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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
JEFFE ERSON OFFE ERS
 THE CL|NGING VINE
Dazzling Fashion Show And. Lively Music Features
 Of Production

A metropolitan company measuring up to every demand of the splendid standard Savage sets for all his pro- auctions will come to the Jefferson Thursday, Friday and Saturday, mat - inee on Saturday, of this week, in his latest success. "The Clinging Vlne.' This comedy with music is the prod uct of Zelda Sears and Harold Levcy. the noted writer and 24-year-old com poser who collaborated with such sue cess in NGtGi's Lady Billy"
 The principal role is that of suc- cessful yUung business girl who Is so absorbed in business, she forgets all about clothes, men and romance. While on an important mission ill the east, she goes to pay visit to her grand mother, bobbed- d-haired, smartly- gowned woman who is still young and coquettish in her heart. Appalled, at her granddaughter business-like manner, this charming woman begins a campaign to change her descel- dant's looks and views. Soon she has transformed the cool executive into a sweet "clinging vine," and the humor and complications that follow make one of the wittiest comedies of manners yet written by an American. New York thought so, supporting it for a solid season, the past season.
 To represent the types drawn by the author Mir. Savage has assembled cast in which each member stands out distinctively.
 The musical numbers of the piece, which range from modern jazz to deeper strains. are handled by singing and dancing quartets and sextets or boys and girls who speak their lines and really look as though they were what the author labeled them-deb- utantes, sub-debs, and college boys of a smart country club.
 In the matter of costumes, MT. Saw age went still further to carry out the authors plan. There is. display of advance palm beach and spring models that makes a complete and dazzling fashion show, designed and fashioned by Peggy Hoyt.
 Miss Sears libretto was staged by Ira Harris and MT. Levey's musical were staged by Julian Alfred.
 An unusual feature will be the rem dition of the music by the "Clinging Vine Ladies Orchestra" a rare as semblage of talented girl musicians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
DIVE ERS|F FED BILL OFFERED BY BY LYRIC
Eight Mascotte Girls" Heaa- line Unusual Vaudeville
 Show This Week

Whatever your taste may be In vaudeville entertainment 1t will be satisfied at the Lyric the first half of this week, according to the man agement in announcing it's program for the first three days. Novelty galore will be found in the five acts of big-time Keith vaudeville ar ranged for the next three days, and the screen selections are in keeping with the stage offerings.
 The Eight Mascotte Girls offer the headliner in original novelty dances. There was popular idea that all pallets are English. Some of the best of these organizations have orig mated right here in America. One of these is The Eight Mascotte Girls" :" an organization offering a series of original novelty dances. These are eccentricy high kicking and nov city, buck wing, step and old fash toned dances in their program, and for good measure there is 8 song too. These girls work In perfect harmony, In fact, it is 16 feet work ing in one.
 The added attraction brings one of the favorites of vaudeville, Thom- as P. Jackson. This year &r. Jack son is assisted py Jean Russell in presenting his one act playlet. The New Stenographer." Critics describe this as the playlet's that are differ ent, one of the best in vaudeville.
 Now the special feature brings on music. as offered by Miss Hope Yer ncn. billed as the international song artist. She is called this because her voice has been in song in South Africa, France, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Her program is said to be a happy one.
 To round out the bill Johnson Brothers and Johnson will offer "A Few Moments of Minstrelsy" and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
STRAND TO OFFER PERTURBATION IF NH VI CRUZE NOVEL
"RuggIes Of Red Gap" Pre- sents Galaxy Of Fa-
 vorite Stars

When Jasnes Cruze's admirable picturization of Harry Leon Wilson's novel, "Ruggles of Red Gap" featur- Lois Wilson, Fritizi Rmgeway. Charles Ogle. and Louise Dresser. is shown for the first time here at the Strand all next week picture fans will see not only one of the most de- lightful comedies ever produced, but a cast of players of such merit as has seldom if ever been assembled for any picture production of the current season.
 Edward Horton, popular stage and screen leading man, plays the title role of a valet, who Is Americanized. He was chosen as Ruggles because he is the ideal type to handle the delicately shaded humor of the part to perfection.
 Ernest Torrence. famous screen mense hit in "The Covered Wagon" was cast in the equally important role of Cousin Egbert, a rough and ready Westerner who hates the re- finements of high society, while Lois Wilson plays Klondyke Kate, the daughter of saloonkeeper who has no social aspirations but. neverthe-
 
