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The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
Bergdou Lal1yer's
Body Reaches Home

PHILADELPHIA. April 1o-The
remains OF d. Clarence Gibboney,
lawyer. and Frank W. Shriver, who
were drowned in the Bay of Cam
peche, Mexico, last December %,
reached Philadelphia tonight and
were placed in a mortuary awaiting
burial this week.
Thomas ]. Norris, administrator
Of Gibboney's estate, upon learning
that the body of Gibboney had
reached here. said: IT hope this ends
the wild vaporings that Mr.. Glib
honey is not dead"
The comment was called forth by
recent stories that Gibboney. who
was counsel for Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll, had not drowned.
Gibboney, Shriver and two others
were drowned while making a Jour-
ney In a small boat from Progresso
to Champeton. Mexico.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
MEXICAN GUNBOAT
SINKING is FOILED

MESlCo CITY. April lO.-The dis
covery and Illustration Of plot to
blow up the Mexican gunboat Zers-
gosa while she was in harbor at New
Orleans recently was detailed today
by the War Department
Juan Merijo. former Carrsnzs gen
eral, according to the War Depart
ment statement, offered sI25.OoO 10
Lieut.. Llama Romes to destroy the
vessel, but the officer refused In
stead he reported the affair to the
Mexican consul at New Orleans.
IL is thought here that the plot
ters hoped international difficulties
would develop following the con-
summation Of the plot
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
MoORE's RIALTo.
4kss..., Festsrs.s Js.e N.v.l

festurtnk sane Nevak-
What is perhaps one Of the best
animal and human interest stories
screened in washington in many
months is the picture version OF
James Oliver Curwood's -Razan," /"
which opened a weeks engagement
at Moore's Riaito Theater yester-
day. The extraordinary spectacles
projected in this picture. which was
directed by Bertrsm Bracken, at
times beggsr description and really
should be seen to be appreciated.
An outstanding feature .s the quite
unusual Photography. many of the
scenes OF the snow-cIad csnsdisn n
Northwest constituting the zenith
Of pictorial perfection.
As was the case in others Of Mr..
curwood's stories. the locale OF
"Kazan" is in the far North. and
"Razsn" is a hslf-savage dog who
turns against all men after the
murder OF his master. But he IL
befriended by a girl. Joan Raids
son, and never forgets her kind
ness. How he repays this kindness
by three times saving from
wolves. both brute and human, and
becomes the instrument which
brings her love and happiness is
unfolded in an intensely interest
compelling manner
Jane Novak and Ben Deeley in
the two leading roles share honors
and each gives a performance in
which high art dominates. Edwin
Wallock gives one of the best char
acter studies Of an unprincipled
ruffian of the Canadian NorthIand
ever portrayed. William Ryno, as
Pierre Rsdisson, the old trspper.
and Ben Haggerty. as his easily
misled son, also contribute excel
lent characterizations
An unusually good lineup OF
subsidiary features Is presented in
conjunction with the main attrac-
tion. including a Christie Comedy,
Short and Snsppy." the Fox News
and orchestral numbers arranged
by Daniel Breeskin.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
NJ. e NJ. Names Members
To Attend Tax HEARING

The committee to represent the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation at the hearings before the
new Congress on the subject OF tax
alton has been named by President
Philip King as follows: AdoIph
Weyl, Leo Baum, Charles Keefer.
NJ. G. Gibbs. Edward Droop. Sidney
Straus. Gen. Anton Stephen. John
Dunn. William John Eynon. W. w.
Griffith. Henry Offterdinger. H. D.
Ormsby. Howard Mckinley. Sam
Zirkin. Ernest Mayer. F. p. Wilcox.
Sylvan King. I. L. Goldheim, J. NJ.
Cunningham. Herbert J. Rich. r. E.
Mathers. F. w. Harper. o. ]. De-
Moll. David Sanger and Harold
Levi.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
ny EARLE DORSEY.

