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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
LIVE IN HOPE OF
FINDING DERELICT

James c. McCurdy In the Wide World
| Magazine.
! Salvage is one of those overworked
words with half dozen meanings. In a
marine sense 1T is indiscriminately ap-
piled to the act of saving a vessel from
| the perils of the sea. to the claim en-
tered, and to the final monetary award.
On land it is term which. by common
usage, has come to embrace the recovery
! of goods. of whatever nature, that have
| been placed in jeopardy
| One thing is certain-there are but few
| words that awaken keener anticipation In
| the minds of those who traffic upon the
deep than the magic term salvage
| when applied TO the rescue of vessels
| floating helpless or abandoned upon the
| waters In sea parlance the term has
much the same significance as the word
| treasure trove" has ashore
| There are but few mariners who put
| to sea without the hope that they may
some day be fortunate enough to pick
up a valuable craft in distress. and share
in the resultant salvage award.
Salvage is interesting from a 1egal
standpoint, from the fact that 1t is prob
ably the only case in law where a per-
son may become liable to q claim upon
him for services rendered to his prop
erty without his consent, expressed or
implied 1t also takes priority over all
other claims The amount is determined
by the admiralty court, and Is dependent
upon the peril involved, the nature of the
service and the value of the property
salved.
A curious point of law, long OBJ
served, has but little weight today In
determining salvage awards. This rul-
ing was that as long as any domesti-
Gated animal, such as dog, cat or pig,
remained alive on derelict the craft
was not called abandoned and the sal
wage award was materially affected by
the circumstance.
The origin of this ruling Is obscure
but the view probably taken in such a
case was that, If the weather condi-
tions had been exceptionally severe aft
er the abandonment of a vessel, all life
would have perished before the arrival
of the sa1vors.
Seeking for dismantled vessel wher
its location is not definitely known Is
needle in a haystacl<." Within recent
years as many of the fat salvage prizes
along the north Pacific coast have gone
to tramp steamers that happened along
at the opportune moment as have fall
en- to the numerous tugboats thai
spend much Of their time cruising of
shore.
OF the causes that place a vessel ir
such a predicament that it becomes ar
object of salvage, first and foremost
of course, must be placed the force oil
wind and wave. No matter how large
the vessel, it can never afford to bid
defiance to the elements. for without
warning something may happen t.
send 1t to the bottom or leave it float
ing a helpless derelict upon the face oi
the waters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
By PAUL COOK
book is supplemented by a number
most interesting illustrations.

Now that the current theatrical
season, so far as the jefferson theatre
is concerned, is practically ended, it
is in order to announce that next sea-
son will be characterized by many
bookings and long engagements. This
prediction applies, of course, to the
higher priced attractions. We have
had no lack of popular priced amuse-
ments. Birmingham is creeping up
in the list of cities favorably consid-
cred for lengthy stay of theatrical
attractions, but it has not yet proved
to be profitable week stand for the
more pretentious offerings. However,
the town is growing rapidly and in
the near future it is probable that
no theatrical manager with discern
ment will overlook an opportunity of
booking his plays for a lengthy stay
in Birmingham.
A pretty story is told concerning
Miss Helen Ware, one of the most
popular women on the stage. Accord
ing to a veracious publication, at the
close of the last act in the initial per-
formance of "The Escape" in which
Miss Ware was starring, she placed
her arm around the shoulder of Henry
Mestayer and said, "Well, boy, you
ran away with the show and l am
glad of it." A pretty story, forsooth,
but it is hard to believe that Miss
Ware was altogether sincere. If so,
she is a superwoman. Players are but
human, after all, and jealousy enters
so largely into their profession that
no one nowadays expects star to
feel gratified when member of his
or her supporting company walks
away with all the applause. 1t is a
fine rule of conduct that we should
rejoice at the successes of others, but
how many of US, no matter in what
sphere of life, are able to look cheer
full when a rival wins the plaudits we
ourselves have sought?
Miss Virginia Harmed is another
person of prominence on the stage
who will pose before the moving pic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
WI LILLIAN WINTER, the dean
A/ of dramatic critics in this
XX country and felicitous
HENRY j.. .H1RKHY
In Human Hea rts;", at, thee Mi1M

