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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-15

The theater-wise' folk who like to
look behind and beyond the formal
announcements from the managers
Offices believe that the identity of
the next BelascO-made star is already
a settled thing. Unless all signs err,
they say, 1t will be Eileen Huban, who
will be thus transported to the heights
Of theatrical glory. Miss Huban, II
will be remembered, burst upon the
scene less than two years ago by
her performance in play called
"Grasshopper," which was played
briefly at the Garrick and Maxine Ell
lott Theaters. Since then she has
appeared-also briehy-in ION with
the Dance" and on the road in Cheat
ing Cheaters" for the major part OF
a season.
A few weeks ago, IN Buffalo and
Toronto, Mr.. Belasco tested the quail
tiles of Dark RosaIeen," an Irish
hOrse-racing play by Wh.tford Kane,
the actor, and w. d. Hepenstall. Miss
Huban, who had been one OF the Irish
Players with Kane, played the lead
ing role, and her performance was
such that Mr.. Belasco is now having
the play deliberately rewritten in
order to give her greater opportuni-
ties. Her part, according to the
story, is being more than trebIed in
length.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-15

BilIle Rhodes, the popular little movie
actress, has gone and got married. e"
Smiling Billy Parsons is the latest
screen comedian end president of the
National Film Corporation, and is the
latest motion picture Romeos. Word
OF the elimination of one of the
quietest romances in the California
film colony seeped through last week.
The marriage might never have be-
come known had not Miss Rhodes. in
applying for a passport, signed her
affidavit Mrs. Levita Parsons"
Miss Rhodes is being starred at the
Garden Theater here next week in
The Lamb and the Lion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
OFFICERS ITALIAN
 SOCIETY ELECTED Members Pledge Donations to Red Cross Until Sol
 diers Return Home

s'We will continue our Red Cross do- nation until the boys come home"
 This statement was made yesterday afternoon by Joe Ferlise, the newly elected president of the Principe Umberto di Savoia society, the oldest Italian or ganization in the state, at the annual meeting and election of officers held at the Fraternal hall. The meeting was at tended by. over 200 members from the Birmingham district and was enthusi- astic throughout.
 Resolutions were adopted in which the members of the society pledged themselves to continue their war work activities, particularly the assessment of each member for the Red Cross, which amounts to several hundred dollars, the society having a membership of 400 The society has given liberaly to all the war work drives and subscribed for $S0O0 of Liberty Bonds.
 The officers elected were: Joe Ferlise, president A. Fiorella, vice president; A. Smeraglia treasurer; T. Diadone, corre- spending secretary; l.. Smeraglia. vice corresponding secretary; $. Brandlne,
 financial secretary; c. Verciglio, vice corresponding secretary; S. Di Jesei l.. Simonetti and B. Trattoldi; F. Rietta. grand marshal; G. Torti and G. Labire, inner guardians; T. Mermie, Italian flag bearer; O. Bacalimo, American flag bearer; V Vaccaro, guard. The following board of directors was named Joe Schillaci, chairman: Joe Manciaracina, O.. Schillaci, J. Catarinlc- kia, O. Maniscalco, E. Latatino, G. Lanza, M. Verra. L. Colca,s A. Raiir, 1 s. Schllaci, T. Manciaracina and C. Giovanni.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
ENLISTED MEN0F
 FIELD ARTILLERY MUSTERED OUT 
117th Field Artillery Regi- ment Mustered Out at Camp Gordon Local
 Boys to Come Home
Of Birmingham, Ala. Statement December 31, 1918
 Ilx . Sl Il

=A1l of the enlisted men in the 117th field artillery have been mustered out of the service at Camp Gordon, accord ing to Sergeant Donald Long. who re- turned to Birmingham from Atlanta yesterday. Capt. Matt Murphy of the 117th was also in the. city Pn fur tough yesterday, and he declared tha. fthe officers of the entire brigade would be given their discharges in the next few days
 The disbanding of the 117th regiment will mean the immediate return of many Birmingham boys who compose a large portion of it. The 117th regi- ment, as part of the Dixie division, has seen almost two years of continuous service, being formed at Montgomery in the spring of 1917 and later moved to Camp Wheeler, Macon. Ga, where they remained year in training.
 The entire division was finally sent overseas under General Steiner in Oc- tcber of last year, but before they had an opportunity to get to the front lines the armistice was signed and they were ordered back home. They arrived ir New York about the middle of Decem. Der, spent two weeks at Camp Merritt and have been at Camp Gordon now about 10 days, awaiting discharge.
 Beside Captain Murphy and Sergeant Long, Jimmy nd Joe Yates, Bill Cos by, Roy Jones and numerous other loca boys are members of the 117th.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
BIRTH OF A NATION'
 AT THE TRIANON

