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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28


show with some comedy and music.
about an equal mixture of each. 1t is
hard to say which the audience liked
better the comedy of the music, and
it is equally doubtful which is better.
Both are good. They play the trombone.
cornet and saxaphone, ending with Il
trio on the cornets. The fat boy offers
most of the comedy, ably assisted al
times by the .hoot mon Scotchman.
Black face comedy, little minstrel
show in Itself is offered by the Old
Town quartet, two black face come :
dams and two that are in full evening
dress. While the songs are not all new,
they are we'll rendered. Two new ones
are mingled with the old favorites.
The comedy is of the typical minstrel
variety.
The opening act is Valveno and La
More, pair tf comedy acrobats, and
they are like the musicians, equally as
good with their comedy as they are
with their acrobatic feats. They put
the audience in good humor at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28
ADJUSTMENTS
"Mutt and Jeff"

Mutt and JEFF in "Paname" will be
seen at the Jefferson theatre tonight.
This season Mutt and jeff" those two
well known characters brought into the
limelight through Bud Fishers cartoons,
are to appear amidst new stage surround
ngs. This time the scene of their many
adventures will be Panama and a pro-
duction sponsored by Gus Hill and en-
titled Mutt and jeff in Panama" The
book of the offering, which is described
as musical comedy, is by Owen Davis
with jingles and melodies by Will Fl.
Cobb and Leo Edwards. The plot has
some surprises and is original. There
are three acts and divers, scenes with
the action spirited and rapid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28
Maiestic-"Quo Vadis?"

Four audiences yesterday enjoyed "Quo
Vadis?' which returned to Birmingham
for a weeks stay at the Majestic. The
pictures, true to the advance promises,
are identically the same that appeared at
the Bijou earlier in the season, and SO
far as anyone can tell not a single scene
has been eliminated.
To those who saw the motion picture
drama this summer, the opportunity to
see them again will be appreciated. To
those who failed in the summer, rare
treat Is in store. 1t is probable that no
pictures ever made equal these for in the
first place there are few epochs in his
tory or drama that lend themselves so
we'll to the photo drama. With such a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28

oneonta, October T. Especially
W. Underwood, that matehless states
Friday an unprecedented welcome. will
carry Blount county overwhelmingly for
the United States Senate.
At least that is the opinion of every
candidate here today and of a great
many of the rural neighbors who came
in today for the court sessions. There
is not the shadow of a chance for the
prohibition question TO run ahead Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28

foundation to work on, Mr.. Kleine has
built wonderful stage setting for the
pictures, using the scenes about Rome,
the External City, to secure the proper
environment, and secured cast of 800
of the best actors of Europe to portray
the principal parts and an assisting COM
pany of several thousand people for the
great scenes.
There are eight reels. running for two
hours, twice each afternoon and twice
each night, with no intermissions between
reels or between the shows. 1t is prac-
tically a continuous performance.
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ATTEMPTED Holdup Reported

Albert Hathley and John Smith alias
Smoke" a negro, were held up last night
on the East Thomas road by an unknown
white man. They are In the employ Of
the Sam Foley undertaking establishment
at Pratt City and were returning from the
Hillman hospital, where they had carried
a wounded negro in the Foley ambulance.
When near the old ball park at Thomas
white man sprang out of the bushes,
presented a pistol and ordered them to
stop. Hathley had a whip in his hand
and gave the horse a sharp cut. which
caused him to spring forward, knocking
the would-be robber in the ditch. Before
he could hecover they were out of his
reach. The matter was reported to the
police, but no arrests have been made 50
far
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28
Americans Deported

N3gales, Ariz.. October 27.-John Brent,
Frank Smith and Amos Landre, Ameri-
can Sctizens, were deported from Sonora
todaS by constitutionalists officials be-
causeNof their alleged association with the
banditA Rafael Campo. They had been
in Jail rat Hermosilo six months. The
state officials said the lives of the three
men were spa'ed lely because of their
American citizenship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28
BARGE WILL REACH
TUSCALOOSA FRIDAY
Celebration Which Was to
Have Occurred Today
Is POntponed

big barge celebration that was to take
place here Tuesday morning was post
poned by the celebration committee today
and will be held on Friday. The post
ponement was made necessary on ac-
count of the delay in the arrival of the
barge which cannot reach here before
Thursday or Friday.
The same programme will be carried
out Friday that was planned for Tues
day morning, and efforts win be made
to get Oscar w. Underwood and other
prominent men attending the Southern
Commercial congress in Mobile to come
up for the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28
BROOKE SUMMONED
IN THE OAKLEY CASE
Examiner of Accounts Will
Testify at Trial Which
Comes Up Nov. 5

