THE CHARLOTTE - NEWS, CHARLOTTE. - FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 8,
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THEATERS
Bdbe Daiels in "Oh, Lady Lady."
With clever, bubbling fun running
throughout the whole piece and play
ers of exceptional popularity to inter
pret the princii.al roles, there is little
wonder that "Oh, Lady Lady," which
opened at the Imperial this morning,
was most vociferously received by an
enthusiastic audience.
Realart has done a splendid thing
In ; transforming to the screen the rich
humor of the famous musical , comedy
ty Bolton and Wodehouse, which played
so successfully a few .years ago. And
certainly they picked three ideal fun
makers in allotting the main roles to
Bebe Daniels, always an appealing lit
tle "vamp;" Hiers, cleverest-of fat co
medians; and Harrison Ford, the very
I opular leading man.
Miss Daniels is aitogetnerr aengni
ful as the young musical comedy ac
tress Avho is accused or "vamping"
when she attempts to help out the fat
sweetheart of her school days. It is
i role entirely different from that of
Rowena" in "You Never Can .Tell,"
but affords Miss Daniels even better op
portunities for the clever fun-making
which is always a feature cf her ap
pearances on the screen.
"Oh, Lady Lady" will remain at the
Imperial for wto days.
FAMOUS SINGER AT AUTO SHOW.
Despite the French flavor of her
name Barbara Maurel, mezzo-soprano,
is essentially American. She was born
in Philadelphia of American stock
whose name "Maurel" is derived from
their Alsatian origin, was educated in
American schools, and finally was sent
' to Paris to study under the great Jean
De Reszke. On her 'return to America
she became a member of the Boston
Opera Company and with that organi
zation made many a tour thoughout the
Middle and Far West.
Later, following the disbandment of
the Rabinoff version of the Boston
company. Miss Maurel entered musical
comedy under the name of Barbara
Schaefer and appeared with Marguerite
Namara througnoui iue is ; " I
operetta "Alone at Last." However ,
the call of serious music was too potent
and Miss Maurel . gave up the light
opera stage and her fictitious name and
returned to give the customary recital
in Aeolian Hall, New York.1 - . . -
Her further career needs no retelling.
It has consisted of two years tours f in
recital alone and in joint-recital with
Oscar Seagle, baritone. Hers is a
steadily mounting career as yet in the
daMTss MatireP will : appear in concert
at the Auto Show next week.
"The . Great . Redeemer" a Superb
Fnotoaran. ,.-..
Capacity audiences at the Broadway
theatre yesterday derived great enjoy
ment from the first showing of the
Maurice Tourneur super: production of
V T?orimpr." interpreted by
a nail-star cast including House Peters
and Marjorie Daw. mis puty .
-.7 and Saturday also. It is
SIiuwn v.7 - - - l a.
not stretching the truth to say that
the picture registered a pruiuunu
it was declared by many
to be the best photoplay they have wit
nessed this year.
n.toinw Maurice Tourneur has out
i.?ao1f in thft nutting: on of tills
super special. With all the sweep .and
power of the ruggea west, n. "
1 tnrv. nlantv of "punch and
points a moral lesson that none can
disregard. . .
.rrv, r.!it neripcmp.r" narrates the
high lights in the career of Dan Malloy,
a train bandit. - Pursued : by a sheriff s
posse, he takes refuge in the mountain
v,; t a hpai'itiful voung girl. She
comes to love him and he her,-when
a pal induces him to have anoiner mj
at holding up the mail train- This he
does, but is captured and sent to prison.
There the work of reform begins by
the girl is .completed with a miracle
happening in the grim cell and Dan Mal
loy finds his soul.
House Peters is excellent as Dan,
and Miss Daw gives a sweetly sym
pathetic impression of the girl in the
story. Others in the all-star cast are
Jack MacDonald arid Joseph .Singleton.
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MROADWAY
tt'.tt'.v.- TnoTi TT7Tf th orieinal story.
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basing part of it on a happening in real
life .that transpired m .. iu.vi.
prison. -'
This program is rounded out by f tne
presentation of "The' Skipper's Scheme,
another of. the Toonerville Trolley
series of unusually interesting comedies.
