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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14

will have it's first public showing at the Strand, where it will be exhibited three weeks before it is released ln any other city in the United States.
 Wallace Reid is the star of this famous play, and he is supported by an eXcep- tionally strong cast, headed by Grace Darmond and Charles Ogle. The scenes are laid in the far-famed sequoia groves of California. "The Valley of the Giants will be shown at the Strand all next
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14

Vivacity used to be a perfectly good word, but in this day of rapid action the nose expressive pep has taken it's place and there was never d better ex- cement of pep than Dorothy Gish, who proves just how full of it she is in her latest Paramount success, 'Peppy Pol ly'' which starts a two-day run at the Colonial today.
 Polly starts out in life by being a social secretary, but she learns of the conditions existing in a girls reform
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
AT THE TRIANON

Everybody who frequ ents motion pie
 tUre theatres has come to look long-
 ingly for a Norma Talmadge picture, for they know she will give them a
 performance which will awaken every fine element in their emotions and will appeal to their artistic appreciation.
 And in her latest picture, eThe Way of a Woman" which is now being shown at the Trianon theatre. these countless admirers of Norma Tamadge have a rare treat in store for them. The photoplay was adapted from the famous astage play, Nancy Lee" writ
 ten by Aaiugene Walter. one of Ameri- ca's leading dramatists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
DEATHS

Miss Henrietta P. ged 77, died early yesterday morning at the>Sesidence of her niece Mrs, H.. Terber. 1001 Twelfth street, south. Remains are to be shipped to Wash ington, D. C.. for interment by Johns Mrs. Mary F. Nenl-Aged v. died at the residence of her son, William P. Neal 5007 Grand avenue, yesterday morn ing at 6 o'clock. The body is to be sent to Fayette today for interment by Lige Loy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
AT THE LYRIC

Swor brothers, American celebrated biackface entertainers, are the eXtraor- dinary attractions on the Keith bill to be presented this afternoon matinee The appearance of these noted fun makers will, no doubt draw overflow crowds.
 Other attractions on the bill will in- clude the DePeron trio, European gym nasts; George and Florence Randy, in Dances of Yesterday and Today; Clark, Silvernoie and company in The Doctors Orders" and the Three Eddies. The Keystone Cops" News pictures will be @ feature.
 This programme will offer unusual entertainment and is expected to prove one of the most entertaining recently offered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
DOROTHY GISH IN LATEST SUC-
 CESS, "PEPPY POLLY"-COLONIAL

school so she decides to become an in vestigator.
 Her success as an investigator is great but she gets into lots of adventures with humorous twist that gives Miss Gish every opportunity to show her rec ognzed ability as a comedienne.
 Her leading man is Richard Barthel- mess one of the~stars in Broken Bios soms," one of the greatest pictures ever produced. Other well known players ap- pear in her support in Poppy Polly, which will be shown Thursday and Fri daV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
Franklin Field Can Be
 Used by Amateur Athletes
By Associated Press

Philadelphia. August 13.--The coun cil on athletics of the University of Pennsylvania today decided to permit the use of Franklin field for the anna teur athletic union national champion ships, September l ? and 13
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
AT THE MOVIES

"A HE WUFIES Strand-D. W. Griffiths True Heart Susie" Trianon-Norma Talmadge in 'The Way of Q Woman" William Farnum in The Lone Star Ranger" Colonial-Dorothy Gish in "Peppy Polly9 Rialto-Mary Miles Minter in Wives and Other Wives" Princess-Willam Russell in Where the West Begins" Odeon One-Elmo Lincoln in Elmo the Mighty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
Kerensky in Vienna

by NSSOcidt6d FfeSS
 Basic, August 13.--Alexander Keren- sky former premier and minister of war in Russia. is in Vienna, according to the Frankfort Zeitung, a copy of which has been received here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
For the Good of
 the Community