Montgomery. October 27-(Special)-H
Y. Brooke. associate examiner of public
accounts, arrived in Montgomery today
in answer to summons as a witness IN
the trial of James G. Oakley, former
head of the state convict department,
who is charged with embezzlement of
state funds.
The hearing will commence NovemDtr
&. before Judge Armistead Brown in the
city court Mr.. Brooke Was one of the
chief investigators in the probe which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28
Orpheum-VaudeviIle

Weather doesn't affect the Orpheum
business, for even In that bitter cold
change that came UP SO suddenly yes
terday the theatre was filled to it's ca
pacity for two performances and near
ly filled for the third. The excellence
of the bills for the past few weeks is
bringing the public out in large num-
bers. and one of the largest Monday
matinee crowds of the year was the
advance guard of packed house last
night. The bill of five acts warranted
the attendance. for it is one of the
best most evenly balanced offerings of
good acts that the house has had.
Fulgora appeared in bewildering
series of changes of costumes, first in
evening dress, a soldier of the guard,
then as Robert Emmett. Grant, Lee
and Washington. in flash of the eye
he went from Lee to a vegetable wom-
an, then jockey and then series of
jockeys. and then back to the evening
dress. The quickness of the changes
and the ease with which they are made
are wonderful and Fulgora accompanies
each change with song or little
talk. OF the kind, no act seen here
since Henry Lee was in his prime many
years ago, has cquallcd it.
Women will admire the gowns worn
by Irene shannon of Borden and Shan
non. for she dresses in stunning style,
with different costume daily and
each ''crea ton" The act itself is an
extremely interesting interlude, brim-
full of action and smart songs--a bit
of vaudeville variety that is enjoyable
with new songs, excellent impersona-
tion and dancing. Miss Shannon is a
beautiful wcmen--which makes the act
that much better
Klein, Abe and Nicholson close the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28

The Ensley Baptist church revival will
begin next Sunday and will continue from
November to 16. Evangelist f. d. King
of North Carolina. assisted by the pastor
the Rev. G. r. Wright. will conduct the
services. A great deal of interest has
been taken in the coming revival by the
members of the Baptist church and they
are trying to make 1t one OF the most
succ cessful ever held in Ensley. Mr. King
Is one of the evangeiists working un-
der the direction OF the Baptist home mis-
sion board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28
|HH ARISES OVER
|ATERPROPOS|TION
hama City and Gadsden
ant Agree on Meter
COLLECTIONS GAIN
| Mountain Cotton Crop Estimated
$50, 900 Bales and Worth More
Than $4,000. .O00-Violators of
Traffic Law Are Fined

