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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
ETHEL MAE BARK FIR
 WIOLINIST AT STRAND

z Compliments are being showered on Manager Frank Hammond for his judg- ment in having engaged Ethel Mae Barker, the Kubelik in Petticoats, for the Strand theatre Patrons of the theatre were delighted Monday with her charm ing rendition of hen varied programme, and the crowds applauded each of her se- lections literally
 Miss Barker was brought to Birrning- ham by MT. Hammond after she had created s furore in several southern cities by her violin playing. He feels that his breaking of precedents at the Strand theatre, which has heretofore shown nothing but pictures. was justified after seeing now the playing of the Kubelik ir Petticoats charmed her audiences
 The famous violinist puts her person ality into her playing, and she is vivid person. Her technique shows the finish Of the true artist, and there is an under standing of the desire of the music lover in her selection of solos.
 Her repertoire is a varied one, judging by the wide range of the first selections she played Monday. Already expression of regret are being heard because other engagements prevent her remaining more than one week in Birmingham
 Miss Barker's playing is in addition to "The Life Line,' a thrilling Paramount Aircraft super production
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
ADJUSTMENTS
MUTT AND JEFF"

The latest of the cartoon musical comedies based on Bud Fishers comic characters. Mutt and Jeff. was pre- sented at the Jefferson theatre yes terday afternoon and last night It
 is entitled Mutt and Jeffs Dream, y and concerns some imaginary adven- lures which befall the two friends after hitting the pipe" in a Chinese den.
 The cartoon musical comedies are always sure to be greeted by we'll filled houses and the audiences are never backward in expressing their approval. Last night a large number of youngsters in the early stages of the newspaper business. as carriers, kept up lively racket in the balcony. In fact, the show seemed to please the crowd particularly the antics of Mutt and Jeff.
 The two principal parts were played by Ross Snow and Martin Healey, as Mutt and Jeff. respectively. They are their opportunities. introducing num- Der of humorous sketches similar to those which have made the Bud Fisher pictures famous. The company as a whole was equal to the requirements .s of the piece. A new member of the cartoon family to be impersonated on the stage is Sir Sid. very well done by Charles Cardon
 There were the usual songs and some specialties notably Parrot Blues by Mabel Maicile. and a gooc dancing number by. Hayes and Wynn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
- THE LIFE LINE" AT THE STRAND

Ihriiling from start to finish. ..The Lile Line' the Paramount Aircraft super production, held the large crowds apsoroed at the Strand theatre Monday ouring Us first showing. This is a Maurice Iourneur perturbation of the smashing Drury Lane success, "Romany Rye,v a daring romance of the sea
 MT. Tourneur is known as one of the greatest directors of melodrama today. lie brings to all of his work the true sense of striking values, and "The Life Line is staged with lavishness and tremendous scenes hold the spectator en- thralled
 Aside from the directors great work. the cast apparing in "The Life Line" is extraordinary, including as it does some or the rest known players before fha camera. Jack Holt. Pauline Starke, Seena Owen, Lew Cody, Fully Marshall. Wallace Beery and other prominen. actors are seen in important roles.
 All of the first five mentioned have ap- peared in some of the biggest productions of the screen in important roles, and they bring to 'The Life Line' striking char acteriza ,ions.
 In addition to the big feature the violin solos of Mss Ethel Mae Barker the Kube- lik in Petticoats, proved delightful in- novation. The Life Line" will be at the Strand today and Wednesday only
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
THE BISHOPS EMEKALDS"
 AT THE COLONIAL

