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The Brandon news., 1911-05-25
ALEXANDER GOT EVEN
He BOUGHT UP ENTIRE coLoRED
SECTION IN THEATER.
Shreveport Darkey Whose invitation
Was Rejected by Three Girls
MonopoIxed the Tickets for
Popular Show.


Down In the southern states," the
advance agent said, where some OF
the cities have as much negro popula-
ton as they have white, 1t is rule to
reserve about two sections Of the bal
cony for the colored gentry. These
seats always are reserved; they are
known as 'colored' seats and never are
sold to white persons.
i was playing down that way few
weeks ago, and 1t was in Shreveport,
La, that an odd incident occurred. A
musical attraction, appealing strongly
to negro taste, was billed for single
performance. All the swell negroes in
town were going to that show. On the
day the advance sale opened the first
man In line was negro well known
to the box office man.
How many seats reserved fol
cullud folks 2 the negro said.
More than you care to buy the
box office man said.
You dunno what I wants to buy.
How many seats reserved for cullud
folks?'
We'll, I've got two sections re-
served. In those two section are los
seats
How much for the 105 seats?'
Let's see. Fifty seats at 81 and IS
seats at 75 cents. That will be $111.25.'
Give 'em to me- tho negro said,
at the same time exposing large
bank roll.
Look here, Alexander, are you 60
ing to speculate with these tickets?'
I dunno what you mean by speku-
latin with those tickets. | wants to
buy all the tickets you have for col
ored people
"'You going to have party at this
show?
"'No, sur; Use goin' all by myself
the rest of the tickets?'
"Nuthin. I'm just goin' to keep
some one away, that's all. They amt
no niger goin' to see that show but
me-
"The box Office man began to sus-
pect a deep laid plot. He quizzed the
negro. Alexander, you've got some
thing up your sleeve he said What's
the gag?'
"I'll tell you,' Alexander said. Use
stuck on three different gals in this
town and axed everyone of 'em to go
with me to this show Everyone of 'em
refused, saying sarcastic like that they
already had been dated ahead. wants
to monopolize the tickets, that's all. I'll
show those cullud pussons they can't
fool with me- They can't go after /
get all those tickets. and / got the
money to buy 'em with, too
"The box Office man consulted with
a representative of the show. Sure,
Mike the representative said. Sell
him the whole shebang. Well have
the money
$50 the tickets were handed forth
and Alexander delivered in turn
$111.25.
Alexander made good. He used only
one of the los seats reserved for him,
but he had 104 tickets slowed away
where no one could get them"
'T understand" the advance man
concluded, that there was quite a
large delegation waiting for Alexander
after the show. / don't know what
happened to him. kansas City Star
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

A Harvard professor tells us that
we can live on ten cents worth of
food day, but 1t is evident that he
has overlooked the fact that lobster
costs 80 cents a pound. Possibly he
expects us to take look at the out
side of lobster can for dessert.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25
HOLDING BOTTLES AND CANS
Handy Little Device May Be Made Out
If Piece of Ordinary Wire, Abous
No. IL Gauge.

A piece of ordinary wire, about No.
IL gauge, bent in the shape shown in
the illustration and fastened to the
wall with couple of screws will make
handy clip for holding bottle or
an oil can. This device fastened in a
tool box of an automobile, using the
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

between the smooth arm of the double
part, which turns over 1t as far as is
necessary. The object to be gripped
by the wrench thus comes into the
space formed by the four short arms
of the tool and is seized by the pres
sure of the serrated edges as the two
sections are squeezed together. It is
a stubborn nut that cannot be un-
screwed with this wrench.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

A man in st. Louis signed con-
tract with his wife by which he agreed
not to kiss or annoy her in any other
way. He must have been an exces-
sively agreeable sort OF husband II
1t was necessary to exact this con.
tract. Evidently, rhis particular wife
did not agree with Shakespeare that
kisses are women's wages. Perhaps,
though, she disliked them because she
got no other.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

A woman in Spokane has been grad
uated from a school of stenography at
the age of seventy and expects to take
up active work. When the spirit is so
young there are no limits to activity
which age can impose.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

