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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-07
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C5HHE Literary Digest in speaking Of

E1T1HE Literary Digest in speaking Of
 the Maeterllnck play, "The Be-
 S trothal," which Mrs. Beecher is to read before the Drama league on Tues day. comments thus:
 The modern young man. and the mod ern young woman too, are inclined to resent interference in the choice of the other partner to life's adventure. Time was when parents arranged things, and individualism was then in abeyance, but each one who has essayed the married state likely supposes he or she had the whole say. Such a thing as ancestors 'butting in would be an idea most pre- posterous, and much less would destiny be allowed to have had any hand. How far modern thought has travelled away from the Greeks is brought out in Maeterlinclrs new play, "The Betrothal" " Destiny today starts out with a fine idea of itself and an imposing physical em- bodhnent, but, contrary to the fixed idea of, the Greeks, it shrinks to infantile proportions, though it still thinks itself powerful. This is the philosophical key note of the play that represents the se- auel to "The Bluebird," that mixture of poetry and fancy that few years ago, delighted old and young in both con- tinents.
 "The chief tenet in Maeterliclrs philos- ophy of love is that mating is no mere personal affair, but sacrament, so to speak, of the family-in fact, of the race. He has said in one of his essays that the first kiss of true lovers Is decreed and partaken of by all the multitudes of children that are to come
 A mixture of allegory, fantasy ana philosophy very reminiscent of "The Bluebird"-indeed the hero is little Tyltyi grown up-is this latest creation of the Belgian dramatist. In three acts that are resplendent with color and movement and symbolism, 'The BetrothaP' tells the story of Tyltyl'ss search for a mate.
 The membership of the Birmingham Drama league are on "tiptoe" with anti cipation of the interpretation of this play, which will be given before the center on Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 in the ball. room of the Tutwiler, by Birmingham s own artist Mrs. Leonard T. Beecher.
 The great interest being shown in the event indicates that there will be one of the "ante-bellum'' crowds present.
 It will be an event both social and lit erary, for the drama and the Drama league appeals to all.
 The ballroom is to be made especially beautiful for this occasion and is in the hands of Mrs Ross Smith and Mrs. John Builder.
 Mrs. Thach and her stair will regis
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcement Is made of the marriage of Miss Susie Haskell and MT. John Marion Sparrow in Pittsburg. After 8 visit to New York they will reside Tn Pittsburg.
 The Joycrofters' club will meet this afternoon with Mrs J. M. Lipscomo. lloi Virginia avenue. Miss Martha Armstrong of the Hoover kitchen will address the meeting and her subject will be- "Home Economic
 The Amaranth club will mee. this after noon at 3 O clock with Mrs. A. w. Bra zelton.
 The Culture club will meet this morning at 10:3O o'clock with Mrs. c. A. Williams, at the Ridgely.
 The Twentieth Century club will meet this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock with Mrs F. B. Pennington.
 The o. E. s. chapter, l1S. will hold the
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actofdoes that he alienates the sympa- thy of his audience and loses his grip his hold on them.'
 Again the gift of understanding" this remarkable man reveals, for he realizes that as soon as he stops thinking" his part--hfs audience knows he-is not sincere-and he loses His power over them--his fascination
 "As many hundred times as I have played Simon Levi" MT. Warfield said "T give each performance as much thought and attention as when it was brand new When character is as human as Simon LeYi-as lovable, and the play has as mulch sweetness and tenderness in it as The Auctioneer, come bored.
 You've seen The Auctioneer" MT Warfield turned Interviewer and asked me.
 I nodded.
 He was silent.
 And I adore it! l really like it better that The Music Master I vol unteered.
 You adored it?" he repeated, look- ing straight into my eyes and winding himself straight into my heart; for a moment I almost felt as if he were poking fun at my matinee girl" ex- travagance!
 If words could but convey the fine spirit of David Warfield the man that shone through that simple speech oi David Warfield, the artist, then writ ing would indeed have some faculty of-acting--for it was not so much what MT. W1arfield said, nor yet alto- gether- the way he said it, Nthat made mention of his work and the esteem in which he is held an illuminative spectrum of life, love and philosophy it was that he is a man so great In his work that he is as great as a man as he is an actor-as tsg-as fine-as supreme!
 And again I nodded.
 And again he was silent and then a quiet smile of triumph enveloped his wistful face
 That makes me very happy. It ts nice to be loved! It is nice to know people like my work"
 'sYou are far too modest" I observed as I arose to go. "You must know how beloved you are; the vast throngs who gather every evening to see yot must reflect to you the loving esteem in which you are held.'' "Yes, think I understand" he Sait so gently, SO sweetly, so mulch like z little spoiled boy, that my heart jus ached to sort of hug him up righ tight and close and tell him ,aH ovel and over again how wonderful I thinl he is-how wonderful everybody think he is-and then it occurred to me: "But he knows-of course, he know with his wonderful gift of understand | ing-with Gods gift of understandin: he knows!'
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HOME SERVICE NOTICE