Lavish gowns and absorbing scenes feature "The Bishops Emeralds," the intense drama of modern English so- ciety, which is delighting crowds at the Colonial theatre. Virginia Pearson, the best dressed woman before the camera, is supported by strong cast in this melodramatic romance.
 Miss Pearson has long been known as a great actress, both on the stage and before the camera In ''The Bishop s Emeralds' she has one of the most striking roles that has ever been pro- vided her and she gives most appeal ing performance.
 The star is cast as the second wife of a bishop, adored by her husband He lavishes her with presents, and the emeralds of the family are famous. A nouncement that the bishops wife will ception.
 He is posing as a wealthy man and manages to obtain an invitation to the bishops house in order to steal the emeralds. To the horror of the wife she discovers that the crook is the hus- band of her youth. reported to have died years before.
 The crook demands that she help him steal the emeralds or he will disclose her secret, but fate takes a hand and
 I the wife's tangled affairs are straight
 | ened out in a thrilling climax. Marry
 | ing Molly a pleasing comedy. is being
 shown with "The Bishops Emeralds,'
 i and both pictures will be at the Colon
 ial today and Wednesday only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
AT THE ALCAZAR

Paid in Advance" is the attraction this week at the Alsazar and this attraction started off yesterday to a big business. It is story of the Canadian northwest and the Klondike. It is more than this. 1t is story of real life in the raw.
 Paid m Advance is rich in situations and scenes. The story begins in the fur country Of Canada and enough of Inc story is laid there to give an excellent knowledge of the manners and customs of the people who inhabit this region. Then .he scenes shift to the KlondilSe and portrays in all it's wickedress and taudry Ialluremen.s the gold mining district, Daw- son City. Miss Phillips was directed in this picture, as in her several preceding successes by Allen Holubar. who. in pri- vate life is also her husband In Paid in Advance" she is cast as Joan Grey, daush- ter of a fur trapper in northern Canada. She is ,dred to Dawson CNy by the un- scrupulous proprietor of a notorious dive, who promises her work as a nurse and assures her that her father will become wealthy as an expert fur buyer. Upon her arrival in Dawson City one thrilling situation fellows anotlHr, until smash
 ing climax brings about the proper end
 ing. Many notable people are in the cast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07

and the best part of it is that there is not an objectionable line. word or ges4 ture in the entire act It deals with a husband who neslects his wife for the club and a plot between the wife and the family physician to declare friend husband dead for the time being. The comedy situations resulting therefrom are rich, and in the hands of the very capa- ble performers furnish laughs innumera- ble from the beginning to the end.
 Another feature that would stand out on any vaudeville bill is that of Scan lon, Dennox Brothers and Scanlon. a quartet of real performers who first sing their way into the favor of the audience and then bring down the house with their clever and artistic dancing. They re- ceived generous applause, to which they were fully entitled,
 Ward and Warden, a pair of comedians of the nut variety furnished much amusement with a lot of tomfoolry and a song or two, and, judging from the ap- plause they received, their act was en- tirely pleasing to the audience.
 Milt Feiber and Vera Griffin, in song and pianologue, were sufficiently pleas ing, and the Arnoldas performed some amazing and thrilling beats of edulib- rum.
 George Walsh, the athletic movie star, has never been seen to better advantage than in The Winning Stroke thrill ing. photoplay of American college life, in which the famous Yale-Harvard boat race is featured. and around which the plot is built. The bill is without a doubt one of the best seen in many months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
LYRICS NEW
 BILL PLEASING

The new bill at the Lyric which opened yesterday at the matinee. is the average vaudeville show with some bright spots along the way.
 John and Bertha Gleason and Fred Houl.han open the bill with a dancing and musical oddity that immediately puts the audience in a good humor be- cause of the varied artistry of the act itself and because there is some really good music in the act as well as hand some costumes and good dancing. The Indian bit in the finale is extremely good
 Sam Adams and J. P Griffith, in ''The Music Lesson" are the hit of the whole show. and a little longer time .. for this act and little less of some of the others would have pleased the whole audience yesterday. Both men have good voices-voices that will stand the range of grand opera as well as the more simple music, and in ad- ditior to the many laughs handed out during the act. their parody on the sextctte from Lucia" was wonderful ly well rendered and worth remember ing. The solo. Dear old Girl" was breath from the yesterdayS and was well received.
 Mise Lucy Monroe. James J. Cassady and Kenneth Grattan offer Chamber res7 the famous little p1aylet by Everett =. ftuSkaN, and While nearly everyone has seen the little play be- fore 1t is well presented. handsomely staged and well acted and was received with applause.
 The Francis comedy girls present good singing act with just enough comedy to get laugh. and as both have extremely good voices this act was well enjoyed by the crowd an1 the girls were given the glad hand of recognition at several times Their rendition of "Here Comes the Bride" was the hit of the act
 Welch, Healv and NTontrose, Those Surprise Boys" come last on the bill and 'tis a pity but 'tis true that this act doesn't belong on the K Keith cir cult. and how it ever got there is mystery that only the "gink" who camouflaged the act long enough to hook 1t could probably explain. And the nity tfs there is ability enough in the three men that cofnpose the act to nut on some thing worth while. but to devote an actual 10 minutes to a long drawn -out bit of horseplay is exceed many a vaudeville act has been thrown into the discard for less provocation
 Devoted to straight dancing ard songs this act could win out. As it is well. it needs remodeling.
 However. the acts that have gone before are well worth anyone's price of admission.
 The International News weekly is replete as usual with all that is best in the news of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
ANITA STEW ART
 AT THE RIALTO

