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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-30
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AT THE BIJOU

Music. dancing and magic of the nth degree in vaudeville are belng presented during the last half of Ioew's Bijou show for the week. This is the best balanced bill seen at this theatre during the season, and hundreds of patrons were amused and entertained to the high est pitch through vaudeville endeav- ors at the first show night. This audience is supposed to be the hard est for actors to put their stuff over, but there was little difficulty during this show.
 Jimmy Savo and company without doubt was the funniest act Of It's class ever seen at this playhouse. The company" a titian haired beauty, had little to do but add her attractiveness to Jimmy. With a character makeup that was scream just to look at him, he showed the earmarks of a comedian throughout the slSit with his antics. This act admission, provided you have loose rib that needs exercise.
 Cardo and Noll presented sing ing number that deserved much credit Both members of this team have exceptional voices and were at their best when they sang the "Miserere" from "Ill Trovatore." Their act would probably have gone better had they left out their funny lines and devoted the entire time to vocaliZng.
 Presenting three legs of dancing, Bennington and Scott. gave the most unusual entertainment of the eve ming. The male member has an
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SHOOTS WEALTHY MAN THEN KILLS HERSELF
New York Police Are Baffled By
 Strange Case

NEW YORK, March 29. - Robert W. Burnham, wealthy contractor, was shot and probably fatally wounded Tn his office suite Thursday by Elena Ziegler. who then committed suicide.
 Harry S. Cox, one of Burnham employees, said that Miss Zeigler called at the office in the Grand Central building and paced up ana down in the corridor after she had announced herself.
 Burnham came out and beckoned her to enter his private office, Cox declared.
 ''They talked in low tones for about 10 minutes" said COX. Iheh 1 heard two shots."
 Cox rushed into the off1ce ana found Burnham leaning against a desk with blood flowing from ms head The girl, he said, was On the floor. motionless.
 Physicians, who examined the palr' said that Miss Zeigler had met with instant death. Burnham was hurried to Bellevue hospital, where he mas slight chances of recovery.
 Authorities are at loss to know of the relationship between the wealthy contractor and the girl Burnham, friends say, is happily mar ried.
 The wounded man has palatiai home, Riverview Manor, at Dobbs Ferry and is a member of number of exclusive clubs.
 Miss Ziegler, 26. lived on Riverside Drive and was eXpensively dressed Little is known of her.
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l DORA BIDDER STICKS
 TO ONE JOB 53 YEARS
Began Making Caps When Hoop
 skirts Were Stylish

