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The herald., 1912-01-18
"CvER NIGHT"

At the Dauphine Theatre next Sun
day, for a weeks engagement, William
A. Bradys production of over Night"
threeact comedy by Philip H. Bar
tholomae, will be the offering. The
author of over Night" Mr. Bartholo-
mae, is young man not long out of
school, and who wrote the play for
pastime, as he was destined to be a
civil engineer. When it was shown
in manuscript form to Mr.. Brady, that
astute manager saw great possibilities
for it, and it has proven to be such
success that Mr.. Bartholomew has now
given up civil engineering and will
make playwriting his future business.
Over Night" was first produced at the
Hackett Theatre, New York. where it
ran for several months. and was imme-
diately transferred at the conclusion
of its time there TO Mr.. Brady's own
theatre, THE Playhouse" where it was
given for the balance of last season,
making a record of nine months in
New York. 1t has been suggested that
Over Night" might be called fast
goin steamboat comedy" since the
scene of the first act is laid on the
Hudson River steamer, "Hendrick
Hudson The story has to do with
the misadventures of two newly-mar-
ried couples, who are on their honey
moon trip up the river, and who in
some manner become separated in such
a way that each of the husbands finds
himself with the other mans wife on
his hands. This is the principal COM
'plication of Mr.. Bartholomae's play,
but there are many others, and il is
said that he has succeeded in con-
structing what one critic was pleased
to term, the best laugh of the season."
1t is clean, pure fun, too, and while
there might have been opportunities
in so delicate a subject for the author
to bring in matter that would be sug-
gestive and vulgar, it is said that he
has carefully refrained from anything
of the kind. over Night calls for
quite an elaborate scenic production,
and this, it is said, is adequate, while
Mr.. Brady has carefully selected the
cast. Naturally the interest revolves
around the four young people, and for
these parts, Tom Emory has been Sc
lected for Richard Kettle, one of the
The herald., 1912-01-18
Early Combines and Corners.

"Engrossing' was an offense punish
able in England by fine and imprison-
ment, and the laws against it struck at
those-called "engrossers"-who plan
ned to gain control over necessities,
such as grain or foodstuffs in consid-
cradle quantities. either by purchase or
otherwise. with the intention of raising
prices. The statute book holds quite a
series of enactments designed to pre-
vent anything in the nature Of wha
we know as corner" or combine
"Regrating" was a criminal offense.
and so was "forestalling." The former
consisted Of buying and selling the
same day in the same market or near
IT, and the latter implied the purchase
Of merchandise on the way to market
or before the hour at which the market
commenced with the intention of SELL
ing at profit, while It was also fore
stalling" to circulate rumors calculated
to raise the prices Of commodities.
Though these laws have fallen into
desuetude. they were In force in our
grandfathers' time.-London Mail.
The herald., 1912-01-18

The artist gives her shelter very un.
willingly at first, but she snuggles
herself into his home and into his
heart, too, at last, and when the final
curtain falls there is every reason to
believe that they are going to be
happy ever after"
Miss Burke has had no role that
suited her so well as this one of Co
lette, and she is sure to make new con-
quests wherever she appears in it.
C. Aubrey Smith, a talented English
actor, has the part of the artist. Others
in the cast, which is the same as it
was during Miss Burke's long engage
ment at the Lyceum Theatre, New
York, are George Howell, Henry Mil
Ter, IT., Morton Selten, Edwin Mean
der, Jane Evans and Alice Gale.
The stage settings, especially the
studio scene, are said to have been
among the most beautiful seen in New
York this season.
The herald., 1912-01-18
Modern Maps.

There are Egyptian maps dating
from 400 B. O.. but In spite Of this
long history 1t has been astonishingly
difficult to make progress In charts
until very recent times. Errors are
perpetuated: truth is forgotten; ad-
vance is slow. AS late as 1900 charts
of the Alaskan coast issued by the
United States were ss!d to be thirty
miles wrong, and nearly all CONNER
cial map makers still represent noun
tain chains as caterpillars. and the
fringe of the shore Is adorned with a
blue wavy frill. AS for railroad maps.
the less said the better. the great rail-
road map Of the northern belt Of the
United States adjoining the walls Of
the Broad street Pennsylvania station
in Philadelphia being distorted east
and west, north and south and other
wise. its accuracy in large part not
being over 80 per cent. yet it is a more
than usually good railroad map En-
cheering Magazine.
The herald., 1912-01-18
COMING MISS BILLIE BURKE IN
1.-THE RUNAWAY"

Charles Frohman will present Miss
billie Burke in ''The Runaway" at the
Tulane for the week beginning Monday
evening, January 20.
Miss Burke is the charming young
actress who paid her first and last
visit to the South in the early part of
isVS when she was John Drew's lead.
ing woman in "My Wife," Southern
.neatre-goers haven't gotten done talk
ing ABOUT her yet. The next season
ar. frohman made her a star and now
sne Is coming back at the head of her
o"n company, more charming and win
ever.
nef play this season, THE Runa-
NY Is an adaptation from the French.
: tells the story of how little Colette
The herald., 1912-01-18
He Let Her Sleep.