With the most expensive cast of oo persons ever useSl in picture. and money not spared in any detail of pro duction. Her Kingdom of Dreams, 3 starring Anita Stewart. opened an en- gagement yesterday morning at the Rialto. The story is of a young coun- try girl. Judith Rutledge. who comes to the city, gets a position as a stenog- rapher in the bank owned by James Warren, becomes his private secretary and marries his son, at the dying bank er's request, in order to help the young man carry on the business. This son, Fred Warren, is made to believe before he meets Judith, that his brother Jim has forged a check on the bank The brothers are in love with the same woman, Carlotta Stanmpre. the real forger When Jim is killed in an auto mobile accident, Carlotta tells Fred that his brother is the guilty party. and Fred shields the dead mans name by telling his father he himself stole the money.
 After the marriage. Fred's sister and Carlotta make things very unpleasant for Judith. and she determined to leave her husband, thinking that he cares for Carlotta. How she finds valuableV pa- pers and clears up the domestic tang1e as well as being the means of straight ening out the business affairs, makes one of the strongest and best stories ever told on the Screen The attrac- tive personality and excellent art of the star were never shown to better ad- Vantage and the supporting cast in- ciudes Mahlon Hamilton, Thomas Hold lng. kathlyn Williams. Anna Q. Nilsson, Robert McKim, James Nein. Wesley Barry, Thomas Santschi and Tullv Mar snail. Her Kingdom of Dreams" will no doubt prove one of the greatest craving cards in the history of the Rialto. 'ne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
THE BOOMERAN

One of the most popular comedies of American life and one which has been the success of two seasons at the Be- lasco theatre, New York. and eight months at Powers theatre, Chicago, will be seen at the Jefferson next Fri day and Saturday and Saturday mat nee, when The Boomerang" comes to this city.
 There is said to be a world of wit in the sparkling dialogue of this latest comedy. It has to do with a young doc tor who undertakes to cure a jealous lover by putting him under the care of an attractive young nurse. The sig nificance of the plays title becomes ap- parent when all the doctors theories of love and jealousy are thrown into the discard and he. too, finds himself hopelessly entangled in Cupids meshes. But no idea of the plot, it is said, can give any idea of the freshness and charm of "The Boomerang"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
BUTLER HELD FOR
 DISPATCH OF BOMB
Confesses to Sending In- fernal Machine for Purpose
 of Frightening Maid

New York, october 6.-Chargce with having sent a bomb to the home of Mrs Rodman Wanamaker at Tuxedo Park, N. J., September 27, Albert C.. Kurth, butler, was committed, to Bel levue hospital for observation today after he is alleged to have confessed to the crime. The prisoner. the police say, asserted he sent the bomb, which was heavily loaded with black powder and red pepper, for the purpose of frighten- ing Mary O'Brien, a maid in the Wan amaker household, who he believed would open xhe package in which the bomb was sent.
 The package was opened by Mrs. Wanamaker, but the bomb did not ex- plode. Kurth made his alleged confess sion while awaiting trial for grand lar ceny, for which he was held in $500o bail last Friday.
 Kurth told the detectives, they said, that Miss O'Brien was instrumental in obtaining his discharge from the Wan amaker home where he had been em- ployed for two years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
GRAND JURY MEETS
 TO WIND UP BUSINESS
Many Cases on Docket for Investiga-
 tion-Will Probe Negro Unrest

