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'WEDNESDAY, MAY 26. 1015. .
??^Bave^wjtb. .us. again thc com
??iencernent "orations."
-o
Av revoir, Banker?, you are IT^with
?any ot ua nowadays.
-.
The Rubicon has b*ca crossed
?g?'n, but ?? >?i Rome ia free.
A study In colors: "Future Btac'it
for Auto Demon White."
Beer and Vaudeville Called Negro's
f oes.-Headline. B.?# about a raaor
and "bones?"
Italy draws the first blood, but old
von Hindet.berg has not yet arrived
on the scene.
What a P ie op
war prices .,c-n
releed) olives.
An ordinance is
Chicago to ouila
lt cod?d be wjprse.
lity to .tack on
Man ..(California.
Milk and
W?." suppose
ora, we'll
;S stuff be
ings to elect
eats have evi
tr calendara
should have
'a door again
another plum
Federal tree
t time the
district was
grown extensively in
so we suppose that
tho other U'o powers of
received one so
^ na?) J?i
at last: has e
>an battle front
s hi? brother,
ibo: wah woand?
TH t. Il A Nhl HS MEETING.
Th?1 meeting and mingling togelhei
. of bankers or members of any on?
t profession, su< ii au the mee' ng ol UH
bunkers of Group No. \, douth Caro
lina Hanker? Association, held In (bl i
city yeaterdSy! is a great help t<
thone min ami ls something that
[ ought to be Indulged in oftener by
? those of every occupation. In thu
era, marked by the organisation of
.those of every trade or vocation, it
behooved ali to get togrther for the
purpose of studying and discussing
tbe varlotiH problems which confront
the people today.
AH was admirably discussed at the
banquet last evening, organizations
are not for tin- purpose of trying to
butch up imnic scheme to try to "beat
the other fellow out" BO to speak, but
are for the purpose of making every
man better equipped to do the work
bo hon chosen.
We are glud that thc bankers were
in the city yesterday, and we thank
them for ,the nice thing ) they Baid
ubout our city and county. Ander
son lo always ready and willing to
entertain organizations who cnn
boast of such a set of gentlemen.
WAR'S GREATEST RESULT.
What will be the mont significant
resulta of the war In Kuropc IB a
thought that han occupied large space
in tho mind of tho Htudcnt who linn
attempted to pierce the smoke of bar
tle with his mind's eye and see the
world as lt will bc when thc terrible
conflict now raging han abated and
the fury of the nations has been
turned into the pursuit of things
peaceful and humane.
As wc stated some time since, the
thought of geographical changer? that
will come as a result of the war is an
engaging one. Now that Italy has
entered the lints, this problem ts en
larged, BB lt is generally agreed that
?his nation has gone Into Uie war for
what she can get out of lt in thc na
ture of additional territory.
Changea that will take place in the
forma of government, and there most
surely will Ue,',lfj.'.?till another en
gaging line of thought. But wc havu
lt from an Atlanta divine, the Rev.
H. M. DuBoBe. pastor of the First
Methodist church of that city, thai
neither tho geographical nor tho gov
ernmental changes to be brought
about will be the most significant ro
aults of the war. The "new world
consciousness" that wilt come out
of the conflict in. in the opinion ot
this minister, to be the most signi
ficant result.
In- a sermon last Sunday, we are
told. Dr. DUBOBC analyzed the war.
pointed out what must be the Inevi
table results as to political changes,
and concluded by saying.
"A new world thought character
ised by a new consciousness must
come," he said. "A unlvers?i rever
ence must fruit from thia world con
sciousness. Will this war leave tho
vVi?d where lt will feel a true humil
iation and express a true penitence
for tho pride, the arrogance, and tho
hate of Ita year?? If Christ be not
fully accepted and -enthroned in tho
world's heart, all tts suffering will be
In vain: lt's victories will turn to de
af?ate." , ,
An to tho political changea he fore
sees, Dr. DUHOBO said: '
? "A new Serbo-Slavlc empire will
rise out of the eastern provinces ?if
the dismembered Austrian empire
and the existing Serbian States; there (
will be a new Bulgarian power; a i
now Greek power, Including the an- i
clent Ionian shores and isles; the j
restoration of the long-lapsed Jew
ish integrity in Palestine; the restor
ation cf Constantinople a* a Chris
tian capital; a realignment of the
Teutonic people Into one homogene
ous Stat?.; the political reorganiza
tion of Russia; the repatriation of all
separated French people; the restor
ation ot the. lost Italian provinces,
and the establishment moro firmly of
England in the primacy of the seas."
