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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04
ADJUSTMENTS By EsTELLE BETHEA HALE
DANDY DANCING ACT
 ATJOEW'S RJJOU

"Syncopated Feet, an unusually gCCu dancing act in which four people take part is the headline attraction at Loews Bijou for the first three, days of the week.
 Many forms of dancing are introduced in the act, and lovers of good dancing will find it decidedly different. Dances that were in vogue in colonial days are first presented. Then the dances which were the fashion during the Civil war period come next, and last the dances of the present day, the jazz dance and the dances to the popular ragtme songs. Ihe act scored big hit.
 Fred Gill and Frances Weak appeared in a one-act skit called Help Your self. A painted scene helped the act to get across. Besides, the comedy chat- ter was new. The scene is laid in one of the modern cafeterias and the fun IS about the food that is served.
 vaudeville As You Like It. was or fered by Leo Nadel and Polly Toilette. The audience seemed to like 1t, too, as they won several encores. Thelr ac. consists of singing. dancing and pi' of comedy chatter. .,.
 Tom Mahoney won several laughs wth his chatter. which was along the nne of the average Irish comedian. He sang song at the end of his act which drew applause.
 Tottie Reckless closed the vaudeville offering with a sensational aerial act.
 A mystery story, .s13' is the screen at- traction. Two amusing comedies anu Loew's reel ot Current Events completed the programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04
CONRAD TN SEARCH OF
 HIS YOUTH"-STRAND

Thomas Meighan in an entirely new
 role is what "Conrad in Search of His
 Youth" at the Strand chiefly has to
 offer. In a very whimsical story the
 star is throughout the central inter-
 est and does the heavy role most ade
 quately. He is cast as young bach elor. or old bachelor, as he has come
 to believe. who has just returned from
 the war to realize that there is no one
 to meet him, that life is stale and that
 he must be getting very old indeed
 Looking for comfort he goes to a
 popular cafe only to be placed amid
 numerous love-making couples all en-
 grossing1y interested in themselves Conrad has the feeling all at once that he has somehow lost out, and when his faithful servant suggests plan to refresh his youth he takes it up very enthusiastically.
 It is remarkable how much fun can be mixed in with an idea that distinct ly has romance as it's culmination, and is just little pathetic, too It seems that all of Conrad's attempts are doomed to failure but so far as the spectator, who doesn't take Conrads age quite so seriously as he does, the attempts are gems of humor. When Conrad and his sisters and cousins gather at the old family home stead where Conrad urges them for refreshment, the disappointment, fran | tic boredom and flatness is masterful comedy. The trip to Italy to see an old | flame also results in comedy, but at l the end real romance comes.
 ! Mir Meighan is supported by Mar l garet Loomis, who is adequate in spite l of her rather resistent manner in the | love scenes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04

Marion by the President-clect who was anxious to know exactly what the fed eral reserve board had done and con- templated doing.
 f laid the case before the President elect" said Governor Harding
 I told him what the situation was last year and how we met it. I told him of improved conditions which now exist. In the end. he agreed that the policy which we pursued was one of wisdom. He was of the opinion that the farmer, along with every other individual must take his medicine in the process of price re- adjustment. He stressed the fact. that his sympathies were with the farmers"
 Governor Harding was asked if he thought the country destined to undergo an era of 'hard tunes" He committed himself only to the extent of declaring that the greatest danger had been ob- viated." He was then asked if there really had Decn a time since the war when danger of national financial col lapse was imminent In answering, he cited a chart showing the trend of credits in 1920, and declared that unless a halt had been called everything would have gone to smash, including the federal re- serve banks"
 Governor Harding, though aware of the criticism to which he has been subjected, is apparently not perturbed.
 q am not in politics. he said and can afford tw sit rigidly on this job and administer it just as if it were an in- dividuai bank. I hardly think that any
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04
CHARLES RAY AT TRIANON
 IN PEACEFUL VALLEY"

