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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
REID CONTRACTS ID
 BUILD SIX HOUSES
Orders Placed With Company In Two Days-Aggregate
 Cost $17,0OO

Just how firm a grip the home building boom has on Birmingham is fairly illustrated in the contracts placed with John B. Reid & Co. so far this week.
 Six dwellings are to be erected, none of them at less than $2ooo, and the top price being $4,o00.
 This, realty men say, is indicative of the present trend of house building here. No makeshifts and no palaces, but comfortable homes for home own CTS.
 Put together, the contracts total over $17,00O. The list is as follows:
 Thomas Medley, 1909 Fountain ave- nue, north $350O, from Home Building company.
 D. R. Thompson, No. 1119 North 18th street. $4,000.
 J. $, Smith, two dwellings for S2,OO0 each, Walker avenue and Seyenty-sev- enth street. contract for construction, for rental purposes
 s. T. Sullivan, from R. A. c. Jones. lot in East Lake, with contract of erec- ton one-story bungalow to cost $2,450.
 Mrs. Anna Pounds, dwelling, Nine teenth street, north, to M Gilbert, $3,- 900.
 H. Lee Brown, to Home Building company, one block of Acipco property purchased for purpose of immediate improvement at price said to be $7,500.
 We have interviewed an unusual number of people on our town your home campaign and have closed con- tracts for enough work to keep our present crew engaged for period past July l, says a member of the firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
EQUIPMENT FOR
 LAKEV|EW PARK
Fairgrounds Association to Im- prove and Equip Property
 at LakevieW

Orders have been placed for equip ment for the park property recently pur- chased by the city adjoining the former Lalseview playground opposite the Lake, view school on Twenty-eighth street, south. Members of the Lakeview Play grounds association, now being organ ized, hope to have the equipment here when the playground opens, about 90 or 40 days from now.
 The immediate goal of the association is the raising of $5,000 for improvement of the park. Citizens interested in the movement are organizing to improve and equip the property. with the idea in view of making it complete, modern play ground that will compare favorably with any in the south.
 The campaign began this week with a nucleus of s1.00O already raised, $500 Of which was contributed by Mrs. T. G. Brabston, $250 by the Lakeview School Improvement association, through Mrs. John T. Yeatman, president, and $250 subscribed by interested citizens. Others will be given the opportunity to contri- bute to the fund in raising the $40oo still needed.
 The following women form the nucleus of the organization now being formed: Mrs. T. G. Brabston. Mrs. Lewis Under wood, Mrs. w. R. I.athrop, Mrs J. E Chappell, Mrs Hill Ferguson, Mrs. c. B. Mccormack, Jr., and Mrs. Chapline Hodges.
 An advisory board of men will be asked to cooperate in forming a perma- nent organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
GOODMAN TRANSFER
 WAREHOUSE READY

Scores of interested persons attend cd the opening yesterday afternoon and last night of the new warehouse of the Goodman Warehouf% and Transfer con- pany, located at 2o24 Third avenue, north H. C. Goodman, president, was the recipient of many congratulations for the completeness and modern fea- lures of the new enterprise.
 The arrangement of the place is of advanced ideas designed to store fix lures, furniture and pianos in mod ern way. Private storing rooms are all so provided for. delicate things that re- quire more carSful attention.
 Music and soft drinks were furnished during the day and souvenirs were given to everyone who attended. One of the attractive features was the dem onstration of the King Shipping Case. This is a steel collapsible case that holds two room fulls of furniture that can be shipped thousands of miles with out the usual rough handling that us ualIy furniture undergoes. MT. Good man demonstrated that furniture can be packed in the home, and delivered to the new address without anyone get ting to valuables, the steel case being equipped with patent lock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
ENGINEERS MEET

In an effort to have the next meet ing of the American Society of Me- chanica1 Engineers held in the south, a meeting of the local section of the organization will be held at the South ern club tonight at 8:15 o'clock.
 A committee from the national or ganization will be on hand, and will discuss matters with the members of the local section The national com. mittee is composed of w. B. Kennerson of Providence, R. L.; Ernest Hartford of New York City; J. s. Heron of Cleveland, Ohio, and Charles Penrose of Philadelphia, Pa.
 Friday. sae committee from the na- tional organization will go to. Mobile with the local section. Representa- tives of the Atlanta and New Orleans sections will be there, and confer ence will be held with the president oi the national organization on the pros pective southern convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
COSTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY CAMPAIGN
 COMING TO CLOSE

