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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
NOTED SCREENSTARS
TO APPEAR At B|JOU
Madame Traverse and Flor
ence Reed in Powerful
PhOtoplays

Always feature at Ioew's Biiou.
the photoplays that will be shown this
week are of more than usual interest
and two of the most popular and noted
stars of filmdom will be seen in their
nevis features. For the first half of
the week Madame Traverse will. an
pear in THE Shares of Paris" and for
the second half Florence Reed VIII
feature in Her Game@'
An added screen attraction will be
Topics of the Day which consist Of
bright and witty epigrama culled from
the leading magazines and newspapers.
Five star vaudeville acts, screen
comedies, news pictures and musical
programmes by augmented orchestra
and pipe organ will complete the bill.
THE Shares of Paris" in which the
beautiful Madame Traverse will be
seen the first half OF the week. is a
strong photodrama depicting life in
the higher circles of the most talked
of city in the world today 1t is a
story in which love and intrigue AMI
romance are happily blended. The
Leading role. as portrayed by Madame
Traverse is a triumph of this Compress
OF stormy emotions as she has been
named by admiring critics
Patrons, of Loew's Bijou have seen
MISS Traverse in some exceptional
roles yet in The Shares of Paris" She
exceeds even her former splendid emo
tional DEMONSTRATIONS. In strength
Of story, dramatic intenseness. sus-
tanned suspense and astonishing eli
max Miss Traverse's present vehicle
is of unusual appeal and excellence.
Coming with the reputation Of being
Floreoce Reeds greatest success to
date, Her Came" a feature drama of
modern New York life will be seen the
second half of the week No star Of
stage or screen has achieved a wider
popularity than Florence Reed whose
talented screen work in such successes
as Wives of Men, Her Code of
Honor and The Woman Under Oatn"
MAKES the presentation of her latest
offering feature at Loew's Bijou
Her Game" picturizes the exciting,
adventures of a young southern girl
in New York city. The stakes in the
game are wealth, love and honor, and
II the young heroine wins it is only
after hard battle and many peril
GUS experiences. The offering is said
to have special appeal to feminine
audiences. Conway Tearle, well
known for his clever screen support
of other stars. plays the principal male
role in the cast
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
SEASONS MOST ARTISTIC
EVENT, THE DUNCAN DANCERS,
THIS WEEK AT THE JEFFERSON
Music Study Club to Present the Six Duncan Dancers in
Extraordinary Beautiful Dance Interpretation of
Music and Vivid Portrayal of Poetry of Motion

The dances performed by the Dun
can Dancers. which the Music Study
club win present at the jefferson
Thursday. October 80. is no less than
an Interpretation of life in symbols.
Watching them is like watching the
soul of man moving in the dance of
destiny
Consider those illimitably suggestive
folds of drapery, which make one think
of the silent trees in some mysteri-
Gus woodland. The weird radiance it
is the glow of dancing moonbeams.
Figures appear, they move about won
deringly, then something thrills tham
with JOY and they give way to their
delight They dance rapturously, taan
slowly dreamily. In the dance to the
music of Iphigene en- Auhs they recall
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
MUSICAL COMEDY
HIT, 'SOLONG, LEFTY
MOr0scO's Pleasing Offering
Coming to the Jefferson
Theatre This Week

Local theatregoers who will avail
themselves to see 80 Long, Lefty
Oliver Moroscos pleasing musical COM
edy. which will be shown at the JEFF
ferson Friday and Saturday, matinee
Saturday and have never been in the
far west will wonder why Mr. and
Mrs. Robbins and their neighbors. Mr.
and Mrs. Miller, the leading characters
in the entertaining farce with music
live in abandoned street cars They
agree that oliver Morosco, the pro-
Queer and co-author of the play has
provided something new in stage set
lngs; a pleasing innovation far re-
moved from the stereotyped sets" IA
in detail just what the husband did.
Those familiar with the theatrical
world declare The Naughty Wife to
have been the best advertised play of
the year by what is known as word-of-
mouth advertising. But it is, to be
noted that no matter how highly it is
praised; no matter how strongly those
who see it, urge others to do the same
they never tell exactly what happens.
To do so would spoil the evening for
the others.
An excellent cast will be seen here
including such well known farceurs as
Reeva Greenwood. Gordon Eldrid, Ger
trude Walthers w H. Crosby, Harry
Keen, Edward Roy c. Ewood farber,
Irma Health and others. "rhe Naughty
Wife" comes to the Jefferson exactly as
Nit was presented in New York. Boston
and Chicago, and as it is now being
played in London. England, to enormous
business. 1t is now making a compile te
tour of the country
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
BY Fans OF A CATHOLIC

