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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-04
Notable Newspaper Career
Of An Age-HeraLd Writer
SKETCH OF ROBERT t. SMALL

President Harding announced his
approval of the so-called Brown
commission report recommending
the change.
In July Mr.. Small wrote ut Is
no part of President Harding's
ambition to overthrow the exist
ing League of Nations. He thinks
1T a good thing for Europe" In
October Mr.. Harding made public
a letter confirming this position.
Mr.. Small was first to tell of the
impossibility OF passing both a tax
and tariff measure at the extra
session OF Congress, which began
in April, 1921. Several months
later the Senate leaders admitted
the situation. Mr.. Small also
wrote that movements to limit
debate in the Senate would be flu
tile.
A particularly notable story by
Mr.. Small was a review of Pres
ident Harding first six months in
the white House.
During the last republican ad-
ministration Mr.. Small travelled
more than 10000 miles with Pres
ident Taft.
1t was Robert Small. who met
Mr.. Bryan on his return to this
country in 1905. and in the same
year covered the first gubernato-
rial campaign Of Charles q.
Hughes.
1t was Robert Small who. in
1907, covered the famous Thaw
trial in New York, and the Hay
wood -Moyer-Pettibone trials in
Boise. Idaho.
1t was Robert Small who wrote
the vivid description of the de-
parture of the American battle
ship fleet on its trip around the
world in the same year. His story
was of such striking merit that
the Associated Press broke life
long precedent and sent note, on
] it's wires telling editors that Small
was the author of the classic they
were inquiring about.
1t was Robert Small who first
wrote of the split in the G. o. p.
and the birth of the progressive
party in 1912.
1t was Robert Small who GOV.
cred the first convention of the
4 progressives, and who, with the
exception of 1916. when he was in
/ Europe. has covered every ma
two great parties during the last
16 years.
1t was Robert Small. who. in
1916. succeeded Frederick Palmer
as the official American corre-
spondent at the British battle
front in France. where he was
stationed with Philip Gibbs, Per-
cevai Gibbon and other noted cor
respondents. Small wrote some Of
the most brilliant accounts of the
later Somme ofrensives and the
i operations at Vimy Ridge and
Arras. His work attracted nation
wide attention despite the anony-
NIFTY of the Associated Press.
1t was Robert Small, who. in
1917. met General Pershing when
he stepped ashore in France, and
who covered the American expo
dictionary forces until his return
to America in 1918. when he bc-
came head, of the Washington but
reau Of the Phiiadelphia Pubic
Ledger In the fall of 1920 he be-
) came director of the news depart
ment of the Consolidated Press
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anu fiSHtiy 50, AOI lOo iViHohSc.
This is the spirit of lone Arabian
Night" which is to be presented at
the Trianon this week, beginning
Monday. The star of this production
is Pola Negri, who leaped to inter-
national fame through her work in
Passion"
The dancing girl, who is member
of strolling group of players, cap
lures the hearts of all who come into
contact with her. regardless of rank
or caste. Among her most persistent
suitors lis her master, a hunchback.
But to the girl love is but passing
fancy, and in nomentary whims she
casts aside all of her numerous low
erS.
One day they reach Bagdad. and
there she meets the prince, the son
of the sheik who rules all the land.
For the first time in her life she feels
the strange pangs of real love. But
caste is everything In the east, and
while the prince has no objections
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-04
Viola Dana Has Nouel Role
In Match Breaker Alcazar

ing females some extremely interest
lag problems are created.
THE Match Breaker" has nothing
to do with lucifers despite its title.
1t pertains exclusively and solely to
an Industrious character of the fem
mime sex, whose deliberate function
in life is the an:ithesis of q match
maker. The role gives winsome, jolly
Viola the chance she needs to display
her overbrimmng personality.
The story of The Match Breaker"
is by Meta White, and was adapted
to the screen by Arther J. Zellner.
As a special added attraction the AL
cazar will show all week, in addi-
ton to Viola Dana in THE Match
Breaker" complete pictures of the
Auburn Tech football game.
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NJ CORMACK SEAT
SALE TOMORROW.
Concert on December 18 Will
Mark First Appearance of
Great Tenor Here