The grand jury organized by Judge w. F.. Fort last June was reconvened yes- terday after several weeks recess. BA, investigation. After which the grand jury will make it's final report A new grand jury will be organized in November.
 The cases to be investigated this week range, from minor felones to capital cases In addition. to the criminal cases the jury will investigate the unrest conditions among the negroes of Jefferson county.
 Witnesses in the case of Charlie Jack son, the negro who injured Mrs. J. M Morrison of the Savoy apartments or Fifth avenue in an attempted assault Saturday afternoon were yesterday called before the jury to testify.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
ROCHESTER MAY
 APPEAL TO THE
 SUPREME COURT

The crimina, division of the circuit courts had comparatively light day weeks capital cases. Judge W. k. Fort will hear the non-jury cases this week, Judge H. P. Heflin taking the jury trials
 A charge of grand larceny against John Avery, a one-legged negro, was dis- missed in Judge Heflin's court. In Judge w. E. Forts court George Woods, a negro, plead guilty to violating the prohibition laws, he was fined the GUS tomary $50 and costs. It is understood that the case of Will Rochester. sen fenced to life Imprisonment for the mur- der of his uncle, J. w. Teer. at Mineral Springs, will be appealed to the supreme court, no action has been taken as yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
HEARTS OF THE WORLD"
 AT THE TRIANON

Griffith's greatest masterpiece opened at the Trianon yesterday to large ar- diences and as this is one of the dramas of the *creen that many have gone miles to see, and one>xhich~has created ,nors talk in the moving picture world than any oth sr one drama, it is no wonder that the Trianon is now in one of it's most successful weeks.
 Hearts of the World is all that It's name implies and it is the greatest story of hum an hearts ever screened-a master piece of love and human endeavor. with hits of comedy intermingled with it's great scenes, in one of which over 50.oo0 horses are used and in another so many snou-
 sands of people. that it looks almost as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
ONE OF THE REST EVER
 AT LOEW'S BIJOIJ

With two headline feature acts, one without a doubt the cleverest comedy sketch that has been seen on the local | boards in some time, the other a classy l singing and dancing quartet a feature photoplay that appeals to every red blooded American man, woman and child and three other vaudeville acts of gen uine merit, the bill at Loew's Bijou for the first half of the week will please the most eXacting theatregoer 4 There are more genuine laughs in tlfe sketch Poor Old Jim presented by Mr
 and Mrs. Walter Hill and company, than one generally gets in a vaudeville sketch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
A DISCOVERY THAT
 BENEFITS MANKIND

Two discoveries have added greatly to human welfare.
 In lS35NNewton originated the vac mum process for condensing milk with cane sugar to a, semi-iiqHid form.
 Iii 1888 Horlick at Racine, Wis, dis covered how to reduce milk to dry ponder forn with extract of matted grains, zrahom cane sugar.
 This product NoRklcK named sSsstaG MI.k- (Nazue since copied by osnsrs} Its nutritivc value, 9.gsstis,;ii.y ard case of preparation thy S,iu2'Y ssisr5ng ia water and the s.e. fi4s i. l.s-pc ir. any climate. inlA .,,cv-,i af nnch value to mankind IS an ideal food-drink from isj0acy to old age.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07

I ings, but the motion picture industry seemed to be suffering from one of the most unfair measures in the bill and therefore some remedy was imperative. Julius Kahn of California, a leading member of Congress. will appear be- fore the committee and urge the re- peal of the admission tax. Exhibitors from all parts of the country, labor leaders, ex-soldiers and theatre pa irons will appear before the committee at the hearing commencing today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
Bankers Open Convention