A New Jersey magistrate has a rab-
bits foot on whose powers he sets
great store. To be consistent, he ought
to hold his court at midnight in a
graveyard and so have all the proper
Influences in the caste at work.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

bottom in the place of shelf, will
hold the oil can and prevent its being
turned over, says writer in the Pop
ular Mechanics. Such a clip is useful
for timers to hold the acid bottle
in a handy place and keep it off the
bench.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

A woman in New York town owes
her safety to the fact that she wore
harem skirt and the trouser part gave
her freedom to run for her life. So
here is one good point registered for
the prosecuted apparel.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25
Coating Metal and Wood.

For coating metal, wood and many
other substances with metal Swiss
engineer has invented process in
which the metal to be used, while in a
molten state, is subjected to the pres
sure of an inert gas, which drives it
In the form of spray to the surface to
be coated.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25
n Their Spare Time.

innocent Bystander-I thought you
Fellows were striking for higher pay.
Workman We are, but the strike
breakers they hired to break the
strike are striking for higher pay, SO
they,ye hired us strikers to break the
strike OF the strike-breakers. See -
Puck.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

Poultry raising is to be taught at
Rutgers, college. Somebody there
must have an idea that there are peo
pie who do not think they know all
about raising chickens.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

A Baltimore bard is trying to organ
lie a poets union, but the scheme Is
likely to fail owing to the fact that
all the applicants for membership
wish to be walking delegates.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

Four goats, inoculated with billion
disease germs, have wandered astray
In New York. However, this is not
the first instance in which modern
scientists have lost their goats.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

Common drinking cups have been
frowned upon by law in New York.
The manufacturer of the uncommon
kind has perked up considerably.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

A st. Paul man has discovered that
he is heir to a French throne. Our
advice to him, however, Is to hang
onto the Job he now has.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

A woman in Pennsylvania buried
the wrong man in mistake for her hus-
band, but, when the latter turned up
alive and well, stuck to the dead man.
She wisely declined to have live is
sue made of her mistake.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

Further evidence that China Ia
about to wake up. A Chicago mail
order house has shipped 10000 alarm
clocks to Peking.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

There seems to be a remarkable in.
ternational unanimity of opinion about
the harem skirt. 1t has been mobbed
In Brazil.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

Some of these decrepit old baseball
veterans who have attained the adj
vanced age of 33 or "a years might
land job selling tickets.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

A Lowell, Mass, cow gave seven
tons of, milk in one year. The world
would be drowned in milk II every.
body kept that kind of cow.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

A $30,000,000 bread trust is being or
ganized in New York. and we presume
that its motto will be: Half Loaf
is better than one."
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

The Oklahoma woman who has 13
sons, all under years of age, is not
suffering from the lack of something
to do.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

The story persists that the monorail
system of transportation is to go to
Alaska and grow up with the country.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

Some of New York's fashionable
women are carrying canes. Must be
inconvenient when they are pushing
baby buggies.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25
Eor CrIndlnu Steel Balls.

FOR Grinding Steel Balls.
In Germany there has been patented
a, machine for grinding steel balls
which is claimed to retain ball with
in it until it is perfectly formed and
sized
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25
Durable Hektoaraph Pad.

A neater and more durable hekto-
graph pad than the usual gelatine-
glycerine combination can be made
from artists modelling clay. saturated
with pure glycerine.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

A Boston savant announces that he
can photograph thought. Now we'll
know what a perfect lady really thinks
when she runs for street car end
just misses it.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

The modern man who takes up his
bed and walks is the mattress sales
man.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

Shoe manufacturers announce that
the feet of American women are grow
ing larger. The ungallant wretches!
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

Holland produces $4,000 pounds OF
butter a year. Enough to butter both
sides of her bread.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

The Chicago youth who eloped with
q girl and seven trunks would make a
huge success in the express business.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

II the drinking cup is. to go, some
economist OF pocket space might COM
bine a straw with fountain pen.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

Printing Paper Exported.
Manufacturers in the United States
exported 1o4 $50. 1873 pounds Of printing
paper e i year.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25

"Imbecile insanity" is the newest.
We may yet hear of insane lunacy"
II the experts run out of adjectives.
The Brandon news., 1911-05-25
Swat the fly!

