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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-09
Russians Not Competent To
 Compete With the World,
 States, Russian PubLicist {
Intellectual and Moral Side of Drama Gave Way Before Onslaught of Vaudeville and Motion Pctures-Reason People Were Not Enthusiastic Over Entering War
 Russia's Future Lies With Rest of the World

The Russian theatre, formerly the Russian people is gradually losing its influence under the onslaughts of the
 vaudeville and the motion picture. ac- cording to Dr. Gregory zilboorg, Rus sian author and lecturer, who ad- | dressed the Birmingham Drama league yesterday afternoon at the Jefferson l theatre.
 The general topic of pr. Zilboorg' address was the influence of the Rus sian stage on the life and minds of the people and the place it is filling at the present time.
 Formerly the Russian theatre was a national institution. not So much for amusement as for the expression of the temperament of the people them selves said pr. Zilboorg. Tt might be compared to the national game of baseball in the United States, except that it had a deeper and stronger hold on the lives of the Russian people than anyone institution has on the American people.
 Life among the people of Russia has been the kind that engenders peSSliAlSHl dS tIdlL III the characters developed. Always, until the revolution broke out and was successful, the people were ruled by a czar who had fear of external and internal enemies as the first law of his life.
 Every soldier who was taken in.o the army during the reign of the czar was taught that the external enemies are those upon whom the czar declares war and that the internal enemies are his people, especially the Poles, the Jews and the students. In all cases of uprising or rebellion the students, the intellectuals, were the first to be taken out and destroyed.
 Every writer, playwright, thinker or intellectual of any kind was under censorship ban in the old days. He did not express what he thohught, but rather what he was commanded to express.
 This engendered reckIessness and pessimism in the minds of the in-
 tellectuals. Carelessness of life utter lack of concern as to their moral status, looking only for fun, the in- -tellectualists finally caused wave of thought to sweep the country in which sex, the so-called problems of sex, became paramount and literally thousands of books and plays were written on the subject.
 Sexual problems, such as have ex- isted since the beginning of time were the chief concern of the stage, litera- ture and the life of the people.
 ''In 1908, 1909 and 1910 there was an epidemic of suicides caused by this line of thought and the blind wall of hopelessness against which it brought the Russian people. In many large cities the number of suicides averaged 50 day. People did not want to live. rather they preferred to show that they were the boss of death even though life could be so hopeless Dur ing those years two ghosts walked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-09
NEW EVIDENCE 0F
 PERJURY SEEN IN
 LATEST STATEMENT
By Associated Press

San FTanClSCOt FSDGudVN S.-I1e TS- ported statement of. John Mcdonald ot
 Trenton. N J.. that the conviction of Thomas J. Mooney and Warren K. Bill lings. against whom he testified, was
 "frame-up" marks the third recent statement of alleged facts tending to show that these men were the victims
 of perjured testimony
 The new evidence adduced here is to
 be presented to the county grand jury, IMcDonald's reported statement was characterized as the effect of corrupt propaganda" by Edward A. Cunha' who. as assistant district attorney, prosecuted Mooney.
 Mcdonald. formerly a circus per former, was the inmate of Salvation Army hotel here at the time of the ex- plosion. He told former Chief of Po- lice Hextron and acquaintances of the hotel that he had seen two men Set the bomb and later identified pictures
 of Mooney and Billings as the men he lad seen.
 He was then taken in charge by the police department and held under guard throughout the trials. Accord ing to the police and Cunha, he vol unteered every statement and identifi- cation he made. The defense held that he could not have seen the bomb set ing, as there was dense crowd around the scene for an hour or more before the bomb exploded.
 The two other statements were
 made by James Brennan, who, as as- sistant district attorney, prosecuted Billings, and Draper Hand, a police
 man. who arrested some of the princi- pals to the effect that there were ir- dications of irregularity in the evil dence against the suspects,
 The offer of Frank P Walsh, special counsel in the Mooney defense, to re- turn Mcdonald to San Francisco for | reiteration of his statement to the local authorities will be accepted, Dis trict Attorney Brady said today Another affidavit was made public this afternoon by MT. Walsh in which Mcdonald reiterated that he could not identify Mooney or Billings
 Just about day or two before I went before the grand jury read Me Donalds affidavit, when Fickert was talking over my evidence in his pri- vate office. and again insisting that I
 identify Billings and Mooney positive ly l repeated again what I told him at first that 1 was across the street when this occurred, that I saw the man set the suitcase against the curb and 1 then talk to another man coming out of the saloon, but that I could not identify them as Billings or Mooney He said again, Why, you can identify Mooney. He is a big fellow with heavy eyebrows. He is about 5 feet II inches.l When saw Mooney for the first time in his cell judged thaa he was man about feet 9 inches.
 When I had this talk with Fickert l day or two before I went before the grand jury, I told Fickert that my best recollection of the man who came out Tor the saloon and spoke to the man l who laid down the suitcase was that ne was a much stouter man than Mooney When I told Fickert that could not identify Mooney and Billings he said: You can identify them They're bunch of dynamiters, any way"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-09
]; ACCUSED ARE POPULAR hister of Guardsman Stephens Says
 Hamilton fin Sympathy"