CINCINNATI. O., March 29.-Dora Ridder of Cincinnati has stuck to one job for 5S years with the Charles Tobias, Bros. & Co.,. cap manufac- turers Dora Ridder made up her mind a half century ago that she liked her job and her boss and no one has been able to change it.
 She holds two records that dis tinguish her among her seX-one for holding on to her job and the other fo.. never changing her mind once 1t is made up.
 The place where the Tobias cap factory now stands was a COW pas ture when Dora Bidder first reported for work. She was 21 years old and had dark hair. And women were just getting out of hoop skirts. And it was only six year! after the Civil war. Years flew by. times changed The founders of the Tobias factory died Their sons took over the busi- ness. And then their grandsons. But Dora liking ger job was still there. White strands began to show in her dark hair. here and there a wrinkle in her placid face. Old hands in the factor passed away. Others went elsewhere. new hands, new machines, electricity.
 And of the old times only Dora Ridder and her sister Carrie re- mained. Carrie incidentally has been working in the same cap factory for 49 years.
 White haired now, they never miss day. Their pi esent employers, grandsons of the first Tobias were not born when Dora and Carrie began to make, Tobias caps.
 You don't suppose we'd keep on working if we didn't like cap mak- ing, do your
 Their story is told in l look on the romance of cap making issued by the Tobias firm, which is the oldest cap concern in the world It is entitled. "Three Generations of Cap Makers
 To Dora Ridder goes the credit for first conceiving the idea of a non breaSable piece of canvas inside of the cap visor which would not wilt or become 'floppy." Today the con cern is putting that type of visor (peak) on all of it's caps and Dora sitting at her machine, must feel proud of her creation as she sees thousands of dozens of her ideas mass through the factory weekly.
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of the week. In continuing the story the adjectives can be moved one de- gree nearer the superlative. The of ferings are not good and better, but better and best That Is covering a lot of territory, especially In coming from one of a melancholy nature.
 William Cullen Bryant once said never call a person an artist unless he is. One can safely follow his die tum and still call most of the per formers at the Lyric artists. Even the personnel of the nut" act come in this class.
 The top position Is easily claimed by three men and two women in spot three, billed as "flashes of Songlanda There is bit of tragedy connected with this offering. It seems a shame that an act wherein such singing Is done should receive no more appre- citation than Flashes of Songland' does. The only explanation is the alleged American aversion to any thing except jazz or slush on the va riety stage. The act is well staged and the settings are excellent. Up- stage opera lovers should put thelr prejudices to vaudeville in their re- spective hip pockets and see it-and this is no rash statement.
 Now comes the artistic nuts. They place because they please. The pro- gram does not say whether the fic- tional Marie La Tour of Nina Will cox Putnam's stories is prototype of Babe LaTour, billed with Broom stick Elliott Tn Daddy" but if she were her stock might go up little. and that's saying whole lot. Miss LaTour Is vest pocket edition of Trixie Friganza, while her work is reminiscent of the "balmy" Trixie. And make you laugh, boy, howdy. Elliott is cross eyed, ugly and ridi culous. He has burlesque dance that is scream.
 Good singing is the feature of the program. Dorothy Banner, The Country Club Girl" sings and smiles her way right into the hearts of the audience. Her smile is delightfully."- infectious and almost as good as her voice.
 Tom Browns Princeton Five closes the show, having switched to this position after the audience had ham pered Flashes of Songland" Thursday afternoon by walking out. Very few | walked out on the mirthful music makers. They couldn't resist the temptation to hear the last note. The l five plays a little bit of every kind | of instrument. while Miss Ramer l lends her presence for few min | utes to sing an accompaniment. The vaudeville program is opened
 by pair of mean steppers. Lew Van and Turah Tyson, in something just a little different. They're good, too. | Frank Mayo. In The Flaming Hour is the picture. The orchestra offers Lovely Melody and "On Pa radc."
 The show is speedy. It steps right out from the first curtain and moves along at merry clip. It's funny and entertaining and here and there
 strikes responsive note of longing " H l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-30
CLEMENCY EXPECTED
MOscOw Does Not Believe Church
 Men Will He Executed

MOSCOW March 29.-(By Asso- ciated Press. 1.-The general impress sion prevailed in Moscow tonight that the execution of Archbishop Zepliak, head of the Roman Cathohc church in Russia. and Vicar General Butchkavitcha, who were condemned to death by the soviet court Monday, pro bably would not be carried out and that the prelates would receive some degree of clemency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-30

And she did, tco
 The pretty flower fairies and the Raggedys and Betsy Bonnet String all danced around Granny Hoppy- toad when he put on the uniform, for he looked very nice in it!'
 And Granny Hoppytoad was so proud, he started in to work right away. Seeing a lot of tiny bugs starting to eat the leaves of flowers nearby Granny Hoppytoad said to them:
 Here. there, You musn't eat the flower leaves" But as the little bugs just kept on eating. Granny Hoppy- toad ate all the little bugs. Hmm" Gramp Hoppytoad said, that was easier than taking them to jail.'
 So if you see a Hoppytoad around the flowers any time, you may know he is one of the Flower Fairies Policemen.
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be paid for working fer the pretty Flower Fairies? Not me-
 Then, that is settled," the Flower Fairies replied. And your work is to keep all the tiny bugs and insects off the flowers, and we will call you the Flower Fairies Policeman"
 Granny Hoppytoad rolled his big googly eyes and smiled until the cor ners Cf his mouth tickled the backs of his ears. That's it,' he said proudly, I'll be the flower police man."
 Granny Hoppy toad should have a nice blue coat with brass buttons and shiny star. and a policeman's hat! Raggedy Ann suggested.
 'Oh. that is q nice ideal" Betsy Bonnet String laughed, .I'll shake my magic apron and get Granny Hop pytoad a whole policeman's uniform with brass buttons and shiny star" i were very good for this class act.
 Shirley Mason is starred In the photoplay Shirley of the Circus" As it's title implies the story is cen tered about circus life and many thrilling moments keep the audi ence holding to the arm rests. It is splendid vehicle for this young screen artist News reels and com edies completed the bill.-B R. W.
 AT THE LYRIC
 There is" quoth the topers, mo bad whisky
 The answer, of course, is that since the beginning of the great drouth it's all good and better.
 So to paraphrase. there is no bad vaudeville at the Lyric the last half
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sOCIETL HAS MEETINC

