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The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

The fourth Informal dance TO be
given by Robert z. Lee Chapter No.
C4i. U. D. c.. will be held at the New
Willard. Friday, March 2S These
dances are most attractive and are
given in the small ball room. The
usual dance program will be followed
under the supervision of Mrs. J. Lee
Webb. chairman. Music is furnished
by the Forrest G. Grimes orchestra.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
How Colonel House
Won Back His Health

Paris.-coL House, who. in the alb
sence Of President Wilson. holds the
center of the American stage here.
has new idea which restored his
health.
After his severe illness OF last month
the colonel passed the recuperative
stage by taking long walks. Accom-
panied only by his naval aide, he
would stroll along the boulevsrds and
SIDE streets of Paris for miles. but he
would always be followed by a large
black automobile bearing this legend
C. 1872" When failing energy
told him he had walked to the extent
OF his strength. he would summon the
car and be taken back to the Hotel
Crillon. But by walking a full quota
every day. and relying on the motor
to return him to his quarters, he soon
regained his old strength.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
Swiss Cheese q Tidbit
For Swiss Presideni


Psr7s.-Thcre's an amusing stor,
which has come out OF the luncheon
recently rendered president Ador, o
switzeri0nd. by President Poincsre. o
the French republic, and II has 20 dc
with cheese.
At the close OF the meal some Swiss
cheese was brought 10 the table.
whereupon Mr.. Ador emitted an eN-
ciamation of happiness and sstonish-
ment He eazed upon the deiicacy
iongingly. then turned to his fellow
dinners and said:
Gentlemen. thIs Is the first time ir
seventeen months that ] have tasted
Swiss cheese"
The remainder Of the guests er-
pressed surprise. and Mr.. Ador ex-
plsined that the milk supply of his
native country was In such demand
for children Of France and Italy thai
for the past two years practically
none of II has been used for the man
ufacture OF cheese.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
Australian Experiment
Stations Stimulate Rain

Melbourne. Australia--Rsin station
erected in Australia have been found
able to stimulate the fall OF rain. al.
though unable 10 cause rain. accord
ing to statements made in the Fed
eral Parliament when II was an.
nounced that the cost OF equipplng one
OF these stations is 600 and its main.
tcnance costs 1900 per year.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

Emperor would have gladly taken
II against those Prussian parvenus,'
4 am sure"
!. Daring his stay IN Copenhagen It
fell to the lot Of our Minister to en-
certain many OF his best known
countrymen. among them Theodore
Roosevelt, Booker Washington and
admiral Badger, of the Atlantic
squadron, who stopped there on his
way to Germany. So well were the
tifficers and men entertained by
King and-citizens that the former
Jeceived a letter from one Of the
sailors. who. addressing him as
sidear King" declared that he and
.his mates liked Copenhagen so much
fhat they begged His Majesty to in
duce the Admiral to prolong his
stay. Unable to grant this request
she King. who wes genuinely
little medal to the sailor, who un-
,doubtedly has treasured the decora-
fion ever since. There is an i'm
>nense amount of information in Mr..
Egan's chapters-so much, in fact,
shat IL Is impossible to do full Jus
rice to the work in a brief review.
He tells US much OF the social life
in Denmark. Of the distinguished
statesmen and mobiles by whom he
Was entertained OF the religious
fropagandn carried on by Germany.
and does not disguise the fact that
the attitude OF this country before
our entrance into the war caused US
20 be regarded with contempt and
distrust. He makes it plain also
that the acquisition of the Danish
fslands, for which he was largely
Responsible, is likely to prove as i'm
portant a business as Stewards pur-
chase Of Alaska is now known to be.
of one thing only the author boasts
and that IS Of the legations cuisine,
and think that Intelligent Amert-
cans will be glad to know that his
feputation for hospitality is well
esta abIished in the capital to which
he was a credit. To read this book
Is to regret that its author is no
longer our Minister.
90
81 want to read you an extract
from a letter I saw a few days ago
lost received from an officers still
lover there" Last night the Red
Gross and the Y. NJ. c. a. had
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
IS, 900, 900 Heir in Jail.

