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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-23

Act THE papers, the family tree, the
villain, the hero. his wife. Heavens,
sister, he is your fathers Legitimate
son. And 1 married himl My Gawdl"
Act 1.-THE fire. the rescue. 81 must
boin them all, or 1 shall be ruinedl"
Fooled.
Act lila dark street, the river, another
street, the harbor. Sink her in the
water. She shall no longer stand in my
PATH" The dive, the rescue. Fooled.
Act Iv-'He shall not catch the train!'
The jaek-knife bridge. the stupendous
leap for life. Fooled.
Act V-The old homestead, the family
tree again. Now for the papers"' The
cyclone, the thunderbolt. Fooled. Dead.
The end.
A real thriller. feast for the gallery is
1.-THE Eye Witness Its hair-raislng
qualities were proved last night at the
Bijou beyond the shadow of doubt. The
villain plots and schemes, and storms and
RACES; sets fire to the house wherein the
heroine, his former love. is quartered,
dosing her with chloroform to make as
surance doubly sure; hires thugs to kid
nap her when she is rescued: relentless
ly has her dragged through the dark
streets of Chicago; finally has a 5O-pound
milestone tied around her neck and chucks
her into the dank waters of the har-
Dor But all of no avail; she lives through
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-23

1t all, and climac terically is rescued
from the bottom of the harbor, milestone
and all, by the strong arm of the sub
hero.
The action rushes precipitately from
nadir to zenith; climaxes and thrilling
scenes abound; the Villains aim is poor.
and his murderous revolver fails in it's
bloody work; the heroine dotes on ex-
element, and the hero is just simply
grand. There are some blood-curdling,
aWe-tnSpirfng scenes, melo-orcheStral
music chills to the marrow while the viii
lain Is at his work. And all is perfectly
realistic
The scenic effects of the play are ex-
cellent; the diving scene in the harbor
is a neat bit of stage-craft; the daring
leap-the-gap scene at the jack-knfe
bridge is vivid reminder of the dare
DEVIL death-defying acts of the circus.
But, perhaps, the best ever produced on
the Bijou stage is the cyclone scene in
the last act. The effect is strikingly real
istic,> and the stagers deserve the highest
praise.
The company may be dismissed with a
word; II was entirely capable in the full
filling of Its purpose. George Lamont
the hero. is faithfully portrayed by the
deep-voiced r. c. Knorr. His lines I'M
fortunately are few, but he makes the
best of them without OVERRIDING. Edmund
Manley is passable as the villain. Jo-
seph A. Mason as 'Biff Bass" and Miss
Nina Manley as Ellen Wallace, present
some diverting specialties while the scenes
are being shifted, and are excellent in
their respective parts Honorable men
ton is due Miss Helen Vaughn Jackson
as Bridget Robert Harland and others.
1.-THE Eye-W Witness will be seen at the
Bijou during the remainder of the week,
special matinee being given on Thanks
giving day.
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times. However the play had some comic
scenes which we're well put on by Mr.
Lawrence and Miss Hill.
A novel scene showed the hero and the
villain in a death struggle inside the
room of the villains accomplish The two
men struggled all over the room and
were finally hanging half out of the win
dow when the curtain went down. A
swift change was made and the two
men were discovered hanging completely
from the window and again struggling
for life. Each hangs to the ledge and
the hero finally casts the villain from
his hold and sees him fell several stories
only to alight unhurt on a waste bas-
ket with the luck of his kind. The sec
ond very attractive scenes shows street
level and under this the tracks of the
subway. The men are seen talking on
the street level and at the same time
the operations are going on in the sub
way. The scene received deserved ap-
plause and was very realistic.
The work of the cast was entirely up
to the standard of the work done by Miss
Paige and her company, there failing to
be a single weak spot In the cast Prob
ably the most finished work was done
by Mr.. Steadman and Miss Laird. the
villain and his accomplish Mr.. Stead
man handled his difficult part with a
nicely winch prevented II lroHl oHenuliiS
and received the hearty applause of q
storm Of Kisses from the audience. Miss
Laird also did nice work in Wanda
Wheeler" the inhabitant of the tender
loin.
The story of the play is the old tale
of the man from the country leaving his
sweetheart and his mother and coming to
the city to fall into the hands of the
Badger Queen" His sweetheart follows
him to New York and has various ad-
ventures In the city-but the less said
about them the better. Suffice it to say
that she was successful In bringing him
back safe and sound to herself and his
mother. Miss Paige and Mr.. Chase fur
nish the heart interest of the story in
a satisfactory manner and the comedy
team Is a good one.
1.-THE Road to Ruin" is hardly up to
the standard Of the previous plays put
on by Miss Paige and it is hoped that
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-23
COUGHING BURST
BLOOD VESSEL
Says Danger Avoided and Cures
Coughs in 5 Hours.

