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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-09

BEGINNING THE DAY-LOrd, the new day is here. Help me 10 make it different from yesterday. | wandered yesterday from the an- cient path, and instead of whip ping myself back with scorn and contrition, I went on and said 1t was Gods fault, that He had made me so. Lord. help me today. Amen.-H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-09
rEnLlN,s FALL BOOK LIST

From the Charleston Evening Post
 All the big guys in Germany are tF D books on the war, most of them 35sisr the form of personal apologies. sse | book list in Berlin will look like pap anniversary of Gerlnany's defeetx
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-09
ONE REASON WHY

From the New York Herald.
 There is a very good and final reason why Bernstorff should not be appointed to succeed Brockdorff- -Rantzau as head of the German peace mission-no self respecting American would sit in the same room with him unless he were act ing in the capacity of police magis trate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-09

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-09
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Eager Interest In
 County Schools.

County Schools. 1T7HE improvement in the county 0 schools of Alabama within the past two or three years has caused citizens in general to take eager inter- est in still further improvement.
 The constitution makers of 1901 Idistrusted the people, for the organic law adopted ther did not allow the voters to tax themselves for school purposes. The amendment to the con- stitution, ratified three years ago, lauthorizing the people of each county I to levy 3-nill tax for a period of 10 years and the people of a school district to levy an additional 3-mill tax, was great thing for Alabama Its good effects are just now begin- ming to be seen.
 Most of the counties have availed Themselves of the provisions for levy ing 3-mill tax, and not few dis tricts have voted the additional tax. l Let the legislature submit another lconstitutional amendment authorizing Iyet another 3-mill district tax for the specific purpose of building and equipping a district high school, and it will be ratified in the next general election by decisive majority.
 With the progress being made in the rural school system illiteracy will Ireach the vanishing point by the time the federal census of 1880 is taken. In the 1920 census there will be a decrease in the number of illiterates but 10 years more will be required with the compulsory school attendance law well enforced, to rid the state of Iilliteracy entirely.
 In the meanwhile let all the friends oe education cooperate in every move ment fir the betterment of the county schools.
 One of the fathers of baseball died the other day, little more than 90 years old, thus disproving the belief in some parts of the country that it was a baseball and not a dollar that George Washington , threw across the Potomac
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 Now that the morals of American sol diers have been found more or less ca pablo of withstanding foreign tempta tions, reformers are launching anothe drive against the "decadent drama"
 * ,. # A Chicago newspaper which publishes the picture of a row of beach beauties r extending across an entire page know l what the public demands at this tim of the year.
 # ', A man who sold Grants tomb and othe , imposing real estate to unwary purchas 5 CTS has been sent to prison and prom / sing financial career has been nipped il : the bud.
 "Can disarmed Germany ever stin os.lr1 tho Dail 1n1n Tnh : Ledger Marshal Foch could answer tha question in considerably less than col s umn.
 = Wilhelm, who once said that he woul :, stand no more nonsense from America e must be convinced by this time tha . America doesn't know how to take joke
 :. x # = If there are copies of the peace treat e in Wall street, there must be somethn 2 to the charge that the financiers of thi r country are privileged class.
 j. -s 2 = The mountain folk of Fentress county d Tenns, never before saw such a weddin as the nuptials of Sergeant-beg pardon Colonel York and his bride.
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 Having gained a little experience i Q Europe, Uncle Sam ought to be able { l. handle the Mexican situation with nea ness and dispatch.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-09

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23
ELKS READY TO
 ENTERTAIN KIDDIES
 ON CHRISTMAS DAY

The annual Christmas tree of Bir- mingham Lodge No. ', Benevolent Pro- tevtive Order of Elks, will be given on Christmas day at the Elks' Home, cor
 ner of Eighth avenue and Nineteenth street. The committee in charge have planned to make several hundred chil-
 dren, who otherwise might be over
 looked by Santa Clause. happy on I'Christmas day and have secured large
 quantity of wagons, dolls, skates, fruits. candies and nuts for the chill dren's treat.
 W. T. Harrison will act as Santa
 Clause and a suitable programme has been arranged A beautiful Christmas tree has been provided in the large
 dance hall on the lower floor of the home and everything is in readiness for the entertainment of the little re- cipients of the Elks' bounty. The dis tribution of the gifts will commence at 9 o'clock Christmas afternoon, The public is invited
 Tickets for the children can be se-
 cured from the members of the commit
 tee or any of the officers of the lodge.
 These tickets must be secured before
 Christmas day The committee in
 charge is Charles w. Frickhoffer, A
 H. Moore. Frank B. Simon. George I.
 Anderson and w. B. Harris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23