The home service section. 235 Brown
 Marx building, wishes to notify the
 following people that they should call
 at the office at their earliest conven-
 fence:
 Allen, Sarah Tyson; AlleX, Adella
 White; - Andrews, Lizzie; Arnold
 Claude Elizabeth. Barner. Mary Ella; Banner, Jamie;
 Boddie, Elizabeth Campbell; Bodine,
 Lizziebeth Stawnes; Bowell, Long; Brown, Rosabelle. Cade. Jane Crosby. Mary Meadors; Crawford, Rosie. Davis, Julian. ! Eubanks, Selina Carter; Evans, Mat tie Carr; Eaves, Mahulda. X Fleming, Anna E.; Forbey Maggie Folks, Martha. Gatta, Essie Maybelle: Giacomarro Joseph; Giacomarro, Jene; Gordon, Re manda; Goodwin. Sarah Ottoway Goodwin, Rosie; Glover, Mary Nance Griggs, Fashion. Hall, Nellie billiard; Hawkins. Sarah Hardy. Henrietta; Harris, Corene Hamlet. Elinor Virginia. Henry, Jan uary; Hill, Ca1donia Hill, Jennie Bow ley; Hillman. Laura; Herring, Anna Russell; Howard. Lillian; Howard Fannie Hair; Howard, Mandie Alexan- der; Hubbard, Lilliemay N. Jackson, Annie: James, .Lela Bell Jackson. Eveylina; Jacquemin. Alice Maybelle; Jackson, Mary Wiggins Jones, Mollie; Johnson, Sarah; Johes Mary.
 Maxey, Elnora; Martin, Mary Mays Sophronia Mack; Magee, Hattie Bailey Marshall, Laura Bolden; Moore, Blancf May. Morris. Carnelia; McLem ore Willie Lee.
 Partrich Addie Mamie; Peoples Cora Beverly.
 l Randolph, Lillie; Roney, Georgianna Roden, Betsie; Roden, Rob; Kicks, Car
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CALOMEL SALIVATES
 AND MAKES YOU SICK
Acts like dynamite on a slug. gish liver and you lose
 Days Work