II all dreams came true. people
would soon quit eating mince pie.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01

an international basis, probably the
most important are The Hague con-
ferenees and THE information peace
congresses, ths International Arbitra-
ton association and the Association
For international Cancellation. Prob
ably of equal Importance and stand
ing is the Lake Mohonk conference on
international arbitration, held annual
ly at Lake Mohonk. n. Y, ar which
men of international repute meet to
discuss the problems pertaining to the
substitution of arbitration for war.
The Institute of Peace, founded and
maintained at Monaco by Prince AL
bert. does much in the way of publish
ing the proceedings OF peace societies
throughout the world Then there fD
at Berne. Switzerland, the permanent
international peace bureau and in New
York the World Federation league,
which ainar at the establishment of in
ternational peace through the medium
of the formation of close union
among the powers.
In America y leading peace associa-
ton is the American Peace society,
which has branches and auxiliaries
throughout the United States. Coop
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01

Grating with the society Is the Ameri-
can Peace and Arbitration league, with
similar aims and purposes. The Uni
versal Peace union, which has been
engaged IN the propaganda since 1856
under the direction of its founder and
president, Alfred II. Love, is another
active American society In addition,
there are the Peace Association of
Friends In America, the National As
ISOLATION For Arbitration, the Ameri-
can School Peace league. the Women's
International Peace League of Ameri-
ca, the Young Peoples international
federation and others.
No Lack of Peace Societies.
There Is no lack Of American So
cieties. all composed of friends OF peace
and foes of war and its horrors. There
Is no lack of harmony among them.
but there is waste OF effort and con-
sequent failure to realize in full the
possibilities of the peace movement.
Enough has been written of the hor-
rors OF war TO fill many libraries. That
the nations well understand the awful
ness of the staying and the manning of
men by wounds and disease. the maxi
Ing of orphans and widows and the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01

writer on international arbitration
a few years ago, Keeping pace with
the growing of European AsIatlc and
American ornaments and the appro-
priatton of gigantic sums for the main
fenance of the worlds fleets and ar
mics. there Is an ever increasing tend
ency on the part of the peoples which
must maintain these forces to inquire
into the reason, for and the use Of
these vast sums of money Virtually
every nation of civilization has its
peace society committed 20 the cause
of international arbitration as sub
stitute for war. The peace move
ment" is making .headway.
1t Is matter of difficulty to compile
a complete list of the international So
cieties working for the abolition of
war since in many cases this Is not
the direct or avowed object of socIe-
ties which number in their member
ship leading men of many nations. Ev
cry society which brings together in
the pursuit of common objects men OF
light and leading In their respective
nations may be considered, speaking
broadly. a peace society.
or purely peace bodies. organized ON
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01

organized. New York has the honor
of giving Ii to the world. and New
York merchant, David l.. Dodge, is
rightfully entitled to the name OF the
father OF the modern peace movement"
1t was in the parior of his house that
the New York Peace society was or
ganized in August, 1915.
The organization OF the first New
York society led rapidly to the forma-
ton OF similar bodies In other parts of
the United States, beginning with the
Ohio society and the Massachusetts,
society. both In 1916. The first British
society was founded In London in isf6.
and the movement took root on the
continent OF Europe at Geneva In 1880
and at Paris In 1871 The first interna-
tional peace congress was held In Lon
don In 1S43. Victor Hugo. Richard
Golden. EIihu Burritt and John Bright
were among the famous men who gave
their ardent support to the movement.
The illustration shows some OF the
men recently identified with the peace
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01

economic waste involved in this dis-
credited. bestial manner of setting
disputes, often unrighteously waged, Is
Wen attested by the growth Of arhttrs-
ton treaties and the establishment and
successful working of the international
arbitration court at The Hague There
is ITO reason, declared President Taft re-
Gently at the dinner OF the American
Society For Judicial Settlement of In
ternational Disputes, why even ques-
lions of national honor should not be
submitted TO international arbitration.
Should this view be adopted BIZ the
worlds statesmen--and the pronounce
ment of the president of the United
States gave strong impetus to the
movement toward that end--a STUN
bling block in the way of worldwide
permanent peace would be removed.
History OF tho Peace Movement.
Although the idea OF international
peace as the normal condition OF a ma
ton instead of war dates back to the
seventeenth century, when William
Penn. among other lovers of mankind,
advanced the proposition that war was
essentially wrong, 1t was not until 1915
that the worlds first peace society was
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01