PANAMA.PACIEIC EXHIBIT.
"Prosperity Statistics" as given in
the National W. C. T. exhibit at the
Panama-Pacific Exposition show many
things of Interest to Did Student ot
economics. For instaneei li?t there
-re twenty automobiles ftx> every ona
hundred farmers In dry Kansas, while
there If but ono to every one hundred
farmers in wet Missouri. Th9 Jape?
ness bcM cast in bronze, made entire
ly bf tha' pipes of the thousands of
maa who giving, up umoklog eon
fcibuted t>- r pipes to _Mps Mary
PRESS CC
Marron! AN ? Prophet.
(Charlotte Observer. ? t
When Marconi got lo talking about
Bandin ^telegrams witltr>ut stir- use of
wires the country wa:* Inclined Dot to
believe him. but Hilt;*- who had given
thought to Edison's accomplishment
in th? field of Invention were pre
pared to look for almost anything.
But with all our faith In modern In
ventive genius, we are inclined to
balk at Mar ?on l's promise o fa trick
hy the uno of which one may Bee
through a brick or stone wall. Mar
coni, however, says he lo at work on
a ramara that will make a wall tran.
parent, and the world should be pa
tlrnt. The King has called Marconi
to return to Italy. He ls a reserve
officer In tho engineering corpa of the
Italian army, and evidently he doei;
not exp?ct much of a war. aa bc raya
lie may complete hin engagament in
Italy aril return to the United States
by September. And the people ?sill
join The Observer in the hope that
Marconi will prove a:> Rood a war
prophet as a prophet of Invention.
An Indianapolis Incident.
(Thc State.)
The im m. or policemen Is to
keep the peace-not to shoot male
factors except in emergencies-when
it ls ueceo-ary. for example, to saw
life.
In nome of the groat rltieo. London
notably, policemen arc ont armed
with pistol's. Respect for law 1? uni
versal la Great Britain ntid the police
otlicer seldom needs moro than his
night estick. <
In thin country the policeman muet
have hts piutol, but that is all (IK;
more reason that he should be trained
not to use it unless there la no other I
alternative consistent with public, i
safety. Entirely too ma'iy men arc <
slaughtered by policemen, constables I
ind deputy sheriffs In the I'nlted 1
Stater,. i
In Indianapolis two or three days
iigo two or three negroes were fight
ing- Wliicn policemen arrived tho
negroes resisted arrested. Although I
lh0 negroes were on the ground sruf- |
fling, n shot wau flrrd by an otllcer t
?nd one "f ?hem wan killed. I (
There In no moro excuse for the |
killing of a negro by policemen In a <
Southern city than In a great North- :
Rrn town. Buch aa Indianapolis la. (
Indeed, the behavior, generally, of ?
negroes ls far better In the South !
than in the North. t
?MMENT
Church Advertising,
(Charlotte Observer, i
Tho Klrst Presbyterian church of
Charlotte owns space lu each Satur
day morning Observer in which it
adv? rtises the morning and evening
services for ?li?' following ?Jay. The
advertisements yesterday gave the Rub
jeris which will be discussed by Doc
tor Rolston, the pastor, and there was
also Information about the musical
features. Kor years past this same
r,iati? r has been customarily ghen In
the local columns of the pape-, u
custom that hail become common
place through long usage Th?'
church news carri) d in th?? form ?f
an advertisement har, the advantage
of thc better emphasis, lt I? more
direct and the better calculated to
hold attention ar I mak?? an Impres
sion. We have no doubt that through
Ihi^; new method <?f reaclitir. the peu
pie theil i-int Presbyterian chun
will find a steady Increase in at
tendance, in consequence of which ii
will become a still greater instrument
for good in the community.
Submarines
(Augucta < 'hronlcle. t >
The shipbuilding yat ls nt F'ore Riv
er. Mass.. ha turned out ten sub
marin? ; for Gnat Britain in five
months. At that rate. American slilp
yards, private and public, could pro
vide us with several dozen modern
submarines in six months' iim<\ if they
were needed. We could take over
those British boats, ton. lu an emer
gency Just as the British suvbrnment
irproni la'i I ami paid for forelgn
iwned vessel-: of v.ar that were build'
lng or waiting for delivery In her
shipyards when tho war broke out.