Today at 10 a. m. "The Birth of Ma tion.'' the worlds greatest spectacle, will
 begin an engagement of one week only at the Trianon theatre on farewell tour of the south. The first performance will
 begin at 10 a. n. and performances will
 be given every two and one-half hours thereafter.
 "The Birth of a Nation" is picture that can be seen again and again with interest. Those that haven't seen this
 masterpiece should not miss the present opportunity.
 It will be presented all this week in it's original production in F reels and will be seen just as it has been presented all l over the vol Id.
 1 The Ku Klux Klan of Birmingham will | tour many sections of the city today and tomorrow announcing that the clan Will l he guests at the Tuesday evening per formance The Ku Klux Klan will stage 1 a downtown parade Tuesday evening a
 7:3O o'clock before going to the theatre
 to enjoy the picture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
DANGER SEEN IN
 FARMERS SELLING
 THEIR CATTLE NOW
Carl Vrooman of United States Food Administration Discusses Future
 Meat Situation

In a press dispatch from Chicago pub 1ished in The Age-Herald last Friday it was stated that there is danger of farm CTS and dairymen throughout the coun- try selling their cattle while prices are high, which would bring about serious condition in the meat market a year or two hence The statement was made in connection with the proposed government control of refrgerating cars and stock yards.
 Discussing this subject few days ago Carl Vroernan of the United States food administration said:
 .'The dairy herds of the old world are depleted to an appalling degree. There is not 8 country in Europe where the people have. enough dairy products, and this process ofs depletion is going on every day. and every week. and every month, and will continue to go on as long as this horrible war lasts.
 'When this war is finished we will find the world with demand for dairy products two-fold, four-fold, ten-fold greater than the supply. Europe will come to us with outstretched hands, every country in Europe, and say to us. We must have milk: give us canned milk give us dry milk: give us butter; give us cheese; give us dairy cattle give us animals to build up our dairy herds again. And unless America has stimu- lated the production of dairy products, has increased our supply of dairy ami mals far beyond anything in the past. we will be utterly unable to supply this demand
 We will supply as much of it as we can, because they are going to be will ing to pay practically any reasonable price for our live stock; and we will sup ply so much of it that our own resources will be exhausted. Then this country will be without sufficient dairy products.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
Funeral Services of
 Mrs. Harrington Heflin
Funeral From Residence, 1912 Four teenth Avenue, South, This Morn-
 ing at II O'Clock

Funeral services over the remains Of Mrs. Lindy Graham Heflin, wife of Judge Harrington P Heflin who died Saturday at the family residence, 1912 Fourteenth street, south wiIl~be held this morning at Il o'clock at the residence. Interment will follow at Elmwood.
 The following pallbearers have been named Judge w. F.. Fort, John P. Me- Coy, James F. Hawkins, Charles r. Marks, Thomas F. Parker, Sam Caldwell, w. H. Woolverton and M. J. Gregg.
 Mrs. Heflin was one of the best known women in Birmingham As girl she was admired by the whole coterie of Bir- mingham society of the period of 10 years ago, and since her marriage to Judge Heflin in 1910 she has been leader of the young matron's set of the city. She was an indefatigable worker in the Red Cross hospital supply service and was designated as an instructor for the classes of workers as they were found throughout this country and other parts of the state. Her beauty, tact, and elf ciency won for her many friends and admirers.
 Her immediate family that survive her besides Judge Heflin, are her parents MT. and Mrs. J. T. Graham and one sis- ter. Mrs. Henry Upsom Sims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
Brief Account Of Sermons
 Preached m Local Churches

