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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
MARCH OF THE MOVIE

Mexico. we read in current ~ patches, has decided to lift the heavy censorship from the movies and to fos- ter the enterprise in every way There seems to be no stopping the triumphant march of the movie stars. Not long ago we read that Devonshire House, the famous rendezvous of the whixs ,n London had fallen before the cinema The Alhambra and the Empire, famous music halls, are to go. too. England and the continent appear to be as wild fer the screen as we are here. All doors are opening 10 1t. Nor long ago teh conservative Vatican sanctioned the picturing of an important religious function. Great are the moviesl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
Mail Early

Mail matter reaching the local postoffice after o'clock, as does 80 per cent of that collected during the day, usually has conditions congested until it is gotten off" says J. c. Trout assistant superintendent of mail here.
 We have endeavored on several oc- casions to get the business and profess sional men to mail their letters early, for if they reach the postoffice before o'clock, they reach their intended des- tination several hours earlier, and if going east. in many instances, as much as "A or 36 hours in advance of that leaving Birmingham at night. Often the night trains are late and the mail for eastern cities misses connection and is delayed On the other hand, the office force must work late to get out this mail and 1t works a hardship on postal employees"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
Overdone Negro Spirituals
 Broadly Discussed

] M( USICAL AMERICA thinks that eve that class of songs known as neg,o srirituals, is much overdone. The best music of this sort has been familiar to southern people for many years, but it has been in vogue on the concert stage only short time. It had come to full flower at the music club biennial held in Birming ham in 1917, and since then the plantation songs with their mournful traditional airs. and harmonized bv well-educated musicians have been sung to appreciative audiences in England and America
 But while the writer in Musical America is not far wrong when com plaint is made that the abuse is in the singing of the so-called spirituals by white artists rather than negroes of plantation environment, in the attempted interpretation by concert artists who know nothing of southern life, the artistry is all but lost.
 Negro jubilee singers are never "let off" until they have responded to request for Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" It is singularly appealing, but sung by white troupe falls flat. "Deep River" is great song, and may be rendered to good effect by white artists as we'll as negroes. Those who heard it here in Birming- ham by the Paulist choir, written in eight part harmony, are still haunted by it.
 Mary Gillen is achieving wonder full success with southern melodies tobtained by her at first hand in the cabins in Mississippi and Alabama, and harmonized by Oliver Chalifoux. She is featuring them in a lyceum
 course this summer, and especially
 are the "Great Camp Meetin'" and "Jesus Walks" received With thrills every time she sings them.
 As to the musical value of the spir- ituals the late Antonin Dvorak, one
 of the foremost of modern composers,
 came to the United States, and while Ihere made sympathetic study of
 negro tunes. He found in them our
 true folk-song. The American In
 dian had rhythm, but the negro has not only rhythm but is gifted in a lhigh degree with the sense of melody 1 Dvorak made fine use of the spir- litual. His thew world" symphony lhis thew world" string quartet and I''Humoreske" are striking examples of what he found that could be ap- Iplied to beauty. The adagio of the
 lever popular symphony comes direct from the plantation, while it's treat. tment is not so masterful as the largo lin the same work, which, by the way lis not southern, but rather reminis- cent of the vast prairie or the lowly
 pines. But the flavor and colorine lof the symphony as a whole is negro folklore.
 If the spirituals are overdone by singers, it is only because the set ting lacks realism The best of the
 melodies appear to be perennial. | s * *
 Lightning damaged the electric chail lin the South Carolina penitentiary ano a negro sentenced to death had his exc lcution postponed three weeks. Some peo' F. It,rL Ly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
Stop and Think

