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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-25
Harry L. White
The Big Idea

An innovation in merchandising conceived ant executed by Birmingham house-the only firm il America (so far as we know) that had foresigh enough to see its wonderful ssibilities-couragt enough to inaugurate such radically modern meth
 ods-and energy enough together with the proper
 regard for high quality and square dealing to make
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-25
Bulgaria's Action Responsible

London. September A.-The Greek minis- ter today received notification of the is- suance in Athens of the Greek mobiliza- tion order. 1t being stated that the action by Bulgaria made this incumbent upon Greece to follow suit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-25

Paris, September 24.-The Bulgarian situation is ebsorbing the attention of France to the exclusion of all other topics. Little doubt ia felt here that Bulgaria has decided to cast its lot with the central powers.
 For month";" says Jean Herbertte, one of the authorities of France on foreign politics. tho quAdrupls sn-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19
POPULAR
Chord Struck By Emmett In
Negro MinStrelsy

In his Short Stories of the Buck.
eye State" in the Columbus Dispatch,
J. II. Galbraith, in Thursdays issue,
has an interesting reference to the
late Dan. Emmett, as follows:
THAT Dan d. Emmett, the old min
strel, who was native of Mt. Yer
non, Ohio, and died there a few
years ago, was the first to black his
face and amuse the public with negro
songs, seems now as we'll established
as that he was the author Of "Dixie,"
"Old Dan Tucker" and "Gumbo,
Sound Your Horn" Charles T. White,
who used to play the part of Job in
BARLEY Campbells white Slave"
spoke from memory when he said
Emmett was the first to use burnt
cork on his face and entertain peo
pie with plantation songs and jokes,
and that 1t was in 1S43 that Emmett
first tried this form of amusement.
That was after many years of exper-
ience as a musician travelling with
wagon-circuses, long before the days
of railroad shows.
"He had become convinced that
people liked negro melodies and that
they were much amused by negro
stories. 1t occurred to him that the
entertainment would take even bet
ter If given in the complete negro
makeup. He seems to have gauged
the popular demand well, and it was
but few years until his imitators
were hundreds and the negro min
strel show became and remained one
of the most popular forms Of public
entertainment. The idea is an Ohio
one.
"And that was in 1843. So that
when one brands joke as being a
negro minstrel product Of one hun
dred years ago, he is at least exag-
gerating. No negro minstrel joke
can be more than 72 years old at this
time. Emmett was born in 1916. His
father was from the south and came
to Ohio as a soldier in the war of
1912.
Dixie one of the most success
full of Emmett's negro songs, was
brought out just before the Civil war,
and having been adopted by the
South, lost popularity in the north.
The feeling against it led to riot in
the streets of New York soon after
the close of the war when a band at
tempted to play the piece"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19
PINNED
UNDER AUTO
Were Two Young Men When
Machine Turned Turtle
hile Gravel Along Car
Tracks Saved Their Lives
Alen Badly Bruised And Auto
All Battered Up
I
Accident Just South Of City
Thursday Evening
:
ge To CafeleSSneSS Of Man
Driving In A Buggy
Due To CareleSSneSS Of Man
Driving In A Buggy

Gravel along the car tracks on the
Newark road saved tho lives Of A.
Myers, an employe of the Essex Glass
Co. of this city, and William zolman
of Fredericktown Thursday evening
when their automobile turned turtle,
pinning the two underneath. AS it
was. they were badly bruised while
their machine was battered up.
The accident occurred shortly be-
fore 6 o'clock and was due largely to
the carelessness of man driving
his buggy on the wrong side Of the
road. The two young men were driv-
ing into Mt. Vernon at fair rate of
speed when they suddenly beheld a
buggy approaching them. The sud-
denness with which this sight met
their eyes called for immediate ac-
tion.
To avoid collision with the bug
gy, Zolman, the driver of the automo-
bile, swerved to the left and into the
large pile of gravel at the side Of the
car track. Instantly the machine
turned over. Both young men were
pinned underneath and the driver of
TIE buggy, evidently realizing his
caipability, hurried on, never stop
sing to see the extent of the injuries
to the young men.
Several residents of the Newark
road, together with street car en-
ployes, had seen the accident and i'm.
mediately hurried to the spot. The
automobile was u light one and was
easily removed from the young men,
Neither was unconscious and had suf
fsnod only few bruises. They came
iatO the city, washed, dressed their
Bruises and returned after their car
Though responsible for the upset
at the time the gravel proved very
fortunate for the autoists, breaking
as IL did the force of their fall ant
easing the weight of the automobile
on them.
The two men were highly Indignant
essr the action of the occupant o
the buggy in deliberately driving OF
the wrong side of the road and then
10 cap the climax, not even stoppini
10 inquire how badly they were in
jured.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19
The Pipefish's Pocket.

