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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-03-23

No work brings larger returns than
that put in the vegetable garden. Try
it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-03-23

People, please produce potatoes
peas, pigs, peanuts, pumpkins, plen-
5ifully.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
PAGE AND JONES
 ID OPEN OFFICES IN BIRMINGHAM
Ship Agents to Handle Freight to PaCifiC-Contemplate a Line From Mobile to Bel
 qium and France

Page and Jones, Mobile shipping agents, who have handled 25,000 tons of Bir- mingham cast iron pipe, pig iron and other steel and iron products for the Pacific coast out of Mobile via the Panama canal, will open an agency in Birmingham at once.
 This firm expects Birmingham's busi- ness with the west coast to greatly in- crease, and for that reason has estab lished regular monthly sailing from Mobile to Los Angeles and San Fran cisco G. c. Mclaughlin, formerly con nected with the Southern and Frisco 4 railroads in. Birmingham. is to be the Birmingham agent As soon as business justifies, the firm { intends to make the sailings between Mobile and the west coast semmonth- ly. Expectation is that this will not be very long in the coming.
 LINE TO EUROPE
 In addition to the monthly sailings to the Pacific coast. they expect soon to put on line of steamers between Mobils and France and Belgium. maAl 1 ing Bordeau and Havre in the first named county and Ghent and Antwerp in the latter.
 It is also intended to make sailings tc Seattle as Pacific coast business devel- ops.
 The establishment of the Birmingham agency is based largely on the trans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
ADJUSTMENTS Fly EsTELLE BETHEA HALE
THE BIRD OF PARADISE
 AT THE JEFFERSON TONIGHT

The remarkable scenic effect in the last or volcano scene of Richard Wal ton Tully's "The Bird of Paradise, which will be seen at the Jefferson theatre for two days, commencing Fri day, January If, with q matinee on Saturday has been the subject of much comment and many questions.
 The illusion of a flaming volcano re- flection is perfect; the red glare of the subterranean lava seems absolutely thrown upon the sky. The illumina- tion is portentious, ominous--even ter rifying in the dramatic moments of the plays finale, yet the mechanism is mo- where apparent
 When The Bird of Paradise" was first produced in New York, the en- tire stage force of the company and theatre was up in the air over this effect. Nothing, it seemed, could be done to make 1t look realistic few nights before the play opened MT Tuliy, who designed the scene let himself into the theatre after every . body had gone and after much persua- sion succeeded in making the watch man believe that he was not a bur- glar He took off his coat drew out a set of plans drawn on the backs of old envelopes and went to work He left the theatre at 7:30 o'clock the next morning, and when the company came to rehearsals it found, much to it's surprise. real volcano effect, with half the appliances that had been tried by the other mechanics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14

portstion facilities of the Warrior river, which, with the coming of the new craft, will be adequate Tor a real fner- chandise freight business. Both north bound and south bound freight via the Warrior will take rate 20 per cent under the all-rail rate, and through the ship connections at Mobile, an sll-water route between Birmingham and the Pa cific coast will be possible.
 They have agents on the Pacific coast, who will work in. conjunction with the offices at Mobile and Birming ham and assist Birmingham shippers in sending and receiving goods from the west.
 AN OLD FIRM
 Page and Jones Is an old Mobile ship ping firm, and has ample warehouses and storage for the handling of all kinds of freight. It represents the At lantic, Gulf and Pacific Steamship cor poration, which controls large mum Der of shiRs.
 The coming of this firm to Birming- ham is accepted in industrial circles as a recognition of the importance of Bir- mingham as a manufacturing and dis tribution point and as equally pro nounced recognition of the part to be played by the Warrior river in the ex- port trade of Birmingham and adjacent territory.
 T am looking for an office now" said Mir. Mclaughlin. q will open it just as soon as it is obtained. Page and Jones recognize the great possibilities of busi- ness reciprocity between Birmingham and the west coast, and are coming here to share in and help it's development"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14