In computing the taxes on Jefferson
 county land it was stated in these columns
 last Monday that valuation of $66 an
 acre the tax would be $4.29 year. where
 as it would be .42.9 cents. In the interest of
 accuracy this correction is made.
 Y TNDER the law property in Alabama, O both real and personal, is required to be assessed for taxation at 50 per cent of it's fair and reasonable cash value. The total assessment in 1918, according to the state auditors report, was approximately S7OO0O0,OO0
 As matter of fact the valuation car ried on the tax books averages for the en- tire state about 224 per cent of, the fair and reasonbale cash value of the prop efty. If that estimate is correct, and 1t is vouched for by members of the legisla- ture and other officials who claim to know what they are talking about, then the fair and reasonable cash value of the taxable property in Alabama is approx imately S3,000,000,000, of which 60 per cent would be $1,S00, 100000.
 At 6a mills the tax rate in Alabama, S1,800,000, 900 would yield S19,8O0,OOO in revenues or more than S9,000,00O in excess of the amount Governor Kilby hopes to raise under the revenue bill now pending in the senate at Montgomery.
 With property in Alabama paying an ad valorem tax on valuation of only D of ,41 fo,, 1. and only slightly more than one-third of the valuation fixed by statute, why should departure be made at this time from the methods of taxation so long in force in the 8 state?
 Why does not Governor Kilby and his leaders in the legislature raise the maxi mum valuation on which taxes can be col lected, or better still, why does not the equalization board at Montgomery ap- pointed by Governor Kilby, make hor- izontal raise from the 22a per cent aver age to 30 or 40 or whatever percentage may be necessary to produce the needed \ revenues?
 Wouldn't that be simpler and fairer than to single out special interests for tax ation? Interests that are building up the state, are adding to it's wealth and pop ulation and making more values from which taxes may be collected in the flu ture.
 The budget committee only asked for about s10,500,000 for each of the four years until the next legislature meets. Ten per cent added to the 225 per cent valua- tions would make the taxable values about one billion dollars, which at 65 cents on the S100, the state rate, would produce over S6,800,000 in ad valorem taxes alone The franchise, privilege and other taxes collected under existing laws would bring the total revenues we'll above the S10,50O,O0O mark set by Governor Kilby and the budget committee.
 By raising values to something like the percentage the law demands more reve- nues would be collected in the next four years than the state could spend. Cover nor Ki1hv would be able not only tO carry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
ADJUSTMENTS
THEATRES

Lyric-Keith vaudeville. Loew's Bijou-Loews vaudeville and
 feature pictures.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-12
AUCTION SALE OF HIGHLY
IMPRON FARM

IMPROVED FARM.
To close and settle an estate the 'un-
by the district court of Saunders coun-
ty, Nebraska. to sell the highly i'm
proved farm left by the late Charley
B. Boydston. deceased, described as fol-
and tho South Half of the Northwest
Quarter and the North Half of South
east Quarter. all In Section 20, Township
IS, Range Z. Saunders county. Nebraska.
Of $40 acres OF the very best OF Saund-
ers county land, and Is located two miles
east and one mile north Of the prosper
GUS village Of Ceresco.
The soil Is fertile black loan with
clay suLsoil. The premises are equipped
with 2 sets Of good. servtcoable Improve
ments; 2 garages, one storing cars;
good wells; corn crib OF 5000 bushels
capacity: l 75-ton cement sllo; barn
capable Of storing $50 tons hay and con-
tanning a stall cattle room. 16x40. with
stanchions for COWS; chicken houses
and other outbuildings; pastures en-
closed with 500 rods of 5S-ineh woven
wire fencing nailed to Usage posts. The
quarter section has I25 acres in a high
state of cultivation, the remaining IS
acres being pasture and grove All can
be cultivated. Ono S0-acre tract has SO
acres in high state of cultivation. the
balance hay and pasture land. rs acres
of this can be cultivated. The other
eighty has As acres in a high state Of
cultivation, the balance in hay and
pasture land and grove. ten acres OF this
being the best hay land in Saunders
county. 70 acres Of this eighty can be
cultivated. ~ acres are sown to fall
wheat, in excellent condition and goes
with the real estate.
The above excellent and productive
farm will be sold at the court house In
Wahoo Neb., on Monday, December %.
1919, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, In
tracts to suit purchasers and possession
given March /, 1920. The sale will be
kept open one hour. Any person inter-
ested is invited to view the farm.
SLAMA & DONATE, Attorneys, Wa
hoo. Neb.
Z. ]. KIRCHMAN, Referee, Wahoo.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-12
GREAT BRITAIN
IMPLANTS new
ALLIANCE Germ
Triple Entente With France
and Italy May Result
From Conferences In
London.
BY L. r. MURDOCH.
Universal Service staff Correspondent.
Special Cable Dispatch.

