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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
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BREAK MIRROR | GOOD LUCK SIGN
Says Old Bad Luck Super stitiOn No Longer
 Holds

The old superstition about seven years bad luck resulting from smashed mirror, has no meaning for Thomas Meighan, "geod luck" Para mount star.
 In a fight staged recently for his new picture, If You Believe ~t, It's 'So;" the star threw mallet througi a mirror of a back bar in saloon set and smashed the glass to smith ereens. The incident nude some shudder, but Mir. Meighan regarded it as a sign of good luck.
 He also had one oe the liveliest fights of his screen. career, his oppon- ent being Tom Kennedy, a former boxer and powerful man. Not only was the scene of the fight divided into three sections, but it w.,s rehearsed several times before being "shot. The men were pretty well winded by the time they had finished.
 The scene occurs when MT. -eighan in the role of Chick Harris, defends an old man who is being brutally treated | by bartender. This is only one oc. casion when the star has had to battle big men and experts. In "Cappy Kicks he was pitted against Ivan Linow, a wrestler, in a thriller mixup. MT, Meighan is himself a powerful man and clever boxer and wrestler. While he had his hands full in both these com bats, he was able to make a fine show ing.
 If You Believe It, It's So," is a powerful story of underworld life and tells of the reformation of city crook who goes to the couAtry and finds love in a new environm,..t. It will be shown at the Capitol theatre next Monday and Tuesday. Pauline Stark, Joseph J Bowling and Theodore Roberts have the principal supporting les.
 Wednesday and Thursday ushers in Norma Talmadge in ''The Law of Compensation, while Friuay and Sat. urday, May McAvoy an an all star cast will be seeI in first run produc. ton, Her Reputation" a.e
 Several valuable prizes will be awarded the winners in the "Who's Who Guessing Contest" which opens al the Capitol on Monday, July 18th. The prizes will be announced and listed in the daily papers and on the Capitol screen this week. g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
MUSICAL REVUE
 IS FEATURE ACT
Vaudeville Bill Also Has Feature Screen
 Drama

''The Shoe Box Revue" is the title of the vaudeville headliner of this week at LOew's Bijou, beginning Monday aft ernOOn, this extraordinary feature be- ing presented by Ann Linn and com pany, with Jack Thompson, by way of a revue of songs, dances and comedy, the cast including sextet of pretty girls and capable comedians. This act, which will be the last on the bill, scored a great success at Atlanta, where it was presented during the past week, coming from New York.
 Fans who like their. movies iD large dramatic slices, well-sugared with com promised a feast in '"The Fools Awak- ening," the Metro-Goldwyn picture an- nounced as the screen feature of this weeks bill at Loew's. This feature, which was directed by Harold Shaw, is a screen version of William J. Locke's thrilling novel, "The Tale of Triona," 1" the story of writer who assumed an- other mans name, and became famous. The cast includes a host of big play CTS, such as Harrison Ford, Enid Ben nett, Mary Alden, Alec Francis, Lionel Belmore, Harry NOrthrup and others. The picture shows the danger in living lie, once started, and the plot basis provides wonderful opportunity for hu- man and convincing characterizations by the ''all-star" cast.
 The "Vanderbilts" open the weeks vaudeville bill with an act of ''rehears- ing for the millionaires' ball." followed by a rather unusual act presented by Officer Hyman. known as ''the real cop who will, in songs and stories, tell of his 25 years of service on the New York police force: There is also some thing different" in the comedy skit, 'The Boomerang" by Naomi Ray, with Bertram and Harrison, and their chat ter and songs are promised to prove a treat More diversity is furnished by Gould and Rash, long famous on the vaudeville stage as the twO-man quartet" whose harmony songs and com edy chatter on this occasion promises to present much that is new and right up-to-date.
 P. S.-"Lest we forget: = Do not fail to see Harrison Ford and Enid Ben nett in The Fools Awakening" on the screen at LoewS BijOu this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
LoUe Letter Written
 To Self Goes Astray
Starts Ball Rolling In Merry Mix-Up That Near
 Ends In Disaster To Hubby

