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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12


"a produced some time ago
before a critical New
York audience a fussy old
NE bachelor decided to dash
~ out into the cold night air
10 pglIylm a noble act AS he rushes
OF the stage he cries: Where is my
shawl? Where is my shawl? /
cant go out without a shawl. Ah!"
The "Ah." indicates his satisfaction
at finding the desired article. Then
he leaves the stage.
At one performance of the play the
property man neglected to put the
shawl in its proper place, and when
the bachelor uttered the word "Ah!'
he was embarrassed to find that there
was no shawl in sight. He cast a
hasty glance about him, hoping that it
might be found, but after what must
have been to him a long and painful
wait he turned up his coat collar, and
so went out to brave the storm.
Now this hitch in the performance,
apparent as it was, remained unde-
tected by all but two or three in the |
large audience. The other spectators |.
showed no sign of suspecting that /
something had gone wrong, even when |
the bachelor returned later with .
the shawl around his shoulders.
Such bitches occur often enough
IN the best managed plays, yet per-
haps Oily one person in 500 ever de-
tects them
1t would be a mistake to conclude
from this that audiences. however
critical they may be. are unob.
servant 1t is a case not of lack of
power OF observation but of an over
abundance Of faith The fact is that
they have become so accustomed to
absolute perfection in the produc-
uon Of plays that it seems almost in
conceivable to them that an actor {
should be found wanting or that the
smoothness of a performance should !
De hlndered by human faIlibility
This faith in the absolute perfection 2
Of the machinery of the theater has a
resulted in a delicate but powerful S
form Of tyranny which has, unknown t
to the audiences that exercise it, (
caused pain and terror and grief {,
performers. Slaves Of b
this relentless tyranny, they have Il
been compelled to appear as usual in a
spite Of tragedies and ailments un- C.
suspected by the public Sometimes n
The circumstances have been tragic d
Ind at times they have been rather a
comical II
Last summer Jack Norworth, the
of Nora Bayes, was taken W
seriously Ill and the doctors sent il
him off to Europe in haste. While her h
husband was racing with death across Il
the seas Nora Bayes was obliged to O.
30 on with her performance at the g
New Brighton theater, where the pair k
had been appearing. When seen by
the writer few minutes before her 81
act she was almost in state of col v
apse from anxiety and grief. Her W
lair was dishevelled her eyes were Il
red with crying, and she seemed a o
wreck A few minutes later she ap- ri
)eared before the audience, gayly be- n
licked and smiling as though she fl
we're the happiest woman in the world. W
1t happened that many in the audi T
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12
Llohtnlno,a oueer rrlck.

Morristown, Pa.-While in bathing
in the river here, Thomas Nevin was
struck by lightning and stunned. The
electricity entered silver wire which
had been placed in his knee cap aft
er an injury some years ago.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12

knot tied at once You do not come
up to the specifications" she told
him. You do not look like brok-
err" The man insisted that he was
exactly as stated in the correspond
ence, but to no avail The girl walked
one way and he in an opposite direc-
tion, the girl indignant and the man
disconsolate.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12
EanIe carrIea on chlId

Geneva, Switzerland.-An enormous
eagle carried off woCdcutter's child,
aged four, when it was playing near
him as he was working in the forest.
A thorough search was made but no
trace of the eagle or its prey was
found.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12

Some folks" said Uncle Eben,
has a way of remindin' you of yoh
troubles by continually tellin' you not
to worry about EN-"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12
Or Get OFF Hla Pedestal.

Every man whose children regard
him as the wisest and best man on
earth is compelled to lead something
of double life.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12

Perhaps the wooden nutmeg chap
moved west and invented the hollow
strawberry
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12
ENJOYING DAY AT SEASHORE
Laurette Taylor on the Shore of Long
Island Sound Near Her
Summer Home.

