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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
TAKE A PENCIL AND FIGURE
WITH A TEACHER ON EXPENSES

board. Money is no object with man,
lem to solve; in other words, she is
up against proposition.
Now, let me tell you facts" said
one Of the girls to the writer, 81 can't
see how I am going to live. Room
and board-three in rooms $50 a
month-two meals a day, street car
fare IL cents a day If we teach in the
city-$3.60 every 80 days-we spend
more, often, because we must visit our
wash 81 a month; then we have our
church dues, some little charity each
month, these use up about $40 each
month, with no extras.
I'VE might get cheaper board in less
congenial quarters, but, school teach
err must have pleasant and dignified
environment. She. must read maya
zines and keep up with current events.
Then she must dress herself comfort
ably and becomingly. Her dress is a
lesson to the class in itself. No mat
ter how simply one attires herself
she pays good price for her clothes
The average teacher does not get more
than $40 month. Now add up our
expense account and what have we left
at the end of the term. Why, we can't
get back home without help"
Now this is no criticism on DR.. Phil
lips, or the board of education. They
have used every effort to increase
salaries but the housing conditions
are working hardships.s
A man told me, Why, we pay ouI
cook So a week; give her a room and
fire, and she takes home enough fol
several children. The teacher hasn''
near the opportunity under presen
conditions"
| Our schools are necessity. and oul
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15

stomach trouble and of late had such
severe pains that l was told was
rheumatism. The pain affected my
shoulder and back and my side hurt
ME continually. My food fermented
and j could not eat meats or vegeta-
bles without great distress after
wards. ] had headaches and was very
dizzy at times, so much SO that
could not go upstairs. The pain from
the rheumatism was so bad that l was
unable to do my homework and no one
ever knew the suffering / underwent.
/ was so bad that it was with great
difficulty that l could put on my
shoes. l had taken almost every kind
of medicine. but never seemed to get
any real relief Finally, after had been
reading about Plant Juice helping a
man that suffered as | did. / bought
bottle. ! have been using it now for
the past four weeks and. in fact, have
only taken two bottles, and can eat
any kind of food without distress. The
rheumatism is entirely gone and, thank
God, i am once more a well woman and
1 give Plant Juice entire credit for
my restoration to health
Plant Juice is sold in Birmingham
at Nortons Drug Store, Fourth avenue
and Twentieth street.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
Huns Induced to Leave
Country on False Pretenses

Buenos Aires, Saturday, September IS.
German immigrants landing here COM
plain that they were induced to leave
their homes in Germany and come to
Argentina by false promises that grants
Of land would be given them when they
arrived in this country. Many were
induced to join the German society
for agricultural colonization Of Argen-
tina" paying SO marks as entrance fee
at Hamburg.
A hand bill brought by one Of the
Germans also promises that the Ar
gentine bank of the nation would lend
money on easy terms and for long
periods so that the immigrants might
pay for machinery and live stock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
BY AUGUSTA RANDOLPH REID

ny AUGUSTA HANDoLFh nHiD
Now comes another question, where
and how are our school teachers going
to live?
There are hundreds Of young women
who teach in our city and nearby rural
schools, who are having a hard time
finding a home. Places are scarce and
the same style sign that hangs out.
mo Children Wanted" indicates a
place for gentlemen only and thereby
the woman Is tabooed.
First, all boarding houses are pretty
we'll filled, the high price of eatables
has forced an increase in the cost of
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Tropical Hurricane Hits
Texas Coast Hard Blow
CONTINUED from Page one.)

refugees waved greetings from win
dows and called out eagerly, but the
launch chugged on.
Before noon the streets were car
nival Motor boats, sail boats, skiffs.
wagons and buggies passed back and
forth and a number of negroes astride
large timbers poled their unwiefIly
craft along. Boys pretended at fish
ing. ducked each other. peddled their
papers or turned somersaults in the
streets
Mer and women in bathing suits.
some with raincoats flying in the
wind straight back from their Shout
ders. promenaded arm in arm Women
fastidiously dressed swished about in
water to their waists. The water fell
in torrents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
JULIAN ELTINGE
JEFFERSON TONIGHT

