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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
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MUSICAL ACT IS .LOEWPS FEATURE
Billie Gerber Stars In Head liner For Weeks Last
 Half

Something new by way of a mu sical diversified headliner Is prom lsed in the vaudeville bill at Loews Biiou for the second half of this week beginning Thursday afternoon, when Billie Gerber's revue will ap- pear in Songs, Silks and Satins," featuring Miss Billie Gerber, assisted by Minetti and Riedl and Elsie Travers.
 This headline attraction is pre- sented by a quartette of capable ar lists in a merry musical revue. and critics declare that their songs, dances and instrumental selections represent the best that can be ob- tained in a musical vaudeville act.
 Other meritorious acts included in this bill are Tn Our Auto" a hu- morous surprise by Jennings and Mack, well known blackface com edian, also a comedy novelty skit by the trio, Steve McNally, Jack Kelly and LenaIre DeWolfe, entitled "Mak- ing Good" with much of funny chatter, songs and dances, and by way of real diversion there is also an act by Alice Lamont and company, otherwise known as 'Lively Shoppers of 1923" featuring balancing and novelty dances on the wire, and more comedy is added by Clark and Crosby, in their comedy singing and talking act entitled ''who and Why?"
 Mans Size" 8 Fox photoplay starring William Russell. Is the screen feature at Loew's during the second half of this week. The set tings are in the Canadian Rockies among picturesque scenes and Rus sell is said to be at his best in this picturization of William Mcleod Raine's novel of the same name, while Alma Bennett gives a charm ing portrayal of the girl in the story. The film is said to have heightened the dramatic values pos sessed by the book.
 AT THE LYRIC
 Few farewell parties last a week but one Is being given at the Lyric all this week, when the resident com pany, which has been delighting au- diencea for the last 10 weeks, Is pre- senting its last offering, "The Naughty Wife" It is a comedy drama, one of the best the company has included in it's repertoire. Ray mond Bramley. Beatrice Maude and Russell Fillmore have the principle roles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
RIRTHS
DEATHS

MT. and Mrs. J. M Moore, Birmingham General hospital, July 3, boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
LOCAL DATA

Summary of observations made at sta- tions of the United States Weather Bu- reau, during the 24 hours ending at p. m.. 90th meridian time, August 22,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23

George Gould, Sunnyside. August 1s, age 19 years. south August 2l age 70 years.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-16

piled the other cowboy. 'If that
two-bit of garrison surrenders
there's no tellin' what'n happen, an
bein' across the u, s. line few
inches or so don't make no HI Of a
difference. My advice is, don't let
Miss Castaneda ever set foot In Oasita
again."
Looks like you've shore spoke
sense" said Ladd. 81 reckon, Gale,
you an the girl ought to come with us.
We know people who'll take care of
the senorita till your friend can come
for her."
Dick warmly spoke his gratefulness.
apd, inexpressibly relieved and happy
for Mercedes, he went toward the
clump Of cactus where he had left
her. She stood erecr. waiting, and,
dark as 1t was, he could tell she had
lost the terror which had so shaken
her
He led her into the road up to the
cowboys, who now stood bareheaded
In the starlight. They seemed shy,
and Lash was silent while Ladd made
embarrassed. unintelligible reply to
Mercedes thanks.
There were five horses-two saddled,
two packed and the remaining one
carried only blanket Ladd short
ened the STRIPS on his mount, and
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dad, I shall fall In love with
your new ranger. WILL
have
(To BE coNTINUEDJ
Easy Arithmetic.

Everybody knows that learning the
tens in the multiplication table is as
easy as pie" and that the f,es are
not much harder. But slight as is III.
mental effort required In multIplylne
any number by FIVE, It may be lessened
still more by discarding the multipliei
entirely and substituting a divisor in
stead.
This may sound paradoxical, but bs
experimenting you will finu that divid.
ing by two will bring the same results
as multiplying by five, providing you
add cipher to the quotielt If the divi,
dend be an even number, or FIVE if II
be odd. For instance, II you multiply
2,734 by 5 the product IS 1000. What
is still easier, divide 2734 by 2. which
Is done almost instantaneously. Thep
tack on your 0. and you have 1850.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-16
CHAPTER "
Forlorn River.