The interview given out a day or so ago by one of our public officials. advising tenants, in effect not to sur render possession at the end of the rental year, and not to pay any rent, strikes me as being unfortunate ad- vice." says E. H. Cabaniss.
 The laws of Alabama impose heavy penalties upon a tenant who forcibly or unlawfully retains possession of rented premises after the expiration of the rental term. Aside from the fact that no one should be encoura ged to take the law into his own hands and do a thing that is forbidden by the law. this advice might lead innocent people into very serious trouble.
 Double the amount of the annual rent might be a heavy price to pay for the satisfaction of remaining in possession for thirty or sixty days or such other short period as might be re- quired to evict a tenant in an unlaw- full detailer proceeding. Besides dou- ble the annual rent. the law makes the tenant so holding over liable for such other special damages as may be sus- tained by the landlord unlawfully kept out of possession"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
MOON WORSHIP

Edwin Ford Piper in .sBarbed Wire and Other Poems" I near them singing in the open spaces The old. old rites. the music of the
 moon, The rousher and the sweeter voices
 blending
 To lift the joyous tune. I see them dancing in the open spaces As moonlit nights grow long; Clasped hands and circliag step0 and
 charmed faces.
 And witchery of song. A harmony of hearts the singing AS loud and low they croo- see them dancing in the open z3ae- The worship of the moon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25

come. He can organize and protect himself. He has the brains and the means.
 The west learned how to protect it's wheat. The southern cotton grower IS going to protect his cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
Cattle Country

T began shipping cattle to Birming- hame some fifteen years ago." says 1 have not been doing this continu- ously, yet have all the time been buy ing for, or in, partnership with others who made this their market The pas lures in Lawrence county are unusually good- In fact the grass is better than 1t has been for some years. By de- srees our section of the country has become free of ticks. There are only a few farms in my county which have not been released I am glad that more interest is being taken in pure bred stock, as a number of registered bulls have been bought recently"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
WATCHING THE sPEEDERs

From the Gadsden Journal
 Birmingham citizens have volun- teered<to help the police department in it's war on speeders. A good example.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25

He's very busy just now"
 "'Umph! Judging from the loud laugh ter I hear in his office, he isn't talking business
 q think you are mistaken about that. Our directors have just held meeting and decided to advance prices again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25

way! --Timon of Athens.
 # * #
 The Red Taught Us
 Respect for Law
 THE wave of radicalism that U swept Europe following the war and made an attempt to rear it's ugly head in America has served a good purpose over here.
 It welded dhe masses and the classes of this country into respect for law. We had so much room in America for every man to stir freely in, mentally and physically, without stepping on his fellows toes, that we had developed a quasi contempt for those laws which did not suit the individual.
 When radicals undertook to throw aside all legal restraint and even to sap the foundations of government by preventing the raising of troops for this country's protection, Am 9ri- ca had a rude awakening from it's slothful attitude. Once awake, it has seen and thought clearly and cor rectly.
 Not a real statesman in this coun- try has given the slightest encourage ment to those who would nullify the operation of any law. Both the can didates for President have placed themselves on record. MT. Cox has come out squarely for law enforce ment and now Senator Harding says:
 People ever will differ about the wisdom of law-there is divided opinion regarding the eighteenth amendment and the laws enacted to make it operative-but there can be no difference of opinion about honest law enforcement"
 The man on the street corner who has been predicting that either a democratic or republican administra- tion would countenance law violation is now silent.
 Roseate Horoscope
 of King Cotton
 THE National City Bank of New N York is not dreamer. It col lates worldwide facts and bases con clusions on these facts. It states that "it is difficult to see how cottor production is going to keep abreast of consumption demands during ths next ten years"
 This conclusion. is arrived at fol lowing an exhaustive survey of thu cotton trade the world over, the re quirements of the human race fol clothing, stocks on hand, former pro duction and that estimated for thi' year.
 The subject is dealt with in g paper appearing in the July issue O The Americas. One paragraph i this: "Should the present American crop come up to the most recent esti mate, it will mean the sixth shor crop, an unprecedented situation s far as American cotton is concerned.
 In the matter of exports it i pointed out that in the "elevel months ending in May, this year 6,673, ,959 bales of cotton were ex ported as compared with 4,663,72 bales in the preceding clever months"
 The mill activity cannot keep pac with the demand for production. Tn paper further says:
 "The fact seems to be that tn manufacturers of textile machiner foresee demands upon them durin, the next twenty years that will b almost beyond their capacity to ful fill"
 It is on the side of the produce basically. What he does with his cot ton is his job. The world is goin, to want it, want it badly, for years t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25

