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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-17
TO
BE MINSTREL
AGAIN
Summer is at hand.

Summer, Is at nano.
For the last several years at
this time Of season, it has been
the favorite pastime Of some of
the impresarios to announce their
plans for an all.star minstrel re-
vival in the fall with the incom-
parable, black.face troubadourj
Lew Dockstader, as the star.
This year. Dockstader isn't
waiting for the managers to pro-
claim their programs for him.
He ID doing It himself.
Mr.. DoclSstader claims attention
long enough to say he will head
his own company. early in Septem-
Der and will start out with his
jokes and clog dancing in New
York. After a run, he plans to
take his troupers on q whirlwind.
tour Of the big cities Of the
country. just as he used to do in
the old days when the sound of
a tanbo and the blare Of slide
trombone were enough to drive
the populace into frenzied Joy.
!, The MONDAY minstrel parade
with the linen busters and the
doubling" bill posters viii be q
part Of the revival.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-17
ABOUT THE LADY WHO
IS "OUEEN ELIZABETH"

Admirers Glare Eames famous two continents for her stage
portraya of Queen Elizabeth have opportunity
their avote she characezs her familiar role the motion
picture
Miss Games makes her debut the silver sheet of the
principals the supporting Mary Pord in her and
most ambitious phoopay offering, Dorothy Vernon of Haddon
Hall which enters its second week at the National Sunday
Miss Eames has been the stage for several having
made her first appearance before New York audience with Ethel
Barrymore that outstanding production Decasse For the last
few she has the role of Queen Elizabeth
naturally has brought this characterization to the point Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-17

fore the camera through panto.
mime alone.
AS a result, Miss Eames spent
many months studying through
the most intimate and exhaustive
research the finer and more
subtle. points Of the character
she was to depict in Dorothy
Vernon" In that time she
viewed every known portrait Of
Queen Elizabeth and visited
many places made famous by
this monarch. ,'t
Because OF this intensive study.
Miss Eames is said to bring to
the screen an actually living DOR.
trait of Elizabeth, and experts
declare that audiences will he
quick to sense the full tempera.
mental phases and varying moods
Of the queen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-17

When Miss Pickford definitely
decided to picturize Dorothy Yer
non of Haddon Hail." the cele-
brated romantic novel by Charles
Major. one Of her first steps was
to make overtures to Miss Eames
to take the part of England's
most studied and perhaps least
understood queen, Elizabeth. Ne
gotiations completed. Miss Eames
spent an entire summer in Eng
land. Not satisfied with the
knowledge she then posA essed of
Elizabeth and Elizabethan man.
nerisms and idiosyncrasies, Miss
Eamesy delved deeper into the life
OF the character she was to rep-
resent in pantomime on the mo-
ton picture screen, her theory
being that it was one thing 20
portray this famed historical per.
sonage on the stage and quite
another to depict Elizabeth be.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-17

aration for the new play, "Tne
Guardsman,' in which they wiz
both be seen on Broadway neat
fall.
Later they will continue their
ramble to Budapest to have a chat
with Molnar. who has written 1.-THE
Guardsman" for them, and theE
turn their eyes southwark again
for Paris. Miss Fontanne ex-
planned that they intended get
ting the jewels for the new play,
a comedy, in Budapest, Mr.. LuEt's
guardsman's uniform in ViennA
ana their other wearing apparel
and her new dresses in Paris.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-17
Shreve Recital.

Miss Cora B. Shreve's pupils
will offer their annual dancing
carnival at the National Monday
night May 26.
"Rose Time" is the title of this
wears production which servei: to
introduce the talents OF Washing
toms youthful stage aspirantS.
The sale of reserved SEATS
starts Thursday morning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-17

where they Will
have the un-
usual pleasure
of, being re
C civ e d b y
eorg e Der.
nard S h a W
After probably
sin & their
breat tn and
breaking into
inc o h e r e n I
suffering i'll
the presence oil
the great au-
thor, they will
ramble on to
Wien n q to
study atlnos-
phere," as tney
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-17
CLARENCE AND
DULCINEA
SAIL