Julian Eltinge who apears at the
jefferson theatre tonight, Tuesday
matinee and night, was once known
as the toughest kid in Butte. Eltinse's
real name is William Dalton, but he
preferred to be called Bill" As a
youngster he had two ambitions, the
first to be a champion boxer and the
second to make money. 1t can be
safely said that he has realized one
of these ambitions.
I'VE called him Bill, the terror of
Butte" says Captain Dawson, who was
at that time chief of police of Butte,
Mon. He was not a bad boy, he was
simply all boy Many a time have /
seen Mrs. Dalton. his mother, nursing
the bruises inflicsted by the knuckles
of some other lad on the now beautiful
features of Mr.. Dalton, or as perhaps
you would rather know him-Julian
Eltiuge"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15

With beautiful warm September
weather still favoring Birmingham.
the legitimate theatres will all be open
tonight and will no doubt all play to
crowded houses. as there are gooi
shows offered at all.
However, the weather is not show
weather as yet and will not be until
the cool winds begin to ask you why
you are on the street and not in some
coy, comfortable theatre.
Then, and not until then. will the
show business for the winter season
really come into it's own.
But the time is not far distant
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
CORPUS CHR STI STRUCK
BY Associated Press

Corpus Christi, Texas, September IA.
The tropical hurricane struck Corpus
Christi early today and by noon the
wind was blowing at the rate of 40 to
50 mile an hour and steadily gaining in
intensity. Considerable damage was
done to windows and exposed buildings.
The business district was swept clear OF
signs and awnings. Refugees from out
lying sections were crowding to brick
buildings in the center Of the city. No
loss of life had been reported at noon.
The weather bureau admitted the stu
alton was serious The barometer at
noon registered 300 and was falling
rapidly.
five miles an hour. Wire commounica-
ton with Rockport and Arkansas was
broken shirtly after noon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
THE LYRIC OFFERS
FINE NEW BILL

Miss Lillian Herlein will head the
new bill at the Lyric matinee this aft
ernoon-the opening of the new show
for the first three days of the week,
Thomas P. Jackson, ably assisted by
Miss Jeanette Russell, will offer a
sketch described as "a business inter-
view with laughs and a touch Of
drama
Swor and Westbrook, blackface COM
edians. will fit in the bill as the laugh
producers and all of the Swor fam
lily are too well known to vaudeville
patrons today to need Introduction.
Hawthorne and Cook will put over
some ciever burlesque singing, equally
The Three Lordons are expected to
close the show with their wonderful
work on the trapeze and bars and
feats of strength and agility.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
FATHER OF GOMPERS
is LAID TO REST

New York. September 14.--Men and
women from all walks of life attended
the funeral here today of Solomon Com
pers. father of Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation Of
Labor, who died last week in Boston.
Six grand children served as pallbearers
and members of the hand-i hand So
ciety, with which Mr.. Gompers had
been connected for So years, were
honorary pallbearers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
MUCH SPECULATION
IN PARIS OVER THE
BULL|TT STATEMENT
Colonel House Refuses to
Discuss Incident, While
Papers Speak of Affair
Guardedly
BY Associated Press


Paris. September 14.-CoIonel
Edward NJ. House, who arrived In
Paris today, refused to discuss the
statement made by William c.
BuiIitt before the foreign relations
committee of the United States
Senate. Colonel House said he
would be in Paris for only short
time for a conference with the
American delegation. He will not
sit with the supreme council.
The statements made by Bullitt, for
a time attached to the American peace
commission. before the Senate foreign
relations committee in Washington
are attracting considerable notice in
the Paris newspapers, which, however
mostly refrain from editorial com
ment
The French news agency's explana-
tory note dealing with the statements
attributed Mr.. Bullitt's revelations to
spite over the Presidents refusal, to
permit his Russian report to become
public incidentally Mr.. Bullitt Is
credited with French feelings, ii
being asserted that ne is blamed in
France for the failure of the projected
conference at Prinkipo between allied
representatives and me bolsheviki.
The Figaro says it sees in the state
ments of Mr.. Bullitt an attempt to I'M
Germine President Wilson'S position
by stirring up trouble between the
President and Secretary of State Ian
sing The Petit Parisien asserts tha'
the statements are ever viewed Will
Indifference by the leading American
1.ot he
Pile shouldAattach nc Importance tc
them ThJ0 Newspaper says that one OF
its representatives asked Frank L
Pork head of the American peace
deleea ton, for his opinion on Mr. Bull
lifts statements and that Mr.. Polk re-
piled that Officially and publicly he
had nothing to say"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
WARES ARE DOWN
BY Associated Press

