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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
Lack of Faith

To the Editor of The Age-Herald: One of the chief troubles in the world today is that men and women lack faith. They should have more faith in them selves. They should have more faith iri other men and women. They should have faith in big business. For big business las made Birmingham district what it is today. Big business will still make it bigger. When you fight corporations you are simply fighting your own welfare. Trese businesses are made Lp of men just like you &nd me. The most fit to occupy the larger places get promoted to the big jobs. Each man or woman Is or should be happy in his or her own sphere. A popular writer once said. Get your happiness out of your work or you will never know what real happiness is.' Kut our happiness will not come through work alone. We must supplement it with fa;th-faith in other men. women and things. We must realize that we are all one and from on infinite source.
 I am not politician, and therefore know very little about politics. But think I do know if our next President is man who will pull for well regulated, big business, be he democrat or repub- lican or something else-we are sure to have good times.
 You cannot annihilate the corporation It is here to stay. It is evolution. And it is symbolic of civilization. Therefore, why not boost for big business. even though you and I may only seemingly get very small percentage of the gross profits? But that percentage will be bet ter than a period of depression. When big business boosts Birmingham district why not boost big business?
 Yours sincerely,
 S. D. COWEN. Birmingham. June 2S, 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
They Don't Clean Teeth
 In Your Way Now-Not the Men Who Know
the Men Who Know

Now Millions of Teeth Are
 Kept Winter Pepsodent is now applied to millions of teeth every day. The result is seen everywhere in glistening teeth. Some of your friends can show them.
 Those teeth glisten because they are clean The film is kept removed. Now we ask you to see how your own teeth look after ten-day use.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
You Must End It

Millions of people find that brushed teeth dis color and decay. Tartar forms and pyorrhea starts. Statistics show that despite the tooth brush. tooth troubles have been constantly in- creasing.
 The reason lies in that film. To prevent the troubles you must end the film. Let this ten-day test show you the way to do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
They Now Combat the Film

Dental science has found new way to clean teeth way that combats the film.
 Able authorities have proved it for years in clinical and laboratory tests. The facts are beyond any question. Leading dentists all over America now urge people to adopt it, and million or more have done so.
 This method, for home use, is embodied in dentifrice called Pepsodent. And this week we offer, to every home in this city, enough for ten-day test. For your own sake you should make that test.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-19

soon be made public and when it
is hoped our high schools throughout
the state will be known as high
schools doing high school work, and
will be required to do such by a
recognized form or standard agreed
upon by the Educational Department
at Austin and by the faculties of the
leading Negro colleges Of the state
and by the principals and teachers
of the various high schools of this
commonwealth. One standard for all
of high schools, one requirement for
college entrance based upon effici-
ency of the work DONE
Since the colleges are classified,
and this is as it should be. 1t follows
that the high schools should also
be classified. In the past every
phase of school for the higher edu-
cation, took to itself the title of col
lege when many of them were no
more than what may have been called
dominated advanced high schools. In
the same way many of the so called
Higs Schools could have stiled
advanc common public schools
with one or two elementary and
Grammar Grades. 1t is this con-
dition that the State Department
at Austin, so far as the High
Schools are concerner. is seek
ing to rectify in every particular.
Rome was not built in a day, so
1t will take time and money to CARRY
out this program of grading these
high schools. Let us do what we can
to speed the day of such a wise
provision and the benefit to be de-
rived from these standardized high
schools for our people. This course
will do much to settle the condition
of unrest when it is learned that
the state is interested in the welfare
of our children, for there is a quaint
saying il you wish to lead the mother
Of the young among the lower an.
imals, you must first lead their
young before them, and the same is
true of the higher animal. the man.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-19
honors Remained with Mule.

While a circus parade was in prog
ress at Kane, Pa, one of the elephants
thinking possibly to relieve the monot-
0ny of the occasion. gave its trunk a
toss In the air and brought 1t down
with a resounding smack on a mule
that had been standing at the curb
quietly watching the sights. In spite
of the handicap of being hitched to a
delivery wagon. the mule promptly
wheeled about, took quick aim, and de-
ilvered two kicks with lightning swift
ness. The kicks caught the elephant
squarely on the knees. 1t stopped for
an instant. but e it even momentarily
contemplated Further interchanges
with the mule, 1t gave up the idea, and
finished the parade with a decided
mp.-Phlladelphia Record.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-19
CONDITIONS NOW AND IN 1865
According to General sherman's
Memoirs, History Seems TO Be
Merely Repeating itself.