the ball rOlling and the complications are many before the mess is straight ened out.
 Helen Ray, talented character wo- man of the company-is seen in role that recall her performances in '"The Alarm Clock" and 'gThe Demi Virgin, while Selmer Jackson will portray Reginald. Arthur Byren, will also be cast in a very amusing characteriza- tion, while Kathleen Comegys, Temzen Manker, Marion EversOn, DeForest Dawley, Hal Crane and Peter Buffers are suitably and amusingly cast.
 "Parlor- Bedroom and Bath" is a comedy classic-one that keeps the au- dience perpetuously convulsed-with tightening changes of plot and story, and its success in New York and Chi cago was such that it has been seen time and time again in those two the atrical centers. With the All Star lief ferson Players portraying it-it should be an outstanding success-one that will tax the capacity of the intimate and comfortable Jefferson Theatre.
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years ago. It also depicts life as it is really lived today on the big planta- tions of the south and has for a pro- logue quite the most pretentious scenes showing court, peasant and city life in the time of Louis XIV of France that the screen has ever seen.
 The climax of the picture reyolves around a great forest fire, the real thing by the way. These scenes were filmed in north California while for est ranger was clearing out timber tract.
 The entire Ince company worked for a week at high pressure and at various times were in some danger when a shift in the course of the flames cut them off. In one instance equipment was abandoned and Lambert Hillyer. direc- tor, was caught in a burning tree.
 Another feature of the photoplay is a novel escape through swamp staged by Marguerite de la Motte and Lloyd Hughes. When a forest fire traps them in a ring of flames, they make their way out by way of a timber Hume.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
CIRCUS COMING
 FOR EAST LAKE
ChiIdren's Week iCelebra- ted With Dog And
 Pony Show

East Fake park hops away on rip roaring week MonG4y, in which it has set aside whole six-oay program hon. bring the children of Birmingan It is to be known as "Children's Week" at East Lake with ~ capital "C". To stage the biggest three days the chil- dren of Birmingham have ever known the management has booked Flo Irvin's Dog and Pony Circus for Honda ., Tues day and Wednesday. with two perform ances being given daily afternoon and night. ~-.
 Flo Irvin's famous circus, in addition to the dozen thrilling rides and the wonder beach will give tEe kiddies fun galore for the first three days of this week. Also, it is stated that free acts will strut their stuff to the amazement of park visitors. This circus has a bevy of undisputed diving champions of the dog family, and when the last New York dog show, was held Miss Irwin was induced to sign contract for the ap- pearance of her high-diving dogs as a special attraction to the show. They made one of the biggest hits of the en- tire New York dog show, thrilling thou sands of New York youngsters and grown-ups as we'll.
 In order that every t0C Tn blrmng- ham may see the circus the park man. agement Ias made a special price for children under fourteen years of age. These will be admitted to the circus for only ten cents each. The circus was brought to Birmingham at enormous ex- pense and the price cut for children to see that they had a great time almost free, the management not hoping to make any money out of tho venture with such small admission price. The edu- cated ponies in the circus hare also won renown the world over for their intelli- gence. a
 With the worde beach running full blast and playing to the largest num- Der of water sports devotees in it's his tory and the special children's program, the East Lake management is planning to break the attendance record for all time this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
Poisoned Paradise
 Expose Monte Carlo
Filmed From Robt w. Service Novel, Sale Of
 Which Is Forbidden In Monte Carlo ;.

Poisoned Paradise" starring Carmel Meyers and Kenneth Harlan. is the fea- ture attraction at the Temple theatre the first half of the current week. It is screen version of the famous novel by Robert w. Service of the same name, in which novel, it will be remembered, Service succeeded in placing Monte Carlo on the literary map with much the same clarity as he depicted Alaska in his earlier writings. The story takes place in Paris and Monte Carlo, and the principal scenes are laid in and about the famous Monte Carlo Casino. That the picture holds unusual inter- est will be readily seen from the fact that Services story in novel form has been prohibited in the principality of Monoca, ruled over by the officials of the famous gambling resort of Monte Carlo. The forbidden story" however
 offered unique picture material, and film authorities who have previewed it, say it is a complete departure from the usual screen plot formula. In addition to the feature film, for the first part of the week, the Temples Last Minute News events, Aesops Fables and q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
TOWNS ISSUE CURIO MONEY