Maybe, after all. 1t belongs up
town. 1t gives the $2.50-a-seat
crowd a chance to see burlesque as
it used to be. and by the same
token, doubt if burlesque would
have it now. The leading man ana
the Hebrew comedian shrek at the
tops of their voices. The chorus,
which never heard of Royce.
prances and marches, indifferent 10
Ziegfeld. The dialogue is that ia
miIiar, frenzied, rapid-fire colloquy
that never waits for cues-all so
sadly reminiscent of the days when
Pat Cannon was in his heydey and
police reporters played baseball
with chorus girls on the grand old
uncensored Monument lot.
As one might have guessed from
the naughty advertising. the show
hasn't a shock. 1t has, however,
some five or six laughs. And it has
a comedian who has mastered the
trick of looking funny. The show
rather futilely revolves about a
vaudeville sketch number between
this comic-composer. Charles Alb
bate, and the chief funny man,
Mike Sacks The rest is a rather
disheartening imitation OF Ziegfeld
scenic numbers. in costumes sadly
grimed with the tour of half
continent.
In form. the Marcus Show alter
mates scenic chorus effects with the
old olio form OF entertainment be-
fore the curtain. There is little that
is spectacular about the scenic dis
plays. and the curtain sketches are
undisguised time killers. The late
| lamented Joseph Miller had a con-
! trolling influence on the book. and
the most eye-fetching thing about
the whole affair is Mr. Sacks
checker-board automobile that
stood in the f street rain last night
| for the yokelry to cape at
! However. 1t is good museum ma
terial, as 1 have said. II serves to
| show the evolution of burlesque
since prohibitiOn-and before that
And II the cast seems recruited
largely from Mr.. Downing's Ten
| Nights in a Barroom.' one can
nevertheless remember with pleas
ure the accordion-pIaying of oliver
Vespo and the insouciant Maria
who love their music and make you
/ like it,
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
GROCERS MEET FOR
TALK ON PRICES

CHICAGO, April l0.-Whether or
not grocery prices shall be reduced
is expected to be decided at a meet
ing of wholesale grocers of the
United States and Canada called for
Tuesday of this week. The call for
the meeting was issued last
Wednesday by o. J. Moore. Of the
National Wholesale Grocers' Asso-
Ration. More than 900 members
have responded.
One of the big problems confront
ing grocers Is freight rates. Until
rates have been reduced the cost of
transportation of foodstuffs viii
make prewar wholesale prices i'm
possible. This is especially true of
products from manufacturing cen
ters of the East and growing CEN
ters of the far West.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
LOEW'S COLUMBIA.
Florence vidor and House Peters In
Lying Lips,

Beginning yesterday afternoon,
Loew's Columbia Theater presented
for an EXTENDED engagement as the
featured offering of its eighteenth
super-program of the season, Lying
Lips" Thomas II. Ince's mighty
production of May Edington's drama
of life and love, in which House
Peters and Florence Nidor have the
relies of chief Importance. II is by
all odds the greatest production
from the Ince studios since the re-
| lease of his own stupendous story,
l"Civilization." and it is a production
which Is likely TO prove one of the
greatest offerings the Columbia
Theater has ever announced for
showings.
InCe. who has already earned the
soubrlquet of The Rodin of the
Shadows" has given the silver sheet
in this production a story that is
epic in its intensity, gigantic in its
| scope, flashing in its contrasts and
absolutely unparalleled in the spec
taCular quality of it's narrative
Blended of those two vital elements
| of human existence, life and love,
! Ince has pictured in Lying Lips
the raw. elemental struggle of a
woman torn between the primitive
| call OF her mate and the uperficiNl
requirements of civilization that she
had come to regard as essentials.
The story concerns an English
girl aristocrat. bethrothed 10 a man
Inf
her age. On a visit to Canada, she
meets a pioneering, rugged young
colonial and love at first sight is
realized between them. Driven on
| by his love. the man follows the
girl to England. though he is Sc
creted in the steerage. and when a
| shipwreCk in mid Atlantic sends
caste lines glimmerings. 1t is the
| Canadian who rescues the girl and
with whom she finds herself alone
on a bit of wreckage. with no hope
of succor.
Under these circumstances the
girl tosses off the shackles of con-
vention. surrenders to her primitive
, love for the Canadian and goes
| through a self-performed marriage
| ceremony. Then comes sudden
| rescue, the man hides from his res
| cuers, and when the rescue ship
moves off. the girl is told the wreck
age has been destroyed. Relieving
her lover dead, the girl goes back
to London and prepares TO avail her
self of the betrothal with the man
OF wealth she does not love. In the
meantime. the Canadian rises ap-
parently from the dead to claim her
and while he says no word of their
pact, the girl bitterly but vainly
struggles against the call OF love.
only to repudiate her affianced on
the steps of the altar to again an
swer the call of her real mate.
Director Ince has given the pro-
duction a mounting that is literally
superb, the climactic episodes Of the
sea. are marvels of realism and
thrill. The supporting cast includes
Joseph Kilgour. Margaret Living
ston. Margaret Campbell, Edith
York, Calvert Carter. Emmet King
and many others. A brilliant array
of supplemental screen and musical
attractions make further notable a
program that has few parallels in
the screen annals of the current
season.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
CAPITOL.
Cute Cuties.

