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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
STEINERT
 CONCERTS
 OPEN OCT. 30

Since the announcement of the Steinert series of concerts music low CTS of Bridgeport have found little else to talk about. The news that such world celebrated artists as Jascha Heifetz, the boy .vtolinisti Rachmaniff, the great Russian conn poser and pianist; Mime. Matenauer and Mime. Ye1anda Nero, Mabel Gar rison and Reinold Werrenrath as well as@ the New York Philharmonic Orchestra are coming to Bridgeport in one course has taken the city by storm and a rush has begun to pur- chase season tickets.
 Because of a persistent demand for more Sunday afternoon concerts, MT.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
Fisk Calls
 College Girl Superwoman

New York, Oct. 14-The college girl was proclaimed today to be the Twentieth Century Superwoman' by pr. Eugene Lyman Fisk, director of the Life Extension Institute of New York and one of the best known health authorities in the country.
 T. Fisk declared her to be the na- tion's health model.''
 Acccording to the famous expert, latest statistics show college women have the luwet mortality rate.
 College men grade high physically on the average but not so high the college girl, Dr. Fisk declared.
 In a report compiled for the com mittee appointed by the Federated American Engineering Society. which is headed by Secretary of Commerce Hoover to study elimination of waste
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14

WEST END.
 '"The Palace of Darkened Win dows," which comes to the West End theatre tonight deals with the life and customs of East India. It has been produced on a lavish and sumptuou scale and for the first time in motion pictures chronicles faithfully the true workings of a harem.
 A young American girl, anxious to gain an insight into the mysterious abode of a Rajah, consents to enter the realm of the latter and in a short time finds herself unable to cope with the situation staring her in the face.
 Claire Anderson and Jay Belasco play the leading roles and the sup porting cast includes Arthur Ed mund Carew, Christine Mayo, Gerald Firing, Adele Harrington, Virginia Caldwell, Nicholas Dunaev and Vir- ginia True Boardman.
 Katherine Reed adapted the story for the screen from the book by Mary Hastings Bradley, and Henry KoIker directed the production.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14

Bank of France statement an nounced gold on hand for week end ed Oct. 13 totals 5,523, 100000 francs as against 5,523, ,300,0O0 francs the previous week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
EXIT THE STRANDED ACTOR

ises of a successful tour or with un- scrupulous managers and treasurers, who, seeing disaster, fled with wha, could be saved from the wreck. In some cases it was honest misfortune. But i. happened often enough to make the stranded actor the object of that cheap humor which has selected certain un- chortle over with ghoulish glee when misfortune marks those types for its own.
 But with such a law in force this humor will become as dead as tipsy scene in an up-to-date farce No more will the home bound actor painfully pound the ties to the jeering accom- paniment of the printed ribald joker. unlucky Thespians till the latter gre shorn of their last petty personal pos sessions. The show may close. but the actors can exist" to the pssres, railroad station with a Pollyanna feel ing that it might be worse, much worse and roll comfortably back to the one and only Rialto.
 Incidentally, there is apt to be con siderable Tapping of angels tsings, warily preparing to take flight from the managerial traps set for their catching, as the bond question looms up with it's ominous suggestions for the man who backs the show.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
LUKE M,LUIKE SAYS

Every small boy believes that wheE he grows up and has children of hls own hell never cut a pie into less thaa four pieces.
 It doesn't take you long to discover that the people who cast reflections are not the brightest people in the woriI, Never try to prove to man that he IS wrong about anything You won [ succeed in proving anything. and you Il make an enemy out of him.
 We imagine 1t must be pretty tough Tor man to discover that his di- vorced wife is on the jury that is going to try him.
 When you marry her she may be, sc slender that you are afraid she might slip down the drain pipe of the batn- tub. But 10 years later the chances al Q that she will be too big to get into the bathtub.
 The reason we have courts and judges is because if you could place yourself on trial you would always secure an acquittsl " The most effective men in every conn munry are those who make the leas; noise.
 Somehow or other, the fellow who talks through his hat thinks 1t is up to him to laugh at the fellow who talks through his nose,
 Our idea of an unselfish husband would be one who lets his wife read the paper first. And there amt no sich animal.
 If we had blind asylhms for those who are blind 10 their own interests, every second building would be blind asylum
 Copyright. 1921.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11