When Dick opened his eyes flood
OF golden sunshine streamed In Mt the
open window under which he lay. His
first thought was one pf blank wonder
as TO where in the world he happened
to be. The room was large, square,
adobe-walled. 1t was Uttered with
saddles, harness. blankets. The sight
Of huge dusty spurs, a gun belt with
sheath and gun, and n pair of leather
chaps bristling with broken cactus
thorns recalled to Dick the cowboys.
the ride. Mercedes, and the whole
strange adventure that had brought
him there.
He felt dead weight Of complete
lassitude. and he did not want 10
move. A sudden pain In his hand
caused him to hold 1t up. II was
black and blue. swollen TO almost
twice its normal size, and stifr MS a
board The knuckles were skinned
and crusted with dry blood. Dick 40
,Iloquissd that It was the worst.look-
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were slipped, securely tied and hidden
in a mesquite clump. Ladd strapped
blanket around one of the horses
His next move was to take Off his
chaps.
"Gale, you're wearin' boots, an by
liftin' your feet you can beat the cac'
tus," he whispered. "But the-the--
Miss Castapeda, she'll be torn all to
pieces unless she puts these on
Please tell her-an' hurry"
Dick took the chaps, and, going up
to Mercedes, he explained the situa'
tion. She laughed, evidently at his
embarrassed earnestness, and slipped
out of the saddle.
"Senor, chapparejos and l are not
strangers" she said.
Deftly and promptly she equipped
herself, and then Gale helped her into
the saddle, called to her horse, and
started Off. Lash directed Gale to
mount the other saddled horse and
go next.
Dick had not ridden q hundred
yards behind the trotting leaders be-
fore he had sundry painful encoun-
ters with reaching cactus arms. The
horse missed these by narrow mar
gin. Dicks knees appeared to be in
line, and it became necessary for him
to lift them high and let his boots
take the onslaught of the spikes.
Ladd pursued a zigzag course south
ward across the desert, trottlng down
the aisles, cantering In wide. bare
patches, walking through the clumps
Of cacti. Gale became chilled to the
bone, and his clothes were damp and
cold. His knees smarted from the
wounds of the poisoned thorns, and
his right hand was either swollen
stiff or too numb to move. Moreover,
he was firing. Mercedes must be made
of steel, he thought, to stand all that
she had been subjected to and vet.
when the stars were pallng and dawn
perhaps not far away, stay In the
saddle.
SO Dick Gale rode on, drowser for
each mile, and more and more giving
the horse choice Of ground. Once
when he, thinking to fight his weari-
ness raised his. head; he saw that one
of the horses In the lead was riderless.
Ladd was carrying Mercedes.
1t seemed thar hours passed, though
he knew only little time had elapsed,
when once more he threw off the spell
of WEAKNESS. lie heard a dog bark.
Tall trees lined the open lane down
which he was riding. Presently In the
gray gloom he saw low, square houses
with flat roofs. Ladd rode on for
perhaps a quarter Of a mile, though
1t seemed interminably long TO Dick.
A grove Of trees loomed dark in the
gray OF morning. Lad6 entered It and
was lost In the shade. Dick rode on
among the trees. Presently he heard
voices, and soon another house, low
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-16
Where "Flapper" Idea Came From.

Where "Flapper' Idea Came From.
1t is said that the original flapper
was the Haytian girl who adopted
short skirts decades ago aud who
used to "rol her own" as far back
as 1915. The girls OF that island make
regular trips TO market and II Is their
custom TO ride on the back of burros.
They carry their stockings and Slip
pers under their arms until they reach
the outskirts Of the city and then as
they ride along they don their foot
wear, the stockings being held In
place by deft twist abou' the tops
Just as our girls hive been doing late
ly. As they return home the footwear
Is removed and laid away.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-16
FoRLoRN RIVER