You'd never suspect them. SAppar
emily everything is calm. They have
just stopped going anywhere, that's
all. You may not have even missed
them. They haven't gone anywhere to-
gether for a long time. They have
agreed to disagreed And it is too funny
when you know the particulars. They
own the house jointly. And neither will
sell SO he has installed himself a
kitchen in his half. She drew the half
with the kitchen already in it. So
They have one little girl, who has no
but never under the same ceiling.
They have ne little girl, who has no
quarrel with either party. L don't know
what happens when she wants to visit
either the one or the other. 1 guess
they have catholic for her to crawl
through,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26

to ones mind the statuesque beauty
of Greek sculpture
There has never been a greater art
than the dances OF these girls; never
one of deeper thought; never one Of
more universal relations or greater
emotional power. 1t runs the gamut
of emotions with Shakespeare, scars
On the wings of vision with Shelley
and yearns for utter beauty with the
wistfulness of Keats
The dancers give their programme
in conjunction with George Copeland
the distinguished pianist, who ranks
first among exponets of Debussy, and
who holds high place as an interpreter
Of Chopin This rare combination of
motion and melody constitutes an at
traction appealing alike because Of
it's grace and beauty and it's great ar
tistic merit. giving delight not only to
eye and ear, but satisfaction of mind
IN Il ESlsaiitI .Is' we1l!.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
TOM MOORE At THE
R|ALTO IN STORY OF
LOVE AND INTRIGUE
"Heartsease," Tom Moore's
Latest Offering, a Delight
full Photoplay of Heart
Interest and Appeal

Tom Moores latest picture, Hearts
ease" which comes to the Rialto tomor-
row, Tuesday and Wednesday, affords
the star every possible histrionic oppor-
tunity to disclose his variety of talents.
Tom Moore whose personal charm has
endeared him to thousands of motion
picture enthusiasts, has played nearly
every conceivable type Of character; but
in his new photoplay he is asked to por-
tray the emotional struggles of young
unknown composer, whose life work has
been stolen by titled rival
The love interest which complexities the
story centers around a lovely girl who
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
The Real Difficulty

From the Boston Transcript.
An old-fashioned country lady and her
son were driving into town ip the family
buggy when a huge automobile bore
down upon them. The horse was badly
frightened and began to prance, and The
old lady promptly got out and waved
wildly to the chauffeur, screaming in her
excitement.
The chauffeur stopped the car and Of
fered to help get the horse quiet again.
That's all right said the boy who
remained composedly in the carriage. 81
can manage the horse You just lead
mother past
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
Maggie knew 1t

From the Buffalo Commercial
'I'm afraid I'll never be able to teach
you anything, Maggie" was the despair
ing utterance' of a housewife to a new
Irish domestic. Don't you know that
you should always hand me notes and
cards on a salyer?"
Sure, mum, I knew answered Mag
gle, but l didn't know you did,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26

miliar in most musical offerings. But
Mr.. Morosco has good authority for the
novel scenes shown in the two acts
! the first outside and the second inside
street car
To the westward of San Francisco on
a sandy shore some Is miles from the
Golden Gate, is a little settlement
known as Carville. When electricity
displaced horses as the motive power
for street transportation an enterpris-
ing young man purchased some of the
to the seashore. Then he bought for
little or nothing strips of land on the
beach and on them he placed his cars.
When he had fitted the cars into a
B semblaee of a habitation he had no
difficulty in renting them to campers
for the summer months.
The scene of the two street cars
converted into beach houses, shown in
the first act naturally gave Living
ston. Platt,. who designed the scenery,
an odd idea to start with But while
anotherl scene painter might have de-
signed the setting in nothing better
than a fantastic sort of realism, Mr..
Platt by combining genuine sense
| of design and color with a sense of
/ humor, gets beauty and sufficien
comic suggestion, too. The two cars,
connected by diminutive bridge of
signs, are delicately constructed tinted
in warm pinks and delicate green's,
topped by designs in formal greenery
and backed by drop of deep blue
sky.
The setting of the second act. the
interior of the cars, is even better.
! While the full stage is used, the roof
lines of the street cars, the doors.
platforms and windows are all reticent-
ly and cleverly suggested.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
The Bark Test

From Blighty Qondon)
Two sailors at dog show were gazing
at valuable Skye terrier which had so
much hair that it looked more like a
wooden mat than a dog
Which end is is cad, Tom?" asked
one.
Beloved if I know, was the reply,
but, ere, I'll stick a pin in him, and
you look which end barks'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-13
Amateur Base Ball.

