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REBELS INVITED BY i
U. S. TO DISCUSS i
PEACEJPROPOSALS
Urged to Meet American!
and Huerta Delegates in
Informal Discussion
HOPE FOR SUCCESS
AGAIN EVIDENT
Constitutionalists Soon Will Proceed
to Niagara Falls, Is Report—Co
varrubias Mentioned for Pro
visional President
Washington, June 22.—Official* of
the Washington government w hoae
Slopes for peace In Mexico had some
xvhat been dampened by events of laat
week, were wearing hopeful smiles
Rgaln today when the announcement
came from Niagara Falls that the
United States had extended an Invita
tion to representatives of the Mexican
constitutionalist* to meet the American
Bind Huerta delegates to the mediation
conference for nn informal dlsensslon
of pence proposals.
That the United States for sometime had
been exerting strong influence to bring
the constitutionalist leaders into the med
iation conference on such a basis was
not denied here. It was intimated that
this Influence had met with success, and
that representatives of the constitutional
ists soon would proceed to Niagara Falls.
The mediators’ announcement today was
reported here to have been the culmina
tion of prolonged informal negotiations by
the Washington administration with Gen
eral Carranza, General Villa and other
constitutionalist chieftains, and confer
ences here last week by Dr. Romulo S.
Naon, the Argentine, minister, with Pres
ident Wilson, Secretary Bryan and Wash
ington representatives of the constitu
tionalists, Fernando Iglesias Calderon, Al
fredo Breceda and Leopoldo Hurtado Es
pinosa, who have started for Washington
as representatives of the constitutionalist
movement, it is believed here, will take
charge of the proposed information ne
gotiations or at least direct the general
policy with reference thereto.
Still in Washington
Rafael Zuburan and Dula Cabrera, who
have been directing constitutionalist af
fairs here, still are in Washington, but
no announcement lias been made of the
future status. Calderon, Cabrera and Jose
Vaseoncelos originally were designated to
go to Niagara Falls before Carranza ob
jected to terms of mediation participa
tion previously stipulated by the medi
ators. i i | ;
Administration officials today indicated
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Received Highest Awards
i
hat the plan of averting an abrupt end to
nediatlon now presented would be pro
hetic of results. They looked for prompt
esponse from constitutionalist leaders.
iut did not anticipate new developments
n the actual provisional government plan
o be devised until representatives of the
Tnited States and the warring Mexican
actions had deliberated together for
ometime.
Covarrubias Considered
One candidate for provisional President
»f Mexico, said to be seriously consld
red, is Miguel Covarrubias, former Mex
can minister to Russia, now in Hondon.
Yvarrubias, it is reported here, while in
lympathy with the constitutionalists, is
=aid to be less objectionable to the Cien
ificos and Huertistas in Mexico than any
>thcr candidate yet suggested.
Reports from Admiral Howard today
ihowed that small places along the Mex
can Pacific coast wTere falling into the
lands of the constitutionalists almost
latly. Consul Canada at Vera Cruz re
>orts today that Gregoria Alcaraz. the
Filipino servant from the American fleet,
vho was arrested as a spy. by Mexican
'ederals near Vera Cruz, was safe in
he custody of the Brazilian minister at
Mexico City. He will be sent to Vera
Yus tomorrow.
Bessemer News
Bessemer, June 22.—(Special.)—Bids will
he opened on Saturday for the new five
story building which wilt be erected on
the Rebie halt site, and it is expected
that the contract will be let at this time.
Already there are 10 bids in to do the
work, two contractors from Bessemer
and eight from Atlanta and Birming
ham.
Tlie contract will be for approximately
5100,000, and as soon as it is awarded
work will begin on the demolishing of
the old building. As soon as this is com
pleted the excavating for the foundation
will begin.
Company D held its regular monthly
muster tonight at the armory hall on
Nineteenth street between First and Sec
ond avenues. Several new members wrcre
admitted and Captain Lacey Edmundson
hopes to reach the required number this
week. Just as soon as tills is done arms
and uniforms will be shipped from Mont
gomery.
