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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
IN THE GRIM GAME"
 OPENS TODAY AT THE STRAND

because of some form of freak promise. And Houdini is honestly star.
 'It is a breathless sort of adventure told in high A good cast aids ma terially.
 There can be little doubt that Houdin took real risks in the enacting of the role. His scaling of the hospital wall, his descent via short distance rope, his leap directly under big motor truck going at a good rate of speed, and the startling, vivid aeroplane flight that climaxeS the picture, with the machines crashing to earth finally-these are in- c!dents that thrill The crashing to earth of the planes was a miracle in it's circumstances of not proving fatal to it's passengers
 This is only one or the critics who heaped praise on the great melodrama. Another said:
 "To relate in detail the stunts he performs would be to take something from the thrills that will be the lot of future audiences. The climax of the story comes with a thrilling airplane collision. There is more excitement in one reel of The Grim Game than in any five reels of celluloid l have ever watched"
 The story is something more than succession of stunts by Houdini. It is a most thrilling mystery story written by that master of mystery, Arthur B. Reeve. Besides that the cast chosen to present 'The Grim Game" is distinctly out of the ordinary. It includes such vel known players as Fully Marshall, Mae Busch, Ann Forrest, Thomas Jeffer- son and others.
 '.,The Grim Game" will be at the Strand through Saturday only Along with this great melodrama will be shown the first of the Paramount-Briggs comedies. Everyone knows Briggs who draws When q Teller Needs a Frends'' and other inimitable cartoons. These car toons have besn staged as comedies by Paramount and they are true comedies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
NOTED MOVIE STARS IN FEATURE ATTRACTION
COME OUT OF THE
 KITCHEN N'-COLON|AL
Dainty Marguerite Clark Star in Most Delightful
 Comedy of the Year

Can you imagine the daintiest cook Think of the sweetest girl you know as a queen of pots and pans and then she won't be anywhere near as charm ing as that daintiest lady of the screen, Marguerite Clark, as the star in Come Out of the Kitchen" that rollicSing lighted the crowds at the Colonial the atre "Wednesday, and which is being shown again today. And the handsome Eugene O'Brien is her leading man.
 Marguerite Clark has place all her own in the affections of the movie fans of Birmingham, and she is the recog- nized mystery of screen comedy. She has given many delightful characteriza- tions to the screen, but none more pleas ing than that of Claudia Daingerfield in Come Out of the Kitchen And Eu- gene OBrien was never better than as Crane, the rich young man from the north. who falls in love with his cook.
 Claudia is the most charming of the daughters of an impoverished Virginia family, whose landed estates have suc- ceeded in raising nothing but mort gages, and now the crop of mortgages has been exhausted when money is needed most urgently. Claudia's father is i'll, and must go to New York for treatment, but there is no money
 Then Claudia sees her great oppor tunity when q rich northerner adver- tises for a hunting estate for the win ter, providing white servants can be servants. but without success; then she servants but without success; then she determines that she and her brothers and sisters will take on the houehold duties.
 After some persuasion they agree and young MT. Crane, of great wealth comes down to Virginia for the winter hunting. His household moves more or less smoothly. and the cooking is all that could be desired. Claudia looks after that end of it, but she is a cook in name only. Her old mammy, who has been smuggled in, does the cooking while Claudia takes the credit
 Then Crane sees his cook one day, and he is lost. He fights against the emotion coming over him. but before he knows it he is in love and worse than anything else he is jealous of a cook He is jealous because he thinks she is receiving callers in the kitchen when in reality it is the nanny who is supplying the food that keeps him we'll fed and amiab ble
 Af.er many trials and tribulations he finally gives way to,love. and finds that Claudia loves him. Explanations erssue and delightedly he gives up his estate to take his new bride on to New York
 Come Out of the Kitchen" is being shown at the Colonial for the last time today. Along with it is a sparkling short comedy, Don't Park Here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
CENTRAL CRIMSONS
 MAKING READY FOR
 JEFFERSON COUNTY