The Universal Motor company
team claims championship season
in the American league Their man
ager writes they have the honor of
playing for one of the best hackers
in the amateur circles. J. S. Shields
will pilot the Universals.
The Muny league umpires held a
meeting last Friday night in the
:ity hall at which there were seven
uinpires appointed besides the UNI
pire in chief, Johnny Gonding. An
other meeting will be held next Fri
iay night, and anyone that wants
a job umpiring for the amateurs
may apply for it at that meeting.
The umpires already appointed are:
Nat Keap, Joe Moran, Tom Nc
Ouade. Herbert Chase, Clyde Ross,
William Holbrook and Chris KEN
my.
The North Side Pearls, formerly
the Pearl Memorials. trimmed the
South Side Trinity base ball team
at Miller Park yesterday. 9 to 3. The
pitching of George Daston and the
batting of George Bernstein featured
the game. For Saturday afternoon
games with the Pearls, call Colfax
1912
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-13
New World Records Set
at Central A. A. u. Meet

Chicago, April 12.-Tom Camp
bell, University of Chicago fresh
man, set rev worlds indoor rec
ord for 800 yards tonight at the
Central A. A. U. championships,
running the distance in :13 Is. The
old mark of 1:13 rs was held by
Tom Halpin of the Irish-American
Athletic club of New York.
Joie Ray, Illinois Athletic club,
broke third record tonight when he
reduced his own time of 9:31 rs for
two miles to o:16 Is. The first
night he set new indoor record
for the miles and the second night
broke the central A. A. record for
the half mile. The meet closed to-
night.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-13

the Liberty Bells were given fran
chises in this organization.
With the season only one week
away, the teams are working hard
to get in shape for the opening
games Of the campaign. Every club
was out for practice during the past
week. In practice games last Sun
day the teams showed up very well
and all looked as if they were ready
to start the championship season.
All the Gloss B and c teams will
engage in practice contests this at
ternoon and the fans are assured OF
some lively exhibitions.
The Ernie Holmes base ball team
is organizing with fast lineup
and will play out-of-town games.
An effort will be made to organize
Class A league, composed OF
Shenandoah, Griswold. Missouri
Valley, Portsmouth and Platts-
mouth. The Murphys, Metcalfs
and Longeways last year in the
Greater Omaha league will also be
asked to join. Such league, it is
believed, would be success. A
meeting to the effect of an organiza-
ton will be held soon. Letters
have been sent out to managers OF
these teams. Leslie Pickett will be
manager of the Holmes team this
season and is signing a fast team.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-13
ROURKES TANGLE'
With A R N 0 UR.
SEM|-PR0S TODAY
Both Star Teams; Packers Ex-
pect to TrounCe Leaguers;;
Short History of the
Omaha Players.

Welll Well! Mr.. Ball Fan! Glad
to see you again. Suppose you'll be
out to the Rourke park grounds this
afternoon, eh' The Omaha West
crn leaguers will play the Armours
in a full nine-inning game today,
starting at the regular schedule time
of Sis. The best OF it is that the
fellow that has always envicd the
guys that could sit in the grand
stand, can get Just as good seats as
the other fellow today, for the same
price, Choose your own seat for
so cents, including the war tax.
The Armours will give the
, Rourkes stiff battle and the man
ayers of the packer team don't hesi-
! tate to say that they think they
have good chance of trimming the
leaguers. As semi-pros, they will
have a stronger lineup than they
ever had as leaders of the Greater
Omaha league, the local Class A
amateurs. The teams will have the
following batting orders in the
game:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-13
JOHN PESEK AND
CHAS. CUTLER
HERE May Il
Jack Lewis Closes Match Be-
tween Shelton Boy and
Former American Title
Holder.

