davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
Shall Chaos or Reconstruction
in Europe Follow the Great
World War?
NEW, GREAT FORCES AT WORK
Demand for New Order of Things Is
Universal and Reactionaries Merely
Swell the Rising Tide of
Discomfort.
Article w.
BY FRANK COMERFORD.

The most obvious thing in Europe is
the changed attitude of the people,
and yet there are many, particularly
in the conservative, employing class,
who refuse to see. There are none so
blind as these. While they close their
eyes and minds to the obvious, the
change goes on. It is not idle rhetor-
fc to say that new great forces are at
work. Of course you cannot see the
forces any more than you can see the
grass growing, but you can see the
effects. You can measure the charac-
ter of the forces
Everywhere I found people talking
about a new Order. Men separated
by hundreds of miles are thinking and
talking the same ideas. 1t startled
me to hear the same ideas up in the
Balkans that l had heard in France
and England. l did not meet any one
who was able to give me a clear, COM
plete meaning of the phrase, but it is
on the lips of everyone. 1t has a
meaning and time will produce plan.
The people are forward loOking-they
are thinking, waiting for something to
happen. They have faith that it will
happen and that it will bring great
good to the human race. Every one
seems confident that some great COM
penSation must and will come out of
the siege of suffering through which
they have passed. If they were not
so earnest, so sane, Sc determined
about it l should have interpreted
their enthusiasm as fantasy.
A meaningless minority of reaction
aries scorn and scott at all talk of a
new Order. These are the backward
looking men of big business, the stand
patters in politics. They are out of
touch with the times; they think the
real world is the little circle in which
they live. They are the barnacles on
big business. They smugly set down
all talk of change as bolshevism.
Fortunately the real leaders of bust
ness are breaking away from this
point of view. Progressive, human and
open minded, they see and know that
unrest is a problem and that it must
be solved. They are paying heed to
the complaints of the workers. They
admit that there is justice back of the
complaints. Instead of arguing coer-
cion. they are talking concession. They
know a change has come, they want
to meet it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-02
New Order Must Come.

new Order will come. The one
question that is bothering the minds
of men who are awake to the change
is, will it come through revolution or
through evolution. The greatest friend
of revolution is the stubborn employ
er who refuses to see the change, ac
cepts things as they are, and insists
upon the use of force as the only cure
for unrest.
Money is a gross thing when COM
pared with human life. To mention
Europe's financial losses in the same
breath with her dead and wounded,
seems sordid, but it is an everyday
world and in it money has its logical
place. Since the war some people are
thinking that money has had too i'm
portant place in the world. 1t has
been charged with pushing man out Of
his place, but bills must be paid and
. Europe needs money. The war cost
billions and billions of dollars. Mil
lions of men had to be clad and shod,
. billions and billions of cartridges and
shells, rifles, cannons, airplanes, ships,
were made. Europe owes the money.
How will she pay it; where will she
get it? 1t is a question that even the
wisest and most optimistic of men in
Europe hesitate to answer. Some
wonder, is there an answer?
Europe has borrowed until her in
terest charge today is almost as large
as her whole cost of governmental adj
ministration was Il few years ago.
heard Lloyd George say that England
faced yearly interest charge of three
hundred million pounds. Another Off
cial told me that this interest charge
that England must pay each year is
nearly one hundred million pounds a
year larger than the cost of admins
tration was at the time of the Boer
war. Only the other day her interest
was due on some loans from the United
States and she was forced to default,
and our government charged the in
terest to the principal and passed the
/ day of payment on. In the meantime
the pound is soing down in value.
When l was on the Continent it had
reached $4.14. Today it is under S3.S7,
and steadily going down.
France is in even q worse plight.
The banks are loaded with government
paper. She has made no provision
by taxation to pay her debt. l was
told on every hand that any effort to
4 impose a tax would bring on revolu.
ton. 1t is said that her debt has
reached the startling figure of S64C
4 for every man, woman and child in
i the country. When | left Cherboure
to sail for America regulation had
been put into effect prohibiting any
one leaving France from taking none,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30

