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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-25

They would have detested the
idea of keeping Neale alone in
their SAFE. sheltered back yard,
and would have been Mortified to
detect in him any trace Of feel
ing himself better than the pub
lie school children-which he GER
tainly did not.
Sundays had special color of
their own, not at all the tradi-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-25
EVERYDAY MISTAKES
In Speaking.

Wrong.
"A great quantity of old coins
were found in the ruins"
Right.
"A great quantity Of old coins
was found in the ruins The sub
ject here is quantity" which IL
singular and requires a singular
verb.
Wrong.
ct drunk some water"
Right.
~ drank some water
(CopyriRft. 1913. King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-25
Why the Marriage Of the Principal Characters Of This Novel
Was Able to Stand the Test Is Related In
Captivating Manner

Sunday rather as a heaven-sent
opportunity for much comfortable
beer drinking, attendance on a
Turn-verein, and for enormous
family gatherings around big
dinner.
For Neale, with no other chill
dren in the family, the day was
always solitary; not unpleasantly
so. 1t was day for long
imaginlngs, stirring, war-like
imaginings, realized through lead
soldiers. Lead soldiers were q
passion of his little boyhood.
He had 20, counting the ones
with their legs broken, that he
had mounted on half corks. He
did not move them around much.
He did not knock them down.
When he got them set up in the
order he wished. he fell into q
trance, imagining stories and In
cidents. 1t took a long time to
get them arranged to his satisfac-
ton, with stiff marching columns.
at shoulder-arms in the middle,
some Indian sharpshooters prone
or kneeling behind painted lead
shrubbery out in front, squad
ron of parade cavalry on one
wing, a troop of galloping Arabs
on the other. Always he had q
pile of blocks behind which a
coal-black charger was tethered,
and on top, leaning against a
spool of thread, stool the general
surveying his army. BY uniform
and whiskers the toymaker had
intended the figure for Kaiser
Wilhelm I; but to the boys eyes
it was no Rrussian king, but
Neale-Neale commanding his vic
torious troops. 1t was all ar
ranged with a careful hand and a
loving heart, and it took a long,
long time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-25
HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS

Keep a small cushion stuffed
with emery powder through
which to rub needles and keep
them from rusting.
Onion juice removes scorch
marks and many other stains.
To clean silver and maze 1t
look like new. place it in potato
water.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-25
By Dorothy Garfield.
Whose Novel, ''The Brimming Cup,
Achieved Popularity Through
out the Country.
READ THIS FIRST.

READ THIS FIRST.
Back i'm the spring of 1898,
Neal Crittenden, a Iusty American
youth, filled with the joy of liV-
ing, and proud of his new shiny
stick, starred i'm a hard fought
game with a rival gang"
Neale lived ON Union Hill, q set
Element created by the very diff
feTent classes of home makers.
Comfortable roOmy houses of bust
ness men and their families were
I'm distinct contrast to the niSer-
able, unpainted frame buildings OF
the poorer element. Neale WAS
proud Of bis connection with
Union Hill.
M M YRTLE lived in mortal
1W terror of any little dirt,
AVA it seemed to Neale. One
day in May, when they had
had a picnic-lunch out in the
back yard of the Taylors' house.
Myrtle carried on perfectly wild
about little flying white thing
that had fallen into her glass of
lemonade. Holy smoke! thought
Neale. if she was afraid to get
It out, he wasn't. So he fished It.
out with a spoon, and handed her
back the glass. And what kdid
she do? She made up an awful
face. and threw the lemonade on
I.4,-v.fR{a.I
at the waste.
And the day when Miss Wander
water in their natural history
lesson told them about angle
worms and how they keep the
ground light and open, didn't
Myrtle go off in another fit.
with her eyes goggling and her
fingers all stretched apart as
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-25
RECIPES YOU
WILLLIKE
Fruit Meringue.