As mattem stand, we may regard
:hose ten submarines as a potential
-eserve of our own navy. They
.ouldn't bc delivered to Great Hri
aln anyhow, during the war. without
?ioln'.lng our neutrality-which lo, al
*cady, pretty badly strained.
Our Crippled .Snhmnrhtes.
(Charleston Host.))
With one of our few submarines on
:he floor of the Pnclfht at Honolulu
?nd three broken down or run afoul
luring the first two day:; of the war
;amo in which the fleet ls engaged
3ff the N'ew Knuland coast; lt looks
is if there mav have been more in the
marges bv critics before the congres
llonal committee last session than
Secretary Daniels has been willing to
?How.
Text of the Formal Declaration of War
Presented by Italy to Austria-Hungary
The Duke of Avarua. Italian Ambassador to Austria, presented Monday
afternoon to Baron von Burlan, the Austro-Hungarian Foreign'Minister ?re
following declaration of war:
Vienna. May 23. 1915.
Conformably with the orders of Hie MojeBty the King. H?B august Sov
ereign, the,undersigned Ambassador of Italy has the bonor to deliver to His
Excellency, the Foreign Minister of Auatrla-Rungai/. the following com-'
municat lon :
"Declaration has been made, as from the fourth of this month, to the Im
perial and Royal Government of the grav. motives for which Italy, con
fidently In her good right, proclaimed anni ,ed and henceforth without effect
her treaty of alliance with Austria-Hungary, which was violated by the Im
perial and Royal Government, and resumed her liberty of action in this re
aped.
"The Government of the King, firmly resolved to provide by all means at
Its disposal for safeguarding Italian rights ?nd interests, cannot fail in its
duty to take against every existing and future menace measures which events
Impose upon it for the fulfillment of national aspirations.
"HIB Majesty the Knlg declares that he considers himself from tomorrow
In a Btate of war with Austria-Hungary."
The undersigned has the honor to make known at the same time to His
Excellency, the Foreign Minister, that passports will be placed thin very
day at the disposal of tho Imperial and Royal Ambassador at Rome, and he
will be obliged to HIB Excellency if be will kindly have his passports handed
to him. .
AVARNA. <
Commute Frank's Sentence to Life Imprisonment
(Atlanta ourn??. ) I Every doubt in his (?vor wa? rejected, while
To whatever t T?reme* nf puum Hie popular j the babiest trifle* nenin,' him were welcome,!
ininti may be swpet, renton eventually regain* ( arid magnified. The chief and. indeed, the
ita sway: after the wind and the cart quake and only considerable witness of the prosecution
the fire there (way* opeaba "a ?till, email waa a ne ero of criminal record, who implicated
roiee.'" lt ia in Ulis ?pint that the people h unreif in the crime that he charged to Frank.
?f Gem tia have rome to consider the cane ot Ott thia negro's unsupported testimony. Frank.
Leo M. Frank. They are thinking quietly and waa convicted,
[>rofundly of thia man who stands in the deep- Furthermore, the atmosph?re within and
wing, shadow cf death. They look hark upon without the courtroom wa? such a? to make
Ilia trial, which wa? conducted amid the frowns a fair trial impossible. The Jury v?* con
*nd clamor of a packed courtroom and the fronted with row upon row of onlookers who
schon of 'a threatening crowd upon th? 5 vented, sometimes in noisy outbreaks, their ep
?treet; ?nd remembering, they ask, "Wa* kt proval of tho prosecution and their hostility to
po*rihl? that Justice could then he done?" They ?ard the defendant. The street? about ?he
recall that in the subsequent reviews of hi* care courthouse were thronged with an ominous
by higher courts c|ue*tiom nf regal proc?dure crowd, and it i* a matter fo common know
alone were pss.ied upon. They reabre that the ledge that in the closing boura of the trial the
nwenttal evidence and the broad merita of hi? case was carried over from Saturday afternoon
cause have been presented to only one Jury, until the following Monday as a precaution
?nd that a Jury which rat under the glare and against violence. It i? no reflection upon the
heat of mob consciouanes*. Poudetmg these gentlemen of the Jury tn say that theae condi
things, fair-minded people a*k. "Can our State tiona influenced the verdict. They were In
sfford. in honor amt just ire. to hang a man fluenced unconsciously, no doubt: but unron
who really has not been convicted and whose scious influences are the mont subtle and the
hlood. if rte be Innocent, will rest upon our moat potent of all. Only superhuman strength
heads in trcgie Md everlasting ahame*" could hive resisted th? prejudice and passion
Thu? th? publie think?; but there is onlv ttM *wchgrge?l **** ?nal from beginning
one power that can act a* reason and cornaient* '<* *oe'
now require: and that power ia vested la tba Tb* P'wMk?? Judge himself dedans! after
eested in the State Board ot Pardon* and the *aT<1* ,rom lhe b*nch th?< be ?ai uot coo
Orrrernor. It ?a for the Board to recommend v,nrH of u" defendant's iStti but in as much
and for MM Governor to determine whether " *M ?0,*br **? province to pa??