Tomorrow morning at o'clock the
seat sale" for the John Mccormack
concert by the "All-Star Concerts"
(Mrs. Richard f. Johnston and Mrs.
Orline A. Shipman,) will begin at
Clarke & Jones, No. 1918 Third ave-
nue., the concert to take place the aft
ernoon of December Is at o'clock at
Loew's Bijou.
A few Birmingham people have
been fortunate enough to hear John
Mccormack, while many have tried
to her him in New York, Washington
and other places, but have not sue
ceeded so great always is the de-
maHd for tickets for his concerts and
here are some of the expressions
given by people from various angles:
Mrs. Clara Harper Steele: In a
letter l had from friend of mine in
washington a few days ago, where
John Mccormack sang, said that two
weeks in advance of the concert
every seat in the house was sold out
and it was impossible to get anything
but standing room. l rejoice that Bir-
mingham is to have the pleasure of
concert from this great artist"
Richard w. Massey; The bringing
of John Mccormack, the worlds most
popular and highest priced singer,
here In concert on the afternoon OF
December Is is master stroke on
the part of the progressive, wide
awake management. BirminghatS
should thank them from the bottom
of her heart, especially when 1t is
remembered that there is no audi
torium and John Mccormack is used
to singing in auditoriums seating To-
600 to 10000 people
Gordon Erickson: 1T is one of the
biggest things unsteady that ever
happened to birmingham and the
house will be sold out during the
first day of the seat sale for the John
Mccormack concert ON the afternoon
of December 49,"
Henry S. Jones Clarke & Jones)
When you hear man like Wepo
Crawford talking about sitting on the
front row to hear John McCormack
you know he is an unusual singer
for the average man doesn't care for
concerts Mr.. Crawford heard him IN
concert in New York. when the Hippo
drome was packed to its utmost ca
pacity, and ne declares he wouldn
miss him here for any amount OF
money"
MIR. and Mrs. John w. O'Neill: we
were In Chicago recently when John
Mccormack sang there and for two
weeks we tried to secure tickets
which was absolutely impossible, even
With the tremendous seating capacity
of the vast auditorium there, the
house being completely sold out that
far in advance"
Mrs. w. H. Kettis: II heard John
Mccormack at his premier concers
of this season at the Hippodrome in
New York, when he sang to 5000
people, while 10000 were turned
away, and / have never seen any
artist receive such an ovation ano
l have never heard such beautifui
concert as Mccormack gave"
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Viola Dana, in her latest and great
est screen production, THE Match
Breaker" is at her best in such a pic
ture. as 1t gives her every opportunity
to exercise to the full that vivacity
and characterization for which she is
noted The story itself is away from
the beaten path of the usual movie
entertainment and is staged in way
to keep the audience in suspense un-
til the last scene.
In the role of Jane Morgan. Miss
Dana plays the part of a girl who,
successful in stealing other girls
sweethearts, starts in to make that
her professional calling. Her first
case involves her in untangling the
mix-up of father and son and III
unearthing the schemes of the design
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to clandestine meetings, the girl
wants to be near him constantly, and
is compelled to use strategy to gain
admittance to the palace.
She dances before the sheik, be-
witches him and becomes the favorite
of the harem.
The prince comes to her in her
bower, but they are surprised by the
sheik.
Tragedy follows, for not even the
son of the sheik can invade the sane
tity of the harem with impunity.
This is but part of the story OF
Zone Arabian Night" fascinating
and interest compelling production.
Director Lubitsch plays the part of
the hunchback and proves that his
genius is not confined to his direc-
torial powers.
Thousands of persons take part
in the picture, and an entire city was
reproduced to give 1t fitting back
ground.
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were universally praised by demo-
Gratis for their qualities.of fairness
and sympathetic treatment.
After the election Mr.. Small
went to Marion and later accom-
panied Mr.. Harding to Florida and
to his inauguration in Washing
ton. Since that time he has writ
ten some of the most intimate
stories which have come from the
admin stration circle, has been, a
frequent golfing partner of the
President, and his guest at the
White House. He has written a
number of notable stories treating
the changing conditions In the re-
publican party as reflected by de-
velopments in the United States
Senate. One of these stories show
ing how the eastern states were
losing their grip on republican
leadership, with the west coming
| into control, was widely COM
mented upon editorially through
out the country.
Hughes Influence
In a series of dispatches from
Florida prior to Mr.. Harding's in
auguration, Mr.. Small told Of the
coming of the big international
conference, which eventually was
called to assemble In Washington
on November IL. These dispatches
declared in February that the In
fluence of Charles e. Hughes on
the Harding foreign policy could
not be exaggerated. They re-
ported that Mr.. Harding had told
his intimate advisers the most
pressing international question
confronting his administration
would be our future relationship
to Japan. They reported that Mr.,
Harding definitely would turn his
back upon the League of Nations
but that in calling a disarmament
| conference he would not at
tempt to set up a rival association
of nations. Later Mr.. Smalls dis
patches from Washington reported
that what the President had in
mind was constant association
with" the nations of the world
a spirit of cooperation at all
times, but a determination to stay
clear of any definitely constituted
league or association. Another
dispatch from Mr.. Small stated
that the "big navy" policy an.
HOQIlttu dt tue bCe ne VI tiS
Z Harding administration was pari
of the plan to use the big stick
for limitation of ornaments BY
others.
other Notable Feats
Mr.. Smalrs dispatches from
Washington forecast the Imperial
conferences held in London in this
summer of 1921--conferences
which have changed for all Tins
the character of the British EN-,
pire in it's relationship with tht
. dominions.
From Marion, on the eve OF tht
Harding Inauguration. Mr.. Sinai
reported exclusively that 2 pro
posed Encouragement of depart
ments at Washington would in
ciude an amaigamation of the wa
and navy departments into a sin
gle department of national de
Tense. This story was SO init
mate that even Secretary Week
! of the war department gave on
: what amounted TO denial b.
l saying he had heard nothing o
5 such a move. Several months late
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to the change in the motion of the
sun. Those who celebrated January
who adopted December rs of sun
worship and of deliberately and ar
bitrarily selecting this date. This
seems very probable, as analogies
between the birth of Christ and the
creation of the sun are found in the
language of the day. Christ was
called the true sun" and Our new
san" for instance.
If -worshipers have not fixed
the date of Christmas itself they have
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-04

