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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
EXPRESS RATES CUT
 ON FOOD SHIPMENTS

WASHINGTON, May 20.-The In- terstate Commerce commission today ordered ten per cent reduction in the express rates on fruit, berries, vege- tables, butter and eggs when shipped in carloads.
 The order was an amendment to an order on November 10, 1923, which re- duced express rates on food articles fen per cent
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ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE THEATRES

Jefferson-All-Star Jefferson play. CTS in "In Love With Love"
 Lyric-Vaudeville lead, Buckridge Casey & Co.,; picture, Fox comedy and Pathe News.
 Loew's Biiou-Vaudevill lead, Jan Rubini and the Honeymooners; picture John Barrymore in Beau Brummel.' '
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AT THE MOVIES

Capitol-Gloria Swanson and Antono Moreno in My American Wife" Galax-Katherine Norris in "You Can't Get Away With It."
 Oden-"Leather Stockings"
 Princess-Buck Jones in Second Hand Love-"
 Rialto-Rex Beach's 'SThe Spoilers ,'' with Milton Stills and Anna Q. Nilsson. Royal-Hoot Gibson in Out of Luck" and Harold Lloyd in "Dr. Jack. ' Strand: Thomas Meighan in "The Confidence Man."
 Trianon-'The Whiter Moth." with Conway Tearle and Barbara LeMarr. Temple-'"rhe Great White Way" featuring Anita Stewart.
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AT THE TEMPLE

One of the most realistic productions of musical comedy that has ever been photographed as part of motion pie ture, is the one that was filmed in the making of ''The Great White Way" Cosmopolitan's surprise picture'' of New York life, which the Temple thea tre is presenting as the feature attrae- tfon of its opening week. -g
 One episode in the picture depicts a musical comedy in which the heroine, Mabel Vandergrift, "impersonated by
 Anita Stewart, plays the leading role.
 In order to give this scene the last touch in realism and to have it per feet to the minutest detail, the Cos mopolitan corporation engaged Ned Wayburn to rehearse the Ziegfeld "Fol. lies" chorus. The "Follies" girls appear as background fer Miss Stewart, and give it what is described as almost a complete production in itself. a
 This novel photoplay musical comedy was filmed in the new Frolic theatre atop the New Amsterdam theatre, for merly the home of the Midnight Frolic.
 Featured with Miss Stuart in "The Great White Way are T. Roy Barnes, Oscar Shaw and Tom Lewis. Other well known players who appear in the picture are Harry Watson, Dore David. son, Hal Forde, Olin Rowland, Billy Gould and Stanley Forde. E. Mason Hopper directed.
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AT EAST LAKE

The lake is full at East Lake-fuE of water and full of people these sultry spring afternoons. As the weather gets hotter the enthusiasm of the bath ing and swimming fans over East Lake park reaches a fever heat, too. Fact that the bathing pool is twice as large as last year, has deep sectors for swimmers and divers, and has 5,OOO,- 900 gallons of pure, fresh spring water flowing through it daily has helped to further popularize East Lake as a mecca for the swimming fraternity.
 With so many innovations, it is pre-
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DUBLIN CITY STATE
 ORDERED DISSOLVED

DUBLIN, May 20.-(By the AssO- cihted Press. )--The local government minister of the Irish Free State issued an order today dissolying the Dublin corporation as from this evening.
 The order states that the minister, on investigation finds the duties of members not being duly and effectially discharged. Therefore he has appoint ed taree coIhmisaiohers to perform the rflf4fIle atfinA
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pregnostications-should come to a slowing up period. That is what Los Angeles is going through at the present time. Business there has been perfect ly astonishing. And after this house
 cleaning is over, things will be going
 entirely too fast to be handled in an orderly way. Los Angeles will go ahead on a prosperous substantial basis.
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TO BUY NEW CAR

Claude J. Rogers, county highway engineer, was granted permission Tues. day by the board of revenue to trade in the Buick automobile used in his work for new car.
 In making the request, MT. Rogers pointed out that the old car had been run 25,000 miles and could be traded in to good advantage. r
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dicted by the management that the swimming patronage for the month of May will quadruple what it was for the same month last season.
 In the meantime the new rides, the electrical railway, the new merry -go- round and the new old mill, added to the other popular rides, are grinding away for the amustment of happy pie nickers and pleasure seekers.
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LOCAL DATA
WINDS