'd9n, October H.-(Special.)- IA
Ia s occurred in the negotiations be
AGadsden and Alabama City by
khe latter is TO purchase its water
from the former It all arises over
ute as to who is to pay for the me-
which will cost about $3.50. The
Fh1y returns to Gadsden from the
bf the water would be about SIS. Ala
city officials contend that they can
a pumping station and secure their
water at about this COST and do not
to pay for the meter In addition.
lpite of the fight being made on car
by the Chamber of Commerce, and
d face of the resolution which will
Isented tonight to the council, asking
}arnivals be eliminated by means of
81 hibitive license, a company opened
business today under the auspices of
firem9n. 1t is improbable that the
bpany now here. Local merchants con-
Id that 1t hurts business.
|ongressman John L. Burnett, who has
b returned from trip through DeKalb
(nty, tells a story at the expense of a
kninent planter there. The farmer has
raj tenants on his farm. and this
ig he told them he had sold his cot
for future delivery at 10 cents, and he
Sged them to do likewise. He believed
| tariff legislation would plunge prices
2er. The tenants, however, decided
rwise. and now are receiving IA cents
heir cotton
olators of the traffic laws were hailed
|ourt today In considerable numbers,
the enforcement of The new regula-
was begun in earnest yesterday and
".
le second trial of Wiley Goforth was
in this afternoon in the city court of
sden. Goforth is charged with the
| der of Nicholas Schentzen, German
Ter at Altoona, July 20, 1911.
parcel post business here has in
ed to such an extent that vehicle
pressed into service by the postoffice
morning
N Whitehead is under arrest here
ed with perjury and bigamy
head is a miner of Crudup. lie is
d to have made false affidavits re-
lg the age of Miss Strickland,
h he married some time ago. He also
I'D to have several wives living.
he cotton crop on Sand mountain, esti-
ed at $4,000 bales, and worth more
b sS,o0O.000. is the heaviest in history.
dsden was defeated Saturday at
que park by Howard College Reserves,
o. Fred Gallant, a Gadsden boy, was
pin of the Howard team.
the meeting of the Country club to-
" night at the Printup hotel, 1t is
I'd that a selection Of site win be
collections for Etowah county are
the amount collected this time last
according to Tax Collector y NJ.
Int. Large crops, good prices and
Ir well employed are given as reo sons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28
Troop Train Dynamited

Mexico City. October ga troop train
was dynamited today by rebels near San
Salvador. in the state OF Zacatecas, on
the National railway. lis being killed, ac-
cording to<a dispatch from Saltillo No
details have been received here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28
Admiral Maynard Buried

Newport, r. T.. October 27.-The funeral
of Rear Admiral Washburn Maynard
said to have fired the opening shot in
the Spanish-American war, took place
here today. Full military and naval hon
ors were rendered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28

The Women's Christian Temperance
Union will hold their regular meeting this
afternoon at 2:SO o'clock at the Ensey
public library. Important business will
come before the meeting and all members
are requested to he present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28
Personal and General

Last night j. w. Smith of Fairfield was
robbed of S65 in cash. 1t seems that Mr..
Smith, who had the money on his desk,
stepped out of bis office for a few minutes
and when he returned the money was
gone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28

Mrs. David NJ. Lewis viii entertain at
her home on Park avenue next Saturday
afternoon from to o'clock in honor
of Miss katherine DeverauX, whose mar
rage to Mr. Kelly will take place on
Wednesday, November .. The affair will
be miscellaneous shower and num-
ber of friends have been invited to at
tend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28

Steel city Lodge No 1870, Knights of
Pythias, win meet tonight at 1880 o'clock
and as soon as the regular order of busi-
ness is transacted the lodge will adjourn
and go in body to Birmingham where
the members win attend the meeting of
jefferson Valley lodge at which Oscar
W. Underwood viii be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28

Yesterday morning in the police court
Sam Richards was fined $25 by Judge
Lowery on a charge of carrying con-
cealed weapon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28

The members of Steel City Lodge No.
156. Woodmen of the World and the
Ladies' circle held joint social last
night in their hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Hinton Brooks returned
from their wedding trip from Florida yes
terday afternoon and will make their
home in Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28
PERSONAL

5vitk Schoolfield of Danville, Va. is
on a brief business trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28

Little Milo Thomas, the son of Mrs
J.. r. Thomas, is i'll at the family resi-
dence with typhoid fever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28

The Ensley high school football eleven
Will play Bessemer high school tiday at
8 30 p m. on the Tennessee Coal Iron
and Railroad companys grounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28

collections for Etowah county are
q the amount collected this time last
according to Tax Collector y. NJ.
Int Large crops, good prices and
r well employed are given as reasons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28

the meeting of the Country club TO-
~ night at the Printup hotel, it is
I'd that a selection Of a site win be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28

(dsden was defeated Saturday at
Eue park by Howard College Reserves,
. o. Fred Gallant, Gadsden boy, was
bin of the Howard team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28

lie cotton crop on Sand mountain, esti-
ed at $4,000 bales, and worth more
! sS,o00,000, is the heaviest in history
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28

~. Whitehead is under arrest here
led with perjury and bgamy.
Fhead is a miner of Crudup. lie is
ID to have made false affidavits re-
Zig the age of Miss Strickland
, he married some time ago. He also
I'D to have several wives living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28
Biiou-" madame X"

Seat sale starts Wednesday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-10
BROApW Az.