The Agri Choriban society of the Roberts school held an interesting meeting Wednesday afternoon in the class rooms of Miss Blanche Lamb The following appeared on the pro- gram: Frances Vail. w. Braley Charles Nixon, Frances Pitts, Edna Payne. Evelyn Winburn, Olive Hat
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BEssEMER BUREAU

Persons desiring to get in touch with the Bessemer bureau of The ARe-Herald circulation department will please phone Bessemer 10S1-W Those desiring to call Howe Price Bessemer correspondent, will please phone Bessemer 276.
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GRADUATION RECITAL

The graduation recital of Miss Eva Neal Porter pianist on Wednesday evening, held at at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. w. H. Porter. was a brilliant affair. Miss Porter is the pupil of the Grove school of music. The home was arranged with a profusion of spring flowers and Mrs. Porter was assisted in receiv- ing by Mrs. Ellis Perry Mrs. Bruce Snider and Mrs. Bryan Waller. Miss Mary Rutldge, Miss Hirsch Childs and Miss Margaret Porter acted as ushers whilc-Nss Josephine Vance, Miss Rebecca williamson, Miss Ev- elyn Porter and Miss Byrda Crop well served punch. Miss Jessie Tringle assisted Miss Porter in the program. There were about 150 guests included in this hospitality.
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DAUCHTERs TO MEET

The United Daughters of the Con- federacy will meet Tuesday afternoon April 8, with Mrs. w. T. Loveless, on owen avenue. instead of with Mrs. F. S. Fitzgerald, as previously an nounced. Mrs. A. W. Gray and Mrs !. w. McCorkle will be associate hostesses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-30
TWO RECORDS BROKEN
Birdmen Attain Greatest Speed II
 History

DIruIHeu Httd1H Urtutebt Spe60 In
 History
 DAYTON. O.. March 29.-Onited News. .)-The worlds airplane speed record was broken here twice Thurs day within a short time. When the exhaust fumes cleared away, the lau- rels finally rested with Lieut.. l.. J. Maitland. who flew four laps at a rate of 240 miles an hour.
 A few minutes earlier Lieut.. R. L. Maughan. had set his second world speed record in 4S hours. flying at 236 miles an hour. Tuesday Maughan flew at 233.S7 miles an hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-30
OLD MAIDS, CONyENTION

The Greeley School Improvement society will present The Old Maids Convention" on Friday evening at the school house. A large number of tickets have been sold, the pro- ceeds to be used in improving the school grounds. There will be about 20 prominent people in the cast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-30
MUSIC STUDY GLIB

The young people of Jonesboro have been asked to attend a meet ing at the school house Friday aft ernoon at o'clock when jupior music study club will be organized. Mrs. Norman Thompson has charge of the meeting at which a director will be chosen and plans made for a summer campaign.
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one knows that soda water Is very nice and ice cream soda S from magical soda water trees in the deep, deep woods are much better than any other kind. Still after the Raggedys and Betsy Bonnet String and Granny Hoppytoad and the pretty little Flower Fairies had each had siXty-leven sodas, they decided they had enough for one time. And I guess that really was enough.
 So, the pretty lit tie Flower Fairies g than ked Grampy Hoppytoad for res cuing them fire m the Geewhiliker and said: "Grampy Hop pytoad, are you working any place now?"
 "No!" G r a m p y Hoppytoad replied, T was working out in the great yellow meadow, but I fin . ished that work yes terday. Why do you ask. pretty little Flower Fairies?" "CaiIcein tba IittIn
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1Qo1 EOPD COTl

away. Lutie Ansley, Maurine Turk, Philander Strauss, Kathrine Cason. The next meeting of the society will be held on April Il.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-30
EMPLOYMENT
HELP WANTED-MALE