'"The Devil to Pay" Then it goes into glve vaudeville acts, mostly featured by comedy and novelty offerings, with only one musical act, given by the Monarch Comedy Four. The Comedy Four are most decidedly the best thing on the pro- gramme. Their songs are melodious and catchy and the comedy in the number IS of the ludircrous kind composed almost altogether of queer manners, funny ac- tions and laughable character acting
 Some wonders that pass understanding are the work of Roland Travers, iltu- sionist extraordinary. All kind of sleighl- of-hand stunts are done by MT. Travers amid attractive stage surroundings.
 Saxton and Farrell were billed iE a comedy chatter act. with one or two songs Some of their talk was very witty, but the act jerks a litle. They pulled down very good amount of applause and laughter throughout the act.
 If the haunted violin act was httie hard to swallow in this modern time, II did nroye at least mildly diverting, any way wishes were audibly expressed throughout the house that MT. Edmonds' owner of the violin of haunted nature would go on with the pretty and enjoy able violin solo which he played to m troduce the novelty. instead of the novel ty itself MT. Edmonds was piainly a talented violinist without the said or .'hants,' ..
 Dippy Diers opened the bill with pan, tonime offering which seemed to appear to the audience as very comicai.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
MIDSUMMER MADNESS"
 AT THE STRAND

Take pretty, romantic young woman whose husband is too busy to love her and an attractive man who is wearied of his wife Place them together under the spell of the full moon at midnight. And what happens?
 Midsummer Madness at the Strand will tell you in manner that will please and startle. This is the new William DeMille production which has taken it's place beside the really fine pictures of the current season.
 The story. adapted from Cosmo Ham ilton's society novel, His Friend and His Wife, centers around two young married couples who are close friends. One of the husbands irnagines himself in love with his friends wife, and she, neglected by her husband and starving for romance, yields to a temporary in fatuation. The results are highly in teresting and lead to climax that for sheer dramatic intensity has seldom been equaled on the screen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
'EARTHBOUND" TO BE AT
 ALCAZAR ALL NEXT WEEK

Gouverneur Morris, the well-known
 producer of motion pictures, says of
 "Earthbound:" That astounding drama
 which yesterday passed with utterabe dignity before our eyes. Dignity, power.
 passion, drama-my heart almost stopped beating! No great work of art ever held me more spellbound.'
 "Earthbound,' which will come to the Alcazar next week, is moving picture of this and the unseen world, made pos sible only by the remarkable inventions of modern photography. The passion of a man on earth for the wife of another is pictured as strong enough to >go on to the other plane. The husband is rep resented as having between him and his own wife q dead rival, who, by the re- markable process of double exposure photography, appears between them at dramatic moments. Basil King, the au- thor, believes that death takes up the career of the personality where life leaves off. The story is founded on this as a basic idea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
FRANK HORTON BACK
 WITH COMPANY HERE

Frank D. Horton. associated with the Carolina Portland Cement company of
 Birmingham for the past 10 years and recently with the Central Cement and
 Supply company of Mobile, has returned to Birmingham. ly Mir. Horton has become associated with
 the Standard Fuel and Material com
 rany, 719-26 Chamber of Commerce build-
 ing. It maintains large building material
 yards and warehouses at Avenue B and
 Sixteenth street It handles a general line of building materials and coal, the
 latter in car lots only.
 The company was organized in June,
 1920, and made an immediate leap into big business circles. gross sales increas-
 ing nearly 1000 per cent within 90 days after starting up, the company attaining million-dollar stride in that short time. While business has been off in building lines the past 60 days, it is the opinion of officials of this company that pros poets are exceedingly bright for a gen eral wave of construction work to start not later than April 1. As an induce
 ment for resumption of structural opera tions, they pointed out that building SUD- plies have fallen from 20 to 50 per cent compared with peak prices and new | levels of a permanent nature have been | reached.
 1 The company was organized with the 1 following officers:
 l c. G. Kershaw, presdenti J l. Me 1 Cants, vice president; w. p. Lewis, -Jr., general manager; w. H. Brooks, treas lirer; J. L. Brooks, secretary, and D. B. I Lewis, traffic manager.
 1 Messrs. McCants and Lewis were as- sociated for years with the Standard 1 Portland Cement company of Leeds which >has been taken over by the Atlas 1 Portland Cement company, and, like MT i Horton, their new associate, are in- Ultimately acquainted with the southern trade and trade conditions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14

