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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

The Lyric management has retalnec Clayton, the tried and tested mystic per former. who has drawn thousands dur
 ing the past week for the first half of the
 week. George Roland and company wilt
 head the last half weeks bill with their
 feature. 'Fixing the Furnace" Loew S
 annouce the coming of Barnardi, the man who changes his clothes faster than a woman can change her mind" and for
 fhe last half week, "IaFrance and Com gpany." will entertain with highly en- Hioyable skit and song review. New Ma sjestic will show 'The Tennessee Moon bshiner" most appealing drama of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
LOew's Vaudeville
 Has Big Bill Here

The man of 50 personalities, Arturo Bernardo, who changes his clothes faster than any woman can change her mind" will be the big vaudeville attraction at the Bijou theatre the first half of the coming week. He pre- sents seven character sketches, includ- ing two women. A noteworthy feat is his impersonation of well known com- posers. in the orchestra pit. They in- clude Verdi Wagner, Sousa and Liszt. For finish Bernardo offers little skit and he lets the audience into the secret of how his quick changes are done, by means of transparent cur tain.
 Jimmy Casson will be here with a new act including a male pianist Casson is on the style of the late Yer non Castle who knows how to put over popular song number.
 The Wilhat Trio will offer a remark able exhibition of cycling. Varr and Tunis, a dainty and charming couple, gifted by nature with wealth of good looks charming personalities and magnetism, will present the latest in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
Clayton and Roland
 Headliners at Lyric

The Lyric promises many unusual and high-class Keith attractions next week.
 The announcement is made that Clay ton, mystic and seer, has been secured for an extended enga cement of three days, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
 In addition to this attraction, such other topliners win be offered as George Roland and company in the screaming comedy, Fixing the Furnace;" Johnson Brothers and Johnson, in "A Few Mo- ments of minstrelsy;" Rawson and Clare in 'Yesterdays;" James Thompson in d comedy barrage, "The Camoufleurs," ana other attractive offerings. 6
 Clayton will no doubt be welcome at traction. This mystic and seer calls your name, answers your questions and per forms other amazing feats. He claims no ability as a mind reader, but says that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

his power came from application and life of devoted study. The appearance of Clayton is proving one of the season s sensations.
 George Roland and company in 'Ffx- ing the Furnace" will be the headline at traction the last half of the week. This offering is said to be one of the most rollicking comedies on the Keith circuit, and is brimful of laughs and fun. Rol- land is an excellent entertainer and his company possesses the same attribute.
 James Thompson in his comedy barrage "The Camoufleurs,' . will also be pleas ing attraction the last half of the week. This vehicle offers a wide field for fun, laughter and frolic-
 Other attractions to be offered Thurs day, Friday and Saturday include How ard, Mcclure and Racey in "A Real Pal" a comedy playlet, "The Upside Down Millettes1' "using their heads for their feats,'' and Maria, dainty accordeon- ist.
 International News pictures and Hearst Magazine pictures feature all Lyric per- fornances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
Ire bilious, Your Ii yer is sluggish!

2 You're bilious! Your liver is sluggish!
 You feel lazy, dizzy and all knocked
 out. Your head is dull. your tongue is coated; breath bad: stomach sour and 1 bowels constipated. But don't take !. salivating calomel. It makes you sick; l. you may lose days work.
 i, C.alomel is mercury pr quicksilver s-hyeh causes necrosis of the bones. Cal ..r>l crashes into sour bile like dyna- mite. breaking it up. That's when you <~aI that awful nausea and cramping.
 If you want to enjoy the incest, gen. tlest liver and bowel cleansing you aver experienced just take spoonful Of harmless Dodsons liver Tone to- night. Your druggist or dealer sells you . bottle of Dodsons Liver Tone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
Majestic Offers "The
 Tennessee MOOnshiner"

