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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30
HUMAN HEARTS, WITNESSED
BY A SMALL AUDIENCE
Very Few People Turn Out to
See Ha! Reds Once Popular
Meloirama.

Hal Reds well kaown melo-
drama, Human Hegrts. was the
attraction at the rcllmbus The
atre Friday night d was greet.
ed by all audiences i small ro-
portions. The plaA vas once a
exceedingly popular, but its days
are perhaps limited.
The company which presented
the play here Friday night is pos
sessed of mucn merit Robert
Edwards gave an intelligent por-
trayal of the familiar role of
Tom Logan. and Evelyn Abbott
as jeanette, his wife, was .air.
Ora Omahundra as Ruth Larkin
was exceptionally clever, and w.
j. Sully as Jem Mason, the tramp,
contributed a bit OF character
comedy that was exceedingly en-
joyable.
Human Hearts"is amelodrama
pure and simply, and has never
to small town audiences
as strongly as it has to theatre
goers in the larger cities.In every
large city there is an element to
which plays of this character ap-
peal, but in small towns this ele.
meDt is entirely lacking, the peo-
pie seemingly caring only for
comedies, minstrel show
and other attractions in which
mirth and music are the predom-
inant features.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30

citizenship of the two countries. /"
Referring to President Wilson,
he said:
Before he became president
Mr.. Woodrow Wilson was a
thinking man and moralist. In
stadylng his career | cannot fail
to be impressed by his detached
character and find that he has
not ceased to be thinker and a
moralist because he has become
the holder of a great office. We
see in him the aspirations and
ideals of his nation expressed
to the world. 1t is not only his
expressed declaration that the
policy of the United States is not
one of conquest or annexation.
but the world looks to the United
States with its enormous position
and possessions to carry on its
traditions without aiding to its
possessions.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30
Practically all q the Stores
Closed, and Day was Gen.
orally Observed
UNION SERVICES HELD
Protestant Congregations Of City
Joined in Union Service nj
Presbyterian Church.

Last Thursday was Thanks
giving day. and was generallyob.
served as a holiday by the peo-
pie Of Columbus. Practically all
the stores Offices. factories and
mills were closed, and the day
was devoted to recreation and
pleasure.
Holiday hours were observed
at the postoffice. The general
delivery and stamp windows
were open only a short time and
the city mail carriers made but
one trip, while the rural carriers
did not go out at all.
The Protestant churches of the
city joined in a union Thanks
giving service, which was held
at the First Presbyterian church
at 1890 o'clock a. m, the sermon
having been delivered by Rev.
S. M. Martin, who is conducting
a revival here under the auspices
Of the Christian church. At 10
o'clock there were services at
st. Paul's Episcopal church, the
sermon having been delivered by
Rev. w. +. Dakin, the rector.
Both services were attended by
large congregations, the men,
bers of which were interested
and edited by the splendid SER
mons which were delivered.
TIE day was observed az a
holiday by the public schools and
the Industrial Institute and Col
lege, and the students of both
institutions enjoyed to the fullest
measure their respite from school
duties. Many of them attended
the football game which was
played by teams representing the
Franklin Academy and the Tus-
caloosa High Schoo
at the fair grounds Thurs
day afternoon, and others attend
ed the moving picture shows,
where special programs were
presented.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30
PAULINE ORR SCHOI laSHlp 10
St ESTABLISHED lILL&
Nsvsmsnt With Thsi Eai H
vis~ Iassssafsisd b. Dauehisfs
~ the psvelnliau

A new scholarship f4 he es.
lablished a, the Tod lrsI lrsH
tute and College ~ ft.f cf5. hy
which d is designei that s1n
worthy girl Or younF lads % rs.
dured circumstance HII. he en-
abled 10 secure the ba1cd. III tla
great institution.
The movement va inaugural.
ed by the local chapter. Dlught
ers Of the American Revolution.
which recently adopted. 81 dm
a dissenting vote, a resolution Co
found the Pauline Orr Scholar
ship"
The scholarship Is 10 bear the
nameof Miss Pauline Y. Orr, who
for many years was at the head
of the English department of the
institution. and who is recognized
as one of Mississippi's most bril-
liant women. Miss Orr's work at
the college was of the highest
order, students of her department
having taken high rank at Bryn
Mawr, Columbia, the University of
Chicago and other great institu-
tons of learning throughout the
country.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30
GOVERNOR BREWER THANKFUL
BECAUSE RESTORED TO HEALTH