Despite the weather conditions. the Central High football squad held reg ular practice yesterday afternoon in preparation for the game with the Jef ferson County Higff team on tomorrow afternoon. The Central Crimsons were put through black board drill before the practice period yesterday.
 Although the whole team is rather bruised up from the Ensley game. no serious injuries have been sustained. It is thought that the entire varsity will be in condition for Fridays game
 The game will be played at Nun gers field at Birmingham Southern col lege and will begin at 3:S0 promptly Friday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
New Corporation

Notice of incorporation of the Ray Puncture-Proof 7nterline Go. was filed yesterday with the probate court. The new company will manufacture and sell an interliner for pneumatic tires. It Is capitalized at $4O00, The officers being w. l. Williams, president and treasurer; R. F.. Carlisle. vice president; and H. K. Williams, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
KrOnstadt BOmbarded
 by French, Is Report
By Anoeiatea Pres.

Copenhagen, October 2.--A dfsyErtch eo the Politfken from Helsfngfors nuruFts that French warships have been huxn- are able to keep beyond range oc the fortress artillery owing to the Icnxo range of their guns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23

The earnest mention of coal in the tes~ ritory now comprised q fin the UnSed States is recorded in the journal of Father Hennepfr+ who in 1S79 refers to the site of a cole mine Illinois rfvox. near the present city of Ottawa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23

after you've seen it. You live apart until the spell of the picture wears off. And then you want to see it again And want your friends to see it If they do not, you will not know how to talk to them, because Broken Blossoms'' is going to be the topic of converse ton in Birmingham for sometime to come
 Medals as decorations for military ser- vice were first issued in England by Charles 1 in 1e43.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-05-14
Farm Labor Situation Less Severe

Improvement in the farm labor sit
uation this year over 1918 is report
ed by the Bureau OF Crop Estimates,
United States Department of Agri-
culture, after investigation in all agri-
cultural counties of the United States.
BY improvement is meant net increase
of supply and consequently more
labor for planting, cultivating, and
harvesting in relation to the work
TO be done. Wage rates were not
included in the investigation.
Stated in percentage Of normal
labor supply as related to n normal
demand for labor, the actual supply
Of 1918 was 72 per cent and of 1919
it is 83 per cent-still inadequate
without greater than normal depend
once on machinery and animal, trac-
tor, and motor power, and without
more than usual labor by farmers and
their families. However, the improve
ment over 1918 is considerable.
In both years the groups Of States
that were and are provided with labor
in relation Of supply to demand, less
than, or at the most equal to, the
average for the United States, are the
North Atlantic, the South Atlantic
and the South Central.
Among these three gzoups of
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-05-14

greater than this in most of the
States and as high as 6 per cent in
California. Diminished numbers in
the great swine States of Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Louisiana, and Okla
homa are sufficient to leave barely a
gain to the United States as whole.
Under the pressure Of the neecessi-
ties of the war the breeding sows on
farms April 1, 1918, had been raised
9.5 per cent over 1917, q remarkable
evidence of the expansive power Of
swine numbers in practical farming
operations; and that this extraordin-
ary increase in one year should h:vc
been held the next year, and even
a little exceeded, is notable fact in
swine history.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-05-14