The Maddocks-Park players, az bearing in stock at the New Majestic, will present this week one of the most interesting plays that will be seen here this season. The name of this play is 'NThe Tennessee MoonShiner. The plot is laid among the big, froWn- ng mountains of Tennessee, where the noonshiners make their corn into wildcat whisky regardless of the law, md where the crack of the rifle is d signal that the revenue men are com ing, where the gals" are still courted by the light of a pine knot
 A wonderful love story is laid and woven into it and the heavy hand ot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

litical history; in commercial geography. in racial characteristics and conditions; political science and psychology; ocean transportation and rates, tog gether with allied documentary practicest insurance; packing, shipping and marking in their relation to the requirements of individual nations; and last, but not lea St. advertis- ig considered internationally. To tnls curriculum may be added some of the languages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

has to do with the needs, the desires and the practices of alien peoples. This will be evident if we consider just some Of the manifold aspects of foreign commerce and realize that this diversified knowl- edge should be within the ken of the ex- porter
 His education should cover courses in foreign exchange and international banking; in tariff laws and regulations: in foreign correspondence; in social and political economy; in commercial and po-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
Theatres Vie With Each Other For Qualityin Week s Features
Lyric Bjou and New Majestic to Show Unusual Produc tons-Headliners in Vaudeville and Drama

wl 
  arp dencese else Theyv e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

Tennessee mountains, presented by the famous Maddocks-Park Players.
 These bills promise to give the theatre fans one of the best weeks seen on the local stage in weeks
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-29
Alcohol To Feed Our Motor Cars
In Future In Place OF Gasoline

! there is less waste about Il An al
cohol engine Is more efficient than 2
gasoline engine It Is also cleaner.
As you may know, there are two
( kinds OF alcohol. ethyl alcohol and
methyl Cor woody alcohol Ethyl al
cohol is -he kind we drank in the old
days. Methyl alcohol IS the kind that
some misguided persons Erink these
days, causing blindness in some cases
and sudden death in others.
Ethyl alcohol is also the kind that
VIII be used as a motor fuel Do not
infer from this, however, that you VIII
have always a Few gallons OF cheering
beverage in the gas tank when alcohol
comes into general use as fuel. In
order 70 be made drinkable. ethyl al
cohol must be rectified. which con
sists in distillinE IL in a special way,
50 as to eliminate fusil oils and other
. impurities. Most OF tbs Industrial al
cohol viii presumably contain some
OF these impurities and viii therefore
be unfit to drink
slust Be Distilled 10 High Point.
But this is not certain. for alcohol
must be distilled 70 a high point be-
fore Il can be used as fueI. Fermenta-
ton produces a mixture OF alcohol and
water IN which alcohol is only 16 per-
cent That is It produces a - proof
alcohol. Now alcohol must be at least
-yu prooIs or not more than so percent
water. before IL viii serve as fuel.
And TO distill Il 70 that point heat
must be used.
This use Of heat to produce fuel Is.
or course a process which 10 & certain
extent defeats its own end But the
bureau OF chemistry has also found
that the water can be separated from
alcohol by freezing because water
freezes at a higher temperature than
alcohol II seems probable that this
freezing method ultimately VIII re-
place disullation as method Of rails
ing the proof Of fuel alcohol The
freezing process viii leave in all the
impurities and so insure that no one
can drink the stuff
To the layman who Is used to nav
ing steer price for alcohol in any
FORM L seems improbable that this
substance should be made cheap
enough 70 burn IN a motor. But the
materials from which alcohol IS made
are easy 10 produce and very abuR-
dart IN nature.
Alcohol is made from sugar.
sugar Is made from starch And
either sugar or starch occur in prac-
tcally al forms Of vegetation.
Comes From Any Old Weed.
II is possible 10 make alcohol out
Of every weed and Tree that grows
OF course. Il Is practicable to use
only certain forms Of vegetables for
making alcohol
Our present largest and cheapest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-29
Little Interviews.

Thomas, who returned this week
from a weeks visit at FL Tigre mine
IL Sonora There is no talk OF revo-
lutionary troubles Of any kind and
everybody is contented Living IS
cheaper there than here You can get
good meat az from SIX 10 II cents a
pound az FL Tigre-"
Next Tuesday the voters Of Texas
VIII be called upon 20 grant permis-
sion 20 Galveston our great seaport
70 tax It's people BY voting 100000
in bonds 70 improve its sea wall to
protect II against another great tid4l
wave and storm" said safe senator
r IT. Dudley. i want TO do my part
IN making IL clear that Galveston is
merely asking the people Of the state
for the privilege Of protecting that
greatest Texas seaport in which all
our people are interested. against
another devastation. Galveston IS not
asking one cent OF the rest OF Texas.
Under the constitution OF the state
that city cannot vote those $4,000. 900
Of bonds without the entire state say
ing So We should say SO and do il
with fine, splendid. unanimous vote
as much as TO say Galveston. as Eel
low Texans. We were proud OF your
grit 10 rise once from disaster. and
stiu prouder Of you for your fore
sight in trying 70 save yourself from
another Galveston recently had
warning OF what might overtake that
seaport. This was in the destruction
OF Corpus Christi and vicinity Cal
weston had n close CALL Il viii be
remembered at that time. The least
We OF FL Paso and the rest OF Texas
can do IS 10 grant our consent and
do IL intellectually. Let Us give
good big vote in FL Faso so that
the people OF our greatest Texas sea
port may always saw .El Paso IS stilI
true. TO form, always generous. and
big hearted
The world has defeated the In
serial German empire and has de-
stroyed. to a great extent, such ele-
ments in II as deserved DEATH said
Robert J. King, OF lIuskogee- All Of
this tendencr 10 nurse hatred Tor
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-29