Dallas, Texas, September H-Wire COM
munication was severed this afternoon
with Brownsville, Corpus Christi and
other points in the gulf coast region south
of Victoria, Texas.
There was no communication with
Brownsville during the day but before
the wires to Corpus Christi failed the
storm in the latter city was reported as
serious and tonight apparently re-
there were six feet of water in the
streets there.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
Oil Barge Stranded

Tampa, Fla. September 1.-THE 1867
ton oil barge. Monongahelia, which
broke loose from the tank steamer
Ligonier. in the storm Tuesday night,
is reported anchored off Sand Key. ac-
cording to F. D. Jones, manager of the
Gulf Refining company, here The tug
Senator Bailey. which left here yester-
day in search of the barge, has been
notified by wireless from Key West
and will go to the rescue. Fourteen
personsewere on board the Mononga-
hela.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
NEW ORLEANS ESCAPES

'NSsvuFHtoV
New Orleans, September 14-Hurri-
cane danger here is over according to an
announcement of the weather bureau is
sued tonight after the barometer almost
become normal and following reports
from the Texas coast Train service on
the Mississippi coast lines was resumed
today because water no longer theatened
the tracks. a
Hurricane warnings on the louisiana
mad Mississippi coast expired this morn
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
BACK IN FORM

Washington, September 1.-THE dis
turbance which passed inland near
Brownsville. weather officials believe.
probably is redevelopment of the orig :
inal storm which swept over lower
Florida Tuesday and continued west
ward through the gulf causing much
uneaesiness at Pensacola, Mobile, New
Orleans, Galveston and other points
along the coast. The barometer at
Brownsville, when the disturbance
passed. recorded 1888 inches.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
75-MILE GALE AT BROWNSVILLE

San Antonio, Texas, September a.
Brownsville and Point Isabel were being
swept by rs miles an hour wind at
"A o'clock this afternoon, according to a
wireless message from Brownsville to the
radio station at headquarters of the
Southern department at Fort San Hous-
ton here late todayg Communication was
lost almost Immediately with Browns
tille but the Point, Isabel wireless still
was working early tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
Steamer in Distress

Mobile, September H-(Special.) 1.-THE
American steamer H. F. Dimmock, oper
ating in the fruit trade between Mobile
and Bocas Del Toro, Panama. arriving
OF Mobile bar today reported by wire
less to the agents here today that she
was lying by an unknown vessel that was
in distress from the hurricane winds. The
message gave no further information.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
kAZYR Ilg 9!;s:!E!s N Is
y>0HT0V S0N