Quite naturally spectators would ex- pect something scencally beautiful in Peaceful Valley the attraction at the Trianon. They are not disappointed in the production itself which has taken the attractive scenery suggested by the title and managed to so interwind t with the story
 It is pretty country romance, mixed in with comedy and real tragedy and full of incident spread out over the scenes of Peaceful Valley. Charles Ray is found in keeping with the general rural idea of the story and place, but his role is real Aggression from his former rural ones. I.
 The story of Peaceful Valley had it been especially written for Ray could not have been more adapted to his par ticular style. Tn it Ray is given every opportunity for the comical mannerisms that have made him one of the most Imaginable and lovable actors on tie. screen. Here he is Hosiah Howe, whose main ambition lies in his sister Martha 2; accomplishment. All through the picture Ray keeps up his comical ways. egea when the sister goes off to the city and ruin
 When Hosiah finds that the sister is gone-his beautiful little ssiter-this com binaton comes out and the audience doesn't know whether to laugh or cry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04

good deal about any picture. but in this instance it is amply justified in su- perb production.
 Santos is a murderous Spaniard, whose chief defense in his dark deal ings is the adage That dead men tell no tales" With absolute fiendish- ness he makes certain that all who know of his schemes do not live to tell the taie. When the story of Dead Men Tell No Tales" opens Santos has with the father of the beautiful Eva n ade superplot to steal big gold shipment on the steamer Lady Jer- myn," and to later sink the ship and assure the death of all those partici- pating except the immediate confed- crates.
 A long train of incidents follow. teeming with interest. Percy Marmont does very attractive work, but Herbert Holmes as the infatuated plotter does some of the most remarkable acting and should have been featured. Kath- erine Calvert. who is always beautiful
 is more so than usual All of the characters are markedly good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04
"THE PASSING SHOW"
 A DELIGHTFUL AND
 LAVISH PRODUCTION

''The Passing Show" came to BirmllS- ham heraldel as an extraordinary road a attraction and the audience which filled the Jefferson theatre last night from the orchestra floor to the top gallery was not disappointed. It was gorgeous anu glittering show, striking to the eye ana enliyened by the efforts of funny come dians. In nearly every feature of ene joyous girl-and-music spectacle 1t was satisfying.
 The mounting of the piece has been done on a scale seldom seen outside the larger cities. Some of the scenes ai- though they had no serious significance, were elaborately beautiful and there was an abundance of feminine beauty eh- hanced by a bewildering variety Of cos tunes which you would tn'hh would exhaust the ingenuity of dozea milliners to fashion In fact, the large and uniformly good-looking chorus was kept busy lcaping out of one costume and into another. At times they diah < lean far. as there was nothing in partlcu- lar to puton but that did not detract rom the enjoyment of the front-row haoltues' Sometimes as if weary Of the stase' troops of dazzling beauties ripped down r,,nways and became more or less con fidential in their songs
 Among the principals, Roy Cumminss' Al and Harry Klein and Will II. Phl- brick keep the fun going at fast ra,e' All three are versatile comedians.
 The two Kleins had great deal to oo, but they soon became prime faVor''es and their witticisms never flaggeo dli the time they were on the stage. hus Cunu;ngs is a whole show himsei1. HIS comedy is unique and runs the sai,u. from yodling to the widest no,sop's u,ith a ndrop." which is nevertheless so wall done that it is one of the most laughable episodes in the performances Will Philbrick is quaint comedian whose powerful physique, deep voice aa'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04
"DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES"
 SUPER REPRODUCTION. ALCAZAR

The scenario of Dead Men Tell No Tales" was entrusted to the director, Tom Ferris of the vitagraph company. with instruction to Ego the limit. He did. Dead Men Tell No Tales, at the Alcazar now, is the most spectac- ular of pictures. Nothing is spared in producing to realism narrative abounaing and brimming over with red- blooded incident and dramatic inter est.
 It is a production that very frankly leads the spectator to expect tale of adventurous romance filled in with dark and stirring deeds. and then goes on to fully and satisfactorily fulfill that expectation, That IS saying
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04
PRAEGER AT WORK
 ON AIR ROUTE

Washington, January 3.-tSpeclal l-i' it be possible Otto Praeger, second as sistaut postmaster general will make Birmingham a station for air mail serv- ice from Chicago and the west to the southeast. MT. Praeger so stated thls afternoon. Within short time an agent of the department will be dispatched to Birmingham to make an investlgauoh ol conditions. It will be necessary TOT MI Praeger to prove that by the establish ment of the mail service, enough mall will be dcflected from the railroad mall service Lo reduce expenses such an amount that it will cover the expenses of the air service. Mir. Praeger declared his interest in the proposition and VIII carry out his plans if it is demonstrated that they are feasible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04

one doubts but that in a financial sense could better myself elsewhere"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04
For Good of
 the Community