A single page In the story Of the
Civil war. the Memoirs Of General
Sherman, carries observations by two
Ohio men prominent In that war. Gen.
eral Sherman himself and Secretary
Of War Stanton. that have strange
ly familiar sound now amid the dis
tressing conditions that have followed
the World war here.
General Sherman has arrived with
his story at the opening Of the year
1865, and he is dealing with the clos
ing events of the Civil war. He is
at Savannah and the secretary of war
is there, partly on an official visit and
partly for recreation. The policy of
enllsting slaves is under discussion
and the order giving the freed slaves
the right to occupy seized lands Is
agreed on.
''He protested to have come from
Washington for rest and recreation"
writes General Sherman. land he
spoke unreservedly of the chickering's
and jealouses at the national capital,
Of the IntermlnabIe quarrels of the
state governors about their quotas
and more particularly of the very ex-
istence of the government itself.
"He said that the price of every
thing had so risen in comparison with
the deprecated money that there was
danger of national bankruptcy, and he
appealed to me. as soldier and pa
triot, to hurry up matters so as to
bring the war to a close.
81 was quite impatient to get off,
myself. for city life had become dull
and tame, and we were all anxious to
get into the pine woods again, free
from the opportunities Of Southern
women asking for protection, and of
civilians from the North who were
coming to Savannah for cotton and
all sorts of profit"
High prices; WEAKNESS OF the war
conditions. eagerness on all sides for
the return of peace, swarms Of people
at Washington-offi and private
citizens, with axes to grind, and spec
ulatOrs from the North pushing right
down to the hostile lines in promoting
their proflteering enterprises But we
came through it.-Columbus Dispatch.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-19
MASONIC BODY ORGANIZES NEW
ASSOCIATION

Fort, Worth, Texas, May 2, 1920.
The Texas Pilgrimage Association
was organized April IS. 1920, with
the following officers elected:
Fort Worth Division, Il. d. Loving,
president; Mrs. l.. A. Oliver, vice.
president; Miss ID. H. Savage, sec
rotary; Mrs. f. G. Swanson, Asst.
secretary; Mrs. F. ]. Swanson, treas
urer; Mrs. Birdie Ayers
Dallas Division: j. s. Brown, pres
ident, 1928 Boil street, phone x. 6545;
w. M. Smith, vice-president; Mr..
7. H. Britain, 1888 State street,
phone II. 524S; II. ID. VIM, asst.
secretary; @. b. Montgomery, trees
urer, 1927 Paramount; H. d. VIM,
adviser. 1908 Flora, phone H. 500.
The Texas Pilgrimage was organ
lied for the purpose of the Masonic
Family of Texas, and all other ladies
and gentlemen who desire to partici-
pate in the movement. for raising
means to chartering one or more
coaches to transport said Texas
Pilgrimage Association. to the great
reunion OF all departments of Mason
ny in Cincinnati, Ohio. in August
OF this year. On this occasion the
General Assembly Of the Imperial
Council of the A. e. A. o. of Mobiles
Of the Mystic Shrine, and The Daugh-
tiers Of Iris, and Knights of Tenn
plars meet
Tn joining fee in this association
is $1,000 per member; same may be
paid Spot Cash or in InstalIments.
Moneys derived from membership
fee will go to defray expenses OF
series OF entertainments Of various
kind from which source II is hoped
that all other expenses of Transport
tation win be met. At $3.50 d. M
every Sunday, The, Texas Pilgrimage
Association meets in the Masonic
Temple. ALI ladies' and gentlemen
are cordially invited to visit the
meetings and participate IL they SO
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-19

desire. The Dallas division will meet
every Sunday evening at $3.50 p. m.
at 1928 Paramount street.
Respectfully.
MRS. F. ]. SWANSON,
e. D. LOVING, President.
Recording Secretary.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-19

THE NEGRO HIGH SCHOOLS OF
TEXAS ARE TO HAVE THE
SAME STANDARD FOR ONE AND
ALL, is THE DEMAND OF THE
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT AT
AUSTIN. AND so SAY THE
FACULTY OF NEGRO COLLEGES
AND HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
AND INSTRUCTORS.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-19
Old Friend Turns Up.

