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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
ALICE BABY IN "THE
WORLD TO LIVE IN"

Rita Charles is $25-a-week stenogra-
pher who looks as if she made 500
week. Her main object in life is to get
all she possibly can out of it. She will
be a pal to any man-ony a pal---if
he will show her good time. Rita Is
one of those girls who are forever play
ing with fire, but through some miracle
always escape being burned In ordi-
nary society this type of girl is known
as a "tinpanner.
Rita-this particular ,,tinpanner-was
stenographer to T. J. Diversion during
the day and ''paI' to Harrison Chalvey
a wealthy New Yorker, at night At a
wedding she meets DR. Varian, hand
some young settlement doctor. He i'm
mediately falls in love with her and she
becomes deeply interested in him, but
as she knows he cannot give her what
she considers the all important thing In
life-money--she does not encourage him.
When she learns that Chalvey Is about
to go south for year she tries to make
him propose. but Chalvey does not think
that he loves her enough to marry her
After having made friends with Oliver
son, Jr, Rita is told by T. ]. Diversion
that he does not want to lose a good
stenographer because of good for
nothing son. and that she should take a
months vacation at the expense of the
firm. She. goes to Atlantic City. Chal-
vey follows her and proposes She tells
him she loves another man and cannot
marry him. But love and happiness
eventually come to them
This is the story of THE World to
Live IN with Alice Brady. which is
being shown at the Rialto this week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
BEBRT WALTON STAR
AT LOEW'S BIJOU

Bert Walton, breezy young chap
with a bright line or comedy patter
and some clever songs, took the head
line honors of the bill at Loew's Bijou
for the first half of the week He
kept the large audience yesterday
highly entertained every minute he
was on the stage. His resume of the
acts preceding his was highly divert
ing.
The two young screen comedians,
Albert Ray and Elinor Fair, are seen
in a delightful comedy drama, Love
Is Love" 1t is featured by sprfghtly
comedy, colored with a strong appeal
to deep emotion, and is a photoplay
that entrances old and young alike.
Harry and Anna Scranton, a versa
tile young couple, present very
pleasing number: they sing and dance
well and end their act with a wire
walking speciality that included some
remark able feats. La Vaux drew big
hand with his selections on the piano
accordean, rendering in excellent man
ner we'll selected repertoire of classic
and popular numbers.
The comedy sketch, "Al1 Aboard for
Abroad, the offering of Harry Godfrey
and Veta Henderson, is we'll construct
ed and both are capable actors, but
the act failed to arouse the enthusiasm
of the audience. Frank Coldie and
Ada Ayres offer a singing and dancing
number that is acceptable.
Other features of the programme
that were pleasing were the animated
cartoons, the news pictures, which
depicted recent happenings of unusual
interest, and the selections on the new
$4,000 pipe organ All in all, the bill
is very entertaining.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
ROBERT WARWICK STAR IN
SECRET SERVICE" AT STRAND

William Gillette has new rival
though In a different field. He is Rob.
ert Warwick, judging by the pleased
comments following the showing of "Se,
cret Service in which Mr.. Warwick is
starred, at the Strand theatre yester-
day.
Secret Service" is a perturbation of
the famous stage success written and
staged by Mr. Gillette for the first time
some twenty years ago.
1t has lost none of its thrill in filming,
and it is the first picture Mr.. Warwick
has made for the Famous Players
Lasky company The filming of Secret
Service shows the careful attention to
detail that makes for great productions
that this company has always shown,
and it is expected to rank along with
the other big successes under the com.
pany's banner.
This is the first picture in which the
star has been seen in almost three years.
He spent seventeen months of that time
in France and Germany with the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces.
His art has not been impaired by the
time he spent in the service of his coun-
try, but he seems to have come back to
the screen with a new development. Sc
cret Service is a story that provides
him excellent opportunity for fine acting,
The story is laid in Richmond when IT
was besieged by Federal forces under
Grant, and the action takes place be-
behind the lines. The star is cast as Du-
mont secret agent of the Federals and
the winner of the southern girl
Secret Service" will be shown today
and tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
TESTIMONY ENDED
IN CASE OF GUARD
WHO BEAT CONVICT