 Earl.
 No man knows better than James Cruze the importance of a powerful cast. Consequently his selections of the other featured players-Fritzi Ridgeway, Charles Ogle and Louise Dresser-is recognition of merit of the highest caliher.
 Harry Leon Wilson's story. Rug gles of Red Gap" attained it popu- larity because of its human comedy cloaling a theme of vital importance. It is this theme which. adapted by Walter Woods and Anthony Colde- wey, has developed into a picture story obsorbingly interesting, always amusing and withal powerfully hu- man.
 Other players in the big cast in- clude William Austin, Lillian Leigh ton Anna Lehr. Frank Elliott, Thomas Holding, Kalla Pasha, Sid ney Bracy. Milt Brown and Guy Oliver. all screen players of recog- nized ability.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
CAPITOL FEATURES "A RIGHT ID LOVE"
Beautiful Mae Murray Is Star Of Big New Pro-
 duction

Mae Murray, the pretty film ac- tress, who has scored recently in "On With the Dance" and "The Right to Love-" made an unexpected debut into motion pictures. She was for merly a stage dancer and was fea- tured in the Zlegfield Follies of 1915. Her act opened with the showing of few feet of film, in which Miss Murray was depicted running down the aisle of the theatre to the stage. At this point the curtain lifted and disclosed the dancer in person stand ing before the footlights In identi- cally the same costume that she wore on the screen.
 It happened that on the opening night of the Follies several film pro- ducers were present. All of them noted the excellent manner in which Miss Murray screened and saw pos abilities in her as a photoplay ac- tress. The result was that the fol- lowing morning she received nc less than five offers to appear in motion pictures. She accepted the one made by Adolph Zukor, because the pie ture which he had in mind for her, Sweet Kitty Bellairs," was her fa- vorite story.
 Miss Murray is at present appear ing with David Powell in George Fitzmaurice's productions. The sec ond one of these Is "The Right to Love" which is on view at the Capi- tol theatre Monday and Tuesday. It is a Paramount release.
 An even stronger program will be offered at the Capitol for Wednesday and Thursday. when Metros classic. "All the Brothers Were Valient," starring Lon Clancy. Billie Dove and other well known stars. This one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
GLADSTONE ABLE HlKER
Walked Thirty-Three Miles over
 Rough Road When CA YeOrs Old .

Rough Road When O4 Years old -
 The fact that Frank Gray. the Lib- eral member of Oxford City, only found one M. P. (Captain Ainsworthy of Bury) to accept his challenge to walk with full army marching kit from Banbury to Oxford may sug- gest that the present House of Com mons is far from having inherited the traditions of Gladstone in walking prowess. Mir. Gray won the contest.
 True, Stanley Baldwin sometimes walks from Astley Court to Malvern, distance of IS miles, just to feel what ThoreaR and his disciples called "the exhilarations of the road" But Gladstone was equal to more than that when he was much more than Baldwn's age. He wrote to his daughter. Mary. from Naworth in 1873. when he was GA years old: Think of my walking a good three and thirty miles last Monday, some of 1t the toughest ground I ever
 passed" A previous record in the same year showed that his pace as Ia walker was remarkably good:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
Comedy Galore Is Outstanding
 Quality On Gig Bill At Bijiou

gles," while other acts of merit on this bill include the Three Maxellas, gymnasts, in sensational foot jug gling feats; also Merritt and Cough lin in comedy skit. guaranteed to be Something Different" and Doris and Al Lester in Breezy Farcial Bits" which promises to keep the disabilities of the audience busy and in perpetual motion.
 In Three Ages" the Metro screen feature, Buster Keaton appears in his first full length picture Clothes, or rather the lack of them, is one of the interesting features of this Metro comedy and Buster depicts the cave man age in which the regulation cave man costume is worn. England's most beautiful girl, Margaret Leahy, appears opposite Buster. In addition to the Colosseum of Rome which was reproduced in exact detail for Three Ages" big six-reel fea- ture, a complete street patterned aft CT one of the busy thoroughfares of ancient Rome was constructed in Hollywood for this picture. It Is the centre for several scenes of great vividness and hilarious comedy which KeatOn has embodied in this, his first full length picture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07