1T seems 10 me | have already heard
some of the stories told by this mon
oognisr,"
perhaps You have
"Yps?"
"Hcs u retired har:ende; who has
gone into vaudeville. "-Bfrnnghnm
Age-Heruld
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-19
MARRIED

Mr.. G. L. Fortune and Miss Inez
Branham were united in marriage
May 81. Miss Branham is of Okla
homa City, Okla, and is a former
teacher Mr., Fortune is a Dallas
business man and is very favorably
known.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

Dangerous Hours" Paramount
Aircraft special from Donn Byrne's
story, "A Prodigal in Utopia" comes
to the Broadway Theater, starting to-
day. In the cast are Lloyd Hughes,
Barbara Castleton, Claire DuBrey, Jac <
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Daughter of Nobility
L. Working for Living
In the ''Irene'' Chorus

Chorus girls a-plenty have acquired
titles of nobility via the matrimonial
altar, but few have had titles thrust
upon them by the accident of birth.
or the latter is the young woman who
appears on the Nsnde rbilt Theater pro-
gram as Helen Montague, and whom CO.
workers in the chorus of Irene" call
by the familiar abbreviation of monty"
most OF them ignorant OF the fact
that monty" is none other than the
Honorable Helen Scott Montague and
that III her are vested some of the most
ancient and prcudest titles registered
in Burke's Peerage.
BY consulting that eminent authority
on the British aristocracy the other
ladies OF the Irene" company can find
our lot about the tall, golden haired,
good -natured English girl who borrows
and lends cold cream and lip stick with
the utmost democracy. There they can
learn that Monty" is the eldest daugh-
ter of Lord Montague of Beaulieu- Eng
land, and that her mother was the sec
ond daughter of the Earl of Midlothian,
Of the Scottish peerage, and that the
Honorable Helen herself has whole
paragraph filled full of high sounding
titles.
Miss Montague's father Is an eminent
London journalist. He is far from q
rich man, however, and his daughter
went on the stage, with his full con-
sent, because the stage seemed to be
the best place for her to earn her
living. The Honorable Miss Montague
camo to America five years ago, and
all her stage experience has been
gained In New York, first at the Cen
tury Theater. in Dillingham; d Zieg-
fields Century GIRL" and later at the
Winter Garden,
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

Forum" then went to "The Bookman." !"
"Everybody's Magazine" and "Vogue."
At one time he was dramatic editor Of
the last three magazines, but dropped
the first two, and is now dramatic
editor Of "Vogue" He was literary
adviser to Doubleday. Page & Co. and
also to Richard Mansfield in the last
year OF that great actors life.
Most men of Clayton Hamilton's
age have not had so long or as
wids an experience in the theater a. ne
has had: He started going to the
theater in New York at tho age Of
eight, his first articles for newspapers
and periodicals were written at four
teen. He has visited every country in
Europe except Russia; in gathering the
material for his book, "On the Trail Of
Stevenson" he visited every place in
Europe that the writer did and spoke
to many of the people who had known
and met him. He has met nearly all Of
Europe's great playwrights, managers
and actors, among them Sir Arthur
Wing Pnero. Henry Arthur Jones, Sir
James Barrie, Sir Charles Wyndham,
the great Coquelin, Waller, and many
others. His acquaintance In Europe is
only surpassed by his acquaintance
here. Hamilton is member Of the
National Institute of Arts and Letters,
being the youngest member Of the So
ciety at his election. Since his election
to the Players Club. when he was
twenty one, he has been almost q daily
habitue Of that famous rendezvous.
Hamilton thinks that the reviewers
to-day have no ear for beauty in style.
They look more for content than prose
elegance.
| "If only soms Of them would tell me
that my prose Is excellent or rotten,
instead of telling me that my writing
contains much valuable information.
| should be satisfied"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
By Ishbel Nj. Ross