Mobile, August 25.-( Special) -Hearing
Of testimony in the investigation into the
alleged beating of Herbert Sumrall, q
year-old convict,b Ben Lartigue, road
foreman, and Joe Stevens. guard, under
whom the boy was working, was COM
pleted by the board of revenue and roac
commissioners this afternoon. 1t was
stated that a decision in the matter will
probably not be made until the netting
of the board next week
R. E. Randall. the principal witness
stated that he was passenger on q troll
ley car on the morning of the assault and
saw the occurrence from beginning to
end
Randall declared that he first saw the
boy leaning against a picket fence near
the road side, his arms hanging Imply
at his side. He averred that one of the
guards, Stevens, was then striking Sum
rail- about the face with his fist. He
started from his seat as did several Other
passengers. and as they looked from the
windows of the car, they saw another
man, Latrigue, rush to a pile of shovels,
pick up one of the tools and dashing
back to where the boy was standing,
strike the youngster in the ribs.
land, gentlemen" said DR.. Randall, Il
have Travelled for years through Europe
and this country, but never, not even
in Russian prison camps before the war;
have | ever seen a more brutal perform
ance than the assault perpetuated upon
this boy, mere child, by these men.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
SID LAZARUS SONG
MAX ES HIT AT LYRIC

The Chung Hwa quartette takes Oft
stellar honorS on the new Keith bill at
the Lyric. and the programme is well
up TO the standard. This quartette o.
singers known as China's only harmony
quartette are well worth hearing Each
member possesses an excellent voice, and
the harmony singing is feature. Every
number was encored, while the newsboy
quartette number brought down the
house.
POT Pourri'' is a spectacular novelty
act presented in a lavish manner The
performers in this number entertain in
divers ways and the act closes with a
beautiful patriotic tableaux. There is
magic, dancing excellent feats by train
ed birds all thrown together. making an
act entirely out of the ordinary and de-
lightfully pleasing.
Jack Mcbride and Miss Day in THE
| Meanest Man in the World" present a
sketch that proved pleasing and much
applause rewarded their efforts. Both
are very clever and the sketch fitted
in well with the rest of the bill.
Alice Manning is a pleasing singer and
she had unusual appeal because she sung
songs written by former Birmingham
man, SidnN, Lazarus who is now in New
York The Million Dollar Man. one
of Lazarus creations, made hit an 1
Miss Manning received much applause
This young lady possesses very pleas
ing voice and is very attractive.
The bill opens with a cycling and com
edy act by the Leyer;ng Duo, which
proves a good opener
International news pictures prove quite
a pleasing feature The new bill is well
filled with excellent enteLt and
should prove attractive to Birmingham
theatregoers today and Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
DOROTHY GISH IN NOBODY
HOMEn AT THE COLONIAL

New friends are now counted in the
hosts of admirers ofe Dorothy Gish, and
they are from the number who saw her
Monday in the first presentation of her
latest Paramount comedy, Nobody
Home"
Miss Gish has decided to make comedy
her forte, and her successes in the past
seem to uphold the wisdom of her de-
cision. while Nobody Home" strength
ems it.
The comedy is a typical Gish produc.
ton, a modern day story with all of the
dash and go which fans have come to
expect in a production starring the
vivacious young actress.
She is cast as a young American girl
who lives the normal sort of life. she is
surrounded by admirers, and two of them
stand out from all the rest. Until the
right man gets her there are many COM
plications that keep one chucklng.
Among the other attributes of Miss
Gish that have won her fame and the
position she now occupies on the screen
is her vivacity, and it is given every play
in Nobody Home
This new comedy is different in type
from her other productions, such as
Boots" and Poppy Polly" but it has
charm all its own and an entertaining
plot
The cast in support of the star is espe-
cially capable. Heading the list of play
ers is Harrison Ford
Today will witness the last local show
ing of Nobody Home"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
POLICEMAN LOST
65 POUNDS THRU
STOMACH TROUBLE
Flat on His Back and Could Not Get
Up-Unable to Do His Work for
Three Years.