Some years ago a Swansea vessel
was caught In a terrible gale The
captain had bis wife on board. and
when the wind was still rising be told
her to go down below and sleep. for
all was well He remained on the
bridge till the mate came up and said:
We've done all we can. Hadn't you
better tell the chaps to get cut the
boats"
"Yes, yes. my lad. II you think So"
said the captain. who knew the only
choice left was whether to 60 down
with the ship or In a small boat, which
couldn't live ten seconds In that sea.
The engineers came up with the news
that the fires were all out. Very
well. my lads" said the captain quiet
ly; save yourselves IL you can"
wont you fetch the wife on deck.
sir?" asked one of the men.
"No." was the calm reply; ''let her
sleep, poor old girl. | am going down
to have a smoke" And, smoking by
the bedside Of his sleeping wife, he
went down with the ship.
The Odds Were Too Crest.
tDtd you struggle against the con-
sequences of temptationT asked the
prison chaplain.
Eyes. did," replied the convict
"Ah, but you should have fought a
little harder. II you had fought hard
er you would not be here now"
81 done the best could, mister. 1t
took seven policemen to get me to the
station"
The herald., 1912-01-18

"Nobody's Widow" by Avery Hopwood,
seems to be the general concensus of
opinion of those who have witnessed
what Is said to be the comedy sensa-
ton of last season.
The central figure of the farcical ro-
nance. as 1t Is designated in the adver-
;ising is a keenly sensitive and danger
ously attractive American woman,
"Roxana Claxton" by name, who goes
to Europe, falls in love for the first
time in her life and preciptately mar
ries this man of her choice. Before
the honeymoon has risen above the
Wedding hour horizon, the newly made
benedict is discovered by his bride
fondly embracing and kissing young
woman, who is afterwards recognized
as former sweetheart.
Piqued at what she thinks an unpar-
donable indiscretion, Roxana leaves
him, returns to America and arrayed
in the most stunning of widows weeds,
announces the untimely death of her
newly welded husband.
At house party in Palm Beach the
husband confronts the unsuspecting
Roxana, and the fun begins. Then for
three acts the complications come fast
and furious, with the line of demarka-
ton between farce and comedy so clev-
erly drawn that the master hand of
David Belasco is readily recognized.
Miss Bates is an actress with an in
dividualit yso assertive that each crea-
ton entrusted to her Mr.. Belasco has
been made so distinctly her own, that
even when THE Girl of the Golden
West and Madame Butterfly were
converted into grand opera, the char
acterization of each was copied from
the original conception disclosed by
Miss Bates. Her "Roxana Clayton"
furnishes another excellent portrait to
ner gallery Of histrionic personages.
Her supportinf cast includes Bruce
McRae, Adelaide Prince, Rex McDou-
gan, Edith Campbell, Alice Claire FL
hott, Minor S. Watson, Arthur Hy-
man, and others, and the production
is Belasconian in every detail. The
engagement at the Tulane Theatre is
united to six nights and a Saturday
matinee only, commencing Monday,
January 22.
The herald., 1912-01-18
The Last Gladistors.

1t was In A. ID. 430 that the edict
was passed which forever abolished
the gladiatorial combats. In the des-
erts Of Lydia there lived monk man,
ed Telemachus. who. touched by the
cruel stories of the combats. went to
Rome. leaped over the barrier of the
arena Of the Colise.L. threw himself
between the groups of fighters and i'm
plored them In the name Of Christ to
desist Telemacbus fell. slain by the
swords of the gladiators. but there
never was another fight In the Coli
scum. The spirit of the monk had its
effect. and the above mentioned edict
was soon passed.
The herald., 1912-01-18
The English Barber.

grumble because it is impossible to
get a comfortable hair cut or shave In
Manchester and because the majority
of BARRIERS there are uncivilized, says
q writer in NJ. A. p, London. A visit
even to the best BARRIERS shops at pres
ent means half an hour Of misery.
The BARRIERS breathing on my neck no
longer annoys me; l have got used to
1t. But / was quite surprised when
last week the man who was attend
ing to me distracted pieces Of cake
from his pocket every now and again
and let his crumbs fall down my back.
1 am waiting for some enterprising
hair cutter to open few decent shops
where the assistants are at least clean
and where they are under some sort
Of discipline.
The herald., 1912-01-18
Circus Bareback Riders.