Leavenworth, Kans.-Gordon r.
Patterson, serving a five-year term
in the disciplinary barracks, has
been notified that he has fallen heir
to s5,ooo.ooo through the death OF an
uncle. His sentence for desertion will
expire in February, 1872.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

periences In France. Mrs. Melville
Lindsey sang several solos during the
evening. Mrs. II. B. Mcintosh. as
president of the Woman's Auxiliary
OF the church, presided.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

5ect. The New South America %
which was one of the most forceful
and inspiring expositions OF our re-
lations with and beauties of our sis
ter republics to the South. TT was"
as the chairman said, enough to
make fellow sell his overcoat and
take the first steamer headed to-
ward the Equator"
The evening closed with a num-
ber OF French and American songs
by Miss Katharine Foss, accom-
panied by Miss Lucy Brickenstein.
Miss Foss' beautiful voice and
charming personality promise her a
brilliant future, in the musical
world.
Last evening there was one
of the bi-monthly. club smokers
to which number OF outsiders were
invited, and judging from the rumors
afioat, there was something doing
that night
This evening there will be a Joint
recital by Miss Mabel Linton, who is
looked upon as one Of the foremost
pianists of Washington, and Mr..
Beaumont Glass. of the Philadelphia
Orchestra.
The Daughters of Veterans, u. s.
A, Mrs. Ellen Sencer Mussey Tent.
No. /, through the courtesy of Polls
Theater, entertained nearly 200
wounded, convalescent and she'll
shocked soldiers, from Walter Reed.
the Naval Hospital. and ST. Eliza
beth's Hospital, at the Thursday mat
inee, March 10. Col. Oldroyd and
Col. Mclroy, Union veterans of the
civil war. were present with a mum
ber of the Daughters of Veterans,
to greet their soldier guests.
The Woman's Club of Foundry
Methodist Church held its initial
meeting on Wednesday evening in the
church parlors. Mrs. Barnett, wife of
Gen. Barnett, of the Marine Corps,
was a guest of the club and gave a
very interesting account of her ex-
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
SOCIETY
CONTINUED FRoM PAGE FIVE

Emperor would have gladly taken
Il against those Prusslan parvenus.'
4 am sure"
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

,'I want to read you an extract
from a letter I saw a few days ago
lost received from an officers still
hover there" Last night the Red
Gross and the Y. NJ. c. A. had a
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-10

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
MRS. C0LLUM IS OUT OF TROUBLE
 AFTER 8 YEARS Declares Rheumatism Dis appeared After She Took Fl Vigor-Tells Friends
 About It

T am free from rheumatism for the first time in eight long years, and have told all my friends how Fl vigor relieved me after other treatments had failed, is the testimony of Mrs. J. H. Coilum, 10s4 Marietta street. Atlanta, Ga
 T had taken as many as F, bottles of several other rheumatic remedies and nothing had ever given me any lasting re- lief until I tried F.. Vigor.
 Tt just seemed to take hold of my en- tire system and clean up my blood. give me good appetite make me enjoy my food and overcome the rheumatism. had suffered with sharp pains in my arms and shoulders and through my limbs until # seemed like my joints were bound with rope~ they were so stiff. My muscles hurt until it was almost misery for me to try to move quickly, and I began to think I would be crippled up for life.
 .I began taking Fl vigor last April. and now not only is the rheumatism entirely gone but have built up wonderfully in every way. My nerves are in splendid shape. l can eat and enjoy my fooo again, and feel like different woman"
 Ask your druggist for Fl Vigor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
"MlEtee Army on March

Paris, october 12.- (Havas-)A dispatch to the Petit Parisien from Vienna says A. white" Magyar army under command of Admiral Horby is reported 10 be marching on Budapest with the intention of expening the Rumanians. Former En- peror Charles, says the dispatch. is re- ported to be making preparations 10 join Horby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
YOUNG MAN HURT BY UNKNOWN AUTO Driver Speeds Up After Striking Harry Tritt
 Last Night

Harry Tritt, young man about 2 years of age, residing at 1726 Marshall avenue, was run down by an automobile driven by an unknown party, while waiting for a street car at Thirteenth avenue and Nineteenth street, about 7:45 o'clock last night. Tritt was rushed to local hos pital in Shaws ambulance where, it is stated, he is suffering from a fractured leg The authorities fear that the limn may have to be amputated.
 According to witnesses. the young man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
Doctors Say Cheney s Expectorant Best
 Remedy For Colds
R e m a r kable How Quickly Coughs, Colds, Whooping
 Cough Disappear After Talk ing This Wonderful Remedy.