"My stomach and kidneys gave ME
the worst kind of trouble for three
years." says c. w. walton. polio Of
ficer, OF 1926 10Th ST.. Ensley, Alabama.
II was able to work only two months
in three years. Finally got down IN
my back in bed and could not move
without the greatest exertion. My kid
neys were continually out of order.
There was peculiar dead feeling in
nv stomach and bowels and l lost IS
pounds. / was under the care of doc
tors and took treatments and medi-
cines / commenced to take Sulferro-
Sol and took one bottle. Before | got
through with 1t I began to improve and
improved right along. l kept taking 1t
until | was as we'll as ever / work
regularly every day, have regaineI
most of my weight and feel fine all the
time The pains in my kidneys and
back have ceased and my stomach ard
bowels are usually normal If aver they
feel bit dull and sluggish. l take q
dose or two of Sulferro-Sol and it fixes
me up. / have never taken any med
icine from an doctor since l first be-
gan using S fs.ro-Sol. Several of MY
frierds ha lsed it upon my recon-
mel istioa AMI they have thanked ne
for telling them about it,
For k.dnev ana bladder troubles.
stornaeh and towel disorders. take SUI
feri -sai. the wonder medicine. Be
sur Hopr drugsist gives you Sulferro-
Sol Accept no substitutes.
sioe per bottle; bottles for $500.
Sui afrc sol Co.. Montgomery. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26

in the name of humanity. Our army,
young and small in numbers, has not
yet retained its moral strength after five
years of incredible trials, and without
support will lose the strength of will
to defend it's homes. Old men, peas
ant guerrillas, who took up arms to de-
fend their villages in mortal anguish, are
dropping their rifles. Hundreds of thou
sands of the population. mostly peasants
and workers deceased in their hopes.
will upon the arrival here of the bolshe-
Wiki become the victims of their cruel
vengeance, and to think only that your
volunteers as a reserve could save us
from massacre, starvation and ruin!
1--WE, the representatives of the democ-
racy, appeal to you with the request to
tn ink of the blow to our unhappy coun-
try which your action entails We ap-
peal to the feeling for human justice and
believe in it's triumph. For the sake
OF the sanctity of human life you must
leave your forces here so that in the last
hour of our trials you may, in human
ity save those of us who are still alive.
We do not wish for civil war or for Its
continuation. We wish to be a free ma
ton to work in peace and freedom. This
is why we cannot abandon the fight.
Differentiation in the center ano
ev er-increasing revolt betoken the end.
The dawn is near. And wetlook into the
future with anguish, uncertain Of our
ability to hold out till the end. This
is the picture created by the departure
of your troops. You plunge us into
multitude of calamities and give new
encouragement to mock the unhappy
population. We ask you to hear this cry
of despair and pain for the people who
elected us, which is caused by your de-
cision."
The message is signed by M. Skomoro-
motif president of the conference OF
Zemstvos and municipalities of the
northern region; M. Edovin and Green
koff, vice president, and MN. Melehen-
self and Antushevitch, secretaries.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
STIRRING APPEAL IN 1.-THE
THIRD DEGREE" AT ALCAZAR

All the stirring appeal that Charles
Klein's mighty production The Third
Degree" held in it's stage presentation,
has been transferred to the screen in the
film starring Alice Joyce at the Alcazar
this week. The same masterful art that
made the play a success is most obvious
in this thrilling film, which marks one
of Miss Joyce's greatest triumphs.
She is cast as Alice Sands, waitress
in college restaurant, who secretly mar
ries Howard Jeffries, Jr., big hearted and
irrepressible college boy, and chum OF
Robert Underwood gambler and general
ly INSCRIPTIONS.
Happy in their love. they return to his
home to find Jeffries, ST., also with a
new bride, and hiding former love af-
fair with young Underwood. The father
repudiates Annie, and Howard is disin-
Fherited The father then determines t.
ruin the girl.
Underwood writes to Mrs. Jeffries, Sr
for money. and threatening suicide unless
the money is forthcoming In terror She
visits his apartment at night and refuses
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
To Acquire Curly Hair
In a Single Night