A writer far the medical press states
that coughing is responsible for the
bursting of blood vessels quite frequent
". A cough or cold means infiamma-
ton (fever) and congestion, and these in
turn indicate that the body is full of
poisons and waste matter. Simple re-
lief, as found in patent cough medicines,
and whiskey, often result in more harm
than good; as they cause more conges-
ton A tonic-laxative cough syrup will
work marvels and here follows pre-
scription which Is becoming famous for
its prompt relief and thorough cures. 1t
rids the system of the cause, except 1t
be consumption. Don't wait for consump-
ton to grasp its victim. but begin this
treatment, which cures some in five
hours. Mix in a bottle one-half ounce
fluid wild cherry bark, one ounce COM
pound essence cardiol and throe ounces
syrup white pine compound. Take twenty
drops every half hour for four hours.
Then one-half to one teaspoonful three
or four times day. Give children less
according to age.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-23
SOL HAAS DIES IN
CALIFORNIA HOME
Formerly Prominent Citizen of
Birmingham
WAS HEAD OF SL0SS co
Served Four Years In Confederate
Army and Later Became One of
Most Prominent Railroad
Men In the South.

| Sol Haas, for several years a prom
! inent citizen of Birmingham, and at one
time prominent railroad official, died
at his home at Hollywood. near Los An
geles, Cal, on Sunday last
He was 66 years of age and had been
| in failing health for some time but his
| death comes as a shock to those of his
friends who had not been informed of
| his fatal illness. He leaves wife and
two children-Mrs. Kondrup and Mrs.
John M Brooks, the latter of Birming-
ham.
Mr. Haas was born in Newman. Ga At
the beginning of the war he enlisted in
the Confederate army and served brave
ly throughout the four years of hostilities.
Soon after the war he began his rail-
road career and rose rapidly until he
,, achieved the reputation of being the fore
most traffic manager In the south, and
one of the ablest in the United States.
Early in his career he was in the pas
senger service of the Atlantic Coast Line
at Wilmington, N. C. From Wilmington
he went to Baltimore as southern agent
of the Richmond and Danville, now the
Southern railway. In about two years he
was promoted to the office of general
freight agent with headquarters in Rich
mond. 1t was not long after that when
he became traffic manager of the Asso-
ciated Railways of Virginia and North
Carolina. A few years later he accepted
the position of traffic manager of the
Richmond and Danville and finally when
the strain became too great for his
strength the office of assistant to the
president of the company was created
for him, but he kept that position only
a short time. His health having i'm
proved he was induced, In 1895, to ac-
cept the presidency of the Sloss Iron and
Steel company. now the Sloss-S Sheffield
Steel and Iron company. and retained
that position until 1900. He proved to be,
as his friends knew he would an ex-
celent executive official and while at the
head of the Sloss company he became
actively identified with all the best in
terests of Birmingham.
On retiring from the Sloss Sheffield Mr..
Haas continued to make this city his
home for a while, but finding that the
California climate agreed with him bet
ter he finally settled there.
Mr.. Haas was a man of quiet bearing
but his nature was genial and he made
friends readily and held them. He en-
1oyed the reputation of being the soul of
honor. He was full of pluck and energy
and In his younger days was noted for
his strenuous business life. A man of
fine judgment, his advice was often
sought by business friends, and his coun-
sci was usually acted upon. Mr.. Haas
death will be sincerely regretted through
out the south.
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At the Majestic.