Among those who sailed for
Europe Thursday were the happy
couple, Alfred Lunt, who recently
closed in Outward Bound" and
his wife, Lynn Fontanne. the act
ress,. of "Dulcy" fame and more re-
Gently of ''In Love With Love-"
They are going first to London.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-17
Crandan Open
Air ShOWingS

e Weather permitting, the al
fresco gardens conducted each
summer in conjunction with
Crandall's Savoy and Apollo
Theaters will this season be
thrown open to the public
Saturday evening, May "a.
The doors, will be open at
,7:15 p. M, with performances
at 1850 and $3.50 p. m. Leroy
Sherman and John B. Upper
man, managers, respectively,
the Savoy, Fourteenth and
Columbia road northwest, and
the Apollo, 634 H street
northeast, have been busy.
for several weeks supervise
ing the work of renovating,
refurbishing and repainting
two of the most comfortable
and most popular .open-air
theaters in the East.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
WATER SYSTEM
 IS AUTHORIZED
Concrete Sidewalks Also To Be Built In High
 land Park
Muscle Shoals Bureau)


 SHEFFIELD, Ala, August 2S.-At meeting Wednesday nigh; the town council of Muscle Shoals adopted an or ,dinance granting the Muscle Shoals Land corporation tLe right to construct an adequate water system for Highland Park subdivision. H. B. Danby and G. s. Templemayr, officials of the land corporation, stated today that no time will be lost in installing the water works system. Tie tJwn council last night also authorized the construction of concrete sidewalks on number of streets and avenues, the length of same totaling approximately Il miles. It is stated that work will be started at once on the two developments.
 Oil Well AbandOned--The oil we'll drilling operations at Spring Valley have been abandoned. Monday after noon the final 'shot" was given with 140 quarts of nitro glycerine and to use the expression of the driller it was found .'dry as powder" Tuscumbia and Sheffield people were large financial backers of the well.
 May Call PastOr--Rev. George Fl. Hill of Montgomery will be heard at the Columbia avenue Presbyterian church in Sheffield Sunday. MT. Hill has been asked to look over the field with a view of becoming the successor of Rev. Herman L. Turner, who re- signed recently.
 Fire Destroys Home-The home of J. D. Crosswhite, one of the show places rof Tuscumbia, was destroyed by fire Wednesday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
FINES PAID OFF
 BY CLEBURNE MAN
Alvin Turner Was Arrested In F Birmingham

HEFLIN. Ala, August 2s.-(Spe- cial. )-Alvin' Turner, Cleuburne county man arrested in Birmingham several weeks ago, and returned to the county jail here under three charges, breaking jail, carrying concealed weap- ons and violation of the prohobition law, has settled his cases in the cir cult court here by the payment of fines aggregating $75.
 Engagement Announced-Local in- terest in the announcement of the en- gagement of Neal Morgan, of Heflin to Miss Anne Lucille Little, of Atlanta, has been aroused among the home friends of the groom-to-be.
 To Take Course-Miss Eleanor Carl son, of Fruithurst, who graduated at the Cleburne County High school here last spring, will leave shortly for Au- burn where she will take a special course in home economies and other branches of study.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
JASPER IS FIRST
 WITHDAVlS CLUB
Democratic Organization
 Starts Out With 30 Members

JASPER, Ala, Aug. 2S.-(Special.) ) To Jasper will probably belong the honor of being the first city in the state to form a vis-Bryan Victory club. w. s. Childers, president of the Jasper Trust company, received notifi- cation a. few days ago of his appoint ment as representative in Jasper of the national democratic executive commit tee and local president, of the Davis Bryan club.
 Immediately upon modification Mir. Childers started to work and in a few hours had more than 30 members Local and partisan politics have evidenly been thrown in the discard, for a glance at the personnel of the new club reveals democrats of almost every school of thought aligned for the common cause of electing a democratic president in November.
 Officers of the Dayis-Bryan Victory club are: W. s. Childers, president; W. W, Bahkhead, vice president; c. L. Burton, vice president; John Kilgore, vice president; Miss Mae Amiss, sec -retary; J.. Nj. Phillips, treasurer.,
 Following are the names of the ini- tial members: l.. B. Musgrove, Arthur Fite, Judge E. W. Long, George W. Wood, ". D. Leake, J.. B. Holt, Claude Cutlery, R. A. Cain, T. J. Amiss, 0. W. Stubblefield, J. B. Powell, H. F. Gibson, R. A. Cooner, M. E. Kettles, A. c. Johnson, J. R. Burton, T. R. Simmons, W. A. Scott, J. F. Alexander, A. s. Preston, Charles R. Wiggins, R. H. Palmer, WIS. ,Chlders, W. W. Bank head, John Kilgore, O. L. Burton, Miss Mae Amiss, J. M. Phillips, J. H. Bank head, ". 4, Argo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
BOBBED HAIR MAX
 CAUSE DIVORCE
Husband Leaves Home When
 Wife Adopts Fad
(Tennessee ValIey Bureau.l