From the clever comedy gymnastics
OF Wilton and Merrick, who open the
bill. TO the splendid motion pictures
OF President Wilson's inauguration,
shown by the Wardoscope in man.
ner 10 make one feel that he was a
part OF the crowd that had the best
view Of the proceedings. the Broad
way theater is Offering. this week, a
vaudeville show OF the top-notch
class.
The return OF a prodigal son 10 the
quaint and quiet home OF his father
IS the theme OF The Son OF Solo
mon" one OF the prettiest and neatest
playlets that vaudeville can boast. 1t
mingles drama and drollery and wit
and wisdom, and the ingredients
placed in it by the playwright. Aaron
Hoffman, are given full play in the
splendid Interpretation OF Hugh Her
bert, as Morris Solomon, the father;
Miss Margot Williams, as Rosie, his
daughter, and Thomas Everett, as
David, his son. The dramatic way in
which the redemption OF the Maynard
David is accomplished when he tried
to rob his father to settle for a forged
check. is q clever bit OF stage craft
well worth seeing.
Mae Dolly and Charles Mack, in a
musical sketch. pleased Sunday S
audience so well that II was loath to
let them go, and they had TO respond
TO several encores.
Elliott and West have a grotesque
dancing act OF the scarecrow type,
which was unusal enough to be clever,
and clever enough TO be unusual.
Katherine Scissor billed as The
Woman Who Talks could well be-
but then. man seldom approves of a
woman who talks--to much.
Ray Thompson's high school horses,
-peppery- animals list do the turkey
trot grizzly bear and Texas Tommy
are examples of what a trainer can
do with an intelligent beast. but the
riders of the high.strung horses are
entitled TO a big share of the credit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-10
AVENUE,

Merry Maidens" in the Avenue the
alter this week, present two-act
musical burletta entitled New York
in Two Reels" which offers fine op.
portunity for the various members OF
the company TO display their versatile
talents. No effort is made to follow
a plot. the whole being a tumble OF
nonsense which is put over the foot
lights in a nifty style that pleases the
audience.
The chorus is especially attractive
and the girls wear a number OF stun
ming costumes. the most conventional
OF which would create riot in Wood
ward-ave. even on a balmy spring
morn In addition 10 being neatly. II
not completely, clothed, the girls are
possessed of good voices and get
away" with several catchy musical
numbers.
Harry Field is entrusted with most
OF the laughs. Field has an idea OF
Yiddisher comedy that Is all his own.
The supporting cast includes several
burlesque favorites, among them be-
ing William Stewart. James Howell,
Joe Phillips. William Harriss and
Mayme Webster, Lila Brennan,
BLANCHE Curtis and Anna Woods.
A riproaring specially by Fields. a
bathing girl number. series OF living
pictures and several singing and dane.
ing specialties are among the features
of the show.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-10
THE STAGE
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE.

About depart another lamnt
to various parts OF the world, in
search OF lecture material, L. NJ. New
man. the noted traVellecturer, gave
the third and last OF series OF lee
lures, In the Detroit opera house,
Sunday evening. The first two were
devoted 10 the Balkan states and Tur-
key. and the third. 10 rural England
and Scotland. BY means OF beautiful
motion pictures, Mr. Newman made
his story OF motor trip through the
lovely English pastoral country, the
Scotch Highlands and Lowlands. very
real 10 the members OF the large audi
ence. who took the asy chair jour
ney with him The famous cathe-
drais. abbeys and great estates which
dot the English country almost as
literally as the quaint villages were
all visited and the trip through the
land OF heather was no less interest
ing. bringing 10 eye and mind his
torical places and events in Scot
land S history.
Mr.. Newman VIII spend the spring
and summer In travel and will return
in the late fail TO resume his lee
lures.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-10
Y. W.C.A. HUSTLES
FOR new MEMBERS
Spring Campaign, Almost Over,
Shows Big Results-Institu-
ton Does Good Work