" 4 iAbt<A4i W -" itNAs3 wiz 0NNaa
A/ of dramatic critics in this
w country and a felicitous
writer on matters of the stage, has
recently undertaken new series of
biographies under the general title of
"Lives of the Players" The first vol
ume Of the series is devoted to Tyrone
Power, an actor of fine attainments.
Moffat, Yard & Co. are the publish
ers of the book. Mr.. Winter has no
peer in his profession. He has lived
long time on the most intimate foot
ing with all that has made the Ameri-
can stage worth while for more years
than even he would care to number.
His personalia is always delightful
and valuable because it is authentic.
In his tribute to Tyrone Power, Mr..
Winter feels that he is but giving
painstaking artist his just deserts and
Mr. Winter expresses the belief that
the recipient of his praise has before
him ever increasing opportunities and
a growing fame that will some day
place him among the few really great
players who have adorned the stage
in America. The text of Mr.. Winters
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id to be a farce of the

idyll which is said to be a farce of the
funniest kind.
Jake Wells considers that he was un-
usually fortunate in being able to secure
this minstrel show for the tabloid cir
cult: He figured 1t out that the variety
would be most pleasing to the audiences,
and that they would appreciate having
the change. The truth of this theory
has been proved In Norfolk, Richmond,
Atlanta and other cities, where the min
strels have succeeded in breaking at
tendance records and enjoyed unusual
popularity. Men in particular have shown
a fondness for this form of tabloid amuse-
ment at night, and women and children
have packed the matinees
One of the Atlanta newspapers says:
There is an hour and Is minutes of gen.
uine fun and side splitting laughter bot
tied up In the action of the show. The
jokes are new, the songs catchy and the
voices and dancing unusually good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06

ture camera. Since Madame Sarah
has recognized the movies" it is i'm
probable that any of her contempor7
aries on the stage should feel above
appearing in moving pictures. Miss
Harmed will enact "Trilby" for the
Famous Players Film company, under
the direction of Daniel Frohman.
Managers are busily engaged in
preparing for the season of summer
stock companies. The summer stock
company is in many parts of the coun-
try an established institution and one
that is extremely popular with thea
tire patrons. None of the stock COM
panies that have appeared in Birming-
ham has lasted for any length of
time, but there are towns of con-
siderable size in the United States,
where companies play season after
season with much success, both artis-
tically and financially. All critics of
the stage aver that there is no finer
training for a player than the stock
company. The work is hard, but the
advantages derived from it are very
great and there is besides personal
equation which enters very largely
into long engagements of stock COM
panies. The players and the play
house patrons come to know each
other we'll and the relations thus
formed are often very pleasant indeed.
So far no announcement has been
made of any stock company having
been engaged to appear in a Birming-
ham theatre during the summer
months.
Frances Starr will have new play
next season. In the meantime she
continues her tour in "The Case of
Becky" under the Belasco manage
ment. Since Miss Starr scored so
heavily in "The Rose of the Ranch"
and "The Easiest Way" she has be-
come fixture in the theatrical firma-
ment, with large following that can
always be depended on to swell the
box office receipts. Miss Starr lacks
the physical, and perhaps the artistic,
requirements necessary to the por-
trayal of classic role, but she is
wonderfully adept in certain types of
plays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
At Her Feet in Vain

From the Louisville Herald.
They had wandered into the conserva-
tory. The music came to them in faint
rhythmic throbs
II have had many men at my feet.
she was saying, carelessly, but in vain,
Not one of them met my requirements.
He pondered.
Have you tried corn plasters?" hi
suddenly asked, IT have known them /,
do the work when the most skilful corn
doctors have failed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
NEIL O'BRIEN IN HIS
OWN MINSTRELS
Big Aggregation to Be at the Jeffer-
son Theatre Tuesday Afternoon
and Night