Harry Seymour and Nanny Bes-
ser are responsible for any sue
cess that the Cute Cuties" NAV
have at the Capitol this week, for
it was this duo of comedians thai
Injected the necessary pep into
l. H. Herk's production that was
stamped with popular favor with
yesterdays Capitolites. Seymour.
in character that he probably
originated himself. succeeded in
keeping the auditors in continuous
laughter. He possesses SEMI
Dutch dialect and has. perfect con-
troll of his voice. oftimes going to
a deep voice during a comedy sit
uation, and whenever ne did 20 to
the low he found that his hearers
demanded more of his, comedy.
Besser, however, is a lew come
dian and he proved to be an excel
lent comedy mate for Harry, Need
less to say, Besser didn't originate
his character but he certainly does
1t justice.
Barry Melton is a tall, shapeIy
prima donna, possessing a fair voice
which she uses to advantage. She
figures strongly in many of the
comedy scenes and her work
throughout the performance was
satisfactory. Frances Farr and
Rose Allen sing and dance, and
they. too, figure in several comedy
situations. Eddie Golden sings
dances and feeds the comedians
with plenty of comedy food.
! The chorus looks all right hut
lacks pep to enable II to be cIassed
as one of the best. The scenery
and costumes are good. but the un-
firing work of the two comedians.
especially Seymour. made the pop
ular hit yesterdays
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
CRANDALL'S KNICKER-
BOOKER.
Constance TaImadge,

Rush ORDERS" a new absurdity
starring Harry Pollard. with
Hughey Mack, Sunshine Sammy and
others of Hal Hoach's most relianle
funmakers in roles that are acces-
sories to the hilarity. yesterday
pleased capacity audiences at Gran
dalls knickerbOcker Theater, where
II was presented for the first time
in Washington as foremost of The
subsidiary features of the bill ar
ranged for the first two days of the
current week.
Mr.. Pollard. since he abandoned
the discouraged mustachios and oi-
Zarre costume Ell feCts that formerly
constituted an important part of his
stock in trade, las followed Gn as
cending course as one of Tie screens S
most dependable comedians. Rush
Orders" may be said to mark the
peak of his attainment to date as a
means of agreedEiy eluding the de-
pressing effects of the Eighteenth
Amendment and the current ,ax
laws.
Adding to tn" diversity and cath
olicity of interest of the bill are
| also shown the latest edition of thl
weeks news events that appea;Cd
to the artistic instinct Of the Pathe
ca meraman, the most recent grist of
editorial sallieS presented by the
Literary Digest as Topics of the
Day" and an especially tuneful nu-
sical establishment by the Knick
erbocker symphony under the direc-
tion of Henri SOEOlove.
The major attraction at the
Knickerbocker yesterday and today
is First Nationals premiere presen-
tation in the Capital of Jos aph
Schenck's camera version OF Rachel
Barton Buffers famous Harvard
prize play. Mammals Affair" star
ring Constance TaImadGe, com
plete review of which will be found
in connection with the Metropolitan
| Theater.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
Spanish Ambassador
To Mexico APPOINTED

MEXICO CITY, April 1O-The
Spanish government has appointed
Don Fernando Tovia y Martinez as
Ambassador to Mexico Marquis De
Los ARGOS, charge here. notified the
foreign office yesterday and was in
formed by President obregon that
Martinez is persona grata.
Spain has been asked by Mexico
whether Miguel Alessio Robles,
named as Mexican Ambassador to
Spain. is acceptable. Newspapers of
the capital view the appointment Of
Martinez as indicating the prompt
resumption of relations.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
GERMAN WRITER
ASSERTS AMERICA
NOW DRINKS JAZZ
Creates Nice, Drowsy Jag
Not So Expensive as
Alcohol, He Says.
Especial oabls % Ths washinstsn Esrsk
and ohicHTs Trbiuns.)
nv GEORGE sEIDEs.


