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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-18
HIGHLY APPRECIATED GIFT
Mrs. N. W. Miller was recently

Mrs. U. ". Miller was recently
presented with a pair Of fire tongs,
which at one time belonged to her
great grandfather, Richard Broaddus.
They were made by Nr, Charles
Stevens, father Of M. Talton Stew
ems who had charge OF the Stevens
shop at Muddy Creek. Mrs. Miller
has great many family relics but
none that she prizes more than the
tongs, which are known to be over
100 years old, and still in good condi-
ton. They we're presented By HI,
David C. Martin, on the Irvine pike,
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-18
FATHER AND SON" BANQUET

Versailles, Ky, Jan. 1s-"Fataers
and Sons" will be the subject Of an
address by State Superintendent OF
Public instruction George Colvin at
the first "Father and Son" banquet
Of the annual state Y. N. c. A. cam
paign here tonight. T. V. Donaldson,
Boys Work Secretary OF the State Y.
II. c. A. staff, also Will speak.
Tie annual Father and Son' week
Will be observed February 14-21 in
most of the cities Of the state. In
some communities, however, more
convenient dates have been set and
the first one is here.
Arrangements for the banquet
were made by Burton Y. Hoffman,
Woodford county 7. N. C. 4. secre-
tary. About 200 boys and their Ia
theirs have signifed their intention OF
it is stated.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-18
To the Cyspentle

Would you not IKE 10 feel that
YOUR stomach troubles are over chat
you can eat any Lind q food that
SOU crave? Consider then the Iaea
that Chamberlain Tablets have cir
ed otlers-why got you? There aTe
many who nave peeI restored TO heath
By taking these tablets and caa Ge.-
eat any kind Of food that tley crave
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-18

Lebanon, Ky, Jan. ia company
Of 100 Vigilantes is being organized
here under the auspices of the cham
ber of commerce. Members will bear
their own shotguns and will respond
to special alarm from, the fire bell.
"Fill the graveyard, not the JAIL" is
the slogan adopted.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-18
VETERANS WIDOW FOUND
UNCONSCIOUS. ST-rCJTNB

Louisville, Jan. 18-Mrs. SUSIE D.
King, 70, widow Of Major George
Whitfield King, notable figure in the
Civil War, died at her home here,
never having rallied since her son,
Wvrcie King, artist, found her uncoa-
scious in her room.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-18
OFFICIALS WEAR BOOZE ON
HIPS: GIRLS NgEAR 4 CARMENT

Louisville, Jan. 18-In an aEraigr-
nent Of local conditions, D.. Charles
". Weich declared that state, county
and city officials here $50 about with
whisky TASKS on thoir hips" that Sc
ciety girls are sent TO dances ''witl3
only four garments on, and two c.
them s-ockings,'' and that danc9
hall is permitted in louisville Z:
which whites and blacks Of both sexes
dance together.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-18
CIGAR CLERK WHO FELL AT
SCISSORS MOURNED BY CIT

Louisville, Jan. ia great throng
including Gov. Morrow, attended the
military funeral of J. McF. Hulnler,
former 'Seelbach cigar clerk, three
times cited for bravery, recip e'7t Of
the CroiX de Guerre, who fell at
Scissors.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-18

and will make Il valuable addition L"
Mrs. Miller's collection of relies which
she so highly treasures. .--
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-18

Jones, Miss Edna Glass, Miss Calar
Robinson. Surgical cases will receive
attention at the Berea College Hospi-
tai, with DR.. Robinson in attendance
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-18

Mr.. Ray Stanifer has returned
from visit to friends in Lexington.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-18
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The Daily Register is authorized t.,
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15
UNUSUAL ACTS ON
BILL At THE Lyric