The Girl from Outside" was written and produced by Rex Beach, and all I have to say is as producer he is just az marvellous as he is as 9 writer. 'The Girl from Outside" is a charming story with a different plot and bunch of ac- tors that couldn't be beaten.
 The story is laid in far Alaska. Nome in 1900, when the law of might prevailed and the sheriff was the crookedest man in town. In this turmoil of varying emo tons lived five men, all crooks, who stole what they desired, and even what they didn't need.
 The girl-her name was June, sine didn't need any other-was on her way to Alaska with her father, but he died on the boat. This left here alone in a land that knew but one kind of womens
 Two men followed her from where the boat landed. One a man whose money, won by crooked gambling tables, practi- eally ran the town. The other was "The Curly Kfd,' one of the five crooks. She went to restaurant, where cakes were sold for "s2 stack" and the rest of the food about the same price. She asked The Curly Kid" where she could get board and he took possession, for her, of an empty cabin. Then when she showed her pitiful bank roll he went
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23
THE SHEPHERD OF THE
 HILLS" AT THE ALCAZAR

With the same pencil that he used fol writing his people into life Harold Bel Wright draws them into action on the screen He never changes them in the least They are the same people that you knew and loved for their very homi- ness in the book The rugged Ozarl, mountains axe skillfully shown in out door scenes that are marvels of beauty The captions are taken from the book and, in fact, it is the nearest thing that has been depicted of the soll of book 'The Shepherd of the Hills is a story that is known to all readers and loved because it is true to life
 Sammy Lane" is just a girl of the mountains who rides horse as only peo- rle in the country know how to ride She loves man who isn't popular with the rural district. who has gone to the city. and she wants to become a lady to keep pace with his broadening ideas.
 'Preachin' Bill,'' with his quaint sav- ings and his noble but primitive outlook on life. is just what he was in the novel.
 Little Pete, "The Shepherd" and the two matts are merely the characters come to life. It is a wonderful production. with love romance tremendous in it's appeal. and mystery hidden in the turing foliage of the Ozark mountains. As the many readers of the book will be sure to be on hand to see it in pictures. the Alcazar theatre will open every day at g o'clock to give Everybody a chance to see this master film. If vou haven't read the hook YOU have new treat ahead of you. If you have if will he like greeting old friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23
Five Killed When Train
 Crashes Into Automobile
By Associated Press

Jacksonville, Fla, December 22.-When a south-bound passenger tain on the At lantic Coast Line railroad cut an automo- bile in two at a grade crossing four and a hatf miles southwest of this city yes terday afternoon, four persons were in stantly Billed and two so badly injured that their recovery is extremely doubtful. 7, The dead .are: Mrs. w. B. sTalley, wife of a prominent architect of this city Herbert Simmons, aged IA, who was driv- ing the car; Ralph yMcMilan, aged 13, and James Selby, aged F.
 Roberta Cravey, aged F, stepdaughter ot H. w. Purvis, superintendent of the Seaboard Air Line railway, and Sarah Talley, aged F. daughter of Mrs. Talley, are the injured. Advices from the hos pital tonight stated that both girls are in a critical condition and little hopes are entertained for their recovery. Miss Gravy died tonight
 The party of young people, chaperoned by Mrs. Talley, were going to the woods for Christmas holly and evergreens when the accident occurred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23
LETTERS TO EDITOR
The Fear of Capital and Labor

To the Editor of The Age-Herald: :,
 Fear is the thing that paralyzes our reason and makes men go mad.
 Children become insane with fright be- cause they are taught to believe in, 9 "bugaboo' that may do ali sorts of ter rible and unexpected things. and men and women being merely grown up chil- dren, likewise build a monument of fear and worship at it's feet seeking converts on every hand to support their theories,
 That evils do exist there can be no doubt, but we cannot solve them with fear; rather we should face them with the realization that every harmful thing will dissipate itself when we find the cause of an effect and learn to remove that cause with the proper instruments.
 He can never remove an evil by vio- fence for the forceful resistance of error only strengthens it's energies and makee it more active.
 And so it must be seen that capital ana labor are both wrong in their attitude toward each other.
 They both have learned to fear each other because both have sought the wrong methods of curing the errors that now exist
 Ignorance on both sides is the fountain head of their discord. A man of either party may be wholly efficient on his own
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23
The Girl From Outside at the Lyric Matinees, One of the
 Greatest Pictures of the Year