 HUNTSVILLE, Ala, August 2S.-- Reports around the court house here have it that the first case of separa- tion of husband and wife due to the bobbed hair fad among the women and girls has occurred and will probably develop later into a divorce case. No names are available yet. The husband in the case is reported to have been very strongly opposed to his Yife's desire to have her tresses clipped and he warned her that he would give her up if she ever yielded to her desire without his consent. When he re- turned from a trip on the road after an absence of several days he found his wife had had her hair cut flap per style. He left immediately declar- ing that he was through.
 Interest In Election-The city coun. cil has announced list of election of ficials to conduct the election of Sep tember 15 when the voters of Hunts vile will elect a mayor, president of the city council and eight aldermen. Seven voting places have been designated. The present mayor, Dr. Frasier L.. Adams, is seeking reelection and he has a full ticket for all the places to be filled. His opponent is James N. Gill, president of the city council; who is also supported by @ full ticket.
 William J. Ray-Wnliam J. Ray, |Aged 70 years, father of Mrs. Paul Mon. roe, died last night after an illness of two weeks at the home of his daugh. ter. He is survived by his widow and q son, K. 0. Ray, of Shreveport, La, besides Mrs. Monroe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
SHORTAGE CAUSES MAN TO END LIFE
Montgomery Shoe Store Head Takes Drink Of
 CarbOlic Acid
(State Capital. Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, August B. Emmett W. Baskette, manager of the local establishment of a chain shoe com pany, took his own life by drinking car bolic acid following the arrival of the district manager of the company today. It is stated that small discrepancies had been found in the accounts of the local store and this discovery was given as the cause of the suicide.
 Baskette was made Montgomery man. ager about a year ago, having come from Chattanooga, where he was con. nected with the same company. When the district manager arrived and con ferred with Baskette, he stepped out of the store and purchased carbolic acid at drug store. He went to his room. where he drank the poison.
 Baskette was 23 years old on the day he took his life. The district man. ager said the discrepancies were such that they could have been adjusted without difficulty.
 Hear From Mrs. Clayton-Mrs. Henry D. Clayton dide not receive seri- ous injuries during the hurricane, which struck the steamer Arabic on which she and Judge Clayton were re. turning from Europe, according to a message received today by her cousin, Mrs. Ray Russell, from Judge Clayton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
iGADSDEN ENJOYS ! BETTER BUSINESS
Pipe Plants To Reopen And Cotton Mill Will
 Not Cease
fGadsden Rnreaul

GADSDEN, Ala, August 28.-More evidence of returning prosperity was seen here Thursday, when it became known that the Dwight Cotton mill at Alabama City had cancelled the notice to its 1,200 operatives of two weeks shutdown. It is understood this action was due to a better tone in the textile trade and increase of orders for the To- cal plant. H.
 It is now running on a schedule of 90 hours a week, which is expected to be increased shortly. Announcement also was made Thursday that the shops of the Gadsden Pipe company and the Agricola Pipe company, which were shut down August 15, will resume on September 8.
 Plan Defense Day-At a meeting Thursday for national defense, A. W. Woodliff was appointed chairman of the parade committee which will con sist of one representative from each patriotic and fraternal organization of the city. It is planned for each 'organi- zation to have float in the parade Mrs. G. S. Ward, with the assistance of committees from the Axis and Busi- ness Women's, clubs will have charge of registeration. Registeration day will be September 15.
 New Realty Fifm-Graves Realty company. Inc, filed incorporation papers here Thursday. Its principal place of business is to be at Attalla and its capital stock is placed. at $4,000 The company is authorized to begin business with $2,000 paid in. L. D Gray is president and J. R. Gray is secretary-treasurer
 O.. Pike-O. P. Pike, member of one of the gest known families oi Etowah county. died at his home at Hoke Bluff Thursday morning follow. ing long illness.
 Endorse Defense Day-The Attalia Rotary club Thursday decided to assist in promoting Defense Day and ap- pointed Dr. J. P. Stewart, s. W. Cox and Charles Shepherd, members of a committee to arrange program.
 Roads Being Prepared-In order to do as much work as possible before winter sets in Etowah county now has three large crews repairing the public highways.
 Negroes And Rum Taken&Paul Duckworth, John Smith, Ella Aber. nathy and Pearl Smith, negroes, were captured near Anderson Springs, six miles north of the city Thursday after noon with six gallons of whisky in a Ford car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
DEFENSE DAY IS
 INDORSED BY CLUB
Committee Busy Arranging Pro
 gram At GG-atersviIle