NJ NICE I have bees more or less N connected with the theatrical I> world-not as an "impressario, but as a chronicler of events and things, and have known everybody connected with the profession from the managers of the theatres and the "call boy behind the scenes to the pro ducers and the stars, one of the most interesting of all the character parts" played by the myriads of people, is that of the illustrious press agent
 The old fashioned .'bool< agent or the Lightning rod agent" has nothing on the modern, up-to-date New York press agent" who is sent out ahead of the show and 1 have met them of all kinds and descriptions; tall, slim, squat, fat, blonde, brunette, brindle. blie-eyed brown eyed, clever more clever most clever for I have yet to meet one who isn't about the smart est Aleck' you've ever beheld, but then, of course. that's one of the re- quirements of the business and I want to say this: have never met press agent,n who doesn't think his show is the best that has ever been sent out from the great white way in New York town.
 They'll talk---like d talking machine; you don't even have to crank" 'em;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
efmth gEerng Passing Show" vii be
 Bmgh a h ef

they are self-starting; they run on high" all the time; they are the marvellous twentieth century repro auctions of the old-fashoned circus 'spieler," and he is lon the job" with will.
 All this is predatory to a chance meeting I had few days ago with MT. Felix Risser, who is ahead" of The Passing Show" direct from the winter garden i'll New York, where talent and beauty count for more than perhaps any other place where pro- auctions are made in the worid Mir Risser has a great deal of in- terest to tell in connection with the The Passing Show" which Birmir,g- ham will have the pleasure of seeing next week. and what he had to say was different" from the average press agent story. because he really knows some thing about art and talks of it intelligently and so I think the information he gives out concerning the mammoth production, is really worth while
 Some people assert that theatrical production at the present time is a business and not an art, but these peo- pie are not business men or they would not say that said MT. Risser They nave never stopped to think of the Vasts sums that are lost every year in theatrical ventures. Business men want greater safety and certainty in their business. It is hard to find the pub lie pulse. No manager living can say beforehand that this or that produc- tion VIII be financial success Also no manager has ever succeeded in. forecasting the expense he will be put to in any given venture. Take trans- portation, for instance. Imagine the cost Of transporting a big company like The Passing show with it's army of artists. mechanics stag hands, musicians and it's carloads of scenery and costumes Tn the old days 1t would have cost about $100,00O to produce The Passing show now the cost was S250,000. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent for scenery and costumes and the costumes have to be the most dazzling procurable. for an ever-increasing proportion of the pub lie is taking it's styles from the stage. Another answer to the argument that the producing of stage ventures is business and not an art is that press
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
LITTLE PROGRESS IN
 HARVESTING COTTON;
 COLD HURTS FLORIDA
By Associated Press

Washington. December 29.-Very it. tie progress has been made in gather ing unharvested cotton during the last week, the weather bureaus weekly hull letin today announced. This was on lc- count of continued wet weather in the northeastern portion of the belt md temperatures too low for outdoor work In the northwestern portion. Consider able low grade cotton is still in the fields in Texas.
 The week averaged cold in most parts of the country. Some damage was done to winter truck in Texas and to ten fer truck in north central Florida. Very little, if any, injury resulted to hardy truck in the cene'al gulf states. end celery lettuce and cabbage were con siderably affected by the weather in Florida during the week.
 In extreme southern Florida truck is in poor condition, owing to frost dam age of the preceding week. Grinding of sugar cane is nearly completed in the extreme lower Mississippi valley. Small quantities of citrus fruit are oe- ing shipped from Florida. The satslna orange harvest has been nearly com pleted in Alabamss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
RANDOM NOTES