''The Road to Ruin, which is present.
ed this week at the Majestic by Mabel
Paige and company is stirring melo
drama and is especially well staged. In
fact, the scenery is the most enjoyable
part of the performance for the lines
of the play come perilously near the OBJ
scene. There is nothing outspokenly
wrong but the entire atmosphere of the
play Is suggestive, laid as it is in the
tenderloin district of New York and
having as one of the chief characters OF
the play one of the inmates of the dis
trict Patrons of the theatre received a
distinct shock this afternoon and only
the laughter of the men was heard at
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-23
WANTED-At once, an ex-

WANTED-At once, an ex-
perienced coat filter, woman
preferable; none but those with
experience need apply; good
salary and work the year
round. We are open for a fit
ter now or will make arrange
ments for after January 1.
Loventhal Cloak & Suit Com
pany, 1918 Third avenue.
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"The Lion and the Mouse"

So very American that it appeals to
every American is THE Lion and the
Mouse" that famous play which ran for
two full years in New York and which
has been seen by millions of playgoers.
It will be presented in this city by Henry
B. Harris at the jefferson theatre sat
urday matinee and night The produce
ton has had extraordinary success
since it's first appearance.
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Manager R. S. Douglas of the jefferson

Manager R. S. Douglas of the Jefferson
theatre that the curtain will go up
promptly at SIS o'clock Friday night
when Rose Stahl will be seen in 1.-THE
Chorus Lady" The seat sale for this
engagement opens at the box office at 3
o clock tomorrow morning.
Although this comedy by James Forbes
has been running three entire seasons
and has started on another. only one or
two changes have been made in the re-
markable cast since the date Of the or
iginal production.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-23
Sutton Defeats pemarest.

New York, November 22.-In the OPEN
ing game of the series for the profess
sional 1872 balk line billiard champion
ship of the world at Madison Square Gar
den tonight, George Sutton defeated Cal
vim Demarest of Chicago 500 to 302. John
J. McGraw, manager of the New York
National League Baseball club was
referee. Sutton averaged II 7-29 and a
high run of 1874 Demarest's high run
was rs and his average 10 28-8.
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which ran all of season before last at
the Savoy theatre in New York and
which is credited by the highest author
tiles with being as revolutionary, daring
and original as any drama ever present
ed in America. The fame of the play
has preceded it to Birmingham and the
suggested presence of Christ on the stage
and the violent satirical attack upon
hypocrisy in the church which 1t en-
braces will likely unlimber tongues in
acrid discussion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-23
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
w. H. Archibald.

The funeral of w. H. Archibald, whose
body arrived here from Atlanta Sunday,
will be held this morning from the resi-
dence in this city, 1905 Eula street. at
10 o'clock. Interment in Woodlawn GEM
etery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-23
"The Servant In the House."

On Monday, November 20. the Jeffer-
its first visit 1.-The Servant in the House."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-23

Pure Fruit Preserves,
Olive Oil.
Olives.
Fancy Sardines.
Malaga Raisins.
Layer Figs.
Shelled Nuts.
CLARKE BROS.
309-311 N. Goth st.
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"The Eve Witness. y

she will be more fortunate in her Sc
lection of next weeks play.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Miss Gear In "FIuffy Ruffles.v

Perhaps the most fitting description of
''Fluffy Ruffles.'' in which Florence Gear
will be seen at the Jefferson theatre to-
night and Thursday matinee and night,
would be to call 1t "a perfect whirlwind
of song, music and mirth." No other
musical play that has been produced in
years has moved along with as much
speed.
Early Curtain For Miss Stahl.
Announcement was made last night by
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-29
SLOW BUT SURE
The West Kentucky Coal Company
In PaduCah has Grown,
But Quietly.

A great industry has grown up 81
quietly in Paducah that the majorit.
Of the people are unacqualnted will
the magnitude of the operations be
ing carried on.
The West Kentucky Coal Company
operating the famous Tradewatei
mines, has been perfecting Its plans
for several years and is now to b.
considered one Of the great coal
carrying companies on the rivers. Il
has successfully demonstrated tne
superior quality Of the Tradewater
coal in the south and, to meet the
demand in that territory, has In
stalled and has in operation plant
for the building Of barges. TAis
plant employs $50 men, all citizens
of Paducah; it also maintains a float
ing dry dock employing 80 more
men; it also has in operation the
steamers Harth, Mary Anderson,
Harvester, Reaper and Egan. These
boats are maintained at Paducah ana
their crews are composed Of Paducah
men. The stores consumed are pur-
chased here and the repairs are made
by Paducah firms.
At present they disburse weekly
in this city a sum in excess OF
80, 600. and as business is growing
rapidly this amount should be large
ly increased. 1t would seem that the
company should receive the loyal
support of the citizens of Paducah.
Paducah is essentially river town
and Its prosperity depends very
largely upon the volume OF water
borne trade. All the money paid 10
river freight is Immediately returned
to the city In wages to crews, repairs
to old equipment and building new.
This company will reopen its eleva-
tor at the foot of Ohio street on
Monday next, where freshly mined
coal can be secured at any time and
in any quantity. 1t is to be hoped
that the citizens will give this COM
papy the support it so we'll deserves.
-Paducah Sun.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-29
TAXES Due.

