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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23
OPPORTUNITY

That old story Of the Duke who
put great stone in the middle of
the highroad might be used to de-
scribe aptly your opportunity Of
reading the Public Ledger. Every
one walked around the stone instead
of lifting it, until at length the
Duke himself rolled it aside and
showed the purse Of gold beneath
it. The purse was inscribed: "Fos
him who lifts the stone."
The Public Ledger is for him
who can overcome the inertia of
habitand investigate what lies under
the stone of opportunity.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23

With all the inspiration and direc-
tion emanating from the White House
whose occupant has undertaken to
psurp the functions of all departments
of the government, it is not surprising
that the Wilson choice for Governor of
Pennsylvania should indicate his pur-
pose to change the rules of the Legis-
Nature and do few more stunts usually
eeft to the legislative bodies them
selves. ..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23

Berry now tells his open -moutheu
hearers that there are two Democrats
in Pennsylvania for every Republican.
He says the Progressives "have not
found it out yet" but that they are
Democrats
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23

One of the surcharged orators of the
reorganized Democracy declared the
other day that time Is reckoned in Har-
risburg by the Mccormick mayoralty
administration "just as in the old days
they reckoned time as after the food"
o Temporal! o, mores!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23
news -DlSpATcheS~
--Of-The~CNll>WAN
GFrom the Telegraph, March 23, 1854
Colonel Davis Escapes

Cumberland Gap, March 22.-Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Davis, of the Eleventh
Tennessee Cavalry, who was wounded
and taken prisoner on February 22, has
escaped and reached our lines in safety.
He was treated very inhumanly while
in the rebels hands.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23
Capture Picket Boat

New York. March 23.--On the night
of the 18th inst, a large force of rebels
and captured a picket boat with five
members of the Seventy sixth Pennsyl-
vania Regiment. They were subse-
quently repulsed by the other pickets
of that regiment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23

So far as trade with the United
States is concerned, the outlook is
for a very material increase over
the past calendar year. 1t is inter-
esting to note that up to and in
Guiding February IA, which is
exactly half of the first quarter, the
value of exports declared at Bir-
mingham alone was $576,209, an
increase of $17255S over the, SINH
Invoices was 109 greater, an in
crease of 2Sh per cent. There are
a number of new shippers and firms
that shipped many years ago, but
who had lost their American busi-
ness. who show signs of renewing
their American connections.-Daily
Consular and Trade Reports.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23

What do we care about the loss of
home wages represented in this in
crease of imported goods? Think how
we are profiting by the reduction in
the high cost of living which is every
where apparent! Hooray for free
trade!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23
He should Wait WatchfuIly

]F'ron1 the Philadelphia Pressl
lf-Governor Colquitt isn't careful the
first thing he knows the administration
won't recognize him either.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23

Are your clothes any cheaper? Not
yet But the money that would have
been paid TO American wage earners
for manufacturing that two and four
Nfths million yards OF goods at home
under a protective tariff has gone
abroad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23
GEDITORIAL COMMENT
SLIP In and Out Unseen

[FrOm the washington Star.1
The excitement elsewhere Is so great
that administrations in Haiti may come
and go unnoted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23

She saw by the papers that a second
Carrie Nation had risen. but she hadn't
heard of any new country being found
and where was it situated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23
SUPPOSE HE SHOULD RETIRE

A text, we quote two sentences
~ from an editorial in the Read
4 y ing News. You have doubtless
often heard expressions of the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Years. A6O. rO.DAy.
[From the Telegraph, March 23, 1851
Ice Hurts Rafting

Large quantities Of Ice have been
floating down the river to-day. This,
together with the declining state of the
water, has about put an end to the
rafting business for the present.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23
Cautures Alligator ~

A day or two ago a darkey who was
engaged In shoveling sand from the
river bed, succeeded in capturing
genuine alligator about four feet in
length
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23

They're Thick Around Here
rFrom the Baltimore SUM-
Real estate agents are the most uIl.
falling OF all harbingers of Spring.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23