Prank ehalt ba hanged tor a. ?im? of which upo? ,h" ?>. refused lo net the verdict .
he has not bern prmred guilty and of which AnA *? thi" ho"r- 110 ?*"*. h*? reviewed
mans- believe him innotent. or be granted a ?" which Fr?nk w"? convicted,
comrmrtatton to life imprisonment. Upon their Tn* rm* hT bee? Mnwaled twine to the n
drruion depends Mt only tho life of ? man pttmt court ?' i>CCEl* T* ***** *? th? Mi
bus th? good name and integrity of a com- prp,ne four< ?' the Untad State?, but in every
mcnwaalth. butane* tba question* considered ami decide)
-,_, . , .. ,.,"_, , ., ??ra wkoU? question* of law and of legal prn
TTf "TT **? * obture. It ls noWrthy that even on these
awning Into wtjittanKood ?ra? o*jrrfer*d my?- p?Mta ww orrong dltaeiiting ^.U.-T?H
tort?- * "f *T both thc State and I th* Unit??) Stat** raspean.
u Z*^x ^L?T?m* ^"^ll^ eon*. Ba* th. eJl-Wtant fact ts tasTtTe
There's never any hitch in getting
your money back if our clothes fail to
give satisfaction. .
Yet in all of last year not more than
half dozen noys' suits were returned"
to us, the while hundreds of other
suits were "hitching to wagons,"
"climbing trees," and "playing ball."
But service isn't all that goes into our
boys' clothes.
The designers give just as much care
to perfecting our styles for boys as
(hey do our styles for men.
Who will gainsay that boys' clothing
such as ours isn't the truest sort of
economy:
Boys' Suits from $3.50 to $12.50.
"Tot S?m.wOh ? Gamete**
ENGLAND'S
These are the days ot the big gun
nf ponderous ordinance on land and ?
'ea. Yet, curious to say. half a cen
tury ago England produced a weapon
which threw a projectile greater In i
weight and larger in diameter than ,
any which has been made since. I
The story of the giant :t6-lnch mor- ,
tars of 18.rif)-.r>8, which threw a ball 36- ,
inches in iiamcter and a ton in weight (
is full of details of extraordinary in- ,
terest. lt ia a etory. too. of trumph j
and failure, in the face of all the dif
ficulties of new experience.
England waa at war In the Crimes. (
A great Prime Minister was at the ,
head of the government In the per- |
son of Lord Palmerston, and to him |
went an engineer, Robert Mallet, with ,
ils proposal for the construction of a {
huge mortar with walch to help the (
allies.
Thc Inventor made good his case. ,
and, with characteristic energy. Pal- ,<
.nerston addresse da letter to the. Lieu- .
?enant general of the ordinance In the ,
following termo: \
"I am co fully satisfied with the ,
probable success of Mr. Mallet'o ,
3chcmc that I am willing to take up- j
on myself, ac first minister of the j
crown, the full responsibility of car- .
rying lt Into execution; and I, lhere- ,
fore, request that you will, without ,
thc slightest delay, take thc necessary ,
steps for thc Imm?diate construction
of two mortars upon the plan propos- ,
ed. . . .The time ls an essential ,
clement In this matter, and months ,
'lave already been lost in needless hes- ,
Hatton." i
Thia letter . aa written on May 1,
1S5?. and six uays later the firm of
Mare, of Blackwell, submitted their
tender to supply two mortars, built '
to the specification drawn by Mr. I
Mallet. Tho firm promised to deliver <
tho mortars within ten weeko of the
receipt of the order at a cost of $24,- i
500 each, including the mortar beds. I
If thc weight of the mortars" exceeded 1
35 tons each, they were to receive
further payment at the rate of S70? I
per ton. The board of ordinance had <
been given sufficient impetus in the ;
matter by Lord Palmerston's letter,
and Messrs. Marc's offer.was accept- i
ed on tho following day.
