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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
For the Good of
 the Community


 bama will celebrate the one hun dredth anniversary of her statehood, or, to be more exact, on December IA she will be 100 years old
 There has been more or less talk of eel ebrating the event. but whatever celebra- tion there may be is going to be very quiet affair and not at all in keeping with the importance of the event ' In view of the approaching one hun dredth anniversary a little of the story of the states beginning may be interesting. k William w. Bibb was elected the first governor in the summer of 1819 defeat ing Marmaduke Williams, and legisla- ture was elected at the same time in an- ticipation of admission to the union as state
 The legislature met on October at Huntsville, the first capital of the state, the house having AZ members and the sen ate 21. James Dellet of Monroe county was the first speaker of the house and Thomas Bibb was the first president of the senate.
 William R. King and John w. Walker were elected United States senators.
 During the session of the legislature General Andrew Jackson visited Hunts vile, bringing his horses with him, and history says engaged in racing, which was then an amusement indulged in by the highest classes"
 The legislature created the office of attorney general electing Henry Hitch cock, the former territorial governor, as the first attorney general; and created five judicial circuits, electing the follow ing judges: First, Abner s. Lipscomb; Second, Reuben Saffold; Third, Henry Y. Webb; Fourth, Richard Ellis; Fifth, Clem- ent c. Clay.
 The following solicitors were elected First Circuit, John Gayle; Third, Constan- tine Perkins; Fourth, Peter Martin; Fifth, James Eastland.
 The legislature having passed what laws they deemed necessary for the
  fairs and for the protection of life and property, and being anxious to see them enforced selected magistrates the chroniclers tell us, from among the most respectable and prominent men through out the state" They discharged the du- ties now intrusted to the probate judges. Among the first magistrates are names familiaT to Alabamians, such as John A. Elmore, John Armstrong, Robert Gaston, James Jackson and William R. Pickett.
 When the state was admitted into the union it had 22 counties named as fol- lows: Madison, Monroe, Blount, Lime stone, Shelby, Montgomery, Washington, Tuscaloosa, Lawrence, Franklin Cotoco, Clarke, Cahawba, Conecuh Dallas, Ma rengo, Marion, Lauderdale, St. Clair, Au- tauga, Baldwin and Mobile.
 The first legislature created six new counties Greene, Jefferson, Perry, Hen. ry Wilcox and Butler, making 28 coun- ties in all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Smith Signs Bill
TO Save Children
From Prison Birth
Governor Also Approves
Measure of Mrs. Sammis
to Permit Bath Houses
in Park at Babylon, L. l.

ALBANY, Feb. Ex-Governor Smith
to-day signed the bill Of Assembiyman
George r. Fearon, Republican, of SYRIA
cuse, providing that woman about to
become mother who is confined in a
penal institution shall be removed and
provided with care outside the prison,
"The highly humanitarian purpose Of
this BILL the Governor said, ais to re-
move from the child the stigma of
birth in a penal institution"
In a recent investigation it was
brought out that in one prison Of the
state four or five children were born
every year, and that one Of these chill
dren, girl, had remained in the prison
until she was four years old.
Governor Smith said the slight ad-
ditional burden imposed In executing
the provisions Of the bill would be
much more than compensated for by
the removal from the life Of the child
OF the handicap Of prison birth and
the taunts to which it might later
be subjected.
Two other bills were signed by the
Governor to-day. One, by Mrs. Ida b.
Sammis. will permit the village Of
Babylon, Suffolk County, to build bath
houses in its public park. The second
provides that officers and enlisted men
Of the National Guard who entered the
United States service shall be entitled
to credit for the time 30 served for ali
purposes under The military law with
out waiting for the termination Of their
service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Billin Albany
Would Increase
Teachers Pay
Measure Backed by State
Department of Education
Introduced i'll Assembly
Cost to City S7,OOO,OOO
Gives City superintendent
$4,000 Per Year and His
Assistant SO, 1000 Annually
STAFF Correspondence