dier intends going to State some
distance from the camp where he is
discharged he is given letters of in
PRODUCTION to the county agents. The
county agents have lists of agricul-
tural opportunities in their counties
| similar to the lists in the army camps.
The county agent can usually place
man on farm without delay.
| Many soldiers have saved some of
their pay while in the Army. They
now want to start in the farming
business for themselves. The Govern
ment helps them decide where they
can best make start with their linz
| tied capital, and oftimes helps them
secure credit for buying farm equip
ment. Local financiers are sometimes
willing to extend the soldier credit on
! his character and good intentions
rather than on any collateral he might
be able to put up.
Getting the Soldiers Interested
In the barracks of the army camps
are placed attractive posters which
call attention to the presence in camp
of representative of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
These posters ask pertinent questions
and state facts about different occu-
pations that remind the soldier who is
soon to be discharged that the farm
is mighty good place to be if he is
suited or trained for farm work.
Do you want farm job? Have
you ever considered owning farm :?
Would you like to rent farm? Can
you drive tractor? Do you want to
buy farm? These and many other
questions are asked. No rosy pic
tures are painted Of life in howery
beds Of ease on the farm. Straightfor-
ward facts and figures are presented.
The Government does not want to
send any soldier to the farm unless he
is fitted to succeed there.
In some camps farmers institutes
are held. Experts in farm work lecture
and answer questions. These insti-
tutes run week with different pro-
gram every day. When new bunch
of soldiers come in the work is re-
peated. One camp reported that $50
to 400 soldiers attend every meeting.
The camp libraries assist by placing
agricultural books and papers in the
lecture halls.
Results of the Work
Where records have been kept they
show that many a soldier who would
have drifted to city goes back
| to the farm. In one camp before the
agricultural representative had infor-
nation about definite jobs and farm
opportunities, SO per cent of the farm
boys went to cities to get ajob. After
he had the information only 5 per
cent Of those with previous farm ex-
perience chose the city.
There was a shortage Of farm lobar
, before the war. One million men went
from the farms into military and
naval service. Some of these men
viii not return to the land. This is
neither unusual nor unexpected. Many
thousands of young men left the
farms during peace times for indus
try, the professions, and work in the
! cities. But the large majority of sol
diers who came from the farms and
who are given any reasonable oppor-
tunity are again taking up farm work
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-05-14
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that meet
ing of the stockholders Of the Pine
wool Mule Company, a corporation
under the laws of the State Of South
Carolina, will be held a; the Office Of
said Company in Pincwood, S. c., on
the 2nd day of June, 1919, for the
purpose Of acting upon n resolution
to be then presented to wind up said
corporation, dispose of its property,
and liquidatc its affairs, and go into
dissolution.
J. p. Booth,
.--21 -c-4t. President g. Treasurer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-05-14
SOLDIERS WELCOME CHANCES
TO ENGAGE IN FARMING WORK
Respond in Large Numbers to Definite
Information Of Opportunities Fur
nished by Representatives of u. S.
Department of Agriculture; How
Uncle Sam Connects Fighters and
Jobs.

There is an after the-war song run
ming something like this:
How you going to get him
Back on the farm,
After he's seen
Paree?"
The problem is one that the United
States Department Of Agriculture is
successfully attacking, not by "back-
to-the-farm' propaganda, but simply
by informing soldiers of definite op-
nortunitieS to enter or return to agri-
,ltural work. Already such oppor-
.unltles have proved to be all that
was necessary to induce many SOL
diers, sailors and marines to Join or
reioin the peace-tme army of food
producers.
At the rehabilitation camps agr-
cultural representatives are conferr-
ing with soldiers about opportunities
for job in agricultural work. The
information they give the men is de-
finite. Each rehabilitation camp dis
charges men from certain States.
These representatives have a list of
all agricultural jobs open in those
States. These lists are classified into
different types of farming, so that the
soldier can quickly be connected with
the particular job he wants or is
best suited to fill.
If a soldier wants to work on a
stock farm, the lists will quickly show
all the opportunities open in the state
to which he intends going. And the
lists contain similar information about
general farming, grain farming,
dairying, fruit and truck farming.
Lists are also kept of farms for sale
and Tor rent, and farm owners who
want partners. Full descriptions of
all opportunities are obtained so that
the soldier can intelligcntly decide on
Job or an investment. When a SOL
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-05-14
Record Number of Breeding Sows

Even greater than the record num-
ber of breeding sows on farms in the
United States year ago, the num-
Der on April | this year reached the
unprecedented total of 9,970,OOO, ac-
cording to the Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates, United States Department of
Agriculture. While the average gain
for the whole country over last year
is only 0.3 per cent, there were gains
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-05-14

States, the greatest improvement is
IN the North Atlantic and the least
is in the South Atlantic, and these
extremes of high and low improve
!nent are not cqualcd oy the North
Central and Western States, in each
of which the average Improvement is
almost the same as that of the entire
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-05-14

country. The Improvement is evenly
distributed throughout all State
groups, except the North Atlantic
States, where the ain is twice as
great as in each Of the other groups
Of States
Apart from tendency toward relief
from labor scarcity from 1918 to 1919,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-05-14

the situation this year is less favor
able on the Atlantic coast, from New
England to the South Atlantic States
as a group, than in the States west
of the Appalachian Mountains az
groups, and in this long strip of coast
the situation is worse in the South
Atlantic group of States.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-01
Husbands Are Hoping.