There's no reason why a person should take sickening, salivating calo- mel when a few cents buys large bot tie of Dodsons Liver Tone-a perfect substitute for calomel.
 It is pleasant, vegetable liquid which will start your liver just as sure 1y as calomel, but it doesn't make yoS sick and can not salivate.
 Children and grown folks can take Dodson's Liver Tone. because it is per- fectly harmless.
 Calomel is 8 dangerous drug. It is mercury and attacks your bones. Take a dose of nasty calomel today and you will feel weak, sick and nauseated to- morrow. Don't lose days work. Take spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone in- stead and you will wake up feeling great. No more biliousness, constipation. slug gishness, headache, coated tongue or Sour stomach. Your druggist says if you |don't find Dodson's Liver Tone acts be- ter than horrible calomel your money is waiting for you.
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whether he thought it wise for an actor of his talents to devote so large a part ot his career to playing one-maybe two roles, even though he is so much beloved as Simon Levi and Anton von Barwig?
 q know they say that" MT. WaFfield answered, "but let them say. It Is not always a question of choice with an actor what he shall play; dramas like The Music Master and The Auction eer' are not to be found on every hand. It isn't a question, anyway, of whether an actor wants to keep on playing one part, maybe two parts, but wheth- CT his public will let him. This re- vival I am making now of The Auc- tioneer' has taught me something; it has taught me that people like the roles that an actor Is long associated with, else they wouldn't pack the thea tres to see him. In New York our four weeks engagement was extended to seven and then many more weeks in and around New York. It makes me very happy that the people want to see the same play so often."
 Are you ambitious to play Shake spearean roles or other classics?' asked
 All of us have ambition to show off, as it were, at some time or other, ' he smiled back with hisA clean. clear cut sense of humor. "But for the pres- ent The Auctioneer,' if people want it. will be my vehicle
 Want it? I repeated. "We adore it. Can't you see how we love 1t when there isn't an inch of space left in any theatre where you play?"
 Again the wistful smile-as if that was the first compliment anybody had ever paid him-and the thin, gentle lips expressing thanks for the express sion of approval.
 "Of course the annals of the stage MT Warfield said, show the names of many of it's greatest actors associated in mem- ory with but one role. The mere mention of Thomas Jefferson means Rip Van Winkle; Salvinfs name is in- dissolubly connected with 'Othelic. Booth and Hamlet are synonymous and Irving as Matthias in The Bells is 8 constantly recurring recollection Of course, all these actors played many parts besides these, but princi- pally these were the characters they portrayed which they were called upon many times to do over and over again Not a great while ago had pla! called Van der Decken, a beautlful fanciful legend; The Flying Dutch man the romantic Wagner music drama, you know, and while the play was success it was not for me; it Was not The Auctioneer,' it was not 'Tht Music Master
 50 many people ask me if aftel playing a part hundreds, nay thous ands of times, as I have simon Lew ! if it doesn't become second nature, ane ! t I don't play it suhconsci9psly; my replv is invariably never. NOnce al
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-07
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs. w. w. Parsons has returned from visit to relatives in Montgomery.
 Mrs. A. B. Moody of Cedar Bluff is the attractive guest of her brother. MT. J. A. Howel. and will later visit Mrs. G. w. Sturdvant. Mrs Moody was for- nlally Miss Ruth Ilowel, and is makng her home with her paternts pr. and Mrs. H. Clay Howel, until sergeant Moody returns from France
 
 Private F. F. Howel is reported to be convalescent after five months in hos ptal in France from wounds received ''in action, and will sail for America sometime next week. He is the youngest son of pr. and Mrs. H. Clay Howel Of Cedar Bluff.
 Miss Helen Gould Howel of Cedar Blum is visiting friends and relatives in this city and Is being delightfully."- entertained during her stay.
 Mrs. Lee Roueche, who has been i'll for the past 10 days is improving.
 Mir. William Kettg. who has served for the past two years in the navy, has re- tured home and is the guest of his par ents, MT. and Mrs. w. H. Kettig.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Norwood, Miss Isahell Norwood, Mrs. Edward s. Watts and little son, Edward, and Lieutenant Rantchler, who were guests of MT. and Mrs. John l.. Cox have returned to their home in Montgomery.
 Mir and Mrs. c. D. Colser and daughter are the guests of relatives in Selma. Mrs. John l.. Cox will leave in a few days for Montgomery to be the guest of Miss Annie Tyson.
 Mrs F. F. Foster and little daughter, Edna Lee, are the guests of Mrs. Eos ter's parents. Mir and Mrs. M. K. Morris, in Selma.
 Mrs. Charles Thompson of New York is the guest of her sister, Mrs. M. P. King
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-07
'CHENEY'S
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Breaks a Bad Cold-Try It. Best for Who oping
 Cough and Group,

J. E. Hightower, Nashville. Tenn,
 Is travelling salesman He does . sem
 sible thing by always carrying . bot
 tie of Cheney's Expectorant. He says:
 "The first thing I place in my grip
 when leaving home Is a bottle of
 Cheneys ExpectorantN It not only cures colds. but prevents them" W. H.
 Millen, of Adairsville, Ky, says: "Cheney's Expectorant cured my nephew, four-year- boy. of a severe case of croup. No other medicine did him any good. He is now we'll and hearty. Send me by express one dozen bottles" Any drug store can now sup ply you with Cheney's Expectorant at little cost. It is so highly recommend ed for colds. coughs, sore throat. influ- enza, whooping coubh. croup that all our readers are advised to try Cheney's
 Expectorant.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-07
UNITS ATTENTION