Mrs. c. l.. Brockway, wife of one of the most prominent citizens of Livingston, Ala. died nt Nor wood infirmary at 6 o'clock yes- terday evening as result of in- juries received when struck by a jitney bus driven by J. M. Gibson, in front of the Tutwiler hotel on Twentieth street. The accident which resulted in Mrs. BrOckway's death occurred shortly after , o'clock Thursday afternoon.
 From the information obtained, Mrs. Broadway arrived in Bir- mingham late Thursday afternoon from Livingston, en route to visit her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Chappclle, at Fairfield. Coming nnexpected- Iy, none of her relatives met her at the station. and she stopped at the Tutwfler.
 At the time of the accident. she was attempting to cross Twentieth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14

The petition asking the court to authorize and confirm this contract was filed by Mir. Bradley, in which 1t wns alleged that the Alabama Power company was authorized to substantially increase its ratse for electric energy to the general pub lie by tho Alabama public service commission.
 It is further charged that the Ala bama public service commission cited Mir. Bradley, receiver for the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company to appear before that body December 3O. 1920, and show cause why the prices for eIec- tric energy under said contract should not be increased.
 According to the petition. the re- ceiver appeared before the commits sion md in tine course Of the pro ceedings the receiver and the prcsi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
WOULD IMPROVE THE
 HANDLING OF EXPRESS

American Express representatives here announce the inauguration of move ment under the name of the Right Way
 Plan" Its object is to increase efficiency of the express service A meeting of the local express forces will be held tomorrow evening at o'clock in the office of s. F. Knowles, superintendent, Morris avenue and Nine teenth street, at which time the general
 manager and superintendenrs of divisions vii, be here for discussion of handling express matter.
 A special programme has been arranged by the committee, consisting of R. L. Gossett, chairman: F. T. Herren. F. C. McGlathery. w. r. Smith, w. F. Best, II. P. Atcheson, r. C. Wick and w. F. MeGill.
 The meeting will be held simultaneously with others throughout the country. Er- foRt is going to be made to have the shippers cooperate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
LARRY SEMON AND
 SHIRLEY MASON AT RIALTO

Larry Semon in his latest comedy and Shirley Mason in "The Girl of My Heart make the double attraction at the Rialto this week.
 The master comedian is cast as the suitor in ''The Suitor'' very laughable comedy of the active, absurd kind. He is seen in a plot that would be most melodramatic if it wasn't so comical As the brave hero of the comedy, he foils wicked williams and even chases them into the sky to fight things out, returning by parachute.
 Shirley Mason is delightful as the heroine of The Girl of My Heart, , where she is little waif adopted by a young bachelor and maiden sister. This picture has it's scenes laid in the west, but the story is not limited to any locale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14

dent of the Alabama Power com pany, after conference, made the following strtement to the public service commission;
 '"The parties have reached this understanding--that for period of three months, beginning January l. 1921, the receiver will pay for pow CT taken by the receiver at the rates specified in the contract now on Tile with the commission, plus an nddi- 1iOnal amount of S13,7J0 per month, the entire monthly payment to be made in one sum and when monthly payments are due uDder the contract. This agreement is made without prejudice to the rights or contentious of the Ala bnma Power company, Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, or the receiver of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. This agreement is, on the part or the receiver, subject to the approval of the court appointing him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
TURN TO THE RIGHT" OPENS
 AT JEFFERSON MONDAY

Not the least of the surprises to be found in Turn to the Right the wide ly praised laughing hit to be presented by John Golden at the Jefferson theatre on Monday, January r, and Tuesday January IS, matinee and night, with the original New York-Chicago production is the fact that the title has a coherent connection with the plot
 Turn to the Right is exactly what three erring youths of the play do-they succump to the sweet faith and Chris tian mother-love of a saintly old lady The transition from crime to honesty an right living is inevitable for the trio from the moment that they cross the thresh. Fold of the cozy cottage where Mother Rascom brews love and sunshine into her justly celebrated peach jam The advance sale of seats will oper tomorrow (Frldayl morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
DRAMA LEAGUE TO PRESENT LECTURE ON
 JOHN GAtSWORTHY