I skit which is expected to score a suc
cess because of its universal appeal.
Lannigan and Wooks, billed as cou.
| pie of corkers, are said to offer some
| thing new and novel in blackface enter
/ tainment, while Wellington and Sylvia
do some sensational juggling as well as
I draw some Original pictures with crayon-
| The bill for the first half of the week
/ is wei balanced and is expected to score
a big success with local theatresoers.
| The Majestic will open tonight with
/ the new show. What Happened 10
! Mary" This is said to be the best
| offering of the Maddocks-Par players
| so far this season and will no doubt
| attract quite crowd.
| Louisville again placed her stamp
of approval on the Al G. Field Min
/ strels by packing the McCauley the
afro for six nights and three matinees
the past week. They will be seen later
| in the season at the Jefferson.
! The Emery theatre Providence, r. L.,
which for three years has run only
| five vaudeville acts in connection with
| it's moving pictures, will now run six
acts, The extra number is made pos
sible through an increase in admission
| fees.
| Blanche Seymour is presenting a
monologue in vaudeville. She has just
returned from overseas.
Cincinnati devotees of vaudeville
will have plenty of opportunity to In
dulge their taste this season They
now have three houses, the Keith
house having opened for the season
yesterday.
June Mullin will sing the leading
role in Joe Weber's musical comedy,
The Only Girl"
| John Cort's first production Of the
season will be "Roly Roly Eyes" with
Eddie Leonard which will open at the
Cort theatre, New York, Tuesday, Sep
termber 49,
The French American Association
for Musical Art will bring to the
| United States for tours a number of
the leading French artists next sea-
son.
| Incidental to the appearance of
Julian Eltinge at the Jefferson tonight
1t might be said that this noted actor
has always used the same methods OF
makeup as the famous Lillian RuS-
sell, now Mrs. Moore. the wife o. a
newspape owner and publisher OF
Pittshurg And Miss Russell was al
ways known as the best made-up wo-
man on the American stage.
The Cincinnati Symphony orchestra,
under the direction of Eugene Ysaye,
has been engaged to play at Detroit
| on November rs.
Howard f. Wurlitzer, head of Ru-
dolph Wurlitzer, and his wife recently
sailed for Europe and will tour Hol-
land Denmark and several other coun-
| tries.
On Sunday afternoon, October 26,
Josef Lhevinne. the pianist, and Nine
Helen Stanley will give joint recital
at the Hippodrome, New FORK city.
Max Rosen is to make his first ap-
pearance in Toronto, Can, where he is
to be soloist at the annual concert 81
the Toronto male chorus on March 4
1920.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
COTTON AFLOAT

Galveston, Texas, September Ire
ports to the offices of the Galveston term
mails tonight from the west end Of Gal
weston island said 1000 bales Of cotton
were afloat in the bay and that salvagers
were being paid SO for each bale recov.
cred The shallow water was reported
crowded with salvagers. who were usins
horses and wagons and boats to drag tho
bales ASHORE.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
Odd Fellows Celebrate
Nv lsxac;s4.a p.a..

Baltimore, Nd, September H1In this
the city where Thonlas Widely just lc
years ago Organized the first lodge of the
Independent Order OF Odd Fellows more
than 5000 members today began the cele.
bration of the centennial Every state in
the Union il REPRESENTED "
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
MAY PASS OUT
BY Associated Press

Washington, September 1.-THE
tropical hurricane swept inland from
the western gulf about o'clock this
morning near Brownsville at the south
ern extremity of Texas and passed on
into Mexico. where it will be dissipated.
according to weather bureau officials.
in the Mexican mountains.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
PERSH|NG PLANS
FOR FUTURE ARE
STILL INDEF Unite
General Swamped by Per-
sonal, Telegraphic and
Mail Invitations From
All Sections of Nation


Washington, September 14.-Al-
though swamped by personal. tele-
graphic and mail Invitations which
1t would take months to fill IL all
were accepted, General Pershing
thus far has not been able to ar
range his plans beyond the culmi-
mating &c economies here this week of
his homecoming. Members of his
staff said today no attempt had yet
been made TO formulate his timer
nry or the date of his departure to
visit his boyhood home at LacIede,
Missouri.
The expeditionary commander re-
manned in his room at the hotel most
of the morning Later he attended
services at the Episcopal Church of the
Epipheny Even then he was not to es.
cape entirely the crowds of admirers
for the four starred red flag on the big
army automobile he used had told PEG
pie who passed the church who was in
side aud when the general came out the
street was blocked with spectators ana
he had much handshaking and salutins
to do before he could escape
Washington tonight was assuming
more martial air than it has had at any
time since the war began with 25. 00'
men or more of the First division as
senlbliug for the national victory pa
rade "Wednesday. The camps and bar
racks about the city were overflowins
with soldiers and the sstreets full o
First division men day and night
The tree-shaded length of Pennsyl
Nania avenue is thanked on both side
nearly its entire length with tiers o
eats lille The bread sweep of the ave
lipe where it passes before the treasur,
/ apartment, WAite House and the state
war aAd navy ul..dsilg, has become
court with aas5:va arch of triumph
Framing The app. "a, i . the reviewin.
stand in front o. the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
DOSE GAVE
HER GREAT RELIEF
Fairfield Lady Tells How
Plant Juice Relieved Her
of Rheumatism