THERE are more kinds of music than A is made by Mary Garden, Caruso, Fritz Kreisler and John Mccormack. The sweetest music in the world is that which comes from bountiful nature re- turning hundredfold to man that of la bor, thought and love which he has given in the stroke of her bosom by the blow share and the sweat of his brow.
 There is deal of eloquence in the plain sentences from an analysis of the farm products of Alabama in 1920 made by F. w. Gst field statistician. Extracts from it vindicate the intelligence and brawn of the soil tillers of Alabama This, for in- stance:
 Tn 1919 there were more farmers in Alabama and more farm laborers than in 1920 Yet in the former year, about seven and half millions of acres of land were actually culti- vated to all crops, while last year nine and quarter millions of acres were cultivated, to say nothing of the more than three million acres which had duplicate or intertiled crops grown thereon.
 Just matter of making better use Of ones energy, of employing labor-savlng machinery, of more careful selection of seed, of more definite knowledge of soils, of raising purebred instead of scrub stock. More work done, more accomplished by fewer men, because the fewer men used their brains.
 Among the results brought about by fairer treatment of the soil Mr. Gist pre- sents this:
 The food and feed crops produced last year constituted "A per cent of the value of all crops, while in 1909 they constituted only 34 per cent
 This is the same as to say that Alabama farmers last year raised crops that ren- dered themselves and their stock "A per cent independent of the store in contrast with being only one-third independent of the store ten years ago. This is diversifi- cation in the result This is the fruit of varied crops
 One item in the feed crop list is hay. Of that MT. Gist says:
 The surplus hay for last years har- vest is 40 per cent greater in volume than the entire cuttings of 1914 and the total crop of last year is worth S23,O00,000 more than the crop of 1914
 What else was done in the way of diver sifcation and independence of the store? Mr. Gist relates this:
 We produced twice as many spuds from twice as many acres and they were worth eight times the crop of 1909. We are selling this year three three-fourths as many sweets as we produced in 1914 and the value of the sales is more than the entire crop of 1909
 Just because the food and feed crops are consumed so largely at home and are not exchanged for dollars that in turn, but for these crops, would have to be ex- pended in their purchase, there is cer- tain disposition to omit their value in com putation of the years returns. But that is wrong. If man has that which saves him from spending $20 for something he needs, he has $2O cash to all intents and purposes Mir. Gist says:
 It is found that 75 per cent of the produc- tion for 1920 was for home consumption.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04
YOUNG WIFE SHOT BY FATHER DIES
Victim of Domestic Tragedy In Mississippi Will Be
 Buried Here

Mrs Ethel Maner, 16-year-old wife of John M Maner of Woodland. Miss, died at local infirmary as the re- suit of a bullet wound received in the neck, it is said when she tried to stop quarrel between her husband and her father that occurred some weeks ago. Funeral services will be held from Lige Loy's chapel this morn ing at 10 o'clock Burial in Elmwood cemetery.
 The young wife fingered for more than 10 weeks in a hospital in Mis- sissippi and later in hospital in Bir mingham. The bullet that caused her death, her husband stated, was fired by her father, Robert Leatherwood, who fired three times at him. He stated that his wife stepped between them and received a bullet in the neck.
 The above statement was made by MT. Maner to hospital attendants and later to Lfge Loy when he went to make the funeral arrangements for his wife at Loy's undertaking estab- lishment. immediately after his wife vas shot, MT. Maner stated, he took Ter to a hospital near his home, but as she did not improve, he brought her to Birmingham where she died last Sun day afternoon in spite of medical skill. The father of the young woman is be ii4g held for trial MT. Maner stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04
NO OPPOSITION
 TO WARRIOR ITEMS

Washington, January 3.-(Spec1al)-No opposition has developed to items in the slndry civil bill now pending before the House. appropriating s4o,Oo0 for CordoVa, and s25,0o0 for Demopolis, for the pur- pose of handling Warrior river cargoes al those places.
 In the bill of the last session, Mopile was cared for in this particular by an appropriation of $40o00o. The CorooVH and Demopolis items will probably De reached tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04
TWO RARD|NGS TALK. OVER FINANCES AND AGREE ON OUTLOOK
Alabama Man Says Greatest Danger Has Now Been Ob- viated-Praeger Works l
 on Air Mail Route
By HUGH W. ROBERTS washington Bureau The Age Herald
 5OD Davidson BujIdins