BERLIN, April 1O.-Jazz, boozs.
and Bolshevism-all three are one
and the same. Some people prefer
jazz, which is the successor to slco-
hol In America Europe. as a whole.
frefers booze. Russia has BolsAe;
vism.
This Is the view Of Herr Doktor
siemens, one of Germany's Leading
art and music critics. who takes the
subject very seriously In an article
just published in a leading review
here.
America Is said TO have given up
liquor" says the critic. stretching
the said" slyly. 1t Is no longer
necessary to have alcohol; America
drinks jazz. Jazz music creates
drunkenness without the help Of al
cohol-a nice. 9rowsy jag. and not
so expensive"
The critic then discovers that jazz
has suddenly arrived in Berlin. Two
JAZZ outfits. one from Paris. the 9TH
ar from Coblenz. are at present Civ
ing performances The white haired
gentlemen who make trips to Bay
reuth for the Wager festivals and
who can tell the three Strsusses
apart the moment they hear the
first note. have condescended 20 lis
zen to the jszzers. Some were hor-
rcr stricken. Others says DR.. SIe-
mers are writing learned theses TO
prove that jazz is the symbol Of
the new terrible BOlshevik age"
DR.. Siemens. however, has a wSrd
OF defense. Jazz" he says, breaks
up all pretense Of dignity The
proud Prussisn oficer. the univers-
ity professor. will never dance jazz.
/ wish our cabinet members. privy'
councillors and politicians would be
forced by law to dance a Jazz pub
licly once a week. Wouldn't they
become hUmsn-nice and funny hu-
man beings?
IF the Kaiser had been forced 10
dance jazz the world cstastrophe
would never have happened. But
that was impossible. II was easier
TO be a German Kaiser than to
dance an American jazz"
tcopyriSkt, isfl)
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
-Four Mexican Rebels
Killed By FederaIs

MEXICO CITY, April 10. Four
rebels, including the leader of the
band. Augustine Michel. were killed
. in q sharp battle between revolu-
. tionists and Federal troops at Aut-
% Ian in the state of Jalisco. it was
announced tonight.
Two more army officers. Mai.
Pablo Abelor and Lieut.. ]. Gomez.
were sentenced to death by a court
martial here last night for their
connection with revolt on
March "a
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
"MabeI Sheridan's" Body
Still in ". Y. City MOrgue

NEW YORK, April 10.-The body
of a young woman who gave her
name as Mabel Sheridan and who
fell. utterly spent, in the street last
Friday night. remained in the city
morgue tonight. with no trace as
yet afforded to her true identity or
her friends. Police have been seek
ing solution OF the mystery since
the young woman was removed to
a hospital. where she died, but have
attained no results.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
SHUBERT.GARRICK.
cover the HiII.p

'over the HILL" william Fox's
picturization OF the poems Of VIII
Carleton. began the third week of
its Washington engagement at the
Garrick yesterday afternoon. 1t
win be shown twice daily during
It's run. Mary Carr Is featured in
the production, which has received
high praise since its opening here.
Harry Millarde directed the picture.
which was adapted by Paul H.
Sloane.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
Lectures Tonight.

Lectures on Christian Science will
be delivered at First Church of
Christ Scientist, Columbia road and
Euclid street, tonight and tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock. under the aus
'pices Of First Church of this city.
The lecturer, Frank n. Leonard, Of
Chicago. Ill, Is member of the
board Of lectureship of the mother
church.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
DEATH OF FOURTEEN
IN WRECK REPORTED

LOUISVILLE, KY April IL
Fourteen persons were drowned in
the sinking Of a steamer named
Three States" In the Ohio Riveri
according to unconhrmed reports
reaching here by telephone early
this morRlne. No details are avail
able.
Forty mules also were reported
drewnsh
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
Pocket Is Picked

Alexander W. Dew. of 3s23 New
Hampshire avenue northwest, re-
ported to the police last night that
he had been robbed either In a
motion picture theater or on the
~treetsof brown leather purse con-
nininS so and valuable papers.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
-ATEST. ATTRACTIONS SHOWN. ON STAGE AND SCREEN
NATIONAL.
.Marcu. show ef 1seo.n

A. .. Marcus presents the Marcus Show
Of fs1o," with Mike saeksi produced under
the personal direction Of 4. 3. Marcus;
words and music by Charles Abbats; con.
csivsd and staged BY Charles A. sellon; en-
Midgley.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-11

This dainty and achieving phenomenal
Of Guy Bates Post in "The Masquerad which
Washington this engagement Belasco
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12