Tuscaloosa, February s. (Special.)- Mrs. c. H. Mehaffey, sister of Glenn l.. Stephens, one of the boys of Com- pany M, has returned from Hamilton, s,Where she attended the trial of Robert R1ancaster. Mrs. Mehaffey was greatly pleased With the attitude of the people of Ham, 'llton She said every lady in the town was in sympathy with the boys. and told her not to worry for their welfare Tor while near them they would be mothers to the boys.
 went to the postoffice," said Mrs. Mehaffey. several times and got the mail for the boys and they would re- ceive from 15 to 20 letters apiece, and boxes of edibles from ladies in every part of the state. Very many of them from the mining districts where the company had been on guard duty, and messages and mai1"-s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-09
VARDAMAN'S SON
 IS GIVEN VACATION
 BY MEMPHIS BANK
Banker, Drug Store Owner and Wife Arraigned on Charges of Receiving Stolen Prop
 erty in Bond Case
By Associated Press


 Memphis, Tenn, February S.-W. L.. Huntley, Jr., banker; Fl. Diggs Nolen, drug store owner, and his wife, Mrs. Ethel wyclSoff Nolen, were arraigned in police court today on charges of receiv- ing stolen property in connection with the marketing here Of Liberty bonds iden- tified as part of the loot obtained in the robbery of brokers messenger .n Brooklyn November g. last, of Liberty bonds totalling $466,000 in value.
 Nolen and his wife waived preliminary hearing and were released on bond to await action of the grand jury. Hunt- leys case was continued to Friday.
 The arrest of Huntley and Nolen and his wife followed the identification of ap- proximately a quarter million dollars of Liberty bonds cleared through Memphis bank as part of the haul made in the Brooklyn robbery.
 Discovery that Memphis was made tho marketing place for bonds stolen iss Brooklyn set in motion extensive in- [ vestigation into recent bond sales here in which the local police have been joined by New York detectives and fed eral agents. Pending the arrival of a person" who is expected to give the po- lice information which may lead to other arrests, it was stated tonight the invest ieation virtually were marking time. The police declined to say whether the person they are waiting to question was g man or woman.
 GIVEN "VACATION" James NJ Nardman, of former United States Senator James K. Varda- man of Mississippi, and assistant man. ager of the bond department of a Mem- phis bank was today given vacation ty the officers of the bank pending an
 investigation of his connection with the negotiations for the sale of s1a5,0oO block of Liberty bonds. none of which have been identified as stolen.
 According to a statement by Varda- man. he was asked to buy these bonds by w l.. Huntley Jr., from c. Samuel Black. local bond salesman. As the bank with which he was connected hand- les bonds only for it's customers ths statement continues, he declined to buy the lot.
 He, Huntley then asked me to in- troduce Mr Black to X. K. Tigrett, which did I. of course, introduced MT Black by his proper name" The A. K. Tigrett mentioned is the head of a Memphis bond firm C. Samuel Black. in his statement to the police. says that Huntley introduced me to Mr. Vardaman as Mir. Wood Then Mir. Vardaman introduced me to MT Tigrett under the name of Wood Black, later in his statement says that he later asked Vardaman why the lat ter had introduced him as Wood and that Vardaman said he did not know. The source of the bonds which Varda- man and Black endeavored to negotiate has not bce- aef'~itelv determined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-09