East Gulf; Gentle to moderate south and southwest; partly cloudy Wednesday.
 West Gulf: Moderate southerly. partly cloudy Wednesday.
 Caribbean Sea and Windward Passage: Moderate, mostly easterly, fair Wednesday except showers over extreme south por- ton.
 Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Moderate. Wednesday
 Hatteras to Florida Straits: Gentle to moderate south and southwest. partly cloudy Wednesday.
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production adds to the general effect and delights the movie fans and lovers of the classic
 : Augumenting the vaudeville bill are such acts as the offering of Morton Brothers, psychologists, and Harmonica experts, presenting an offering replete with good entertainment, with Frank Peggy) Jones, making good in his title of The Monopede Wonder" while the diversified offering is well rounded out with musical satire, "The Honey- mooners," one-act offering, with a distinguished cast of seven artists, and also a hearliner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
SLUMP IS FELT
 IN LOS ANGELES
But Forbes Finds Outlook
 As Whole Bright On < Pacific Coast
By B. 0. FORBES (Copyright, 1924, By .B. c. Forbes

All sorts or rumOre and reports are afloat. abou { q slump" in Cali fornia. What is the truth 7?
 A very W ] d C awake New York business man, who spent many years on the Pacific coast, has just returned from an \ extensive visit to. that part oi the country, and in reply to my request for the naked facts, he said:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
STOCK LETTER

NEW YORK. May 20.-Stocks were thrown overheard at the opening at prices much below last nights close. The aver age leading industrials sold off about $2, while in some cases, such as Dupont, the loss was from to points. After tho first wave of selling in which there was buying by some of the large financial interests, the market turned upward and the general list staged quite a rally. One stock that stood out strongly throughout the entire session was c. and O. It opened at T5. but under steady accumula- tion advanced to 1874, which was a new high. It reacted little from there, but was still in demand. Another rally to advance to a new high was New Orleans, Texas &s Mexico, which advanced to 1211k. The rails held better than other groups
 although the oils did nearly as well in response to the restoration of crude oil prices. Coppers continued. weak in sym pathy with the low price of the metal. About o'clock another reaction set in early prices.-Fenner & Beane to Kahn & Virgin.
 NEW YORK, May 20.-we had evidence today of the blighting effect of the bonus law. Can business investors be assured freedom from other blasts before this Congress adjourns? Can we hope for tax relief? Can we expect a reduction on last years taxationP Is there anything to warrant expectations of cooperation by Congress with business?
 You know for years that the traction problem of our various cities has been political footballs-kept alive and with nothing accomplished, all for political .ef- feet. The fear uppermost in our minds | is. have we heard the end of the bonus 2 | Will it, too, become political football. The passage not only encourages this | thought; but will 1t add zest to the spon-
 sors efforts to revise so that an amend I ment will make it possible to pay cash
 bonus? Surely you will agree business 1 and politics are not in harmony today.
 Is 1t any wonder we have unemployment | and all likelihood of its increasing? Is l 1t surprising that investors evince fright 2 John F. Clark 6 Co.
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, TO OFFER STOCK

NEW YORK, May 2O.-The American Telephone and Telegraph company am uodnced today. that 1t would offer to stock khoIders rights to subscribe to ap- prbximately sI6o. 900. 900 additional stock. The offer will be made to holders of rec ord June 10 at par at the rate of one share for each five shares now held.
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1 CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 2O.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 3,2O0; steady to 5c higher; heavy; $&10; cakers and butchers, $S.10; medium, $S.10. l Cattle: Receipts. $50 steady; calves un- eyenly nisner' se'oo@ll.Ooi Iew select'
 Sheep: Receipts aOO: steady; lambs. l steady.
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| LOUISVILLE, Ky. May 2O.-cattIe: Re- ceipts, 200; steady; heavy steers. $s.5o $500 @s.50; cows, $S.o0075O; feeders, S5.6o @75O; stockers. $S.O006.5O.
 Hogs: Receipts 13.O00; steady; 1e5 pounds up, $7.85; 120 to 165 pounds, $I00; pigs, $4.5095.50; throwouts, S5.S5 down.
 sheep: Receipts 100; steady; spring lambs. s17soo917.5o; clipped sheep. $6.6o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-21
FROLIC No. 4

RUDOLPH RABBIT-Shakes a
 Speedy Hoof Just cut it out and mount it, cut
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CHAUTAUQUA TO
OPEN I SESSIONS
Elaborate Program Is An
nounced by Committee,