HFRMANY LIKELY
TO DISTANCE FKANUJfi
Poric AtvHI- r. France will v De
iiat-irmd hv Oermartv with a few
years if she does not - buckle - down to
work the same spirit the Germans are
displaying. Francois Aiarsai, ntu. re
cently Minister of Finance, told an
audience at Strasburg. . . -
"We have, known since tne armisiice
thot tho sum w will eet from Ger
many will, go but a very short dis
tance toward relieving the tremendous
burdens the. war has imposed upon , us,"
w Mqi-cqI "W tar count UDOn
them neither to restore our devastated
districts, to pay pensions nor' to meet
other heavy costs or war.
mdttora not whether a -nation
was defeated or victorious in this War
if she does not set to work. It is the
people who get to work more quickly,
rvn wnrir .with more ardor, whether it
k in the. flfld or in the shop, who will
establish econon.ic and financial supre
macy. By the same means ney win
kiie.li nAlitiMl Rimremacv."
COLaUllt xi,w. . 1 -
.The former Finance Minister urged
that private enterprise be given a iree
rinH in h rostoration of France.
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- "Tirri-Q Bhmiiri he no further talk ot
the state engaging in great industrial
.ht th nn'vrfltinn. it is sl well known
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fact that it wiu cost .raunuwjf uiuto
dear if it is undertaken ;by the state
instead of being lef to private inter
ests and private individuals. If France
makes no costly errors in this line and
applies herself to the task of recon
struction she will have a speedy recov
ery
n tt pnin r ft VfiKSTTON CRITICAL
Mexico City, April 8. Congestion of
Mexican railroads has reached a criti
cal stage and commercial and indus
trial interests of the country have ap
noio tn thfi overnment to take ex
traordinary steps to relieve , the situa
tion. At Vera Cruz, Tampico, Puerto
Mexico and in cities along the United
States frontier thousands of tons of
merchandise has been lying for months,
the railroads being unable to move
these goods to their destination.
WORD. H. WOOD IN
FAVOR
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BONDS
State Highway Official Says
County Can't Attora 10
Defeat Measure. ;
One of the - most important things
about the $50,000,000 bond" issue for
roads in the state, so far as' the people
of Charlotte and Mecklenburg county
is concerned, according . to Word H.
Wood, one. of , the- nine - members of the
State Highway Commission appointed
to expend the bond money, is to see
that the $2,000,000 i-bond issue . propos
ed- in Mecklenburg county carries.
Mr. Wood has returned from Ra
leigh, where he .went . to attend the
first meeting, of the: commission, which
is to have another meeting "about" April
26. He was impressed by the fact
that several of the jnost forward coun
ties of the state. -notably Oruiuora. ur-
syth and several others are talking im
mediate steps to: borrow money to put
over big road programs pending tne
issuing and selling of bonds in the in
dividual counties. If Mecklenburg is
not to lag behind and become a back
number in the forward stride of for
ward counties she must by all means
pass the $2,000,000 bond issue, he says.
From a. former rosition of primacy in
the matter of good roads among all
counties of the state and even of the
South, Mr. Wood points out Mecklen
burg has already fallen behind For
syth, Guilford and several other coun
ties, many of them .of far less wealth
than Mecklenburg.
Mi. Wood -reported that Governor
Morrison and State Treasurer Ben R.
Lacy would leave Raleigh night for
New York to see if they can sell some
of the North Carolina bonds on a 5
per cent basis. If they - cannot sen
the bonds they expect to borrow money
on notes secured by the bonds, in or-
PRESENTS TODAY AND SATURDAY
The Story ol a Convict Who Robbed a Train and Then Painted a
Great Picture
See MAURICE TOtlETOUR'S
SCREEN" MASTERPIECE
On the wall of Dan Mal
loy's cell was something
that brought hope to the
doomed murderer across
the tier that stilled the
curses on his lips as he
walked, unafraid, to the
waiting gallows. WHAT
WAS IT?
Featuring House Peters and Marjorie Daw
Added Attraction II Adults.