Constructional Delny.
Sad to relate, however, the hugo 1
weapons were not completed until a <
year after the termination of. the '
Crimean war. Instead of 10 w.eeks.
the time occupied In construction was <
no lesa than 96 weeks, and the mortars
were not delivered until - May, 1&E6. ?
The delay was due partly to the bank- 1
ruptcy of the contracting firm, but
mainly to the unexpected difficulties 1
encountered in the constructional <
work. When they were complete.the 1
two mortars were the combined work ,
of three different firms. I
Each of the Mallet 36-Inch mortars 1
weighed no less than 42 tons, and had <
a length of nearly 13 feet. Beside a <
modern 13.5-lnch naval gun, weigh-, i
lng some SO tons and measuring moro |
than 50 feet in length, these flgureo |
may not sound very extraordinary,, i
? ? ?
*. WIT AND HUMOR. ? '
? _*
Wonder Why.
A mule waa in the act of kicking
Uncle Pat Snyder In front of the
blacksmith shop, but when he turned
and looked at him right hard, the
animal immad lately Jumped the fence
and hurried off across the field.
Altamount (Mo.) Times.
What a Girt Caa Do.
One of the authorities recently >?t?
asked whether a girl can love two
men at the same time. 1 .oh,?bly not.
But eke can glvo a sufficiently ?lfo
like imitation of the passion to too
both of the naen.-Topeka Capital.
?ferm?t Bereft
MASSIVE 36
but we have to remember the r>0
yearn which have passed since th)
laya of these wonderful old pieces of
Ordinance.
The moitarn were said to be the
'irst embodying lhe principle of "ring
ed structure" in ordinance, and were
milt up aa follows: Tho base, car
rying the trunnions-the cylindrical
projections which are supported by
tho cheeks of the carriage-was or
^ant iron. 30 Inches thick and welgh
ng seven and a half ions.
The wrought lrim breech pl ?ce was
70 inches long aud. weighed seven
ons. This was streusthened exter
lally by two layers of wrought iron
loops and a heavy ring. Into tho
creech piece was bored the powder
matnber. 48 1-2 Inches deep; this was
*ored from 14 inches to D Inches in
liamcter.
The body itself consisted of three
mmpound rings of wrought iron. ?**?.'
ishlng with a solid ring at the mux
rio. These compound ringa consls
sisted of 31, 10 and ll hoops, respec
:ively, the first mentioned being next
o the breech piece, where the great
;st powder stre33e3 were flt. Thc
argent hoop employed was 67 inches
in diameter, the smallest 40 laches,
ro give additional strength six
wrought iron bolts, nearly square In
section, ran from the ring at tbo
nuzzle to tho cast iron base.
Tho mortar bed. to which the mon
ster weapon waa attached, was pro-,
?Mded with a screw arrangement
which allowed the mortar to be ele
vated at any angle from 40 degrees to
>0 degrees.
Cast-iron Shells.
With tho'mortars 50 shells were de
livered, these being contracted for at
the rate of $80 per ton. The shells
?vere spherical and of cast iron. They
were cast over coreB consisting of
two hemispheres, in which the burst
ing charge could be accommodated.
Each shell was provided with a fuse.
Mr. Mallet had calculated. that ?t
bursting charge ot 480 pounds of pow
der could be used with the shell in
ictual warfare. At practice sand and
sawdust occupied the space within
the hemispheres.
Much delay was experienced before
the tri?is of the new ordinance could
be ? carried out, and it was . then de
cided that only one mortar should be
used. The other mortar constructed
was never fired, and was afterward
erected at the Royal Arsenal, Wool
wich, where it remains to thia day
in object ot much interest to the visi
tor.