The kangaroo has always seemed to
have the monopoly Of that convenient
way of carrying it's babies in a pouch,
but 1t has been discovered that fish
has the same useful receptacle, which
1t uses for precisely the same purpose.
The pipefish, as it il called from the
length Of its jaws, has a pocket on the
underside Of its body nearly half its
length. 1t is found In the male fish
only and Is the only part Of its body
not covered with large fiat plates,
which take the place OF scales in its
protective armOr.
If a pipefish is taken from the water
and Its little ones shaken from the
pouch they seem either unable or disin.
clined to swim away. But If the father
Is placed back in the water again all
the little ones Immediately swim back
into the pocket. These curious little
creatures have prehensile tails to use
TO hold ON to seaweed and prevent
themselves from being carried away by
the tide.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19
svFFs PARADE IN BOSTON

Boston, Oct. 16-The campaign for
woman suffrage reached its high wa.
ter mark today in Massachusetts,,
when the suffragists gathered in this
city for parade will outshine any
previous demonstration the women OF
the Bay state have ever attempted.
The parade will be reviewed by the
governor and the mayor and will
wind up in grand rally, at which
many notable eastern women will
speak.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19
OFFICERS.
Elected For The Ohio TEN
plarS At Toledo

Toledo, o., Oct. 15-The seventy
third conclave of the Ohio Knights
Templars ended at noon yesterday,
The 1916 conclave will be held In Tif.
fin October IL and 12.
Because 1t Is national encampment
year, only formal business session
will be held, without parade or So
cial functions.
BY reason of the promotion system
all officers were yesterday moved up
one popint. The only new official is
b. Frank Murhy, of Steubenville. o.,
chosen grand warder, the lowest
state office. Deputy Grand Command
er Robert r. Whitaker, Defiance be-
came grand commander.
Rev. George =. Atwater, Akron,
was reappointed grand prelate. La
Fayette Lyttle, Toledo, was reelected
grand treasurer and John N. Bell
Dayton, was reelected grand record
er. Riley w. Workman, Defiance,
was appointed grand captain of the
guard, succeeding George S. Me
CURE, Marion.
Other officers for 1916 are:
Deputy grand commander, George
| II. knight, Springfield; grand gener
alissimo, William B. Baldwin, Me
dina; grand captain general. Michael
l.. Finnell, Osborne; grand senior
warden, Jacob II, Bromwell. Cincin
natl; grand junior warden. Thomas
j, Jones. Cleveland; grand standard
bearer, Daniel" E. Jones, Toledo;
grand sword bearer, +, Oscar Schoen
dinger, Columbus.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19

Mrs. G.. Il. Hagaman is spending
the day in Columbus.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19
The Squirrel.

See the squirrel in the tree
Pleasant quarters has he;
His home Is a hnothoie. convenient and
free.
How he runs ON the limb.
Then sits up straight and trim
The rascal! He knsws We are talking OF
him.
Here he comes, nose In air.
To partake OF your fare.
He's found You have nuts and expects
you to share.
Now he holds up his paws.
And with teeth and with claws
He soon has a goodie bestowed In his
jaws.
Catch him? Wen, you may try.
But fear he's too sly.
He sees everything with that bright little
eve.
There l knew you would fail.
With fiirt of his tail
He's up and away like n leaf on the gale,
Never mind: let him stay
In the treetop and play.
Wen find him again when we're walking
this way.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19
TlMoN LODGE NOTES
Degrees to be Conferred and a Social
Held

The Esquire rank was conferred on
class Of twelve at the regular con-
vention Thursday evening.
Hawthorne lodge OF Centerburg
will confer the Knigh rank at Timon
lodge next Thursday evening. Oct,
81. Refreshments will be served at
this convention and smoker held in
the club rooms.
The Pythian Sisters will give a so
cial and card party in the Castle hall
Tuesday evening, Oct. 10. All knights
and their families are invited.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19

sAnNeR classified ADS PA,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19
Thomas Kelly returned saturday

Thomas Kelly returned Saturday to
Akron, after a several days visit
here.
Mrs. ]. o. Ernest of North Gay
street spent Saturday with relatives
In Howard.
Mrs. Roland Mellinger of East
Chestnut street went to- Centerburg
Saturday to visit.
@. e. Galloway of Van Vert, who
has been the guest of his brother,
Jesse Galloway, of South Jefferson
street, left Saturday for his home.
Mrs. Bessie M. Owen is spending
the day in Columbus with her daugh-
ter, Miss Isabel. who is pupil at the
Columbus School for Girls.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19
A Fighting Monkey.