1 sionary society of the Ensley High lands Methodist church yesterday aft ernoon, with Mrs H. M. Letson as join. hostess. The following programme was given: Piano solo, Miss Laura Bell Dupuy; reading, Miss Louise Row land piano solo. Miss Dorothy Mo Mutt; reading, Miss Eva Frances Das-
 iron; piano solo, Miss Maxine Dupuy vocal solo, Miss Myrtis Daffron, read ing, Miss Etoile Heitlinger; violin se- lection, George Moore; piano solo, Mrs Ella Davis.
 During the sociai hour, refreshments were served. The affair was well at- tended.
 ANNOUNCEMENTS The Sesame club will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. John Morrison on Ensley avenue. The regular meeting of sEonville Grove, No. 75, Ladies of the woodmen Circle, will be held in the w. 0. w.. kall on Avenue F this afternoon at ? o'clock. at which time a delegate will be elected to the state convention, which will convene in Annston in March.
 For the first time in many months there was no court at the Ensley city hall yesterday morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-09
HAL CUTBILL WINS
 FEATURE RACE OF
 MILLROSE EVENTS

New York, February S.-Hal c. Cutbil of the Boston A. A. won the feature track event. the Rodman Wanamaker in- vitation scratch run at 1ha miles, at the annual indoor games of the Millrose A. A. in Madison Square Garden to. night. Joie Ray of the Illinois A. C.. Chicago, who had won this event each year since 1917, and holds the record for it of 646 3-5, finished second, 10 yards be- hind Cutbill, while J. J. Connolly oi Georgetown university was third.
 Cutbill, who won the Hunter mile al Boston last Saturday night, led during the last three laps. Beginning the fina lap, Ray made the mistake of attempting to cut inside of Cutbill on the turn and lost several yards when he was shut oft Cutbill won handy in 6:55 3-5.
 Intercollegiate two-mile relay: Won by Syracuse Neonard, Morice, Slocum ano Watson) Time, 8:13 1-5.
 70-yard invitation final heaD: Won by Loren Murchison (unattached). Time ' 2-5 seconds.
 Rodman Wanamaker, 1h-mile TUT scratch: Won by H. c. Cutbill, Bostor A. A.; second. Joie Ray, Illinois A. C.. Chicago; third, J. J. Connolly, George. town university. Time, 6:55 3-5.
 iU-ydTQ nl&n ~uuTOioS, linal. won Dy Earl Thompson, Dartmouth. Time, seconds.
 600- yard invitation scratch for E. H Post trophy: Won by Earl Eby, Univer sity of Pennsylvania Time, Ills 4-5
 7O-yard low hurdles, final: Won by Ear W. Thompson, Dartmouth. Time S-15 sec onds (equaling Thompson's indoor rec ord).
 One-mile intercollegiate invittaion scratch: Won by Boston college.
 Running high jump: Won by Johr Murphe. Notre Dame; feet. 3 inches.
 One-mile collegiate relay. Won by Fayette. Time, 3:36 2-5.
 One-mile collegiate relay: Won b, Bowdoin (Palmer, Turner. Hunt ans GoodwynO. Time, 3:37 1-5.
 Three-quarters-mile. scratch: Won by Sydney Leslie, New York (unattached) Time, 3:17 Is.
 One-mile intercollegiate invitatio Won by Pennsylvania Gewis, Rodgers Brown and Eby). Time. 3:2s S-5.
 Three-mile run, scratch: Won by Cor don. T. Nightingale, University of Wes Virginia. Time, 15:06 4-5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-09
FAC DRAKE TO ATTEND , COLBERT COUNTY TRIAL s