The state and county taxes are
now due and to relieve the sheriff of
a great responsibility, should be paid
at once. On December l, l, as
sheriff of Crittenden county, am re-
quired to settle with the state, and
if | should fail to collect these taxes
it would work hardship on me as
we'll as my bondsmen to have to pay
your taxes. So come up at
once and settle your taxes promptly.
Do not wait for the penalty, or even
a nearness to 1t, but pay them now
if you possibly can.
In the near future | will have
appointments for myself or one Of
my deputies for each precinct and
to meet US at the designated time
and place to receive a clear receipt
for your taxes, will aid your
sheriff more than you may perhaps
imagine. Xxx.
Now, as my whole desire is to try
to collect the taxes for this year
without a single levy, or even pen.
atty, l again urge you to aid me in
this by coming to these places or to
my Office at Marion and settling
same.
Hoping every tax payer Of Critten-
den county will aid me by an early
settlement Of the common burden
wrestling upon all In proportion as
God has blessed him,
L am yours very respectfully,
j. G. ASHER, S. G. G.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-29
SECOND GAME.

Fridays game was not quite so
close, but Waverly was just as badly
shut out by Kraft as the High Arts
were the day before, not hit being
made by them during the entire nine
innings. Kraft Is not "strike-out"
pitcher, but he certainly knows how
to make the batter place the ball
where he wishes, and try as they
might, the Waverly batters could not
'put 'em where they amt" as Sylvan
would say. Marion again played q
altar fielding game, the work Of
Guess. Canaan, Kraft, Cooperrider
and Dixon in this respect being es-
pecially good. George Hancock has
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-29
LEAGUE PROGRAM, AUG. lST

Subject: "1'he nearness of ex-
treuity to opportunity"
Leader: Miss Vera Cardwell.
Opening Song.
Prayer, followed by Song.
Responsive Reading, Psalm ST.
Scripture Lesson, John 5: Lie.
References.
Leaders address.
Opening meeting for voluntary
talks.
Song: quartette, by Misses Ha-
eel Pollard, Susie Boston, Mamie
Rochester and Gussie Burgett.
Announcements.
Bsnedistion.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-29
A Fine Farm Hurricane Valley

DR.. j. o. Dixon, the we'll known
physician, of Marion, KY. has q
beautiful farm near Tolu, KY, which
he named Hurricane Valley" On
this farm you will find all kinds Of
stock of the finest breeds, hereford
cattle, polen-china hogs and different
breeds of horses.
"Dixon," being a good farmer as
well as physician, has his farm in
good condition for growing any
kind of grain, he sows timothy, red
top, rape, alsike, clover, red top
clover, peas and millet, the peas and
millet is sown together and he has a
fine lot Of hay for his stock in the
winter his barns and out buildings
are nicely arranged and Of cold win.
ter days all of his stock are sheltered
and we'll fed and watered in trough
which is filled with pure water from
an everlasting we'll, drawn by gas
oline engine.
DR.. Dixon came to his farm last
week to look after the threshing OF
his wheat, oats and rye. He only
had % acres in wheat but it proved
to be the best ever raised in this
section. The yield being ~ bushels
to the acre.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-29
PineY Fork Campmeeting.

Our annual Campmeeting will be-
gin Friday, August 9th, at Piney
Fork Camp Ground. Campmeeting
has been held at this place for 81
successive years, with oBly two OK
ceptions. The meeting of the date
named will be conducted by Rev. j.
X. King, of Blaokford, Ky. Let
everybody pray that the preacher
may come filed with the Holy Ghost.
Let us pray too that everybody will
come out and do great work for the
Lord; that We may have a sweeping
revival.
G. I. BoucHrR, Pastor
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-29
TWO. ,NO.HIT NO-RUN GAMES
First Game With Evansville Resulted
90. The Second With KaVerIy
Resulted 5 TO 0.