Farmer boy, John Pesek of
Shelton, Neb,, and Charley Cutler
of Chicago will meet in a finish
wrestling match at the Omaha Au-
d:torium May II, Jack Lewis, local
promoter, announced yesterday
afternoon. Negotiations for this
match have BEEN under way for
some time, according to Lewis.
Cutters consent to wrestle Pesek
was received only yesterday. Mart
Slattery, Pesek's manager, was in
Omaha yesterday and agreed to the
match in behalf of Pesek.
The Chicagoan will be the fourth
grappler to try to take the measure
of Pesek in Omaha this winter.
Three predecessors, Charley Peters,
Steve Savage and John Freiburg, es-
sayed to turn the trick, but all failed.
Pesek threw each one in straight
falls. Cutler is the man who. played
a big part in making Joe Stecher
famous. He did it in Omaha by los
ing to Stecher in a match which
cost eastern mat followers thou
sands of dollars. They wagered
heavily on Cutler to win. 1t was
Stecher's practically first big match
and it made him famous from coast
to coast
The Chicago grappler is one of
the real veterans of the mat game.
He first was a boxer but found
wrestling more to his favor and
switched his affections. He was de-
clared the American champion after
"a victory over Henry Ordeman, fol-
lowing the retirement of the late
Frank Gotch, and he held that title
until defeated by Stecher. He
weights more than 230 pounds and
will outweigh Pesek by about IS
pounds. -..5. .....
Cutler is reported to be much
better man than when he met
Stecher despite the added years to
his age. He has acquired great
skill through his years of experience
and has become one of the most
finished wrestlers in the business.
His latest achievement of note was
to stand off Marin Plestina, who
recently offered to bet $4,000 he
could beat any man in the world,
for two hours and half without
fall.
Pesek also is to meet Harold
Christensen in Sioux City Monday
night Mart Slattery said yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-13

Mo, August %, 1898, played with
Hannibal, Mo-, in the Three-Eye
league, Marshalltown in the Cen
trail association and then to Omaha.
Was a second lieutenant in the u.
S. army, went through the school
of fire, high honor for American
army officers but did not get across.
Edward T. Hazen, born in Omaha
June "a, 1893, played with the
Brandeis semi-pros and joined Oma-
ha club
Jesse ]. Kranda, extra man, born
in Omaha December Is, 1891, played
semi-pro ball in Omaha before 1917,
Joined the U. S. army, sent to Homo
lulu, where he played ball. Dis
charged April 3 and came to Omaha
for tryout.
Otto c. Merz, extra man, born in
Red Bird, ILL.,, October 9, 1890, played
with Springfield, ILL.,, in the Three
Eye league, Indianapolis in the
American association, and came to
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-13
CLASSALEACUE
WILL Be IN FIELD
EARLY THIS week
New Greater Omaha Circuit to
Be Organized; Classes B and
C Are Already Waiting
for the Gong.

With the coming organization of
class A league the early part of
this week, the Municipal Base Ball
associationrwill be ready to start the
1919 season. which is expected to
be banner year for amateur base
ball. The class B and c leagues
are already organized and ready to
play ball.
Recreation Director Jake Isaac
son will call meeting of class A
players and hackers the early part
of this week to organize class A
league. There are four teams now
organized and making time for a
class A circuit to be formed. Two
of these clubs have no hackers yet,
but the association has promised to
take care of that The two clubs
without hackers are the mines re-
Gently organized and headed by
James Sutej and H. f. Miller. The
other two teams are the Murphy
Did-Its and the Nebraska Power
company.
Prospects for class A league
loOkCt NCly ullNNi tam q WYNN oS-o'
The Murphys and the Nebraska
Power company mines were the only
ones who were organized and ready
to Join class A loop, while at least
five clubs were needed to make up
such a league. Then Jim Sutej or
ganized crack class A club and an
nounced that he was ready to join
a class A league. And just few
days ago II. E. Miller, member of
the Central Furniture team last
year, got together a fast nine and
announced his intention of entering
it into class A league if such a
circuit was formed.
Strong Class A League.
With four d'ubs organized and
ready to enter, officials of the
Muny association are confident that
a stronger class A circuit will be
seen in operation this year than
ever before. Jake Isaacson states
positively that class A league will
be organized at this next meeting
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-13
Articles Filed for
New. $3,O00,0 Fire
Insurance Company