Plumstead Marshes were selected aa
the venue of the trials. Those privi
leged to wltoesa the tiring were much
impressed by the ponderous, but ma
jestic, flight of the great one-ton balls
through the air. The velocity of the
buge shelis was in the n?lghborhood
sf but .300 feet or 400 feet per second.
io that their flight could be readily
followed. The trajectories of Ute
projectiles resembled in a marked de
gree those of trench howitzers such
is tho German Vmlnenwerter." which
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fr ODDS AND ENDS. *
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-fr ?#++* ?.*'>?+<. ? ? ?fr
There are no trades or guilds in
iceland, every man being compelled
to depend upon his own skill tor his
supplies. The natives make theil',
jwn shoes, shoe their own horeses and
manufacturo their saddles.
Tho humb of the buffalo ie not a
?sss of fat. but Is formed by neural
spines in length fully double those
m domestic cattle, and by the huge
muscles which lie alongside, and fill
Ip the angle between -th*se neural
Iplnca and the fish.
The thread of the silkworm ls one
thousandth part ot an inch In diam
eter.
By miana of a secret process a
'ench j scientist^ convierte flowers.
i-JNCH GUN
are being U3ed in the great conflict
on the Continent.
Preparations for the frialB were not
complete until October 15, 1857. The
platform for the accommodation of
the mortar cost $750, and the fonda
tion of Dartford gravel, which it was
found necessary to make to receive the
platfnrm. cOBt $1,500.
Firing was carried out on four days,
extending over a period of moro tnan
nine months. The delay was due to
mishaps with th? mortar; for In
stance, after the fifth round was fired
repairs costing $250 and taking two
months to carry out had to be effect
ed. Details of some of tho rounds
fired arc interesting and may now
be given.
The trials opened cautiously. The
first round was fired with a modest
charge of 10 pounds of powder, but
the shell weighed 2376 pounds. The
cleiUtlon given to 'the mortar was 48
degrees 20 minutes and a range of
870 yards was .obtained. The shell
was afterward found entire at a depth
o fslx and one-half feet to whlcn lt
hal penetrated in tho soft ground of
tre marshes.
The second round v. aa fired with i
charge of 20 pounds of powder. Th j
elevation was the same as with the
first round and the 2362-ppund shell
covered 900 yards in 13 seconds. This
shell was not found after digging down
12 feet, and it was impossible to lo
cate it then, even with a nine-foot
probe.
Shell Holes 80 Feet Beep.
Altogether 19 rounds were fired, but
only the first shell fired was actually
located. Colonel Walpole, the com
manding engineer, was of opinion that
the majority had burled themselves
fully 30 feet below the surface. And
there they remain to this day. It was
estimated that to recover the weighty
globes would have entailed an expen
diture-of not lesa than 21 pounds
apiece.
Tho greatest range obtained with
the mortar was at the 19th and last
round, fired with a charge of 80
pounds of powder. The 2395-pound
shell attained a range of 2759 yards;
that 1B a little over one and a half
miles, lu 23 jeconds, at 45-degree ele
vation. With this large charge the
mortar recoiled only 15 Inches. The
heaviest shell fired at the trials was
one weighing 2986 pounds; lt had a
range ot just under Che mlle.
Such ls a short account of one of
the most remarkable products of ar
tillery genius In England. Circum
stances prevented the actual employ
ment of the huge mortars In warfare,
but, as a celebrated artillery officer,
the late General Lefroy, remarked:
"Few will doubt that 'If the mortars
had been completed tn time, and Lord
Palmerston's intention to send one to
t!?j Baltic and another to the Black
Sea had been carried ont (and designs
for mortar rafts had been actually
prepared by Mr. Mallet.) lt would
have been perceived that a new power*
had entered the European areas."
? IN MOVIE LAND. *
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Victoria Fordo, tho dainty fun*
maker of Al Christie's Nesto Come
dy company, celebrated ber nine"
tcenta birthday last Wednesday-that
ls, her friends celebrated lt for her
by giving ber a surprise party st her
hom? in Hollywood. About seventy
five film favorites, Universel and
otherwise, ' were present and a wary
enjoyable evening was pissed.
Maurie? Costello hae grown weary
of hia erstwhile pleasant task of being
a VUagraph hero. Hts new debut will
be la "The Heart ot-Jim ?Brice."
The horrors of war are. tb'be taken
lo movies for the Unlvsraal som pans
by Phillip Klein, son of Charle? ^?rtnTM
the s?ay wright, wfcc MUtad for KM
?bia mooth arm? v -
arnera* and m. lotter ?rota
it Wneon.