Neil O'Brien, who, with his big min
strel company, will appear at the JEFF
ferson theatre Tuesday, matinee and
night, has conceived, written and pro-
duced for his entertainment two clever
character sketches, which have been re-
ceived with great favor and pronounced
by many the two best acts depicting
the humorous and sentimental side of
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stage and out of the theatre.
Such a very seasoned actor as the Ia |
Thomas Mead. one of the leading mei
bers of Sir Henry Irvings company, W
often aevictim to verbal iapses, as whe
in Macbeth, instead of saying, "Cool
with baboons blood" he convulsed h
audience by saying. Cool it with
dragoon's blood; and one of our grea
est actresses once converted an idyll
love scene into farce by changing, IL
us seek some cosy nook into Let
seek some nosey cook.''
Even dead men on the stage have the |
embarrassing moments, as a certain acto |
who recently played the role of a poache
In a melodranfa discovered. The poachsI
had been shot by a rival at the en-
of the second act, and the curtain shoul|
have fallen as he dropped dead. AS II
luck would have 1t, however, L stoppeI
short when a few feet from the Stage AMI
opposed all efforts to lower 1t furthelI
The audience began to litter, the situaI
ton became tense and painful, when TIL
dead man saved It, Rising wearily, nj
said in sepuchral voice. ALAS! ther|
is no rest even in the grave" and glidel
spectrally off the stage.
At performance OF Julius Caesar al
Hurst college. some time ago, Marc AM
tony made ludicrous mistake when Gael
sar's body was brought in. Apostrophs
ing the fallen hero in passionate elo
quence, while the unlocking citizens werd
overwhelmed with grief, he grasped, al
he thought, the face-cloth and begaf
slowly to draw 1t back. At this momen
a sepulchral whisper came from the Other
NJ hn L. df.,+ff
But Antony was too grief-striclxen to pay
any heed. He pulled away at the cloth
and disclosed, to the startled audience
julius Caesars boots.
The failure of the curtain at a crucia
moment was responsible for an absurd
incident at a Birmingham theatre. The
hero of the play had been stabbed
through the heart by the adventures
and one of the conspirators. rushing OF
the stage. had discovered the fallen man
and uttered a loud cry of ''Helpr'-th,
signal for the curtain to fall But tn,
curtain declined to move. even after tn,
cry of 'Help." had been repeated twice
This was too much for the defunet hero
who, raising a leg, gave three vigorou.
kicks on the stage. when, as IL by magic
tho mutinous curtain descended whlls
the house screamed with laughter.
When Douglas was produced at tn,
Queens theatre, Dublin, the hero wa,
suffering from bad Gold in the heat
which led to a disconcerting episode. Al
he uttered the words, MY name is Nor
val.' sympathetic boy called out from
the gallery, "Then blow your nose, Nor
val" 1t was in Dublin, too. that the fol
lowing amusing incident occurred. Wher
Sophocles' tragedy. Antigone," was pro
duced in the Theatre Royal. with Men
delssohn's music, the gods were so de
lighted that they called loudly for tn,
author Bring out Sopherclaze." the,
yelled with one voice. The manager ex
planned that, unfortunately, the author
had been dead for something like 200
years, whereupon a voice exclaimed
"Shure, thin, chuck us out his mummy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
Had Her instructions

From the Boston Evening iTeHscIt ~.
Mrs. subbubs ito neighbor's child
.'Oh, this is the dozen of fresh eggs
asked your mother to send over. How
much are they, Mary X
The chld-"Please IN, it's 20 cents. But
mother says if you grumble It's % cents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06

er number of attractions were at the the
atre this season than ever before. 1t is
announced that bookings are already un-
der way for next season and in all prob
ability Birmingham will see more COM
panies and longer stops on the part of
each company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
Notes of the Stare

John c. Fishers The Red Rose" with
Zoe Barnett In the principal role will
be at the Jefferson theatre. April 10.
1.-THE Red Rose was seen here one time
before and made a distinct hit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06

The season at the jefferson theatre Is
practically over, The Red Rose" being
the last attraction to be booked A small
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06

scared out of his senses. bolted off
stage and out of the theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06

Miss Virginia Harmed is another
person of prominence on the stage
who will pose before the moving pic
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-26
Turned on His Friend.

And now the denIzcra NJ par Of
coon'own say that Jack" Williams
has proren himself untrue to hi3
race II ali happened tfis morning
and IT happened so quickly that even
- Trarties mott Interested can not
explain how It came about. Jack
Williams Uncle Jack" as he IS
known 10 the "~@lte folks" Is IN
attache Of the city hall He repre-
sents the hest interests Of the tax
payers and sees to 1t that the floors
are swept. the cuspidors made sani-
tary and the flies swatted In ihs Of
fees ~ the mayor and the city clerk.
And Uncle Jack" Is exceedingly
proud OF his pdg1tIon as aid to the
chief executive OF the city OF Ard
moro. rfe ~ also Exceedingly proud
OF the condition In which he keeps
the floors Of the offices and OF the
hallway into which these Offices give
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-26