Today is library day in Birmingham for the orrville M. Coston Memorial library for Central High school. This is the last day of the campaign which has been conducted under the auspices of the class of 1913, of which MT. Cos ton was a member.
 All books received will be placed in the memorial niche at the high school, which has been named in honor of this boy who made the supreme sacrifice during the late World war; Harry White, chairman of the committee. an nounced that all persons who do not care to give books, but will give money, should send it to the office of pr. Phillips at the high school.
 This library, in addition to a me- morial to Orville Coston, who was loved by all who knew him." said Mir. White, will also be of great service to the students now in high school aRd those yet to enter The library of Central High school was destroyed when the building was burned several years ago, and at the present time there are only 1000 books, when 5000 are needed in order for students to do efficient reading in their parallel work"
 Practically every book and stationery store has contributed to this library as has Louis Pizitz, whose daughter was a member of the class; the Vol unteer Relief association, the Masonic lodge, of which MT. Coston was a member, and the class of 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
SEEN . JEFFERSON TONIGHT
University of Alabama Drama Exponents to Present an At-
 tractive Programme

With two Birmingham young men, Alan Drennen and Armstrong Cory, among the members of the cast, the ''Blackfriar Players" of the University of Alabama will appear at the Jefferson theatre tonight at S:15 o'clock under the auspices of the entertainment unit of the Church of the Advent
 Four one-act plays, three comedies and a tragedy, will be presented by the or 1 sanization, the entertainment being for the benefit of the memorial organ fund of the Church of the Advent.
 Dr. Hudson Strode, the director, takes the leading part in the tragedy. There will be F actors in the company. The following programme will be given:
 From Bug Tussle to Birmingham" '" by Lancelot Hendricks, 20. The 1921 winner of the prize offered by the Black friers for the best play written by a stu dent of the university.
 CAST OF CHARACTERS Celia Mason ..................M Mildred Ford Ma" Mason, her mother. Vivian Monk Floyd Mason, her brother
 ........... Armstrong Cory Pole Baker ..............-.. Willard Mccall Brother Dobbs, Holy Roller preacher
 ......................La .Lancelot Hendricks Scene 1: A room in the Mason home in a small mining town in Walker county Ala
 Scene ?: Same. Several hours later. 2. "The Constant Lover;" comedy of youth.
 CAST OF CHARACTERS Cecil Harburton ............ Alan Drennen Evelyn Rivers ............... Wanda Detlie Scene: Most everywhere.
 6. "The Last Man In;'' a tragedy.
 CAST OF CHARACTERS Mrs. Judd Vivian Monk MT Judd, the proprietor
 ....................... Armstrong Cory Mir. Billett, customer. Willard Mccall The Last Man In Hudson Strode Scene: A room off from the bar of a humble tavern in a country town of England.
 4 "The Cure for Jealousy" e com edy.
 CAST OF CHARACTERS tDoc" Brewster, a drummer
 ...................... Willard Mccall Mabel, the stenographer.. .Inez Thames Emil Savarona, q milliner Earl McGowin Antoinette, his wife Wanda Detlie The Bell Hop ............... Russell Wright Scene: A room in a hotel in Topeka,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
COHEN'S "0OME SEVEN" 'AT THE NEW MAJESTIC IS A RARE COMEDY