zac I. Drake, former state solicitor of Madison county who prosecuted and convicted four of the IF men charged with killing Don Stevenson, federal prohibition enforcement officer of Col. bert county, was in Birmingham yes. terday, and stated that the trial ot the other 13 men implicated in the crime would begin next Monday.
 MT. Drake will go to Colbert county in few days for the trials. The four who have already been sentenced are Hamp Kirby and Will Holmes, life sentences; Jake Smith. 30 years, and Sid Kirby. 20 years in the peniten- stiary.
 MT. Drake has lived in Birmingham for the past six months, and is a mem Der of the law firm of Charlton and nSAke
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-09
APPEAL IS MADE ID LABOR BOARD 2 ID SAVE A. B. & A.
Telegram Says Cessation of Operations Would Be Ca- lamity and Urges That
 Quick Action Be Taken
By FRED H. GoRMLEY Montgomery. Bureau, The Age-Herald 22I-2 First National Bank Building


 Montgomery, February S.-tSpecial) Stating that cessation of the opera ton of the Atlanta, Birmingham and : Atlantic railroad would be calamity and that the loss resulting to the states of both Alabama and Georgia could hardly be estimated, the Ala : | bama public service commission has 2 interceded with the federal labor board in behalf of the railroad.
 In a telegram dispatched to Chi cago, where the board is now in ses- sion. the public service commission Tuesday recommended such prompt &C., tion as to enable the railroad com rany, which at the present time is said to be operated at ruinous loss , to at least operate within its revenue. Following recent controversy be- tween officials and employees of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail- road relative to proposed cut in em- ployes' wages, officials of the road, it IS stated, announced that unless they :. could receive some relief from the present cost of operation, maintenance of the railroad and it's service would have to be discontinued. Shippers and business men in general in north Ala bama, being greatly concerned over the possibility of such a development, appealed to the Alabama public serv- Ice commission to take such action as was in their power in the premises. Acting upon this request, the commis- sion Tuesday dispatched the following telegram to the United States labor board, Chicago:
 V The existence and operation of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad is in the opinion of this com mission of vital importance to exten- sive territory in Ala abama and Georgia. our opinion convinces us that it is being operated at a ruinous loss that would soon culminate in a collapse of the company and loss of the road to the states of Alabama and Georgia. Such loss can hardly be estimated. It would be a calamity.
 \ This commission urgently recom- : mends such prompt action on. your part as will enable the company to at least operate within it's revenue x Tt is inevitable that some adjust ment must be made in order to meet the situation. The rules which gov sern railroads with their employees and wages paid to employees may be ap- plicable to some railroads, but they arc not properly adjusted SO they will ap- ply without injury to the Atlanta, Bir- mingham and Atlantic Railroad com. pany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-09

throughout Russia, sexualism and suicide.
 This period passed away and was succeeded by one more wholesome if but little less hopeful. The Russian people came to the eve of the World war bringing a little more hope a iittie more Joy in life which through the expressioss of their literature they were calling mystery. controlled by fate and accident.
 The Russian people were not en- thusiastic over the war. To them war was the expected thing, neither sur prising nor heroic. There was but one drama and no novels written about the war. This drama did not depict any of the heroics but rather the hu- 1 man suffering of individuals in war. To my people the war was simply the Czar of Russia making war on the Kaiser of Germany and in the victory of either side the Russian people themselves were to be the losers.
 My people are a pesce-loving peo- pie. The spirit of Tolstoi is reflec- tion of their attitude toward the whole institution of war.
 During the war the theatre was in the hands of the intellectual profiteers 3 and there began to lose it's great in- fluence on the people. These people who controlled the stage had it as their aim to give the people as much pleasure as possible, to feel what the people like and cater to it. The result was that the stage of Russia became d vast vaudeville, a theatre stuffed with jazz.
 That condition is not new to the American people, it prevails here and has for long time, but l say to you that theatre which gives only pleasure and leaves the heart empty is without influence and has but small place in a civilization. The Russian theatre is to- day like the American theatre dis penser of musical cakes and dramatic cocktails.
 The S. 0. S. recently sent out by a Russian intellectualist to come and save Russia is slap in the face of Russia, but it is true nevertheless.
 What can one expect of nation when it's intellectuals are controlled and always have been censored, when it's writers are politicians as well?
 If l were American or Englishman, l would close this address with note of optimism and cheer, 1 would spea k sentimentally of the future, but l have always said down with the future, for he who takes care of the present and " Q So.S "oouI tue future, not sacrifice ing hls present for his future is build ing future for himself
 To-day the intellectuals in Russia are suffering. They must recuperate TOT active life or the world will lose a lot. Russia is the victim of idealism ana romanticlsm, she is suffering from, the tragedy of split intellectualsm.
 What will be the outcome when these conditions break down? The answer lies not with the Russian peo- pie, but with the world. The Russians are not competent to compete with the rest of the world. They are not ma terialists enough. It is up to the world for Russia is helpless"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-09
WHITE NAMED ASSISTANT
 STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Montgomery, February s.-(special.) ) Hugh White of Gadsden, was today ap- pointed assistant attorney general of Alabama. The appointment was made by Attorney General Harwell c. Davis late in the afternoon. Mr. White. who is one of the most prominent and able lawyers in his section of Alabama is city attorney for. Gadsden and chair man of the Etowah County Board Of Education and was for time secre- tafy to the late Congressman John L. Burnett. During the World war he en- listed in the United States army and has record for honorable and faith full service
 Attorney General Davis took the oath of office at the state capitol to- day while J. Q. Smith. whom he suc- ceeds qualified as judge of the Jef- fefson circuit court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-09
TORE ROBBED WHILE
 OWNER STANDS TRIAL