Jackson. Miss, Nov. 81.
Among these who today felt that
there was cause to be thankful
was the chief executive of the
state, who was able to be out and
take the open air for a change
instead of being confined to the
precincts of a steam heated build
ing, which has only aggravated
his suffering from the most seve-
re cold with which he was ever
afflicted.
According to the governor, he
had still greater cause for feeling
grateful, for the reason that his
venerable mother. at her home in
Carrollton, whose life was de-
SPARED OF a fortnight ago. is now
very much improved, and, as re-
ports to him from DR.. Brewer,
his brother, indicate, is consider
ed in a fair way to recovery.
Mrs. Brewer. Sr., was, seized
with a paralytic stroke some four
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30
Great Crowds Hear DR.. Martin

The meeting being held by DR..
Martin continues to gain in inter
est and great crowds nightly hear
with profit and pleasure this
gifted speaker. His logic is ir.
resistable, his humor convul. ing
and his exortation compelling.
Delighted audiences leave the
church every night, to go back
again the following day TO be in
structed and helped. Last Sun
day night saw one of the greatest
congregations that ever gathered
in the Baptist church and per-
haps one of the largest that ever
gathered in the city for religious
worship. Every seat in the audi.
torium, gallery and Sunday
Scheo, room was filed. many &C.
cupied chairs placed where ever
a place could be secured, many
more stood and numbers were
turned away from the building.
The mems meeting was a great
success from every angle and
viewpoint and the address one of
matchIess inspiration and lasting
good. The ideals held up were
true and manly calculated to
help men to the highes' and
greatest effort in life. IT, i'm
preston made will la st as .onq o
life itself
So the meetings of the week
have been Of the same character
and interest. The unique and in-
terdenominationaI character of
theThanksgiving sermon is being
remarked upon by all who heard
it and that was a large number,
for the Presbyterian church was
filled on that occasion. And who
will soon forget the lecture on
Love, Marriage and Divorce"
delivered on Friday night. The
audience was moved to tears and
aughter, Indignation, delight or
approval as the speaker touched
upon the different phases of his
subject. There will be higher
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30
Local Cases in Suprem Court

Deputy Clerk Brown of the
Mississippi supreme court has
just completed the docket which
that tribunal will take up tomor-
row, There are several local
cases on the docket, among the
number being the following:
Mrs. Hannah Selig vs.. Harry
and VIM. frost.
w. H. 0ttley ct al vs.. Louise
A. Nelson etal.
J. M. Walker and Fannie
Walker VS.. Mrs. Eva Mcdaniel.
Mrs. Ruby 0, Jones VS.. South
ern Railway Company in Missis-
sippi.
Coleman B. Carlisle VS.. Colum-
bus Railway, Light and Power
Co.
Wallace Deanes VS.. N. W.
Whitfield ct al.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30

weeks ago, the entire right side
of her body having been affect
ed, but is now recovering her
faculties and sense of feeling.
Officially and commercially.
this, was a complete holiday
about as complete as any Thanks
giving holiday that can be recall
ed here. The state house was
closed tighter than the proven
bial drum, including the execu-
tive and judicial departments, a
few of the officials visiting their
Offices during the forenoon in
quest Of such mail as John Jor-
dan, the mail messenger, had
gathered in his morning round.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30

The grocery business of ]. B.
Shaw, near the Mobile and Ohio
depot, has assumed wholesale
proportions. Mr.. Shaw has rent
ed the large warehouse re-
Gently occupied by C. c. Rich
ardson & Co, and will meet all
competition in the jobbing line.
Mr.. Shaw's retail business will
be conducted at the stand that
he is now in, which is across the
street from his new building.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30
Valuable Gift From Mai. Mayo.

Col. Jno. P. Mayo last week
presented to the Franklin Acade-
my library a valuable set of books
entitled Famous Characters and
Important Events in History" I"
The set includes eleven volumes,
and the books are exceedingly
valuable as works of reference.
Columbus has no more loyal or
more public citizen than Col.
Mayo, and this gift is another
evidence of his love for the city
of his nativity and his desire to
do every thing in his nawer to
assist her public instii inls.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30
Negro Cabins Burned.