Few theatrical productions have as much fun to the square yard as Come Seven," Octavius Roy Cohen's comedy at the Majestic, has to the square inch. Practically every line in the play is wit, and wit of the typical ne- gro style that has made Cohen famous.
 The Maddocks-Park Players have very deftly managed by proper selec- ton of players for the different parts and by careful attention to every de- tail of the coIored make-ups, just as they were idealized by the author, to
 This comedy on the droll absurdities of the colored character, his simple and unconscious wit and all of their characteristic ways among one another would be hard to classify. It is really in entertainment value in the minstrel repartee class, while through all .sof the wit there runs an absurd dramatic situation, all about diamond ring, that creates real suspense. The aforesaid ring is the cause of all man. ner of complications in this particular branch of colored society, the final windup being subject to little conjec- ture.
 In the play there are all of the fa- miliar Cohen characters. There is F1orian Slappy, quick and slick; Urias Nesbitt. the good-natured and comical good-for-nothing lawyer Evans Chew, who for cunning could we'll be initiated in other circles. Their wives are all present too; Mrs. Chew, frankly proud Of Lawyer Chew; Mrs Nesbitt, frankly ashamed of Urias Nesbitt, and tho grandilcquent vampire mulatto girl Vistar Going.
 Sam Parks is an excellent Urias Nes- bitt, and brings out every bit of wit in his lines, along with manner that is alone thoroughly Imaginable. Flor ian Slappy. enacted by Ralph Cham- bers, is not quite like the description of the author. but after being recon ci,ed to this the audience found that Chambers was going to show them som mething in the impersonation of the famous character and he grew on them nightly. Aline Neff makes Mrs. Chew a scream Mae Parks is fine as the mulatto girl, who is the heroine of the comedy story and it might be said that every single actor measures up to all expectations in both acting and makeup.
 It is hard to imagine this delightful play without seeing it. It is most unique and different and is entertain ment that would charm even the most blase. Come Seven" will show at the Majestic throughout the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
ADJUSTMENTS Rx EsTEILE BETHEA HALE
DORALDINA AT BIJOU
 NEXT WEEK

Doraldina, whose daring Hawaiian dances have won for her world wide reputation, has brought from the South Sea islands a dance which is creating as great a sensation as did her inter- pretations of the now famous Hula Hula.'
 In the dance of the white god,' which is seen for the first time in Doraldina's first feature production. Passion Fruit" has been combined the weird religious rites of the island CTS and the grace of the born dancer. Incidentally, it is executed in a cos- tune as original, but far more beauti- full. than the grass skirts that have become the vogue for such dancea, since the Hawaiian dances were first introduced.
 Doraldinas interpretation of the dance of the white god" is based upon the strange beliefs of the natives of the South seas, and in it she appears with spear and shield, but minus the shiver and bizarre movements that were part of her former dances.
 This sensational dance will be one of the several which she will dance while appearing at Loews Bijou thea- tre next Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
KlWANIS RECOMMENDS
 HELPING THE MINERS

Relief of conditions reported exist ing in mining camps of the Birming> ham district, where families of strik- ing miners are said to be in much want, is recommended in resolution adopted by the Kiwanis club yester- day, calling for investigation of these conditions by a committee of citizens.
 The resolution was offered by Col. T. Q. Smith, who declared the need for action was pressing
 In seconding the motion of Colonel Smith for adoption of the resolution, Charles Jones pointed out that durine his visits to various tent colonies he had become convinced of the need for action in behalf of the suffering women and children, and urged i'm, mediate action
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
BEAU REVEL" AT GALAX
 GOOD CHARACTER STIJDY

There is great dramatic intensity ia Beau Revel," the Galax feature, eff cected with much less action than is usually found in screen plays. It is a deft play on a character who embodies certain phase of human nature, wide ly known and little admired, in a man who by nature and by habit is what is termed more or less disrespectfully, a 'beau.''
 Louis Stone is featured in this role. and gives an excellent character sketch or the pleasure seeking, woman hunt ing Beau Revel, lover eternal Revei is a man who is almost overbalanced on the subject of conquests among wom- en. He has allowed himself to grow into comparative, though handsome, old age, and is still engaged in his favorite pur- suit, making love.
 His son. slightly inclined to follow in his fathers footsteps. really falls in love, but the father. believing the girl un- worthy, engages him in promise to let him prove her. Then he even forgets fatherly duty to his son in a new love and for him, serious one, that awakes for the girl.
 Lloyd Hughes, Florence Vidor and Kathleen Kirkham are prominent actors in the supporting casts. Miss Vidor Is at her best, and Lloyd Hughes does some finely realistic work in the jealous scenes between he, as Richard Revel and his father, Beau Revel'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
COMEDY AND DRAMA AT THE
 RIALTO ALI, THIS WEEK