Comedy galore Is offered in the vaudeville bill as we'll as in the Metro screen feature in the full-week pro- gram of this week. with Buster Kea- ton starring In the new Metro pie ture, Three Ages ciassed as bur lesque on love, marriage and bust ness, while the vaudeville program offers such outstanding features as Trovato, the humorous violinist, and an extraordinary musical act present. ed by the Dinus and Belmont Revue, termed "A Musical Frappe."
 TroVato, who Is the creator of the idea of playing classics and running into ragtime promises some surpris- ing novelties in his act at Loew's during all of this week, and it Is Enownl that everything he does in his act on the stage, from running on and off the stage and all stunts" are strictly his own. Critics in other cities, according to press reports. have pronounced Trovato a master and originator in this particular field.
 The Dinus and Belmont Revue pre- sents what has been aptly described as "a little nifty nonsense, a petite ballet, a flash of femininity and a full measure of terpsichorean tan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
HARVESTER FOR PEACE"
British Labor Party Would Create
 New Cabinet Portfolio

The Daily Herald. the London la bor organ. declares that the first act of a labor government should be to appoint a minister for peace. His motto, should be "Si wis pacem. para pacem." and his duty should be Ito prepare for peace more assidiously and more intelligently than war min isters have prepared for war"
 Among the methods suggested would be to provide, in co-operatiCn n with the educational authorities, suitable international histories for school youths, to spread throughout the masses a real and sympathetic understanding of other peoples. and to organize "pilgrimages of peace" to visit other lands.
 He would use the press. the plat form and the international news service to encourage international cooperation and to preach the folly Of war. He would see that foreign visitors were suitably received, and would dispatch missions to every country to cultivate the friendship of foreign peoples.-Living Age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
.LEO CARRILLO IN 'NAGNQL|A" REAL.
 TREAT IF SEASON
Popular Young Star Appears At Jefferson Monday
 And Tuesday

There is real treat ahead for To- cal theatregoers when Alfred P. Aarons. Inc. will present the popular young star. Leo Carrillo, in Booth Tarkia=ton's new comedy of south ern life, Magnolia" at the Jeffer son tomorrow (Monday) and Tues day. with matinee Tuesday.
 MT. Carrillo has been surrounded With a company of distinction. Mag
 nolia" Is Booth Tarkington's most ambitious effort and that means considerable when it is recalled that the Indiana author has given to the stage such notable hits as "Clar- ence." "The Man From Htme" Gin association with Harry Leon Wilson,. Monsieur Beaucaire" and "Seven teen" Mir Carrillo has long been established as public favorite through his remarkably fine per formance of the stellar role in 'fLom- bardi, Ltd.," to mention only one of the several plays in which he has appeared. He is regarded as the fore most of the younger stars of the day.
 There is an interesting story back Of the appearance of MT. Carrillo in written the play with great care and after long study. Practically all of the leading producers bid for 1t, but Mir. Tarkington would not let it go until he found the right actor to play the leading role. One day he 'sSUent to see ''Lombardi, Ltd" at Eng ~TTshs opera house in Indianapolis
 For the first time he saw Leo Carr rillo. and in him found the man that he had been looking. for. After the performance he called upon him in his dressing room and the next day they had luncheon together. Car rillo was selected to create the role of Tom Rumford in Magnolia" In course of time the firm of Alfred E. Aarons. Inc. was formed to produce this play, and later others. MT: Aarons has long been. the general manager for A, l.. Erlanger To any one who knows MT. Aarons it is su- perfluous to add that TMagnolia" is produced upon a particularly beau -tiful and elaborate scale. The scenes of the play are laid in Mississippi in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07

much of the 22 miles from Banbury to Oxford, with it's perfect road sur face and gentle declivities. And against the burden of the kit we may perhips set the lighter years of the competitors; MT. Gray is 42 and Cap tain Ainsworth 49.-Manehester Guar dian.
 No insect known has a fatal bite, say scientists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07

Dupree and L'upree have a cycling act that Is declared to be decided novelty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07