SYNOPSIS, Seeking GOLD IN the
desert Cameron" solitary pros
pector. forms a partnership with
an unknown man whom he later
learns Is JoEas Warren. father Of
q girl whom Cameron wronged,
but later married, bach In Illinois.
Cameron's explanations appease
Warren. ans the two proceed to-
gether. Taking refuge from q
sandstorm in cave. Cameron
discovers gold. put coo late; both
men are dying Cameron leaves
evidence. in the cave, OF their dis
covery of gold, and personal docu-
ments. Richard Gale, adventurer.
in Casita. Mexican border town.
meets George Thorne. lieutenant
in the Ninth cavalry, old college
friend. Thorne tells Gale he iB
there to save Mercedes Castadena,
Spanish girl. his affianced wife,
from Rojas. Mexican bandit. Gale
'roughhouses" RoJas and his gang,
with the help Of two American
cowboys, and he, Mercedes and
Thorne escape A bugle call from
the fort orders Thorne to his regi-
ment lie leaves Mercedes under
Gales protection.
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Lost the Terror That Had So
Shaken Her.
From the way she settled herself and
took the few restive prances Of the
mettlesome horse Gale judged that
she could ride. Lash urged Gale 90
take his horse. But this Gale refused
to do.
"rll walk" he said. I'm used to
walking. l know cowboys are not"
Once started with protection assured
for the girl and a real objective point
In view, Gale relaxed from the tense
strain he. had been laborlng under.
How glad he would have been to ac-
quaint Thorne' with their gooc for
tunel Later, Of course, there would
be some way to get word to the cav
alryman. But till then what tor
ments his friend would suffer
1t seemed to Dick that very long
time had elapsed since he stepped off
the train; and one by one he went
over every detail Of incident which
had occurred between that arrival and
the present moment. His meeting
with Thorne; the wonderful black
eyes Of Spanish girl; her appeal to
him; the hate inspired by Rojas, and
the rush, the blow. the action; sight
of Thorne and Mercedes hurrying
safely away; the girls hands pressing
his to her heaving breast; the sweet
fire of her kiss; the fact Of her being
alone with him, dependent upon him
all these things Gale turned over and
over in his mind, only to fail Of any
definite conclusion as to which had
affected him so remarkably, or to tell
what had really happened to him.
Had he fallen In love with Thorne's
Was he all in an instant, and by one
of those incomprehensible reversals of
character, Jealous Of his friendf Dick
was almost afraid to look up at Mer-
cedes. Still he forced himself to do
so. and as It chanced Mercedes was
looking down at him. With quick,
graceful impulsiveness she put her
hand upon his shoulder. Like her APP
pearance, the action was new, strange,
striking to Gale; but 1t brought home
suddenly to him the nature Of grati-
tude and affection in girl Of her
blood. II was sweet and sisterly. He
knew then that he had not fallen In
love with her. The feeling that was
akin to jealousy seemed TO be Of the
beautiful something forswnich Mer-
cedes stood in Thorne's life. Gale
then grasped the bewildering posi-
bilities, the Infinite wonder of what
a girl could mean TO man.
The desert began to tighten. Gray
openings In the border Of shrubbs
growths changed to paler hue. In the
east a white glow grew brighter ana
brighter, reaching up to a line Of
cloud, defined sharply below by
rugged notched range.
.Senor. I am cold" said Mercedes.
Dick had been carrying his coat
upon his arm. He stopped the horse
and raised the coat up, and helped
Mercedes put II on.
IL should have thought Of yeu," he
said. "But 7 seemed TO tsel warm :
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His Occupation.

"Howdy, Gap" saluted an acquaint-
ance. "Been to town latelyY
"Well--ptu-no; not to say right
lately,"' replied Gap Johnson Of
Rumpus Ridge. 81 was there about
a week ago, 'sorter stomplng holes In
the sidewalk. l."-Kansas City Star.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-16

and fiat like the others, but so long
he could not see the farther end, stood
up blacker than the trees. As he dis
mounted, cramped and sore, he could
scarcely stand. Lash came alongside.
He spoke, and someone with big,
hearty voice replied to him. Then 1t
seemed to Dick that he was led into
blackness like pitch. where, presently,
he felt blankets thrown on him, and
then his drowsy faculties faded.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-16
How to Gain Strens'
and Endurance

Milwaukee. Wis-"For the last
twenty years have used DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery at times. as
ageneral tonic with excellent results.
One bottle in the spring. and one in tho
fall. is usually sufficient. 1t gives me
added strength and endurance and
greatly aids me in following my siren
uous occupation. / have also found DR.:
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets very beneficial
and mild in action.
II have been thru DR.. Pierce's In
valids' Hotel and Surgical Institute at
Buffalo, N. Y, and have found every
thing just as represented. John w.
McLain, 1873 Wisconsin st.
Get the "Discovery"sin tablets or
liquid and you'll be surprised at the
way you'll pick up. !.
Write DR.. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel
in Buffalo. N. Y. for free confidential
medical advice. Send 10 cents II you
desire trial pkg. OF the tablets.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-16

By expelling the mir within their
bodies. acquatic birds make them
selves heavier than water when div
Ing.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-16
Oct Ants lou, OF ice chest.

II ants get into Ice chest. set pan
of water under each lee and move bos
away from the walk
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-01-25
BY Courtney
Ryley
Cooper

ospynshs By Little. Brown . Go.