lkIASHINGION, D. c., Oct 2s.-Any-
W one who imagines that prohibi-
ton mas. materially diminished The i'm
portance Of alcohol is sadly mistaken.
Alcohol has an immense industrial
future Il you want to get rich, start
an alcohol stilL Provided you are
maldnE Industrial alcohol. which is
not potable the law VIII not inter
osrs with you.
within 2 comparatively short time.
alcohol wil-5e running all Of our
automobiles and tractors. It viii be
used 70 produce heat and light in
practically all situs tons where kero-
sense and other petroleum derivatives
are nov used
The petroleum upon which we de-
pend Tor transportation is diminish
-ng IN amount ever more rapidly than
coal. Gasoline Is becoming more and
more expensive and scarce The gov
eminent experts say that we win
surely be out OF gas IN a Few years
unless great new deposits OF petro-
leum are discovered
Must Discover New Source.
Therefore, we must now discover a
permanent source OF motor fuel TO
$40 NaAaaaa VA AAA2 -a-aA 1Alg
upon which we have been drawing
and 70 supplement the sun as a per-
ualent future source OF power
scientists seem 70 agree that alcohol
VIII furnish this permanent source Of
motor fuel Government experts have
been studying both the production OF
alcohol and its use as fuel in motors.
Alcohol viii furnish a permanent
supply o. motor fuel, because it car
be made cut OF vegetation. and veEe-
tation can be produced On the earth
Indefinitely i now costs more to
produce alcohol than it does TO pro-
duce gasoline, but gasoline Is becom-
ing more expensive all the time, while
the cheap and large scale production
Of alcohol IN this country especially,
IS just beginning.
Alcohol has already begun 70 re-
place gasoline abroad. Ia France q
$3.50 mixture OF alcohol and benzoI
IS in common use - a motor fuel, and
some mixtures Of so percent alcohol
and 90 percent belzol are used.
Tried Here AZ Motor Fuel.
IN this country alcohol has been
tried as a motor fuel both IN autofno-
blles and IN tractors You can use
alcohol In an ordinary automobile de-
signed 20 use gasoline, but you VIII
not get very good results. In e motor
designed 1or the use OF alcohol, IL
VIII give Just as much work. gallon
Eor Eallon. as gasoline. II has not as
high fuel value as gasoline. but
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-29

{ source OF Industrial alcohol is black
strap which Is e sugared residue
that is left when all the crystalline
sugar has been extracted from sugar
cane
But IN addition TO this source. al
cohol has been made in commercial
quantities from sawdust and mill
waste. from the sap OF palm trees,
rom the Mexican agave, from Gull
apples and potatoes from sorghum,
sugar beets and even garbage.
sawmill waste is one OF the most
promising sources OF alcohol, and II
! may be stated with confidencs that
the making Of alcohol from sawdust
is most promising field OF enter
prise. A government Investigator says
that 49-l per cent OF the lumber cut
is Taste-that IS, nearly half OF
dust and scraps
Some OF the scraps are used locally
Tor fuel and some OF the saWdust was
used for covering bar room floors ana
Is still used for stuffing low GRADE
dolls But over half OF this mill waste
Is really wasted And all OF il can be
made into alcohol, nut the waste Of
conifers evergreen trees such as
pine and spruce) Is especially valu-
able for this purpose.
Some Promising Fields.
The use Of wild vegetation for
field for experiment. IN the south
west are great areas covered with
cactus and Spanish bayonet These
have been tried as a source OF alcohol,
but their alcohol contents seem TO be
low, and when a supply has been ex-
hausted, 10 Is long time replacing
itself. But there are numerous other
ferns OF wild vegetation that can be
tried
The most valuable source OF this
kind so far discovered is the nipa
palm swamps Of the Philippine Is
lands. There are vast swamp areas
in the Philippines covered with this
growth. and most Of this wilderness
has not been touched. It seems not
improbable that swamp areas In this
country might also contain some
plant readily convertible into alcohol
At any rate, here IS a new and
promising field for that enterprise
and ingenuity FOR which we Ameri-
cans are famous
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-29