Tonight under a tent in Irvington,
a six-day chautauqua will open. 1t
is sponsored by the Irvington Com
munity Chautauqua. The talent is
furnished by the Central Community
Chautauqua system.
On the opening night, Three Wise
Fools" a comedy, will be presented
and on Friday, July 4, another COM
edy, "Buddies" will close the ses-
sions.
There will be no regular chautau-
qua program carried out on Sunday,
but the churches of Irvington are
planning to have a union service
Sunday night.
On Monday night Charles D.
Tsaacson's Company. opera singers.
will appear in a program. The pro-
gram includes a number of noted lee
turers. One Of the chief speakers
will be Robe Carl White, assistant
secretary Of labor. speaking on
Guarding the Gates"
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Music

| Miss Florence Walden. pianist,
who recently returned from the Pea
body Conservatory of Music. Balti-
more, Nd. has resumed teaching
with the Associated Artists at % w
North st. Miss Walden will be guest
artist at a recital given by the ad-
vanced pupils of Mrs. Mary Traub
Busch, contralto, at the school Thurs
day night.
| The Metropolitan Shcool of Music
has engaged Nigel Holme, violonist.
advanced student under Hugh Nc
Gibeny. to teach in the school. He
is taking the class of Miss Ruth Fill
more. who has resigned.
A piano recital will be given by
the pupils of Miss Harriet Hofer.
assisted by Bruce Savage, tenor, and
Miss Fern Hardy. reader, at the
Cropsey auditorium Tuesday night
Program follows:
! Trio" Barcarolle" .......t... Zilner
Thelma Hansford, Helen Minnick. Anna
Coffman.
Moss Rose .............. Fieldhouse
Marcella Stsnfeld
! ''of Thee. I Am Thinking. Margareta"
Mr.. Savage.
Merry Mldgets" ........... Anthony
Ruth Grail.
June Roses ..............An Anthony
Esther Schuck
/ II Want to Go to Morrow" ...........
Miss Hardy.
Jolly Littly Brownies .......... Paxton
Elizabeth Hooker
| Twilight Meditation" De Vaux
Virginia Stanfeld.
/ "Serenade' ....-... .......... Schubert
Mr.. Savage.
/ Jolly Darzies" ...... Bechter
Martha Heller.
| THE Clock" ........,.. Maxim
Helen Short
| Deacon Adams to His Son"
! Miss Hardy.
Sleigh Ride" ................ Dutton
Elizabeth Viewegh.
/ ''Valse de Concert ....,. Demangate
Virginia Holman.
| Miss Thelma Schlegel daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Schlegel,
4G15 Winthrop Ave, will graduate
Monday night in a recital program
| at the Third Christian Church. She
is a pupil Of Mrs. Lillian Carr
| Greene.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-28
MINSTREL ACT TOPS
NEW BILL AT PALACE

Minstrel Memories are revived at
the Palace the first half of the week
by a company of black-face comedi-
ans. This is a 1924 revue introduce
ing seven burnt cork singers and
dancers.
Bill includes:
BRENT MISUNDERSTANDING his
skill on the banjo as only a man
who is called the master" Of the
banjo can
CAKES, BELMORE AND MOORE
Offer their scenic novelty Of dance
and song in which all the newest
dancing steps and popular melodies
are put across.
JACK MERLIN-With his assist
ants bill their Pack Of Cards" in
which all kinds of card tricks are
done.
SIMPSON AND BEANS-Are the
names OF two funsters who make
merry at their audiences expense
Turn to Page 81
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BERKELL PLAYERS TO ~
OFFER 1.-THE OLD SOAK"