ROTTEN What did you think of my interpre- tation of Hamlet?'' Why replied the caustic critic, it reminded me of what was said in the play about the state of affairs in Den-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
Need More Training

More boys should take business courses when they go off to college" says Joseph F. Culverhouse, who has returned from Chicago University. where he was taking a course in the department of commerce and business administration.
 "A majority of young men ultimate ly drift into business of some Axind Most of them go into these lines with slight training of specific nature. People are beginning to realize more and more that schooling should be more practical AS result the lead- Ing colleges are adding business courses"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
In the same Boat

Los Angeles is walking. except where the people can crowd into street cars" says Anderson Jones. who stopped in Birmingham for a few days recently. The movie mecca is almost gasolineless. Los Angeles people. how ever, are meeting the situation cheer fully. joking and jollying each other when seen walking.
 "One of the standing Jokes of the town during the period of gasoline shortage is. Cheer up. think how Fatty Arbuckle must be suffering.' Fatty's garage has been the talk of the town. but he Is in the same boat as the others"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
No Two Alike

-sV 'NO fAnke
 find several persons who disbe- lieve the fact that the finger prints of no two persons are alike" says H. B. Brown, in charge of the finger print and indenification bureau of the police department.
 over SIX million finger prints have been examined. including every nation ality. but no person has ever been able to find two prints that resemble each other. It is the only absolutely safe way of identifying man. Finger prints are used to advantage by the government to identify deserters and to detect fraudulent enlistments. It is a science in itself and many people are engaged in the work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25

REVERSING THE ROLES How are you getting along with your new employer
 "oh, pretty well,' replied the super office boy.
 Doesn't he treat you all right?" ..sure. he treats me all right, but don't like to hear boss whistle as much as he does during office hours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25

Lightning damaged the electric chair in the South Carolina penitentiary and a negro sentenced to death had his exc cution postponed three weeks. Some peo- pie are born lucky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25

He served for <hree years as minister of Beth-El congregation and resigned to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25

What sweep of vanity comes this
 way. --Timon of Athens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-12
DUNE PARK TRIP
DETAILS ARRANGED

Members Of the Nature study club
Of indianapolis VIII leave the city on
the o'clock Monon train for week
end trip TO the dunes Leaving the
train at Hammond. they win 60 to
Gary by interurban. arriving az 10
O'Clock
Saturday morning. tho party viii
leave Gary for a nine-mile walk around
the lake border. to fremont. under the
leadership of the Prairie Club. OF Chi
cago. The trip also may be made by
traction or automobile.
Saturday night VIII be spent az the
Prairie Clubs club house al fremont,
and a camp fire and other features Of
entertainment wiz be offered by the
club
Hikes to Mt. Tom and other places
Of interest with lunch at the club
flouse. win be features Of sunday. she
rturn trip will be made Sunday af-
ternoon and the party win arrive at
indianapolis at 1890 O'Clock.
Stephen D. Mather. director Of the
United States department Of national
parks, viii be a guest or the two
clubs. The flora of the lake region is
said to be at its best at this time,
and from interest already manifested
in the trip. it is expected that many
OF the Nature Study club and
their friends will go.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-12
COLOS|MO
MURDERED
IN CHICAGO
Burnham's Arrowhead Inn
Founder Killed at Front
Door of His Cafe.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcEl

CHICAGO, May 12-Search for the
murderer OF James C"Big JiR'D Col
osimo. long the chief power in Chi
cagos underworld, founder OF Arrow
head Inn at Burnham. and reputed to
be king OF the black hand" here. was
conducted today with two theories as
to the motive for the crime leading
numerous other reasons advanced for
the Staying.
These were that Colosimo. who was
shot down late Tuesday in his cabaret
in the heart OF the old levee district.
was either the victim OF relatives OF
the Sicilisn wife he divorced to marry
Dale Winter. a cabaret singer, three
weeks ago. or that he was slain by
friends OF Maurice C'Moss") Enrisht,
chief Of Chicago's gunman. who was
murdered several weeks ago in a la
Dor fued. Colosimo was said TO have
been heavy contributor to a fund
raised for the defense Of Enrights
alleged .murderers. several or whom
Italians. One OF their number.
James Vinci. is now on trial here
Three brothers of the divorced Mrs.
Colosimo. one an ex-convict. and an
other reputed dope" user, were TAX
en- in custody early today and closely
questioned, the police having in mind
the customary manner OF satisfying a
desire for revenge among Sicilians.
The brothers are said to hav. guar
relied with Colosimo following his di-s
vorcinS OF his first wife, who married
Colosimo when he was street sweep
er, and helped him through a lurid
and dubious career TO a position OF
supreme power in the citys under
world.
The murder caused a sensation throu-
ghout Chicago. Colosimo's quasi
respectable cafe. brought TO that stand
ing after the closing OF the old red
light" district. is known throughout
the country. and is practically all that
is left Of Bohemian" life in Chicago
Mixing deeply in the affairs of the
shady side OF life on the one hand.
Colosimo at the same time knew and
entertained such celebrities as Caruso.
George N. Cohen and hundreds OF 9TH
ers OF the arts and professions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-12
NO TIME TO
IMPROVE MINDS
mo got time"

That answer given time and again
yesterday during tho naturalization
hearings before Judge Hardy in Room
. of the Hammond superior court. in
dicates how busy many of the applicants
for full citizenship are these days and
also how lightly some of them hold
the rules, which have been laid down
by the Immigration bureau.
Over SO cases were before the court
yesterday and a large percentage of
these men were told to come back later
and in the mean time study the Ameri-
can form of government and read the
constitution at least once.
What have you been doing since you
had your preliminary examinations" was
a common question asked by Examiner
Blazer. The usual answer was, Work
ing"
Then zlazer would come back with.
Why don't you read little; why don't
you go to night school and learn these
things" The answer would generally
be. NO got time"
There were a number of applicants
yesterday who had been refused a pre-
vious hearing because Of lack of lSnowl-
edge and the majority OF these showed
they had done some hard study and
went through easily. Others were un-
able to answer the simplest questions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-12
SHE ASKS COURT
FOR AN INJUNCTION.

Possession OF her house. which she
says her husband is now occupying with
housekeeper. is demanded by Mrs En-
ma Gluth of Hammond in connection
with her suit for divorce which was filed
this morning in the Hammond Superior
court The plaintiff and Henry Gluth
were married December u. 1898, and
separated October TO- 1919. following a
beating which the husband IS said to
have administered on that day. 1t was
their third separation
Mrs. Gluth says that Henry had fire.
ouently beaten her in the past and that
twice before she had been forced to leave
him On both occasions he promised to
treat her better and because of their two
daughters, she had gone back to livs
with him. Now she says the daughters
are both adults and there is no need of
her standing her husbands abuse longer.
The property at 422 Becker street with
The furtnure. says, belongs to her
but that her husband with a housekeeper
continues to occupy the place. She asks
the court to order Gluth to turn all of
the property over TO her and TO issue
a restraining order to prevent him in
tcrfering with her IN the future Nc
1fahon & Conroy are her attorneys.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-12
ARY-SOUTH BEND
RIVALRY SHOWN