From the Baltimore American.
 G7T1 HE stranded actor, that mime of
 mingled comedy and tragedy,
 will become a thing of the past if a bill passes which has been intro duced in the Albany legislature, re curing owners of theatrical compa- nies going on tour out of the state to file bond for s25O for each person in the company, and if the venture fails, compelling the owner to pay each member of the company money enough to take him or her back to the place of departure. As New York is, so to speak the theatrical capital of the country, this bill, if it becomes law, will affect practically the theatrical population of the United States. and great will be that populations re- joicing thereat.
 One of the great complaints of the actors striking for their alleged rights was the ever-recurring possibility of being left strangers in strange land, stranded, broke" at the tender mercies of whoever would lend them money, enough to get home Or stake them to a meal, when the show fell down, crushing hopes and prospects in one dismal heap. Of course, this hap pened usually with the speculators and Irresponsible plungers in dramatic enterprises, who traded on the ere dence of actors in their plausible prom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11

way. from the proverbial widows mite" to millions of dollars, in lump sums. The American Red Cross, which has done so Jnuch for the world, gave $5,0O0,000. It was literally a "flooo of live-saving gifts"
 Thousands of churches, of all de. nominations, aided in this glorious work. Funds were raised in school houses from one end of the country to the other. The Kiwanis clubs, the Rotary clubs, Freemasons, Elks, Knights of Pythias, Moose and all other fraternal societies bave their support, in addition to local chapters of the Red Cross, and Junior Red Cross, the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution and many other or ganizations. Twenty-seven thousand newspapers, including The Age-Her- aid, gave free publicity to the cam paign, through their editorial columns and otherwise. The motion picture theatres did their part nobly. The campaign was actively supported by the following eight national organiza- tions: The American Relief Admin istration, the American Red Cross, the Federal Councils of the Churches of Christ in America, the Knights of Columbus, the Young Mems Christian association, the Young Women's Christian association, the American Friends Service committee and the Jewish Joint Distribution committee.
 Truly it was a great outpouring of American dollars for sacred cause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
Stop and Co Signs

Pedestrians are certainly complying with the new traffic laws 10 marked degree" said William Perry, but I have seen a few who either won't mo- tice the stop and go signs or else re- fuse to obey them. However, with ev- cry one observing these new regula- tions it gives Birmingham the appear ance of the large eastern cities where these laws are enforced most strictly. signs turned one way long enough for people to walk across the street and believe that many accidents will be prevented by these new regulations, which everyone is praising.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
E E x Forward Strides in a Number of Lines

6T7HE Alabama Power company is
 J completing installing of 20,00O horsepower unit at Lock 12 and will soon complete the transmission line connecting it with the Georgia sys- tenn, which, in turn, is connected with those of Tennessee and Carolina.
 The Louisville and Nashville rail- road is going ahead with $50 0,00O,- 0c0 improvement budget, in which are included pressed steel cars to be made at the new Chickasaw plant.
 The Chickasaw pressed steel ear plant, marking another forward step in steel production in Alabama, is on the eve of beginning its useful ca reer.
 Money invested in Birmingham cor porate enterprises during the first two months of the year has broken all prior records and set a pace never before touched.
 The February building permit rec ord in Birmingham included 11O resi- dences, which is 50 per cent more than the monthly average for sev- eral years. Two high schools, mar ble postofficc, Masonic temple. a Young Mems Hebrew associa- tion building, several churches and a number of industrial plants involving more than s6,ooO,Ooo are under con- struction.
 At Mobile the government is build ing fuel oil and coal terminals.
 We have just gotten all-water rates from the east to Birmingham and other Warrior river points. Our trade with the Pacific coas. is steadily growing and our steel exports con- tinue large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
One Way to Alternate
 South American Ira de