Dr. P. P. Burns of Howard college will address the members of the Drama league this afternoon at 3::30 o'clock at the Southern club. He will have as his subject on this occasion, John Gals worthy" the English novelist.
 This is an educational meeting and was arranged by Miss Evaline Wilkerson, chairman of the educational committee. At the meeting next week Miss Jeanette King of Chicago will appear before the local drama center, when she will read the latest play of Galsworthy, "The Skin Game"
 ''The Drama league is most fortunate in having Dr. Burns address its members on the life of this novelist at this time when we are going to have Galsworthy programme next week. said Mrs. John R. Hornady, president of the local league "John Galsworthy is considered one of the best English novelists of the day and his latest play, The Skin Game is running in New York city at the present time. He is also the author of Justice A Bit of Love and many other novels"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
Woman Fatally Injured
 Ln Jitney Bus Accident

street, having just left the hotel. Immediately after the accident she was rushed in an ambulance to the NOrwood ,infirmary, where @he died n few minutes after arriving.
 Mrs. Brockway is 50 years of age, and is survived by three Hons, Charles sBrockway of this city, w. G. BrOckway of Panola, and Capt. Ben l.. Broadway of The United States Navy, stationed in Alaska, and one daughter. Mrs. J. H. Chappelle of Fairfield.
 Several persons witnessed the accident, all of whom will appear before Coroner John R. T. Rivcs this morning. Gibson was released on bail by the coroner until inc hearing today.
 The body of Mrs. BrOckway is In charge of Ligc Loy Undertaking company, Funeral arrangements will be announced some time dur ing today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
MISS ALEXANDER
 CHARMS AUDIENCE
Gifted lmpersonator Gives Rare Entertainment Under
 Drama League Auspices

An entertainment, rare in being of a type only occasionally offered locally,
 was presented last night by Miss Clara
 Alexander under the auspices of the Bir- mingham Drama league.
 Miss Alexander's famous negro imper- sonatlons,2 dramatic recitals and witty jokes, aptly told, entertained and charmed her audience, which frequently expressed it's appreciation with merlto- rious applause and spontaneous mirths The impersonator was assisted in the entertainment by Forest Dabney Carr as soloist and Miss Minnie McNiell, pianist Miss Alexander opened the evening S entertainment with a typical negro dla- feet song, Push Along, Nah Honey, Push Along" Nah Honey was an old Hegro's pet Eame for his old mule, and the entertainer gave a perfect imitation of what is most native to the negro in a Hitting ragtime song sung to the old mule | by a past master of the jazz negro singer. Another spiritual negro sons followed Its Me, o Lord which was 1 a hurlming, droning tune much on ths order of the new songs called the "blues"
 HUMOROUS RECITAL quick and accurate sense of humoi | characterized the impersonators rendi | tion of a negro sermon called "The Shir
 
 a sermon of the kind realized at onct the perfect touch on the negro nature Drought out in the sermon, which was q highly humorous recital of the sailing ! across the ocean of life by band o colored Christians full of faith, with only one black sheep refusing to ride ans l trying to swim to the isle of salvation It is told in the thoroughly old-tim' dialect of the slavery time negro, as are
 ret <xf law 1 The impersonator has struck on l foundation of humor in the inimitablt negro comedy which, with her under standing of the race, acquired on the plantation where she was reared in Ms sissippi, makes appeal to the audience that is both Humorous and sympathetic I She loves the memory of the old darkieS on the plantation, and her old nanny and can, through her impersonations ci l her old nanny, persuade everyone 1T the audience to feel entirely cheated 1T never having had mammy, and Ions
 for one even yet.
 ! CAPTIVATED HEARS l Just personally, Miss Alexander is the 1 kind of person that brought to the ole l fathers of he English race and Ian | guage the necessity of inventng th' word that meant "charming." Natural unaffected and talented to the extent ol igenius, she had no difficulty whatever | in capitavating all of her hearers las night This evident appreciation she tool I in her own friendly, chummy little way as much as to say that all present were l just a gathering of her personal conf dantes.
 l When someone happened to pas through the hotel she gave a confidential shrug and grimaced at the audience, in dicating i've" are being pried upon This friendly, loyable way and other at tributes too numerous to mention for th space make Miss Alexander born en Itertainer and a natural hostess over tn occasion of her entertainments. Mucl lapplause rewarded her at the end of ;h evening and expressions were made Il tba wish for her return.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
CONSTANCE TALMADGE IN
 MERRY COMEDY ROMANCE