Recently an Irvington woman In
yited a few of her friends to play cards
during the afternoon. There was a
strong intimation that the highest
score would be rewarded with a prize.
That stimulated interest to a degree.
The women had visions of the or
binary prizes given for card prof.
cheney. One of them thought of Il nice
ly hemmed towel, another saw visions
of a ~cut-glass tlmbler. and still an
other dreamed of something else. There
was but one table and as the hostess
was barred the contest vas wholly be-
tween the remaining three. Finally
the games were over and the scores
tabulated. Then the hostess came in
with a big glass Of currant Jelly and
presented It as the prize Of the aft
ernoon. She picked the %currants in
her own garden and had made the
jelly herself.
There is hope in the hearts of some
Irvington husbands that the fad OF
giving real feod as prizes viii grow.
Then, # their wives are good enough
bridge players there may be something
to eat when husbands come home In
the evening.-IndianapoIis News,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-01
ROBERTS To
MEET WEINERT
Men Sign Up TO Fight at Newark
October IS

Al Roberts, the sensational
knockout King of Staten Island,
and Charles Weinert, the Jersey
Adonis," were matched yesterday af-
ternoon to box eight rounds at the
Newarg Sportsmen's Clubs a~ll-star
show which is to be held at the First
Regiment Armory in Newark on
Monday, 0cts 10, when Columbus Day
will be celebrated. Articles were
signed In Dave Mackays' Office yes
terday morning and almost immedi-
ately after Weinert left for Pleasant
dale. in the Orange mountains, in
order to prepare for the bout.
Roberts and Weinert met in Bay
onna recently and Charley received
the surprise of his life when Roberts
handed him ore of the most artistic
trimmings of his career. Charley
since then has claimed that he had
held Roberts too cheaply and has been
importuning Maclay to get him a re-
turn match. Weinert declared, just
before entraining for Pleasantdale,
that this time he would be in the best
Of condition and he would have no
excuses to offer if he did not turn the
tables on Roberts.
Roberts Is the most sensational
boxing find of the year He has scored
seventeen knockouts in nineteen ring
engagements. His last victory was
over Ed Kinley, Jimmy De Forests
selection for championship honors.
Roberts stopped Kinley in the seventh
round at the Jersey City Ball Park on
Edwards Night, Sept. 16.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-01
Matawan Teams Organizing
for Busy Season O. Court

MATAWAN, Oct. THE coming
winter months will see a big boom IN
athletics in the Matawan High
School. The students attending the
local institution seem to be strong Tor
basketball, which Is more In demand
than any other sport. Not only nave
the boys organized for the sport, but
a team has also been organized among
the girls and both teams are out Tor
the championship in this district.
In the past two or three years the
Matawan High School team has trim
med several. of the strongest teams IN
Monmouth and Middlesex counties
and this season they intend to add
morascalps to their belts. Both
teams will open their season some
time this month, the date to be an
nounced in the near future.
Not only have the high school boys
and girls organized. but the MataWan
Athletic Association was re-organ-
lied last week. This association viii
place both boys and girls basketbail
team In the field and the first game
the High School teams play will be
with the Athletic Associations organ
izations. The association elected
Thomas Costello manager of the boys
team and Miss Estelle Baker, mana
ger of the girls team. The officers
Of the association are: President,
Johnson Cartan; vice president, Miss
Estelle Baker; secretary, Miss Ber-
nice w Brown, and treasurer, Rens
Car tan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-01