MIR. INSURANCE MAN-You have been in the business for several years. You know the business but you are still on debit making from $25 to $60 per week, while others that you know. no more capable than you are. occupy positions of superintendents and agency manager. and reAsive salaries of 1000 to xlo.ooo and moN per year. Why! Iney sa" opportunity and took advantage of It. The Southern Insurance Company Of fers you opportunity. R c. Jor0an' supervisor of Agents. 800 Farley bid6. YOUNG MEN WANTED--If you are honest and ambitious and If you nave ability as a salesman; we can soon tram you for positions of Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent. that pay sal aries of from $40 to $100 per week. You can earn from $25 to $50 per week while you learn. R. c. Jordan, Supervisor of Agents, 500 Farley Bldg. ENGRAVER-High class man wanted. permanent position open at once excel lent working conditions. by largest re- tail jeweler in the south In replying and state fully character of work you are capable of doing. Geo. T. Brodnax, Inc. Memphis. Tenn
 WANTED-3 young men to learn
 salesmanship; good pay while learning. Apply to MT. McCrea,
 3O6 N. 17th St., before 8:30 ..
 m., or after 5 p. m.
 MEN wanting positions firemen. braksmep coiored train or sleeping car porteE<--f write for application blank; experience unnecessary; first class roads; no strike. Name position wanted. Railway ln- stituts. Dept. 15 Indianapolis. Ind.
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MUSICAL RECITAL

An interesting musical recital will be given by the choir of the First Methodist church Sunday evening" which is to be the annual Easter song service. Miss Nellie Adams, organist, will be assisted by Mrs. Hall Rags dale and the following will compose the choir: Mrs. Charles Bobo, Mrs. l.. I. McGriff. Miss Marion Neal Miss Phyllis Waites, Miss Willie Johnson. Miss Amy Bryant. Miss Mary Thorn
 burg and Miss Mabel Moore, and pr. Wood Price. R. L. Bramlett. Dr. J. A. Harper Dan Davis. w. c. Baty, Will bert Golson and pr. l.. M. Barnett.
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piled, TIT You would like to work. we need someone to help us take care of the beautiful flowers"
 "Oh, l would love that kind of work" Granny Hoppytoad said.
 You see" the pretty Flower Fairies explained, "It is very easy for us to make beautiful flowers grow. for whenever we wish flowers to grow in a place, we just have a dance. and wherever our feet touch, a beautiful flower grows. But. you see, after we have made the flower grow, then We cannot take care of it and often little tiny creatures eat the leaves from the flower and the flowers wither and fade! If you would like to work fer the Flower Fairies, you may start in right away. But of course, we cannot pay you anything for working"
 "Of course not" Granny Hoppy- toad laughed. "Who would want to
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educated wooden leg that was able to keep time with all classes of dancing. He received generous amount of the applause through his solo dance. The girl was also a clever dancer.
 The Royal Pekin troupe. a Chinese magical number, was as evasive as all such acts are to the general au- dience. They performed many feats of magic with water bowls and live fish that seemed almost impossible Their twirling of plates on slender bamboo poles was done as only an Oriental could have done.
 Opening the bill with a musical act of a novel type, the Brambinos presented something that is not seen often in vaudeville houses. They
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-24
# HEAIRE6S
"SOME WILD OATS"
AT DUDLEYS TODAY.


Hundreds of men and women saw
the sensational photoplay, "Some
Wild Oats" now showing at Dudley's
Opera House. The fact that each
succeeding performance was better
attended, was evidence that the pho
toplay created great interest
The picture has an all-star cast,
featuring William jefferson. While
it IS entertaining and instructive IN
a way, yet it is called the most dar-
ing and senatorial motion p'clure
yet attempted.
The piaure deals with the miser-
able and often fatal, effects result
ing from chance acquaintance Of
men and women On the streets OF
New York City, or any other big
city, and drives home its lesson by
showing the adventures of a green
farm boy who comes to New York
to take his last fling before joining
the navy. A friend, who has trod-
den the primrose path before him
and partaken of the bitter fruits
save him from real harm by ruse
but that is another story that the
film must tell itself. Many scenes
of New York life are shown, in
Guiding widely known dance halls,
resorts and cabarets along Broad
way.
Manager Dudley recommends that
everybody in Americas see this mo-
ton picture, and it will mean more
happy homes, cleaner living and
longer life. The picture is being
shown separately for men and wom-
en-, and we understand the reason
for that is to show the true spirit
and seriousness Of the subject and
not endeavor to appeal to the NOR
bid and sensational, seeking AUDI
ences.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-24
"HOTTENTOT" HAS THE
WELLS OF A MIRTHOUAKE