"THE SKIPPER'S SCHEME" II ...
A Toonerville Trolley Comedy I uuidren..
THE BROADWAY e Charlotte Institution
der ? that -road - work" in the state may
get? under way as soon as possible.
The money obtained under the act,
TVTr wlmd - sa-tfl will be amjortioned
among -the counties of the state, which
has' been divided into nine districts for
the purpose, on the basis of population
or road mileage and area. J. Elwooa
Cox, a. member 'of the state highway
commission -' and - a representative ox
the road buildinsr body of his county,
was at Raleigh and told the state high
way i? commission his county, OrUiirora,
would proceed' at once to borrow
money to construct her roads, not wait
ing until the road bonds voted by
Guilford haye 1 been sold. Rufus A.
uousrnton. member oi tne state ws-
way commission . for the district, in
wmcn orsyin is luuaitsu, oi -x &j
would' do the same, in order to com
plete a permanent highway of the lat
est : hard-surface type between Greens
boro and , Winston-Salem. Plans ar3
already'1. on foot to finance another
stretch of permanent hard-surface high
way from . Greensboro to Reidsville.
In other words, they are not waiting
in many of the 'counties until the bonds
are sold, but are going ahead and bor
rowing money to begin work at once.
"If Mecklenburg county is not to be
altogether outdistanced," Mr. Wood
said, "in the good roads building pro
gram, she must get busy at once. Five
roads leading out of Charlotte are to
be built with funds partly derived from
the state. It Is essential that the con
struction of these roads begin early. If
Mecklenburg county votes the $2,000,
000 bond issue, the county will be able
to lend the money to the state highway
commission the money to begin at once
the building of these roads.
"Some of the counties of North Caro
lina are trying their best to push Meck
lenburg out of first place as the banner
county of the state in roadbuilding
and other ways and if we don't get
busy they are going to do it. I hope
the people living in the rural parts of
Mecklenburg county will realize that
the voting of the bonds will benefit
them more in proportion to the cost
than anyone else. Charlotte property
will pay two-thirds of it."
THE HEN'S LA1VD3NT.
"These modern methods t make me
sick." "
Thus spake old Biddy Dominick.
"We used to please ourselyes, you bet
Folks took; what fresh egg3 they could
get. . ....
But now we stay up half the night
And lay our eggs by Mazda light,
This culling also I protest,
I'm getting old, l want to rei,
Yes if in laying I grow lax,
I'll be the next to get tne axe.
We have read an account of an aero
naut dropoing 24,500 feet, but nothing
was said about his landing anywhere.
As he began his descent on Thursday,
it is to be presumed that he has, by
this time, reached , the ground. ,
WE REFUSE TO ANSWER, AS IT
MIGHT INCRIMINATE OR DE- .
GRADE US. '
The. world often thinks that the wise
man is a fool and fool is often taken
for a wise man. How about thos .
chaps who write the columns in tho
newspapers? Are they wise men, or
are they fools? -
By your answer we will know if you
tave any brains.
Marcel BtemDrugge.
The other day his wif .
patties from some mash !? .u son
had been left over from Ttat0es th
mgnt Deiore. The little tv, I
son was offered a. Ti--J'ear.
he remarked in firm refusal'
want any of those
re.kin of V,
would you like to be a rT ,'
senate bill and h t,iu..,Uec' St.
asks the Jewell "Renubli-a .?
One newspaper announces i
taint m V,o ' .& W
gorilla in this country." Or?
enough if he ever grets
'es."
ever gets loose.'
the implication that tw jL
force a Puritanical "3i...nieil4 :
Wilbur Glenn Voliva has announced
that there will be no more short skirts
allowed in Zion City. The question
is, what is a short skirt? Years ago
they were short when they were up
to the shoe tops. Now they are long
if they reach below the knees. Well,
anyhow, it is a question that we do
not care to discuss.
DIDN'T CARE FOR THE NEAR-NEW
A Kansas City man who is mana
ger of the used car department In one
of the big motor car salesrooms down
town has evidently been talking shop at
home, says the Kansas City "Star."