News of the appointment of iris
Speaker as manager of the Cleveland
Indians was welcomed by baseball fans
all around the American League cir
cult, with whom he was long a base
ball idol.
He began his career IN the North
Texas league-he was born In Hubbard
City, Tex.-and later played with the
Houston team of the Texas league.
Speaker first Joined the Boston team
late in 1907, playing his first game in
Philadelphia and batting .240 for the
three weeks he was with the team
With Little Rock In 1908.
He was SEMI to Little Rock. In 1908.
rejolning the Red Sox at the end Of the
reason.
The next i ar he joined the ranks Of
The real stars and since then has been
1 consistent hitter and has been recog-
aized as perhaps the greatest outf1eld-
sr in baseball.
1t was In a post-season series with
he Giants in 1909 that Speaker gave
Boston fans striking proof of his won-
'erfsl ability. Boston won the series,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-01
KID P0TTY 0UTP0|NTS BOBBY
MICHAELS; CARROLL WINS
Owing to injury to Right Arm Willie Curry is Unable TO Appear
Bobby Mchaels, Of New York, Meets POtty Who Shades
n-YOung Carroll Lands SleepmakH In Second Round
on Young Mac Some Fast PFsIhmnaries
Carroll Wins with x. o.

out.
Carroll Wins With *, o.
The only haymaker of the night
was landed in the second round of
the semi-final when Johnny Carroll, of
Snrome, after putting Young Mac, of
staten Island, down for the count of
nine earlier in this round, again con-
nected for a knockdown, Mac was
taking the full count when his second
threw In the towel.
Macs manager had an alabi for the
boy that sounded we'll and he is an
xious to have tEM boy meet Carroll
again when he Is III condition. Macs
rather died two weeks ago, his mana
ger claimed, and since then has been
sufrering from Indigestion.
Mac was in no condition to go ON last
night, his manager states, but did so
In order not ITO disappoint Joe Nc
Nu!ty. Mao won q name for himself
by his scrapping while in the navy and
annexed a cup In London.
rroll was at his best last night
al his tricky maneuvers would have
forced Mao to go the limit even If
he had been in the best Of condition.
The crowd was disappointed when
they heard Curry was not to fight
Potty' put ichae put up such a
1891 q A1dJOI4Ly OH I0Gm
were satisfied. During the hrst
round Michaels rushed a couple of
times. Potty let him enjoy himself
for a while studying the tactics of
his opponent. At the end Of the first
round the f%eeling-out process of each
man had been about completed. In
the second Potty started, 'bringing
them up" using the same blows which
spelled defeat for Joe Forgione here
some time ago. Michaels did not like
these, but was forced to accept quite
a number.
Potty continued to annex each
round up till the seventh, when he
slowed up a bit and Michaels came
back sufficiently to even up matters
for that round. In the third round
Potty was forced back against the
ropes and he and the went
down with a crash. The bout was
delayed until repairs had been made
Phil Ayrhart. OF Jersey City, ref
creed the bouts last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-01

BEATEN BY LAB"
1913 Score Recorded in A. S. &
R. League--LaboratOry Ahead

The can representing the Con-
struction Department of the American
smelling d Refining Co. league went
down to defeat gefore the Laboratory
nine IN a game played on the Lead
works diamond, Monday afternoon bv
q score Of 12-3. This is the first Of
a three game series between the lead
ers in the league.
Thullesen started the twirline for
the Construction nine, and his Wild
ness and the L~aboratory's ability to
solve his offerings, gave them an eight
run cad in the first inning, and was
the couse of Thullesen being yanked
In favor Of Macan. Macan pitched
the balance of the game, but after
the first inning, the game was as good
as over.
Dametch pitched for the Labora-
tory nine, and was touched for eight
hits, walked one, and struck out five.
lie la a big lead to work on. and
therefore had an easy time, turning
back his opponents.
Macan secured the longest hit of
the game, a homer, while there were
quite a number of two base drives on
each side.
Fitzpatrick umpired the game in a
classy fashion and the 500 fans pres
emit could not argue over any decis-
ions called.