"a
~ with practically and the
two Join forces for the
attainment of universal
peace there In hope that this vision of
centuries viii be made a reality. New
er before In the history of the world
have 80 many persons of proved ablli-
~ I'm various lines been striving with
voice and pen for the adjustment of
bioodshed as a means of settling inter-
national disputes and for The sRhstitn=
tion OF the courtroom for the battle-
field.
The establishment Of the Carnegie
$40. oe0, 900 peace fund with the ,avowed
intention OF co-ordinating and supple
rslenting the work OF the various peace
societies and advocates Of arbitration
has focused the attention of the world
upon the peace workers and their as
saciations or The latter there are
many, all with tho same avowed In
tention and purpose Of Fastening the
day when the war drums shall throb
no longer and the battlafiags be fnrled
fn the parliament OF man. the fedora
ton or the world. But In their meth
DDS OF working for this desired end
they wary, often with q duplication Of
effort and consequent loss OF energy,
which are zeal detriments to the cause
OF international peace. primary
purpose of the Carnegie fund Will be
tIsa conservation of the valuable ener-
Ey TINS sauandered-
There are rumors OF war, but there
are many more rumors of peace" said
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01

New England and Iowa. In this way
entries for the national show will be
kept within bounds and the flood of crib
corn which nearly swamped the Oma-
ha show will be avoided. The prize
list will include the smaller grains and
the grass seeds and also sheaf exhibits,
and thus broadly planned grain show
wttf' be assembled The colleges and
agricultural stations will be wen rep
resented. ts'.s's.#s's- 15s Ii
In order to give King Corn a proper
palace the show viii be splendidly
housed in the seven fine buildings used
for the Ohio state fair. All the usual
features OF such shows--machinery
displays. entertainments. meetings OF
state and national organizations. re-
captions to visitors from foreign lands,
,eta.,-wiA EeceiNe .prapar, and fitting ats
tention.
While corn, simple and in its various
modified forms. will be the center Of
attraction at the exposition. the other
features will claim large amount of
attention. There will be. many ex-
hibits of other grains. with prizes for
the best specimens. :
OF course no farmer Will ask when
he reads of the elaborate preparations
for the national corn show, why all
this fuss about eorng' The townsman
may be tempted to use the words, how
ever, and to them the following Inn
pressive figures are addressed: Three
billion one hundred and twenty-five
million seven hundred and thirteen
thousand Is the number Of bushels Of
the great American cereal produced In
the United States this year from l14.-
100000 acres. The total farm value of
these three billion and more bushels Is
81, b23, SOS, 600, or ass cents bushel.
Why even Rockefeller would have to
dig down in his jeans quite a bit before
he could bring up enough money to pay
for this single crop! OF course in num-
Der of bushels and value Of tho crop
corn Is far ahead of any other cereal.
Corn accounts for more than one
third of the total valuation OF all the
principal farm crops of the country.
which Is $s,735, $4,000 this year.
Every year some new use is found
for corn. For example. nearly 900 900
gallons OF corn oil extracted from the
germ Of the corn aye.produced in this
country annually Most Of the oil is
used In the MANUFACTURING Of cheap
grades " rubber. the Oh M the corn be-
ing mixed with the rubber. From the
pith OF the cornstalk 81 manufactured
ceilulose. used to render the huiis Of
impervious to water. Strange
70 say, from the same material Of
which this protection for the fighters
IL made gun cotton Intended for their
destruction. is also manufactured. Ex-
periments have shown Inst there are
bright hopes for the utilization OF the
cornstalk In the manufactnre Of pa
per.
The rapidly increasing IRE az corn In
various ways has lent decided interest
to me reuent statement of s r. HART
ley. government corn exrosf, 20 the af-
fect that improved ln4thods of cniti-
vation would enable THU country n !
- yeAxs to double NJ axfsa6s pro-
dnnstop AZ corn per acrS
n hi n Sr1 AIN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01