In one Of the Belgian regiments is
a perky little monkey mascot" says
Home Notes of London. "He wears n
jersey and cap, and his wrinkled face
Is very wise and sad. He looks as If
newspapers know about this terrible
war! He has been through some Of
the hottest Of the fighting. and the
men of his regiment are very proud
Of their mascot"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19
Shut Your Eyes.

This Is funny little game, enjoyed
by every one. Ii one has never tried 1t
is very amusing to find anything with
your eyes shut or to guess distance
First place piece of paper on the
floor in front of you, shut your eyes,
take two steps backward. then try to
walk TO the paper ana pick it up. Then
stick n pin In the wall about four feet
up and try to pick 1t OF bllndfolded.
Stand about four to six feet from the
table shut your eyes and then try to
walk up 10 IL without knocking
against it.
Many other tricks may be devised to
show how much we depend on our
sight.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19

Photo by American Press Associatioh.
Five hundred babies and little boys
and girls took part in the baby parade
held recently at YODkers, N. Y And, to
make the event of more than usual in
terest. the parade was reviewed by
Governor Whitman Of New York state
and Mrs. Whitman. The governor
placed the crown of roses upon the head
Of Miss Gladys Sutherland, who was
the queen of the day, and then the
queen sat by the governors side while
the procession went by-quite an honor
for little miss Of eight years. The
judges had difficult task to select the
winners so uniformly handsome were
the little paraders. The little girl here
pictured won prize. She is Miss Ruth
Ryder, and she rode in beautiful
flower decorated carriage constructed
to represent seashell.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19
NEW ORLEANS OPENS
NEGRO LIBRARY

New Orleans, La, Oct. 16-The di.
rectors of the New Orleans public IL
brary will today dedicate the negro
branch of the library. The new IL
brary for the use of the colored pop.
ulation is one of the largest negro
libraries in the south.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19
SEvERLY
Burned Was Mrs. Nixon When
Gas Exploded

Mrs Jesse Nixon was severely
burned about the face and left arm
end her little son about the head
SAsrsday afternoon from a gas eS.
plssion in the kitchen.
Mrs. Nixon had started to light the
ssn had turned on the gas. When she
ssplied the match an explosion fol-
aSwed In which her sons hair was
Staged on the top of his head and her
nrns and face burned. DR.. S. 70.
Doeley dressed the injuries.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19

Mrs. H. II. Miller went to Bradford
Friday to attend the funeral OF Inc
late Prof. j. s. Royer.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-19
BROKE HER ANKLE

Mrs. Jesse Stull, who resides north
Of Jelloway, fell and broke her right
ankle Thursday evening.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-09
The PLAY Detailed.

PHILADELPHIA. oct s. There
were the usual pIalminaries that al
ways precede the opening game of
worlds series and was six minutes
past 2 o'clock when Umpire Bill KLEIN
called play ball.
Hooper the Red SOx lead off man,
used good judgment In letting Alex
andor's offering go by him, for Klein
called 1t a ball Then ne laced the
second ball ,hat the Phillics' idol sent
up to center field for a single, much
TO the Joy Of the Boston rootcrs IT
was J low hard drive.
Scott sent Hooper TO second on a
pretty sacrifice, Alexander 10 Ludorus
Alexander appeared a bit nervous as
Speaker stepped into the hatter's
box, but he quickly put two strikes
over, cutting the outside edge of the
plate Then Alexander, In trying to
get Speaker for a third strike, pitched
wide and tn. big Texan was given q
base on balls Speaker was forced at
second by Hublitzel, Bancroft to Me
hoff, Hooper sprinting to third. Then
came the first break, in Bostor's play
ing. Hoblitzol being caught mapping
off first, Alexander to Luderus, when
he took too long a lead, retiring the
side.
shore made short work Of stock
when he came to bat, the Phllies'
third laseman going out on o high
foul fly to Cady between the plate
and first base. Shortstop Bancroft
lifted a fly tn Jack Barry There
was a miXup IN signals on this play
Scott also going after the ball and
humping into the ex-Mackman as he
caught the ball Paskert was the
third out on 4 lofty foul to Hoblitzel.
Lewis. First Up. Singled.
Lewis, first up lOE Boston in the
second inning. drove a scOrching sin
gle 90 left field which Whitted, the
! former Braves player, fieldcd quickly.
Barry hit sharply IN Alexander who
threw TO third e. head off Lewis
| going to that bag Levi. turned ara
started back with stock after him
and when the third baseman found
| he could not outsprint the speedy run
ner he threw 10 Bancroft, covering
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Ninth Goes Fast.