The Evansville High Arts and
Waverly proved easy last Thursday
and Friday. for Marion, neither team
being able to make hit or run off
Cooperrider and Kraft. The game
against the High Arts was pitchers
battle all the way through, Marion
making only three hits, and both
sides felded in splendid style, cut
ting off many balls that might have
gone for hits. Cooperrider was in
splendid form striking out twenty
men, and having the Evansville bat
tiers at his mercy all the time. Only
three men got to first, one of these
reaching second, but no one got any
further. The only misplay charged
against Marion occurred when Lamb
missed a rather wide throw to first
from Rochester in the ninth, outside
of this the fielding of the locals was
faultless; that of the visitors was
equally as good, the only error being
a tumble by the short-stop of hard
,hit grouuder from Rochester's bat.
Marion scored in the eighth by
punching two Of their three hits
.Cooperrider singled, Dixon and Ro-
chester drew their base on balls, fill
ing the bases with no outs; Franks
then came up, and justified his re-
putation as safe hitter by beating
out pretty bunt, on which Cooper
rider scored. Guess then hit into
double play, pitcher to catcher to
first, which spoiled Marion's chances
for further scoring; but we had all
~
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-29
Executive Committee Call.

Marion, KY, July 22, 1909. A
meeting of the Democratic executive
Committee Of the 9TH Legislative
District, which is composed Of the
members of the county committees of
the counties of Crittenden and Liv-
ingston, is hereby called to meet at
Salem, KY, on Saturday, July 81,
1909, at IL o'clock, a. M, for the
purpose of determining the time and
manner Of nominating a Democratic
candidate for the Office of Represen-
tative in the 9TH Legislative district,
to be voted for at the regular election
In November, 1909.
MARION +. POGUE.
Chairman 9TH Legislative District
Democratic Executive Committe.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-29
RESOLUTIONS
Adopted by The Methodist Sunday
School, Sunday, July
24ih. 1909.

The Spirit said, BLESSED are the
dead that die in the Lord"
A retrospect of the quiet, dignified,
Christian character of Nellie Love,
ass ures us that she is among the dead
who are blessed.
During many months of intense suf-
fering, no complaint was ever uttered,
but her thoughts were turned away
from the body to higher understand
ing of her relation to God, and she
passed into eternity with the full con-
seriousness that she was child of God.
made in His own image and likeness.
Her life was that of loving, duti-
full daughter, a consistent Christian.
and a loyal worker in our Sunday
School, therefore,
BE 1T RESOLVED: That, in the death
of Nellie Love, the church has lost one
of its truest members, and the Sunday
School, one of its most efficient teach
ers, one possessing a sincere desire to
impart the Truth to those entrusted to
her care; and,
BE 1T RESOLVED: That the exemp-
larry life which she led and the faith
fitness with which she discharged her
duties as pupil and teacher. shall be
held in great remembrance, and that
we shall strive to emulate her lovely
Christian character; and,
BE 1T RESOLVED: That we tender
to her bereaved parents and sister our
sincerest sympathy, and pray that they
may feel the sustaining influence of
Him whose presence is sweetest in
these dark hours of grief; and,
BE 1T RESOLVED: That a copy of
these Resolutions be made in the Sun
day School Record, a copy be sent to
the bereaved family.
MRS. NINA WHEELER
MRS. KATE ROCHESTER, Committee.
MRS. FANNIE p. WALKER
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-29
Gets Reward Money for Cap
ture Of Husbands Slayer,

The reward that was offered for the
capture of X. b. Morgan the negro
who shot and killed James Morris,
at Hopkinsville having been earned
by Peter Postell colored, and by him
refunded to Chief of Police Roper
with instruction to give it back to
the parties who has contributed it,
was given to Mrs. Morris, widow of
the dead man.-Cadiz Record.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-29
An Historic Church.

Ebenezer church in Transylvania
Presbytery was orgarized in 1897 by
Rev. David Rice, the first Presby-
terian preacher that ever came to
Kentucky. For enc hundred aud
twenty years its existence has been
perpetuated and it stands today IS .
monument to this pioneer preacher.
Rev. James II. Price is holding a
meeting at this church. He has besp
here a week and has had eight pro-
fessions, principally adults. The
meeting will continue this week.