Stew some fruit - prunes,
apples, dates, etc.-and add
cinnamon, cloves, lemon peel and
Juice and sugar. Stew all until
quite tender, then place in a
shallow pie dish; beat to a froth
four eggs, with about four table
spoonfuls of sugar Pour this on
top of the fruit, and bake in a
slow oven for about an hour.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-25
By Dorothy Garfield
". L. George and His Wife
ACROSS THE BREAKFAST TABLE
Trial MARRIAGE

MR. GEORGE Have that note in the paper about
AA ing document which they undertake that after three
either party will to divorce the other not
satisfied with bargain? suppose that's what's called trial
marriage though every marriage is trial in its Laughs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-25
WHO SAID IT
AND WHERE

"A man Of destiny"
This epithet was first applied TO
Napoleon l by Sir Walter Scott.
Licked into shape"
A popular notion of distant dayg
was that a bear cub was born
shapeless and the mother licked
it into shape, Hence comes the
expression quoted above.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-25
The Origin Of a Phrase.

EFOM corruption of the Anglo-Saxon we get the
phrase, s'as mad halter" The word mad =
meant furious angry venomous and latter meant an
adder viper Thus is as adder =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-25
never put soda into aluminium
saucepans; it turns them black.

When replacing pieces which
nave been Jagged" out of the
wallpaper, do not cut the patch
10 be added-tear the paper. The
irregular edges when the patch is
pasted down VIII he scarcely
noticeable, whereas clean, even
cages can be detected at a glance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-22
Notice of stockholders, Mee.ing

Notice of Stockholders' Meeting The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Alabama Home Mort gage Company will be held at the office of the Company, POPS First Avenue. Bir- mingham Ala, on Tuesday. December IS. 1928, at p. m., for the purpose of elect ing directors and transacting such other business as may come before a regular meeting. w. v M ROBERTSON.
 President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-22
MERCHANDISE
COOL THINGS TO EAT
ORANGES! ORANGES!

ORANGES - Delicious Satsu- ma oranges, sweet and juicy, direct from grower; fine for home use or gifts; half-strap (about ITO oranges) $3; quar- ter-strap, $1.75, by express. w. H. Roberts, Irvington, Mo- bile county, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-22
SWAP
LEGALS


Notice of Stockholders' Meeting
 The regular annual meeting Of the stockholders of the Alabama Home Build ing and Loan Association will be held at the office of the Association, 2026 First Avenue, Birmingham, Ala. Tuesday. December lS, 1928, at 12 .poon. for the purpose of electing derct8s and trans acting such other business as may come before regular meeting.
 H. M ROBERTSON, President. W. V. NJ. ROBERTSON, General Manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-22
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-22

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 INvESTMENT-One double and one single
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 in on 9th Ave. good opportunity for a good investment. Call me about this. T. W Quinn. Motion Realty Co.,, Main
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-22
MUSICAL INSTR MENTs s

PIANOS-Organs. player pianos, phono- graphs and record at bargain prices Write if you can't call, and save money. E. E. Forbes & Sons. 1922 Sd Ave
 SAXOPHONE-For sale. Conn Melody Saxophone, gold plated, with case brand new: rare bargain. Phone Main sS11.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-22


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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
{ Gossip About the Films
Reviews of Some of the New Pictures.

in type that there was little varia-
tion in the mental pictures con-
ceived by reader, an artist and a
casting director. @
The drabness and the smallness Of
Junction City crops out in every inch
of the setting that has built.
The set also breathes something Of
the coziness and neighborliness of a
small town. IT more nearly approx
mates scene in q small western town
than any have seen.
That set also reveals the char
acter and temperament Of Glenn
Hunter who is to star il the pic
ture. Hunter is small-town boy,
He faced the same hopes | puz.
zling complexities OF life that were
faced by Guy Plummer. the hero Of
the story. But Guy Plummer was
a creature of circumstances. That ~.
he We influenced by everyone with
whom he came in contact. In his
late teens and esrly twenties he was
overwhelmed by life.
On the other hand, Hunter left his
small town and headed for New
York with clear vision of the iad-
der he had to climb and definite
notion of what he was goin. to do
with his life. He was often witho1:
nickel in his pockets. He slept
on park benches. But he held on.
At present he is starring in "Mer.
ton of the Movies" one of Broad
ways biggest stage hits. He plays
eight performances week. He re-
ports at the movie studios in the
morning and after matin IS. There
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30