As the layettes have not yet arrived there is no work just at present to be given out to units. The chairmen are requested to watch the papers care fully and the moment the layettes ar- rive . notice will be put in.
 The only work at headquarters al present is reconstruction work, so il one or two members of the units which come here to sew will come every day this work can be done. It is not neces- sary for the entire unit to come until the layettes arrive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-07
RED CROSS BULLETIN

Scaines, Hattie Tows; Sanders, Min nie Jane; Smith. Mable Sims: Smith, Hannah; Smith, Mamie; Streeter, Anna May; Stephens, Hattie Bunch; Thrash CT, Gertrude Francis; Thompson, Lula; Tisda+e, Ethel Ramsey.
 Ward. Elmira Thomas; Winter, Ra- chel: Willis. Johnnie Mae; Williams. Anna; Williams. Alma; West, Donnie L.; Williams, Jessie -Gatson.
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UP WITH
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 at once

Coughs, colds and bronchial attacks they are all likely. to result in danger o,ls aftermaths unless checked in time.
 And how effectively and quickly pr. Kings New Discovery helps to do the checking work lnflamed. .-lrritated phlegm loosened' freely, and quiet, rest ful Sleep follows.
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Constipation Emancipation

No more lazy bowels, yellow com 6arrasslngN breath. when you useaas a corrective pr. Kings New Life Pills. They systematize the system and keep the world looking cheerful. 2bc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-07

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 Old people who are feeble and younger people who are weak. will beNstrength- ened and enabled to go through the cold weather by taking GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, which is simply IRON and QUININE suspended in syrup. So pleasant even children like it. You can soon feel it's Strength ening. Invigorating Effect. Price soc.
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INFORMATION WANTED

If anyone can give information as to the whereabouts of David German who is discharged soldier. please notify the home service section, 235 Brown-Marx Building.
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regular monthly meeting this afternoon at ? o'clock at the Masonic temple. All members and friends are invited to- at tend.
 The Caxton club will meet this after- noon at 2:3O o'clock at the home of Mrs. John Lewis Cox on Juniper avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-07

By treating fish oil with hydrogen a chemist has produced an oil suitable for food purposes and solid substance closely resembling lard. which is taste less
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-07

When child has a coated tongue tainted breath or is bilious, consti pated, feverish, or full of cold, give Cascarets. Children gladly take this harmless candy cathartic which thor oughly cleanses their little stomachs. flyers and bowels without griping. Each 10 cent box of Cascarets contain directions for dose for children aged one year and upwards.
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She will leave shortly for a visit to friends in Selma, where she formerly re- sided.
 - Mrs. John Anderson, who spent the past few weeks in the city, has returned to her home in Montgomery
 MT and Mrs. Frank Crockard have re- gently moved to Woodward, where they will make their home.
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ter members. but they are asked to re- | port early. The hour of the reading is
 3:30 sharp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-07

Carlo, Nice, Aix-le- Bains, Geneva, Zuricf and many similar pleasure resorts.
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Mrs. Charles Thompson of New York is the guest of her sister, Mrs. M. P. King.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