Mir. and Mrs. NJ. A. Smith of ozark, who have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. ]. C. Anthony. and Dr. Anthony, for the Christmas holidays have re- turned nome.
 Mir. Charles & Doster, who has been visiting his parents. Mir. and Mrs. ]. T. Doster, on Hanover circle, will return today to Harvard university. where he is a student.
 Mir and Mrs. Robert Hanson of At iaanta were guests of Mir. and Mrs. Gus Galbahsh this week and were guests at a dinner Monday evening, given by their hosts.
 Miss Daisy Rowley had as her Christi mas guests her brothers family. Mir. and Mrs. E, L.. Row5ey Miss Daisy Lee Rowley, and Nil. Franklin Rowley
 Mrs. NJ. J. Cole, who has been the guest of her daughter Mrs. Tarwater. in New York. for the past few weeks. will reteurn home shortly.
 Miss Agnes r. Mckinley the guest of Mrs. Clarence Barcleft, has returned to her home in Athens, Ga.
 Dr. Robert Creswcll Black of Ashe- vile N. C., is visiting his sister Mrs, Clarence Barelift. and Mir Barclft.
 Mir Leslie Walker. who is in charge of the Culver Aviation institute. is the guest of his parents Mir. and Mrs. John l.. Walker.
 The many trends of Mrs. W. $. Brown will regret to learn that she fell on Chris tmas day and broke her hip and is confined to her bed.
 Maj. Ed L. Anderson of Camp Dix, New Jersey, will arrive Friday to be the guest of relatives in this city for sev- cral days.
 Miss Cora Moss Etters the guest of her aunt. Mr.. M. l.. Ward.
 Mir. Paul Watson is spending q few days in Florence before returning to the university
 Miss Ellen Jones of Aberdeen. Wash ineton- is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. N, L. Miller.
 Dr. Robert Creswel Blach of Ashe- vile, N. C., is visiting his sister. Mrs. Clarence Barclift and MT. Barclift.
 Mrs. B. IT. Monaghan has returned from visit to her mother in Greens. boro.
 
 Miss Agnes P. Mckinley has returned to her home in Athens, Ga, after d visit to Mrs. Clarence Barclft.
 Mrs. Leon D. Bailey and son, Thomas Fritts Bailey of Chattanooga, are visit ing Mrs. E. R. Blair D
 MT. Homer Murphy Is the guest Of his parents, MT. and Mrs. J. l.. Murphy, in Atlanta.
 Miss Anne Catherine Arnold is rap idly recovering from her recent illness.
 Miss Edna Prchard of Mobile is the guest of Misses Grace and Edwina Wal pole for the holidays.
 Miss Sara Rives. who has been the guest of Rev. ]. D. Simpson, has re- turned to her home in Athens.
 MT. and Mrs. .Clyatt Thornton have named their little daughter Carolyn Ar mena.
 Miss May Alice Moody is the guest of her parents for the holidays and will return to Montevallo next week, where she is a student.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30

notices can make or break a show, This is not true of business, but only of art.
 This colorful, magnificent mastodon of musical extravaga is in two acts and 15 colossal scenes" MT. Ris- ser outlined. Tt is the most ambitious effort yet made by the New York win ter garden, which is well worth not ing-taking into consideration that 25 of these gigantic shows have al- ready been produced by the manage. ment of this worlds famous temple of amusement. In the The Passing show every locale from Childs Fifty ninth Street restaurant in New York City, where Broadway assem- bles after l o'clock each iaorning-to a mythical palace in ancient Babylon is graphically produced; even a nov ing picture studio is included. There is such a bewildering succession of novelties and scenic splendors, mixed up with an endless chain of comic revelries, that it is difficult to find words to describe it all. The purpose of the The Passing Show is to pro- duce laughter - to entertain, to sur prise, to amuse-and in this object 1t is eminently successful.
 ''The American people adore comedy. but they insist upon the genuine arti- cle," said Mir. Risser. No limitations no fakes will do; they demand the real thing, and they certainly get 1t in a winter garden show. One of the req sons why we like comedy so much, think, is because it is the most diff ficult thing to get and to do on the stage. You always like to see people do difficult things it is a national characteristic. It was remarked that in France during the war the American soldiers always sought to take the most impregnable positions. They captured the Argonne forest, which Napoleon said no army could take but he would not have said that if he had known the American army
 And so with The Passing Show MT. Risser continued. "It has achieved the seemingly impossible when it comes to a travelling organizations It's colossal proportions. it's tremendous personnel it's gorgeousness and it's glitter, all go toward making it the most stupendous show that the south has ever witnessed largest ever sent out from New York which deals only in big things"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
UNDES|RABLES ID
 RESIST EXPULSION
"Departees League" Object to Returning to Russia-Squad
 Totals 34 Radicals
By Associated press