German Cities Make GrOtesqus Notes
 For Benefit Of Souvenir Collectors
 China is the only country in the world today that can rival Germany in the variety of its forms of money. But whereas in China silver coins of various sizes, origins and metallic purity form by far and away the great CT percentage of what passes for money, in Germany nearly everything in common circulation Is paper. In China one gets over the difficulty of reckoning out what a collection of coins is worth by weighing the whole lot and calculating the value at so much an ounce of silver, and it does not matter whether the coins happen to be defaced or not, the metal can always be melted down and it's value, as metal, recovered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20

Showers of refreshing laughter are poured forth in generous quantities in "Parlor- Bedroom and Bath the famous farce which is the offering of the All Star Jefferson Players at the Jeffer- son this -5eek starting Monday night The spectator who witnesses the fun in the "Parlor- Bedroom and Bath re- quires plenty of breathing space-to give vent to his emotions--which are mostly laughable-this farce ranking with such successes as Getting Gertie's Garter" Up in Mabel's Room" and Twin Beds" for originality and fun.
 The Plot of "Parlor-Bedroom and Bath" relates the experiences of Regi- nald Irving's young wife-so romantic that she believes all women are infat- uated with her husband-who she con siders handsome in the extreme-but the gallant in question has really never had an affair and in order not to disap- point her he writes love letters to him self. She is happy in forgiving his seem- ing ickedness-stating that women just won't leave him alone. This starts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20

laughing two-reel comedy will be pre- scented.
 Musical Director Fred Stark also an nounces series of popular miniature request" concerts, consisting of about three numbers each, embracing classi- cal, semi-classical and popular num- bers. The first of this series will be rendered the first three days of this week, including the quartet from "Rigo- letto," also Broadway's latest hit, You Know Me, Alabam'," and "Marcheta," love song of Old Mexico. Patrons are asked by MT. Stark to leave requests for numbers they wish at the office of the musical director.
 By strange coincidence, the feature film for the latter part of the week, ''The Recoil,'' from the story by Rex Beach, is a photoplay of melodramatic trend, with it's principal scenes also laid in Monte Carlo, and in Paris and upon the famous water resort beach in Deauville. The Monte Carlo scenes are actual, the company making the picture in that famous resort after the long journey there for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20

Many people, still make practice of sowing turnips broadcast in beds. This is not a very, good plan, for much of suits are obtained with turnips by and carrots, having only three or four seeds to the inch. Turnips put in now will be available for early fall use, ex- cept the long season kind, like ruta- bagas or Sweede turnips. It is too early to put in white egg or similar kinds for winter. It's a good plan to SOW both early and late beets, for the latter kind will mature in time for winter use, while the earlier kinds, like Eclipse, can be used in the fall.
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flicted with a curious midnight mad ness, which comes at unexpected mo- ments. Renee de Quiros is the shell tered daughter of Don Pedro de Quiros, who owns vast cattle ranch in Mexico. She has inherited her peculiar malady from her grandmother, a lady in the French court of the Sec ond Empire.
 Jerry Brent, young American, meets Renee when he comes to see her fathr about a plan f. friendlier rela- tions between the tw~ countries. They themselves make a god start in .4at direction. sat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
STRAND SHOWS
 LOVE ROMANCE
Mae Murray Plays Lead ing Role In Made
 n1oiseIle Midnight

The Strand annou ces for the pro- gram next week Mae Murray in her newest picture "Mademoiselle Mid night" in which she is supported by Monte Blue, Robert McKim and Rob ert Edison. On the same program, ap- pears a Grantland Rice Sportlight 'Sun and Snow" and new comedy Dizzy Daisy" and the regular Strand News Views of popular events.
 In "Mademoiselle Midnight" Miss that of a French lady il. the court of Napoleon III, and that of a daughter of Mexico, a senorita famed for beauty, wealth and cleverness.
 The story is about girl who is af-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
TRIANON SHOWS
 DRAMA OF LOVE
Scenes Laid In Mountains Of Northern
 Alabama

Sears of Jealousy" Thomas H. 'Ince's romantic modern drama of the southland, which comes to the Trianon theatre this week, is jammed with red hot thrills, according to advance re- ports from critics who have previewed it. The story deals with the little known "Cajans" or descendants of the Acadians who settled in the mountains of northern Alabama more than 100
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-18
WOMAN WINS
BIG VERDICT
Mrs. Lena Greyerbeihl to Get
$4,000 From Utility

