that is equally well deserving. The Great Gamble Sunshine Comedy, splendid Mutt and Jeff Cartoon and the Pathe News complete the screen bill.
 With Professor Lee, who, by the way, has just returned from Y. M. c. A. service with the A. F. F. in France, there are three more fine acts, including troupe of pretty damsels, six in all, who nearly caused a riot last night when they refused third curtain call. All in all, it is a great show. Ask your neighbor, as he must have been there last night