Washington, January 3,-(Special)- President-elect Harding indorses the pol icy which the federal reserve board has pursued and is pursuing, the policy, which certain members of Congress and many farmers have severely criticized.
 This statement is confirmed tonight by W. P. c. Harding. governor of the federal reserve board, who. after having visited Marion, returned 10 Washington today. Governor Harding was invited to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04
DADEVILLE MAN IS
 ROLLJNG'S SECRETARY

Washington, January 3.-(Speclal,l- Representative W. B, Boiling of the tlltn Alabama district today announced the annointment of Lee Oliver of Dadeville as his private secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04

facial expressions help him not little in evoking laughter
 Vivian Spencer, Helen Darlington, Florence Cummings and Peggy Brown are some of the feminine members of the company whose talents and beauty made them conspicuous. In a long list of song numbers there were few that were not distinguished in some way by the man ner of their presentation. There may have been one or two not so well sung, but they were redeemed by wealth of costumes and scenic effects, while there was no lack of graceful dancing. The Courtyard of the Palace Americus and the Golden Room were two excepton- ally handsome sets, but the staging throughout tile piece showed the expert treatment of artists.
 "The Passing Show will be repeated at a matinee this afternoon and again to- night ending the engagefhent. Theatre goers of Birmingham have seldom had an opportunity of seeing on the local stage an entertainment of this kind so lavishly presented. While the scenery, costumes and feminine charms displayed in such prodigal abundance would make 'The Passing Show worth seeing, every member of the company worked hard to please This was particularly noticeable among the principals. That they more than succeeded was evidenced by the ap- plause they received
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04
LYRIC BILL IS GOOD
 FOR THE FIRST HALF

Al least two of the Lyric offerings for the first half could be called heao- liners. They are "The Man Hunter, a comedy playlet and the last act, which is billed "Melodious Chaps ana Maids" The playlet smacks very mucn of the Al Woods bedroom farce stuii' but it's clever. and the little girl who walked in her sleep yet didn't walk in her sleep, and her experiences took the audience clear back to the pack row.
 The other headliner is melodious musical offering of jazz. popular and classical tunes. The lively part or thus act was found in the jazz ana the singing and dancing of the girl in the act with the players. All apout the house keen appreciation Of the oHer- ing was shown. and it went over Wltn deserved popularity.
 Helen Staples gives a straight sinS- ing act. She has fine lyric soprano, especially good on the high notes. Straight singing acts are rarely ever as popular as this one, but the songs were attractive and the singer pos sessed of a good voice and personality so she was called back for an encore and given a good round of applause.
 The other two acts were Of the same good quality as the general snow. Weiser and Reiser, a man ana wom- an, had a blackface act. Weiser came on and kept on in rather loud fasnion with some of the refined rough-house stuff. but he manages to win popu- larity, so his line must be what they want The opening turn was Madelon and Paula Miller. who danced, played sang and looked pretty. picture feature and Pathe news finish the pro- gramme.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-12-17
Dead Sea and Mediterranean.

The old question of the origin OF
the extreme saltiness of the Dead sea
has received new answer. 1t has
been shown, after demonstrating that
the soil and rocks can have furnished
but fraction of the quantity of salt
that has collected in TIE Dead sea
basin. that the most important source
of supply Of this salt is atmospheric
transportation by winds from the
Mediterranean. This view, 1t is
thought. is confirmed by the fact that
the ratio of chlorine to bromine In
the Dead sea is the same MS in the
Mediterranean.-Wa Star.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-12-17
PUBLIC TRUSTEES SALE.
215i.