I You are engaged to Maurice Rodaine."
II was. you mean"
Then"
MY engagement ended with my IA
theirs DEATH" came siowly-and there
was a catch In her voice. "He wanted
it-it was the one thing that held the
ROdaines on him. And he was dying
slowly.--it was all could do to help
him, and / promised. But-when he
went-I felt than my-my duty was
over. don't consider myself bound
10 him any longer"
you've told Rodalne so7'
''N0t yet. He's coming after me at
midnight We're to go away some
where"
''Rodaine7 Impossibler'
They've made all their plans. IL
wondered II you'll you'd be some
where around the house-if you'd"
'I'll be there. / understand" Fair
child had reached out and touched
her arm ''I-want 10 thank you for
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-01-25

And what's more. well keep guard
ca AZ The mouth II the shan while
we'rv insids. nog to ist nobody down
Seef"
Falrchild agreed. lie knew Sguint
Rrdalps vas not through And Ne
knew aise that the axht against the
NAN With TIE biuswhise scar bad crlv
begun. The eresseut bad brought
wealth aud the premise 20 riches TO
Tnlrehild and Harry for the rest Of
their lives Hut Il had not fre~d them
frofn the daugrs % ooe mana man
who ~ns willing 10 90 anything In the
world II se~used. 20 aehie>s bis pur-
pose. uarry's suggestion vss gooa
cne.
Wen. thea Harry ran. to 90 much as
Falrchild had done. 10 chuckle and
laugh sni toss the heavy bits % ore
about. to stare ~ them IN the light u
bis carbide terrn. aud rnaily to hurry
into the new sscpc which had osen
,ashsoaed By The hired mIass La Fair
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-01-25

have me try It. / took one bottle and
could see what it did for me in weeks
time, and when / had taken three bottles
/ had gained both in strength and weight
and was doing my own work. took it
before my last baby was born and it
helped me so much. i sure am glad to
recommend the Vegetable Compound to
any woman who suffers from female all
ments, for know by experience what
It can do. have used Lydia Z. Pink
hams Sanative Wash, also the Liver
Pills, too, and think them fine. Mrs.
WIN. ELDRIDGE, 620 E Grant Street.
Marion, Indiana
A record of nearly fifty years service
should convince you of the merit of
Lydia E Pinkham's Compound.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-01-25