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala, August 2S. Special )-The Civitan club indorsed the National Defense Day at it's last meeting. A committee is now working on a program for that date. The vari- ous fraternal and patriotic bodies of the city are expected to participate in the events of the day.
 Pythian Meeting Held-The Third district convention, Knights of Pythias, was held at Guntersville Thursday. Grand Chancellor s. l.. Johnson of An niston and other grand officers and no- tables of the order are expected to be present. A
 Lawyers To Meet-The Marshall county Bar association vii hold its semi-annual meeting at Albertville Fri day, August 29. All the members of the local bar will be in attendance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
FAYETTE SCHOOLS
 ENROLMENT GROWS
Principal Beach Predicts Very
 Successful School Year

FAYETTE, Ala, August 2s.-(Spe- ciaI. )-The county high school opened here last Monday with the largest en, rolment of its history, about nine per cent obey last year. Prof. B. l.. Baich, principal, says he expects this to be a great year in school, as his school is sup piled with. a corp of strong, capable teachers.
 Instals Laundry-T. c. Johnston is having the machinery installed for his laundry. He says he will be ready for business in about ten days. This enter prise will add greatly to the convent ence of the town people.
 Conducts ReViVal-Rev. Thomas O. Bryan of Birmingham, is conducting series of meetings at the Presbyterian church here,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
WOMAN ON TRIAL
 M MURDER CASE
RErs. Maxwell Accused Of SIay.
 ing Step-Father

MERIDIAN, Miss.,' August 2s.- Mrs. Lotta Maxwell, 2S, went on trial "Wednesday for the murder of her step father, A. c. Gould, which occurred in 1922. The woman testified that she killed the man when he attempted to draw his pistol after she threatened to expose him for alleged misconduct to- wards her 13-year-old sister and her self.
 At first the death was believed to have been caused by accidental dis charge of his pistol and Gould's body was hurriedly buried in a cement vault. Later the woman was arrested and she admitted the killing. The body was exhumed and gun wads and small shots were found in the wound Indicating he had been killed with a shOtgun.
 The case is expected to reach the jury tomorrow afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
|ANNISTON GETS NEW BALE COTTON
Adult Schools Of Calhoun To Close With Big
 Rally

(AnnistOn Bureau

ANNISTON, Ala, Aug. 28.-D. A. Ponder, farmer, who resides on the farm of W. Whiteside in Choccolocco, brought to the city late Wednesday aft ernoon the first bale of cotton reported here this season. Mir. Ponder sold the cotton Thursday morning for 25 cents per pound and was given a bonus of $50, which had been offered to the person bringing in the first. bale of the season.
 This price was given by the Chamber of Commerce, Farmers Union ware house, Robinson Brothers, the Mer- chants association and Thomas T. But Ter and company. Mir. Ponders bale weighed 475 pounds, therefore, counting the purse, the first bale brought $16S.75.
 Rally At acksOnVille-After a most successful term of four weeks the II adult schools in Calhoun county will close Friday with a big rally at the State Normal school at Jacksonville. The attendance. has reached the 300 mark and officials are gratified over the results. Nine schools for white adults and two schools for negro adults have been in session over. the county since August l.
 To assure full attendance of the pu. pills of the adult schools at the rally il has been decided to use the county trucks for transportation. Prof. s. B. Gibson, county superintendent of edu. | cation, said that scores of the aged pu. pills did not possess any means of trans portation and unless the county use the school truck they would be forced to remain away.
 Harvey E. Page, director of the or ganization work of the adult schools, and supervisor of all activities in this line, has been engaged in the last two weeks perfecting plans for the affair. Prizes offered the pupils at different schols for making the best record will be presented by Professor Gibson Fri day morning.
 Audits County BOOlxs-Alex Smith, assistant state examiner of accounts, with headquarters in Montgomery, is in the city making an audit of the books of the tax assessor and tax collector of Calhoun county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
TRIAL POSTPONED IN LIQUOR CASES
Former Sheriff Holcombe III With Ptomaine
 Poison