Miss Susan James, 55 years of age, died
this morning at her home in Jonesboro
after an illness of cancer. The deceased
was well known in this city and is sur
vived by one sister and a number of
other relatives. Thp remains will be
sent Tuesday morning to Blhbvllle where
interment will be made.
Grade Mae Lewis, the 4-months-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lewis,
died last night at the home of her par
ents at Brookwood after an illness of
colitis. The funeral took place this morn
ing at 11 o'clock from the residence, in
terment being made at the Brookwood
cemetery.
Tlie Sunday school of the First Metli.
odist church will give its annual picnic
Thursday at Sprlngvllle. A large crowd
is expected to attend as there are several
hundred scholars in tlie school. The
party will leave Bessemer at 8 o’clock
over the Alabama Great Southern rail
road.
One of the most delightful social af
lairs of the season was the dance given
tonight at the West Lake pavilion by
he young men of tlie Bessemer Ath
letic club in compliment to the young
i.dies of the dancing set. Music was
'nrnlBhod by the Grand theatre orches
tra. Among the chaperons for the ce
ssion were Iir. and Mrs. J. S' Win
ers, Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Berry, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Clay. Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Tai -
lor. Air. and Mrs. A. C. Mitchell. Mr.
and Airs. 41. C Grigsby, Dr. and Mrs.
Wood Tucker. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mil
Ion, Air. and Mrs. George Shaw, Airs.
Rush, Mr. and Mrs. I’egram and oth
;rs.
Among those Invited were: Aliss Mar
garet Berry, Miss Gladys Davies. Miss
Grace Judsoti. Miss Virginia Cheatham,
VIIsb Maud Buck. Miss Ruby Ragsdale.
Miss Kate Lacey, Miss Margaret Stove,
Miss Ann O'Brien. Miss Rosalie Gold
icrg, Aliss Corlnnp Goldberg, Aliss Ethel
Adams, Aliss Lucia Burns, Miss Emma
Gunn. Miss Nell Kirkpatrick. Miss Pan
tile Kirkpatrick, Aliss Madge Mlmsli
Miss Louise Mims. Miss Leah Schwab
icher. Miss Dora Barr. Miss Francis
'oburii, Aliss Kathleen Wulker, Miss
P.erney Gillen, Aliss Mildred Jaffe, Miss
Ethel Gillen, Miss Margaret Lew is, Miss
Zelma Lefkovltz. Miss Margaret Ray
mond. Alias Kathleen Hard. Miss Mar
guerite Rohlnson, Miss Jessie Bumgard
uer. Aliss Virginia Mitchell, Aliss Eliza
<eth Mitchell, Miss Lucy Knox, Aliss
Ethel Clark, Miss T-ucile Fielder, Miss
Helen liouppart. Miss Alatura Benton.
Miss Marguerite Griffin. Miss Teresa
Merrill, Miss Minnie Jackson, Miss
Gladys Randle, Miss Helen Alarsh, Miss
Blanche Smithson, Aliss Ruby Smithson.
Miss Carrie Belle Smithson, Alias Lil
lian Cahill, Aliss Kathleen Cahill, Alias
Rosebud McWilliams, Aliss Nettie Bai
ley. Miss Ruby Bailey, Mias Ida Kartus,
Miss Ruth Kimbrel. Miss Ora Davis.
Miss Lizzie Barker, Miss Alma England,
Vilss Bertha Engel, Aliss Alildred Fox,
Vliss Willie Eastis, Miss Marjorie Wil
lyiams, Miss Pearl Weinstein. Aliss ITel
an Corniff, Miss Ida Weinstein and
Dr. A. E. Patton. Sam May. Dr. B. S.
'luy, Jim Lovett, C. R. Kichinakl. Fred
Bailey. Bill Glenn, Arthur Green. Na
than- Green. Henry Green. Bill Price,
Dr. Powell. A. Edwards, Joe I,acey. Dr.
M. C. Ragsdale. Jr.. Dr. Strickland, B.
Harris. George Davis, Jesse Ricks. Joe
Goldstein. E. L. Carter. John O'Neil.
t\ llliam Engel. Norman Lefkovlts, A. B.
laffe, George Barr, Argo, George May
'lurd. Alac Parsons, Octavius Spencer,
liumpton. Thames Batson, Jim Wells.