The crowd started to move toward
the exits as Boston came in for the
ninth inning. Bauy went out on
strikes. Heuriksen was sent in TO bat
for Cady and hot bOunder 70
Luderus. WHO fumblcd the bali. Ruth,
pinch hitting for shore also rolled
one to LuderJs. who made the second
out Henriksen going TO second.
Hooper ended the inning and the
game by flying 10 Luderus.
The off cial scores
BOsTOV- AB X. II PO. A.E
Hooper, n. ......... 5 0 / 0 o 0
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Sox BOneheadS Give
First to Philadelphia

continued From Page oneD
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odds they are willing TO g,., ON that
team for the remainder of the series.
For three innings today the hOnOrs
Of the game were all with the young
Boston twirler. In the last half Of
the fourth, however it was shore
himself who gave the Phillies an op-
pOrtunity to score their FIRST run. rms
Irun was typical Of the three which
went the way Of the locals. With
| Paskert on first by virtue OF a Texas
! lsa.uer. shore fielded CraVaths bunt
cleanly and apparently had plenty Of
| time to force Paskert at second put
I instead played for the batter. Paskert
/ then advanced to third on Lude"us'
| out and scored when Whitted beat out
, a weak bounder over shores head.
scott Upset it All.
After Boston tied the score it
seemed as If the game might go many
extra Innings by the way the pitchers
were working, but with Alexander out
/ i'm the eighth Shore got a bit care
/ less and passed stock. Then when
Scott went to sleep on Bdrrys at
. tempt at q double play after bril-
/ liantIy fielding Bancrof1s drive, MAX
/ ing two on instead Of two out, Shore
became unsteady and passed Paskert,
filling the bases, Crayath came up
and the stands went wild calling for
q home run. The best he could do
was a slot bounder to third, which
many thought Scott fielded in time
to catch stock at home but Scott
threw to first and the winning run
was safely across the plate,
Alexander outpitched Shore in every
\ way except in the number Of hits
! allowed. ALEX" gave but two bases
on balls as against Shores four and
he struck out six men while Shore
famed but two.
sun ShOnC Brightly.
Rain last night and early today
threatened to cause a pOstpOnement
of the game which eventually was
ployed On a slow field under a bril-
! Liant October sun. The coZy little
grounds OF the Phillics were filled tC
the limit despite the fact that the Of
fetal count was short Of twenty thou
sand. probably the smallest crowd
that ever witnessed a start of a
worlds series
Tho official attendance was 19,343
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Burns. the first National Lacquer
up in the fifth, struck out Alex
ander lifted one to Lewis stock
raised a low fly in front of the plate.
Shore came racing in TO catch il but
he was step too short and failed
| to hold the bail. He was given an
error on the play. Bancroft was
easily retired, Shore to Hoblitzel
| Speaker in the sixth went out the
same way he did in the third inning,
| lining a fly TO Whitted lIoblitzcl
drove single to right ricld which
/ Crayath almost caught OFF, his toes.
| Ho' itzel stole second as Lewis was
striking out. Gardner put a high
| fly, which Catcher Burns grabbed,
| just inside the diamond, the side
/ going out
The Phiuies were quickly disposed
of in their hal' of the sixth. Paskert
went out, Shore 10 HObHtzol. Cra-
| vath poled out "a long fly to Speaker
and Luderus hit weakly to Barry and
was out at first
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Total receipts $51.O66. National com
missions share $5IO6.6O. Players
shart $2T575.Gi. Each clubs share
$9,19l.SS.
There is much speculation tonight
as to the batteries for tomorroWs
game. 1t seems taken for granted
that Norau's choice for the Phtlhcs
will be either Chalmers or Mayer
while Cawigan will send either Eos
ter or Leonard in for the Red SoN.
shore Given Much Credit.
The lack of keen playing Judgment
| and the unbalanced defensive strength
| of the Red SoN was the direct cause
/ Of the American league champions
defeat today while the ability of the
/ Phillics to take advantage OF the
slightest opening gave them the runs
which brought victory extensively
/ the Boston combination proved that 1t
/ had an edge on the Moran brigade,
| even with Alexander in the box.
Young Shore tonight was given al
most as much credit as the winning
! star of the Phillies, as followers of
! the game considered that the loss of
! the opening contest could not be
placed entirely upon his shoulders.
J Although unsteady at times, Shores
mental attitude was not helped by
1 the manner in which teammates
! played both on he bases aud i'm the
( field, and i'm the end this crratic at
/ tack and defense broke the Red SOX
twirlcr, who at the beginning of the
game had q percepuble edge over AL
! CXandcr
Only Two stole Bases.
A notable feature of the play was
the failure of both teams 20 hit tho
/ ball hard and safe when men were
on the bases This was particularly
true of Boston, which with eight hits
had nine men left on bases and
scored only one run, while Philadel-
phia on a triflc more than 80 per
cent Of the hits made by their oppo-
ncnts scored three times as many
runs ana had but five stranded. Only
two bases were stolen during the
game, partly because Of the soggy
infield.
Both pitchers kept the ball low
| throughout the game, cutting the cor
ners Of the plate for most Of their
called strikes.
iris Speaker, premier batsman OF
the Red SOX, failed 20 get a hit off
| Alexander, his record being two passes
and two flies to left field Cravathi
the home run king was also inef-
fCCtual Lewis carried off the batting
hOnors with two singles i'm four times
up, both being outfield drives. How
ever ne famed twice once with Hob
iitzel on second and but one out
The game appeared to drag at times
hut there was not the slightest iutCn-
tional delay by the players, who never
questioned a single decision of the
umpTes
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EXTgFiCnced.