Dealing frankly with several
aspects Of prohibition, without of
Tending in any way the attitude Of
either ''wets" or ''drys," the Don
Marquis comedy. THE Old Soak. -
to be presented at English's next
week by the Berken Players, affords
clean, non-partisan, non-propaganda
entertainment Of vast appeal
Originally produced in New York
by Arthur Hopkins, it ran for a year
at the Plymouth Theater, while two
companies, one headed by Thomas A.
Wise and the other by Raymond
Hitchcock, who appeared here in it
last winter. played it on the road.
THE Old Soak is rich in satirical
philosophy and good fun. though it
also contains tense moments of
drama and deft touches of pathos
and sentiment. Glenn Hawley. the
principal character, is a kindly. like
able old chap despite his weakness
for the forbidden cup of cheer, who
has been likened to Bill Jones of
'Lightnin' fame. Hawley is not a
stage puppet, but a character drawn
from life with subtle skill.
Also much in evidence is AL, the
bootlegger, Clem's co-partner in
seeking stuff with a kick, whose
every entrance is preceded with the
announcement. AIS herer' which
becomes highly mirth-provoking as
the plot progresses. Al isn't a mer-
cenary figure, but one who is de
scribed as ''bein' in the business be-
cause he's got a sort of ''feelin' for
liquor" The action takes place in
the Hawley home. and there is never
a tagging moment in interest or mer-
riment.
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COMEDIAN TO Be
SEENAT LYRIC IN
THE LOST Boy
Black Face Fun Maker to Be
Featured at Palace
Monday,

Edward Blondell, a comedian who
has long enjoyed the reputation of
being one of vaudeville's most orig
inal funmakers, come to the Lyric
next week in 1.-The Lost Boy a farce
in which he appears in his unique
characterization of an overgrown
youngster of an, absurdly mirthful
type. Blondell is assisted by Agnes
Akers and Marie Nelson. 1t will be
his first visit to Indianapolis in sew
eral years.
The bill will include:
HIGHEST AND MERRITT -
Terpsichorean artists, in a lavishly
staged offering called Romantic Mo-
ments in Danceland," in which they
interpret a charming love story en-
tirely through the medium of the
dance.
SHERMAN. VAN AND LYMAN
Popular singing trio known as big
League Entertainers, in their me-
lange of ''NIelodious Nonsense"
LOUISE MASSART AND SISTER
Two girls who sing and present a
variety of modern dance steps to-
gether with some costumes Of beau
tiful design,
A. TURELLY-Whist extraor-
binary and harmonical virtuoso
whose program is one Of rare quail
ity.
ROYAL REVUE-A sextette of
girls who typify youth, melody and
mirth.
THREE LONDONS-Most daring
Of all aerial casting artists, who per-
form a routine of breath-taking
feats in midair.
On the SCREEN-Mack Sennett
comedy, BLACK Oxfords," a merry
travesty on BLACK Oxen" the lat
est edition of Kilograms and shoot
in star" the third episode of the
Fast Shoppers" series, starring
Billy Sullivan.
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Buys Rights

Negotiations covering the last
six years endel last week when
agents for the estate of Marie
Corelli, famous English novel
ist, sold the motione pictur
rights of her best-known novel,
THE Sorrows of Satan" to
Paramount Pictures. The sale
was consummated in London by
Jesse L. Lasky, first vice presi-
dent of Famous Players-Lasky
Corporation, who went to Eng
land two weeks ago to confer
with novelists for the purchase
of material for the screen.
In point of time the transac.
ton which will bring The Sor,
rows of Satan" to the screen is
believed to be a record. Ntgotia.
tons with Marie Corelli,
through her agents, Watt &
Son, were begun in November,
1918, by John Cecil Graham,
head of the Famous Players
Lasky Corporation London
office. Nearly every leading
motion picture company made
bids for the screen rights to
this novel, and Miss CoreIH took
an active part in the negotia-
lions right up to the tine of
her death.
Who will direct The Sorrows
of Satan" and who will play the
lea1ing parts has not yet been
determined, but it was an
nunoced by Paramount that it
will be one of its most ambi-
tious productions Of next sea
son.
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Corinne Griffith has turned her
back on the ballroom. Her next
feature takes her into the jungles of
the Malay T'landsL
The Fir National star, so long
associated With the society picture
IS 10 be AIRED in a feature entirely
different from anything that she has
eve: done before. The picture is
wv ildemess," a highly dramatic
story, when ior~the most part. CEN
ters about a Malaysian prison camp.
Miss Griffith completed her part in
Earl FIdsOn's Single Wives" this
week and Immediately left for New
York She viii spend three weeks in
the metropolis and while there will
gather her wardrobe for the new
picture. Production will begin as
soon as she returns.
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The Murat Players next week,
opening Monday, will present
"Kempy." a comedy success.
The story is that Of a stage struck
country girl, of high temper, infinite
conceit and highly artistic tempera-
ment, who expects to make her for
tune as a heroine in musical comedy
and quarrels with her fiance. we'll
TODD lawyer. because he doubts her
genius and disapproves of her the
atrical longings. He does not tell
her that he has paid out of his own
pocket for the publication Of a little
book which she has written. and of
which she is inordinately and IN
justifiably proud.
When a young plumber. a total
stranger, hurriedly called in to mend
the water pipe, says that he has
read the book and been so inspired
by 1t that he has vowed to win the
author, she insists then and there
upon marrying him, does so, and
presents him to the astonished fam
lily, just as lover No. l returns to
seek reconciliation.
The plot thickens when it is re-
vealed that the young plumber,
Kempy, was really in love with the
girls younger sister, but was so
dumbfounded at the whirlwind ac-
ton of the older sister that he let
matters take their course. Extri-
eating the young married couple
from their dilemma, healing the
breaches and bringing happiness to
the disrupted household afforded the
authors unusual opportunities in
fun-making.
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DEMOCRATSA|D
BROADWAY SHOWS
Convention Crowds Create
Boom in New York,
By NEA PLAY JURY