Raude Batson. Davis Batson, C. W.
Nixon. Black Chaff. Carl Bruner. Rig
ger, George Rutledge. Roland Lewis,
Toe Little, Hal Grigsby. Bean Grigsby,
John Hagerty, James Fitzpatrick, Joe
Buntby, Luney Ragsdale, Jerome Fox,
-lydge Pippen, A1 Day, Fred Spencer,
Ben Schumacher and others.
The chicken yard of H. C. Blessing
was entered recently by chicken thieves
and 15 blooded Plymouth Rock chickens
were taken. The thieveB picked the
:hoice fowls from the coop.
Arrangements have been completed
for the barbecue to be given by the Me
lons and Odd Fellows on July 4. There
will he a public Installation of officers
recently- elected by the Afasons.
Tile work of rebuilding the houses on
renth avenue and Nineteenth street
which were destroyed by fire about tl ur
weeks ago. is progressing rapidly,
NEW TEXTBOOKS WILL
BE ANNOUNCED TODAY
Special Committee Completes Task
Monday Afternoon—Some Cor
rections May Be Made
Alontgomcry, June 22.—(Special.)
New textbooks for use In the county
tiigh schools and the district agricul
tural schools will be anounced tomor
row afternoon, according to a state
ment made today by Superintendent of
Education William F. Feagln.
The apodal committee appointed to
nakc the adoption completed Its task
lato tills afternoon, but It was decided
to defer the announcement of the text
looks a day later, In order that tht
;ominlttee might go over the list and
Tiake any necessary corrections.
The new textbooks will be adopted
n connection with the new course of
itudy recently authorized for the high
ichoola and the agricultural schools.
I'he committee appointed to make the
Ldoptlon met here on Saturday,
RICE DECLARES HIS
L~7
OF POLITICAL FOES
Solicitor-Elect of Tuscaloosa
Exonerated on Charge of
Violating Election Laws
in the April Primary
Tuscaloosa, June 22.—(Special.)—James
Rice, solicitor-elect of Tuscaloosa county,
who was today exonerated by the Jury
on a charge of violating the election law
in the April primary, late today Issued
a statement in which lie charges that his
prosecution was the work of political
enemies, and named E. I/. Clarkson, who
was defeated by him for solicitor, as the
instigator of the charges.
But one witness was examined In the
case, he being Coleman Lawrence, the
man to whom Rice was alleged to have
paid money improperly during the recent
campaign. Following the testimony of
Lawrence, who was the only witness for
the state, the attorneys for the defense
moved that the evidence be excluded as
there was nothing in the testimony
tending to show any improper use of
money or any violation of the law. This
motion was concurred In by Circuit So
licitor Ormond. Judge Bernard Harwood,
who was hearing the case, announced
that there was nothing in the evidence
on which to base any charge, and he
therefore rendered a general charge in
favor of the defendant. The verdict of
acquital was signed by the jury without
leaving their seats, the entire trial and
the signing of the verdict requiring only
13 minutes.
Rice Vindicated
In liis statement today. Rice charged
that E. L. Clarkson, who was defeated
by Rice in the recent race for solicitor,
was smarting under the sting of his de
feat. Rice pointed to his exoneration by
the court and jury as a vindication of
the charge that he had been nominated
by a corrupt electorate. Rice refers to
the wording of the grand jury report,
when he was indicted, calling attention
to the statement in the report that his
race had been investigated by request.
Rice charges that the list of witnesses
to be examined in an effort to make a
charge against him was furnished to t He
grand Jury by Clarkson. Rice states that
were he actuated by a motive of vindic
tiveness, he could easily retaliate in kind
and present evidence to have the grand
jury investigate the race of his opponent
At the conclusion of the trial today,
Rice was warmly congratulated by largp
numbers of friends from all over the
county, who were at the courtroom.
While his friends never doubted the out
come of the case, they expressed great
gratification today upon the manner in
which the acquital had been reached. It
was reported that the case could have
been nole prossed ten days ago, the state
finding that there was no evidence upon
which to convict, but Rice and his friends
demanded ttfe right to have the case
tried in open court.