British worsted fabrics exported
in January totaled nearly 10000
900 yards, an increase of one and
four-fifths million yaros/ over jan
uary, 1918. Shipments to/the United
lion yards. an increase Of two and
four-fifths million yards. Daily
Consular and Trado Renorts
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23
PUBLIsHED By

published every evening Except Sun
day., at the Telegraph Building, 2iS
Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23
A WHOLESOME SIGN

THERE could be no more certain
l indication Of the growth of the
4 city along substantial lines than
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23

~ RESIDENT WILSON, addressing
- gathering of newspaper men in
i Washington on Friday evening
begged for fair play on the part
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-23

Penrose refuses to see the hand
writing on the wall. His only hope
for saving the face of his party is
by getting out of the race and re-
tiring into a discredited oblivion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
HUBERT KENNY
 TO DANCE AT LYRIC
Birmingham Man With Miss Helene Clarke to Demonstrate Society
 Dances Soon

Much has been written about the tango
 and other modern dances that are the
 present fad from one end of the continent
 to the other but 1t has remained for the
 Lyric theatre management to not only
 engage the best opponents of the new
 dances, but also to teach the graceful and
 fascinating steps to their patrons. With this object in view arrangements have been made with Hubert Kinney, son of Mr. and Mrs T. c. Kinney of Birming- ham and brother-in-law of former City Commissioner Sulpepper Exum, and Miss Helene Clarke, two of New York's fore most disciples of -terpsichore, to teach Lyric patrons the proper way to tango, maxixe and hesitate. MT. Kinney and Miss Clarke appear on the regular pro- gramme at the Lyric theatre with their various dances, and at the conclusion or each matinee performance patrons will be invited to the stage and Instructed In the way these same dances should be done. These two clever dancers are not pro- fessional actors. They were selected by the B. F. Keith management in New York l from a trial showing in which over lcQ couples participated. Various times up to | now there have heen repeated exclama- l tions of disapproval as to the propriety of the modern dances, especially the max I ike Mir. Kinney and Miss Clarke have been especially engaged to show to the l Keith clientele throughout the United | States the correct and artistic way the much talked about dances should be done. I Many of New Yorl<s debutantes and so- | ciety matrons have been pupils of these l dancers.
 1 In addition to furnishing decided nov l city to residents of Birmingham. MT. Kim l ney and Miss Clarke will provide plenty of wholesome and instructive entertainment I to patrons of the Lyric when they under | take to impart their expert knowledge of | modern ballroom dancing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
"GetS-It" For COrnS On
 Your Piggy Wiggies
Quit Puttering With Corns. Use This
 Surc. New Plan Cure

\ few drops of "GETS-IT.' the big gest seller in the world today of any corn remedy. is enough to spell positive doom to the fiercest corn that ever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
VALERIE BERGERE AT
 LYRIC THIS WEEK
Famous Star In "A Bowery Camille. '
 John F. Conroy and Diving Mod els Another of the Big Acts