Have yoa tried the famous remedy for coughs and solds that makes taking . pleas uref IL so you appreciate the wonderful fghtful . cough and cold mixture may be made. Chcney's Expectorant has been the wonder of the drue trade for over 30 years. Its sales have steadily increased from year ts the sale of Cheney's Expectorant vas so great that the manufscturers could hardly supply the demand. Physicians recommend Cheney's Expectorant for all kinds of coughs, colds. sore throat. whoopins cough, asthma, headaches from colds.. running of the nose. and that generally miserable feeling which coughs or colds sAlct us with. They tell us that the Flu" will return this fall. Cheney s Expectorsnt will prevent as well as cure. Keep it hsndy.---Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
WOUNDED OFFICER
 IMPROVES SLIGHTLY
Dr. Gaston Says His Chances of Re. covery Have Improved
 Some

Officer J. D. Newby. who was severe ly wounded in a pistol duel with c w.. Hogan, negro employe of the Louis ville and Nashville railroad, last Fri day about midnight, is reported as resting as we'll as could be expected at the Birmingham infirmary. It is thought that he has slight chance of recovering
 Dr. Cecil Gaston. attending physician, made the following statement last night in regard to Officer Newbys present condition: Where MT. Newby had,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
TEA FOR THREE

A genuine treat for local theatre- -oers is promised by Selwyn & Co in Tea for Three" which they will pre- sent tonight and tomorrow at the Jef- ferson theatre. 1
 The play itself the cast and the production are heralded as one of the real dramatic novelties of the year
 ''Tea for Three"is comedy in three acts. It is a real human document. T style of writing in which MT. Megrue may well be said to excel. AboundinE in real humor. the play. moreover. bris- ties with situations that are intensely dramatic.
 For Mir Megrue it may be said in truthat that no American playwright, in the past few years. has shown greater facility in the writing os American comedy. His viewpoint is that of the average man in this cour- try. and he has the knack of trans ferring his way of looking at things to his plays
 Tea for Three abounds with laughs It is filled with tense dra- matie situations and it moves along fhronsh it's story rapidly and smooth lv. Not a little of the excellence 0f the play Is due to the cast which in cIudes a number of well-known play CTS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
ROBERT WARWlCK.' M,zzou,,.

was about to board d street car going to town. and that an automobile sped by be- tween the car and the curb striking Iritt. The person ok persons in the auto mobile did not stop. but picked up speed and disappeared near the railroad cross
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
GREATER USE OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
Report for Fiscal Year Shows Large Circulation
 of Books

The annual report of the public library just compiled, shows very gratifying gain in the use of the institution and adds weight to the claims of the board of directors that the library must have added funds during the coming year to
 maintain it's present high degree of service.
 During the year ending September 50 350,00O books were circulated from the library and it's branches, an increase of more than 45,O00 over the preceding year. In addition to this 26,0o0 pamphlets were borrowed and more than 5000 books were circulated in school rooms through the library's deposit collections; 1S6,0o0 per sons visited the library during the year to read
 Besides books there were circulated from the central library pianola rolls, sheet music. clippings, reading matter for the blind and more than 5000 mounted pictures. In all these items marked increase is shown over any preceding year.
 The total number of volumes in the
 library is now, in round numbers, 6S,OU. The Washington branch of the library, i for colored people, has been in operation one year, and has recently celebrated it's
 anniversary by a literary and musical evening.
 < The library board bases it's appeal to , the city for more funds on the reason that the demands of the community in- crease steadily, that such large invest
 ment has been made in the plant and is being made in necessary overhead that it will be poor business to cut short the book fund or salaries; and that the library must be efficient in order to con- tinue the education of those who leave school and college, and as an aid to the
 people in the practical affairs of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
HELPING WOMEN TO|
 MAKE BETTER HOMES
Mrs. Reid, Through Work at Fair, Has Provided an
 Incentive
By FRANK WILLIS BARNETT