New York, December 29.-Counsel for the "Deportees' league" as the S4 all leged radicals at the Boston immigration station, awaiting forcible return to Rus sia, have styled themselves, met here to- day to discuss means of blocking pro- ceedings which will be tried in the Bos- ton federal court tomorrow.
 The meeting was held at the headquar. ters of Ludwig C. 4. K Martens, soviet "ambassadpr' to this. country, who also is awaiting deportation. Not only the le- gality of the deportation orders. but also means of returning the prisoners to Rus sia will be threshed out for all the de- fendants in the habeas corpus case of Film Kertz, one of the 34
 Counsel for the league" seeks to show that because of alleged lack of means to deport them to Russia, they should be set free again in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
SERVICE 4 SUCCESS

Although the White Christmas exercises were late at the Pike Avenue Baptist church, they were held with great suc- cess Tuesday night. having been post poned from Sunday night on, account of the rain,
 handsome dona ton was offered by the congregation for the starving chi- dren. of Europe, which was the main pur- pose of the services. The church was decorated in white with green sprays and foliage intercepting. In the middle or the rostrum was the manager with an H. lun.inated star above. The choir was draped in white. which brought forth effectiveness in the rendition of the carols which were sung in honor of the birth of the Savior. There were many recitatiofs and little carols by the little folks, of which the feature was tns trio by the Axis children,
 The music was assisted by the church orchestra. composed of F, W. Ciiffe ana Miss Ruby Arnold, first and second vio- Iins; Fred White. saxophone and Glenn Gibbs, piano and director
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
0~ - Fo subscri pions,D A NVAu uH " E McClnon, E. Bros Stu II VI U PhoneE ao. Phone Ensey 300 AAA NA~@- = ley
The Aseeraid maintains special Eney
 correspondence, and ubscripti

Ensley has been without gas for cook ing and warming purposes for the past two days, and many citizens registered complaints to the Birmingham Railway. Light ard Power company yesterday. Many homes dependent on the supply or gas for cooking and the downtown of fees dependent on gas for fuel suffered considerable inconvenience. Engineers stated that the lack of gas could be caused from an accumulation of chem ical in the gas pipes caused from the change in the source of gas which was recently made by the company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
BANDIT VICTIM JAILED
Man Who Claimed He Was Robbed of
 $10,000 in Bad
By Associated Press

Eastland, Tex, December 29-Jack l.. Howell, cashier of the Guaranty State bank of Leray, Tex, who reported Mon- day he had been held up and robbed or sieO0O while transferring the money from a bank of Cisco has been formally charged with embezzlement of the sum he asserted was tat--... from him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
OVER $1O,OOO IN FINES
Report for Fiscal Year in Federal
 Court Shows Much Activity

During the last fiscal year ending June S0 1920, fines amounting to s1o,- 554.07 were collected in the criminal cases by the United States district at torney's office for the northern dis trict of Alabama. This information was contained in the annual report Of the attorney general, which was re- ceived by Jim C.. Smith, assistant United States attorney, yesterday. This report has been under compilation for the past six months. just being re- leased by the government last week.
 Fines imposed by the federal court for this district amounted to s25,322 and during the period 3S4 criminal cases were terminated There were 274 criminal cases pending at the be- ginning of the present fiscal year com mencing July 1, 1920 There are ITO criminal cases pending.
 During the year 146 cases involving individuals were terminated in the civil division of the court and there are now IF pending. Judgments for the plaintiff during this period ,afnounted stn S294.5s2 .9T.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
ST. ANTHONY'S ALTAR SOCIETY