The indictment of Rice attracted state
wide attention, anil the keenest interest
has been manifested in the outcome.
Rice and the members of his family have
been prominent in state and county af
fairs for a number of years, and Clark
son. who is charged by Rice with having
instituted the charge, is well known in
the state, having for some years been
secretary to Congressman Hobson, and
one of his leading political lieutenants.
REVIVAL AT NORWOOD
Rev. Hanes Preaches on “What Shall
I Do to Be Saved?”
At the revival being conducted at
the Norwood Methodist church by the
Rev. J. O. Hanes there was no morn
ing: service, but last night Mr. Hanes
Freached from Acts 18:30, the theme
of his sermon being “What Shall I Do
to Be Saved?"
He told the story of the Imprison
ment of Paul and Silas, saying that Iron
bars do not make a prison, but that
these two men, deprived of their lib
erty, were filled with songs of joy
and attracted the attention of the other
prisoners anil "woke up" an earth
quake. The Phillipian jailer, hearing
the songs and confusion, came to in
vestigate and when told how Paul and
Silas were freed cried: "What Shall I
l>o to Be Saved?"
"It is not what must a city or na
tion or world do to be saved, but what
must I do?" said Mr. Hanes, in stress
ing the importance of personal respon
sibility for a better world or better
society. "I am an optimist. I believe
the whole world will be saved by and
bv. This news has been announced by
the bulletins of the skies."
The interest in the revival continues
to grow. Those who attend are find
ing considerable relief from the heat
by means of the electric fans in the
church, it is said. There will be the
usual services this morning at lfl
o'clock and tonight at 8 o’clock.
TRADECOMMISSION
BILL IS DELAYED
Washington, .Tune 22.—The federal
trade commission bill* failed to reach
the Senate floor today because the In
dian appropriation bill occupied the en
tire session. Chairman Newlands of
the interstate commerce committee, has
prepared his report on this bill, the
first of the antitrust trio, and hopes to
present it tomorrow.
It’s High
Time You
Began To
Phones
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225 and226
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Understood Efforts Are Be
ing Made for Coalition
of Anti-Democratie
Forces
The indications last night were that the
executive committee of the progressive
party at its meeting today would call a
state convention for the purpose of nomi
nating a full ticket of candidates for
state offices. While there is a decided
tendency on the part of the bull moose
following to affiliate again with the re
publican organization, nothing of an au
thoritative nature in this connection could
be learned.
The members of the comfhlttee will con
vene on the mezzanine floor of the Tut
wiler hotel at 1 o’clock. Arrivals last
night brought information to the effect
that tlie meeting would be well attended.
It is anticipated that no friction will be
developed, although yesterday and last
night no meetings were held for the pur
pose of preparing a programme. It. is
learned that the basis of representation
would be the same as that adopted by
the republicans in Birmingham some days
ago, that is one delegate for every 100
votes which were cast for Roosevelt and
Taft in the last presidential election.
Today, no action will be taken to ex
clude the negro. It is understood, for the
progressives have not to any great ex*
tent had the negro problem to deal with.
R. A. Perryman of Heflin, chairman of
the executive committee, and J. O.
Thompson, national committeeman from
Alabama, when asked for statements last
night excused themselves, and confined
themselves to expressions of belief that
the meeting today would be well attended
and that in Alabama at the present time
there is a fine field and a line senti
ment for the building up of a strong
anti-democratic organization.
There is general interest throughout the
state in the action of the progressives
todav. Some days ago. the executive
committee of the republican party met in
Birmingham and called a state convention
for July. There was a general admission
on the part of the republicans that they
would be glad to co-operate again with
the republicans if such could he accom*
plished on a basis of equality. Should the
progressives today call a convention for
the same date or a date immediately fol
lowing the republican convention, that
action would be taken to mean that the
coalition was all but accomplished, and
that the two parties would nominate the
same ticket and endeavor by active sup
port to supplant democrats in state of
fice.