Robert T. Small, special corre-
spondent at Washington of The
Sunday Age-Herald. has had. at
the age OF A, an uninterrupted
newspaper career of more than rs
years, covering in that time some
of the most important assign
ments ever given to a newspaper
man. Mr.. Small literally grew
up in a newspaper office, start
ing his career on the Atlanta Con-
stitution, where his father was an
editorial contemporary of Henry
w. Grady and Joel Chandler Har-
ris
While he has spent most of his
life in Washington. Mr.. Small has
travelled many times all over the
United States and Europe, with
occasional trips to Central and
South America. For two years he
was at the front in the great war,
having been with the British ar
mics in France IL months before
the first Americans came to par
ticipatc.
During IA years with the Asso-
ciated Press, Mr.. Small was known
in virtually every newspaper Of
flee in the United States, despite
tH6 LdCL lndb <ASSOCldlCQ CSo
writer's never are permitted to
sign their dispatches. Mr.. Small
became known through the fact
that editors so frequently inquired
of the central and divisional Of
fices of the "a. p" as to the iden-
tity of the writer of the various
dispatches which had attracted
their own attention and that of
their readers.
Melville e. Stone, for so many
years the general manager of the
Associated Press, designated Mr..
Small as one of the four or five
graphic news writers of America,
and it was under the personal d.
rection of Mr.. Stone that Small
was sent month after month and
year after year to wherever the
''big story" of the day was break
ing"
In Close Touch
In his long career Mr.. Small has
been in touch with nearly every
big news event and every big per-
sona1ity of the last quarter of a
century. His reportorial experience
and acquaintance are worldwide
while on the executive side OF
newspaper work he served fol-
four years as superintendent OF
the southern division of the AS
ISOLATED Press and as acting man
aging editor of the Washington
Post.
The absolute fairness of hi.
writings and the unvarying clar.
ity of his point of view have wor
for Mr.. Small an enviable reputa.
ton not only in his own fraternit,
but among the public men will
whom he has come in contact. A.
4 correspondent, Mr.. Small no
only has the necessary back
ground and knowledge of a Ions
experience. but has a personalit,
Is we'll and the ability quickly t
gain the confidence of those will
whom he comes in contact. Mr.
Small is not a partisan. He ha
travelled with and enjoyed tn
confidence of Presidents Roose
welt. Taft. Wilson and Harding. Il
the campaign of 1920 he reporte'
Governor Cox's tour of the. coun
try and while he frankly foretol
democratic defeat his dispatche
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gsSSR@ ATTRACTIONS OF THE SCREEN SzSSg