of lberality. You never saw stingy man who was happy and very few ot them are even temporarily prosperous. Rendering your just dues unto God will bless you more than it will bless others. It is more blessed to give than to re- ceive-
 SURPRISES IN HEAVEN
 There are many who sing about ana sigh for mansion in the sky ana q golden harp that would be lucky to get a shanty on a back alley in the new Jerusalem All the wealth you will have in heaven will be what you lay up while you are here plus the divinely compound ed interest which the great banker gives to those who lay up treasurers tn heav- en There are going to be somc great surprises in heaven. Many who are poor here will be rich there- If some of us get what we deserve we will have to live in our cooks back yard there Goa doesn't count the number Of dollars we give, but the sacrifice wo make, and our. efforts to be honest with him
 How are we going to square accounts with God? Read again the story or the Good Samaritan, the Unjust Steward. and the twenty-fifth of Matthew. In as much as ye have done it unto ono ot the least of these ye have done It unto me Come let us settle up. With bonded knee. with the door shut, and with the spir1t willing, let's ask God to render state ment of account, and then ask: Lord. what will Thou have mo to dor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
 Responding to your kind suggestion that you would publish an article from the writer on the reconstruction or our school system, permit me to say frank ly that the things I do not know about this subject would fill many books.
 My vision. if have vision, comes from my work on the district eXemp- tion board, where the ignorance, the consumptive and the venereal condl- tion of many of our boys made my heart sick. Then when I had advance information as, to conditions on the west front. and I prayed as I never prayed before. the purpose came No me to quit money chasing and try 10 do some constructive work.
 After I read about how the French at Chateau Thierry were retreatlns and as they went back were throwing aside their arms in utter despair, ana the French officer coming up told the officer in command of our marines to hold as long as he could. then retreat to the trenches being prepared 'fos them, and our officer said: Retreat, he'll, we've just come and we don know how to retreat" I said in my heart, Here I am. boys. if my old hulk
 is worth a damn, take me: l belong to you"
 Without solicitation on my part l was elected chairman of the Talladega county school board. and in humble ness and in ignorance I am trying to figure out this matter.
 l. Now, the little girl school teacher of the rural school excites my pro- found sympathy. Yesterday, as I was going to ny farm in my car, two boys and two girls, the largest not seeming over II years old, were plodding along through the mud. and awful. mud at that. I took all four in my car and said to the larger girl. School is out early today" and. as if it was re- 1 flection on her. she safd: "I only have seven scholars" I had no more ides
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
HYGIENE PICTURE SHOWN
 AT THE COLONIAL
Large Crowds of Women and Girls Witness Govern ment Film, 'The End of
 the Road" Yesterday

pr. Julia Crotty gave short introduce tory talks to five large audiences of wo- men and girls at the Colonial theatre yesterday afternoon and evening, when the government educational film "The End of the Road" was shown. This appreciation on the part of the women or Birmingham of the first exhibits of the picture, has induced the Civic association further to cooperate with the govern ment plan in giving this production free to-the women, and the social hygiene committee of the association will secure for next Sunday a much larger mousse to show the interesting and instructive film. The Colonial was entirely made uuate to accommodate the women that desired to see the picture yesterday. The picture is really a wonderful production and conveys some striking lessons.
 The happiness that lies at 'The End of the Road can easily be left at the side. Of the characters shown the HIT tious girl' loses it early in life, and only regains it through the help and watchfui care and patience of the good, strong character, Mary, the heroine of the play. The reckless girl'' loses 1t and her life, self destroyed, pays the awful price. The "trustful girl'' makes a mistake ana uses her own interpretation of the unwrltten law to no helpful end. The ignorant girT' goes through narrowing eA perienceA and comes out of it harmed greatly through no fault of her own.
 The strong lesson of the Tim IS tna' happiness is the human right ana DOT tion The picture portrays It's undyins possibilities in the beautiful true love tales shown. Incidental to the social hvgiene features of the picture are some actual photographs of cases in the wo- mans ward in Blackwell Island, New York
 The war incidents in the film were made in France, indeed, all the whole story. so far as its object lesson lh morality and social hygiene is concerheu; is true and the pictures are frult1ui
 scenes of actual happenings No eN- pense has been spared by the govern ment to make 1t an artistic success
 The authors are pr. Katherine Bennett Davis of New York, woman commissioner of correction, and Major Griffiths, all army surgeon. -. Dr. Crotty and Mrs. Mamie Melvin are both pleased with yesterday showihs of the interest the women Of Blrmihs- ham have manifested in the message they bring. ,o pr. Crotty will deliver series or rec tures in the city this week as foilows' Tod.vis schedule Kress store, S:3o a. m County High school, n:45 a. "' Young Women's Christian associatlon' 6.45 ?. m. oo VI, Tuesday: Kress store, s;so a. ,,i,, m, povles High school, 11:45 a. m.; Hill- man hotel, national council defense, Wo- mens division, 2:30 p. m; Young women Christian association, 7:45 p. m
 Wednesday: Kress store, s:So a: III.
 Boyles High school, n;45 a. m Ma, ',, n fnt- x U ,,, young Women's Christian associa- sion, 6:45 p. m. o
 Thursday, Public library, 10 a. m' oo' cial Workers club. Southern club, p. III Sunday: Womens' Bible class, Masohi' temple, 1915 a. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
COMMITTEES NAMED
 FOR SCOTTISH RITE
 WINTER REUNION