A DISPATCH from Monteviedo
 A says that many merchants have refused acceptance of American goods consigned to them because. in- stead of arriving boxed, as requested, they came in bales and many of the articles were broken. Last nights edition of Fl Dia published photo graphs of the broken. bales."
 The paper goes on to say:
 Such occurrences lead to strained
 commercial relations between the
 United States and Uruguay. Uru-
 guayan merchants have received
 better treatment from European
 manufacturers who carefully fill
 orders. The irritation which ac-
 cumulated during the war when
 American manufacturers took ad-
 vantage of having no competition
 appears to be bearing fruit.
 The buyer has the right to name the form of shipment. The manufac- turer selling to a consumer who lays down certain rules as to packing or other details of delivery is obligated to follow them as part of the con- tract. If he does not conform, the consumer has the right to reject the goods, and he most assuredly has the further right to cease doing business with that manufacturer and turn his trade to those who do respect his wishes.
 Senator John T. Morgan told us about this 30 years ago. We must trade with these people in the way they wish to be traded with or we will not get the business. That is all there is to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
THE WHITE HOUSE DOG

It will be recalled that in Lincoln.s 8 day little Tad was enamored of a pair of goats which he drove in har- ness, and letter from President Lin coin describes how one of the animals was found calmly chewing it's cud in the middle of Tad's bed
 President Wilson kept a flock of sheep on the lawn-how different from the intractable assemblage on Capitol Hill The White House grounds have ever been the favorite resort of birds of many species. Bluebirds, redbirds robins are much in evidence. In any administration the birds have regarded the purlieus of the Presidents home as their particular demesne. Squirrels are numerous, and not less arrogant than the birds.
 So Laddie the Airedale comes to playground patted by the small feet of many predecessors. If he knew where so look, there would be many old bones tosdig up. Now that the gates to the grounds of the White House are agaln thrown open, he will have plenty of society,"
 Both mongrel, puppy whelp and
 hound
 And CUTS of low degree"
 He will initiate the democratic geniality of his master, and strive to be nice to them all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
The Way You See It

There is consolation to be gotten out of evefy occurrence, even the pain ful," said Richard M. Johnston of the Alabama Power company. T was re- gently visiting friends in Columbiana and one of them related this:
 "An old-fashioned negro was chop ping cotton on warm cay down on a Shelby county farm. He was half asleep and in that state did not ob- serve the direction of his hoe as he should. Result was the descent of the blade of the hoe on his naked toe and the infliction of deep and painful wound.
 " The negro curled up on the ground in agony and nursed his toe for some time in sorrow and lf-commiseration, then turned on the toe in anger and disgust, exclaiming, "Smant on, you ole fool toe; smaht on, just as much as you please. Lord know it ain't hurtin' me much as 1t do you"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
THE HARDEST TASK

Fed Robinson. in the Cleveland Plat Dealer.
 We'll. yop have done labor Both difficult and long: l give you credit neighbor-- You're brave and strong. l honor men who shoulder A task, and put it through Which other men, and bolder. Refuse to do.
 Men will plunge into danger Without a frightened breath To save total stranger
 From threatened death. Men brake all malediction All sorrow, pain and loss. And march to crucifixion
 Bearing their cross. hope my soul will lst me Endure what man endures- But. may Fate never set mo A task like yours. I should choose any other No matter where 1t led--nl7inF4 You went and told mother Her son was dead!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
--------------< os------------------ SYNTHETIC RUBIES