Two cabins on North Fourth
street, near Fifth avenue, owned
by Mr.. T. ]. Locke, Sr., and oc-
cupied by negroes, were destroy
ed by fire which broke out from
an unknown cause about 10:30
O'Clock yesterday morning. The
loss amounted to about $500.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30
Railroad Nan Send Bullet
Through Breast in Efi0rt'to
End liIs Life
4 NATIVE OF ARKANSAS
l. l. Green was Charged with
Shooting. but Developments
Proved Him Innocent.

Norman Pittman. a white man
who came here several months
ago from Eldorado, Ark. was
mysteriously shot near the corner
of College and Eleventh streets
between eight and nine o'clock
Thursdy night. and l.. l.. Green
of No. 229 Eleventh street. with
whom Pittman boarded. was la
ter arrested and charged with
the shooting, but on Friday
morning was released from GUS
tody, facts developed by the po-
lice having shown that Pittman
himself fired the shot which oc-
casioned the wound.
Pittman was discovered lying
in ditch near the corner of
College and Eleventh streets
shortly after nine o'clock Thurs
day night by parties returning
from a picture show, and Mr..
Henry Bowlin. who was among
the number, notified DIR. W. c.
Brewer, who Immediately went
to the aid of the injured man.
A cul sorry examination which the
physician made of the wound
convinced him that it was Sc
rious, and pittman was rushed to
the Columbus Hospital in Mr..
Bownlin's automobile.
Upon a ival at the hosnita
Dr.Srewar ma more e.4iis'.i
examination Of the wound, and
found that the bullet, had
entered Ptitman's left breast,
Just above the heart, and an
nounced at once that the man
had a very slight chance for re.
covery.
Pittman declared to DR.. Brew
er that he shot him self, but the
nature of the wound led the ply
sician to doubt the truth of the
statement, and Policeman Nor
ton, who was detailed to inves-
tiyate the case, developed facts
tending to indicate that the
shooting was done by Green.
Mrs. Lily Green, the wife of the
man put under arrest, told Off
Ger Morton that a few minutes
prior the shooting her husband
and Pittman had been engaged
in a heated conversation i'm
mediately in front of the house,
and other evidence which was
secured .eamed to iauicAte that
Green had fired the shot.
Pittman came here several
months ago from Eldorado, Ark,
and secured employment as a
fireman on the Southern Rail-
way. About the middle of last
September he was arrested and
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30

taken back to Eldorado on the
charge of having deserted his
wife, the arrest having been eff
fected by Sheriff Conner of Union
county, in which EIdopado is 10.
Gated. He accompanied the
sheriff back to the Arkansas
town, but managed to get out
on bond and returned to Colum-
bus.
Pittman is reported to have
stated to Green that reason he
attempted suicide was because
he loved Mrs. Green and she did
not retain his affection.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30
Mr.. Reeves Purchases Place.

Mr.. c. NJ. Reeves has purchas-
ed from Mrs. Rosa Moody four
hundred acres of land in the Bent
Oak neighborhood. and will take
up his residence thereon as soon
as he can erect a house suitable
to accommodate his family.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30
Southern Cafe Robbed.

The Southern Cafe, which is
located on South Thirteenth St.,
near the Southern Railway pas
senger station, was burglarized
Friday night, seven dollars hav-
ing been extracted from the cash
drawer. Mr.. E. P. Wilkinson, the
proprietor of the cafe, was seen
by a Commercial reporter yester-
day, and stated that he had no
clew to the identity of the thief.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30
AB Aeiia'le on Southern
Railway Stop while Olc
Quis lrr in Progress
DIRECTORS MEET I[j. Z
Successor % Deceased Cffieiai
May be Elected on that
Date.