Active preparations are being made for the winter reunion of the bodles of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Valley of Bir- mingham.- Orient of Alabama, which will be held at the Masonic temple, be- tinuing until the 24th. large class of candidates are in waiting and the reunion promises to be one of unusual interest
 The following committees have been named for the reunion:
 Executive-George r. Moore, sover- eign grand commander. chairman ex- officio: John H. Phillips. deputy Of the sover eign grand inspector general in North Alabama J. D. Matlock, Ernest Mathews. John B. Bethea. N. R. Baker. w. P McAdory. Albert l.. Reese. Standing-John H. Phillips. chair man: F. B. Keiser. w. P. McAdory, N. R. Baker. Jacob Friedman. J. D. Mat lock, Ernest Matthews. J. N Ray. John B. Bethea. J. F. Carle. Albert l.. Reese. Entertainment-Simo KlotZ, H. P. Lesher w. R. Venable.
 Director of Work-J. D. Matlock. Class Directors-A. M. Reeves, J. R. T. Rives
 t Credential and Filing-Lew Lazarus, w. w. Ransom. George S. Obear.
 Paraphernalia-Lee Mccall, J. D. , MatIOCk. Lew lLdZdTuS. d. 1nCauOiy l Master of Wardrobe-P, M. Laul. i Music-J. F. Carle. H. L. Culver, H {W. Myers | Scottish Rite Welfare-F. B. Keiser | William McDougalL William Drake Simon Klotz. w. W. Ransom, M. New l field, J. R. Bethea. Lew Lazarus, w. J /, Rushton. Albert L. Reese. l Scottish Rite Construction Cor. B Keiser I D. Matlock. w. r. McAdory N. R. Baker, J. B. Bethea. Ernest Mat l thews. Colman Blach. Ben M. Jacobs | Albert L. Reese.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13

Now give the little girl teachers sucn as I picked up yesterday all the wis dom of Solomon. They could not oo justice to any one of the children un- der their charge, and we all know It.
 Now, again, the sanitary arrange ments about these schools are such that the girl teacher and the larger girls will not use same, with results that any mother can tell you about.
 Still again, these country girls, flnd- ing home conditions intolerable go 70 town as clerks with results that MES' Weakley as head of your G1rls lhuuS- trail school. can tell you about.
 Our civilization is at stake and would to God I were a John the Sap tist. crying in the wilderness, Awake for the day of reckoning is at hand
 Your cities are outgrowing your farm production and because Of the tenant system of farming each year your farms are producing less food.
 I am no philanthropist, but a hard headed man who hates waste, and m advising that we remedy conditions outlined above. before we try to do shoddv work in vocational training, I am doing what seems to me the sen- sible thing. 1T. L. McELDERR9, Chairman Talladega County School Board
 Talladega, January II. 1919.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
DR. WARREN FORUM
 SPEAKER TONIGHT
Assistant Surgeon General of the U. s. Government
 Arrives Today