What might be termed three time feature vaudeville bill comes to the Lyric this week, commencing with the matt nee of Monday afternoon. Although Valerie Bergere, the famous actress, and her company in "A Bowery Camille are the headliners, yet 1t is by no means d top-heavy bill, for John F. Conroy ana l his Diving Models are the extra added attraction, and Florence Tempest and cofnpany is dancing act. are also fea- tures With these three headline acts the bill appears to be the strongest that has been seen at the house in weeks
 "A Bowery Camille Is splendid one act play by Roy Fairchild, and in it Miss
 Bergere appears as Kit Kennedy, :
 model to Edward West, an artist. The
 scenes are naturally laid in the studio of
 | the artist and in this atmosphere Miss
 1 Bergere gives what is said to be one ot
 1 the finest bits of acting that the vaude-
 vile stage presents today. She is sup
 ported by company of five people, and lthe production is elaborate, complete and splendid. It is one of vaudeviile's larg- est and best acts of the kind.
 John F. Conroy and his models are well | remembered here for they created sen sation at the Orpheum theatre a year or | so ago The act has been changed some what since that time.
 ! Florence Tempest and company offer a IfuH stage act which includes some splen- l did dancing by Miss Tempest several changes of costume and character delin- cations, and a bit of singing and piano playing making one of the most accept able acts of the kind coming here this sea- son. Miss Tempest is famous for her l part in 'Tempest and Sunshine,' great act in vaudeville.
 I The Aldo Brothers. burlesque acrobats and wrestlers,. billing themselves as
 "Phunny Gymnasts and Phony Wrest- 1 lers." are one of the acrobatie comedy teams which always please; FTildergrade
 Mason and George Murray in Just Vau- deville." are a catchy pair of singers.
 dancers and chatter artists; Corelli and
 1 Gillette, the ''old pair, will be another
 l comedy novelty. and Edwin George. jug
 gling monologuist completes the bill.
 The Lyric has matinee every after noon and a performance every night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

day. might be mentioned the sister act of Russell and Church. These two clever young ladies will be seen for the first time here in their somewhat unusual pro- tean comedy act entitled Past, Present and Future: Valtose and May will offer a sensational acrobatie novelty: Smith and Ryan will be seen in their newest comedy skit, and Hunter and Davenport, the blackface comedians will present their own original creation. "Corlkology. One of the features which is deserving of special mention in the programme for the first half is the appearance nefe of the Heuman Trio. These cyclists present l a distinct novelty which is both laughable | and sensational in nature. They finish | their act with a novelty which is entitled 1 "A Race of Mile Mi1ute," in which | they race their wheels on a specially ar ranged speedway. A speedometer above
 the heads of each racer gives the time and distance and as there Is quite bi' of comedy introduced it is at once botf | thrilling and amusing.
 1 "Oh, Look Who's Here" the musica l comedy tabloid which will be seen tn. | last half of the week. comes to this cit, | with the highest recommendations. II 1 speaking of Hal Johnson. who will b' seen in the part of Tommy Carter. thu New York World says: 'He Is the oni, rival of Julian Eltnge." In "Oh Lool | Who's Here" he has vehicle for tn
 | varied talents which has made him popu
 lar all over the circuit. He is natura
 comedian, a graceful dancer and has sur
 rounded himself with a clever compan
 of singers and comedians. The plot o
 the comedy is bright and clean and tn
 l production, which is a new one, is con
 sidered one of the most elaborate sent ou | this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

ernoon concert will be orchestral and will be conducted by Max Zach. cultured and magnetic leader of worldwide fame.
 The St. Louis orchestra is one of the five or six really great symphony or ganizations in the United States. It ranks right up with the Chicago and Minneapo- lis orchestras. It will be heard here this week for the first time; but Oliver Chali- foux, Prof. Fred L.. Grambs and other local musicians heard it at the Milwau- kee Saengerfest three years ago and speak enthusiastically about it. MT. Chali- foux says that MT. Zach is an excep- tionally able director. A recent issue or the Boston Monitor says:
 'At home in Roxbury in the weeks in- tervening between the close of his regular concert season and his spring festival concert tour to cities of the southwest, Max Zach, conductor of the St. Louis
 Symphony orchestra, is planning his next years repertory and studying problems of orchestral organization as the oppor- tunities of Boston admit. A former mem- Der of the Boston Symphony orchestra Mir Zach is interested in the progress which that institution has made during | the years of the incumoency of Mas Fielder and Karl Muck as it's musical directors
 "The concerts which MT Zach directs | are guaranteed by the contributions ol l members of the St. Louis Symphony SO | cety and other citizens. The Business Mems League has recently offered t'
 assist. the society in augmenting it'
 amount available for covering the deficit
 is s3O.O0O. Plans are in progress to raise 1 it to $75000. The largest amount sub scribed to the fund by one person Is SSooc There are about 200 contributors in all. ! ''The business affairs of the organiza
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
THE MEANEsT MAN
Spoiled Wife's Gown 10 Keep Her
 From Dance