Hair tortured with the hot curling iron is
bound to become dry. harsh and brittle. as
so many know from sad experience. It's far
more sensible to plain liquid silmerine,
which can do no harm and which produces q
in appearance This has the peculiar prop
erty of drying in the most beautiful waves
and creases Imaginable. 1t is also a fine
dressing for the hair, preserving it's texture
and health, keeping it delightfully."- soft and
glossy few ounces from the druggist wall
last for weeks. it is not at all expensive.
Liquid smerine is not sticky or greasy
and II won't stain or streak hair SCALP.
A convenient way to it is to pour a
little into a and then with clean
tooth brush apply evenly to the hair from
root to tip If this is done before retiring
the added glory to ones browning glory
will be quite in evidence in the morning.
The hair will be nice and fluffy when comb
ed out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer. August 25-(Special. THE
absorbing topic to citizens of Bessemer
and lower jefferson county is the pro-
posed Pettus county bill, and it is stated
that hard fight will be made when the
bill comes up this week in the legisa.
ture
Representative George Ross, who in
troduced the bill in the house, came up
from Montgomery Saturday night, and
his visit was the occasion of meetinS
held Monday afternoon in the interest
of the proposed new county with Besse-
mer as the county seat. y large num-
Der of citizens attended the meeting and
open discussions were entered into by
many present in regard to obtaining the
passage of the bill. large delegation
will go to Montgomery Tuesday night,
leaving birmingham at 4;i0 O'Clock, and
a committee is making arrangements for
the visit to the capitol.
Interesting data has been compiled
from the tax assessors books in regard
to area, taxable valuation and popula-
ton of the proposed Pettus county Ac-
cording to the estimates made the tax
able valuation of the new county will
approximate $13.724.64l personally assess
ments for the county. $5.S32,5T, making n
total of sl9.551.2lS, for which taxes col
lectable will be S555,005. Public utilities
values are estimated at $S,0oO.Oo) with
taxes colectable $4,000, making a grand
total of S499,005. The area of Pettus
county, in the event the bill is passed,
will be AZ square miles, according to the
estimate from the same source, and de-
Quoted from the area of jefferson coun-
ty, which is 1.135 square miles, will leave
zoe square miles
The approximate population of the
proposed new county will leave a popu-
lation of $4,000 in jefferson county, ac-
cording to the data prepared
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
1t Will Advance
Within A Few Days!

1t is strange, but true, that we are
still selling our stock at par, despite
the fact that we have two producing
wells to enable US to pay dividends,
that we have 1,227l2 acres of land
leased, some of which is in that rich
Burkburnett Field; that we have the
leading geologist of the United States
employed that we shall drill EIGHT
more wells, making TEN in all-but
we want to secure a certain amount
of capital to carry on our develop
ment WITHOUT A HITCH. HOW.
EVER-WE SAY 1T POSITIVELY
our stock WILL advance very soon
We can't afford to continue to sell
it at par for very long-and we
won't. Remember what we say--it
will advance in price very, very short.
ly-date to be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
EUGENE O'BRIEN KNOWS
RALDNESS PREVENTATIVE

Eugene O'Brien knows sure prevent
alive of badness. The famouse movis
star refuses to wear a hat.
Broadway crowds are familiar with the
sight of O'Brien any hour of the day
and no matter how low the thermometer
stands, going in and out of his hotel
hatless.
And his hair is thick and wavy-there's
plenty of it.
Eugene O'Brien is to appear at the Al
cazar theatre all next week in his first
star appearance, THE Perfect Lover"
1t is a Ralph Ince production-an unus-
ual story of love, romance and adventure.
1t is the first appearance in the South
of this meteoric young star. ante-dating
all other bookings by several weeks.
Souvenir photographs of the star are
to be given to the first 800 women pa
irons requesting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
SKINNY MUST GO,
WALTZ TO RETURN,
EDICT OF MASTERS

New York. August 25-Modesty and re-
spectability will prevail in dancing from
now on, according to the official fore
cast at the second annual convention OF
the American National Association o.
Masters of Dancing held here today
Fenton Bot. president of the associa
ton, voiced the prediction
1.-THE old waltz is coming back-is al
ready back" he said and there VIII
be no new dances, only a few modiflca
tions For instance ladies who have been
pushed backward over the ball room floor
too much, will go forward on a fifty
fifty basis with the men,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
Our Holdings!