Gilda Varesi is an actress not sub
ject to classification. She is intensely
Latin. temperamentally. although her
training and education are American.
She is a strange composite of lightning
energy and subtle restraint. 1t has
been her misfortune to appear in New
York chiefly in secondary roles. These
she has done so we'll that the most ex-
perenced critics have placed her in
the foremost ranks Of American ac-
tresses. Her imagination and artistic
understanding havo given her dis
has been substituting for John Bar
rymore in "The Jest" 1t is the first
time that the part of Gianetto Males
pini has been played by a woman in
America. 1t has been done in France
and Italy, however.
Physically, Miss Varesi has slim,
boyish figure alive with nervous en-
ergy. She has retained all her Italian
characteristics, although she left Milan
when quite young and was educated in
Chicago. She is extraordinarily dy-
mamie and uncorsciously gives poetic
feryor to what she has to say-offstage
as we'll as on. When interviewed about
her sudden assumption OF the leading
role in The Jest" she confessed that
the part of the fcar-tortured young
painter of Lorenzo's Florence had ap-
pealed to her years ago in the Italian
version. 1t had been one of her dreams
to play it. When Mr.. Hopkins had her
rehearse for it some months ago she
learned the part IN three days.
Then, when I did not 20 on, put
1t out Of my mind and had no occasion
to think Of il until I was suddenly
called TO take the part the other day."
she continued. "You can imagine how
hard it has been. It seems my fate 70
fall into important parts through be-
ing an understudy. When Doris Keane
tell III on one occasion I had to take
the leading part in Romance That
was IN London. Another ti,oe l substi
tuted for Nine. Modjeska. It has
always been like that. The cnly part
OF consequence that i have really had
time to study was my role in "A Nights
Lodging'"
Miss Varesi played tho part of Fla
meta, the blind peasant woman. in
,ihe Jest before Mr. Barrymore fell
III. In "A Little Journey" she was the
woebegone and tired mother. In RED
heart she was rampaging Bolshe-
VISIT she was superb as the Italian
woman IN "Salvation Nell" and as the
poor, mad wife IN Children of Earth !"
She is born Of long line Of onera
singers and is the granddaughter o.
renee Narcsi, FOR whom the role of
Rlgoletto was written.
Her tirst impression on appearing ss
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
If You Care to Shimmy,
Just Relax, That's All,
Says Fair Cilda Gray

There isn't anything to it at all, you
know. Any one could do 1t il they
would just relax" Isn't It funny that
the recipe FOR everything seems to be
"rclax"! Bird Millman will tell you
that you could walk tho wire II you
would relax and Annette Kellerman
told us that any one could swim IL he
would relax, and they tell you that IL
you will only relax you can fall out Of
window and not hurt yourself So
when we asked Gilda Gray how she did
it We were not bit surprised that she
answered, carelessly: "Oh, just relax"
Perhaps when you walk the wire,
swim, tumble or shimmy, you do have to
relax, but it is possible to relax and not
do any of these things. We can relax
From the first time We saw Gilda
Gray she has fascinated us. There is
an abandon, lack of restraint. an i'm
mediate arriving ut the point that Is
most refreshing in this day OF inhibi-
tions. G!lda does what she likes and
says what she likes, and she hopes
you'll like it, TOO, but II you don't Ahe
isn't going to be bothered about it.
Time is feeting and there are so many
interesting things to do.
Every shimmy dancer that we ever
have talked to says: ooh, they really
don't know how to shimmy at all
Their method Is all wrong" So it was
a decided relief to hear Miss Gray say:
There isn't really any standard, you
know. It's sort of free for-all
Every one does it differently, and lot
Of them are attractive. | used to sing
that syncopated stuff in Chicago, and
you know you've got to accent that
with your body. Nobody could stand
still and do that, and one day when
was doing it one Of the girls cried out:
oh, Gilda! What are you doing
Show me how to do that! Il can't
show you said. 1T Just came to me-
Watch me and then do IL But none Of
them could do it, and it's funny can't
always do it, either. It's psychologi
cal. believe. Look!"
And Gilda held out two white arms
and made them quivcr in most nmaz-
ing way. And let it be said that
Gilda's activities do no, end at the
shoulder.
Gilda told us that she was born in
Poland twenty-one years ago. but she
is as fair as Scandinavian and as
pert as an Irish lassic and entirely
withou. guile Her fret appearance
on the stage was in "The Gaeties' last
season, where she made an instan-
taneous hit Of course, she is the
greatest little shimmycr the world has
ever known, buJ hcr greatest charm,
we think, lies in the TACT that she is
innocent Of afectation or egosm.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

low, who represents the queer mixture
Of piety and bloodthirstines Of ths
Renaissance. He has the pagan idea
OF medieval piaty. Revenge IS .he
theme of his whole life. Have re-
venge and then be able 10 pray again
That is his theory. and i exactly rep
resents the spirit OF the Renaissance.
"lt is an inspiration TO play in such
beautiful and logical play. | dont be-
lieve in the literary play. It is the
heartfclS. human creation that counts.
There arc three vareties-N) the liz
erary play, ~ the box Office nlaY.
go the play that is a true exposition
of iife -
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Behind the Scenes
Continued from preceding pugs