STAFF Correspondence
ALBANY. Feb. 20.-Under bin
backed BY the State Department of Ed
ucstion and introduced to-day by AS
semblyman John e. Malone, Republi-
esn, of Albany, uniform salary in
ereases arc provided for the teachers
Of all the cities of the state. 1t would
nut in the law regular schedule of
salaries and annual salary increases
for the members Of the supervising
and teaching staff in each city.
The bill repeats the section in the
New York City Charter fixing teach
ers' salaries, and provides an entirely
new schedule. 1t would add about ST.
100000 to the city's budget. The bill
would give the New York City Super
intendent of Schools $4,000 a year
and his assistant $4,000. Superintend-
ent William L. Ettinger receives
$4,000.
The schedule affecting New York
City follows:
kindergarten and up to 6B, and
visiting teachers. $1,000. with ten an
nual increases of S12o; "A to 6-B.
bows. s1,12O. with ten annual increases
Of sl20; IA to OBJ, girls, S1,45O, with
seven annual increases of $3.50; IA to
s-B. boys, S1.750, with seven annual
Increases of $3.50; cooking, drawing,
foreign languages, manual training,
music, physical training, sewing and
shop work classes, same as IA to 9-B
grades.
Teachers of anamic, blind, cardiac,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Suffrage Up This Sitting
OF Canadian Parliament
Session Opens Without Formal.
tiles in Respect TO Laurier's
Memory

OTTAWA, Feb. 20.-The Duke of
Devonshire, Governor General of Can
ada, declared in an address at the OMEN
ing of the Canadian Parliament TODAY
that bill enabling women to vote and
conferring upon them the privilege of
sitting in Parliament would be intro
duced during the coming session. The
opening session was hell without the
usual social formaities, out of respect
for the memory Of Sir Wiifrid Laurier
the former Premier. The lower house
adopted resolutions providing for
pubic burial for the dead statesman.
The Duke of Devonshirc paid a high
tribute to the part taken by Canada in
the war, declaring th~t mono OF the
torccs engaged played a more valorous
or heroic part than those of Canada. )"
IN addition to the suffrage measure.
the duke promised that legislation
would be introduced to validate in Par
ilament the orders in council prohib-
ltlng the Importation and expectation
or Intoxicating liquors, to assist re-
turning soldiers TO establish themselves
upon the land, to encourage desirable
immigration and to promote better
housing conditions throughout the Do
miniOn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Library Calls for
Million Books to
Send Army Abroad
Fiction and Old Magazines
Needed to Maintain the
Morale of Men More Since
Excitement of War Is Over

A million books and magazines for
the men still overseas is the urgent ap-
peal of the American Library Associa-
ton through it's representative, DR.,
Herbert Putnam, who is now in France
directing the library service of the
American expedtionary forces.
DR.. Putnam, who is the Librarian of
Congress, has cabled to the American
Library Association at Washington
stating the immediate need of fiction to
maintain the army morale. Educa-
tional libraries have been started, but
these only provide books of educational
value, the courses of instruction open
to men in service. The money Of the
American Library Association is being
spent largely for the educational books,
while the public is being relied upon to
furnish the lighter type Of reading.
According to DR.. Putnam, space for
books has been reserved in mailcars by
the army postoffice. A regional library
building has been completed at Staig-
nan, and three others are under con-
struction at LIE Mans and Brest. The
libraries are all the work Of army en-
gineers for the sole use Of the Ameri-
can Library Association.
The association since early in De-
cember has been conducting an in
formal campaign for recent magazines
and books in lighter vein. Z. r. An
derson, director Of the New York Pub
lie Library and chairman of the cam
paign committee, said yesterday that
since the signing of the armistice every
appeal had been practically disregarded
"The public does not seem to realize, i"
he said, "that even though hostiiities
have ceased the boys over there are
tired out and want mental relaxation. "
Persons having good novels, light
literature and magazines not more than
two months old arc asked to send them
TO the nearest library at once, so that
immediate shipment may be made over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Criticises Teachers Pay Bill

Arthur S. Somers, president of the
Board of Education, said yesterday that
the board could rot indorse the bill
of the Federation of Teachers Asso-
Citations increasing teachers salaries.
His statement followed the third con-
ference between tire board and various
teachers organizations
"The Board Of Education" he said,
"feels that to it alone belongs the right
to fix the salaries of the teachers of
this city. Much as we desire to end this
CONTROVERSY we do rot feel that we can
lndorse the bin Of the federation or
of any other organization The addi-
tional eighteen 10 twenty millions
which the federation bill calls for
would be too much of a burden for
the taxpayers TO handle at this time"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21

at the entertainment of Nine Yvette
Guilbert, and has therefore been heard
by many Of our people. gave a concert
Of violin music in Aeolian Hall yester
day That she has made many sympa-
thetic friends the size Of the audience
and It's kindly attitude showed
Miss Gresser is self-possessed
young woman, with charming per
sonality, who has better understand
ing of the instrument on which she
plays than of the style demanded by
the concerto by INVALID, with which
she opened her concert. There were
other pieces in her list which were
less exacting and more snowy, includ-
ing Rode's concerto in B-hat, three
prescriptions by Sam Frankie Of com
positions by Rimsky korsakoff, Gossec
and Schubert, Brahms's second Hun
garian dance. the Tschaikofsky an
dante cantabile arranged by Auer)
and q rondino by VieuXtemps.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Will See Japanese Exhibits