n Us notorious that cotton has been
the most alUgnnly handled Of all OF
The agricultural products Of the Unit
ID Sfatos The farmers often leav.
q exposed 70 be damaged by rain
and ilf.tr1trl by mud Even whoa
offered for shipment H. is sometimes
% This condition All too frequently
t ia loosely baled and inadequately
receipt at foreign ports bales os
cotton look more like rag bags For
many years the railways have sought
70 have the cotton shippers exer-
else greater care. but the railways in
This country have no such autocratic
power a8 those " Germany. where
no shipment Us accepted unless IL ir
packed and marked In accordance
with rigid specifications. Govern
Innnt experts have estimated that Of
be cotton crop Of the United states
there rs between the gin and tho
spinner n Wastage and damage
to $JO,OOOOOO per annum
The Japanese several years ago
cotton that was not clean, securely
hacked and plainly marked They
got what they want. The possibility
of losing the custom Of nation
makes difference The trans-At-
lantlc lines who In recent years have
been mulcted in heavy damages be
cause of The poor condition in which
Gotten hae been delivered TO foreign
consignce3 have now taken action
that will re-enforce the efforts of
The railways. From September /. |
1912, to March 81, 1919, on the
average Of one bale Of cotton out OF
every six offered at the South Allan
tic and gulf ports was condemned |
one bale out of every ten was i'm |
marked Beginning July i
1919. their requirements Will be more
rigid: higher charges Will be exacted
for cotton loosely baled
The railways in the cotton growing |
regions are therefore redoubling |
heir efforts with cotton compressor5
'otton ginners. farmers and shippers
When those concerned In cotton
'rowing and shipping find that shift
cssncss reacts upon their pocket
looks II is probable that better
rider Of things will come about. Not
My the money but the good will
,f the c)rcign consumer IS worth
Yhilc, especially in these times when
10 rs endeavoring TO stimulate the
'rowih Of cotton in other countries
han 'hc United States.
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cgress. Consequently when, this
morning. he saw a bad, bad negro.
alied 10 the brim with conversation
water. defll.ng the cleanliness Of his
floors and bemeanlng himself In a
manner entirely gDbecoming a geltle-
man OF sT-- color Uncle Jack forgot
all the affiliations Of the church and
all the ties Of black brotherhood
and became FOR he moment a
brother. by adoption. of the waite
race i"--1 with a righteous lnilg-
nation he hled himself to the curt
room. where Mayor Roberts was dis
pensing justice witt a Iag.sl hand
Standing lnsld- thG~1oorw4y Of the
Justice f-ory Uncle jack shouted.
"Misfah Mayok, I wants you To rest
that onary good -fcr-nOthlo' algzer
called Babe Pest him. / tay. an
IlI tell On the good b ok Ie}' what he
.s done gone an dcne." Babe" was
arrested, Uncle Jack" tod kis story |
and the mayor DID the reat to the /
une Of 81 And now UnUe JACK |
links he viii I'd 2 " 'ector wacn |
10 travels after lark 70 C9crtcwn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-26
READ THIS.

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cures diabetes, weak and lame backs.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-26
Program Hsmars Aid.

Following Is the program Of thf
Woman's Aid and Mission Society
Ok the Broadway Baptist church TO be
held at the church Tuesday. May -
at 3 p. m.
Subject The Great Southwest"
Leader, Mrs r VI Masters.
Territory of the Southwest"-Irs.
Z. r. Lynn.
Origin Of Our Work"-Mrs. F. VI.
Masters
Tho Resources Of the Southwest
Mrs. J. W. Harreld.
Foreigners in the Southwest
Mrs. Ingram.
Spiritual Returns from this Great
Sectlon."-Miss Daisy Nichols.
MRS. B. w. DUKE.
MRS. T. 3. GRUBBS.
Committee
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-26

a wouldbe prophet has recent,
foretold the end of man on the earth
by great earthquake. This brings
mp the question of how long our
race has been here. Some say tens
Of thousands and some even say
hundreds Of thousands of years. The
Bible alone gives the facts, and.
as they are Of interest to many. we
present the evidence.
From Adams creation to Scth's
birth was l3O years. to Enos' birth
lo5 years. to Cainan 80 years, to
Mahalaleel 20, to Jared 90. to Enoch
1852, to Mcthusclah 60, to I.amech
lS7, to Noah 1872, to the flood coo.
total 1886 years Genesis 5:3. 6. .,
-, Is, is, 81, %, IS; 7-GJ
From the flood to Arphaxcd's birth
was years, to Salah 80. to Eber 80,
to Peieg 81, to Reu 30, to Serug 32,
10 Nahor 80. to Terah 90 to Terahs
N'd'h anu lh' covenant WIN aura
ham 2O5; total i27 years Genesis
l1:1O, 12, II, lG, IS, 20, %. "a, 32,
l2:1-iD
From the covenant to Tsaac's birth
was % years, to the weaving and
nockery by Ishmael was years. 10 |
he end of the aftlction in Egypt. |
100 years. total sojourning of Abra-
lams postcrity amidst unsatisfactory
conditions. 1870 years Genesis 1874:
ia, $, 9; 1913; Exodus 12:lO-l2,
~
From the exodus to syping the
and of Canaan was year. to the
lNision Of the land - years. to
be reign Of Saul 4sG years. total
@G Years. tNumhers 33:3; lO:ll-
3: 12:3-96. 3e:S-l9; Joshua 1870.
nd Paul the Hebrew in Acts 1919
~
Saul rcigned 40 years, David 40
.olomou 40. Rohoboam II, Abijah g.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-26
For the Weak and Nervous