the opportunity. I-yes. I'll be there"
came with short laugh. "And
Harry. too. There'll be no trouble
from the Rodalnesi'
She came a little closer 10 him then
and looked up ut him with trustful
eyes. all the brighter In the splutter-
ing light OF the carbide.
ways thanking you. l was afraid-I
didn't know where to go--to whom TO
turn l thought of you. knew you'd
help me--women cnn guess those
things"
"Can theyr- Fairchild asked IL
eagerly. Then you've guessed all
along that"
But she smiled and cut In.
II want 10 thank you for those now
ers They were beautiful
You knew that too7 I didn't send
a card
They told me at the telegraph Of
ace that you had wired for them.
They-meant a great deal TO me"
1T meant more 10 me TO be able TO
send Them" Then Fairchild stared
with a sudden idea. "Maurice's COM
ing Tor you at midnight. Why Is II
necessary that you be thereT~
Why" the idea had struck her
too--".t isn't. III hadn't thought OF
IL. was too badly scared. ! guess.
Everything's been happening SO swift
~ siuce-since you made the strike up
hsrs."
with themT-
"Yes. they've been simply crazy
about something. You got my no,er'
yes
THAT was the beginning The min
ute squirt Rcdalne heard Of the strike
I thought he would 90 out Of his head
was In the ofiice-Im vice president
81 the firm. yeu know" she added. |
with a sarcastic laugh They bad ~ !
do something tosmake up for the fact |
that every cent q fathers money was
In tt
-How muchr' Fsirchild asked the
question with no thought ~ being rrrlc /
and she answered In the same vcln I
"A quarter - million. That's Why /
I'm vice president
~And Is that why yop arranrcd
things to huy this miner Falrchi.t
knew the answer hefore Il was riven
~ I arrange never thought - i
such a thing
Il felt that frun the beginning An
effort was made through q lawyer IN
Denver who limited yesl we're behind y.
Some way felt differently. refused
Hut you sd they were going a~ayl-
Yes They've been holding rprfer-
euces-father and soo-cne attcr IA
ather. They're beth excited about
something Last nlehs Maurice cam.
10 me and taid me that Il was neces-
sary for sh.'n all to - 90 Chicaxa,
where the head of'iceS would b. -, -
liShed. and that must ~ win hi.l.
/ didn't have the strength o. iigai his1
Ihen--there wasn't anybody ncarSy
xho could help me. Sc IL told him
"a 20. Then I law awake an nisnt.
trying 10 think cut a psan-Srd
thought OF you.-
I'm glad Falrchiid tcuched her
small rloved hand then. and she cid
aot drsw II away. His UnAers moved
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/ marry laNru NJ ms stii makuihffH
rnusfaehe. Robert continued;
but the tines not ripe yet. Harry
10 spring II. We've got 10 md Oui
more about Hodaine FIRST and what
other tricks he's been up TO. And
we've got 10 get other evidence thar
merely our own word. For instance
10 this ease. you can't remember any
thing. All the testimony could give
would be unsupported. They'd run me
out Of town II even tried 10 start ans
such accusation. But one things Ger.
tain We're on the open road al last,
we know who we're fightlng and the
weapons he lights with. And II were
only given enough time, well whip
him. I'm going home 10 bed now ;
I've got 10 be up early In the morning
and get hold Of FARRELL Your case
comes up at court
~And I'm up In a 'ospitaIi"
Which fact the court the next morn
Ing recognized. on the testimony Of
the inferno the physician and the day
nurses Of the hospital. 10 the extent Of
continuance until the January term
In the trial OF the case. A thing which
the court further recognized was the
Substitution Of i've thousand dollars
In cash for the deeds Of the Blue Pop
~ mine as security for the bailee.
And with this done, the deeds to his
mine safe Ia his pocket. Fairchild went
10 the bank. placed the papers behind
the great steel gates Of the safety de
poait vault. and then crossed the street
10 the telegraph office. A long mes
sage was the result. and money or
der 10 Denver that ran beyond hun
bred dollars. The instructions that
went with II 10 the biggest florist IN
town we're for the most elaborate
floral design possible 10 be sent by ex-
press for Judge Rlchmond's funeral
minus card denotlng the sender. Fol.
lowing this. Falrchlld returned 10 the
hospital. only to ind Mother Howard
taking his place beside the bed OF
Harry. One more place called for his
mine.
Health returned slowly TO the big
Il would be matter Of
weeks before he could be the genial.
strong giant that he once had repre-
sented, And In those weeks Fairchlld
was constantly beside him.
Nor that there were no other things
which were represented In Roberts
iesires--far from II. Stronger than
EVER was Anita Richmond In Fair
chlld's thoughts now. and II was with
,vidlty that no learned every scrap OF
news regarding her. as brought 10 him
~ Mother Howard. Duly he heard |
hat Maurice Rodaine had told friends
hat tho passing Of the Judge had
'aused only q slight postponement In
heir marital plans.
Finally. back 10 his normal strength |
nee more. Harry rose from the arm
hair By che window OF the boarding |
'ouse and turned 10 Falrehlld
"ws're going 10 work tonight" he
Inncuneed calmly.
"whsar' FairchIld did not believe
10 understood. Harry rrinnsdL ITO
light i've taken = notion. Rodalne
4 expect US TO work In the daytime.
Veil fool I'm. Wen leave the guards
N IN the daytime and work At night.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-01-25

slowly under hers. mere was no 20
slstancs. AT last his hand closed WIN
tender pressure-OnlY 70 release Aei
again. For there had come iausii
shy. embarrassed, almost fearfui-ai'
the plea
Can we 60 back where Harry ~'
Can see the strike sgsinf
Obediently Falrchild led the way
beyond the big cavern. through the
crOss-cut and into the new Slope
where Harry was picking about WIZ !
CAD, striving TO find a soft spot ID
which 10 sink a drill. He looked over
his shoulder as they entered anu
grinned broadly.
"Oh," he exclaimed. "a new miner
II wish I were," she answered a
wish I could help you"
But Harry had turned and was star
ing upward. His eyes had become
Wide, his head had shot forward. his
whole being had become one OF strained
attention. Once he cooked his head
then, with a sudden exclamation ne
leaped backward.
Look Quit" he exclaimed. Urry'
look out -
but what is itT
"It's coming down. card IT. Ex-
citedly he pointed above. toward the
black vein Of lead and silver. Jury
for that ole In the wall-'urry, ! tell
your He ran past them toward the
assure, yelling at Fairchiid. "Pick 'er
up and come on tell you card the
wall moying-it's coming down, and II
II does, It'll bust In the ole tunnelF