The latest First National attraction featuring Constance Talmadge is show ing at the Trianon this week, where | 1t is proving especially pleasing to Trianon audiences. Many merry chuckles are heard as Constance. as Nancy Falvvel, goes from one Hove of her life" to another and finally lands in deep trouble in the form. of an- nouncing herself married with no hus- band to substantiate the announce ment.
 -Nancy used the name of Clarence Brooks, good, simple soul who was
 off at the war and wouldn't care what
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
JEWISH QUESTION

"The Jewish Question in Europe" will be the subject of a lecture by A. Ratman from Warsaw, Poland. MT Ratman was formerly alderman in the city council of Warsaw, Poland, and will give his personal observations of the true eco- homie and moral condition of the Jews in Poland and other European countries
 The lecture has been arranged by the local branch of the Workmens circle and will be delivered in Jewish Sunday night at S:3O o'clock at the Ben-Hur temple. Everybody is invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
MADGE KENNEDY IN 'sTHE
 CJRJ. WITH THE JAZZ HEART

A picture that will appeal, because it is strictly alive, is 'The Ghrl watn the Jazz Heart" in which Maosv hen- nedv is featured by Go1dwyn. She has never appeared to better advantage than in her latest picture, The Girl With the Jazz Heart" from the story by Robert shannon, which is running at the Alcazar this week.
 She plays two roles, one that of the title the jazz-hearted damseI ana the other that of a distinctly opposite type She leaves nothing to be asked m either part, and the "Madge henneoy fans" will be hard put to decide whether they like her better as de- mure Mennonite brunette or a dance loving action craving blonde city girl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
AMERICAN LEGION PROTESTS COMING
 OF MENN0NITES

At meeting of the local post of the American Legion, held in the Jeffer- son County Bank building yesterday, resolutions were adopted opposing immigration of Mennonites from Canada.
 These protest resolutions were based upon the history of the Mennonites during the recent war. It is claimed that this sect refused to participate in the war on account oT their religious belief.
 The resolutions set forth the Tact that the legionaries consider the Mennonites undesirable citizens. Copies of the resolutions have been ordered sent to each legion post in the state and to the Representatives of Alabama in Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
BILLY HART AND CIRCUS
 GIRLS RIG HIT AT J.OEW,C

The bill at the Bijou for the remainder of the week is declared by numbers to be far better than any performance staged at this theatre in some time
 In spite of the incessant downpour of raiI which prevailed throughout last eve ming, the house was filled with amuse- ment lovers, who demonstrated through their frequent outbursts of applause that they enjoyed every act
 Opening the bill was Marvellous De Onzos, whose spectacular jumping held the audience spellbound. De Onzos would jump the distance of several feet, each time landing on the top of empty quart bottles.
 Floyd Mack and Mabelle. in their amusing oddity "Her Voice." rendered some real comedy that was fully appre- ciated by the audience.
 The third act consisted of a few pleas ant moments with Willing and Jordan. Tker splendid singing and dancing also added much to the act.
 F. J. Moore. with the assistance of a deck of cards and several members of the audience, furnished numbers ot hearty laughs during the course of his few moments of entertaining. Billy Hart and his Circus Girls were the feature of the entire show. Supported with circus scenery, the four beautiful girls and Hart amused the audience with scenes from what one would think "a real honest-to-goodness circus William Desmond, in "The Broadway Cowboy" is the picture feature MONARCH COMEDY FOUR BEST THINGS ON THE LYRIC BILL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14
LEWIS WINS BOUT WITH
 HERACL IN TWO FALLS

Savannah January 1s.-Ed "Strangler" Lewis. worlds champion heavyweight wrestler. won from Rolando Heracl in two falls here tonight. pinning his man each time with the flying hcadlock. The second in eight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-14

she did, just SC she did it. But the war changes the adoring Clarence, and he returns fully equal to managing Nancy and her presumptiuous use of his name
 Miss Talmadge is very comical and winsome, and her leading man, one Of the handsomest actors on the screen, exacts full sympathy for the trans formed Clarence, before and after talk ing The picture will show at the Trianon through Saturday.