Tlred-out, weak. nervous men and
women would feel ambitious, ener-
getlc, full of life and always have a
good appetite II they would do the sen.
slble thing for health-take Electric
Bltters. Nothing better for the stom-
ach, liver or kidneys Thousands say
they owe their lives to this wonder.
ful home remedy. Mrs. o. Rhine
vault, of Vestal Center, N. Y, says:
Il regard Electric Bitters as one Of
the greatest of gifts. l can never for
get what it has done for me-" Get
bottle yourself and see what a diff
ference it will make in your health.
Only SOC and $1.0O. Recommended
by Ringer Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-26
Why They Married.

Postal cards have been sent out u
all the married men in a certain
town Of western New York carryln
the question why did you marry
the following are some Of the an
swers returned:
That's VIVA. I've been trying for
eleven years to find out"
Married to get even with her
mother--but never have"
WAS frccEle-faced and thought e
was my last chance. I've found ou,.
however, that freckles aint near az
bad as henpeck."
because l was too lazy to work"
because Sarah told me that fi,e
other young fellows had proposed to
her. Lucky doks!"
THE old man thought eight years
courtin' was long enough"
q was lonesome and melancho.y
and wanted some one to make me
lively. N. B.-She makes me lyeIy.
you beti'
q was tired Of buying ice cream
and candles and going to theaters
and church and wanted rest. Haze
saved money"
Please don't stir me up"
Because / thought she was one
among thousand now | sometimes /.
think she Is thousand among one"
"Bccau5e | did not then have the .
experience | now have"
"The governor was going to give
me mis- foot, and took his daugh-
.er's hand"
81 thought it would be cheaper
han breach OF promise suit"
That's the same fool question all
my friends and neighbors ask"
because / had more money than
knew what to do with. And now
have more TO do with than I have
money"
Il wanted companion OF the op-
.o5tc scX-P. S.-iShe is still op-
,osite."
Don't mention it,"
Had difficulty in unlocking the
Ioor at night and wanted somebody
n the house to let me in"
because it is Just my luck
II didn't intend to go and do It,"
Il yearneG for company. We now
ave company all the time-her
Dlks"
81 married to get the best wife
D the world"
because / asked her if she'd have
le She said she would think
he's got me."-Chicago Record-Her-
ID
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-26
Baking Helps
Learn 10 Regulate the Heat Of
Your Oven

Brbyi. I4n<t MlhrnzirH nm. Eail0roj
kA> BosLon Coating .School Mqqazin<
There is just one way 10 make
your cakes rise high and keep an
even surface. Have your oven
moderate at first, until the cake Is
fully rizen; then increase the heat,
50 as 10 brown it over quickly.
Extreme heat stidcns the dough.
II you stifien the outside Of the
cake before the rising is complete,
you stop the rising process. Thea
the leavcning gas, forming inside,
will bulge up the center, where
the dough is still soft, and spoil
the shape Of the cake. az
EoTR-Biscuits or other pastries
made from stiff dough, that are cgtiutI
shapes for the oven, bake i1 a hot oven.
This is because the cut surfaces oftie
dough do not scar over, btR rather
leave the poTcs open, allowing a..
lsavcniuy gas ~ esclr" and the heat p
penetrate readily. Small ovens cool
quickly, therefore they shouid BE- made
several degrees hotter than a larger
oven, and the less the door Is opened
tie better. DO not attempt 10 bake
tread and pastry together. Bread rr-
fuires prolonged, moderate ba~.n.-
pastry the TcycTsc.
Have n strong un1erhrat for baLfrg
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-26

B1Myr. /an<t Mchrnzir nm, Eail0rot
D< BosLoH Cooki1G .SchooI Mqgazin<