New York-Here is Laurette Taylor
on the shore of Long Island sound,
near her summer home at Larchmont.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12

What ls Your Ain7
It is not enough to be Industrious;
so are the ants. What are you In
dustrious about -ThoreauL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
RECEIPTS OF THE
AGRICULTURE DEPT.
NEARLY 100000
Books Found Correct by
Examiner With Exception
of a Few Minor
Discrepancies

Montgomery, December S.-(special)-In
his report to the governor today on the
books of the state department of agricul-
ture and industries, Examiner of Public
Accounts ]. T. German shows that the
department is a prolific source of reve-
nue. to the state, the receipts of the de-
partment for the past fiscal year having
been S172, ,434. As. The receipts of the pure
food and drug bureau, u branch of the
agricultural department, was S260O6 IS,
making in all nearly 100000 which was
turned over to the state treasury by this
office Capt Reuben y. . Kob is bead
of this department.
With the exception of a few minor dis
crepancies the books of the department
were correct, according to the examiner
These discrepancies We're found In the
books of Capt JOHN C.. Cheney chief
clerk of the department, and We're caused
by different divisions in the various
amounts collected, though all funds eol-
lected were turned into the treasury.
From the sale of tags the department
received S15900O from the registration of
brands. S1O5S5; from licenses, $1256, and
from miscellaneous sources $3.50 As. The
receipts for 1913 We're $104 rs in excess of
the receipts for 1912.
The disbursements of the department
for the fiscal year were $66,996 .65, out of
which amount $685. .04 went for expenses;
81, ,592.54 to the board of agriculture;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
RAIL WAYS MENACED,
DECLARES |. |. LEE
Pennsylvania Official Dis
cribes Difficulties Con-
fronting Companies

Pittsburg, December s.-Ivy J.. Lee. ex-
ecutive assistant to the president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company, in an
address before the Traffic club. of Pitts
burg tonight, said railroads are confront
ed by menaclng conditions; that wages
are constantly going up; that the taxes
or railroads east of the Mississippi and
north of the Ohio have increased Ill per
cent since 1903, and that legislation Is
continually increasing operating expenses
such legislation may be desirable" he
SAID, but 1t is unquestionably expensive.
The railroads must find, if they can, the
money with which to pay for it.
Faced with such burdens, the rail =
roads nevertheless find extraordinary
dlitlculties in meeting the situation by
reason of numerous and anomalous
factors. such as:
81. The fact that different tribunals
arpitrate wage questions from those
winch settle what the railroads shall
charge.
80. The fact that states may impose
expenses and yet by reason of the
1nter-relationship between state and
interstate rates, the national govern
ment, IN effect, If not in act. prevents
the increase of state rates to meet the
increased expenses.
d. we are constantly urged to consider
business interests, and to adjust our
dealings to the commercial needs of the
people, and yet we are often compelled by
law to do monumental things. If lum-
Der dealer places a contract in Pittsburg
relying upon rate quoted to him by a
Pittsburg rate clerk, and it is later found
tnat that rate was, in the utmost good
faith. quoted inaccurately, the legal rate
must nevertheless be collected even If it
should mean the bankruptcy of the lumber
dealer. This situation has been met in the
pennsylvania public utilities law, but is
still controlling with reference to inter-
state shipments.
a. We are compelled by the Sherman
act to compete. and yet under the Hep
burn law in effect forbidden to compete
with other railroads. The natural result
of competition is the survival of the
strong. and yet If such actual competition
results In the crippling of the weak, the
result is not considered desirable"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
THREE CORNERED
FIGHT EXPECTED

Chicago, December s.-A three-cornered
fight for the western amateur golf cham
pionship tournament of 1914 is expected
at the meeting which, it was announced,
would be held in Chicago January II.
The Kent Country club of Grand Rapids,
the Omaha Country club and the Mayfeld
Country club of Cleveland, have made
application for the amateur tourney and
the Olympic cup competition, which pre-
eedes it. The Interlachen Country club
of Minneapolis, is the only bidder for the
open championship.
The nominating committees ticket is
headed by Frank l.. Woodward of the
Denver Country club. for president Other
officers are Bruce d. Smith, Owentsia.
vice president: R. r. Stone. Glenview
club, secretary; c. C. Paddleford Home
wood Country club, treasurer. Named by
the committee for directors are: Fl. F.
Smith, Nashville; II. T. Stanton. Kent
w. C. F'inkbine, Des Moines: George r.
Balch. Cincinnati and Robert A. Gard
ner Hinsdale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
FAIL TO SERVE COPY
OF VENIRE IN TIME
Capital Cases Set for This Week in
First Division of Criminal Court
Postponed