O. D. Street, former district attorney,
is considered the probable republican
nominee for governor, and it was learned
last night that Mr. Street, among the
progressives, was popular. J. O. Thomp
son. progressive national committeeman,
was candidate for governor In 1910, and
polled a. large vote.
i News of Ensley |
Over 75 children registered with the
playground association at the park yes
terday morning to take part in the cele
bration July 4. Miss Frances Young
blood. supervisor of the playgrounds,
will commence drilling the teams for
the different events this morning and
will continue until the Fourth. The
members of the playgrounds are ar
ranging a number of athletic events
for that day, and prizes will be award
ed the winners.
The programme consists of foot
dashes, broad, high and flat jumps,
baseball game, basketball games, po
tato race, fat man's race, volleyball,
and a number of other contests. Great
preparations are being made by the
citizens of this city to celebrate the
Fourth at the Ensley park. Refresh
ments of all kinds will be served and
a danco will be given. All children
who failed to register yesterday morn
ing will be able to register this morn
ing at 9 o’clock at the park.
Funeral services over the remains of
Patrick McGuire were held yesterday
morning at the St. Anthony's Catholic
church of this city. Interment fol
lowed at Elmwood cemetery. Mr. Mc
Guire was drowned on last Thursday
in the Ohio river near Paducah, Ky.
He is survived by his widow' and an
infant son, his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
I*. M. McGuire, one brother, John E.
McGuire, and three sisters.
Flower Missionary day will he- ob
served by the members of the Woman’s
Christian Temperance union of this city
this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the
library. All members of the organi
zation are requested to be present and
to bring flow’ers. An interesting pro
feramme has been arranged. Prior to
these exercises a short business ses
sion will l:»e held and several matters
of importance will be taken up.
The annual picnic of the members of
the Ensley Highland Presbyterian
church will be held tomorrow at Ban
dy’s Mill on the North Bessemer car
line. Special cars will leave the church
at 9 o’clock and w'ill come through
Ensley and will then go to T3andy Mill.
A large crow'd is expected.
Scoutmaster Dale with the Boy
Scouts of this city w’ill leave Thurs
day afternoon at 4 o’clock for Avon
dale park, w'here they will barbecue
tne meat Thursday night for the Enslev
Fresbyterian church picnic which will
he held on Friday. All members are
requested to meet st the church Thurs
day ofternon at 4 o'clock with full
equipment. The picnic crowd will meet
at the church at 9 o’clock sharp Friday
morning.
Delegates to the International Sun
day School convention which will be
hell In Chicago during the latter part
of this w’eek of the First Baptist church
left yesterday afternoon. The follow*
!ng delegates were appointed: Rev. A.
TC. Wright, Mrs. M. L*. Flowers and Mrs.
Charles Hasseler. Mr. Wright will be
on his vacation during the next month
and will visit his parents in Kentucky.
Junior Sunday school work will be
taken up by the members of the Ens
ley Christian church at a meeting
which w'ill be held this afternoon at
the church at 7:45 o’clock. Mr. Ford
of this city will deliver an address on
the subject. All members of the
church are requested to be present.
Alvin Keller has returned from a
visit to relatives In Gadsden.
B. F. Phillips has returned from a
visit to points In Tennessee.
A. C. I>avis Is able to be out after
a short Illness.
Knights of St. John Meet
Cincinnati, June 22.—The thirty-first
International convention of the Knights
of St. John opened here today. More
than 5000 visiting knights had regis
tered tonight
j Invincible Values
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\ $9.85 for an all wool Blue Serge Suit; fine, soft weave;
J fast colors; sewed with silk; permanent front and mad*
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At $14.85 wo can show you feather weight Sumnrs, quarter lined
with silk; light weight gray serges, half or quarter lined with
nr without patch pocket. There is a variety in this range too
great to enumerate. But come here and we will show you cool,
comfortable, dressy suits, worth $20.00, for $14.85.
See Our Windows on 1st Avenue.
You’ll See These Suits Marked
Plain. If the Price Was Not on |
Them You Would Think They ^
Were $10.00 the Suit More.
Hot Weather Furnishing
Silk Shirts at $4.00 and Up to $6.00
Athletic Underwear
Sleeveless or quarter sleeve shii’ts, knee length drawers, in all the
feather weight fabrics.