MOBILE, Ala, August 28-The case charging five prominent Mobilians with conspiracy to bribe federal of ficer was continued indefinitely today when two of the defendants failed to appear in court.
 The indictment charging William H. Holcombe, Jr., former sheriff and mem- Der of the legislature, Dr. A. G. Ward, member of the board of revenue, Percy H. Kearns, Frank Boykin and H. M. Cochran with conspiracy to bribe Au- brey Boyles, federal district attorney, was taken out of the call of court when attorneys asked for a severance for Boykin and an indefinite continuance was granted to Holcombe because he is i'll with an attack of ptomaine pois- ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
SIlPPORTIS ASKED
 FOR DEFENSE DAY BY LEGION HEAD
Folly To Blindly Wait Unprepared, Says Com
 manaer Johnson
tstatb Capital Bureau.)

MONTGOstERY, Ala, Aug. 2S. De elaring thatH would be folly for Ameri- ca to 'sblindf wait for the arrival of the next emer&hcy before we begin to get ready for fe J. Fred Johnson, depart ment comhAnder of the American Le- zion, dephrtment of Alabama today called oni all legion members to con tribute tleir best efforts toward mak- ing Natibhal Defense Test success. Commander Johnson declared that the defense test is not gesture of war. He pointed to the "criminally useless sacrifice tof human life" resulting from appropriateness and called on the legionnalres of the state to fall in and support the defense test.
 Following is Commander Johnson's message:
 The American Legion is largely re- sponsible for the adoption of na- tional military policy. In the shadow of the great world conflagration, hay ing seen and experienced the horrors, the waste, the havoc and terrible wreck. age of war, and the confusion, and the criminally useless sacrifice of human life, that results from being unprepared for war, we have insisted upon a defi- mite national military policy.
 Sees Definite Policy.
 'The best minds of this legion of CUTS were centered upon the drafting of q program. From unceasing efforts and toil there has evolved what this na- tion has never before had, definite military policy.
 "As commander of the department of Alabama, I charge you, my com. 1ades, that it is up to us to fall in'' and cooperate with the government and the various civic and patriotic agencies in putting this policy over.
 The National Defense Day test is not, as has been charged, gesture of war. If it were we would not support it. No one abhors war more, no one more sincerely desires to outlaw war, than does the soldier in whose memory the recent war with all that it meant Is so fresh. ''But in the face of present chaotic world conditions, conscious of the les son we have learned, or should have learned from unpreparedness,, to my own way of thinking it would be the sum of folly for the nation to fall: back into the same old rut and blindly wait for the arrival of the next emergency before we begin to get ready for it.
 Asks Support.
 The Secretary of War has proposed and the President of the United States has approved the proposition that we hold National Defense Test on Sep tember 12. It is up to us to do what we may to make 1t a success.
 
 In this, as in every other matter which so vitally concerns the nation, . have every confidence that the legion. naires in this department will contrib ute their very best individual and or ganized efforts.
 Always faithfully your comrade,
 J. FRED JOHNSON, Commander, Department of Alabama. ?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
Alabama NeDs In Brief

GUNTERSYILLE- Company "E,'' 167th Infantry has returned from Camp McC Clellan. The entire command enjoy ed the annual encampment and were in fine shape.
 HEFLIN--Fully 500 Cleburne citi. zens assembled at the Micaville church Thursday to attend the Odd Fellows celebration and hear an address by Congressman Lamar Jeffers.
 MARION--Dr. Thomas E. Cochran has returned to Marion after spending the summer in North Carolina with his family, Dr. Cochran will assist in get. ting the business of Judson college in shape for opening in September.
 LAFAYETTE-The regular fall term of the Chambers county circuit court has been postponed one week on account of the paving of the streets of the town Court will be held beginning on Mon. day, September 8. Judge N. D.. Den. son will preside.
 MOULT0N--J. Oxford Windham is having bungalow built on his lot on the county high school street.
 LAFAYETTE Cotton picking has commenced in the county. The crop prospect is not so promising as it was two or three weeks ago. Reports from farmers in different parts of the county says the dry weather has practically de. stroyed the top crop of cotton.
 TUSKEGEE-M. Wallace, postmas. ter of Tuskegee, bought the Mitchell! home on the old campus grounds of the Woman's college on Tuesday and will move into it. A. s. Banner is build. ing a new home in front of the Mitchell home.
 ABBEVILLEA-J. B. Searcy, tax as. sessor of Henry county, has completed his assessment rolls for 1924 taxes and the abstract has been made up and for. warded to the state auditor. The ab.