EW YORK, June 2S.-If you
I'M can think of a more appro-
pirate name for a play than
so This Is Politics" staged the
week of the Democratic convention,
you certainly can think A play of
this name came to Broadway the
other day and while its very title
aroused advance prejudice because it
seemed a bald attempt to ensnare the
visiting delegates, this prejudice
proved baseless.
The play has nothing to do with
the convention. It tells Of the tears
and fears and humorous situations
that arise in a mid-western town
through an attempt to elect a woman
mayor.
The women decide they can't win
if they are to use knitting needles
against their opponents bullets. So
they engage the first ward boss to
handle the campaign and what that
worthy individual fails to do to get
votes for Mrs. Buckmaster isn't men
toned in a political dictionary.
1t is a wholesome comedy. very
true to life, and provides many
laughs. 1t is the kind Of comedy
that revives ones faith in the stage.
for while it isn't heavy stuff and will
not go down in history as a great
play, still it reflects accurately life
as 1t is today and sugar-coats this
instruction with an abundance of
merriment.
William ~Courtleigh, as the First
ward boss, red-faced and politically
wise. walks away with the honors of
the piece. This veteran actor never
was better and this Juror predicts
the part he plays will live long after
the play itself has passed to the
storeroom.
Alice Fleming. as the newspaper
woman. doesn't overdo the part. Be
ing familiar with newspaper women
we know most stage newspaper wom-
en- are unreal. But Miss Fleming
some time in her life must have
worked as a newspa per woman or
studied them at close range.
The third one of the cast to de-
Serve passing notice is Marjorie Gate
son, as Nina Buckmaster, the WON
an who, runs for mayor.
The convention is providing a
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SelUynS Book
Spring Cleaning

When the Selwyns give this city
an opportunity to see Spring Clean
ing" the forthcoming season. it will
be with the identical company and
production which has been al the
Eltnge Theater. New York. through
800 performances. and which will
continue in that playhouse until
commencing a tour II the leading
cities of America the second week
in September.
This company is headed by Violet
Heming. Arthur Byron. Estelle Win
wood. and A. +. Mathews in four
leading roles Of Frederick Lonsdale's
audacious comedy, and includes a
long list of other distinguished
names.
Spring Cleaning" has been the
outstanding comedy hit of the past
theatrical year in New York. In it
Frederick Lonsdale frankly scores
modern society for its parasites and
wastrals.
Just a year ago the Selwyns re
gan rehearsals for Spring Clean
ing" with the same cast now appear
ing in i In New York. and which will
present 1t on tour during the forth
coming season.
The itinerary includes Boston
Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore
Newark. jersey City, New Haven,
Hartford. Springfield, Worcester,
Providence. Pittsburgh. Cleveland
Detroit. Milwaukee. st. Louis, In
dianapolis, Dayton. Cincinnati. Louis
Vile, Columbus. Akron. Canton.
ma, Toledo, Toronto, Buffalo, Roch-
ester and Albany. This tour will be
gin the second week in September
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Elliott With Fox

Frank Elliott. famous for his many
characterizations of bold bad men
who plot and scheme morning. noon
and night. has been selected to play
the role of Roger Lewis in the Ches-
ter Bennett production. 1.-THE Paint
ed Lady" now in the making at the
William Fox West Coast Studios.
Hollywood. Others of Importance in
the cast are Dorothy Mackaill,
George O'Bren and Lucille Ricksen.