The career Of bareback rider with
a circus is limited to about ten years.
1t is short not so much because these
men and women lose their agility, but
because they lose their nerve. The
tension and application are so strained
and marked that it is only a few
riders who are able to perform their
startling feats more than a decade.
Recklessness and daring die when
youth ripens into age. and as all riders,
as rule, marry young added response
bilities, coupled with lively sense Of
danger, cause them to retire or else
seek some less strenuous life. These
riders are well paid, the majority Of
them commanding from $3.50 to $3.50
week.-Jamestown Post
Esther Cleveland.
Esther Cleveland. born at the White
House. was the first offspring or a
president to possess that honor.
The herald., 1912-01-18
CRESCENT.

A new version of R. F. Outcault's
great musical comedy, Buster Brown"
will be presented at the Crescent next
week, with the usual popular price
matinees on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday. The management, Letter
Bratton Company, have placed the
present company on such a high plane
that it is said to far excel any Of the
productions of the same name that
have been sent en- tour during the past
several seasons. With the exception
of Master Harold, the lovable Buster,
the cast has all been changed and to
the advantage of the comedy, which is
childhood to life. Twenty songs of the
whistly sort that come to live in ones
memory for many months are being
sung and danced to by a sprightly and
vivacious chorus blessed with nimble
toes and wonderful voices, and not
few good looks. This season finds
many new features, most notable of
which are the Mechanical Doll and the
amous Campbell Kids, the last named
are the prettiest, daintiest and most
yonderful playmates Buster, Mary Jane
and Tige ever had. AS one critic said:
Buster Brown is good, clean, whole
some comedy. A live wire from start
to finish. A show for kiddies and kids
grown up" See it or you will be sorry,
is the universal cry.
The herald., 1912-01-18
Esther Cleveland.
Cruikshank's Faqin.

During the time Cruikshank was u
Illustrating "Oliver Twist he spent
days traversing the east end of Lon
don in search of a face that would
correspond with his conception Of the
character Of Fagin- One day while
standing before a mirror In his dining
room pulling faces at himself" so to
speak. for the want Of something bet
ter to do, he accidentally made the
features for which be was looking.
The picture, therefore. of Fagin is real
ly that of Cruikshank himself.
The herald., 1912-01-18
A Remedy For the Defect.


Editor-Your story as IT stands Is too
bald. Author-Then / will introduce
some hair raising incidents.
Funny In the Wrong Place.
That Prussian police officials are de-
void of humor is the firmly rooted
opinion of a traveller for Berlin cot
ton firm. His business took him to
the little town of Nordenburg. When
the hotel register was placed before
him he filed In the various columns
and when he came to Aim of the
Journey" he wrote. ''The wide. wide
world" Fourteen days later be was
charged with having committed pub
lie outrage, for which he was fined six
marks, one days Imprisonment being
the alternative.
The herald., 1912-01-18
suAulAuAAnAllnAlAllilLLnAx

lrondelle, an eighteen-year-old girl,
runs away from her home in a small
Breton village because her aurts want
ii make her marry a country pumpkin
whose father happens to have money.
She knows a great artist in Paris and
it is in his studio she takes refuge.
The herald., 1912-01-18
Scored on the Minister.

scored on the minister.
Old time Scottish ministers would Sc
verely name anybody who fell asleep
in kirk. At Cumbernauld, where the
minister and his principal heritor,
Lord Elphinstone, were on bad terms,
the minister one Sunday called upon
the beadle to "wauken my Lord e.
phinstone." I'm no sleeping, minis
ter" said the peer. Indeed you were,
my lord" His lordship still denying 1t,
the minister to test him asked, "What
had l been saying last thenT "Oh,
just wauken Lord Elphinstone." "Aye.
but what did say before that?" 'In-
deed, I'll gle ye a guinea If yen tell
that yersell, minister smashing re-
tort to the rambling disjointed preach
er.-London Chronicle.
The herald., 1912-01-18
At Last.