The United States Supreme Court
has declined to entertain writ of
certiorari in the case of Mrs. Lena
Greyerbeihl of Bismarck against the
Hughes Electric Company, which is
the final action in the case in which
Mrs. Greyerbeihl won a damage suit
of approximately $4,000 from the To-
cal utility, according to information
received by F. E. McCurdy, who with
Knauf and Knauf of jamestown, rep
resented the plaintiff.
The case was tried in the United
States District Court, verdict given,
and appealed to the United States
Circuit Court, which upheld the de-
cision. The case is of the class in
which the action of the U. S. Circuit
Court is final except in exceptional
cases in which the Supreme Court
may review the case, according to Mr..
McCurdy. In this case the United
States Supreme Court decided the
case was not one which should be
considered by it.
Mrs. Greyerbeihl claimed she suf-
fcred terrible injuries through a
Hughes Electric Company wire COM
ing in contact with other wires which
caused her to be shocked by elee'ri-
city while at a wash tub.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-18

The revelations are said to have
been brought about by New Yorl
private detectives who employed the
Atchison. Kansas, psychic seeress
The medium is said to have detailed
the operations Of d Chicago gang
Of jewel thieves who obtained the
collusion of statesmen in fake rob-
berries staged to collect theft in.
surancc.
The jewel thieves are said To
employ woman accOmplice as a
diamond salesman to whom the pro-
posal to participate in sham rob-
berry Is made After the robberies
the jewels are returned, according
to detectives, with the exception of
~ percent of the insurance money
and 10 percent Of the diamonds which
are given to the man who arranees
the robberics.
Police believe Il number OF men
and women, some of them supposed
to he wealthy, may be involved AS
rapidly As evidence is adduced states
attorneys plan to go before the grand
jury for indictments.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-18
PIONEERS ARE
PAID TRIBUTE
BY j. M. DEVINE
Commissioner of immigration
in Radio Talk Praises
Their Service to N. ID.
STATE STILL BENEFITS
Heritage of Sturdy Pioneers
Is Still Evident in North
Dakota, He Says

Minneapolis, Mar. 1S.-The best OF
adventurous pioneers settled in North
Dakota, a heritage from which the
state still benefits, J. M. Devine
commissioner of immigration OF
North Dakota, declared in "A radio
talk over WLAG station here last
night. Mr.. Devine, during his talk
on THE Making of North Dakota"
sought to disabuse auditors of the
| idea that North Dakota is Il coid
wlnd-swept, barren land He spoke
OF the abundance of plant life, birus
and flowers, and traced the career Of
many of the famous characters of the
state.
In paying his tribute to the rion-
GERS Mr.. Devine said:
I'VE were fortunate in the kind
and character of our original pioneer
settlers. Of the native born they
came largely from the older eastern
and middlewest states; and from out
OF those states came the best they
had. Of the foreign born, they came,
most Of them, from the Anglo-Saxun
races, the bigger percentage from Ine
farm homes of Norway ana Sweden.
In the majority Of cases, they were
largely young. full of ambition, hope
and courage, ineXhaustible optimism
eager to build home upon the wide
flung prairies of the new territory.
pioneering in new country is a
severe test of courage and enGur-
ance. As general rule, the journey
is long; the road rough; the hills
steep, and only those physically and
mentally fit can last that journey
through. Some of the early pioneers
fell by the wayside; others gave up
the struggle and returned either to
the section of the country from
whence they came or journeyed on
across the Rockies to the older and
the more settled up western states.
Langley's Invention
"Not many years ago Prof. George
Langley saw the concrete expression
of life's effort and sublime faith
fail miserably at the Capitol of the
nation. Multitudes of curious on
lockers, including the representatives
of this and other nations, smiled and
jeered at the pitiable result. Yet be-
cause of that faith and effort, we to-
day see the birds Of the air outrivaled
in speed and intricate evolution by
the heavier than air machine. But
what Of Langley the pioneer, in his
long, patient effort to conquer and
subdue the forces of the air! He
went out of that great crowd with
bowed head, cruelty hurt because of
the thoughtless laughter of the crowd
and died broken-hearted. Yet every
principle of the machine that failed
was adopted in the Wright machine
that few years later succeeded
Langley never say his faith vindicat-
ed or his big dream come true. SO
with the pioneers in new country,
who with n vision far seeing
and with faith unshakable blazed the
pathway from the Alleghenies to the
Continued on page ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-18
S0L0NS TO BE
ASKED TO PAY
HAIL LOSSES
Insurance Department Will
Make Proposals to the
Next Legislature