With two of the highest class acts
on the Keith circuit featuring the
Lyric bill for the first half of this
week, what the management expects
to be the banner attendance-d drawing
programme will be offered. The CHIEF
feature and headliner will be Heroert
Ashley assisted by Joe Dorney. in An
Unusual Conversation. while the mex
will be Kara, European eccentric
juggler.
Herbert Ashley lis at least six fee
tall and every inch of him is described
as funny. The tools he uses tc
jimmy his way into popular favor
Ashley and Joe Dorney call thet
speciality AN Unusual Conversation"
Kara. the juggler, has Just arrived il
America to amuse audiences oil thi'
side of the Atlantic with his numorou.
manipulation of various articles. He Is
decidedly superior in his line. and II
foreign music halls he is the pee
of jugglers, although HIS eccentricitie.
really remove him from the STRIFE
classification of Juggler. He is reall!
comedian. His present tour is limited
for he is on his way around the work
with the United States one of thu
stopping points.
The remainder of the bill, embrac
ing three high-class acts, sees lie
Francis and George Hume, in thei
own original oddity Just Happen
Frosini, the eminent Edison phono
ings;" Harry Welton and Marjori
Marshall in The Hair Hunt" am
graph accordion artist.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15
MANY VISITORS At
EAST LAKE PARK

East Lake park is now opened up in
full blast for the present season, and
already large crowds, including many
of the city's best known people, are
daily and nightly visitors to this we'll
known resort.
Nothing but high-class amusements
are allowed at East Lake park, but
there are to be found there many
amusements for young and old alike.
This resort might well be termed Bir-
minghams Fairgrounds for children
and grown-ups.
The boating, bathing and fishing at
the lake this year are exceptionally
fine. While the weather man nas been
somewhat dilatory IN handing out
good weather for outdoor amusements,
still there has been some bathers who
enjoyed the water and pronounced it
Just fine" There have already been
a number of boating parties and many
anglers for the finny tribe, with a
number of good catches reported.
The band concerts afternoon and
night are being highly enjoyed by the
big crowds of visitors.
The children's Fairgrounds have been
placed in first-class condition and have
been enjoyed by large crowds of chill
dren. These grounds are under the
management of Mrs. Bradford, wife of
Capt. Miles Bradford, manager of the
park.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15
RUbETOWN FOLL|ES
TOPSB|LL ATLOEWS

"Rubetown Follies." the headline at
traction at Loew's Bijou theatre for tn ,
weeks opening bill, is said to be a
rollicking, bucholic revue that bring )
out all the real comical features that
for so long have accompanied the
stock "rube" character. Added to this,
the five men and the girl who make up
the cast are said to have added vast
number of songs, dances and instru
mental selections that are absolutely
new. On the whole, critics aver that
the act is one OF the most refreshing
offerings of it's character in vaudeville.
DeAlbert and Morton viii offer ~
Song and Dance Filtration" that is
said to be filled with new jokes, tune
full songs, and particularly novelty
dancing specialties. Jack and Eva
Arnold are more than pleasing In a
genuinely novel act filled with musical
scales, humorous tales and melodies"
'At Echo Valley" a one-act farce,
is reported to offer exceptional oppor-
tunities to Link and Phillips for the
wealth of fun they extract from the
offering. Charles Gibbs is whole
band all by himself, advance notices
declare BY means of whistling and
control of his voice, he is able to i'm
itate cello, cornet, oboe, clarinet and
almost every other conceivable instru-
ment.
Cleo Madison in Lure of Youth" a
film story of youth who went to the
metropolis and lost his dreams and
ideals and of how they were restored
to him. will be the screen attraction
of the programme.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15
MADAME \ ALL WEEK.
At THE MAJESTIC.

The story of Madame X" the offer
ing of the Pickert Players at the Ma
jestic theatre all of this week, begin
ming Monday night, May 49, is told in a
prologue and three acts, all extremely
fascinating and dramatic.
The scenes are all laid in France,
and the prologue introduces the home
of Louis Floriott, an attorney whose
son, Raymond, is just recovering from
a dangerous illness. Jacqueline, Flor
iott's wife, has fled with her lover
Twenty years is supposed to elapse
and Jacqueline and Larogue, a rough
adventurer, arrived from South Amer
lea to take quarters at THE Crowns, :"
cheap inn.
Raymond is now "a, and a promis-
ing lawyer. Floriott is president of
the court. Laroque discovers that
Floriott is Jacqueline's husband, and
plans to blackmail him. Jacquelne,
to prevent her son from knowing of
her disgrace, kills Laroque. She is ar
rested, pand refuses to give any infor-
nation regarding herself, except that
she is Madame X" She is a woman
of mystery to the police, and Raymond,
her son, is selected to defend her in
court
The last act is taken up with the
trial scene, without doubt the most i'm :
pressive and sensational scene ever
written
With Miss Lillian Pickert in the role
of Jacqueline. and Ralph w. Chambers
In that of Raymond, we'll supported by
the best talent of the cast a finished
production of masterpiece Of the
stage is assured the public by Man
ager Clint j. Dodson.s
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15
EUROPE NETWORK
Of AERIAL LINES
BY Associated Press

London, May H-Almost daily extern
son OF passenger and mail service bv
air is rapidly making Europe a network
Of aerial transportation lines.
Negotiations are now nearing compile
tion Tor an airway from Berlin via Riga
to Moscow, and when this service is com
pleted it will be possible to travel by
cir from London to Moscow, a distance
of nearly 1000 miles
Berlin already is connected with Lon
don by the Dutch service through Am
sterdam. This Dutch branch also has
inaugurated service between Paris and
Amsterdam.
The existing London-Par service CON
meets at Paris with the airway to War
saw which goes by way of Strasbourg
and Prague.
The Franco Rumanian Air Service COM
pany, which is responsible for this air
way, has obtained concessions from the
Austrian and Rumanian governments
and hopes shortly to open an airway tina
will connect London through Paris with
Constantnople.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15
THE DRAMA
Anticipating New Plays-Second Thoughts
on Those of the Passing Season-News.
BY ANNE GOLDEN wILKERsoN

OF the most popular and discussed plays
of a decade), Margalo Gilmore will con-
tinue in the Forbes play until it goes to
London town this summer. Henry MIL
Ter tells story of a helpful tip that
came from source one would least ex-
pect to be discerning critically. Said Mr.
Miller:
"A hotel clerk who saw The Famous
Mrs Fair one night asked if he might
suggest that two children would not walt
until their long-absent mother reached
the room before greeting her.
80 that night before the perform
ance I said to Miss Gilmore and Mr..
Devereaux, who play the children, IN
give dollar to the one who gets to
Miss Bates first when she is heard ap-
preaching The effect in that changed
bit of business was remarkable.
I'm this quest of the truth you would
be surprised to hear how much we can
learn from our audiences.
"Irene'' has passed it's s5oth perform
ance at the Vanderbilt theatre. There
are no less than 15 companies presenting
1t in different parts of the world. Irene
ODare," as it was first called, was re-
fused by several producers. 1t was
originally musicless. 1t has already made
its principal owner, James Montgomery,
a millionaire. The New York engage
ment began on November, 1919, and the
London presentation April, 1920. Three
companies have played Irene" in every
city of Importance in the United States.
Three companies toured English prov
nces in like manner. 1t has been in Aus
tralia, New Zealand, and South Africa
and Sydney Adelaide, Melbourne, Auck-
land, Capetown, Johannesburg and other
cities. In Sweden, India and certain
parts of South America; Singapore, Bonn
bay, Calcutta, Rio Janeiro, Buenos Aires
and other cities have had long engage
ments of Irene
The piece seems to have really a
universal appeal. Indeed Irene" with
its sweetness and charm, has a tendency
to renew ones faith in the girl and music
show and comes near causing one to take
back the vow never to see another!
Booth Harrington has written play
called, 1.-THE Wren for little Miss Helen
Hayes, who at present is playing in
Mrs. Rinehart's Bah" and whom VIC
recall playing the "flapper' in the orig
inal Clarence" company, the latter also
by Mr.. Harrington
Mr.. George c. Tyler, who seems to
delight in offering the teen-age actress
John Mccormack Is an art collector
as well as a singer. Recent London
news brings the intelligence that he
has bought Romneys THE Claverine
Children" and also Gainsboroughs
Duchess of Grafton"
OF particular interest and import
ance. the announcement that Elenore
Duse, the great italian tragedienne, is
to return to the stage at the age of so
She will play the plays of Isben. Offers
have been made by an American pro-
Queer to bring the actress to America
next season.
Miss Tallulah Bankhead, we'll known
in this city, daughter of Congressman
Bankhead and granddaughter of the
late Senator Bankhead of Alabama. is
at present playing in Nice People" a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15

The announcement that A. L. Erlan-
ger will tour the successful plays
which the Theatre Guild will produce
next season is of import. In fact II
may mean that we in Birmingham shall
have the pleasure of seeing these good
things" at our own theatres This
guild has acquired an international
reputation, and at the end OF this, their
third year, are flushed with glory.
Their last play of the season, "Lillom,' .
} has been one of the years big sue
Ncesses The organization has now
money, prestige and following-three
possessions, which in the parlance of
the gallery. are mot to be sneezed at!'
The Guild expects to do six plays a
year, and when the time rolls around
for the next piece, even though a big
commercial success heretofore, the first
has been "shelved." Not so next year.
That is where Mr.. Erlanger comes in.
See? In its three seasons, the Guild
las given us these plays.
Bonds of Interest" by Jacinto Bena-
vente.
John Ferguson" by ST. John IRVINE.
THE Faithful" by John Masefield.
1.-The Rise of Silas Lapham," by Lii
liam Sabine.
"Powers of Darkness by Tolstoy,
Jane Clegg," by st. John Drvine.
1.-THE Dance of Death" by Strindb erg.
THE Treasure" by Pfnski.
''Heartbreak House." by Shaw.
John Hawthorne" by David Idebo-
vdtz
MIR. PIN Passes BY" by A A. Milne.
'Tillom," by Molnar.
The Treatre Guild is said to be sensi-
tive at just one points failure to
find a good American drama for pro-
duction. They bewail the fact that they
failed to grasp ONeiPs Straw" when
II was first offered them! However
Mr.. George G. Tyler will produce Eu-
gene O'Neill's play, Straw" in the
early fall and will star the interesting
Margalo Gilmore in the tragedy-fof
such 1t Is. The romance unfolds in a
tuberculosis sanitarium, the ending of the
play. however. is a happy one. BY the
way
The lovely young Margalo Gilmore,
you no doubt recall, won signal stage
honors by her excellent portrayal of the
for-awhile-neglected daughter of THE
Famous Mrs Fair" 1t is rumored this
young girl has had repeated offers from
managers since her success, but with a
splendid loyalty to Henry Miller and
Blanche Bates (whose combined artistry
has made 1.-THE Famous Mrs. Fair one
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15
1'BEER SUIT" WILL
APPEAR AGAIfl

Princeton, N. j.. May 14.-Prohibition
has failed to eliminate the beer suits
of the seniors of Princeton university
The members of the graduating elias J
have donned this distinctive costume
which they will wear for the remain
der OF the college year.
The beer suit" consists of white
overalls, a painters white coat and
engineers black cap with a long visol
Last years class wore mourning band
on the sleeves of their beer suits" III
memory of John Barleycorn. This yea
every left sleeve is marked with thre
Hack service chevrons, each represent
ing six months of prohibition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15

theatre, New York
1t is said that Israel Zangwill has a
habit of mixing among the crowd, en-
deavoring in this wise to find out what
they think of his work. 1t was on the
first night of one of his earlier plays
With a young authors eagerness he
went to the gallery thinking to hear
complimentary remarks, but nothing
doing" He asked one man outright
what he thought of the production.
Well, guv'nror," replied the man,
"the leading actor amt bad"
"Ah yes"
And the leading lydy, she'll do"
yes, yes"
But guv'nor, what play"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15
HARDING GETS PAIR
OF OLD-FASHIONED
FARM BLANKETS

Walpole, N. H.. May 14.-The Ches-
hire county farm bureau has issuel
blanket insurance against a presiden
tial chill by sending pair of fleecy
bed coverings to the White House.
These were manufactured from wool
sheared from sheep raised on the hills
of New Hampshire.
In letter accompanying the gift,
State Senator Fred Q. Smalley said:
You will be interested to know that
the farmers had practically their en-
tire 1920 wool crop converted into
blankets, about 500 pairs in all Thes
blankets, by the way, are the old
fashioned kind such as our grand :
mothers used to make. BY securing;
market in this way we have been
able to obtain price of about 40 cent
pound for the raw wool, which was
better than no market at ALL"
President Harding's reply said:
Il have read with a great deal OF
interest your letter and am especially
pleased to have the blankets which
You were good enough to send to ma
on behalf of the Cheshire county farm
bureau. Please let me assure YOU and
your associates that 1 am very much
Igratified by this evidence of your good
will"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15
RUSSIAN LEADERS
WOULD PLEASE ALL
CLASSES JUST NOW
Trying to Bring Peasants and
Town Workers Into Work.
ing Alliance for the Good
of Both
BY Associated Press