Rivalry between Gary and South
Bend as the home OF the new Con-
sistory was carried into the Gary canlp
last night when William Geake and
Charles Reade of the Fort Wayne Con
sistory were entertained by more than
125 Lake county Masons at the Com
mercial club rooms.
1t rests with the Fort Wayne officers
to decide which OF the two cities viii
afford the more practical location for
the new Consitsory. There were a
number of speakers last night and a
mass of evidence was presented by the
Lake county MaAns showing why the
Consistory should be formed at the
Steel City. Clyde Hunter was one OF
the principal speakers.
Mr.. Geake and other Fort Wayne Of
hcers were entertained recently at So.
Bend. He refused to give the status OF
either city in the race and Masons
throughout the county are expectantly
on edge awaiting the decision.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-12
SEEKS TO COLLECT
HER JUDGMENT

Unable as yet TO collect the judgment
granted her in the Porter superior
court on Feb. Is, against Jerry Blum
os Hammond. Esther Allen has petit
toned the Hammond superior court to
have the members of the firm of ]. F.
Blum & Sens brought into court to
testify under oath on the amount of
property IN their hands
According to the petition fled this
morning by Attorneys Todd and Bar
nett. the execution on the. judgment
was issued and delivered to the sheriff
on March Is. but he has fled his re-
turn with the statement that he has
been able TO find any property real or
personal, belonging to Blum.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-12
r. r. Tieups
Hampering
Industries
rrwrrrN.rlonAl NEWS sFRvIcE1

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcEI
WASHINGTON May 12-Railroad
tie-ups at important centers in the
East and Middle West, seriously ham
pering industrial activity, and retard-
ing delivery Of foods, fuel and other
necessities. were reported to the in
terstate commerce commission today.
The commission. informed that the sit
uation daily is growing more acute,
considered measures that may bring
relief.
It Is likely a conference OF executives
OF the railroads will be held TO agree
upon an embargo plan making for free
movement Of commodities that are
most essential.
Officials declared today that since
federal control ended a conflict in
policy BY various roads has led to con-
Such embargoes as have been imposed
have tended to make more serious a
traffic situation already embarrassing
through inadequate equipment
Reports told of serious labor trou-
bles imminent through forced shut
down OF factories through lack OF
coal. The coal shortage has become
more menacing. Lack or transporta-
tion has become so acute. it was stat
ed, that mines in many districts are
producing only so per cent Of capacity
The committee on car supply has
appealed to all roads to hurry the
process Of unloading coal cars and
the return of empty cars to the mines.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-12
WILSON CALLED THE BRITISH NAVY HELPLESS TO PANIC
Steel Head
Sounds New
Warning
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sEayIcEl

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. May 12-
Warning that despite the three 1old
expansion OF the United States foreign
trade in the pastsfive years. the coun-
try is as yet not fullhedged foreign
trading nation was sounded today
by James a. Farrell. president of the
u. s. Steel Corporation, and opening
the seventh National Foreign Trade
convention here.
"A careful comparison OF the returns
Of our foreign trade for the last year
with those OF FIVE years ago. would
probably show that prices have ad-
vanced in much greater proportion
than quantities" he explained
Mr.. Farrell declared the future OF
the country lies in its foreign trade.
Either we shall find markets abroad
for the surplus OF our industrial pro-
ductivity or we shall cease to produce
it, he declared.
Los Angeles and Chicago specialo
bearing large delegations to the con-
vention arrived today. The sessions
opened formally in the Civic Audis>
orium at 10 a. m
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-05-12
MRS. BRENNAN
SEEKS DIVORCE

Because her husband struck her in
the presence OF ether people and often
at their home beat her to such an ex-
tent that II disturbed the neighbors.
Mrs. Lena Brehman is asking for a di-
vorce from Charles BRENNAN. Her
complaint was filed today by Attorney
Phil Greenwald in the Hammond su-
pericr court. They were married at
Crown Point. Jan. IS. 1911. and sepa-
rated April II, 1920. Mrs. Brehmer is
now living with her mother in Ham
mond- She wants $4,000 aIimony and
s2s per week for the support of her
self and children.