Detective Sheedy of the Mercer street station stopped last night when he saw young woman and a man wrangling at Eighteenth street and sixth avenue. says the New York Times. The young woman. who was vers' pretty. was accompanied by an older woman They were about to board a car 10 go uptown and the man was protesting. The young woman wore pink silk dress. white dancing shoes. and white eloVes and she carried a hou- duet of red and white roses.
 'I am your husband, and say you won't go to this dance" the man cried. loud enough to be heard by several persons nearby
 Just then car came along and the woman went toward it. The man fol- lowed The car stopped. and the older of the women got in. The young woman pre- pared To follow her and turned smilingly, to the man.
 T guess you won't go sheedy heard him say
 With these words he drew bottle from his pocket and flung the contents at the woman. Great black spotchcs appeared on the pink dress. and the young woman now wore black gloves. while ink thick black ink, drlppea to the pavement needy caught the man as he mrne, with the bottle in his hand and led hin Before the weeping woman to the NoS Seventeenth street station. where tai, of marital discord was unfolded. At tn, close the husband, who said he wa. David Cunningham, 27 years old. a rail road brakeman of 166 Preston street Ridgeffcd Park, N. l., was locked uI charged with disorderly conduct
 Only the interference of several police men saved Cunningham from getting drubbing from Mrs. Cunningham and tn other woman, who proved to be her moth CT, Mrs. M. Buckley of i46 Preston stree Ridgefied Park.
 You coward" Mrs. Buckley cried, an | started to beat Cunningham over the hea with a handbag. He was quickly rescue l and Mrs. Buckley was warned to be quie
 Mrs Cunningham said that she had T, gently been living with her mother an that her husband had been living wit his parents. She said he had followed h' when she went out, and she had warne him not to do it. Last night she wei to visit her aunt at 320 West Sixteent street and there she dressed for dant
 which she was going to attend with he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
FESTIVAL THIS YEAR
 IS UNUSUALLY FINE
Largest and Best Chorus Ever Heard In South Will Sing-Other
 Features

Birmingham has had many brilliant music festivals but this years festival next Thursday afternoon and night-al- e..ough limited to two concerts, will sur pass all the others in at least one re- spect. It will afford music lovers the opportunity of hearing fhe largest and best choruses ever heard in the south
 Dubois splendid oraIorio, Paradise Lost" will be sung Thursday night by a chorus of ITO voices thoroughly trained, assisted by a great solo quartet and the excellent St. Louis Symphony orchestra of 54 performers. The soloists will be Madam Sundelus of Boston, soprano; Mrs. Franklin Knight contralto;. Arthur Hackett. tenor, and Marion Green, basso- cantante. ffrt
 Rienzi Thomas. who has drilled the chorus. will conduct the oratorio. The aft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
TWO EXCELLENT
 BILLS AT ORPHEUM
Five Acts First Part of Week and Hal Johnson In "Oh- Look
 Who's Hero

Amusement sseksrs will certainly be treated to some real innovations at the orpheum this week Tho management 10 attraction seen at tho orpheum in long while. There will be two separate and distinct shows. The first half Of tho weele viii Re devoted to real Junior Keith vau- deville. consisting of nve clever acts and fhree feature films. The last half will mark the appearance here of Hal John- son and his smart production of the musical comedy success, "oh! Look Who's Here.
 Anuhg the features which will open for (46 nrut thsss days, cemmeneing Mon-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
According to the Menu