A well known clergyman, called to
other duties, says a writer In the West
ern Christian Advocate. preached his
last sermon before the installation Of
his successor. The local paper. in
announcing the order Of services, gave
It as follows:
Sermon by the Rev. Blank; solo and
quartet, flushed at Length"
The herald., 1912-01-18

husbands, and Sam B. Hardy for the
other one-Percy Darling; while for
the wives, Miss Ada Stirling will be
Georgiana Kettle, and Gwendolyn
Piers, Elsie Darling. Other important
roles will be played by Robert Bling
am, Inez Buck, James T. Ford, Mahlon
P. Hamilton, Elsie Scott, E. L. Duan
and John Dillon.
The herald., 1912-01-18
Tying II Up.

Kenneth was trying to write tree"
He succeeded in making the first two
letters. but could not remember the
zee" Russell was asked to help him
and said, Kenneth. just pull out that
line and tie two knots in t."-Woman's
Home Companion.
The herald., 1912-01-18

Stranger-What wonderful tales old
Blinks relatesi He must have been q
great traveller in his day. Native-He
was never outside the county In bis
life; but, you see. his mind has wan
dered for years
The herald., 1912-01-18

The gifted and charming little star,
Miss Emma Bunting, as the heroine
in the delightful melodrama, "Tess of
the Storm Country" will be the at
traction at the Crescent Theatre for
the week following Buster Brown.
The herald., 1912-01-18
lust Like Eoos.

Miss A-So your wife keeps you con-
tinually in hot water, you poor man.
Mr.. Bob. that's all right We hus-
bands are like eggs. Keep Us In hot
water and we become hardened.-Bos-
ton Transcript
The herald., 1912-01-18
BLANCHE BATES.

That David Belasco has provided his
,onuiar star, Blanche Bates, with le-
Ultimately successful successor TO
THE Girl of the Golden West" in
The herald., 1912-01-18
A Iona Run.

Property Man-Did your company
have long run In Sqeedunk? Come
dian-They chased rs only two miles
out-Chicago News
The herald., 1912-01-18
A Comet.

The following whimsical account Of
the nature Of a splendid comet is given
In an old French military journal: 1T
Is a parcel of old stars who, being no
longer at for service. have been dis
charged on half pay and. to save ex-
pense, have agreed to mess together"
The herald., 1912-01-18
Her Ideal,

what Is your ideal manr'
zone who is clever enough to make
money and foolish enough to spend It"
Variety Life
The herald., 1912-01-18
aAsABa
LASTING Wood,

A statue of sycamore wood in an
eastern museum is quite sound. al
though 6.OOO years old.
The herald., 1912-01-18

Honesty needs no pains to set itself
off.-Edward Moore.
The herald., 1912-01-18
The National Capitol

President Washington laid the cor
nerstone Of the national capitol on
Sept. IS. 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-23
EIGHT MILLION POUNDS OF
POLITICAL MATTER FRANKED +
BY CONGRESSMENI IN FIGHT

all of which had been made techni-
cally frankable by insertion in the con-
gressional record. It is computed that
the total weight OF this frapked nattor
was between 7,0oo,O00 and s.oO0.ooo pounds
class mail.
Commenting upon these figures POST
master General Hitchcock who has long
urged that restrictions should be thrown
around the use of the franking privi-
leges said today:
THE unusual expense entailed upon the
postal service through the transrn issioIl
BY mail Of the great amount OF political
matter In the primary campaign. created
"A deficit for the first time in two years
the total expenditures for the fiscal year
OF 1912 aggregating s2iS, 525.(D0 while the
total revenues .amounfed 10 s2f5,7H900
And this surplus I have Indicated would
have been developed Notwithstanding the
fact that the compensation Of postal enl-
ployes was Increased during the year by
an aggregate of $s.000.0n0"
Computations Of expenditures and rev
enues Indicate. however, that since the
close or the last fiscal year. the postal
service once more Is on self-sustafn-
ing basis on November 1.-the latest cate
receipts we're materially greater than
the expenditures for the current year
Mr.. Hitchcock expects this condition 10
be maintained throughout the year, de-
spite the large expenditure attendant
.upon the establishment Of the parcels
post system.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-23
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