for the sun. have become attached to
Christmas Because of its pagan as
sociations the Puritan Parliament of
1914 forbade the celebration of Christ
mas. a view still shared by some
None of the naked eye planets are
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-04

at least had much to do with the
character OF the celebration. Yule was
a name applied to the months of De-
cember and January, before and after
the winter solstice. The name and
the Yule log associated with 1t have
become attached to Christmas. The
mistIetoe of the Druids and the can
dies, also relics of heather festivals
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find his father is dead, his mother
has been neglected by all of the other
children, and the hypocritieal Isaac
has even appropriated for his own
use the money that should have gone
to support of his aged mother. She
has even been evicted from her own
home and sent to the poorhouse. How
John comes to the rescue, saves his
mother from poverty. Furnishes his
hypocritical brother and drags him
through the streets, is told in vivid
and dramatic scenes. Johns faithful
sweetheart. ever confident of his in
nocence, welcomes him with open
arms, and 1t is happy home indeed
when the mother returns to her old
home to find that even though some
OF her children may have neglected
her, the black sheep turns out to be
the only white one, all wool and a
yard wide.
This beautiful and convincing story
and exquisite photoplay Of mother
love, is presented with a special
musical setting.
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visible In the early evening. Algol,
the eclipsins variable star Cat A. Fig
ure -, will be eclipsed December 8.
11:49 p. M, December II at 1888 p. m.
December IA at SGT p. m. and De-
cember 30 at 1920 D. m
SAMUEL G. BARTON.
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From the Yonkers Statesman.
Yeast: Why is an office on the
corner worth so much more than one
in the middle OF the block?
Crimsonbeak: Well, on the corner
you have the advantage of seeing
your creditors coming in more d.
rectiona
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-04
Pola Negri STAR at 7rianon
in One Arabian Night, Said
to be Most Unusual Picture
A romance of the harem !


imagination quckens the pulse and srs
Orntth land of mysticism love and
spendor every millionaire shopkeeper aborer
fabled
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-04
THE SANDS or LIFE
,ff1 Judge.

Daughter docking at old photo
graph album) And who on earth 10
that in all those stuffy clothes?
Mother: That Is your grandmother
In her bathing suit.
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COME TO THINK OF IT, YEs'
From Wayside Tales.
There Is nothing particularly re-
markabIe about the way women are
dressing. The wonder 10 that they
never thought of it before.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-04
"OUer the Hill" Appealing
Story of Mother Loue, Begins
Second Week at the Rialto

picture lover the
begins Monday Rao This picture that
Birmingham should it de-
pictures Birmingham.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-02-28
MAS FABRICANTEs DE ALCO-
HOL DETENIDoS EN- PONCE

Maestro corresponsal en- Ponce nos
informa 10 siguiente: la policia re-
CORE activamente los campos de esta
jurisdiction. En- ell ibarrio dc ssRio
chiquitc''. Y en- la finca de Jose Du-
rand, Sc encontr6 .an alambique y cinco
cuarterolas de nsel fermentada, las
cuales fueron destruidas ALI; el aIam
!bique fus traidoIal cuartel de Ia po-
ucfa.
LA policia procedi6 al arresto de
Justo Bcd6n, en- mOmentos en- que este
fabricaba alcohol en- un alambique, Ell
cual le fue ocupado en- el barrio oe
'Cuatro Gales, en- un cafiaveral de
Ia Hacienda Barrancas.''
FELIPE Rivera fu6 arrestado tam
bi6n por la policia, sorprendido en- los
momentos en- que transportaba una la
ia conteniendo ron.
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MATUSALENCIA

Para general v particular conocimien
70 de todas cada una de las perso-
7as interesadas en- vivir tantos amos
. mas que Matusalen, sin necesidad de
yecurrir' a las glandulas del siInio nj
del cabro; copio a continuation dos
pares de formulas de un librito que ha
legado a mis- manos pecadoras, como
por arte de birlibirloQue, 0 como To-
vido del cielo (cielo que no debe ser
Ell de los temperantes); dos pares de
formulas que tienen, pcr 10 menos,
otrosN tantos pares de bemoles, donde
Ell curioso lector puede yer Isl no tiene
en- los ojos telarafias prohibicionistas)
que ciertos venenos, sabiamente combi
nados, en- vez de matar, son elixires
maravillosos que alargan la existencia
Bueno basta de charlatanerias (char
.latanerfas que entrafian verdades como
pufios), ALA van las formulas mila-
grosas, que son de Minerva ajena-
iclaro esta!-de la Minerva de los sa-
bios:
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ULTIMA HORA