Four negroes. Albert Wilson, Major Galloway. Joe Galloway and William Lightfoot are in the city jail today charged with having robbed Pete Trombella's fruit store, fso0 Second avenue, Monday. while Pete was be- fore Judge Henry J. Martin on a charge of violating the liquor law. The burglars obtained entrance through a side door, obtaining a revolver. $50 in cash and 5000 cigarettes. Part of the cigarettes were recovered.
 Detectives Lee. Jones. Hendrix and McCombs made the arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-09
MUSIC RECITALS
PERSONALS

Miss Annie Archer is in St. Louis for a short period.
 Mrs. Charles Kutchins is in Chicago fer several weeks.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ted Joy and Bert Cliff ford were recent guests of MT. and Mrs. Lee Moody.
 Friends of G. E. Hollingsworth will regret to laern that he is i'll with pneumonia at fIj home on Clarendon avenue.
 Miss Quenn of Anniston is the guest Iof Mrs Gordon Jones at her home on Clarendon avenue
 Miss Julia Stevenson, who has been the guest of her brother, George Ste venson, and Mrs Stevenson, is visiting MT and Mrs. Charles Hager in Max inc.
 Mrs. A. s. Fitzpatrick will entertain the Thursday Bridge club Thursday afternoon at her home on Fourth ave> nue.
 Mrs. Cyrus Scott is in Chicago, where she will spend several weeks
 Mrs. Gordon F. Jones will entertain the members of the Matrons' club and other friends Friday afternoon at the Woodward club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-09
NEW TRAFFIC SQUAD

Birmingham's traffic sqAad. 2e strong, clad in new and distinctive
 uniforms. will make it's bow to the pup lie about March 1, John Taylor, com missioner of public safety announc d yesterday
 Organization of the squad has been held up temporarily because of the death of the father of Sergt. Brent
 who will be in charge of the squad. Scores of applications for the eight
 vacancies have been filed with Com
 missioner Taylors office. and the new
 men will be selected upon Sergeant FBrent's return to active duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-09
Mrs. Shonts' Suit Dismissed
By Associated Press

New York, February S.-The -N, 900 00u damage suit brought by Mrs. Milla p. Shonts. widow of Theodore P. Shonts. head of the Interboroush Rapid Transit company, against Mrs. Amanda Thomas. alleging alienation of her husbands af- factions, was dismissed today by Su- preme Court Justice McAvoy onsmotion of the defense. The court held that Mrs. Shonts had failed to set forth suf- ficient facts in papers filed in connection with the suit to warrant . trial Mrs. Thomas was 'the principal beneficiary named in the will of MT. Shonts. Mrs. Shonts is contesting the will.