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we are not sroine bhi.v :
. i.ier ail.
An appropriate spring sonz in
local circle would be: "Hpr V!;
the. Bribe." ere -
What has bscome of the Coh
Panama war? "i
Have you been Stillmanned enof,
ALLEGED MURDERERS ArnnJ
Norfolk, Va. April 8.-Four 1
charged with murder m connection
the killing of two Japanese seamen
board the steamship Kaisbo-xian, ,;
nhistmas eve were acauittpri k,. . ,
Thursday night. The jury had U-
ON STEERING COMMITTEE.
Washington, April 8. Repres
tives John I. Nolan, California; sldr."
Anderson, Minesota, and Frank
Greene, Vermont, Thursday were &
ed members of the republican steeri
committ of the house by the c
mittee on committees.
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"WEDDING . BLUES"
A Mile a Minute Comedy
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Gay production.
It the customer'
protection when buy
rag and hit pride em
iter.
Furniture Of
Abiding Charm
The Special No. 1 Chamber Suite as illustrated
represents but one production out of a vast ar
ray of other Berkey & Gay fine furniture now
bn display specially priced for April selling..
The distinctive quality that characterizes every
Berkey & Gay production-has not been achiev
ed by accident. It. has its origin in the laws of
grace and proportion which are timeless.
The suite may be purchased complete, or any
of the various pieces may be bought individual
ly and as the price is special for April only, and
will positively be withdrawn at the fend of this
month, we suggest that you , arrange for an -early
inspection.
Good furniture must- fulfill its mission, -therefore
we recommend a visit to our store.
PARKER-GARDNER COMPANY
'Carolina's Greatest Furniture Hous'
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Consider Quali
Thai Way Lies Economy
' It is all right to insist on having your clothes cut just
so in the smartest of fashion but everything should
not be sacrificed to style.
Insist on style, coupled with quality then you get
what you ought to have in the clothes you wear good
looks and ample service allthat you pay for.
Where Will You Buy Suits Like These at
$40i
Others Up to $65.00
Russia Calf
Oxfords
$11.00
Not a big lot of these Ox
fords to sell at this mod
erate price, so count your
self lucky if you get a
pair.
New Spring
Hats
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$5.00' to $8.50
The fact that these hats
come 'from the best Amer
ican makers, gives assur
ance of fine quality.
Bt Glo Town For Boys
' There any doubt in th e minds of those parents who
come here; for clothes for the little fellows that we measure up
to the demands of the most exa cting people, and present a col
lectiofc of models and fabrics such as are seen in no other
Charlotte establishment.
Our second floor is a M for those seeking high class
boys' a outfits everything here from tip to toe and everjrthing
' reasonably -priced.-
TWQ PANTS, SUITS A
' Boya'M Wpol Two-Pants; Suits, giv
ing practidaljy double wear, v made of
cHokest J woolens, in smart "models," - in
7 to; 18 year sizes. : ':A A: -: '..
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' A. JUVENILE ?WASH SUITS
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: THe styles; consist of f clever 1 little ; Qli
, verrits; ' Middies Azifa I Junior i Nor
- -folks, " with : many.', modifications.; The
materials coverVa i widerarige of serv
iceable fabrics and the colors' ad'color
: coninatiops include : almostCevery ef
fect :: i&agiriable.; THerei are"' solid -tans
: with .blue collars andi cuff s; reen . trim
; -mings,brown:arid tanntrmgcom
: bihatibris, solidsstnpesetc. 'vln all
; there; arehundreds of -these new,- smart
' SDrincr Wash -Suits;-;. : - , - . -
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Everything the boy needs - Shirts,"
Blouses, Collars, Neckwear, Gloves,
Stockings, Pajamas, Underwear, Hand
kerchiefs, Belts.
Boys' Blouses, special at
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. Children's Socks, new and exclusive
patterns.
35c
BOYS' HATS AND CAPS
Every kind of a, hat : and cap you
? i.11 for' some for the very lit
tle kiddies, and some for high school
ana college boys.
BOYS' HATS
$lit0$4-i
BOYS CAPS
$isto$2a
BOYS SHOP
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