"Walked eight and a half miles in two hours and ten minutes"
 Ten years earlier Gladstone, after recording a walk of 2Sa4 miles, add ed: Found 1t too much for my stiff ening limbs." But only a month later, with characteristic residence. he wrote: T have come in from a 19-mile walk to the Lake of Loch- nagar with pr. Bellker as fresh as 8 lark"
 Questions of kit apart. Mir. Glad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
SCHOOL CLUB ELECTS
Mrs. Monroe Is President of Parent
 TencherA, Assnciafinn

FAYETTE,N Ala, Oct 6.-(Special.) At recent meeting ot the Parent Teachers association new officials were elected as follows: Mrs. w. W. Monroe. president; Mrs. Curtis Bran yon, vice president; Mrs. Roy Chand- Ter, secretary: Mrs. Robert Loftes. treasurer. Following the business meeting an informal reception was given in honor of the grammar and high school faculties during which time Mrs. Hamond Numbers rendered many pleasing piano selections.
 Austria furnishes the bulk of the worlds srply of pearls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
BRITISH NAVY GOING DRY
Officers And Sailors Are Giving Up
 AtersHs, Retired Admiral Says

Afff.fsAa|l$s hetfTcu AumIFSt says
 British officers are responsible for their nayys going dry andthe transi- tlOu cannot ne attributed to religious or othica propaganda, according to Rear Admiral w. J. Anstey, R. N, retired for many years an attache of the admiraily in London, who arrived ln New York the other day.
 "it was gary different when first aeeame an officer." declared the re- tired adnirsi, flor in those days there ,vas' heavy drinking. Today the change wosld surprise one. At the last dinner I attended on one of his nagesGys ships, which l had the honor>Co sev' e, of all the officers who drank .he king's toast, enly two took port ife. The others voluntarily
 "t 6c roi advocate," he continued, "lhc inpost.on of prohibition ideas as Dropagan ia. Scotland will per h2as us ger go dry, as the word Is Iaterprete6 In the United States. Nor Eagland, for that matter, but t3er9 lN be constant increase in hagits N temperance. and that is as it snpGd be, There is much less drinking 70 ne navy among the san. ors 0eeRuse of temperance pledges and educational work along those lines.r--New York Tribune.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07

were A5,032 persons totally unem- pi0gea In Nc thern Ireland and the minlster ot labor submitted to Par iianeng 2 SID elementary estimate of E25e0f for tae purpose of carrying out spproFco schemes for the relief Qt uNemIiOym ent.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-13
Sire t Car Patrons Know Him
Long Service With Traction Company Brings
Many Friends

NJ. Benites was born in San An
tonic in 1879 and has spent all of
his life in this city. He worked in
grocery store for short time and
then in a saloon. In 1898 he Sc
cured position as trainman for the
San Antonio Public Service COM
pany.
Mr.. Benites has been operating the
"dinky" on the Lakeview line for
the greater part of the past twelve
years. He says il is most like being
at home out there now because he is
so well acquainted with all the street
car patrons who live along the big
loop which his car traverses.
He purchased a home at 612 North
Pecos street seven years ago and
lives there with his wife and five
of his children. His Oldest son lives
in Houston.
Mr.. Benites is one of the few older
men who has chosen the afternoon
run, but his mornings are not spent
in idleness. His younger son runs
the Texas Auto Paint and Top COM
pany at the corner of Salinas and
Cameron streets. When he is not
operating car on the Lakeview
loop, Mr.. Benites can usually be
found helping his son repair automo-
biles. t-..'. no.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-13
TIE In POST LEAGUE
Twelfth Artillery Swamps Infantry
and Ties Leaders.

As result of their 13-to-0 victory
over the First Infantry Wednesday
afternoon, the Twelfth Field Artillery
is tied with the Fifteenth Field Ar
tillery for the Fort Sam Houston
League championship nonors with six
teen games won and two lost. The
Twelfth and Fifteenth have decided
TO play a three-game series beginning
early next week TO break the tie.
Wednesdays game was runaway
for the Twelfth Artillery. Errors on
the part of the First Infantry helped
the score rise. Roper. new man with
the Twelfth. pitched six innings with
out letting in run while his team
mates pounded three infantry pitchers
hard. Griffiths of the Twelfth. oc-
cupied the stellar role Of circuit clout-
err by polling out Ho hone-runs. ROp-
er, Brought and Vaughan were used
by the Twelfth Field Artillery. The
First Infantry used Younger. Kins"y,
and Jenkins in the box with Bader do
ing the catching.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-13