My friends joke me about being inter- ested in so many different things. and [ am sure that l will be guyed for ac- knowledging that 1 spent a morning in the ~oman's department with Mrs John B. Reid, who has worked wonders in converting what for years was, to say the least of it. an unattractive exhibit, into really fascinating and worthwhile display.
 It finally got on her nerves to see the same old quilts and relics brought out from year to year, but it seemed to be the standardized thing for exhibits in the women's department of all the fairs. She put on her thinking cap to see if it wasn't possible to both get life into the showings and at the same time develop the women of Alabama in home eco monies.
 After much hard work and many dis appointments, she has lived ii see her pet theory taking hold with a vim. It was her idea to get the women to make individual exhibits giving to each booth to be arranged, in which was to be shown the things she had made during the year. At first there was only one sole exhibit. Then the following year three tried it out, until during this fair therewere 90 beautiful booths.
 II hiiy OflS uOuplS lDS WlbuOn1 OI nTS. Reid's plan of having women use their own heads, hearts and hands to drive dull care away and find contentnent in their domestic labors, just let them study carefully just what was wrought during the past tweivemonth by score of ac- tive and determined women. l wish the classes in Domestic science from all of the Alabama colleges for young women had been brought to see just what oppor- tI1nitfaS bnyra irtr~ i, twentieth century to maids and mothers.
 The Home Improvement association, under the able direction of Mrs. Reid has more than made good in giving the women theimpulse to show the work of their hands, and the Birmingham fair has made it worth while by offering sub stantial money rewards for the best ex- hibits and also a market for the goods in the booths if those who made and ar ranged them wish to sell them, the ar tiles being delivered. of course, after the fair is over. This makes it not merely "a home improvement associa- tion," but also "an industrial bureau" It's a case of the producer and the con- sumer meeting on common ground with out the middle man.
 If you walked hurriedly 2 through the floor above the agricultural display you may have been repaid, for the general view was attractive. but had you taken time to inspect carefully the contents of the score of booths you would have been surprised to know just how much an energetic woman can accom- plish in a year all by herself I simply marveled both at the versatility and the perseverance of the various exhibitors Every one of them deserved prize, but those failing to get an award in any event were rewarded by their tireless ef- forts, for each one had made many things to adorn her own home which would not have been made without the spur to ex- hibit them at the fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13

Selznick, who has signed contract with Miss Zena Keefe whereby in the fall oi 1920 the Selznick Pictures corporation will begin a series of productions in which this young actress will be starred.
 Meanwhile this is the part of the arrangement which shows the farsighted- ness of MT. Selziyclz- Keefe will be kept before the picture loving public con stantly. She will have leading roles in at least 10 of the Selznck productions be- tween now and the time her first star production is issued. The first of these will be the principal feminine role in sup port of Owen Moore in his first Selznlck picture, "Piccadilly Jirn,' which will be released in November.
 Behind this announcement there is an interesting story of Miss Keene's persist ence and ambition. She has been well known to the screen for several years. appearing in numerous special produc- tons, but had not affiliated herself per rnanently with any company. She de- cided she wanted to be a Selznick star, and frankly told Myron Selznick of her ambition MT. Seyznick hesitated.
 Give me chance that's all I ask, Miss Keefe urged.
 ..One chance means nothing, MT. Seiz- nick said, after thinking the matter over. and impressed with the young actress sincerity, ne auuec' n U SNe Sou oiAsS year of chances, and then give you a star contract.
 Right then Miss Keefe showed that she was very much in earnest She did not regard it as a reflection upon her talent that she should have to wait a year for the prize, but promptly asked:
 .When do I begin work?'
 Miss iKeefe was born i'll San Francisco, and after d brief stage career, entered the picture making profession, to achlv stardom by this highly original rout-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
Theatres -Novos |+ EDNA GREENWOOD BEnSLEY Y