Washington. Nov2S. Funeral
$ ryiccs for the late William vii
son Finley. president Of IN,
Southern Railway system. wer,
held here this morning in St
Johns Episcopal church, attend
ed by many government official.
and his former associates in thC
commercial and transportation
world.
AS the body was carried into
the church just before IL O'Clock
all activities over the Southern
Railways 1000 miles of road
ceased FOR five minutes. En-.
ployes everywhere laid down
their work. trains everywhere
came to a standstill and in ships
machinery ceased to turn.
Officials and employees at head
quarters of the company assem-.
bled in front of the general offices
on Pennsylvania avenue and
marched to the church in a driz.
zling rain. The body was borne
by six negro porters, veterans in
the employ of the company.
The honorary pail bearers
were: Col. A. B. Andrews, Geo.
F. Baker, James J. Hill, Charles
Steele, Fairfax Harrison, E. H
Gary. Adrian Iselin, Jr.. George
f. Baker, Jr., Francis Lyndt
Stotson. Alexander p. Humphrey
Alfred p. Thorn, j. M, Culp, T
c. Powell, Henry B. Spencer, E.
H. Coahpman, X. d. Lankford,
r. V. Taylor, John D. Munson,
II. c, Ansley. A. H. Plant. A. C.
Downing, Leonard NJ. Levering.
A meeting Of the directors of
the Southern Railway will be
4
held before Dec. II to consider
a successor of Mr.. Finley. II
has been suggested that a selec-
tion may be delayed because of
the situation arising from the re.
cent death of President Emerson
of the Atlantic Coast Line, a com.
petitor of the Southern.
Thomas c. Powell, vice-presi-
dent of the Southern and of the
Queen & Crescent; Fairfax Har-
rison, president of the Monon
Route and a former vice-presi.
dent of the Southern, and +. H.
Coahman, vice-president andgen.
eral manager of the Southern,
are among several whose names
are said to be under considera-
ton.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30
District cazgra.ie.

District zgra.iea
Elaborate preparations are be-
Ing made for the District Sunday
School Convention which is to be
held at the First Baptist church
in this city Wednesday and
Thursday.
Ten counties will be represent
ed by delegates, and the. will
be several speakers of national
prominence in attendance. among
the number being ]. Randall
Farriss of Atlanta and Jno. w.
Alexander of Chicago, super
intendent of the boys depart
ment Of the International Sunday
School Association.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30

and truer ideals in the minds of
many on account of the words
and sentiments expressed.
This week promises many good
things and the subjects are of
universal interest. This morning
at lO:45 DR.. Martin will be heard
at the First NJ. Z. church through
their kindness, on the subject
Rock and Sand" At the Fir,t
Baptist church at 2:3O. TO women
only. on The subject The Right
Kind Of Women" And at night
at the same place he will deliver
his great sermon on The Divin-
lty of Christ" Monday night
no one can afford to miss his ser.
mon Hell" Tuesday night.
The Man Who Can't Be Wrong"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30
Taxes Due December Is.

Under a new law, all state and
county taxes, including road, poll
and advalorem taxes, are due
December 10Th instead of Febru-
ary 1st, and must be paid by that
date.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30

The Ladies Aid Society of the
Christian church will hold a ba-
zaar on December l6. beginning
at 10 o'cloc,, a. IA. which viii be
known as the Needle Craft of
New Ideas. Refreshments
will be served.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30

The United Charities Associa-
tion will hold a meeting tomor-
row afternoon at A o'clock at the
First Methodist church.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Dixon and
little daughter, Louise, left Fri
day for Greenville on a short vis-
it to Mrs. Dixon's mother, Mrs.
A. B. Dixon.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30

At the New Majestic Tuesday
will be seen the funniest of all
films, "Peck's Bad Boy" A
big laugh for all. You can't af-
sford to miss it.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30

Mr.. W. Y. Frierson, Jr., at
tended a meeting of the North.
east Mississippi Schoolmayters'
Association in Tupelo yesterd day.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-11-30

Mr.. l.. G. Bridgeforth of Craw-
ford spent Friday in Columbus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
"FAUST" A PUPPET PLAY
Actors of Wood and Paper Play
the Tragedy in Berlin.

81 have undressed my actors and have
seen them carefully packed away for the
night. Tomorrow some of them will have
TO be touched up with paint. and new
right lee will have to be lifted TO the
Beautiful Helene This can easily be
accomplished before the hour set for to-
morrow's performance, when the play
Doctor Faust will be repeated
This little speech was made by Paul
Brann, director of little theatre when
Is now attracting attention in Berlin. The
actors" are all puppets made OF wood
spoken by invisible persons the actions
of the puppets are directed by means OF
wires and cords i'm the hands OF Mr.
Brann's assistants.
This puppet theatre is more pretentlous
than any that has ever been arranged
and IL the result OF much labor on the
part Of number of Munich artists. OF
the plays which the company" produces
Faust is the most notable. The text
of the Goethe tragedy has been deyated
from sufficiently to allow the introduction
of clown and other characters, which
bring the story of the adventures of the
rejuvenated alchemist almost up to date
This moderniZed Punch and Judy" show
has become so popular that rival COM
panies" are being arranged. one of which,
according to reports. will cross the ocean
i'm quest of Yankee dollars"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02