double bill is being offered at the Rialto as the weeks attraction. William Russell is featured in an interesting drama based on the likeness of twin brothers. Buster Keaton. in Convict 13, pleasing comedy, makes comedy attraction that is thoroughly Imaginable and splendid gloom chaser.
 MT. Russell makes his two roles very true to life and keeps the two charac- terizations we'll separated and distinct He is cast as a minister and criminal two widely different men, of course, which, enables him to better keep the distinction. The idea of the story is most original. The brother. who is a minister is killed in railroad wreck, and things turn in such way that the twin broth CT and criminal is taken up in the place of the minister For the sake of his dead brothers reputation he changes his mode of living.
 Tn Convict 1S," Buster Keaton is an ardent golf bug. He has rather the de- sires to play, however, than the talent He pulls shots in this travesty on golf that could only be made by a player suffering from too much attention to the nineteenth hole but it makes good laughing material
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
BOUNDARIES FIRING, <
 COKE TRADE BRISK
Iron Industry Waking Up h. dicated In Demand for
 More Fuel

The foundry coke trade has picked up considerably in the past three weeks and has shown more life in the past two weeks than in as many months.
 One large foundry coke maker said: We have done a bigger foundry coke business the past three weeks than in some time, and it has been especially better in the past two weeks. We have booked our next two weeks ca pacity of ovens for delivery in that period.
 Majority of the orders is for caA lets, but there have been some for as much as 300 and 500 tons.
 'The increased activity in coke is not only good for coke itself. but it clearly indicates the melting of pig maker.
 There is no big business going, but the improvement is marked"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
F0RTY-EIGHT QUARTS
 RYE WHISKY SEIZED

Forty-eight quarts of bottled in bond rye whisky is being held at city detec- tive headquarters this morning.
 Armed with search warrant, Detec- tive Cartwright shortly after noon yes terday went to the Terminal station, and when the Seminole Limited came in and the suitcases were being stacked, he took possession of four of them. On opening them later he found that each one of them containued 12 quarts of rye whisky.
 No arrests were made, as the owners of the suitcases probably were standing with the crowd of people as the detec- tive opened the cases. It was stated that the local authorities received tip from the police at Jacksonville that the liquor was to be shipped through Birmingham from that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
BEGGARS MOVED FROM
 DOWNTOWN STREETS

No longer will beggers and crip- pIes be allowed to ask mid from the public in the downtown business districts.
 This order was issued late yes- terday afternoon by 1T. J. Shirley, ehief>>Qf pOlices and goes into ef- feet this morning. The order is- sued by Chief Shirley is as follows;
 "Beginning Wednesday, April 20, all members of the police depart ment are hereby instructed to sec that no beggnrs, cripples nor ped- Iers are allowed to ask aid from the public in the nrea from the Louisville and Nashville railroad station, south, to Fourth avenue, north, and from Eighteenth street, west, and to Twenty-second, east.1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
I. P. A. BAND CONCERT
 AT PARK POSTPONED

Uncertain weather conditions have caused the postponement of the con cert which the Boys Industrial School Wilson park tonight, w. R. Mabry of Post B. T. P. A., under whose auspices the boys were to appear, suited last night.
 The concert will be held Friday night. April 29, at the park. Proceeds derived from the performance will be used for a trip to Louisville in June for the band, when the travellers will attend the national convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS

Selection of Birmingham as the meeting place of the Southern Baptists next year will be sought by special committee of the Civic Association named by the board of directors yes- terday- This committee will co-operate with the convention committee, of which Harry Halfacre is chairman Arthur Crowder is chairman of the special committee. Other members ara Dr. N A. Barrett. Judge Hugh A.. Locke, P. c Ratliff, pr. J. E. Dillard Dr. w. c. James and D. H. Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
CHILDREN'S STORY HOUR

'sWhy the Cat Falls on Its Feet" vii. be the story for the smaller children at the children's hour this afternoon at the Central library when Miss Mar garet Duncan will read, beginning at 3:S0 o'clock.
 ''The Elephants Child" or the req son why the elephant has such a long trunk, will be the story for the older children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
SAWED- -OFF SHOTGUNS
 FOR POSTAL EMPL0YES
By Associated Press

xAbbUCIdtcU ,.
 Washington, April 19.-Sawed- off shotguns with which American troops beat back Gernian trench raiders in France. and which brought protest from Berlin, are to be turned against postal robbers in this country.
 Announcement was made today at the postoffice department that a num- Der of these guns as well as .45 calibre revolvers also used overseas had been obtained from the war department and shipped to all postoffices handling valuable mail. Employes of the offices will be armed with the weapons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
ROTARY LUNCHEON