One Of the impressive scenes that will be used in Allen Dwan's forth coming production of "A Splendid Haz- ardr shows the interior of Napoleon's tomb lon the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo. The setting used was an exact replica of the chapel in the Hotel des Invalides. the national soI- diers home of France, where the body of the great conqueror has rested ever since it was brought from St. Helena The scenes were photographed from the main entrance of the building, with the altar forming an impressive back ground.
 To build the setting, and to keep everything exactly as in the original as to size as well as detail, required unusual care and study The many arches the lighting of the stone carv- ing and the little altar were all car ried out in the minutest detail The figure of Christ on the cross above the altal' was especially made for the set ting by Federico Giorgi, the Italian sculptor. whose work is well known 10 art circles. Mir. Giorgi received his artistic training at the Accadeniia Delle Arti, at Rome. under the able tuition of Pic Ioris. He has been a close student of the methods of Rene Michael Slodtz. and his hours of study in the Sistine Chapel left their imprint on his work for the Dwan production. MITZT-JEFFERSO
 Mitzi, who comes to the Jefferson Wednesday and Thursday, matinee Thursday October 22 and 2S, in the new Henry " Savage play with music. Head Over Heels" is the unique personality in present-day musical plays. Reviewers who found. their supply of adjectives and similes runing short have frequently compared her with the much-loved Lotta and Maggie Mitchell the past generation took to it's heart in much the same way as the present generation has adopted Mitzi But Mitzi is an orig inaL She has verve and vivacity and quality in her artistry. She seems .o unite the joyous heart of glad young gir! and the alert rapid-fire brain of a well-sophisticated woman.
 And Mitzi always seems to have some surprise to offer. She and con ventionalties are utter strangers. She shed the myriad skirts of "Sari' for the disreputable trousers of the impisa Pom Pom and now with a gay ''IIoup-law she has emerged in the tights and spangles of tiny foreign acrobat in Head Over Heels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
"HOUDINI COMING"

AONA1NNo Never has the world known the equa- of Houdini. the hand-cuff king. He is the man who permitted himself to be dropped from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, tied in a har and hand cuffed. He escaped from all of them within few feet and made the descent safely in a parachute. Houdini is coming to the Strand theatre Thursday. October g. in his very first motion picture, and the stunts ne mas done before seem nothing compared 10 some of the miraculous situations he lives through in 'The Grim Game,' the req ture which will introduce him to Birnmg- ham movie fans.
 Aside from the wonderful ability or the star in his own line, where he brooks nc rivals there is thrilling nelodramatlc story. Houndini is cast as the star re- norter of a newspaper. The crooked pup fisher. and two other men frame up a fake murder, which the reporter Is to write up.
 Then for their own ends the murder is made real and s1isnicion thrown on me reporter. His efforts to escape unjust conviction for the crime permap Hodd'nl to perform his seemingly miraculous tricks.
 The most thrilling scene ever made be- fore the camera is shown in The Grim Gamep where two airplanes collide Tn midair. Through marvellous control, all of the passengers reached the earth in
 safety
 The famous hand cuff king is supported by a strong cast in 'The Grim Game 7 such players as Fully Marshall. Ann For
 rest, Mae Busch and Joseph Jefferson
 | are included in the list.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13

after the operation, one chance in a hundred. he now has ten chances. If.
 within the next day or two. he recovers
 as much as he has to date since the operation, l look for him to pull through"
 The shooting occurred in Alley c near Twelfth street, and according to Of ficer J. D. Cartwright who was New 1 by's partner at the time, they were on duty and as they neared Alley c they heard several shots fired in the vi cinity. They started forward to in- yestlgate the cause and as Newby en- tered the alley the negro opened fire. one shot taking effect in the officers right breast. Before the negro could escape, however Newby returned the ire. mortally woundng the negro Newby is a very popular officer hay- I ing made an enviable record while on
 the force, and his friends are express l ing every hope that he may recover