legal department ''sales' department composed Of
fences and operating force" made up Of experts
in all the different branches of the shopftng trade Ind
Vdual stores and merchants unable cope with this
proficient organization Where the losses from shOp
ing had averaged thousands of dollars year any large
city, they began to into the millions. Where
there occasional large thefs now there were eare
fully timed rads stores for certain things like furs
or gowns jewery in half dozen cities at a time
Department executives got together and decided
that the organization of the master criminal be met
with organization of store Owners-an organization
that could systematic the nationwide search for the
master criminal and his aides.
Thus the Stores Mutual Protective Association was
fOunded-frst in New York City where are located the
nations greatest retail establishments To the customers
of these and similar stores throughout the country the
successful operation of this organization against the
ter criminal and his aeeOmpces general redue-
ton in the prices of almost every item that makes up the
great volume Of trade of the department stOre-for as
has been explained these pages before of every
hundred dollars that is spent in wearing apparel fittings
for the home for any of the many Things that are pu
chased in the large retail stores least seven dollars goes
the master criminal because department store owners
have found since this extraordinary rogue began his
operations that per cent of their profits are lost because
of his carefully planned theft and raids upon their stores
When the efficient store deteetve-and now every
has its efficient corps of detectives working under
chief and captains and eutenants just do the detec
tves of any police deparmenthas one of these ocee
SOnal kleptOmaGiacS She he is told that the only
person to whom they appeal for leneney is the exeeu
tive secretary Of the StOreS Mutual Protective ASSOea
tOn and this official always is adamant He cares moth
ing for Influences tears entreates His only ambition
in life is the prosecution of persons who are caught steal
ing from department stores And the more prominent or
social influential detected thief may be the amb
tous he is have that thief man or woman prosecuted
TO the full extent of the law.
To the who patrOnizeS the big busy department
stores which bring the thrOngS of hurryng shoppers into
the downtown streets of every city during shopping
hours these stores made up of things to sell and per
TO sell them To them the only variation of the usual
shopping day is the bargain day when there are more
persons the store than usual They know nothing Of
the silent secrete detective system which watches
every purchase made from morning till night which
and every customer, which watches every
The Washington times., 1919-09-14
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always eudsd every trap that dstscuvs genius has set
for him
Who this master criminal whose guiding hand controls
nationwide organization Of criminal operstor-ho rta
far behind the danger lne like commanding general st
bis headquarers and secretly plans plots and executes
anything in the novels on the screen7 The police
Of dozen great American cities the private detectives Of
the leading mercantile establishments now slowly clos
ing In on him
On this page to-day and on following Sundays win Be
revealed for the first time Of the extraordinary ak
plos Of this master mind executed by his weSfned
organisation and how at last he Is being baked m toos
upon whom he preys.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

him to send for the police at once. On the other
hand, there was a woman in tears-sOmething
gallant man can seldom withstand. And then
Mrs. Jones" might be, as she said, valuable
custOmer-it would be bad business to lose her
patronage
And so Mrs. Jones' was allowed to go. The
assistant manager, rs was his wont, delivered to
her 'lecture" upon the Nervousness Of her
crime, but it was not a very severe lecture. AS
a matter of fact, the assistant manager was al
most apolOgetic, as the detective had been when
he halted Mrs. Jones" at the sidewalk curblng,
for having distressed her. He hoped that she
would continue her patronage of the store and
forget the whole incident altogether-beng
careful, Of course, not to repeat her offence.
Now, however since the hunt for the master
criminal and a concerted effort to stamp out the
amazingly systematic plague of shOPlittipg which
has settled down upon the country has begun, the
results would be very different for Mrs. Smith
son BrOwnlee Jones" were she to attempt to
again Gift" something that struck her fancy
from the counters of any of the cOuntry's large
department or other retail stores. Not only
would she be confronted with her right name
printed in the newspapers, together with that OF
her husband, but she would go to jail as surely as
if she were a common thief, and her daughters
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

much attention from the detectives in the big depart
men stores that the professional thieves whom the master
criminal has organized into dangerous band have piled
their trade with startling evading detection
Both times when Mrs Jones" was detected in her steal
ing she carefully followed the front door Of the
by watchful store detective and halted just she
about to step from the sidewalk into her waiting
limousine. Each time the detective who halted her
extremely courteous "PardOn me- madam, but the
ager of the store would like to speak with you He has
asked to escort you his office the detective said
Both times Mrs Jones turned pale but Immediately
reganed her composure "Why does he wish to me?
What is iti' she asked with hauteur The detectives
apoogetic, but insistent 'Mrs. JONES' accom-
panied them to the managers offices. In each she
met and politely received.
The assistant manager asked Mrs. jones' for her
and address and her husbands business address
Promptly Mrs. jones' gave him both her and
her husbands office address. Both false her
preston clearly revealed when the assistant manager in
Structed his secretary to "get Mr.. Jones' the
telephone
You are imposing upon us, madam; you will produce
the beaded bag yOu took Immediately shall have to
submit you to search by one of employees.
You may choose for yourself" MRS Jones' weakened
then and broke down Between her sObS she handed out
the bagin the other instance the blOuSeand begged for
enency, She would pay, she said for the bagand the
blOuse-h nothing more said about it.
The assistant manager accustomed to such
He had gone through many Of them before On the
hand his of justice and Indignation at the spectacle
OF such stopping to steal from his counters urged