A reception to the members of the
New York Society of the Archnologi-
can Institute of America will be given
by Mrs John King Van Rensselaer,,
February 2S, at her home, 157 East
Thirty seventh Street. There will be
On exhibition a small collection Of
japanese sword guards, laces, divina-
ton tools, including chess men, bowls
from Persia, Jewish divining tops, rods
Of the Egyptian magicians and other
curiosities from Persia, China, Japan
and Europe, that never have been pub
liclV exhibited
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Music
Arthur Rubenstein, Pianist, Re.
turns TO New York With Tn
changed Characteristics


The Polish pianist, Arthur Ruben
stein, whose concert in Carnegie Hall
yesterday afternoon was heralded as
his American debut, is the same gentle
man who made an earlier debut in this
city at 4 concert of the Philadelphia
Orchestra on January 8, 1906. aud who
gave a recital in the Casino ten days
later. At that recital he played the
Rach-Tausig Toccata and Fuguc and
Bcethoven's so-called "Waldsten' so
pieces yesterday.
make it appear that he WAS a new
conner to Americas shores was venial
compared with the performance of his
manager twelve years ago That gen
tleman, through his promoter OF pub
liclty, then asked us to believe that
when the virtuoso was baby Of eigh-
teen months he could "pick out tunes
on the piano; that Eat three when
his parents called in Joachim to ask
him for advice as to their prodigy, he
amazed that master by transposing a
composition of Brahms without even
the assistance Of notes. and further
that lat four, with the assent of Joa-
chin, who was deeply interested in
him, he actually appeared on the Ber-
lin concert rlatform' and Joachim
saw that he was thoroughly educated
not only in music but in some of the
sister arts and in hterature.'
We expressed the wish at that time
that instead Of playing the pianoforte
he had elected to lecture to us on
Boehme's mystical philosophy or the
Greek tragedies. That wish remained
with us yesterday, for we could rot
help believing that so marvellous an
intellectual genius must in twelve
years have made greater progress in
the knowledge of literature than he
seems to have made in the art Of piano
forte playing. His delight in speed,
speed without stint. speed to the utter
most, his impetuosity and a determina-
ton TO produces cascade of coruscat-
ing, sclntillant tones regardless of the
thoughts and emotions which great
composers put into their works were
the only things i'll his playing which
challenged comment. though VIC may
add that it scems deplorable that at
the age of thirty years he has still
to learn that the theme of the final
rondo in Beethoven's c major sonata
beginns with the staccato below the
bass staff, and not with the {; above
the treble.
For the rest what we remarked in
The Tribune of January 0, 1906, will
serve in every way as 4 criticism of
his playing yesterday: "In Mr. Rubin
stems playing there was little except
an exhibition of amazing dgital skill.
His fingers few with lightning speed
over the keyboard and bounded with
marvellous elasticity from the keys in
the schcrzo (of Saint-Saens's G. minor
concerto). Speed, speed was the aim,
and speed was attained in marvellous
degree, but at sorrowful sacrifice Of
musical contents"
Miss Emily Grcsser, who for two or
three years past has played violin solos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Rockefcllers Give $I35,OOO

The Young Women's Christian Asso-
ciation has received gifts totalling
$4,000 from the Rockefeller family.
according to announcement made yes
terday by Mrs. William Henry Hays,
director OF The campaign to obtain
100000, before teams Of workers at
the headquarters, $50 Fifth Avenue.
Of this $4,000 came from Mr.. and
600 from John y. Rockefeller, sr..
through the Laura Spelman Rookie
Teller Memorial FUND.-" founded in
memory 81 his wife.
j., Other contributions reported brought
the total ~ Wcdnesday's collections TO
Sl39,075, making the grand total $685.
$40, leaving 1891 ,357 To be raised
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Erncsto Berumen Warmly
Greeted al Acolian Hall