London, Dec. ll.-Despite denials
that Britain is framing a new ode
fensive alliance" the belief is vir-
tually unanimous that the germ Of
new triple entente is being i'm
planted at the conferences this week
between Premier Lloyd George and
Premier Clcmenceau and Signor
Scialoia, the new Italian foreign
| minister.
The British government refuses
to make any comment upon the
treaty situation in America, fearing
that any public official statements
might jeopardize ratification of the
pact, for the hope persists in many
quarters that the United States may
put its final O. X. on the treaty and
league. The British government
wishes to avoid everything that
might appear like meddling in the
affairs of the United States.
Favor an Alliance.
Meanwhile there is much inspired
publicity in favor of an arrangement
between Britain, France and Italy.
with Spain as a possible fourth part
ner, for an alliance of the western
powers, indicating the setting up of
an old-fashioncd balance of power"
in the event America does not join
the league under the original terms.
Cecil Harmsworth,. under-secre-
tary of state in the foreign office,
went to Italy ostensibly on mis-
sion in connection with food relief.
His return, however, was followed
by the visit of the Italian foreign
minister. who in the last few days
has been having important star
chamber conferences with Lord Cur
zon, the British foreign minister, and
Harmsworth.
With the arrival of Prime Min
lister Clemenceau, the stage is set
for a series of significant confer
ences between the leading statesmen
of the three powers. The European
economic situation, which is grow
ing more acute daily, the relations
with Germany and peace with Rus
STA are believed to be in the fore
front of the subjects to be discussed
in these conferences.
In diplomatic circles the hope is
freely expressed that the three pow
ers will get together on common
rlan for the economic reconstruction
of Europe, and coupled with this
hope is the belief that political and
military arrangements will naturally
grow out of these discussions that
will virtually amount to new ALI
ance.
The Fiume question, too, is ex-
pected to be tackled earnestly. be-
cause of its inherent danger for an
Italo- Jugo-Slav conflict.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-12
FARM AND RANCH LANDS
Kansas Lands.
Nebraska Lands

Thomas County, Kansas, Wheat Land.
WATSON & Brennan,
Real Reliable Realty"
TYLER 1905 544 World Herald Bidg,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-12
FARMS NEAR OMAHA

POSSESSION MARCH !.
210 acres 81 " miles from Omaha: 40
acres level blue grass pasture, 10 acres
alfalfa, 8 acres native prairie, balance
under pillow; good set of buildings; one
of our very vest closein farms; price,
$3.50 per acre; terms.
100 acres, fenced hog-tight; $50 1000
worth of improvements, 35 acres valley
pasture, II acres alfalfa, good system of
waterworks, in high state of cultivation,
IL miles from Omaha; where can you
beat this considering improvements, at
s240 per acre: carry $4,000 In first
mortgage at ~ per cent; want offer.
100 acres Military road, Douglas
county; fine set of buildings; this road
is one of the first to be paved: close to
good towns and Omaha, markets: Is
acres good pasture. balance under pIow;
priced to sell; us on this quick.
40 acres miles from city limits of
Omaha; all modern 7-room house. hot
water heat, large barn. corncrib, hog
house; all necessary outbuidings; lots
of fruit. black and red raspberries,
acres Of Concord and Early Moors; IL
acres alfalfa, balance under plow; price.
$4,000.
IS acres 81 n miles from Omaha; good
set Of buildings; Y mile from paved
road; price only $3.50 per acre, just farm
land prices right at the gates of grow
ing Omaha.
Omaha. miles from good town:
splendid rich soil, improved price, $3.50
per acre.
so acres miles from Omaha, nicely
improved; price, $3.50 per acre: posses
sion on all OF the above March /.
Graham-Peters Realty Co.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
Issued
For HOme-C Coming
At Biz Centennial

Two hundred letters, the first OF 1000
or more, were mailed out of Memphis
Tuesday by the home coming commit
tee of the centennial celebration to for
mer residents of the city, inviting them
to return May 2l-22, when the one
hundredth anniversary of the founding
of Memphis and Shelby county will be
celebrated. The invitations were per-
sonallv signed by the committee, OF
which Mrs, Sam Phillips is chairman,
If plans Of the committee material
lie, thousands of Memphians vii! enter
tain during the two days OF the res
~tivities former residents ana relatives
residing at a distance. The committee
has under consideration "A neatly en-
graved invitation to be sent out from
celebration headquarters, "a North sec,
ond street, to anybody anywhere, ana
the request has been made that resi-
dents desiring to have relatives or
friends specially invited to the Celebra-
ton communicate with Mrs. fhllllps'
The committee will do the rest.
As a stimulus for the celebration IRON
a historical standpoint, an essay wit
ing contest In all Of the public schools,
both city and county, Is being arrangep
nv the committee on schools, OF when
prof. S. T.. Scates is chairman. Prizes
are to be awarded for the best essays
on the early history OF Memphis and
shelby county. data for which Is to be
furnished by the Memphis Historical
Dates for the opening and closing OF
the contest have not yet peeh deter
mined.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
AND GRASS
CAUSE BIG BLAZE
Two Dwellings and Two Cars
of Oil Destroyed in Fire
at Gas Plant.