Priced 50c to $3 a Garment y
Panama Hanan & Sons
Hats—$4.00 to Oxfords
$10.00 CLOTHES THE WHOLE FAhULY $6.50 tO $10.00
TO TALLAPOOSA
Governor Chickasaw Tribe
of Indians Invited toSpeak
at Horseshoe Bend
Montgomery, July 22.—(Special.)
Governor Douglas Johnston, governor
r>f the Chickasaw tribe of Indians, lias
been invited to deliver an address at
the celebration of the one hundredth
anniversary of the battle of Horseshoe
Bend, which will bo held on the battle
ground in Tallapoosa county, July A
Governor Johnston belongs to the civi
lized tribes of Indians, anil is on© of
Gio foremost members of his race in
tho promotion of their welfare and best
Interests lie is also a relative by
blood of General Albert Sidney John
ston, and h!s ancestors were with Gen
eral Andrew Jackson at the battle of
New Orleans.
The invitation to Governor Johnston
was extended by the governor of Ala
bama, and upon the suggestion of Rep
resentative Frank Park of Georgia, who
ha* evinced a large amount of Interest
in the Horseshoe Bend celebration.
While Governor Johnston has not yet
accepted the invitation, it is under
stood that he will do so, and his ap
pearance and address will probably he
distinct features of the celebration. He
is said to be of the Indian type, a man
of distinguished appearance, and of re
markable learning. Mis ancestors are
said to have fought in the battle of
Horseshoe Bend.
CAPTAIN SCREWS
COMMENDS OFFICERS
Nineteen Are Complimented for Ex
cellent Work in Officers’
School
Montgomery, June 22.—(Special.)
Nineteen officers of the Alabama Na
tional Guard have been complimented
for their excellent work and interest in
the officers’ correspondence school for
the year 1913-14. according to the an
nual report of (“apt. William !'. Screws,
U. S. A., Inspector-instructor. The cor
respondence was held in Montgomery a
few months ago, and the various off!
cers of the state militia were required
to stand an examination on the work
which comes under their supervision.
The school was conducted by Captain
Screws. The report was issued as a
general order by Adjutant General
Joseph B. Scully.
A feature of Captain Screws' report
was the standing of the ranking offi
cers of the First and Second infantry
regiments, Colonel G. J. Hubbard of
Troy, commander of the First infan
try, was declared by the examiner of
ficer to have been deficient In his pa
pers, and Colonel C. R. Bricken, com
mander of the Second infantry, was
ilso declared to have been deficient.
The examination of Colonel E. H.
Graves, commander of the Fourth In
fantry, was declared to be excellent, his
standing having been placed at 95 per
Lent.
The following is the list of officers
who were commended for their work:
Lieutenant Colonel F. M. Maddox, First
Infantry; Major H. N. Coleman, First
Infantry; Captain E. J. Grove, First
Infantry; Captain C. J. Morris, First in
fantry; First Lieutenant J. O. Clark,
First infantry; Lietuenant Colonel W.
F. Weiss. Jocund infantry; Major H. B.
McKenzie, Second Infantry; Lieutenant
A. B. Roberts, Second infantry; Cap
tain Carl M. Seals, Second infantry;
Lieutenant J. T. Evans, Second infan
try; Second Lieutenant W. T. Wlngo,
second infantry; Captain John W. How
all, Second infantry; First Lieutenant
William H. Kilcrease, Second infantry;
Second Lieutenant George W. Gilmore,
Second infantry; Colonel E. H. Graves,
Fourth Infantry; Captain William F.
Lee, Fourth infantry; First Lieutenant
J. M. Dickerson, Fourth infantry; Sec
ond Lieutenant H. Lee Griggs. Fourth
Infantry; Second Lieutenant Shirley A.
Tisdale, Fourth infantry.
FOUR INJURED IN
TRAIN ^COLLISION
Sandusky, O., June 22.—Four persons
were Injured, several probably fatally,
when a car on the Lake Shore Electric
railroad collided with a work train
standing on a siding near here late today.
The most seriously injured are: Arthur
W. Baker, Sandusky, conductor: C. W.
Beeman, Cleveland: Mrs. Mary Delhi,
Cleveland: Peter Bartzek, Huron, O.