have been days in the past few
weeks in which he has worked 20
hours.
Success has not turned Hunters
head. He came off the set to meet
me. Il want you to know L | ap-
preciate every kind thing you have
written of me-" he said. "You be-
lieved in me before / had a chance
at big things. only hope l can
com. up to what you and your read
ers expect of me-"
There was a pause Of embarrass-
ment.; Then, "If hard work, doing
the best can, counts, I'll not disal-
point YOU" The boys vol e trem-
bled. He rushed back to work.
have seen Glenn Hunter in
lighter moments, but on the set he
is entirely absorbed in the serious
ness of life, in the struggle to
ach'--n something very definite with
each one Of his days. He has the
spirit of youth. He will always have
it. And you can't hold man down
when he has that.
Norma Talmadge is going to do o
screen version of Shakespeare's great
est love story, Romeo and Juliet,
That's the news from Joseph NJ.
Schneck.
And with this news recurs the old
saying that classics never die. This
particular one has been filmed sever
times, aside from the fact that it
has been produced on the stage BY
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
BY JACK .JuNGMEYER

Hollywood, Sept. 20.-Out on the
Joseph NJ. Schenck production lot
they're converting Joseph Schildkraut,
handsome and talented youth, Aus
trian actor, into the great American
screen lover.
They are Miss Frances Marion
and Chester Franklin, co-directors for
Dust of Desire" and a corps of
other experts in film and heart tech
nique.
It's an interesting Transformation
-hastened : because Schildkraut is
practicing with Norma Talmadge in
her new picture. / watched part Of
the process.
Norma, fiery half-savage dancer
of the African desert, reposed amid
silken cushions. Beside her, in
sheikish costume and his dark eyes
smoldering, sat Joseph. French
spy hiding duplicity under a cloak
of romance. About them squatted
our group of experts, in solemn con-
ference, acquainting, Schildkraut
with the American girls demands in
fi'wr flirting. The actor, annoyed
as any man whose amatory style is
che llenged, was plainly baffled.
The directors called lunch so that
'he might regain composure, and
Meantime Miss Marion, one Of the
"a celebrated and high-salaried
pAotodramatists, retained on "D-st
|of Desire" to expert such situations,
exr' '7ed the controversy.
"Schildkraut," she said, TRAINED
In the European school of acting,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30

the announcement of the film execu.
tive himself. n
The idea, however, originated With
Jack Montgomery, father of the IA
nous movie baby. and Sol Lesser
Inc latter is the father of tw chill.
d-Hn,
Pesgys parents and Lesser are
very much interested in child wei.
fare. They believe better conditions
should exist and their belief is con
struchye. Hence they win imme
dlateiy begin laying aside money for
this purpose, it is announced.
1t has not been definitely deter.
mined Just how funds so acquired are
to be distributed and used. Lesser
and the parents invite suggestions
from all recognized child welfare or
carnations in, the United States.
At the Genpsey-Firpo fight. A
broad-ehouldered fellow dressed in
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30

released soon. Stan La rel bur-
lesQues the exploits of the intrepid
camera man.
Bill Hart took a tumble that he
hadn't planned in the filming of
"The Bargain" Carefully inspected
ground where he and his hors were
to slide failed to reveal a hidden
root. The horse was baoly
scratched, but Hart received a
s2rained wrist and numerous bruises.
Constance Talmadge will be next
seen in screen version Of Edgar
Selwyn's play. THE Mirage" 1t viii
follow completion of TIE Danger
Ous Maid"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30