Boys, matches, dry grass. lumber and
tank cars OF oil in the yards Of the
Memphis Gas and Electric company at
Kentucky street and McLemore ave-
nue. caused a dangerous conflagration
Monday afternoon, Two steel tanks Of
oil, two double-tenement dwellings,
considerable lumber and fencing were
consumed. The total loss amounts to
several thousand dollars.
Dried grass was ignited by the boys
for their personal amusement, accord
ing to the firemen, Flames quickly
spread from the grass TO the STACKS
OF lumber, Like a flash One of the big
steel tank cars, filled with crude oil,
parked In the yards OF the gas com
pany, fiared up with a roar,
Before firemen could lay lines of
hose ANOTHER tank ear of oil had eN-
a geyser, Blazing oil showered over
double tenement dwellings occupied by
negro families at Nos. 21-22 and 1924
White alley and they were enveloped
in flames in an instant.
Many negro families in the alley
gathered their household effects and
prepared to flee with their belongings.
The first company of firemen arrived
at $40 o'clock and II was after x
o'clock Monday night before Chief Fitz-
morris called up his last crew,
The oil produced a terrific heat ana
the smoke that rolled away In clouds
was sitting. Time and again the fire
men were forced to back up, but sue
ceeded In keeping their barrage of wa
ter between the blazing oil and val
liable property surrounding the gas
company's yards.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
Klinke Bennett.

A beautiful wedding viii be solemnized
Wednesday evening at $40 o'clock at
the Bartlett Methodist church, when
Miss Virginia Ann Klinke. daughter Of
MI. W. B. Klinke, Of Bartlett, will be-
come the bride Of Mr.. Raymond Hall
Bennett.
Miss Klinke's wedding gown will DO CT
heavy white satin with lace and tulle
draperies; her veil will be worn in cap
effect and she will carry a shower bou-
quet of valley lilies.
Miss Grace Olson, as maid Of honor,
win be gowned in yellow taffeta with
overdreSs of net, and Miss Katherine
Klinke, sister Of the bride, will wear a
lovely pale green taffeta with draperies
OF the same shade,
Mr.. Bennett will be attended by the
brides brother, Mr.. w. B. Klinke. Jr.,
as best man. while Mr.. Nicholas Miller
will be his groomsman. Master Charles
Fletcher Klinke, nephew Of the bride,
who has been chosen as ri~ng-bearer,
will carry the ring in the heart Of a
rose.
During the ceremony a beautiful vocal
solo will be given by Miss Lillian
Peoples. A reception win be held at the
home of the bride, the house being
decorated with spring flowers and
potted plants. Later in the evening Mr..
and Mrs. Bennett will go to their lovely
new bungalow, a gift Of the bride
groom's father, where they will be at
home to their friends.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
WEDDINGS
Pidgeon-S mythe.

NEW ORLEANS, La, March /. lSpll
A marriage Of much interest among
a very large circle OF friends and rel
atives in Tennessee and Mississippi is
to be solemnized in New orleans to-
day, The contracting parties are mem
bers of the younger set Of Memphis,
Miss Mary Frances Pidgeon, the beau
tiful daughter Of MT. James Christie
pher Pidgeon, 1906 Overton Park ave
nue., and DR.. Frank W. Smythe, who
went to France as surgeon TO the aero
squadron, being a first lieutenant,
where he served the United States gov
eminent about Is months, having only
recently returned home.
Miss Pidgeon is a girl of rare quail
ties OF heart and mind and a girl of
unusual strength of character and
charming personality and is very pop
ular, having won and held a large cir
Gle of friends by her many deeds of
kindness and u~nvarying courtesy.
Or, Frank W. Smythe is the son Of
DR.. Frank d. Smythe and has a host
Of friends in Memphis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
CARNIVAL VICTIM LOSES
HARD FIGHT FOR LIFE

Exhibiting vitality that amazed ne
attending surgeons, Jesse Campbell ~
vears old. GAP Dempster street, shot
three or four times in the stomach
while in the "49 Camp" show at the,
Moose carnival Saturday night, fingered
until 8 O'Clock Tuesday morning, when
he died at st. J]oseph,s hospltGi' rne
tines in many places and the surgeons
did not see how the youth lived to reach
the hospital
of Danville. ILL.,. charged with the muir
der OF Campbell and Rufus Chit sTo%.
man. charged with accessory, are held
in the city Jail. Their. trial has been
set for Wednesday morning In the police
smith and Chitwood were arrested
through the work Of Detectives Larry
Long and Roper. The detectives gave
much praise TO Thomas o. Moss, man
arer Of the Moss Brothers shows, for
his efforts in assisting them in catch
ing the alleged murderer and his &C
Conplice.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
ENTERTAINMENTS
For Miss Armstrong.