Few passengers escaped superficial in
luriea.
AMUSEMENTS
At the Lyric
It is sometimes difficult to select an
net ns “the headliner" from a bill of
meritorious acts, but tills is not the
case this week at the Lyric theatre, for
Claude Glllingwater’s presentation of
"Wives of the Rich,” stands pre-emi
nent in a bill that contains several very
excellent numbers. The strangeness of
the plot, the tense dramatic action, the
astonishing climax, and the ability of
the artists make it possibly the strong
est dramatic act on the vaudeville stage
today. Mr. Gilllngwater Is dramatist as
well as an actor, the intensely thrilling
playlet affording a splendid vehicle for
his rare histrionic ability. Equally
strong is his “co-star,” Miss Edith Lyle,
who rises to unusual heights us Mrs.
Renton, the wife of the millionaire. She
Is superb in every particular. The oth
ers of the cast are excellent.
An act of entirely different nature,
but one that captured the audience
from start to finish was that of Miss
Maud Muller and Ed Stanley. MIsh
Muller is undoubted the cleverest ec
centric comedienne on the vaudeville
stage. The team presents a travesty on
modern melodrama, introducing clever
parodies and a line of conversation that
keeps the audience In an uproar. Miss
Muller’s biggest hit was her grand'op
era selections.
Another surprise is the art of MIsh
Leitzel, assisted by Jeannette, in nerial
work on the bars and ropes. She per
forms such unusual fonts of strength
and skill that they border on the mar
velous and are rarely undertaken by
men. This act closes the bill, yet it
proved of such absorbing interest that
the audience remained seated until its
close.
Miss Susanne Rocamora made a hit
with a selection of entirely new and
late songs. She is quite a favorite with
Birmingham audiences, having been
formerly a star with the Bijou Musical
t'omedy company so pleasantly remem
bered by the local playgoers.
International specialties by Dave
Oeraro and Bay Bailey, two versatile
artists, was a very aeceptable num
ber. Their act was a decided novelty
and pleased the audience.
The blackface turn of the Bowman
brothers was clever and original and
quite a pleasant departure from the
usual act of this character. The curtain
speech at the close of the act was
highly diverting.
When It came to "looping the humps*'
Dave IaiUe and Charles O’Donnell hilled
as "lunatic tumblers," were all to the
merry. They presented some remark •
able feats in gymnastics with comedy
features that were enjoyable.
The bill is a strong one all ’round
and has the additional advantage c-f
being diversified. Incidentally it might
be mentioned that the cooling appa
ratus at the popular playhouse Is
working finely and not wlthstandlrrg the
sweltering weather the theatre was
fool and comfortable. O. II. M.
Kerordpr Hnrk From Trip
Judge Alvin M. Douglas has returned to
the city after an extended trip to the
northwest and yesterday morning resumed
his duties as recorder of the police court.
He expressed his a ppreciatlon of the
services of Judge Frank W. Smith, who
presided over the police court in his ab
sence. Judge Douglas stated that he vis
ited quite a number of large cities while
I on his trip and attended ihe various
municipal and police courts at each point.
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stop itching instantly, quickly and (2Sr>,haveth.wiUTTKN
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
MARION INSTITUTE I
Slimmer Session Begins 1st July, 1914
COURSES OF STUDY*
COLUEGE COURSES: To prepare for college entrance and advanced
standlA; in the universities; to remove conditions and failures; and to
advance students who are backward In one or more studies by private
| tutoring.
| BUSINESS COURSES: A full business college curriculum in shorthand,
bookkeeping, typewriting and office training. Strong faculty and complete
equipment.
The above courses In the Summer Session arc open to Young Women as
well as to Young Men. Hoard In aclect private families secured for
Young Women: Hoard lu the Institute provided for Young Men us during
the Fall, Winter and Spring Sessions.
ARMY AND NAVY COURSES: To prepare for the entrance examinations
at Annapolis and West Point, with thorough training in principles and 3
methods for success in the courses in the academies.
For full Information, address
PRESIDENT H. 0. MURFEE, Marion, Ala.
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