everything that has come out OF
Germany Is a vain thing, unworthy OF
a great people, irreparably injurious
to Us and a moral crime against the
coming generation Even attempting
70 deprive our children OF the IN
fluence Of Kant, Goethe. Wagner and
2 host OF other great German souls
Is an unforgivable wrong While no
man can actually love his enemies.
and Christ did not enjoin such z vain
thing, there being no word in the
language He spoke synonymous with
our word Ike, We may obey His in
junction to be reasonably disposed to-
wards them Besides, the German peo-
pie are no longer our enemies Above
all, hate IS altogether destructive
It tends only towards devolution and
death and usually is more injurious TO
the later than the hated
In this strenuous age the only IN
dividual enjoying a peaceful and
prosperous existence are the bandits
OF Mexico" said Edward Mansfield.
late OF California. newspaper man and
writer. supported BY the generosity
ing toward ransoms, these bandits
are free from worry regarding the
II. G. Of L. income tax excess profit
tax. and such modern accessories
They are also made secure in their
persons by a special treaty between
the American and Mexican govern
ments respecting the now sacred
Mexican border. Our friendly rela-
tons with the Mexican bandits have
resulted in a high monetary value be-
ing placed on the life OF an Ameri-
can We are therefore highly obli-
gated 70 treat these gentlemen OF
banditry with consideration and it
is 70 be hoped that they viii shortly
become the guests Of our hospitahio
army and navy. This generous feeling
on the part Of the American public
applies 20 the Carrancista. Fillista.
and every varity Of ista' bandit
which Mexico so plentifully abounds-'
7--,----7f-- - .
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-29
IMMIGRANTS BUY PASSPORTS
FOR IS EACH FROM CROOKS

Grating IN passports Is the latest
Innovation Of the border crook. accord-
ing to evidence produced BY depart
ment Of justice officials The ring
maintain headquarters across the
rive. however and are thus beyond
the reach OF United States justice. but
victims Of the passport nedd1ersr
are being discovered and from them
the story o. the strange ring was
unfoided
Defendants IN federal court tues
day declared that they had bought
passports from certain agents b
JuareI paying as high az So a piece
for them A photograpt OF the immi-
grant and the signature OF the
American consul were all included in
the deal
Defendants pleading guilty 20 vio-
lating The passport regulations drew
comparatively light sentences rang
Ing from two 20 four months ln the
county jail Department OF Justice Of
ficials. however, expressed a desire 20
get hold OF the men higher up
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-29

Influenza Epidemic Causes Rush OF Health Seekers To West
Proposed Federal Law Will Help Stop Automobile TheftS

seEL PAso and other towns OF the
L southwest are being flooded
" it'll health seekers and scores OF tu-
berculosis patients have recently
come here. many OF them from dis
taut eastern cities and are now wards
OF charity" SAID J. 3. Gwin OF the
Associated Charities. Last years
epidemic Of influenza Is the cause Of
thousands Of. cases Of tuberculosis.
Persons who were in comparatively
good health until the dreadful cpl
demic Of last winter are nov victims
OF the white plague and have sought
nigh attitudes In attempts 70 conquer
the disease. only yesterday four per-
sons yet 1T early manhood came into
my orfice as a last resort These un-
fortunate Fisums OF tuberculosis
were honest and hard-Working men.
All came here recently from towns
along the Atlantic seaboard and al
were highly skilled Workmen- They
secured work here but were unable
TO continue az their Jobs Ions They
were compelled % resign and are now
practically wards Of charity These
Tour unlortunates were victims OF In
1ueuZa and tuberculosis was the out
come The Associated charities IS
rendering a great assistance to un-
fortunate victims Of influenza who
have come here TO regain their
headth. secretary Gwin said.
The proposed federal law making
Il felony 70 take a stolen car from
one state 20 another is one OF the
most efficient ways 10 deal with the
automobile thief menace said r. +.
Bryant chief deputy in the sheriffs
department Under exciting state
laws It IS extremely hard 70 bring a
person into this state for trial after
be has escaped across a state line.
The proposed federal law. however,
would do away with the red tape OF
having 70 secure extradition papers
and insure a rapid administration Of
Justice"
Things are booming and more men
when Hrn-a GAIA
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-29
Ne TOWNE GOSSIP
Rerisisr-d O g Patent ONES.