Miss Elizabeth Armstrong and mem
beers Of the Armstrong Stollenwerck
bridal party, were delightfully."- enter
tanned with another attractive affair
Tuesday at l O'Clock, when Miss Clara
Dunscomb rendered a luncheon at the
Memphis Country club in their honor.
The luncheon table for the bridal
party was beautifully decorated, the
c~enterpiece being lilies in silver vases,
about which were placed dainty bonbon
dishes of cleaning silver. the handles OF
which were caught with filmy white
tulle.
The cunning favors for the guests
were in the form Of tiny slippers filled
with rice and at the place Of each at
tractive girl was an exquisitely dainty
corsage bouquet. A lovely corsage,
modelled after the bridal bouquets Of the
days of S." marked the place of the
charming bride-to-be,
The lovely young hostess, Miss Duns-
comb, wore a most becoming spring
model of green French wolfe over green
satin, with a handsome lace collar.
Miss Armstrong was lovely in a
dainty and stylish model of navy blue
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
Miss Bond Entertains.

Miss Irene Bond, the lovely maid OF
honor Of the Armstrong -Stollenwerck
bridal party, will be the hostess OF a
most attractive dinner party in honor
of Miss Elizabeth Armstrong and her
attendants Tuesday evening at the
home of her aunt, Mrs, Robert G..
Morrow. on Union avenue.
For the occasion Miss Armstrong will
wear a new spring evening frock Of
sky blue crepe meteor, eXquisitely
draped and caught with wide beaded
bands, with coatee effect of French
imported lace, Her flowers will be a
corsage bouquet of violets n freesias.
Miss Bond will yes a most becOm-
ing evening frock Of silver and green
brocaded cloth, with a bodice Of pearls,
She will wear a corsage bouquet OF Kill
larnev roses and valley lilies.
Miss Bond will be assisted in receiv-
ing and entertaining her guests by Mr..
and Mrs. Robert G.. Morrow.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
For Returned Nurses.

A very pretty affair in compliment to
the nurses who have done such SPLEEN
did work in France and who have re-
turned to Memphis during the past few
days, will be the box party at the Or
pheum theater, followed by a chatting
dish party at the Hotel Gayoso Thurs
day afternoon. The affair is being
planned by the Registered Nurse asso-
citation.
All nurses who desire to make reser-
vations for the affair at the Gayoso, are
requested to ring Main 3412 not later
than noon Thursday.
A number of nurses arrived in Mem
phis in the last few days and were well
coined by the association and a large
host of friends. Among those who have
arrived are Miss Jean Hope, who has
been cited for bravery and GOODNESS un-
der fire; Miss Nell Taylor, Miss Frances
Lester, Miss Laura Heath and Miss
Frances Martin. Ten others are eX-
pected to arrive any time.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04
Song Recital.

The voice department of the South
ern Conservatory Of Music, Of which
Edmund Wiley is director, will give a
song recital, to which the public is cor
daily invited to attend, at Witzmann's
hall Tuesday evening at SIS O'Clock.
Among the numbers on the splendid
program arranged for the evening are
a number of universal faVorites-songs
which never grow old and which all
ways recall the happiest memories in
life-among which are oh. Promise
Ne" Until" "Oh. Dry Those Tears, -
and many others, which prove that the
concert will be a delightful treat for
all who have the pleasure of attending
A number Of Mr.. Wiley's most tall
ented pupils will be present at he re-
citaL The accompanies for the evening
will be J. G. Gerbig and Mrs. Eugene
HazlehurSt.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-04

ders and L. S. and J. n. Thompson,
druggists, convicted on the same
charges, were awaiting the opinion in
the first case, 1t win require about GO
days for the mandates to reach Mem
phis.
According to W. y. Kyser, United
States district attorney, who prosecuted
the defendants. the decision OF the high
stamping out TIE drug evil. He re-
garded It as the greatest victory Of his
administration
Friedman has two years to serve. the
Thompson have two and three years
and Saunders has two years in the At
lanta pen.