Ell PUERTO RICO SA-
NATORIUM Sc complace
en- manifestar a su numero
sa clientela que cumple su
primer aiio de estar dedica-
do a casos de MATERNI-
DAD y GINECOLOGIA, no
registrando en- todo ese item
po un solo case de defun-
ci6n. Por qu6?-La contes-
taci6n es muy sencilla:: Por
su excelente servicio clini-
co. Para informes dirljase a
Ia superintendent Ana L.
Davila de Circuns, Telefono
l74, Santurce, o al Aparta-
de- No. 1882, San Juan, P. r.
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sa preparation en- el hueco de la nlane
frotese suavemente Ia parte afectada
A los pocos momentos el dolor y ls
rigidez habran desaparecido por com.
pleto.
Este Iinirnento 1es ofrece el medic
mas sencillo, SECURE agradable de
recobrar su salud. Es una preparation
que penetra rapidamente hasta To-:
nerviOs misculos enfermos, alivia e
dolor como por encanto y jamas irrits
nj mancha la piel.
Hace sesenta amos que el Aceite dc
San Jacobo Sc usa en- todas parties de
mundo. En- cinco de las mas inportan-
ties Exposciones Sc le ha premiado cor
medalla de orc.
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ssHoJAs CAIDAs''

Con atenta dedicatoria ha llegado a
nuestra mesa el hermoso walls Hojas
caidas'', original de los conocidisimos
artistas Marquee, padre hijo, resi-
denies en- esta ciudad
Es una bella composition, de un acen
to de melancolia, en- el que 81 rftmo
musical So funde en- Ia suave caden
cia del verso. por 10 cual resulta un
coniunto arm6nico. deliciosamente en-
sonador.
Damos las gracias mas expresivas q
los autOres del walls.
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s-ses,Das. ) e N.|Noo.
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suscribass . e. MUNDO.
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"RECONSTITUYENTE DE
MARGARITA POTTER

ELIXIR DE LUISA TRUJO"
Norteamericana, que alcanz6 la lon
gevidad de CIENTo SETENTA Y
CINCo AMOS, merced a esta be-
hide.
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NEGOCIADO DE MATE
RIALES, IMPRENTA
Y TRANSPORTE
SUBASTA
NUEvE MULAE DE
... Z. Trio PARA COCHE

Sc recibiran proposiciones en-
sobre cerrado hasta las 8 de la
tarde del dfa 2S del mes de fe-
brero, para la compra de pueve
mulas de tiro para coche Sc cpn-
sideraran ofertas por urn zh<s
mulas.
Proposiciones en- blanco podl.an
obtenerse del Negociado d2 Ia
teriales, Imprenta y TfazsF Forte,
San Juan, p. r.
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nenfan y it
irnpeden mo
verse y camil
mar librenen-
te, compre sir
perdida a de
tie m po er
cualquier bo.
tica, un frasce
de Aceite dt
San Jacobo
pong a una
pequena can
tidad de ests
-.
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Como Sc We, en- la composition de
todos esos especificos matusalenicos, Ell
ALCOHOL es Ia base principal
Y tales conquistas,
que SON conclusiones
archiespecialistas
en- vermouths rones
v otras mil pociones
vitiliccristas;
5Qu6 opondran, razones,
butifarrones,
los PRoHTBICIoNIsTAs7.
Romualdo WALES.
cayey 1921.
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,SUFRE YD. DE REUNAlioh..,
CUREL) CON Ell lNTIGUO
ACEITE De SAN JACOPf
Lea Ud. este y vera con cuanta
facilidad puede curarse.

81 I'd. padece de frecuentes dolores
de espalda, 81 las neuralgias, el reuma
tismo, la ciatica o el lunlbago 10 ator
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"PLUscAFE DE oFrMAN'

Este c6lebre autor alcanzo la pasmo-
sa longevidad de cIENTO oCHENTA
Y CINCo AMOS, siendo cosa cierta
que, despues del cafe, vertia en- una
copita Ell siguiente elixir: