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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
Blackheads Go Quick
 By This Simple Method

Blackheads- big ones or little ones soft ones or hard ones--on any part of the body, go quick by simple method that just dissolves them. To do this get about two ounces of calonite powder from your drug gist--sprinkle little on hot, wet sponge rub over the blackheads briskly for few seconds-and wash off. Youll wonder where the bIackheads have gone. The calonite pow der and the hot water have just dissolved them Pinching and squeezing blackheads only open the pores of the skin and leave them open and unsghtly-and unless the blackheads are big and soft they will not come out, while the simple application of calonite powder and water dissolves them right out leaving the skin soft and the pores in their natural condition. You can get calonite powder at any drug store and if YOU are troubled with these unsightly blem- ishes you should certainly try this simple method Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
SPANISH DOMESTICS PINE FOR $l0 OR EVEN S5 SALARY A MONTH
By Associnted Press

Madrid, January 22-Americans accus- toned to paying their ordinary hired girls $50 or more a month for general huusework will be interested to learn that Spanish domestcs arc forming a labor organi2ato to enforce d demand for an increase that will bring their wages up to the equivalent of S5 or even SIC a month. Cooks, parlor maids, kitchen maids, wet nurses and general help have united in q movement not only for higher wages, but an eight-hqur day.
 This may look ridiculous in America but 1t is serious business for the Span iards. They are accustomed to paving their hired girls the equivalent normally Of about $4 a month and requiring them to be on duty from early in the morning to late at night, or even until o'clock the following morning. The servant gigis of Spain usually are allowed halt day off each month. The eigiIt-hour day pro- posal hits the householder hardest. one newspaper satirically asks How will baby get on if the wet nurse declines to perform her duties for more than eight hours a day?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
CHINESE MAlDENS TO
 OPERATE FILIATURES
 1 AT SILK EXPOSITION
Rx Asaociated Press

Shanghai, January 15.--Chin Mel. Yin Mei and Mei Ling, Shanghai Chinese girls. who are expert silk workers, are going to America to show how silk is national Silk exposition that is to open in New York early in February
 The girls will accompany delegation of five, headed by Sze Yu-ming, dele gate, representing the Picking govern ment The other delegates are being sent by the Shanghai Steam Silk fila lures and Cocoon Merchants guild. The girls are to demonstrate how the silk is unreeled from the cocoon and reeled into skeins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23

Anniston, January 2--tSpecial.) )-The ArListon center of the Drama league has leen most fortunte in having so many talented members who have contributed to the pleasure of the programmes this season.
 The programme presented to the mem bers of the Drama league at the Car negio library last week by Mrs Emmett w. Ledbetter and Mr. William IL. Woods proved a rare treat
 Mrs Ledbetter gave a scholarly d,- sestation on the theme of the programme Arthur Schnitzler and The Living Hours, the one-act play read by Mir Woods
 The cast of The Living Hours" was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
SUGAR DUE TO FALL
Prices During Current Year May
 Drop to 1-3 Cents
nx Associated Press

Honolulu, T. IT., January 15.-Raw sugar prices during 1921 may drop to 31a cents a pound, according to Fred l., Waidron, prominent business man of Honolulu, who has just returned from the mainland Mir Waldrop said; While we can hope for 41a to cent sugar dur ing 1921, it will certainly be along the lines of ordinary wisdom to make plans against BIZ and cent results.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23

The origin of playing cards is one of the things enshrouded in mystery There is pack in the British museum known to be more than 1.coo years old, aud there were Japanese and Chinese playing cards in the twelfth century.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23

All the larger political parties in the new republic of Czecho~Slovakia give the women members places in their councils, including the executive and adminstra. tive boddes, both central and local.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23

Homer Turner, Mrs. Gather Perry, Mrs Roy Woodruff, Mrs. Eva Powers Conly and Mrs. Charles Poellnitz of Graanghprp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
Society News and Activities of City and Suburbs
RANDOM NOTES

Miss Helen Powell of Childersburg is the guest of relatives for several days, Mrs. J w Whatley is the guest Of her sister. Mrs. H. w Reid, in Fort Meade, Fla.
 Mrs J. Walter Hunt IS improving fol- lowing an operation at St. Vincent hos, pital.
 Mss Willie Mae Cunningham of Corona. Ala. k the guest of Miss Elise Sparrow for few days.
 Master Billie Ines has returned from visit to his grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. o. B. Rails, in Gadsden
 Miss Anita sloss will return home this week from the University, after attend ing the midyear dances.
 Mrs Cordie Guttery has returned to Jasper after 8 visit to friends and rel atives here
 Miss Katherine Kngore is attending the dances at the University. Mrs. Edward I,eath is the guest of her parents. Judge and Mrs, Benjamin H. Hill, in Atlanta. Mrs. R. II. Webb and son. Robert Webb Jr. have returned from visit to Mrs. Webbs parents in Jasper. ANNOUNCEMENTS The New Era study club willsmeet with Mrs W. R. J. Dunn, 1040 Thirty-second street. south, Friday at S;3o o'clock. The Birmingham Graded union will meet Thursday at 10 o'clock at the Firsf Methodist church
 
 The College Womens club will meet Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at the Young Womens club rooms.
 An important meeting of the Ladies Benevolent society will be held at tbs Temple Emanu-El tomorrow afternoon st o'clock.
 The Jefferson Study club will meet m Wednesday afternoon, instead of Thsrs- day, at the home of Mrs J. T. Carney nt Inglenook.
 The West ind Catholic club will mest with Mrs. Charles Harris, 122 South Al- mond street Wednesday afternoon.
 
 A London scientist claims to have in-. vented a new process of lighting that ex- cells all others in that it shows all colors as perfectly as daylight does
 
 Marylands women voters object to ths motto on the states coat or arms. Deeds are masculine, words feminine, and they desire substitute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23

A London scientist claims to have in vented new process of lighting that ex- cells all others in that it shows all colors as perfectly as daylight does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23

Marylands women voters object to ths motto on the states coat or arms, Deeds are masculine, words feminine, and they desire a substitute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23

The West 1;nd Catholic club will meet with Mrs. Charles Harris, 122 South Al- mond street, Wednesday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23

The Jefferson Study club will meet m Wednesday afternoon, instead of Thsrs- day, at the home of Mrs J. T. Carney nt Inglenook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23

An important meeting of the Ladies Benevolent society will be held at tas Temple Emanu-El tomorrow afternoon st 8 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23

The College Women's club will meet Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Y Young Women's club rooms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The New Era study club willsmeet with Mrs. W. R. J, Dunn, 104o Thirty-second street. south, Friday at 3:30 o'clock.
 The Birmingham Graded union will meet Thursday at 10 o'clock at the Firsr Methodist church.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
NOTES OF The THEATRES.

Following to-nIght's performance by. Allan
Pollock In "A Bill of Divorccment'' at the
George NJ. Cohan Theatre the entire pro-
duction will be moved 10 the New Amster-
dam. where the first act will be played to-
morrow night at the benefit for British and
Canadian unemployed In New York under
the auspices Of the British Relief Committee.
When The Circle" reaches its sixtieth per-
formance at the Selwyn Theatre tonight n
will have been seen by 1000 persons.
William y. Adams. last year stage director
for the Yale Dramatic Associat tion, Is stage
manager for E.' IT.. Sothern and Julia Mar
love- who begin their season at the Cen
tury Theatre week from next Monday.
''Pot Luck will end at the Comedy Tho
atre with this evenings performance.
The management of '.Iust Married" AZ tho
Nora Bsyes Theatre has designated vednes-
day, November 10. as baby day. when pnr-
ents and Infants In arms VIII be the guests
OF tho managemen at the matinee.
william J. IIurlbut, author OF Lilies Of
the Field" at the Iiiaw Theatre, Is also
coauthor with payd Belasco OF Timothy. .
now being played IN London by Cyril Maudc.
Charles Cherry has been engaged as load
ing man for Grace George in "A ROYAL
Scandal" In which she win appear next
month.
Gene Buck has written the lyrics and
Dave Stamper the music for the new edition
of the Midnight Frolic." which Is TO open
ON the Zieefeld Roof one month hence. Leon
Errol who Is 10 stage the production has
selected the sixteen dancing girls, all OF
them between 10 and 90. and eight Of them
red haired.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22

en-" by Rimsky Korsakoff, and 'frhe
Love of Three Oranges" by Serge Pro-
kofieff She also said that whrh in
Europe she discovered one of the best
Wagnerian contraltos she had ever
heard In all her experience. She Is Miss
Eleanor Reynolds an American girl.
who has been studying in Paris. where
Miss Garden heard her voice. Miss Rey-
nolds will come to this country soon
for the operatic season.
Miss Garden was accompanied from
Europe by her mother, Mrs. X. d. Gar
den. and her sister, Mrs. e. De Witt
Walsh. She will be at the Ritz-Chrlton
until next Monday, when she Will go to
Chicago to prepare for the operdng OF
the Chicago Opera Company there on
November IA. In her party alsD were
Georgia Polacco, conductor of he Chi
cago Opera Company. and Mrs. Polacco.
who was Miss Edith Mason. the, singer.
Miss Garden narrowly missed sub
poena server upon her arrival. l3en At
we'll is suing the Chicago Opera Com
pany for $6, 600. which be allegea is due
him for publicity services He OBJ
tained an attachment against che prop
erty Of the opera company En View York
State and was anxious to serve Miss
Garden in that connection when the
directors of the company offered him
a bond covering the amount of his
claim. Mr. Atwell declared himself sat-
isfied and called off the subpoena server.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
EIGHT HELD FOR TRIAL
IN RUM PERMIT FRAUDS
Former Dry Agents Are In
UolUed in Phii0delphia.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct 21.-Eight men
arraigned before United States Commits
sioner Horace r. Manley to-day on
charges OF consplring to defraud the
Government by issuing fraudulent liquor
permits were held for trial in the Fed
cral District Court on bail ranging from
$1,000 to $50. 200 each.
A. F. Slater, former secretary to Will
lam C. Mcconnell. prohibition enforce
ment director for Pennsylvania, anc
Hiram w. Benner. former agent In
charge of permits in the same Office
were each held under $4,000 bail. while
bond for Samuel Singer was put al
sec. 900. Samuel Blumberg. John Fried,
rich and Robert II. McCarter were held
under $4,000 bail each, and Emanue
Bookbinder and Maurice Hertz. $4,000
each.
High prohibition enforcement officials
in Pennsylvania declare liquor valued
at many millions was unlawfully re-
leased through the issuance OF fraudu-
lent permits from the Office of the Penn
sylvania director.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
MISS MARSH WINS
APPLAUSE IN SONGS
Contralto Heard in Recital by
Brilliant Audience.

Miss Helena Marsh, contrs1to, gave a
song recital las! evening in Aeolian Hall.
che singer was formerly a. member OF
the Metropolitan Opera House company.
out has lately determined to seek for
more ex ,lusive laurels IN the exacting
field of the platform. She was heard
.s,st evening by an audience of unusual
size and brilliency.
The prograr,me embraced old italian
airs, old Scotch songs, lyrics from Scan
dinavia and Russia, Frerc.; songs not
only by French composers but also one
by Mrs. Towrsend. an An. .erican COM
poser. and other numbers. 1t was an
oxacting list.
The contralto suffered somewhat from
nervousness in the early part of the
evening. and this gave rise 10 some diff
ficulty in keeping tones -teady. But in
spite OF this Miss Marsh auccecded in
winning much applause, and flowers
were thrown from the boxes for her de-
livery OF the old Scotch Iong Turn Ye
to Me-" This young singer possesses a
voice Of excellent natural quality.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
MISS MARY GARDEN HOME WITH
HAIR BOBBED AND WEDDING JOKE
Heard Many Voices Abroad
and Says Best Singing
Material Is Here.

Miss Mary Garden. director general
OF the Chicago Opera Company. go. in
fiom Europe yesterday by the Aqui-
ania with her hair bobbed and the
emphatic statement that the bes. sing
Ing material in the world is to be
found right here at home. Tns prnna
Gonna director also confessed TO a
group of interviewers on board the
steamship that she had had her ho-o-
scope cast while abroad last sunnmer
and discovered that she is destined to
b. married in 1924.
''ro whom" asked. the reporters In
chorus.
Then 1t became evident that the horo-
scope was only one OF her proverbial
jokes when she replied with studied seri-
BUSINESS. ITO one of you boys. of course"
Miss Garden denied any knowledge of
why Nine Gamma Walska Cochran left
the Chicago Opera Company or II she
would return to the company. "1f Nine.
Walska wants TO sing in our opera l
shall be glad to listen to her at any
time and then decide" she said.
The question as to why she had bobbed
her hair came next. She disposed of
that by saying Because everybody s
doing IT,
Sisters Debut Postponed.
Preceding Miss Garden from Europe
came a report that Mime. Helen Goetchel
Of Geneva, Switzerland, one OF her sis
ters. would join the singing forces OF
the Chicago company. Until then 1t was
not known that there was another singer
in the Garden family circle. Yesterday
Miss Garden said her sister would not
make her debut in America this year.
Her appearance here has been indefi-
nitely postponed she said.
Then, setting aside operatic sidelights,
Miss Garden said it was quite true that
she had given over her favorite role of
That's to Lena Cavalieri and Nine.
Namara. The latter studied the part
with her in Monte Carlo last summer.
The reported withdrawal of the finan-
cial support of Mr.. Mccormick a year
hence would not affect the future OF the
Chicago Opera Company, she declared,
and added: The company now is in a
position, or will be after this season, to
support itself. One thousand residents
of Chicago have agreed to pay annually
$500 each in support of the company.
This assures the company a fund OF
$500,000. which will be quite adequate to
meet the annual deficit, which in the
past has been about 100000 season"
She heard more than fifty singers
In tryouts while abroad, as a result OF
which she said she was more impressed
than ever that the best vocal material
for grand opera Is to be found in Amer
lea. II will welcome any new operate
material from an American composer at
any time" she said.
To Present Russian Operas.
Among her novelties this season she
said would ba some Ruqsian onera G
two Of which will be THE Snow Maid
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
COUNT, FREED, WILL
RETURN TO AUSTRIA
Editor Who Cashed Gregory's
Latest Bad Checks to Pay
His Fare Home.

Ernest F. Gregory known to the police
as Count Gregory whose romantic
stories about himself have fiourished
freshly after each OF several convictions
for his careless use of checks, received a
suspended sentence from Judge Rosalsky
in General Sessions yesterday when a
magazine editor told the court he would
make good Gregory's last bad check. and
pay his way back to Austria, where he
claims a distinguished lineage.
Gregory informed Judge Rosalsky
that. having squandered fortune OF
$5,000.000. he recently took to writing
sports articles. He was arrested in June
on the complaint of Emil Hansel mana
ger of the Manhattan Art Galleries at
10 West Forty-eighth street who said
Gregory gave him a check for $3.50 In
exchange for q few art objects. and took
the change He cashed other checks Tor
Gregory, he said. and presently received
notice from his bank that the writer had
no account with the Newport Trust Com
pany. on which the checks were drawn.
Gregory told Judge Rosalsky his name
formerly had bcen count Mchael NC
Grunebaum, and that after inheriting
s5,000,O0 he went TO England, where
me had his name changed by act OF Par
lament. The fortune was squandered
in this country, in Wall Street and at the
race tracks,
Gregory was once socially prominent
and widely known as IN exhibitor OF
blue ribbon horses. Occasionally he tolc
the story he had been first whip in the
stables Of one of the Vanderbiits.
Men who knew Gregory intimately
prior to 1896. when the police say he
was first arrested. recall that he pos
scssed unusual abilities as fencer'
was an adept boxer and rodo IKE an
Arab. His godfather. Gregory used 70
cay. was Prince Rohan OF Austria.
When he was last arrested Gregory
showed much indignation in Police
Headquarters. He protested he was a
gentleman, the victim of misunder-
standing. and that he could make good
lust as soon as his remittance came
from abroad. But later he admitted
being the Gregory named on a record
card that shows convictions for larceny
and acting under false pretences.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
Bar Bedroom and
Sex Plays, Chaplin
Tells Film Men
Comedian in q Serious Fare
we'll Tnlk to Producers
at Dinner.

Charles Chaplin was in unwontedly
serious mood when he made a speech
az the luncheon tender1d 10 him by As
scc.ated First National PICTURES. In;.,
IN the Hotel Biltmore yesterday, per-
raps because this Was his farewell pub
lie appearance before departing for
Los Angeles tomorrow. And because Of
this unusual grave nlien on the part
OF the film comedian, he made some
thing he rarely does-an after-dinne-
speech-that went so far as TO sound
what is called mote of warming
This concerned the progress OF foreign
! film production, as he had seen 1t on
his recent trip abroad.
American stars and producers" ne
| said. must look to their laurels. The
Germans take their work very se-i-
| ously. They think something important
! can be made out of the films, though
they are not Going it for propaganda
purposes The Swedish are also doing
sLme capable picture producing.
Y In Europe they recognize that We
are ahead Of them in photography and
other technical details Of film produc-
ten. but they believe that they excel
US in story value. They consider that
the American psychology is too obvious.
and that audiences here have to have
nlade-to-order stories that are sweetly
sentimental without touching on real
life.
"They say we have too many bedroom
| farces and they're tired of our sex plays.
! Y uitl, 1va xUa
more of the subtlety which they. say we
ought to have. Original stories written
especially for the screen will. I think.
be the salvation of the American pro-
| ducer.'
Chaplin said that he returned from
abroad and decided to 60 back TO work
neutrality-suspicious. having seen Spain,
as he promised himself-beca use he
found his month and half of vacation
was harder work than acting before the
| camera. Going abroad with the idea OF
| seeing the Continent, he said he found
! himself encountering nothing but trans
! planted motion picture actors and direc-
/ tors. so that he almost thought himself
| IN Hollywood He secuted the idea OF
receiving any title. except possibly
Duke of Hollywood
In Berlin he met Pola Negri. European
star, whom he playfully called "a won
derful vamp." explaining that she was
even more allurng off the screen than
on. But Charlie declared lhe returned
heart whole He saw Mary and Doug
las Fairbanks in Paris, but said they
were so busy "Europeanizing" them
selves he didn't get more than ten min
utes with them. Douglas. ,he said. re-
marked that he was going to make a
| picture abroad.
| Chaplain for himself said that he has
been nursing the idea OF some day bur-
| lesquing Shakespeare on the screen. He
said he would never wholly abandon his
peculiar gait, but would fit his comedy
methods to the atmosphere of the pic
ture. One of the astonishing points OF
his trip to England. he said, was that
| he discovered so many relations-"all
OF them poor" he added. He had al
ways thought his relatives were rich.
he said.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
ASSERTS CHINA'S FAITH
IN AMERICAN ALTRUISM
Dr.. SEE Says She Wants Fell
losUship With Other Nations.