Little progress made toward peace
end OF great coal strike forecast.
Graves Of soldiers who died in north
ern prisons marked.
Federation TO ask aid for dvnamiters.
.2-Synod Of Alabama buys girls school
Cash register case will be lengthy
34-Gadsden offered cotton oil min
Machine known as cotton gatherer
Pollock firm TO be ieorganized.
A. Editorial comment.
5--To raise s2JG.OUa for Birmingham col
lege benefit
Charity fund reaches S25Ap.
Southern railway men In session
Cole case nears end,
Paving contract awarded
Speaker Almon here yesterday
8 Society.
Dolly Dalrymple.
Helping Hand Hints.
-7-Sports.
s-Tri5nds are gtIiled at possum supper
Of newspaper men.
o Patronage pie cause of worry.
la-Cruiscrs return from tropis waters
IL Dynamiters knew fliey ,eae watched,
u Farley case eoes t. jury 81 noon todas
II Furniture piit Is 20 90 up.
Optimism shown in trade--ciiauuels
Is Narkpfs.
ls- Land show opens today in Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-23
BANTz RESIGNS
TREASURY POST
acVeagh Requested With
drawal Because He Was
Out of Sympathy

washington, November 2.-Gideon G.
Bantz. connected with the treasury de-
partment for % years. resigned as assist
ant treasurer Of the United States today
at the request Of Secretary Maeveagh.
lie will be succeeded tomorrow BY Chris
tian s. Pearce. chief Of the division Of
banks, loans and postal savings
Secretary Macveagh said the change
was made because Mr.. Bantz was not n
sympathy with his administrative poli-
cies. Mr. Bantz. Il was announced, will
be offered some other position OF RESPONSE
bility in the treasury department
News Of the resignation became public
almost simultaneously with the swearing
In Of Carmi A. Thompson as treasurer 10
succeed Lee McClung, announcement Of
whose retirement few days ago gave
rise TO rumors that the secretary and
treasurer were out Of sympathy. All re-
ports OF a further upheaval In the treas
urer's office were set at rest by Secretary
MacVeagh with the statement that Re
contemplated no mere cbanees
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-23

Washington, November 22.-Political
campaign material transmitted free of
postage through the mails accounted.
according to postoffice department rec
ords. for the difference between a pos
tai surplus and postal deficiency fer
the last fiscal yesr. ending June 90. An
account of franked mall forwarded for
congress. the executive departments and
other government establishments. shows
that postage at the ordinary rate on
this matter would have netted The gov-
ernment nearly s2o0eo.0oe. About s5.e50.f0o
OF this would have been paid on political
documents.
The postal service handled in the year
si9.245ooo pieces OF fransed mail Weighing
81 sI7 900 pounds. This was 3s per cent
of the total weight OF all domestic mail
carried.
During the presidential and congress-
ional primary campaign In the last quar-
ter of the fiscal year. as disclosed by
compilation with the amount of free mat
ter sent during corresponding periods
Of previous years. an extraordinary
amount OF fFanked matter was sent
through tho mails al public EXPENSE This
matter consisted Of political speeches. re-
ports and documents Of all kinds ana esefi
of one complete political campaign book.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-23
JOHN SCHRANK IS
ADJUDGED INSANE
Decision of Alienists Means
Life Sentence in Asylum
Unless Cured


Milwaukee,, November 2g--John
schrank, who shot Col. Theodore Roose-
welt on the night OF October a. IN Mil
waulzee, is insane. and was late this aft
ernoon committed by Municipal Judge A.
c. Backus to the Northern Hospital for
the Insane, near Oshkosh. until cured.
Before being led back to jail to await
preparations for the trip 10 the asylum.
Schrank said:
Il had expectedfthey would find me IN
sane, because it was IN the papers two
DAYS ago. | want to say now that am
sane and know What | am doing al the
time. am not a lunatic ana never was
ync. was called upon 70 do a duty and
have done il. The commission has sworn
f',aa rs .lfr Eaef s3s es,t
the stand and said WAS mcurablg in.'
sane They can bury me alive If they
see ft ] don't care what happens now Z
Commitment was pronounced following
the presentation Of an exhaustive. report
by commission of five alienists in which.
the defendant was unanimously adjudged
insane and following the Introduction OF
prima facie evidences Of several wit
nesses
Questioned as TO whether the defendant
had anything to offer. Attorney James q.
Flanssers, following whispered conver-
satioa with Schrank informed the court
that the defense had nothing to say
District Attorney label submitted n
number of questions bearing upon medical
terms to each of the alienists, all Of which
brought forth similar responses the sub
stance of which being that schrank was
suffering from chronic paranoia and all
of the physicians agreed that It was
doubtful if the disease could he cured.
Failure in effeeting a cure OF Schrank's
mental disorder means he will spend the
rest OF his life in the asylum to which
he has been ordered committed.
Schrank probably will be taken to the
asylum on Monday next according 20
Sheriff William A. Arnold.