From the Philadelphia Evening Tele-
 graph.
 That some men are SLOW to see beyond the range of their own immediate at mosphere was demonstrated the other day by a story told by Congressman Harry H. Dale, of New York.
 In one of the big metropolitan cafes re- gently, so related the Congressman, two diners got into an elongated argument as to whether pineapples was fruit or vegetable
 Both sides claimed to have the only real information after much useless talk they finally agreed to call a waiter and accept his decision in the matter.
 Look here, James, said one of the diners, when the hash juggler had been summoned Ifs pineapple fruit or a vegetable?
 Tt isn't either one, gentlemen" was the obsequious rejoinder of the waiter. Ut is an extry."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03


 the way to the forbidding plain. bar ren of shade or fruit, pronouncfng the punishment according to the Will or the Lord) Invocation; concerted piece; Eve Adam. the Archangel, Serapnlm. NAuam and Eve despairing.) Recitative the Son. O man. Q wom- an. take heart. tAdam and Eve are told that he will come as messenger of love, and a Savior of their ehii- dren) Chorus. Savior and Lord praise we Thy love.
 The festival chorus is made up of the Treble CIeb club, the Music Study l.club, the Arion society and the Ten nessee Coal. Iron and Railroad chorus.
 The last full rehearsal prior to the re
 hearsal with the orchestra Will take place at the Bijou this afternoon. l Mrs. Houston Davis Is president oi
 the festival executive board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

cemented itself to a toe. It's goodbye Johnnie. You apply "GETS.1T' in two seconds-nc fussing with plasters that don't stay put with salves that make corns pull and make the toe beefy and diggers that make corns grow
 faster and that may cause blood poison
 from corn n-cutting and corn bleeding.
 right off That's the new principle. It's
 just common sense. No more corn pains. "GFTS-IT is safe, and never hurts tho
 flesh Get rid of corns and calluses. s'GETS-IT" is sold at 25e a bottle by all druggists. or sent direct If you wish. from E. Lawrence X Co. Chicago. "GETS-IT" Is sold in Birmingham by Eugene Jacobs Drug Store. ls04 2d stores, 307 list Ave. and Pratt City.
 Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
Difficult Feat

From the Louisville Herald
 \ 4-vear-old was being taught his cat- echism. His mother was emphasizing the fact that God knew ait things and could do all things. After thinking seriously few minutes he said
 Mamma He can't make Himself Into n spoon and then eat eat of l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

mother. She said the dance was to be held in d hail uptown, but refused to say where.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-25
TIE AMERICAN IDEAL.

1t il with pardonabe pride that we Americans
may look up at the Stars and Stripes in this
wonderful year of 1914,
While the Old World. bathcd in It's own blood.
is battling for martial supremacy. our own efforts
are being put forth in the cause of humanity
The cries of the suffering of Europe are being
needed and every warning nation is sending
appeals to our shores.
The American ideal is that of nation which
viii not Willingly harm the weakest and which
viii treat all other nations in strict accordance
with the highest rules Of conduct obtaining be-
tween man and man.
our voluntary reimbursement of Columbia for
the Rooseveltian Panama transaction and the
prompt repeal Of the measure giving our coast
wise shipping an advantage in the use of the
Panama canal are noteworthy examples of the
American ideal In action.
The pre-eminent position of America in the
eyes of all mankind during the present world
trisis is largely due to the feeling that We nave
an abiding desire to help all men and that We
gro praying for the dawn of the hour when
our great peacemakers. Woodrow Wilson and
William Jennings Bryan, may DFiAS tne i0PA'
sentatives of the warning nations together in
peace conference
A. these days of blood pass the American peo-
PIE realize more strongly than ever before how
easily we, too, may have become involved in
var. How loud and long the iingoes and
"yeows" did howl for retrtbutive measures
against Mexico! Had our President been a little
less patient little less forbearing, little less
determined to do the exact right we might
now have been engaged In desperate conflict
with Mexico
The famous discoverer OF the "River of Doubt
less than four months ago pronounced the
American foreign policy as "the laughing stock
OF the world" We wouldn't hesitate to go to the
country on that issue with the doughty dis
coyerer at any time.
The American ideal is high We occupy an
enyable position Our influence In the world
and our opportunity to be of world service place
rpon us a tremendous responsibility. Let us
measure mp TO it in a manner that, when the
history Of this awful year ia read by future
generations 1t will prove an inspiration to them.