ST LOUIS, Oct. 21.-China was said by
her Minister to the United States. DR..
Sac Ke Alfred SEE. in an address here to-
night. to be entering the Forthcoming
Washington conference with but the
desire to preserve our national existence
with the other nations Of the world"
DR.. SEE. who will oe a delegate to the
conference. also told the st. Louis Cham
Der of Commerce that China was enter
ing the discussions with the other ma
tions with complete faith In the altru-
ism of America"
Secretary Of State Hughes has
stated" the Minister asserted. that the
American policy toward China is based
upon the open door OF equal opportun-
ity. The open door policy has been lik-
ened to your Monroe Doctrine. which
means that the republics OF the Amer
lean continent have the right to self-de-
velQpment without outside interference.
IL this Is what the open door really
means. then that Is a principle that
China and America both believe in"
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
MINISTER MISSING,
GIRL ALSO SOUGHT
Rev. George w. Budd, Well
Known i'm Ulster County,
May Have Gone West.

Special Despatch to- THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
MONTICELLO, N. T., Oct. 21.-A private
detective rom New York city has been
searching Ulster and Sullivan counties
for trace of the Rev. George w. Budd.
so. pastor of the Methodist Church at
Kerhonkson, near Ellenville in Uuster
county, who is reported to have disap-
peared. A singer in the church choir
about 20 years old also disappeared
about the same time and is being sought.
The best theory that the detective
reached was that the Rev. Mr.. Budd had
gone West. The detective has gone, too.
AMI Mrs. Budd and her daughter, left
s.ra- at keraonkson, have nothing TO
say about the case. Members OF the
ris.-.h. who have aided Mrs. Budd in
conducting the search. say nothing has
been learned. and that the disappear
Gaco Is complete.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Budd was well known
ia Sullivan county, where he had been
pastor OF several churches. Last year
tho pastorste OF the Kerhonsson church
became vacant. and DR. Budd was trans
ferred there. The town is In the Cats
kills. Reports reaching Monticello arc
that the community Is deeply stirred
at tho absence of tho clergyman rs
we'll as by the disappearance of the girl
lt was said that the friendship of the
Rev. Mr. Budd and the singer had been
pronounced.
On october the Rev Mr.. Budd
crcw his money from the Ellenvlle ban,
and drove away in his automobile
When he did not return to Kcrhonkson
his wife caused search to be started
II was not until the next day that
il was discovered that the young woman
had left the village. No one has seen
either Of them since.
State troopers at Ellenvilie said last
night that they hadn't heard about the
case, and the constable at Kerhonkson
couldn't be rerchcd.
The New York herald., 1921-10-22
LIQUOR MANUFACTURE
ALLOWED IN RUSSIA
Government Will Have Mo-
nopoly Of Industry.
BIZ The Associated Press.

Moscow, Oct. 21.-The Superior Eco
nomic Council has decided to permit
the manufacture OF alcoholic beverages
In Soviet Russia, partly for export, with
n Government monopoly. It was an
nounced late last night. establishments
for the purpose, 1t is stated. will soon
be offered for lease to private con-
Germs.
Vodka and other liquors have not
been manufactured In Russia for five
years. and at the present time such
beverages. except for Georgian wines,
are unobtainable throughout Russia.
Even alcohol for medical purposes Is
scarce.