addition to housing the renegade monk,
also shelters a French count, who is trying
to escape France and the Revolutionists.
Between the monk and tie count there is
a bitter hatred, engendered by their mu-
tual love for Jeffrick. The hut is sud
denly besieged by the soldiers of the com
monwealth, and the monk in anger be-
trays the aristocrat, who is Immediately
condemned ito die on a hastily erected
guillotine. The count is in terror and he
demands the sacrament, even at the
hands Of the apostate monk. The monk
is unable to refuse his plea and admnis-
ters the sacrament Of Judas" In this
scene OF confession the priest hears the
counts guilty confession of the wronging
Of Jeffrick He barely restraints the
temptation to kill the count but the rou-
tine Of the sacrament has its effect upon
him and makes him once more a priest.
lie offers to save the count on condition
that the count marry the girl. After pro-
vidlng the aristocrat. the girl and her
father safe passage through the French
lines he gives himself up to the soldiers
TO be shot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
foRbeS ROBERTSON IN
ezze SACRAMENT OF JUDAS az tie
SAuDENT

is three-decked ocean liner which
reaches above the proscenium arch and
has something going on" on each OF its
decks The story concerns two Jewish
merchants who have a Dutch silent part
ner. and the chief incidents are the trihu-
lations which befall the trio in their jour
uey from New York TO Paris where they
go 10 place an order OF million dollars
for goods for an upstate firm. The action
of the plot is frequently halted by the In
PRODUCTION OF novelties either by the priu-
cipals or the large chorus. The east in
cludcs Max Rogers. Bobby North. Harry
Cooper, Hugh Cameron, George White.
Dorothy Jardou. Myrtle Gilbert. Virginia
Evans. Flo MAY. sally DAILY and Floro1c"
Montgomery and william Moore and
many others In the company are many
of the players who were identified with
the production Of "Hanky Panky."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
ONDON ACTOR-MANAGER HERE
Cvrl Maude Appears in Repertory-An Interesting
Double Bill at the Shubert-A New Farce
Elaborate Musical Spectacle.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
ON MONDAY EVENING:

EVENING:
in London Play
Second Command" at Waacks Theatre
double BILL Passing
Sacrament Of Judas al the Shu-
bert and again Tuesday afternoon and Saturday evening"
Miss the Harris Theatre
musical production at the Winter Gar
dem with Edgar and and lyrics by E. Ray Goe
ON TUESDAY EVENING:
Forbes Light That Failed the shubert and
m Thursday
ON WEDNESDAY EVENING:
N the Shuber
FRIDAY EVENING:
Forbes Robertson in and the Shubet,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
LECTURE ON SOUTHERN INDIA.

Dwight Elmendorf will give the second
talk in his series of illustrated lectures to-
night at Carnegie Hall. The subjects in
clude Tutcorin, an important city at the
extreme southern end OF the peninsula /,
Madura. where the first OF the great tenn
pies. gopuras and palaces of Southern
India are to be seen; Tpichinoply, Tanjore,
Madras, and the Seven Pagodas, the old
est rock temple in the world. The last
part of the lecture will be devoted to the
ruined Mahometan city OF Bijapur. This
lecture will be repeated tomorrow after
noon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
SOME WOODS PRODUCTIONS.

During his stay on the other side 4. II.
Woods. the theatrical producer contract
ed for early productions OF number Of
musical comedies. operettas and farces.
His first announcement Is a musical com
edy. Mile Tla-Ia," by Jean Gilbert, au-
thor OF "A Modern Eve" and The Girl
and the Taxi" Mr. Woods plans to pro-
duce this comedy around the holidays in
this city. His next venture will be a
Nennessc opcretta, THE Forbidden
Kiss" In Chicago in January he will
launch a French farce with music. IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
MONTGOMERY o00 MOON m THE PLEASURE SttkEO
az ne WINTER CAnoeN

three acts. e-Lauchmont." at
present successful in Paris. Another
French farce Mr.. Woods has planned to
produce in this city is 1.-THE Tango Prin-
cess"
During Christmas week a second COM
pany OF Potash and Perlmutter" will
take to the road. The company now play
ing at the Conan Theatre will remain all
the year. Mr.. Woods will also present