Owing to the lateness in serving a copy
of the venire of the jurymen summoned
to serve this week in the first division
of the criminal court on the prisoners
who were arraigned for capital offenses,
the entire panel was discharged by Judge
Samuel E. Greene and the cases of the
prisoners who are confined in the county
Jail set for next week.
This was done, 1t was pointed out, in
the best interests of the state and county
as the law requires all defendants charged
with capital cases to be furnished with a
copy of the venire of jurors who will
probably sit on his case In the event
this is not done 1t is the opinion of we'll
recognized authority that 1t would be a
sufficient ground for a reversal in the
supreme court in the event of a conviction
and appeal.
The jurors for the criminal court are
drawn by Judge Greene and Judge Fort.
and the printed copy was late in reach
ing the hands of the sheriff The delay
was partly due to the illness of Judge
Forts mother and little son, and other
delays that are sometimes unavoidable.
Judge Greene will preside In the second
division of the court during the absence
of Judge Fort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
The Sporting Forecast
py ASA RouNTREE, JR.

to be played by the Barons In the spring
were annodnced yesterday by President
Baugh The games that have already
been scheduled follow:
March IS and 10, Louisville.
March %, New York Americans.
March 80, 81, Detroit Yannigans.
April g. New York Nationals.
With the passing of today Thomas b.
Lynch will no longer head the National
league. Sacrificed to the demands of dis
satisfied club owners, Lynch will be re-
moved today at the annual meeting of the
National league moguls. which convenes
in New York Wednesday and James Ten
er governor of Pennsylvania, will be
subs tituted as the executive head of the
elder organization. Several matters of
Importance are expected to be threshed
out today, foremost of which Is con-
ference between Giants and Cardinal Of
ficials relative to a deal involving Ed
Konetchy, the Cardinals big first sacker.
Konetchy has become dissatisfied with
ST. Louis and states that unless traded
he will jump organized ball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
CAPT. R. {. CORY
DIES AT CAPITAL
Confederate Veteran and
Prominent Greenyille
Citizen Succumbs

Greenville, December Especial )-Capt.
Robert Emmett Cory of Greenvile died
in Montgomery at / o'clock Sunday in an
infrmary. Captain Cory was highly es-
teemed and respected by all of Greenville.
and his death is deeply deplored. At the
time of his death he was S5 years old He
is survived by his widow. two sons and
four daughters. His children are Mr..
Robert Cory of Birmingham, Mr.. Joseph
Cory of Mobile Mrs Matte Kendrick of
Greenvile, Miss Halle Cory of Green
Vile, Mrs. Walter Brewer of Admission.
Mrs. j. c. Maxwell of Haleyvlle.
Funeral services were held this after
noon at his residence being conducted by
the Rev. o. V Calhoun.
Captain Cory was born in Georgia,
and when very young man moved to
the northern part of the state. near Flor
ence. When the war between the states
begun he served in an Alabama cavalry
regiment assigned to General Forests
division. III during the war he won dis
tinction as true southern soldier. Sixty
years ago he was in charge of the crew
that built the first Western Union tele-
graph lines in Alabama. For long time
his headquarters were at Pollard
Captain Cory was one of the pioneer
railroad men In the state. He had charge
of the construction work of the Alabama
Great Southern railroad in the western
part of Alabama. Later he was connect
ed with the Louisville and Nashville rail
road, in the capacity of claim agent of
the Mobile and Montgomery, Alabama
and Florida, and the Selma and Pensa-
cola divisions. He served the road until
he became feeble, and he was retired on
a pension. Captain Cory won the re-
spect of all who knew him. and the high
er officials of the road deeply esteemed
him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
TO DEBATE SUFFRAGE
Junior Literary Society Meets at the
Y. nj. c. A. Tonight

The Birmingham Junior Literary society
will meet at the Young Mems Christian
association tonight at s p. m. There viii
be debate on the question, Resolved,
That the Right of Suffrage Should be
Taken From the Negroes of the Southern
States"
II. C. Hancken and j. F. Kohlenberg
will argue in favor of withdrawing the
suffrage right, and C. G. Elliott and H.
C. Fitzpatrick will oppose this view. The
society is open to young men from 16 to
20 wears of age
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
Opheum-Vaudeyille