Q the Editor of The Age-Herald,
 The recent collapse of one of Jet- ferson eounty's steed bridges. fortu- nateiy without any loss of life or de- struction of private property. empna- sizes most forcibly the need for inn mediate reorganization of the methods employed by this and several preced- ing boards of revenue in road main teaance and operation, using the term adyisedly. Road construction methods would also be affected and made more economic as a result
 It is possible that even if my views, which are shared by many other engi- neers- were accepted in toto, the ex- isting board would find that the pres ent laws prevented number of changes and that these particular fea- lures would have to await favorable legislative action. Be that as 1t may, I shall. with your kind permission, present below d criticism of the pres ene system and q suggested plan of reorganization along lines which I be- iieve are founded on weli-laid busi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12

that he can undertake no additional supervision?"
 System Outgrown
 A great many of us have not real lzed that our road work has complete ly outgrown the system originally de- signed for it, and that matters of vii tai import not only to our personal safety but to our investment in coun- ty highways are being totally or par t;ally neglected.
 Few of us know that the county highway engineer, the county's one source of technical advice, has noth- ing to do with the repair or mainte- nance of the county roads or bridges except when he is called on for ad- vice by the board. The decision as to the repairs on certain road, the character of those repairs and the ex- pense thereof is now made by the board as a whole, either with or with out the personal pressure of the local citizens and usually without much re- gard to the amount or kind of traf- fic on the road and it's relation to the most economic character of re- construction or to the length of time since 1t last received attention and the results obtained therefrom.
 want 1t fully appreciated by everyone that this letter Is not an attack on the present or past board of revenue or their personal ability. | believe that if either board had been notified by informed public opln- ion that the time had come to en- ploy modern methods and organiza- ton 1t would have taken affirmative action. The administration of all pub lie office is, I believe just what we require it to be and no more.
 Now to locate a remedy for these conditions we have not far to seek to find a system of highways 80 nearly parallel in Its aims and uses as to furnish ready to our hand groundwork on which to build--and that is, the modern railway system. With the exception of the final wear ing surface, county highways and railroads are constructed and main tained of the same class of materials, by the same construction equipment and employing the same kinds of la bor.
 The organization of the construc- tion and maintenance departments of a modern trunk line system Is com pietely under one head, the chief engi- neer, who in turn reports to the pres ident and general manager. If we substitute the chief county engineer and the board of revenue respective ly, we have the beginning of the or ganization which should be, but most emphatically is not handling the af- fairs of our county roads as they should be handled.
 The railroad chief engineer can give his board of revenue when called on, by simple reference to a card in dex. all the facts in regard to the railroad bridge over the Cahaba river on the Birmingham Montgomery main line, such as:
 Date of original construction.
 Cost.
 Type of structure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12

ness principles, but the details of which are only roughed out and would require careful study and revision be- fore being placed in effect.
 might add that the details of my plan were prepared last October for submission to the incoming board, but were withheld by me because of the controversy then raging.
 The questions a great many busi- ness men win ask are: ''why should d county bridge be allowed to reach such shaky condition that it col lapsed under the load of one truck which does not appear to have been unusually heavy?e Why was 1t not in- spected at regular intervals and kept in repair? Why was it not a duty of the county highway engineer Git was notD to see that these bridges were kept in repairf Why is mat ter of so serious a nature and requir- ing so high q degree of technical knowledge left to the hit or miss care of foreman, who is himself so overloaded with work in the di- rection of the county's road forces
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
REBUILDING OPERA HOUSE

Greenville, Juno l1.-(Special.)- )-- Work Is being rapidly advanced on the rebuilding of the Greenville opera house recently damaged by fire. F. A Koepcke, city engineer is experimenting the construction, and when 1t is completed it will be one of the best theatres in this sec tion of the state. The building will also house the city administration offices and the Greenville fire de- partment. The auditorium will be on the ground floor that was previously occupied as meat markets and gar age. The auditorium will be equipped
 with balcony
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
PLAY BY LOCAL TALENT

Fort Payne, June 11.--(Special.)- On next Wednesday evening the play, Hazel Kirk" will be presented by local talent in the auditorium of the public school building for the benefit Of the baseball club and the school Improvement league. The play Is said 10 be unusually good. and those in charge have been working on it for some time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
cULLMAN STUDENT WINS

Cullman, June 11.--(Special.) )-The highest prize from a monetary and scholarly standpoint given in Athens college (formerly Grant university. for the year which has just closed. was won today by Curtis Mauldin, . m ember of the junior class from Cullman county. The prize was $35 in gold, given by Hon. Glenn Jones. an Athens attorney. to the student making the greatest improvement in English during the year. MT. Maul- din won out over a score of contes- tants, many of whom were members of the senior class and Normal class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
EAsrERN sTAR nEMonIAL

Fort Payne, Juno Special b. DcKaib chapter, order of Eastern Star, will hold memorial services in the Masonic hall Sunday afternoon, at which all members are urged to be present and bring flowers.