Fight fans from far places began
pouring into the city and the hotels
gradually filled with people whose
talk was all of the big bout. South
American diplomats and attaches from
Washington embassies drifted into
town and started making preparations
for the celebration they hope TO be
able to hold. While fans were chas-
ing tickets, police were chasing ticket
spectators, who are said to be SELL
ing their pasteboards for as mucn as
$125. Many are said to have changed
hands at this price.
Six men were arrested in Duane
street print shop Wednesday and po-
lice confiscated $4,000 worth of coun-
terfeit fight tickets. Some tickets, the
police said, had beer put in circula-
ton. The men were charged with act
ing : in concert in printing and dis
tributing them. While the arrests
were being made an investigation was
under way by District Attorney Ban
ton into charges that a batch of tick
cts for the fight having a box office
value of $3.50 had been sold for
$3.50 and that many other single
tickets had been sold at proportion
ately increased prices.
Notables of every degree and varie-
ty will be at the fight. from the cham
pion blind baggage rider of the world
on the benches to the titled and dec
GRATED gentry at the ringside.
The fighters will meet for the first
time tomorrow afternoon when they
go to the state athletic commission S
headquarters to be weighed in.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-13
Dempsey Breaks Camp at
Saratoga Springs on
Thirteenth.
FIRPO ALREADY THERE
Trainers Have Worked
Him Into Desired Feroci-
GUS Frame of Mind.
HERE'S ANOTHER JINX

New York. Sept. 10. - Jack
Dempsey will overthrow a jinx
that has beset all worlds fistic
champions who have fought at the
Polo Grounds this season if he
succeeds in defending his heavy
weight title against the assaults
OF Luis Angel Firpo Friday night.
Four pugilistic kings have staked
their titles so far this year at
the Giants ball park and all four
have been shorn of their laurels
Johnny Kilbane was the first TO
meet defeat. He was knocked from
the featherweight throne early in
June by Eugene Criqui of France.
who. less than two months later.
was in turn deprived of his new
title by Johnny Dundee.
Jimmy Wilde. game little Brit
Usher. lost the flyweight crown 10
Pancho Villa, the battling Fill
pino in June. The last champion
to fall by the wayside in the big
arena was Johnny Wilson. who
dropped his middleweight title to
Harry Greb a fortnight ago.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-13
TEXT BOOKS SHORT
Court Controversy Results in Diff.
euIties in Public Schools.

Austin. Tex, Sept. 13.-First in
stances of shortage of textbooks in
public schools as result of the con-
troversy now pending in the courts
have come to the textbook division Of
the state educational department., Il
was stated today. In few instances
the department has not yet been able
to supply the books but transfers are
still being made in an effort to pre-
vent any serious shortage.
Belief that school districts will pur-
chase the necessary texts where the
state is unable TO supply them was ex-
pressed by officials Of the depart
ment. School Superintendent s. VI.
y. Mars has advised such action.
acquisitions for books are coming
to the department with the opening
of schools this week. 1t will be prob
ably a month before the shortage IF
books can be determined, department
officials said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-13
SHARP DROP ON CURB
Downward Movement Gathers Mo-
mentum As Session Progresses.

Copyright, by the San Antonio Light
New York. Sept. 13.-Aside from
developments in the oil industry little
could be found in the trade news TO
account for the sharp decline on the
Curb exchange today. The downward
movement gathered momentum as the
session progressed and although
good deal of the selling appeared to
be the work Of professional opera
tors it was evident that it represent
ed also the throwing over of specula-
tive holdings recently acquired. d.
Oil stocks were special objects oil
attack and it took little effort to
bring about declines of from l to .
points. Prairie Oil and Gas was ex-
ceptionally weak, getting down
points before there was any attempt
at support. Standard Oil officials
declined to comment on the resigna-
ton of the pres: mt of the company.
In some quarters it was believed his
stand that further price cutting
would be ruinous to the oil industry
had aroused opposition among other
officials.
Heavy offerings of these stocks
had q depressing effect on other
parts of the list. Such stocks as
Midvale company, Universal ripe
common. British American Tobacco
and Dubilier were under pressure ana
the same was true Of others less
prominent. Chicago Nipple. however:
was an exception and held around
its ton price. 1t was reported that
the new stock of $50 par value prob
ably would be admitted TO trading
Friday.