TO CARDINAL Mercier.
PRELATE OF Belgium.
BY DEAR Cardinal
WHEN I was q kid
ILIvED In q town
OF IRISH Catholics
AND SCOTCH Prssbyterrians
AND oRANeEsENs Daya
AND ST. Patrick's Days.
THERE rs-D to be fights
AND ONCE in While
THE PROTESTANT boys
on THEIR way from school
WOULD RUS into a crowd
OF CATHOLIC boys
NEAR TIE separate school
AND THE Catholic boys.
had NAMES FOR rs
AND WE had names
FOR THE Catholic boys
AND WE'D boiler them out
AND THEN throw stones
TILL ONE OF the other.
WOULD TURN IN flight
AND 50 We grew up
AND As We did
VIZ VERY soon found
THAT IT didn't matter.
WHERE wEswent to church.
AND THAT Catholic boys -
AND PROTESTANT boys
WERE ALL just boys
AND I'm glad to say.
THAT WIEN I left home
AND WENT out IN the world
THE FEUDs had ceased
AND SINCE that tine.
I'VE TRAVELLED far.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-29
Ripping Rhymes
Akron
By WALT MASON.

ONE thing painting desires to visit Akron tovn and
- the making
me nouon boob yet twill retreat I'd see them
Hng pen and interrupt half baked Why rubber
selected gTocers
tors WIG PRINT the news and BARRIERS who VIII ha
n cas- onss Do eoers sell the hsnded0Wn
Akron music tires for an the loads
Pile loIy truck pack grip 70 to see
tie tow Of dsiFss its where savings gOTm
buying Akron
oo7yEiEAs By George zaahsv Adams Walt MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-29

AND YEARS have come.
AND EEtRs have gone
AND I'VE made ny friends
AND I'VE never cared
WHAT THEIR creed might be.
on WHAT their raes.
But. on, alE. cazalaali
III BEGINNING 70 fear
THAT IT eaa't 90 on
FoR OUT o. ny window
JUST A block away.
IS A church tower
THERE ARE great big bella
AND THEY'RE Catholic bells
AND AT II the morning
SOMEBODY RISGs them
AND A couple o. times more.
BEFORE get up.
he Rings them again
AND Just As 7 get used to them
SOMETHING HAPPENS.
AND THERE'S an extra service
AND don't expect r.
AND IT'S getting On ny nerves
ANDs Oh. slr. Cardinal
DON'T want to go hack
To MY little home town
and START the year again
AND TN writing 70 you
TO SEE Il You can hsis ne.
AND BESIDES, Mr.. Cardinal
IT'S A waste OF bells
BECAUSE MOST OF The people
THAT TIE bells wake uR
JUST GET sore.
AND DON'T 90 to church. anyra7.
THANK you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-29
Platter And Chatter. !.

The Better Nan.

The Better Man.
TN LORDLY style be rides along,
Encased behind protecting glass,
The old and young, the weak and strong,
Must move aside ts let him pass.
At ease upon bis cushioned seal,
He neither notices nor cares
How others limp with weary feet;
His thoughts are fixed on large affairs.
He has no cause to be afraid
That be may lose bis job some day,
Because Of errors be has made,
Or Is no longer worth bis pay.
Il others are sometimes inclined
To think be should be on the shelf,
He goes and comes and doesn't mind,
But shapes bis course to suit himself.
IN al the ease that wealth supplies
He rides along the crowded miles.
But pouches hang beneath bis eyes,
And # Is seldom that be smiles.
His nose appears 10 need a prop,
His neck has Withered With bis yea5s
Long, long ago he lost the crop
u AaH lA grew ABOVE - elfA
A HUNDRED men VII hurry when
He t0ifers past a certain door,
And they vii quake, Z, nov and hen,
He roars as saunt cd lions roar;
No man among them al viii dare
To cross bis wish or scaEn bis Ehim;
For them the day Is dark or fair,
Depending on the word from him.
rs driver, sitting at the Wheel,
Is dreaming Of a girl, too glad
To waste a thought On eoal or steel
Or petty profits be has had.
His muscles bulge, his eyes are keen,
And though bis wits, perhaps, are blunt,
II were in that big machine
I'd wish to be the man IN FROM.