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
 Synthetic rubies are identical physi- cally and chemically with natural ru> pies in structure, hardness color and oriiiianey, and can be manufactured to any size, Small chips are fused in a flame and there is nos limit to the pos slbilities of the process. It was dis covered by a Swiss minister.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
THE SLOW LINE

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
 The fussy man was grumbling about the slowness of the train he was ridin. on. It was more than an hour late and was crawling along in nothing-to worry about way.
 Hey" said the fussy man to the brakeman This is the blankety- blankest no-count road in the world.'
 "Oh, 1t ain't so bad defended the brakeman T been on this road for Is years and"
 Fifteen yearsw interrupted the fussy man. For heavens sake. what sta ton did you get on at?r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
 Growth of By-Product Industry in Alabama

A LTHOUGH youngest in starting EA the manufacture of by-product coke, Alabama ranks already as the fourth state in the union in that in dustry. The production of by-product
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
The Livest Place

For the livest place on earth today 2 said Charles Sumner, who has been there, "go to Eldorado, Ark, the new oil town. Roome in private houses rent for s1O0 per month. People have come there on trains and in airplanes. In less than SO days that beautiful lit- tie city of 5000 inhabitants has been transformed into wild maze of people seeking their fortune. Bank deposits have increased ss,000. 900 In 60 days.
 Some Birmingham people. including l.. A, May, are in the game there. R. L. Crook of Birmingham IS president of the United oil corporation there.
 Already 100 derricks can be counted from the courthouse. Nothing like 1t has ever been seen before on the Amer ican continent"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
America Saves 3,5OO,OOO
 Children in Central Euro,


 A BOUT four months ago the Lit &A erary Digest published a state ment from Herbert Hoover that 3,500,00 children in Europe would perish through cold, starvation, hun ger and disease if they were not saved by the generosity of the American people. That appeal did not go un- answered. The sum of $33 3,000,000 asked for, has been raised. The Slaughter of the innocents" will not take place. The credit for this great achievement in humanitarianism be- longs to the Literary Digest which carried the campaign through to suc- cess, to MT. Hoover and the great hearted American people who gave gladly that the innocent victims of the World war might not perish.
 The response was immediate and nationwide. It seemed as if the peo- pie of America said to themselves, AMr. Hoover knows what he is talk ing about. He does not exaggerate. If he says s,5oo,ooo children in Flu rope will starve without our help, we will give it, and give it gladly.s
 From every part of the United States contributions were received. The largest cities and smallest ham, lets answered the call of Europe's children. Donations ranged all the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
---->-----------------e.7--.--- DON'T MISPLACE YOUR PITY
nom the Tampa Tribune.

We have no sympathy with this "Pity poor Germany" slobbering whine going over the country, propaganda from Germany. Pity the poor rest of the world that today is suffering be.a cause of the hellish deternination of Germany to dominate mankind!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
America Still Playing
 the Role of a Spectator

7F recent events in Europe have l made it unlikely that the Knox resolution to declare separate peace with Germany will be passed, Amer ican honor has been saved.
 It is evident that with the allied armies occupying German territory across the Rhine the United States government will be compelled to adopt a foreign policy in conformity with the new situation. American troops are still in the Rhine country, hold ing the territory they occupied when the armistice was signed. They will not be withdrawn and they may pos sibly become involved in the repres- sive measures adopted by the allies to make Germany live up to her war obligations.
 The curious spectacle is presented of our late assc ciates in the war mak- ing a concerted movement to collect indemnities from Germany while our government simply marks time and our troops remain stationary, despite the fact that our interests are al- most as deeply involved as those of England or France. It is situation that must exasperate Europe, as it is beginning to get on the nerves of the American people.
 The resumption of international trade, the rehabilitation of Europe and the return of prosperity to Amer ica all depend on a solution of the European muddle. America ought to be active in this work instead of twiddling her thumbs and like Will kins Micawber, waiting for something to turn up." Technically the allies who have crossed the Rhine and may penetrate deeper into Germany, are at peace with the country invaded. Technically we are still at war with Germany.
 Furthermore, the contest between the allies determined to make Ger many pay, and Germany which sul- lenly refuses to meet their demands, may continue indefinitely. In that case, what will be the attitude of the American government? In such cir cumstances, we are certainly not go- ing to aid Germany, yet we are do- ing nothing to support the allies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
Wanted to Pay Toll