Our holdings comprise 1,2271s
acres in Texas Oil Lands. We have
2 " acres in Burkburnett, the wonder
field of the age, where we have two
producing wells acres in Block ~.
in the heart of the Gusher Field, sur
rounded by Burk-Waggoner, Thrift
No. 2, Golden Cycle, Texas Gulf and
others; 10 acres in Iowa Park and
next to the famous Zinc Wells, and
1,210 acres in Archer, Grimes and
Reeves counties, where oil sand is
found and number of test wells are
being made. You can see that we
really have some WONDERED acre
age, by which all of our stockholders,
we believe we can safely predict, will
pet ricn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
INVENTIVE GENIUS
MAKES CALOMEL
DELIGHTFUL
Calomel, the Most Valuable of
Drugs, Now Purified From
Its Unpleasant and Sicken-
ing Qualities - "Calotabs"
the New Name.

The medicinal virtues of calomel are
in no way connected with it's nauseat-
ing and dangerous qualities, as is
proven by the fact that the new Gallo
mel tablet, called Calotabs, is free from
OBJECTIONABLE effects yet retains all OF
the liver cleansing and system purifying
Qualities of the Odds style calomel For
biliousness, constipation and indigestion
and wherever caiomel is essential. the
new denauseated calomel tablet is a
practically perfect remedy.
To inspire public confidence in this
new discovery the manufacturers have
authorized druggists everywhere to re-
fund the price II the customer is. not
perfectly delighted" with Calotab BIS
Sold only in original packages, sealed
Price thiIEy-five cents. One tablet al
bedtime. with a, swallow of water Nc
taste. no nausea, no gripping, no salts
You wake up in the morning with q
clean liver, feeling fine and a hearty
appetite. Eat what you please-no dan.
ger-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
MEDICAL MISSIONARIES

A union meeting of the Woman's
Missionary union of the First Baptist
church was held Monday afternoon at
o'clock at the church. and had one
of the most interesting programmes of
the season, Mrs Rush Randall was
leader and the topic for discussion was
Medical Missionaries" Others reading
papers were Mrs ]. C. b. Gwin Mrs.
J. T. Clifford, Mrs. Morrel and Mrs
BEDFORD. The amount of $3S was for
warded for foreign missions and $50
was sent for Christian education. Dele
gates were appointed for the associa-
tiona1 meetings to be held at Pratt City
September A. when the great Baptist
campaign will be the principal topic
Those appointed from the union were
as follows: Mrs w. P. Price, Mrs
George Ross Mrs. E. F. Ray and Mrs
IT n Raw
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
We Already Have
Production And
VIII Drill EIGHT
More Wells!

TWO WELLS IN NOW--which
production will enable us to pay div
idends. Hear that? Dividends will
positively be paid-not next year
some time, but around the first of
October this year-all stockholders
may expect our checks through the
mail about that time. But we won't
stop. Oh. MOI We shall drill EIGHT
more wells-making TEN in all. And
with that production, we expect
brought in-MY! What BIG DIVI-
bends we'll be able to pay! Derrick
for we'll No. 8 is going up NOW.
Watch us-we mean, JOIN US--in
making our fortunes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
tom MIX AT TRIANON IN
TROUGH RIDING ROMANCE

The new Tom Mix picture Rough
Riding Romance showing this week az
the Trianon, adds one more to the list
of Mix triumphs.
Rough Riding Romance proved to
be a love story of thrills and hair rails
ing stunts performed by Mix in his self
imposed task of aiding a princess in dis
tress. The scenes are divided between
Cow Hollow, the home of Mix, and San
Francisco, wheer fugitive Balkan King.
father of the princess, has sought reguge
but is being held prisoner by Balkan
conspirator3.
Nothing more delightful has been
shown on the screen by Tom Mix-nc
comedy more simple, no romance mora
wholesome no action more thrilling Ii
is a play that haunts one with delightful
memories.