What is claimed to be one of the
most thrilling laugh-makers ever
shown on the screen is 1.-The Hot
tento," the picture attraction at the
Rylander Theatre today and Friday.
The picture has been scoring, a ire
mendous hit everywhere shown and
literally makes the audience stand
up and shout.
The most interesting portion of
the film is the steeplechase, which
is most exciting. The audience
gets all the thrills of a fast horse
race and none of the discomforts of
standing in a racing stand on "a hot
day surrounded by jam of shiek-
ing fans dancing up and down on
your feetaand screaming in your
ears.
The management of the Rylander
makes the following statement con-
corning 1.-The Hottentot."
Its a riot. One of the great big
hits of the year. That steelechase!
When you're not laughing you're
yelling-yelling like! And the
story! A panic when youth who
can't even stick on a rocking-hOrse
has to ride a four legged thunderbolt
because his girl believes he's a IA
nous steeplechaser."
1.-THE Hottentot' is Willie Golfers
famous stage hit transferred to the
screen with Douglas MacLean and
Madge Bellamy in the cast.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-24
WAYCROSS SALESMAN HELD
ON BAD CHECK CHARGES

MAYCROSS, May 24.-Detective
Gloer of Columbus, and Chief of
Police ]. W. Colley arrested j. D.
Keen, who has been working with
the Walker-Hood Furniture company
for the past three weeks as city sales
man, on several charges. Mr.. Gloer
said that he had been tracing Keen
through Tennessee and Florida and
Georgia for the past six months
that he has passed bad checks in
Columbus and had signed fictitious
names to checks that Keene had used
several aliases, among them being
Austin F. Lake, C. H. Turner, H. 0.
Clanton and G. W. Wright.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-24
FEDERAL COURT STARTS
MAY SESSION AT ROME

ROME, May 24.-"The trouble in
enforcing the prohibition law, the
trouble that comes to those who vio
late it, and the suffering that comes
to some of their families, lies right
at the door of you who finance the
traffic." said Judge Samuel H. Sib-
ley in charging the grand jury of
the May term of Federal court.
The grand jury was called and 7.
Arthur Jackson, of Lafayette, was
sworn in as foreman. The jury is
composed of % citizens Of the dis
trict, three of them from Rome, and
the others scattered over the entire
district. AG.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-24
COMMISSIONERS WILL
REPAIR MAYOR ROADS

NALDOSTA, May While the
county commissioners were in ses-
sion Commissioner Carter mentioned
the deplorable condition of road
leading out from Naylor in all di-
rections. The board authorized Mr..
Carter to put a gang of 20 convicts
and 5 or mule teams to work on
these roads for the purpose of grad
ing, Strengthening and rebuilding
them. While the gang is at work
the road from Valdosta to Naylor
will be shortened.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-24
Believe 1t Or
Not!

NASHUA, N. H., May 24.-Ten-
ants who for many years occupied
houses belonging to James e,
Humphrey, who died in this town, a
few days ago, are the principal bene-
ficiaries under the will, each getting
the house he lived in. But a small
part Of the $4,000 estate goes to
distant relatives, virtually all of the
real estate being left to tenants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-24
VALDOSTA GOLFERS
At QUITMAN TODAY
Team Headed by Turner Rock
well VIII Play Fast Golf
League Squad at Home

VALDOSTA, May 24.-The Val
dosta golf team which went to Quit
man today for a crucial struggle in
that city is composed of Turner
Rockwell, w. NJ. Oliver, w. NJ. How
ell, J. A. Campbell, Jr,, T. H. Log
gins, George H. Feagle, ]. E. Ting
pen and NJ NJ. Belote. The locals
regard Quitman as being tho strong
est team in the league with the pos
sible exception of Thomasvflle,
and they feel at a disadvantage on
Quitman grounds which are unusual
to them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-24
INTER-RACIAL MEETING
AT ALBANY THURSDAY

ALBANY, May 24-An inter-ra-
cial meeting will be held in Albany
Thursday night to discuss the prob
lem of the exodus of negro labor
from this section. Leaders of the ne
gro race arranged the meeting and
invited the mayor and city council,
representative sof the Chamber of
Commerce, civic clubs, Woman's club,
board of education, industrial plants,
farmers and others Of the white race
to attend and help reach q solution.
1t is believed that the meeting viii
be largely attended.