lmovement. The late Alfred Nobel. in-
ventor Of dynamite. left the great fund
from the income OF which prize -
awarded annually 70 the man. woman
or acciety considered to have done the
most effective work for International
peace during the year. The prize
amounts 10 about s4e.oca annually In
the picture Ii To be seen the case con-
tanning the prize awarded to Presidtnt
Roosevelt In 1906 tor his work In end
ing the Russo-Japanese Wat. In 100
Baron DiEstournelies do Constant
probably the most prominent Of the
French workers for international peacss
received the prize. Congressman Rich-
ard Bartholdt OF Missouri has been nc
tive in the work Of the Interpax9ia-
nacntary union. which works indirectly
but very effectively for the cause. For
many years international peace has
been one Of the principal objects to
which Andrew Carnegie has devoted
his time. his energies and his money.
Nicholas II. emperor Of Russia. de-
serves . place among the worlds fa-
NOUS peaccmakers for his calling TO-
gether Of the FIRST Hague conference tn
1893. William r. Stead, the famous
English editor. IL one Of the leading
peace workers In his country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
Corn Will Be King and the Corn Girl Queen
At the Coming National Corn Exposition

call for the display and COM
petition for prizea Of the prize winning
specimens OF corn and other grains
exhibited and rnedaled or
ribboned at state fairs.
Promiscuous exhibits of corn viii not
be received. 1t Is to be purely a show
of prize winners. Entrants will grad
uate up from state fairs or special corn
shows such as those recently held IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01

- LID KING CORN, that wealth
predicting, 1sa sael.- WILL. be
formally crowned. seeptered
Il n, and .eathronea seen. The
tirnn will be the first two weeks of
February. and the place win be CO.
lumbus, O. His virtues in the field. In
the car, i'm the shock. on the cob. In
the can, In the mouth, in the form Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01

meat and In myriad other forms will
b, sung, chanted and printed during
the coming National Corn exposition,
Strictly speaking. the coming exposi-
ton is TO be corn show of corn shows.
AT 1t are TO be represented only the
elite of the corn world-chosen speci-
mems OF the varieties of corn. Quality.
not quantity. is the thing demanded of
exhibitors at the national show. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
BY CHARLES N. LURE.

" VI KHEN idealism strikes hands
with practically and the
wv two Join forces for the
attainment of universal
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-17
U. S. GIVEN EVIDENCE
RECORDS IN MCNAMARA CASE
IN HANDS OF GOVERNMENT.
Federal Court Ignores indianapolis
Judges Order to Hold Books Pend
ing an Appeal.

indianapolis, Ind.-The books and
records of the International Assocla-
ton of Bridge and Iron Workers were
placed in the hands of the federal
by order Of Judge Ander'
son. United States Nlarshal Schmidt
Immediately took them to the federal
grand jury room.
The verbal order of Judge Marley
of the Marion county criminal court
that the Indiana Trust company, In
whose vaults the books and records
we're stored, that they not be turned
over to anyone until the state Su-
preme court had an opportunity to
pass on the appeal of Attorney Rap
paport, representing the Iron Workers
union, was not recognized by the fed
eral court.
The action of Judge Anderson was
taken following a report from the
grand jury that they were unable to
get the evidence on its s~ubpoenas
duces tecum. Judge Anderson i'm
mediately inquired concerning the
cause, which developed the fact that
the trust company was holding the
documents on verbal order Of Judge
Markey, who previously had ruled
that they be turned over to the fed,
eral authorities.
The federal grand jury at once be-
gan the investigation of the charges
against the Mcnamara brothers for al
legged violation Of the federal statutes
in transporting dynamite in common
carriers through the states.