New orleans, october 6.--The seven teenth annual convention of the American Banking institute was officially opened
 here tonight by a smoker to the men and a theatre party to the women. The business sessions will begin tomorrow and last through Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
Theatres -MovIos + EDNA GREENWOOD BEnSLEY Y

received letter yesterday from Raymond Zirl<el assistant mana ger and press representative, who states that the Al G. Fields Greater Minstrels will be in Birmingham october Is, l7 and IS.
 Mir zirkel states that the show this year is bigger ano better than ever, that Billy Beard, the original grouch killer, is still sending 'em away with a smile; that the jazz dance speciality wherein the boys use dummy ladies for partners is making a hit in town after town. and that Henry Neiser, in ''The Frogs wedding" is getting the real laughs. The band has been much improved since the time when your Uncle Samael had nearly all the mu- sicians corraled. and that all in all the Fields minstrels this year is aD3ut the olassiest minstrel organization on the road.
 Ana what a wonderful lot of mem ories the name Fields brings troopinS across the vision. Thirty years ago some of us, as kids. were dating life's events from the lasu time Al Fields minstrels were in town. Gone are the days of Primrose and West; gone are the days of Honeyboy Evans; gone are the days of Lew Dockstader's min strels, and Lew is working in vaude- vile: gone are the days of Haveriy's minstrels. and many of the other old- timers have passed to the great be- yond. but Fields we still have with us, and for this let us pc thankful, and, as the kids of today (both old and young) are no different from the kids of the yesteryears. the Fields min strels are just as warmly welcomed today as in the many, many years that have gone Come on. A Fields. "A warm Birmingham welcome awaits you.
 in spite of frequent announcements from Washington that the wartime taxes would not be taken up al this session of Congress. the movie theatre owners of the country have been given a hearing before the ways and means committee of the house of representa- tives, and this hearing takes place to- day CTuesday October D in Washing ton. In setting the date Chairman Joseph W. Fordney (Michigan) an nounced that the motion picture in- dustry had been granted the only hear ing before the committee on tax mat ters at this session or Congress.
 Hundreds of corporations and per- sons affected by the tax law passed during the war had requested hear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07

if the whole world were passing in re- view before the camera.
 With the crowds here for the fair the Trianon should do the greatest week s business in it's history with, this Griffith masterpiece.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-07
Do Wealthy Men Laugh At Insurance? :?

Did you ever realize that wealthy men, big business men, are the most careful kind with the dollars that they are able to gather up?
 Men who have the most money, most prop erty, and tn erefore would be most able to suffer losses without getting very much hurt by them, are the very ones who see to it that they seldom do have losses.
 A big business man would as soon think of leaving the door of his safe open through the night as he would to leave his bushes or his h ouse uninsured, his cashier free of bond, or his life insurance policy to become delinquent.
 He never takes a chance unless he is con- vinced it is going to pay him to do so.
 Who ever heard of any kind of a loss suf- fered through lack of in- surance that was a pay ing proposition?
 The Trustees System Insurance Department stands ready to write any man any kind of in- surance at any time. There isn't an insurance service needed by any man in Birmingham that Trustees System is not able and ready to sup ply.
 Its corps of insurance experts, headed by Jas. H. Awtrey, at 2024 1st Ave-, furnish the best service to be found any,, where. They are there fore the logical people to write that additional insurance you are going to take TOMORROW!
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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-09-05
PRICE SLUMP STARTED:
PUBLIC TO SEE IT SOON
Palmer Condemns Advice Of Merchants
to Buy Now.-Livestoek Prices
Tumble at Chicago

Washington. Aug oS.-Prices are be-
ginning to turn downward in various
parts of the country, but the slump
has not yet gathered momentum suf-
ficient to affect purchases being made
for immediate use, according to re.
ports to the department Of justice.
Attorney, General Palmer, when
asked yesterday how soon results
could be expected from the campaign
to reduce the cost of living. said all
the government wanted was Il fair
chance to show what could be done to
take the artificial initiation out of the
market. He said cumulative results
were expected when congress enacts
amendments to the food control law,
by which criminal penalties can be I'M
posed on profiteer> and hoarilers.
Propaganda. which apparently is
nationwide on the part Of shop keep
ers, seeking to induce purchases now
on the pretext that prices will be ma
terially higher next season. was con-
demned by Mr. Palmer.