w. H. Ahmanson, assistant man.
agcr of the Columbia Fire Under
writer's agency, has, resigned his po-
sition to organize a new company to
be known as the American National
Fire Insurance company. Articles
of incorporation were filed yester-S
day morning at the county clerks
office.
The capital and surplus of the new
company will be $3,000,000. A Ger.
tificate of authority to transact
business has been received follow
ing a deposit of 100000 with the
state treasurer. Temporary offices
of the new company will be located
on the seventh floor of the First
National bank building
Mr.. Ahmanson, who was born in
Omaha, has been in the insurance
business for Is years in this city. He
entered in the capacity of an office
boy at the age of H. He served as
secretary of the State Insurance
company of Nebraska until that or
ganizaton was purchased by the Ma
tional Fire Insurance company of
Hartford. which also owns the Co.
lumbia Fire Underwriters agency.
Incorporators of the American
National Fire Insurance company
are:
W. II. Ahmanson, formerly assistant
manager of the Columbia Fire Under
writer's agency; William L. Wilcox. presi-
dent of the Wilcox Burns company; Jo-
seph b. Redfield. president of the Is. p.
Printing company; Harley Conant presi-
dent of the Conant Hotel company: j. w.
Eiwood, president of the u. w. School Of
Taxidermy Henry S. Lower, attorney:
Charles w. Martin. president of the
Charles w. Martin company; Harry II.
Jones of the V. S. Brnn-J ohnson COM
panv and Isjdor Zieg1er attorney
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-13
St. Louis Team Wins
A. T. and I. Company
Bowling Tournament

Toledo, April 12.-St. Louis, with
a team score of 2,642, won the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company bowling tournament by
wire, according to figures received
here tonight from 10 cities where
the competition was in progress.
Buffalo was second with ESQ;
New York third with 2,504 and
Philadelphia fourth with 2,45S.
Chicago, Cleveland, Troy, N. Y,
New Haven, Conn, Toledo, Detroit.
Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Richmond,
Va, Cincinnati, Syracuse, N. Y, and
Harrisburg, Pa, were other cities
in the tournament.
Men employed in the offices of the
A. T. and I. made up the teams.
Collins and Flynn of Buffalo won
the doubles with score of LILO
and Hudson of Richmond, Va, was
high in the singles with SOS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-13

and that the organization will be
ready to start the season within two
or three weeks, Isaacson requests
all the class A ball players to attend
this session.
The two class B leagues, the
American and the City, held short
meetings last week. Final plans for
the opening games of the season
were completed. The schedules for
each league were drawn up and the
teams are patiently waiting for the
umpire to call play ball."
A new team was given fran
chise in the City league at Fri
day nights session. The new club
is headed by Charles Hall, who has
not decided on hacker yet.
Charlie has three well-known bust
ness organizations lined up from
which he will pick hacker for his
team With the addition of this
new team each club will have a
chance to play out of town on their
off Sundays.
The lntercity league held a meet
ing Saturday evening in Park Com
missioner Falconer's office and
worked out most of the details for
the coming season. The managers
of this organization elected David
Davidson president. The league is
now composed of five teams, CIV
ing each club a chance to rest one
Sunday. Three rounds will be play
ed and the season will start April
20. The schedule was drawn up
at last nights session and the league
is all set for the campaign to get
under way.
Want Another Club.
The lntercity league wants to
take in another team so as to have
a sixzclub organization. Any team
wishing a franchise in this organi-
cation may communicate with Pres
ident Davidson at the Omaha Bee
or call Webster 1864.
The following teams were award
ed franchises in the Intercity league:
Walnut Hill Merchants, Beddeos,
Neutrality-suspicious., Parsley Commits
SlOH company, willow oplilSS beV
erage company. The opening games
were announced as follows: Pars-
ley Commission VS.. Beddeos, Wal
nut Hill Merchants VS.. Willow
Springs, the Harley-Davidsons will
rest the first Sunday.
A new league was formed at the
meeting held last night. The new
organization will be known as the
Gate City league, and will be COM
posed of six teams. No officers
have been elected yet, but the sched-
ule was drawn up and the league
will open the season April 20. Jake
Isaacson presided at this session.
The Originals, Greenough Phar-
macy, Omaha Printing Co. jrs.,
Daily News, Vinton ST. NIGHTS, and