The person who ses this weeks yaudc-
vile bill at the Orpheum cannot help but
remark it is the best that has been il
the theatre since the "Old Soldier F'id-
dlers' were the headliners and that was
many weeks ago.
A fortunate combination of talent is
booked this week. To begin with, one of
the most graceful and artistic acts that
has ever pleased the eye of the Orpheuih
patron is seen in Nicks Roller Shating
Girls. There are six of the girls, and
they perform intricate figures, splendid
dances, daring feats of skill and pretty
ensembles which delighted the Monday
audiences. The stage setting shows IN
exterior winter scene, with snow glisten-
ing on the trees, and it was appropriate.
Such skating as the girls do has never
been seen here before, for it includes
lightning whirls, buck and wing dancing,
the tango on skates, acrobatic dances and
ether kinds.
Scarcely less interesting, but wholly
different, is La Mestena, the Indian
princess. offering the snake dance of the
member. She first shows pictures of the
section of Arizona in which the tribe
lives, then the snake dance of the medI-
cine men. and follows that by the actual
dance, using three snakes from which
the poison has not been extracted The
udnce is novelty, ana the manner In
which she handles the big and little
snakes is interesting.
WHEELER and Wilson roll in on machine.
sing song or two, and then get down
to the real merit of their act, the dances.
Whichever is miss" of the act is GER
tainly a graceful dancer and she appears
in three distinct dances The famous
scarcecrow dance is well done by the man
of the act. The costuming is feature
worthy of special mention. a
Burton and Lerber, burlesque, grand
opera and grand opera singers, giving "A
laugh provoking presentation of Meba
and Caruso in THE Sextet." whicn
capped the climax of their efforts ana
was the biggest applause producer of the
bill Both men have voices which are
above the average and some serious work
on their part would be enjoyed, as little
variety from the comedy efforts.
The opening act is Kip and Kippy.
comedy iugglers, and while a great ma
jority of both the comedy and the Jug
Cling is along the conventional lines, still
they perform well. 1t Is good intro
duction to the bill. In spots u denarts
radically from the customary Juggling
specially and the audiences seemed to
enjoy these spots immensely. i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
"Happy HOOligan"

Patrons of the Bijou theatre We're evi-
IDENTIFY hungry for a good laugh, merry
song, the dancing of a shapely chorus
and little burlesque, for one of the best
first night audiences of the season was
present last night to see Happy Hooli-
gan," the first musical comedy to ap-
pear at the Bijou this season.
The show is one of the best of the car
toon comedies and the incidents and char
acteristics of the creation of Opper are
fully carried out Happy" parades the
stage in his original makeup, and is pur-
sued by the policeman, whose chief aim
in life seem to be to arrest Happy" and
run him in with the usual result OF
$50 and so days. But Happy breaks out,
comes back on the stage and the comedy
starts all over again. 1t is truly happy
show and kept the large audience con-
stantly amused.
The song numbers are interspered lib
orally, and several of the most popular
hits of the season are heard, especially
when the widow sings them. For
cleverness she shares the honors with
Jack Lyle, the Happy" of the play. John
Sullivan and Martin Guild play the char
acters of the Irishman and the Dutch
man, and both are good comedians of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09

that kind, which means they were very
popular with the audience last night
Celia Mavis, the widow. is loved by
both the Irishman and the Dutchman
and she nimbly bangles them around us
WIDOWS will do mere men in real life as
we'll as on the stage.
The production of Happy Hooligan:
this year seems to be little above what
IL was last year, both in the matter of
staging the show and the members of the
company. There is much of what might
be called team work. in evidence in
the action of the piece, for the eight prin-
cipals seem to work together in thorough
accord, which produces the very best Of
feets and enables them to get every bit
or comedy out of the lines.
The chorus numbers 16 girls, quite good
to lok at, prettily costumed int the vari-
GUS dances and we'll trained, which goes
a long way toward making the show
snappy. They are always on hand To
render able assistance to the principals
in the songs, of which there are is.
The specialties are good, especially the
original song and chatter number of Jack
Lyle in the third act, which he presents
with a great deal of aplomb
OF the song numbers, Miss Vera Frank
lin, with "The Tale of the Mermaid. -
was successful. as was Apple Blossom
Time in Normandie" sung by the
widow" and the chorus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09