In the spring membership campaign
OF the Detroit Y. w. G. A., started a
week ago, in the form OF an automobile
race. GOA new memberships were Sc.
cured in the first week.
The workers in the campaign went
out after new members under the
names or well-known Detroit made
motor cars with the Hupp, Cadillac
ana warren leading the race in re-
turns. Mrs. Wilfrid c. Leland gave
the Cadillac workers a life member
snip fee Of 800, and Mrs. James T..
Scripps and Mrs. William +. Scripps
also became life members. The ordi-
nary annual membership fee is ST.
Many Detroit women have become
members or the association that the
money paid in by them might benefit
the hundreds or young women and
girls who come TO Detroit homeless
ana TO whom the privileges OF the
W, I. a. are great boon The in
-stitntioR- is compelled 10 make itself
seltsupporting. IL is. 10 quote one OF
It's leaflets "A great big, world wide,
twentieth century help-one-anothe
cluo, Dining an attractive work
able lot OF committees. classes and
cluos, Tor athletics, business. educa-
ton, recreation. comradeship and hap
py Christian living"
Any woman OF good moral character
is eligible to membership. The fact
mat girl Is not member. in no wise
bars her from the use OF the associa-
tlon buildings rest room, lunch room,
reading room and parlor, but neces-
sarily. II limits her use OF the special
privileges which are part of the asso-
Citations life and work. That the asso.
citation is doing splendid work for
women Is shown In the following fig
ures which represent a few statistics
covering the period from February.
1912. TO 1918: Paid up memberships.
$500: average number of women en-
tering the association building daily.
2.5OO; number OF women and girls
placed In positions, 1921; number Of
women and girls directed TO investigat.
ed boarding houses. 3.O05; average
number of lunches served daily. l..
42S: average price OF lunch. IS cents:
enrolment In educational classes. L.
962; enrolment in Bible and mission
study classes, LAB: attendance at en-.
tertainments and parties, 6.GO2. The
average attendance in the Sunday aft.
ernoon vesper service and the free
social tea which follows, is about 250.
The membership campaign will
close Tuesday March H.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-10
GAYETY.

Bob Mancnester's Cracker lac k
Girls" in the Gayety theater this
week. fulfill all the promises made by
the advance agent. The show is one
OF the best that has visited the Gayety
this season, and that is quite boost
for any burlcsque production. The
principals make up an all-star cast;
the scenery and electrical effects are
gorgeous in their way. and, lastly. the
chorus Is composed or a score OF win
some. viyaclous girls. prettiy costum.
ed. Moreover, the girls know how 10
sing and dance like musical comedy
artists
The hit os the show is made by
Niblo and --iley in an eccentric dane
ing number entitled "A Study in Black
and Tan The pair received numer-
GUS encores Sunday afternoon and
when the curtain went down on their
act. the audience continued to clamor
for more, calling the dancers out for a
curtain speech.
Another good feature OF the show
is the work of William Sisto. the ltal-
ian comedian. Sisto's speech on wo-
mems suffrage would break up any
street parade. Ruby Leoni, the model
Venus. is the leading woman In the
show. She ought TO be properly billed
az the stout Venus, but withall she
! possesses a certain charm. Beatrice
! Hariowe is a lyric star with pleas
ing voice and captivating stage pres
ence.
The poorest feature on the bill is the
Military Absurdity' in which Coglan
and Mack struggle for laughs. II tAe
stage hands would drop real cannon
balls instead Of inflated rubber balls
on the heads OF the punk soldiers
the act, If not the actors, might sur
vive with a touch OF realism.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-10
JYCEUM,

That unhealthy popular drama. "a
Fool There Was by Porter Emerson
Brown was presented In the Lyceum
theater. Sunday. with Warner GLAND In
the role OF the fool, and Rosalind Ivan
playing the vampire woman
There never seemed TO be much
reason for portraying on the stage the
utterly impossible fall OF the home
loving, upright husband OF the first
act under the weird influences OF the
vampire. The conclusion or the
premises are false. and we prefer 10
think & Is the conclusion AS n Is
presented in the play. however, II Is
made TO seem almost real. It's only re-
deeming feature Is the terrible last act
which hestows a measure OF punish
ment on one Of the sinners.
Warner GLAND as the fool IL busi-
ness-like and capable In the first two
acts, and meets the heavy demands
OF the climax I'm the last act In a pow
erful manner. Miss Ivan a. the YAM