Erncsto Berumcn gave piano re
cital yesterday afternoon at Aeolian
IIaN. Mr.. Berumen'5 playing was un-
eyc1. Al times, as in the "Brahms B
Minor Rhapsody it was clear, clean
cut and straigh tforward; at others, as
in the "Grieg Ballado in Form of Varia-
tons confused and lacking in detini-
ton.
He has evident talent but he is not
yet fully master either of his tech
nique or of the interpretive side of
his art. lie was warmly greeted by a
large audience.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Miss Lillian Jackson a Bride

Miss Lillian A Jackson, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. /. Jackson. of Bis
West nth Street, was married late
yesterday afternoon in the east room
of the Hotel Commodore to Morris
Pokress. The ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. Dr. Joseph Silver
man in the presence of only few
relatives and intimate friends. The
brides only attendant was her niece.
Miss Rosamond Helene Landau. rs
maid Of honor. Mr.. and Mrs Pokress
viii spend their honeymoon in the
South, and on their return will live
at The Great Northern Hotel. this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Double Bill Presented at
Metropolitan Opera House

"Cavaleria Rusticana" and de Cog
d'Or' were the operas last night at the
Metropolitan. The Mascagni work
was sung by Mines. Muzio, Perrin and
Mattfed and Messrs. Lazaro and Mon
tesanto, with Signor Moranzoni at the
baton.
Rimsky-Korsakoff's delightful opera
pantomime included in the cast Mines.
Barrientos, CALI, Howard Sundelius
and Smith and Messrs. Didur, Bolm,
Diaz. Bonfglio, Ananian and Bartels.
Mr.. Monteux, of course, conducted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Plays and Players

A benefit for the Camp Upton Ath-
letic Fund. under the direction Of
Chamberlain Brown, is 10 be given At
the Century Theatre next Sunday even
ing Among those TO appear are Alice
Brady, Sophie Tucker Harry Fox. FRITZ
Schetf, the Dolly Sisters, John Doolev.
BESSIE Wynn, Louise Dresser and Jack
Gardner.
Philop Gibbs, the war correspondent.
VIII deliver an address from the stage
OF the Forthyfourth street Theatre,
tetweon the acts of "Sinbad." the occa-'
sion beng the auctioning off Of an au-
tographed message from Lloyd George
to the American people
John Barrymore and Lionel Barry
more VIII appear for a special ioiat
engagement at the Plymouth Theatre.
beginning Monday night, April >. In
La elena Della Beffa." by Sem
Benelli, to be produced by Arthur Hop
kins. Redemption" will close its eli
gagement Saturday night, April 8.
During the run of "Hobohcmiar vt
the Greenwich Village Theatre there
Will be series Of special matinees Of
'Shakuntala,' by Kalidasa, the Hindu
pocl-pn lloSOpner, VINO llNed l,OUO years
ago. They will begin some time in
March
Oliver Morosco is to open a new pro
ducing theatre in San Francisco, which
he will use primarily as trying out
place for new productions.
"a Burgomaster of Belgium" the
Maeterlinck war drama, is to reach Now
York some time during the week of
March L. The cast VIII include Z.
Lyall Swete, Eda Farmer, Leonard
Wiley, Henry Herbert, Walter Kings
ford Alan Wiley, Frank Royde and
Raymond Sevey.
The cast for "Thc Merric Month Of
May" the new play in which Henry
Miller is to present Roth Chatterton
in about fortnight, Will include Tim
Murphy. Laura Nelson Hall. Sidney
Booth, Lizzie Hudson Collier, Laurence
Eddingcr and Flora Sheffield.
May Irwin is soon to arrive in a new
musical comedy entitled "kaising the
Aunty.' Her leading man will be
George Bancroft.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Lucia" at Last Matinee

Lucia di Lammermoor" will replace
"Cavallcria Rusticana" and the mad
scene from Hamlet, at the last matt
nee of the Chicago Opera Company,
to be given Saturday, March l. The
cast consists of Galli-Curci, Rimini
Dolci Qua, Arimondi, Peterson and
Minerva Following this opera, lie
Well Aigle," a one act lyric opera,
will be given for the first time in
New York The cast consists of Bak-
lanoff, Fontane, Defrere, and Yvonne
Gall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
War Romance Completed Here

A war romance came to happy
Clerk Scully. The clerk married Major
George Crawford Elsie, L. S. A. Of
Massachusetts,, to Miss Frances H.
Ducruzel Major Elsie. graduate OF
West Point, met the girl when he was
in charge of the rest camp at Win
chester, England. She was a worker
in the British War Base Association
Later when he had been transferred
to the French front he again met the
girl, who in the meantime had become
q nurse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Miss Atwater To Be Bride