Birminghamers will have an oppor- tunity to hear tonight at the Civic as- sociation auditorium, when the open forum committee of which pr. c. B. Glenn is chairman, presents Dr. B. S. Warren, assistant surgeon general of the United States health department an Alabamian who is next to the high est authority in medicine connected with the United States government
 Dr. Warren was reared in Alabama rracticed in this state six years, leav- ing his native state IS years ago. He will discuss How to Protect Your Fealth," and his subject will be ably handled.
 Dr. c. w. Shropshire. president. an nounces that there will be no meeting of the Jefferson County Medical society tonight, in order that all members of that society may attend the open forum meeting and hear pr. Warren.
 pr. Warren will arrive in Birming- ham this morning at o'clock and will be met by a committee and shown over the city There will be other courtesies and honors shown him while Birming- hams guest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
Judge Fort to Organize
 Grand Jury For NetU Term

Grand jury for the January term will be organized this morning at 9:30 o'clock by Judge W. E. Fort in the criminal division of the circuit court organized at this time After organiz- ing the juries Judge Fort who is one of the active pallbearers at the funeral of Mrs. H. r. Heflin this morning, will defer giving the charge to the grand jury until ? o'clock this afternoon. He requests all jurors to report promptly this morning at 9:30 o'clock.
 It is understood that Judge Fort will have some special charge to present to the grand jury in reference to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
Mobile Interested in
 Warrior Development
Ben K. Stroud Refers to Activities in
 Gulf City

Manager Ben K. Stroud of the Alabama Manufacturers and Operators associa- tion has returned from Mobile to find his desk covered with letters awaiting his attention
 "The people of Mobile are very much interested in the development of the War rior river" MT. Stroud said, "and their present activities are bound to result in great benefit to that port The man ufacturers and business people of that city are alive to the importance of for eign trade and they express a determina- tion to get their share of it.
 MT. Stroud stated that large number of Mobile manufacturers made applica- tion for membership in the Alabama Manufacturers and Operators association which he says is growing rapidly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
GILES M'OITEENIS
 HOLDING HIS OWN
Son of Sloss-Sheffield President Sui fering From Pneumonia at
 St. Vincent's

Giles F. Mcqueen. son of J. w. Me oueen president of the Sloss-Sheffield steel and Iron company. was reported last night as holding his own at St. vincent's hospital. where he Is suffer- ing from pneumonia, He had an at tack of influenza which developed into pneumonia Thursday.
 He was considerably depressed when h. learned the news of the death of phares Coleman. Jr.. of whom he had been schootmate J. W. Mcqueen stated last night. however. that the doctors now held out encouragement and he himself felt that Giles is hold ing his own. Young Mcqueen is 2s years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
DIR. c. c. DANIEL AND HORACE ADAMS
 KIWANIS SPEAKERS
Splendid Programme of Local Talent Offered Membership at Iomor- rows Luncheon-TwoP Prizes
 Are Offered

Tomorrow Kiwanians are gong to hear two of their members talk on tneir business. and in view of the tact lha' one of them is live wire salesman and the other college president there ia not A bit of doubt but what their line of talk will meet with the approVal of the entire membership, as well as enIirbten them on the subjects dis cussed. ,,, ,.. :,
 Henry J. Porter, Jr., will donate Knox~. derby to the winner as an at- tendance prize. n, s
 President J. Mercer Barnett will do- nate a $5 bill to the man who orIers the best suggestion for a club motto or slogan, the same to be handed Tn m writing toI the secretary prior to the luncheon, or at the luncheon
 The programme as announced fol- lows: r.. D. m.-Assemble in ballroom, Tut wiler hotel
 1:05 D. m.-Honor roll
 no n m.-Awarding of attendance nrize A Knox derby. awarded by ki- wanian Henry J. Porter. Jr- of the Porter Clothing company. up on Flrs' avenue.
 1.15 n. m.-Regular roll call Intro duction of visitors and new mempers' 1.3o D. m.-Horace Adams. Kiwtnaian will speak a piece on Tt Pays to Ao' vertise" being little of the inside or his stock in trade, calendars, advertis. ling novelties and such, made py 'h' I,aves Lithographing company. 1:45 D. m.-A great Daniel Will o' turned loose upon the club Tor the HTS time. and those who have heara mn are emphatic in saying that you WI enjoy hearing him roar on what DIT
 mingham Southern College Means ., Birmingham''-Kiw C. V. Danie' nresident Birmingham m-Southerh coi | lege. .. h,,,
 D. m-You may leave the pail
 after shaking hands with all or 'h'