rected by William Beaudins. First
National executives belie-e Ben is
destined for the highest honors the
screen can give.
He made his frs. appearance be
fore the footlights in a sketch writ
ten by his mother. who. by the way
gets credit for his wonderf. p,og-
ress. In it he toured from San
Francisco to Chicago. And then be-
gan most extensive histrionic "a
reer.
d. W. Griffith discovered him and
gave him an important boy-role in
Hearts of the World Followed
others, each adding more glory to his
series of successes.
Child welfare organizations through
out the country are to receive 3 pei
cent of all the profits derived fron
Baby Peggy's films under her new
contract with Sol Lesser. This is
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30

countless professional ard -, eui
thespians. Incidentally, it is re
ported that Mar Pickford and Doug
las Fairbanks are thinking of he
filming 0, the same play.
po Hess of the above fac. and
the possibilities Of other companiey
filming the play, Norma is going
al with her plans. She has Wis
ions of st. ring in a more lavish and
ambitious perturbation of it than has
yet been attempted. She hopes /,
make it the triumph of her caresr.
Ben Alexander. twelve-year-old
movie phenom now holds a long-terp.
contract with Associated First Ma
tional Pictures, Inc. 1t is in recJg
milton of his sterling work in the lead
ing role in ''Penrod and SAM
He will sRoon appear in odd Fa.
theirs and Young Sons" an original
Booth Harrington story. TO be pro-
duced by j. X. Macdonald and di-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30

white corduroy A white sombrcro
three feet wide. Everyon. gapes at
him, Then "One-Eyc" Connolly, wlo
has seen every championship fight T.
the last : 20 years without paying ad-
mission, spies him. The famous gate.
crasher yells at him. Hey. Tomm @ |!
Look around here, Tommi: ~ Il
Tommie looks around and shouts.
Hello, One-Eye.'
Who else in such a sombrero
could it have been but movie
actor? And what other movie actor
than Tom Mix?
"Roughest Africa" highly anus
ing travesty on the African jungle
pictures recently, featured, % be
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30

gives his love gestures the finesse,
the courtly restraint and sly in
nuendo to which old world audiences
are accustomed. But they are too
delicate, too tender, to get over with
the American woman. So our "ob-
lem is to translate the II amer he
would automatically assume as an
aristocratic Frenchman to our more
vigorous love idiom without hurting
the characterization. His own ar
tistic gesture might be considered
here too effeminate.
Cant you hear cur sophisticated
young lady say, to her swould-be
hero as he thrHms hiT fingers along
her wrist. eTry that on your o. n
guitar?" or, replying % delicate
phrase about her sun-kfssed hair,
yeah, the best brilliantinn at fifty
per bottle?
s.No stage hero can survive that
attitude of the audience flapper.
Hes got to be more brisk,
give our girls a thrill. That's what
we were impressing upon Schild-
Maybe SO, Miss Marion! 1t
propaganda, which we hoped had
been effectually squelched by recent
divorce statistics, being ourself of
a far. different type. But it has
never been our policy to argue with
q lady-especially a lady who, by
proof of topping success in the
many and varied screen plays she's
created and directed, patiently knows
what she's talking about.
There was recent screen Pc
Eiod,p she resumed, when the Amer
lean girl, to show her sophistication,
went in for plays and players of an
erotic and exotic type. The, Ftepdian
ir', nee, that. That was the ey-
dey Of real and fake Latin, lovers.
Tf-- the flapper leng. hened her
| skirts and returned her fealtyi to i.he
american hero simultaneously"
Hurrah for the American lover !!
And that brings us back to S,hild-
kraut, returned now from pie with ice
cream to romance a la mode on the
Talmadge set. Just what kline of ges-
ture then, he inquired amiably, would
the = 'ctors and counselors suggest
rs flapper proof?
Miss Marion could tell him but
couldn't show him. Better get some-
one who knows! All, suggests some
one, just the man, and right on the
lot, too-William Mack,
Would Mr.. Mack be so good as to
show Mr.. Schildkraut how thc az
gressive American Male woos Ind
wins? Sure-Mr. Mack would be
orr. too harry. being himself not
without reputation as a great lover,
as his marriage to four Amer;
beauties attest.
Postscript: The fact that Mack
was also four times divorced really
has nothing to do with the case.
"West OF The Water Tower"
The picturization of "West of the
Water Tower" promises to furnish the
screen one of its most human" pic
lures. This prediction is based sole
iy on a studio visit when l watched
Rollin Sturgeon directing Glenn Hun
ter, and here is often many a serious
slip between the studio and the
screen.
west of the Water Tower" whicc
Homer Croy wrcte anonymously
|abounded with small incid t. 'ttlr
glimpses into human motives and hui
man Understandings. The other not
pble quality of the book was the
flarity with which he sketciied his
-.rrS
At the time this writer reviewed
le book he passed it on to- an ar
IAto read and to draw the chief
nters of the story as he yis
Inn. Walking onto the e !
picture was being shot
Sc drawings come to life
depicted them so clearly
Evening star., 1923-09-09