Mrs J. H. Bossong was hostess to the recent meeting of St. Anthonys Alter society at her home in Fairfield. Dur ing the business session, an interesting talk was made by the retiring president Mrs Tom Devereaux.
 Christmas colors prevailed in the dec orations, and plate luncheon was served by the hostess.
 Four new members. Mrs. Grosbick Walsh. Mrs. Foster, Mrs. J. Collins and Mrs. Guitar, were added to the mem- bershp. Mrs Gulford was a guest
 Twenty-Five members were present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
PRICE PROBE STARTS ; Mobile Bakers Will Meet With County
 Solicitor

Mobile. December 29-(Special.l-As the first move in the investigation with re- gard to prices charged for necessities in Mobile, as ordered by State Attorney General J. Q. Smith, conference of all bakers in the city will be held Friday with Solicitor Bart B. Chamberlain. ac- cording to announcement of that of ficial. Dealers in all necessities will be asked to meet with the solicitor in turn in order to take up the question of prices the county official deciding to start with the baking industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
FIRE LOSS s5O,OOO
Garden City Suffers Heavy Damage
 in Midnight Blaze

Cullman, December 29-A portion of the business district of Garden Citv fl miles north of Birmingham, was le- stroyed by fire after midnight Monday. four buildings, one of them housing the federal postoffice, being consumed with loss of approximately $5O,000, only part of which was protected by insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
w. B. BOWLING QUALITIES
Alabama Man Formally Sworn in As
 Congressman
By Associated Press

Washington December 29,--W. B. Bow ling was sworn in today as a member of the House from the Fifth Alabama district to succeed J. Thomas Heflin, elected to the Senate to fill the unex- pired term of the late Senator John Hs Bankhead. Mir. Bowling was elected for the remainder of the present session at recent special election. At the No vemoer election he was elected to the siXty-seventh Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
Fugitive Woman Caught

Montreal, December 29.-Mary Allen. alias Louise Klein, sought by the police of Chicago for jumping bail of s10OOo. in which she was held on various charges Of la1 ceny, was held for trial here today accused of stealing q fur coat from a firm in St Paul street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
QUAkES ARE FREQUENT
South American Section Terrified But
 Uninjured
Bx Associated Press

Ruenos Aires, December 29.-Frequent earth shocks in the Mendoza district are alarming the population. There has been little damage caused and no victims have been reported. More than 40 per sons were estimated to have been killed ar injured in the earthquake which oc- cured in the Mendoza regionSo sArgen- tina Deyember F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
Value Your Eyes :?

Bon-Opto is . system of caring for ths eyes at home. It Is used by more than a million people who care for their eyes as they care for their teeth; to cleanse and preserve them. If you are not one of the million join their ranks today
 Get Home Treatment Outfit from your druggist and use as directed. Clean, fresh Ieeiing eyes and the clearness of vision
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

An event of the week will be the ban quet at which the lady Elks will en- tertain this evening at SEQ o'clock at the Ellls club Avenue D for their husbands The holiday spirit will pre- vail, and the decorations will be in keep ing with the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
G0rgas Nephew Enlists

Montgomery, December 29--Wiliiam B. Paterson of Mobile, a nephew of the late William c. Gorgas, surgeon gen-. eral of the United States army, was one of the five recruits enlisting in the United States navy here today. He in tends to make the world cruise with the Atlantic fleet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30

Ensley members of the Woodward Golf and Country club have received invita- tons to attend the opening of the se- ries of the weekly dances of the club which will take place Friday. evening at the club. This dance will be one of the several affairs planned for New Year Eve and promises to be one of the most interesting
 Mir. and Mrs. Price Dickens and Miss VIrgie Dickens have returned from spend ing the weekend with Mrs. Mitchell in Montevalo.
 J. w. Minor is i'll at his home on Ave- nue G.
 The Sesame Literary club will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. D. A. Eeholse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-30
WOODWARD GOLF CLUR

with Mrs, William Scholl this afternoon at clock