instead Of .he big cities. How about
yon and Abe7"
well" said Mr.. Bernard, slightly
embarrassed. II love Abe and tho pub
lie seems to also, but I'll play some
thing else II somo one will only write
me q play. / can play an Italian or
any sort Of n foreign character part
1t must have sympathy In It, though
Pm too fond Of people to play 4 part
that hasn't.
Personally, Pm a great Adrnirer Of
tho Jew. 1t was no easy matter for
me to get standing as a portrayer Of
Jewish character, however. because Mr..
Warfield had gone before mo. He is a
Hungarian Jew, while I Am q Russian
or Polish Jew--thAt Is, by descent
am native Of Rochester, and was
brought up there. Ny father doesn't
speak with any moro OF An accent than
do, but my grandfather does, and 1t
is my grandfather I am playing when
do Abe Potash. l played Shylock at
twenty-three.
"Of course, it was high compliment
to have people say, Bernard acts Ike
"a second WarAcld,' but nevertheless
that held me back. love children
and that Is my jewish blood. The Jew
is devoted to his children. all wrapped
up in them. would love to have a
play in which Abe and Rosie are young
lovers in the first act, then married
and with their own children growing
up around them in the second act and
then have them ae grandparents in tho
third. I'd like n scene With little
granddaughter on my knee. III bet
could make them CRY. because I'd feel
the tender love of the dear old grand
father 80 much that I'd cry myself
not Just the tears--so much that they'd
know it was real"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Clayton Hamilton Shows
Young Idea How to Shoot
At Playwriting Target

gested at Columbia and called It
Building Play Backward" Re!zon-
stein read the article, liked tbs idea
and wrote "On Trial" After the sue
cessful production Reizenstein was In
serviewed many times and never failed
to tell of Clayton Hamilton's article.
One Saturday morning he came up TO
Columbia, told Mr.. IIamilton's stu-
dents about the writing of "On Trial"
and not very long afterward was him
self enrolled AS a student in the
course.
Hamilton's main business 10 writing.
In ffteen years he has written about
atty magazine articles each year. be-
sides q book and play each year or
two. Most Of his writing is about the
drama, but that does not mean that he
10 not sble to write about poetry. paint
ing, sculpture and architecture; in
fact any Of tho arts except music. He
began a. dramatic editor Of "The
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Intimate Information From the Realm of Make-Beieve

Richardson, Walt Whitman, Lew Nor.
rison and Gordon Mullen. A. Seymour
Browns tabloid musical comedy, "Par.
don Me-" with q cast Of twelve girls
will be the supplementary stage at.
traction. Accidental Art" two-reel
comedy, with Johnny Doolcy, Gilda
Gray and Sophie Tucker, the news
picture, Topics of the Day, and an over
ture and selections by the Broadway
Symphony Orchestra complete the pro-
gram.
Back to Gods Country" an adapta-
story, "Wapi the Walrus," is the prin-
cipal picture at the Strand Theater,
Brooklyn. Fatty Arbuckle will be seen
in "The Garage" and there will also
be scenic, educational and news pic
lures. Marjory Pringle, soprano, will
sing the "Moonbeam" song from "The
Rcd Mill" There will be songs by 8
male quartet, and the orchestra will
play LISTS Hungarian Rhapsody
Charles Dickens's "A Tale Of Two
Cities" will be revived at the Academy
OF Music on Thursday, February a, by
tho William Fox Film Corporation
with William Farnum as Sidney Car
ton and Charles Darncy.
Naximova, in Charles Bryant's adap-
tation Of Ira Wyie's story Of the Anglo
Indian colony in India, Stronger Than
DEATH" will be one of the film offerings
at the various Loew theatcrs in greater
New York during the coming week
Stronger Than Death" will be at
Locw's New York Theater and Roof
Sunday and Monday; at Loew's De-
lancey, Avenue B, Metropolitan, De-
Kalb, Fulton and Palace on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday; at Loew's
Broadway and Brevoort (Brooklyn) on
Tuesday and Wednesday,; at the Circle,
Eighty.sixth Street, Seventh Avenue
and Bijou (Brooklyn) on Thursday and
Friday; at Loew's Lincoln Square,
Greeley Square, Victoria, Boulevard,
National and Orpheum on Thursday,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday; Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday at Loew's
American Theater; Saturday and Sun
day at Loew s 116th Street and Forty
second Street. and on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday at Loew's Burand.