''What experience have you had ?''
emanded the hotel proprietor to the
pplicant for the position of mana
er.
"Experence? why, say Tve had a
,me in the country for years, and
Jsry friend I've got in the world
MS an automobile"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-09

, Little Lemuel- say paw, what i- 70
leading citizcn2
Paw-A leading citizen, SON, iS a
man whose example 1t isnt alway $
safe to follow,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-09

many places in this city paused today
while thousands OF persons learned
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-09

! 500 Ladies New FAN skirts, in
plaids, stripes, checks and solids.
All colors and all sizes. Regular
$50 to $3.50 values; your
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Ncd 50 Mnncs Dnshcd.

The lucky seventh was unproduc-
tive for either team. Barry raised
the hopes of the Red SoX by push
ing single through short He went
to second on Cadys sacrifice, Alex
ander to i4uderus, but he was left
there as both Shore and Hooper
struck out
The stay of the Quakcrs at the bat
| in this inning also was brief Whit
! ted drove out what looked Ike a
home run into the left field bleachers
| but the northwest wind held the ball
back and it settled into Lewis hands,
not far from the wall separating the
| field from the crowd. Shore tossed
out Niehoff and Barry fielded Burns.
grounder and retired the litG.e
catcher.
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PhiIlics Ell Ba.cs.

Alexander opened Philadelphia's
half by going out Barry to HObltzel
Third Basemau stock got a base on
balls. which was wildly cheered. Than
came the play which many felt was
the turning point Df the game. Ban
.roft sent a low drive toward center
field Barry by a great effort got the
ball and was about 10 make a quick
throw to second for double play,
but Scott was not near the bag The
shortstOp evidently did not realize
/ |tIat Barry could field the ball ana
was slow in starting 20 the base. The
result was that Stock and Bancroft
were safe. The Philadelphia crowd
set up a terrific din as Paskert was
given base on balls, filling the
bases. "Hi' 'cr out, Gavyy" yelled
/ the crowd as the home run sluggel
came TO the plate. Crayath tried hard
| to accommodate and drove hot
/ grounder TO Scott There was little
/ time to get Stock at the plate aud he
scored as Scott threw out Cravath.
/ the other runners moving up. Luderus
( hit a slow gr1undcr which Shore had
I trouble getting and Bancroft rushed
nome with the Phillies' third run. a
double steal was tried but Luderus
was out at second C9dy to Scott.