Mrs. Josephine Brown. who resides
at No. PA Forty third street Fairfield
"a suburb of Birmingham). and who is
we'll known socially. recently said:
Il had been a great sufferer from
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
AT THE THEATRES

Jefferson-Julian Eltinge in THE
Revue of 1919"
Maj Observation-Disclosures Parks players
in What Happened to Mary"
Lyric-Leith vaudeville.
Loew's Bijou-Loew's vaudeville
and feature pictures.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15

ing and were not ordered up again by
the district weather office.
Only minor damage has been reported
from the two coasts and much of that
was due to high tides covering road
ways From the Mississippi coast towns
1t is reported the tide is receding. All
ships from New Orleans have been &C
counted for.
The weather bureau announces that
from a telephone message from Harvey,
Louisiana, it was learned Grand Isle
suffered little damage.
In New Orleans the barometer is al
most ba ok to 1886 and the wind velocity
was Is miles an hour. Intermitten rains
ruding the day followed by periods of
sunshine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
SPLENDID PROGRAMME
AT LOEW'S BIJOU

movie offering at Loews Bijou for the
first half of this week are of exceptional
merit. The Bullet Proof Lady" is de-
clared to be a marvellous exhibition of
sharpshooting, and four other acts OF
high class are to be presented. The mo-
ton picture offering is a drama of high
life, featuring Madeline Traverse in 1.-THE
Splendid Drama
Jack Reddy, who is just back from
two years with the American forces in
France, presents sketches from real life.
He has natural wit and much of his
work Is exremporaneous.
| Bonair and Ward have a rural comedy
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15

Cincinnati devotees Of vaudeville
will have plenty of opportunity to In
dulge their taste this season. They
now have three houses, the Keith
house having opened for the season
yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15

June Mu1lin will sing the leading
role in Joe Weber's musical comedy
The Only Girl"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15

The Majestic will open tonight with
the new show. what Happened to
Mary" This is said to be the best
offering of the Maddocks-Park players
so far this season and will no doubt
attract quite crowd.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15

Louisville again placed her stamp
of approval on the Al G. Field Min
strels by packing the McCauley the
afro for six nights and three matinees
the past week They will be seen later
in the season at the Jefferson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15

John Cort's first production Of the
season will be "Roly Roly Eyes" with
Eddie Leonard which will open at the
Cort theatre, New York, Tuesday, Sep
termber 16.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15

The Emery theatre, Providence. r. L.,
which for three years has run only
five vaudeville acts in connection with
its moving pictures, will now run SIX
acts The extra number is made pos
sible through an increase in admission
fees
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15

Blanche Seymour is presenting
monologue in vaudeville. She has just
returned from overseas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15

The French American Association
for Musical Art will bring to the
United States for tours a number of
the leading French artists next sea-
son.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-11-07


17-mile tangent OF Lincoln highway
which cuts across the Salt Lake desert,
shortening the highway by some fifty
miles. The desert surface is broken. up
by means of gang piows and shaped by
means of road graders hauled by cater
pillar tractors. Owing 70 the nature of
the soil difficulty was experienced in
moist weather, due to the weight OF
the tractors which sank into the muo
despite their broad bearing surfaces.
The difficulty was solved by bolting
timbers to the caterpillar belts so as
to broaden the tread OF the machines
AS the roadbed is completed the gravel
is hauled and dumped over 1t by means
Of motor trucks mounted on broad
steel-tired wheels which serve to pack
the road material.