Whereas. c. r. Cushman. by deed of
trust, dated the 26th day of December.
1913 which is recorded in Book 2S55,
page 235, of the records in the office of
the Clerk and Recorder of the city and
County of Denver, Colorado duly con-
Vcyed to the Public Trustee in and for
the city and County of Denver, Colo
rado, the following described real es-
tate in the City and County of Den,
Thirty-five $3.50 and Thirty-siN (SG),
in Block numbered Three CD; Lots
numbered one %. Two 90, Fifteen
G5). Sixteen C1Gl, Seventeen d3,
Twenty-eight (2sl, Thirty-one (31);
'Thirty-two (32(. Thirty-seven $50 and
Thirty-elght (3S). in Block numbered
Five 90, and Lot numbered Eleven
GD and Twelve G2), in Block num-
bered Twelve 12), all in Alta Vista;
the payment of one promissory note OF
even date with said deed of trust, for
the sum of four hundred ($400.00) dol
lars. payable to the order of James A.
McKeen three (3) years after the date
thereof, with interest thereon at . per
cent per annum until paid, interest
payable semi annually, as is more par
ticularly set forth in said deed of trust
reference TO which Is hereby made Tor
Whereas. The said C. r. Cushman
and all persons claiming by, through or
under him. having defaulted IN me
payment of the interest due from De-
cember &c. 1920, and in the payment oil
general taxes for the year 1919 ana
1920; and the legal holuer OF Salu ppte'
having elected on account of said de-
fault to declare said note unpaid due
and payable;
Now, therefore. at the written re re-
quest of James A. McKeen, the legal
holder of said note pursuant to law,
/. the undersigned Public Trustee in
and for the City and County of Den
yer. Colorado. do hereby give notice
that l will, at the hour of 10 o'clock IN
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1921,
at the fremont Street front door OF
the Court House. in the City and Coun-
~ of Denver Colorado, sell at public
auction to the highest and best bidder
for cash the said described premises:
and all the right. title and interest OF
the said c. r. Cushman his heirs ana
assigns therein, for the purpose of pay Z,
ing the Indebtedness secured by sara
deed of trust. and the cost and eX,
penses of executing this trust. and Will
deliver to the purchaser certificate
of sale as provided by law.
Dated at Denver, Colorado, November
H. 1921. e.,pr>r
Public Trustee in and for the city ana
County of Denver. Colorado. 80,
First publication, November ~ lS2l
Last publication, December H. 1871
The Colorado statesman., 1921-12-17
Housework Scars Reveal Brides,

"Show me their hands," said the as
sistant at the butcher shop. land I'll
tell you whether they're young brides
or whether they've been at the cook
ing game for some time. "The young
things who've only been initiated into
the mysteries of the gas range show
the scars. of battle. It's cinch that
they've got n number of burns. Ana
the hands Of the bride will show cuts,
too. as a general thing. The perils
of housework are many"
The Colorado statesman., 1921-12-17
Lines to Be Remembered.

In the course OF their development
nil creatures have become lifted TO
their surroundings. Man is adapted
10 the world he lives in. Its processes
ordinarily give him satisfaction. Even
when they bring Illustration ana sor-
row. the facts may he faced with no.
bility of soul. and with courage,
through the spiritual resources Mt his
command.-EXchange
The Colorado statesman., 1921-12-17
lAraru of the Lords.

The library of the house of LORDS
contains about 10000 volumes. ana
tbev are set cut in luxurious suite
n, rooms. The library is particular
ly rich in historical works ana me
moirs. and includes one of the nhest
collections of law books in London.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-12-17
HARVEY G. WEBSTER
SHOE SHINING PARLOR
1926 Welton St Phone Main 2196
Awful Thought.

a young woman was dining Mt
strange house. On the table was a
dish of boiled onions and when her
hostess was serving these and re-
marked that, of course. she liked them,
the young woman replied enthusias-
tically: "Oh, yes, indeed; if there is
one vegetable ! like 1t is oiled bun
ions" Just think. If her hostess nus
band had been a chiropodist Boston
Transcript.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-12-17
Eats .. 1so Yards OF Macaronl.

Two Italians once had macaroni-
eating contest. I'm which the winner
slowed away 2.160 yards of the stuff.
being quarter of mile ahead Of
his rival. who had to confess with re-
luctance that he could eat no more.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-12-17
She Failed.

jamie was returned from the Home
of the Feeble Minded to the Orphans
home, as the doctors examination had
proved her merely "subnormal." Said
Mamie to Anna in burst or conn
dence and gossip: Jane was sent
away to be an idiot, but she couldn't
pass and had to come back. k.'-Har-
pers.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-12-17
The Owners E. o. 3.

1t is admittedly difficult TO recover
lost flivver. But the hest suggestion
comes from our own Mrs. Eckstrom,
who advises in an ad: Lizzie, come
home; all is forgiven. New York
Globe.