s540O.14 to the pure food department and
S9120. .93 to the bureau of soils.
Examiner German shows in his report
what the state did for agricultural pur-
poses during the past year. The nine
agricultural schools received $4,000; the
Alabama Polytechnic institute $4,000 and
various amounts went to other schools
and experiment stations, making total
of SIT ,496. So that was appropriated for
agricultural purposes.
Examiner German concludes his report
with a statement relative to the assess
ment of city real estate in comparison
with the lands of the state. In 1918 the
lands were assessed at $181, ,224, ,313, while
the city real estate was assessed at $780,
OPS, 754, the first time in the history of
Alabama, according to the examiner, that
city. property has assessed at higher
rate than the lands During the past four
years city real estate has increased in
assessments nearly 100 per cent more than
the lands.
1T seems that the agricultural inter
ests and conditions in the state will de-
serve the careful consideration of the
next legislature" remarks the examiner
in concluding his report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09

Failing in an attempt to attract atten-
ton during the summer baseball. New
Orleans is more than making good in
the winter league. First the Frank-som-
ers melee drew the attention of the bugs
on the Crescent City and kept it focused
there for over a month Following rap
idly after the settlement OF this little
wordy war came the announcement, with
no confirmation that Johnny Dobbs
would direct the destinies of the Pels next
sea son. And now showing its way to the
front is the rumor that the ghosts of
several clubs Will be given thorough
airing
According to report from the Pelican
city the story of why First Baseman
Kraft, who was secured in a trade with
Bagsby from the Billikens, refused to re-
port to the Charley Frank may be told
in detail when the Southern league
moguls convene in Atlanta for their regu-
lar annual session. According to a letter
said to be written by Kutina to friend
he had no dislike for the Pelicans or for
Charley Frank, but he practically admits
signing for something like $500 per month.
His reason for not coming TO the Crescent
City is that he believed that President
Jones was eager to shift the RESPONSE
bility of an alleged side agreement, where
by only $275 would show on the books.
If this matter is brought up at the
league meeting 1t is almost certain that
Investigations will be made into affairs
of clubs who are on the ragged edge of
the salary limit.
Concentrating his attack on his oppon-
ent's stomach, George Carpenter. the
French heavyweight, had little trouble in
administering the kayo to Bombardier
Wells yesterday. The fight from the
beginning was a hurricane affair and aft
er one minute and 13 seconds of fighting
the Englishman lay vanquished at the
feet of the French fistic champion. No
doubt this was a bitter dose to the Eng
lishmen for they have long openly boasted
that an Englishman was worth two
Frenchmen. The result of the fight
proves conclusively that Carpenter is one
of the foremost contenders for the heavy
weight crown. Several months ago he
met Wells and achieved a decision via
the Knockout route, in four rounds.
Figures compiled by an eastern football
statistician show that Bradley STREET., the
local boy who played fullback on the
Princeton eleven during the past gridiron
campaign, led all eastern pigskinners IN
crossing an opposing goal line. During
the season he scored 20 points. 10 more
than was made by his closest rival-Mar-
shall of Pennsylvania.
A partial list of the exhibition games
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

MAN Observation-Disclosures well dressed
single man tGentile), age 21 to Is, to 60
on road; permanent position; chance for
advancement. Only men of good habits
need apply. Must be able to start at
once. Call at Hotel Empire, Mr.. VIII
son, 8 TO II this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
William Z. Spear Dead

Columbus O., December S.-Former JUS
tice William T. Spear of the Ohio supreme
court. died here today. He was 70 years
of age and had served on the supreme
court bench continuously from 1885 to 1912.
His death was due to a general break
down in health. He was republican.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
Conner Club Formed

Bay Minette. December S.-(Special) }
Some of the leading politicians of this
county organized Conner club. A num-
Der of the workers have been set about
getting the names of the supporters OF
Conner together.