Miss Judith Pomeroy Atwatcr,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis LON
bard, will be married to Allen Ray
Memhard, on Shrove Tuesday, March 4,
in St. Thomas's Church. The ceremony
will be performed at 4 o'clock and
reception will follow at 163 West FIT
ty-seventh Street Mr.. and Mrs. LON
bard live in Kew Gardens. Long Island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Marquette Dance Tonight

The Marquette Club will give the
third of its series of fortnightly dances
this evening at the Hotel Plaza. Major
f. H. La Guarda, who received the
Italian War Cross for services rem
dered with the American forces in
bomfinc raids on AUSTRIA will be the
guest Ct honor. Ambrose O'Connell is
chairn.sl Of the committee of arrange
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21

Hohn-EIarrison Nuptials

Captain Ion G. Holm, of the 77th
Artillery, 4th Division, Regular Army,
who is the son of Captain Charles f
Holm, of Brooklyn and Sea Cliff, Long
Island. and Miss Ellen L. Harrison,
daughter of Mrs. John Harrison, of 10
Utica Avenue, Brooklyn, were married
in Atlantic City, N. j., February 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Opera
Galli-Curci Responds by
Singing Before Curtain

The unusual in opera occurred at
the Lexington Theatre last evening
during the performance of Meyerbeer's
"Dinorah" by the Chicago Opera Com
pany, when Nine. Galli-Curci, in re
Spouse to the hearty and prolonged
applause that greeted her singing of
the SHADOW Song" stepped before the
curtain and repeated the famous air.
This unconventional incident was the
only break nj an evening of traditional
opera.
Nine Galli-Curci. whose predeces-
sor's in the part include lima di Murs-
ka Patti and Tetrazzini, was charm
ing Dinorah, both in song and action.
But in spite of her grace and spon-
taneity, in spite of the pretty music,
in spite of the many excellences of
the performance, the old fashioned
opera, with its stiltcd scenes, seemed
foolish and boring. Octave Qua and
Giacomo Rimini did what was posi-
bic with the parts of Corentino and
IIocl, and Mr.. Campanini conducted
admirably. x. w.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
METROPOLITAN OPERA

To-Day Mat. at Isl to $50 Carmen. Farrar |
Romano: Martinell. Whitehill. Cd. Monteux |
To- night s. Prophetic. Afuzo, Matzenauer Caruso.
Rothier. Dlaz. Mardones. Schlegei Cond., Bodanzsy
De Luca. Mardones Malatesta. Cond Papi
Sat. at t75c to $50. Aida Rsppod Mazsn auer ::
Crmi Chalmers. Didur. Cond., Morsnzont
Sun. Eve, Concert SOC to 81. Victoria Boshko. Rus
sian Planiste Ponsello Montesanto, Orch. Hageman
Next Mon. at 10. Elisir d'Amore. Barrientos
Caruso. Didur. Maatesta. Cond. Papi.
We'd at 8. Taharro- ngeca- GiannI SchIochi Far
rar. Muzio Easton: Crimi. De Luca. Monies anto
Cund. MorAzoni.
Thurs. at sl5 Bohsme. Aida. spsrkes: Caruso
Montcsanto, Segurola D'Angelo Cond., Papi
Fri. at list time) MIreIlie, Barrientos Howard ::
Hackett, Whtehill. Rother: foll'd by Petruschka
CALI Bolm. Cond.. Monteux
HARDMAN PIANO USED
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21

May Irwin is soon to arrive in new
musical comedy entitled "Kaising the
Aunty.' Her leading man will be
George Bancroft.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17

brought the two men together to en-
joy the eats" and talk of battles
past
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-17

Lucky to have him back at ALL"
is the way w. S. Rutherford, man
ager of the Omaha branch of the B.
F. Goodrich Rubber Company, feels
about the return OF o. G. Lippincott,
who has just rejoined the Goodrich
sales force.
Lieutenant Lippincott, as a member
of Company D of the 18th infantry
Of the famous first division, is a
veteran Of St. Mihiel and the Ar
gonne, being one of eight of the 26
original officers of this battalion
who survived the war. For taking
charge of a company which had
lost all its officers during one Of the
Argonne engagements and leading it
successfully to its objective, Mr..
Lippincott carries a citation from
his brigade commander.
In rejoining the Goodrich organi-
cation, Mr.. Lippincott assumes
charge of the pneumatic tire sales
west of Twentieth street in the city
of Omaha,