to the store house of the crook head quarters and brought her provisions.
 The girl. failing to find work, started a hotel on the money that 'The Curly Kid' stole for her. The other four crooks stole enough things to furnish the hotel and made it the most popular place in Nome.
 Unlike most stories, the girl didn't fall
 in love with any of the crooks, although they all fell in love with her. She loved an agent of the Alaska Trading company who held a claim on a gold field.
 This man, Harry Hope, had the gam bling fever and lost s20,OO0 at the crooked tables. His claim was worth much more, but the gambler held lease against it and forged Harry's name to a renewing of the lease. Harry, to clear himself of the debt against the company, turned his claim over to the company. but they wouldn't touch it with lawsuit involved
 Here again "The Curly Kid'' inter vened. He stole the lease and was shot doing it. He was glad to give his life for the squarest girl he had ever known. and died happy. knowing that she was loved by fine, noble chap whom she also loved.
 . Culln Landis. who played the part of "The Curly Kid" is southern boy, and he does some of the most wonderful act ing that have ever seen. After this picture I am looking forward to seeing his name among the stars in his own right.
 Clara Horton plays the part of June. She is only 16. but a marvellous little actress. Wilton Taylor, who plays the part of the gambler, is well known in crook parts, and the other four crooks are equally good. The captions are perfect and the scenes are remarkable. It is an exceptional picture. and the Lyric for the Monday matinee was crowded Remember the picture is for the matinees only, and don't fail to see it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23

ground, but absolutely know nothing of the other side or it's requirements
 Dishonesty, of purpose causes two fac tions to fear to meet each other in inc open and fight 1t out boldly with brains and reason and SO they hide in the rrenches Sand throw brickbats al eacn other t+~s
 This setsrthem powhere and hence they end thei struggle where it began. and ever the battle rages with victory for neither side. while all suffer from the paralysis of progress.
 Let each side study the needs of the other, setting itself aside for the moment. Get the other fellows viewpoint and balance it against your own and then in all honesty. meet each fe2rlesslyas meas 10 men with common need of each other.
 Put aside your bugahoo and shadows and come out in the open sunlight ana have no secret conclaves for conciaves create fear. LOUIS A. WEAVER
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23
VARIED PROGRAMME
 AT LYRIC THEATRE

The Lyric theatre offers to its patrons for the first half of Christmas week one of the best bills of the season. There is mot dull act from the pictures to the Australian 4woodchoppers. who close the bill The headliner is a tossup between a comedy skit Two Sweethearts,' and 2. Dunham and Edwards, two eccentric < Comedians.
 Two Sweethearts'' is a clever Jewish comedy sketch, in which the hero of the :. 4ilay is desperately in love with his Sweetheart and is very anxious to marry. but cannot wed before his, sister, whom -uhe also loves very much, is married 'aIIow he gets friend to marry his sister by giving him 5000 is cleverly brought out and drew volumes of laughter from sethe audience. fl
 Durham and Edwards. one a human stoothpicll'' and the other 200 pounds in weight, entertain with line of jokes and songs that are hard to beat. The rendition of sahara by the heavyweight dressed up as vampire was iudicrous and well received.
 "A Circut Under Water is a novelty act that is out of the ordinary. It ia composed of male 8 female and a real live seal who execute number of diff cult tricks under the water The feature :, was the eating and drinking under wa ter by the. male member of the act .a A number Of excellent operatic and "jazz' selections on the trombone and oornet were rendered by the Three Ke- tons"
 The Australian Woodehoppers cham pion tree choppers of the world. gave an interesting exhibition on the art of chop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23
New Elixir, Called Aspiron- al, Medicated With Latest Scientific Remedies, Used and Indorsed by Euro pean and American Army Surgeons to Cut Short a Cold and Prevent Compli- cations.
Every Druggist in U. s. In structed to Refund Price While You Wait Ss Counter If Relief Does Not Come Within Two Minutes.
Delightful Taste, Immediate
 Relief, Quick Warm-Up.

The sensation of the year in the drug trade is Aspironal. the two-min- ute cold and cough reliever. authorita- lively guaranteed by the laborator .es tested approved and most ,enthusias- tically endorsed by the highest au- .horities. and proclaimed by the com mon people as 10 times as quick and effective whiskey, rock and rye, or any other cold and cough remedy they have. ever tried.
 All drug stores are now supplied with the wonderful new elixir, so all you have to do to get rid of that cold is to step into the nearest drug store, hand the clerk half a dollar for a bot 1tle of Aspironal and tell him to serve you two teaspoonfuls with four tea . -spoonfuls of water in a glass. With : your watch ir your hand, take the drink at one swallow. and call for your money back in two minutes if You cannot feel your cold fading away .sttke dream within the time limit. Don't be bashful. for all druggists in vite you and. expect you to try It. Everybodys doing it.. a
 When your cold or cough is relieved. take the remainder of the bottle home 10 your wife and babies. for Aspironai is by far the safest and most effective, the easiest to take and the most agree :. cable cold and cough remedy for infants ' and c.!ldren---Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23
"FLo.FLoa-IEFFERSoN