The meeting of tbe Rotary club will be held this afternoon at O clock in the ball room of the Southern club. It will bo featured by short talks by William Saddler, Jr, and Frank Shepard, Jr. The former will have as his subjs sct, What Rotary Means to Lawyer and the latter will talk on Paints, Factory. Not Face" A musical surprise has also been arranged according to members of the programme committee and all Ro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
g as it could hardly

Imagined in reading as 1t could hardly be possible.
 This film of Cooper's famous leather stocking tale brings out some. thrill ing episodes that will make every red blooded American grip the arms of his seat in the theatre. From the very start of the story, Tourneur. with his artistry, carries his audience back to the days when America was young.
 The attack on the fort, the mas sacre. the blowing up of the powder magazines rything-combines to make this feature one of the outstand- ing productions of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
Marrfag. Licenses

Marriage Licenses The following marriage liscenses were issued yesterday at the office of the probate judge: G. E. Paxter and Miss Fyron Frances Gallagher.
 Ralph Adams and Miss Eva g. Boy cit.
 T. W. Harris and Miss Jessie Coop CT Starbuck.
 John Calvin Reef and Mrs. Mamie Trammel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
IDEAL WEATHER FOR
 LOCKWOOD DANCES

The return to normalcy of spring has insured dance devotees of pretty weather for their Thursday night dance at Edgewood park this week, and with pretty moonlight nights pre- vailing the management is making preparations to take care of the larg- est crowd yet at Dreamland pavilion. This will mark the second Thursday night dance of the spring season. the three-a-week system being inaugurated last week.
 Transportation facilities to Edge wood are ideal now. with the trolley service, the Green Springs road being put in fine shape by the Birmingham Automobile club and the bus line serv- ice leaving from the corner of Fifth and Twentieth every 30 minutes, start ing at 7:S0 o'clock each dance night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-20
1.-THE LAST OF THE MOHICIANS"
 FEATURE AT THE ALCAZAR

A realistic production of The Last of the Mohicians." the famous novel by James Fenimore Cooper, is the Alcazar attraction this week. Many who have seen the photoplay say that it adheres more strictly to the novel itself than most motion picture adap- tations and succeeds as nearly in satis- flying the picture that the reader had
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-06
A PeaCe-Time Duty.

ea Perhne speaking guard officers at Camp I'd
~ III lone AGO declared eay among the young
He expressed the nope has
unframed in mind ana boy as
was the at the outbreak Of the world war
NJ seIac draft law statistical measure as well
found out about ourselves as ao was ~
to our public the mentally and physl
cally unfit astounding
General Pehng annual in order to keep touch
with our situation this need the broad ground
~ nrenarelness. and in he is doubtless right.
for the pursuits OF peace
tracy and physical condition most I'M
noan economic will increased production result but there
will be fewer lossesf accidents and disease
r peace time situation demand for increased
the need for preparedness
fr war The ultimate democracy will depend trained and
sells citizenry.
M public school system should America This
essen
Anv physical training should general athletes in the
field with group bleachers will not be
sufficient all should be the test Of athletics in
the physical
standards for the people will soon follow
the bodies Americans that
school authorities in the selection OF
site -FOUR new High School.
criticism for selecting site that is some
what removed from it the only location avail
afford suitable
looked after
physical standard
"a national disgrace"
of that
citizens fitting Park related elsewhere in
this paper.
While the value the
the question physical development
light and work with those
who in 0 these matters
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-06

This venerable gentleman, uncle OF
Mr.. II. N. Pharr, Of Olivier, La,
died 1T the residence Of Mr.. j. A.
Pharr 1T Fairview Plantation, at 10:l5
r, MI. Thursday, August 4th lie
was a native Of Clinton, La, having
been born there on Feb. 27, 1848.
He was one of the first members Of
the New Iberia Lodge of Masons, and
at the time Of his death.was mem
Der Of Doric No POS in Morgan City.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by the Morgan City Lodge, F.
and A. NJ, ON the arrival OF Train
No. Seven in New Iberia, Friday,
August 5th. Interment was made in
Rose Hill Cemetery in this city. A
large number of local Masons OF this
city attended the funeral.