The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-06

NEWS NOTES
From the European Capt.
tails - Suleimans Sword,
Stage Censorship and
Other Matters.

Omitted Press Leased Wire.
Cnstantinople, March G.-Excava-
tions are being made in the gardens
and cellars Of the palace formerly
occupied by ex-Suitan Hamid. in tho.
search for the famous sword of Su-
liman the Great, the most highly
priced Of all the relics of Turkeys
past glory.
The authorities have just finished
ransacking the home of Tahir Fasha.
to whom Abdul was believed to have
given the precious weapon when he
was ousted from the throne Tahir
declares that the relic lies buried i'm
the Yildz Kiosk, but that he has for
gotten the exact place. 1t Is sus-
pected that he may have sold It to
some antique dealer either in Paris
or London.
Lndon March 6.--Music may be
canned in England without violating
the copyright laws The British
court of appeal has just dismissed
the case of Lionel Monckton. famous
composer of musical comedies,
against the Gramcphone co.. Id,
for Infringement of his copyright on
his popular song. 'Moonstruck. i"
Lord Justice Moulton held that if
there was any guilt 70 was on the
part OF the record itself and he
couldn't figure how an echo could be
sued. "If n phonograph infringes
copyrights. so does every street urch-
i'm who whistles popular airs" the
lord justice said.
London, March 6.--Among the
Dung women who play the parts of
nuns in Relnhardrs spectacular
sacred drama. "The Miracle" now
being performed at the Olympia, Is
Miss Hilda Gilbert, a San Francisco
girl who says she is making a leisure
ly tour of the world, earning her own
living meanwhile. on a $4,000 bet
between Jack London, the author.
and VIII Walling, the millionaire So
ciallst.
Just as soon az I get enough
ahead" she said today, I'm going
to move on South Africa. That is
why | am in The Miracle I live
on what I earn as an actress ami save
what earn writing stories. From
South Africa. whore / intend giving
drawing room entertainments, | viii
go to Australia. India. Japan. and
then back to San Francisco
"In order to prove that a girl car
= earn her living without influence IN
a strange land, ! am willing TO dc
anything honorable, even to selllnl
newspapers on the streets, If neces
sary"
Miss Gilbert is pretty and has ;
fine head of red hair on account o
which her fellow actress at tn
olympia have nicknamed he
FLAMES"
London, March 5.-Israel Zang
will is heading a movement to abol
ish the ridiculous British system o
stage censorship. which while per
hitting near-nule dances anC
sketches Of the most prurient kind il
the music halls forbids the produc
tion of serious and vital dramas tina
happen to advance political or re
ligious ideas at variance with thos,
or the Lord Chamberlain.
Recently his lordshAp put the bar
on n woman suffrage play caneC
Coronation" merely because II con
tained n representation OF a king
not the king. Zangwill is the lates
sufferer, the production of his new
drama, '"The Next Religion" havinj
been prohibited unless the autho
should make numerous change,
which would have destroyed the who'll
character and purpose Of the play
This Zangwlll declined to do. BE
sides going after the censor's scalp. M
intends publishing the play. fortun
ately there being no censorship owe
literature in England. lie Will pro
duce ii In America.
Paris, March G.-Jules Vedrines tn
famous aviator Is preparing, in con
junction with DR. Charcot, the cele
, brated French eXDlorer an exDeditio,