Continued on Ninth Page.)
, 1923-05-28
CASPER DENTIST
DEFENDANT IN
BIC DAMAGE SUIT
Piece of Needle Left in
Jaw, Patient Claims;
$20,760 Is Asked.

DR.. Frank Carll. local dentist. has
been sued by Ollie Lewis for S2O.76 on
h ground that in extracting a tooth
tooth the dentist broke off n hypo.
dermic needle in the plaintiffs jaw
and failed TO remove the piece OF
steel. This according to the suit
caused the plaintiffs health to suffer
to such an extent that she was unable
to continue her work and support her
two children. 1t is also so asserted
that the plaintiffs other teeth have
become diseased and that the sight
of her left eye has been permanently
affected.
The suit states that the plaintiff
went to DR.. CARL for dental advice
December Is. 1929 and tina the quar-
ter inch of needle vas removed by an
other dentist january 20, 1923.
The suit asks for $40, 900 for gen.
eral damages. $500 for loss If earning
power and $50 for expense incurred
through supplementary dental treat.
mont.
Henry E. Perkins Is the attorney
for the plaintiff.
, 1923-05-28
JAPANESE WAR
VET IS DENIED
CITIZENSHIP
Papers Issued Member Of
Coast Guard Crew
Are Cancelled.

BOSTON, May 2s.-The act Of con.
gresH OF 1919 granting naturalization
rights to any person OF foreign birth
who served I'm the army or navy dur
ing the world war docs not apply to
Japanese. Federal Judge Lowell ruled
today. He ordered revoked the cltl.
zenshlp papers granted in 1921 under
this act TO Heldemulsu Loyota. n
member Of the crew Of the coast guard
cutter Acushnet. Loyota served on
the Acushnet throughout the war.
The court said tina II was the set.
tied policy OF the United States not
TO admit any Japanese to citizenship.
at is con.ended. however" he add
ed that n different rulo applies to
persons who were IN tho military or
naval service. This has been denied
In two well considered opinions. I am
Of the opinion that the two recent
cases lay down the proper rule OF
law"
United States Attorney Harris has
petitioned the court for revocation OF
Loyota papers.
, 1923-05-28
RUHR REDS SPREAD TERROR

mine would DO flooded. Police at
tackled the communist forces and
drove them away, after two OF the po-
lice were killed and IL wounded, one
fatally. Communists left two dead on
the field and carried many wounded
away with them. They were armed
with hand grenades which they used
effect vely, the police reported.
The strike is spreading into the
Rhineland. At Duisburg the metal
workers went out today.
The situation at Hamborn is so
serious hat the authorities have pro-
hibite1 the sale OF alcoholic drinks.
Other industrial centers are consider
ing similar action.
At Dusseldorf. the security police
had a clash today with striking street
a and gas worker employees, in
which one workman was killed and
several were wounded.