q was much amused recently about a lobby in The Age Herald which told of a Tennessee boy, who admitted that on his first trip to Nashville that when he wanted to ride on the street car he dropped his nickel into letter box, says Fred Phillips, but I have what l think is equally as good story on an- other Tennessee for when he was sent out with a truck to East Birming- ham, when he came to the Louisville and Nashville crossing near the Bir- mingham Machine and Foundry com pany, the towerman lowered the gates.
 My friend thought to get by with out paying, for up where he lives any one who tells the tollkeeper that he is on his way to church goes free, so he yelled out Gwine to meetin, and when the gateman didn't lift the out stretched arms he got out quarter and ran up into the tower to pay the operator"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
QUITE DETERRENT

T understand you called me worth less losfer."
 T did not"
 What did you say about me- then:' T merely remarked to mutual ac- quaintance of ours that in the gentle art of killing time you had no superior. 2 Well, that's different"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
WOULDN'T ENTERTAIN

"The reception committee is greatly disappointed"
 Why so?"
 The motion picture comedian who is the guest of the city condescended to accept a little applause, but he re- fused to stand on his head"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11

IDLE SPECULATION Remarked man with wild and blood shot eye Whose manner showed that he was far from we'll, T often wonder what bootleggers buy One-half as deadly as the stuff they gal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
THEY LOOKED ALMOST HUMAN

From the Worlds Work.
 Count Wltte, in the Worlds Work for March tells of his experiences at the Portsmouth peace conferences:
 At President Rooseyeit's order sew eral secret service agents were detailed to guard me They looked. spoke and behaved like gentlemen, those Ameri- can sleuths. There was nothing to mark off these plain clothes mens from other men on the street--at least to for eigners eye In Europe It Is very easy to recognize secret agent. In St. Pe- tersburg he dresses like an ordinary mortal, but you can spot him from afar; re wears stiff hat and carries large black umbrella.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger. 6T1O the historic list of White
 House fauna there now is added
 one high-stepping Airedale dog. rejoicing in the nomenclature Caswel' Laddie Boy. That would do very well for a dog show entry, but he will be called Laddie for short. The White House would not be an American home if 1t were not the traditional abode of pets. The widest and widest variety was in Roosevelt's time. Dogs and horses figure largely among the dra- ters to His Children" At one time there were Jack the terrier, and J Jona than, the piebald rat, and Archie's pony Algonquin, which visited his sickroom, and a flying squirrel and two kangaroo rats, besides puppy. unnamed, but "of the most orthodox puppy type" There were ,Roosevelt's own saddle horses, Renown and Blei- stein in particular. The emperor of Abyssinia sent a consignment of zebras, lions and bapoons, which MT. Roosevelt most reluctantly turned over to the zoo.
 The COW Pauline was an important member of the Taft entourage at Washington. She succeeded COW that George w. Childs of the Public Ledger presented to President Cleveland Charlie Taft's pony became a celebrity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11

competent leadership should enable them to make a serviceable rec
 ord for use in next years congressional campaign
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
A MORNING PRAYER

A MORNING PRAYER
 In the presence of manifold dufies' Lord, have but one, and that to be used by thee. If this one duty is done the lesser ones shall not be undone. Amen.--M. s. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11

sPoILING A FIvE-FooT KISS
 Whats the gentleman having a heated altercetion with the manager about?"
 He says he wants to patronize the silent drama"
 Well, isn't this movie house?"
 Yes, but he says he can't stand the groans and sighs of other patrons when the hero and heroine clinch."