The next Legislature will be asked
to make possible payment of 1928
hail insurance claims at 100 cents on
the dollar, it is explained in circu-
lar issued by the state hail depart
ment, in line with previous an
nouncement made. The circular let
ter says:
"At the time hail warrants for 1923
were mailed out to their respective
owners, it was thought that petitions
might be circulated for the initiation
OF a measure amending Section z of
the Hail Insurance Law so as to make
possible the payment in full of in
IDENTITIES for hail losses suffered
during the past season, instead of
paying only 80 percent of the same.
"On investigation it was found,
however, that it wasn't such an easy
matter to perfect after all. Thous-
ands of petitions would need to be
circulated, printing done, ETC., and
the expense in that connection natur-
ally could not be borne by the De-
partment, and as nobody seemed par
ticularly anxious to back the PROPOSE
tion, it was thought best to leave the
matter for the Legislature to decide.
We are accordingly recommending to
the. Legislature that the Hail Insur-
ance Law be amended 50 as to enable
payment of the 20 percent balance
now outstanding. There may be OBJ
jections raised to such an amendment
on the ground that part of the sur
plus fund originally created as a
permanent surplus would be used for
other purposes than intended. That
is true in way, but the Department
feels that no serious consequence will
result though part of the surplus being
used for such purpose, il proper safe
guard is made that shortage does not
recur in the future. The proposed
changes to the Law will embody such
provision.
"The Department has proposed four
sets Of measures distinct in themsel-
YES and still identically the same so
far as producing results are concern
ed. The Legislature we trust will
follow our recommendation and adopt
one of the plans or substitute some
thing better.
"In the meantime nothing can be
done by the Department but to ask
the claimants to wait patiently for
such action as the Legislature may
see fit to take.''
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-18
AUTO CRASH
FOUR
Child, Eight. Dies En- Route
To Fargo Hospital

Fargo. March ls.-The toll Of the
Observation-Disclosures Pacific passeng-
er train collision at Audubon. Min
nesota, Sunday reached four today
when Irwin Lehne, aged eight, died
on his way to a Fargo hospital
Ernest. aged 10, died at a Crookston
Minnesota hospital last night while
Mrs. Fred Lehne and her daughter
Ethel, q, the other victims of the
crash. died instantly.
Irwin WAS reported at first to be
but slightly injured but complica
tions proved fatal.
The funeral of all four will be
held from the Lehne home at Audu-
hon on Thursday afternoon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-18
CONTINUE ATTACK

Washington, March 1S.-Attorney
General Daugherty's foes continued
yesterday afternoon to pile in testi-
mony and connect him directly with
the prize fight film again struck
back. this time grace charges of
hlackmail.
The most direct testimony yet
given before. the senate investigating
committee, in an effort to connect
the attorney general directly with
the conspiracy to show motion pic
lures of the Carpentier-D Dempsey
prize fight in violation of federal
law while various goats" were pro-
secuted and fined small sums, came
from G. o. Holdridge, former depart
ment of justice agent, who presented
a witnessed report of conversation
he said he had with Jap Muma, al
ready identified in the inquiry as
one of the owners of the films.
Based on Talk
Holdridge quoted Muma as having
quoted Attorney General Daugherty
as having said to him in Washington:
If you put this across you ought
to get big cut, not less than fifty
per cent.
On vigorous cross examination by
the attorney generals counsel, Hold
ridge conceded that he had nothing
else to substantiate the charge that
the attorney general was part of
the conspiracy. Previous testimony
has been that. Jess w. Smith, the at
torney generals late friend, boasted
that we could get $l80,OO0 by pro-
tecting the fight film owners from
prosecution. and that various sums
Of money were collected for Smith
On that account.
Corroborating is many particu-
ars the previous testimony of Gas
ton B. Means and Fred C. .Quimby,
Holdridge related a circumstantial
story of his Investigation of the al
eyed arrangement by which the
light films were exhibited in 1921.
Muma Called
Muma, correspondent Of Edward
3. McLean's Cincinnati Enquirer at
New York. again emerged from be-
.ind the scenes in a stellar role. Re-
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