Helsingfors, May 14-Recent speeches
of Lolshevist leaders in Russia and the
utterances of the bolshivist press have
indicated a double purpose-to appease
both peasants and city workers. whose
interests are very different.
| This two-sided attitude is maintained.
it is said to conciliating the peasants,
who form the vast majority in Russia
even at the cost of sacrificing some COM
munist principles, and at the same time
| of persuading the town workers that the
adoption of conservative land policy
like the granting of concessions to for
eigners, is clever bit of tactics.
| Nikolai Lenine, the bolshevst premier.
addressing meeting of railway workers
at Moscow the other day. dwelt on THE
last battle with the peasants. whom he
characterized as an uncertain factor that
might swing in favor of capitalism or
of the proletariat.
1.-THE peasants helped the revolution"
he declared, but now they are tired and
have swung around to a pronounced Pc
tite bourgeoise. They might even turn
monarchist."
This last battle" with the peasants is
In reality battle of COMPLEMENT 1t is
campaign to win over the land work
ers. The well known journal, Derevens-
kala Kommuna (Village Commune), has
been rechristened Derevenskaia Pravda
(Village TRUTH, and the peasants are
begged to regard 1t as their special paper
and to make their wants known to its
sympathetic ear
You must know. peasants" 1t writes
that if you will not support soviet rule,
tomorrow the resuscitated white generals
will reappear Only the Car can replace
the bolsheviki. You must decide for your
selves whether you want him or not
Meanwhile the peasants are filled with
relief at the substitution Of a corn tax
for the odious requisition and the reintro-
duction of free commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15
SWIMMING AND DANCES
AT WEST LAKE PARK

Swimming time is here, and one Of the
best places in Jefferson county for a
swim is West Lake park. And every
thing is in readiness for the bathers.
Bathing suits are obtainable and COM
Portable dressing rooms are provided.
There are 900 private dressing rooms
and plenty of showers for those who
want to try the concrete beach.
Swimming isn't the only thing out at
West Lake, as the hundreds who make
the trip out every night can tell. There
is tn esmooth dancing floor in the big
pavilion and Nixon's orchestra, one OF
the best musical organizations when it
comes to producing dance tunes.
Skating is also possible for those who
like the whirl of the wheels. Professor
Chambers is in charge of the big rink
and there are hundreds of new skates.
Boating and fishing are other diversions
that find plenty of followers.
Last, but by far from being the least.
the far-famed chicken dinners. Besse-
mer 913S is the number to call to make
reservations.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15

In Australia the eucalyptus tree
grows to unusual size, and at the fa-
nous exhibition OF 1851 there was dis
played a board that was 14s feet in
length that was sawed from the trunk
of one tree, while pictures of others
were shown that were as much as ID
feet in diameter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15

reporter of the Altoona (Pa.)
Tribune curious as to the force of the
superstition about passing under lad
der, kept tab on II pedestrians who
passed ladder and noted that 80 took
pains to go around it and SS went un-
der it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15

Laughing gas was discovered in 1873,
and in 1900 Sir Humphrey Davy sug-
gested that it might be used in surgery.
though 1t was not successfully EN-
ployed as an anesthetic till nearly half
century later,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15

Many residents of South America drink
a brew made from the leaves of the Bra
lillian mate tree as substitute for China
or India tea.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15

The United States procuced in 1917.
II per cent of the worlds petroleum,
1t leads in the production of iron and
steel, copper and lead, sulphur, phos-
phate rock, vanadium, aluminium and
several other mineral products.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15

An Iowa lawyer has recorded his will
on a photograph cylinder instead Of
on paper. The names of the witnesses
were recorded also, and the cylinder
sealed in a box and filed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15

The greatest zinc mine in the world
located in Sussex county, New Jersey.
has been worked almost continuously
since colonial days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15

The United States Is now making for
it's laboratories 500 rare chemicals which
were formerly imported entirely from
Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-15

Cowper composed and memorized the
whole of his humorous masterpiece
John Gilpin's Ride" during a sleep
less night.