Every now and then a real musical play comes along that is distinctly worth while for tneatregoer. Sometimes the difficulty is to sift the good from the bad, for all are more or less effusiveiy announced in advance. The only assur- ance is in the responsibility and feputa- ton of the management and the opinion of the newspaper reviewers in other cit ies. Beginning with matinee Thursday, December g (Christmas), at the Jeffer
 son theatre for a limited engagement of three nights and two matinees, John Cort will offer his latest musical comedy sen sation entitled "F'lo-Flo" for approval hvre. MT. Cort has always stood for the best and the most artistic things in the theatre. In producing eFlo-Flo' he has spared no pains in having the cast and production as nearly perfect as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23
Mexican Steamer Aground

Mobile, December 22.-Radio messages picked up today by the wireless station here for mthe Mexican steamer San Be-- nardio, aground off Southwest Pass, near
 the mouth of the Mississippi river, were to the effect that the vessel was in F feet of water.
 The message was sent to George T. Cowles, local representative of the Eagle Oil company, operators of the San Der nardio, which wes en route to Mobile from Tampico, Mexico, and came from Capt A. Aguire, master of the disab bled steamer. It was stated in the radio that the bottom upon which the San Bernardo rested was muddy and that it was not believed that the steamer was damaged. Two tugs have arrived to give her as- sstance, it was said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23
BIG HOLIDAY BILL
 AT LOEW'S BIJOU

Theatregoers will find much to enter tain and amuse in the big holiday bill that IS the offering this week at Ioew' S Rijou. The vaudeville programme comes up entirely to the advance notices, and it IS genuine all-star bill The picture features are also unusually attractive. as Peggy Hyland has never appeared in more entertaining picture than "The Web of Chance" The story is a delight full one, cleverly conceived and skillfullv constructed, and it was received with marked enthusiasm by the large audi encet yesterday.
 And then there is Charlie Chaplin in the funniest of his famous milion-dollar comedies, The Vasabonds' The great screen comedian is seen at his best in this picture and creates roars of laughter a. his every appearance.
 Among the big attractions on the vaude. vile programme is the very clever and entertaining comedy sketch, ''The Wrong Guy" presented by Ethel Mae Hall and company The plot surrounds the mar riage of an American girl to typical Englishman. with third party involved The situations are very humorous and the comedy well acted
 The "million-dollar kids" otherwise the Bennett twins, a pair of dainty, viva eious girlies, sang and danced and talked their way into the favor of the audience and made one of the hits of the bill They have line of original comedy chatter that adds spice to their enjoyable act.
 Jack Goldie in blackface turn. car ried out his billing as "a gloom dispeller" He sang and danced and told jokes old and new that kept the audience in an uproar all through his number.
 Golde and Ward entertained with new song hits and clever dances. and the thre4 Victors proved an acceptable opener with some daring feats of equilibrium
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23
Boy Scouts Secure
 Headquarters for
 Community Christmas

Headquarters for the Community Christmas supplies have been secured at POO South Twenty-second street, on the corner of Avenue E. The store was secured from MT. Jebles The Boy Scouts will be in charge to receive donations and prepare the Christmas baskets that will be distributed by the Community club and Boy Scouts.
 The headquarters will be open all day and those having donations for this affair are requested to send them to the above address. The baskets will be distributed by the Boy Scouts. to- morrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23
ELSIE FERGUSON-sTRAND

With Venice as background. and Lovely Elsie Ferguson in the fore ground, how could a play be anything else but most attractive? A play with vengeance as plot, and a woman's rep- utation ruined, because she refused to marry man she did not love, the story opens in Venice, where Nora Shard 5ha $ come to forget her disgrace. She falls In love and marries the brother of the woman who in fit of jealousy killed her husband over Nora. He finds it out and believes her guilty of the things accused. But fate is waiting to re- unite them. And in the end, they are happy once more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23
HARRY CAREY
 AT THE RIALTO

Harry Carey, in "The Gunfighting Gentleman,' is entertaining the patrons of the Rialto theatre the first half of the week with the most unique cave man picture imaginable
 Imagine man stealing a girl just be- cause her father stole his land. He thought it would be easy, but the girl gave him flock of trouble without even resorting to leave woman" tactics
 The Gunfighting Gentleman" was shot by one. of her fathers men, and then she proved that perhaps most women do like the cave man stuff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23
Distillers to Sue Government

Louisville, Ky. December 22.-Ken- lucky distillers will file suit in an effort to force the government to re- imburse them for 35,O0O,000 gallons of liquor, according to William E. Bullitt. attorney for local whisky interests. MT. Bullltt said the suit might follow a similar one instituted by the National Distillers company in the court of claims, Washington, and may take place late in January.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-23
Large Quantity of Shoes
 Found on Avenue

About 72 pairs of mems shoes were found in the rear of 1928 Avenue A late last night by Officer Holman. The shoes were boxed in several cartons, which were labed from the NJ. H. Shoe company, Boston, and consigned to J. Blach X Sons. Birmingham. It is thought that the shoes were taken from freight car near First avenue and Thirteenth street.