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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-02
At the Majestic

For some peculiar reason, the Bir mingham theatregoing public Is under the impression that the Boyle Woolfolk Musical Comedy company is bur lesque troupe or something equally rocky in the line of amusment aggre- gation. This is an erroneous impress sion which is proving very injurious to the excellent young people at the Majestic, who are conscientiously at tempting to please the people of Bir- mingham with something entirely new along musical comedy lines in that the shows presented are clean and yet have that snap which proves diverting to a high degree to the most captious of critics
 Last night, "The Time, The Place and The Girl" one of the greatest successes of the musical comedy stage, was pre- sented by Guy Voyer and his associates to a meagre audience. Why? The most hardened theatregoer does not know. "The Time, The Place and The Girl was staged in exquisite taste. The chorus danced with the precision of months of training and their voices blended we'll in the ensembles The songs were tuneful. the principals were getting their stuff over" as never be- fore and Guy voyer, undismayed by the long rows of empty seats, was at his best It would have been good show at $1.50, and vet at the Majestic at popular prices, it did not draw. Verify the idiosyncrasies of the Birmingham theatregoers are difficult of under standing.
 Today Guy voyer will offer the Girl Question" another sensational musical comedy success of other days.
 That the Boyle Woolfolk company has pleased and is pleasing some is evil dent from the following letter received yesterday to Manager Carl F. Rettick; :;
 october 31. 1915. MT. Carl r. Rettick, Manager Ma
 iestic theatre, city:
 Dear Sir: What does Birmingham want in amusements? 9 you ask in this mornings Age Herald. Answering for myself and some of my friends, will say that we want the Boyle Woolfoll< company to stay here all winter. You are giving us the best show that mas ever been in Birmingham at popular prices I have enjoyed it every week. and am pleased to tell you that myself and a friend will be there every night this week. We would have been there twice a week in the past had the bill changed during the week. as at the Lyric. We can't tire of the excellent company you have brought here Tor us. and please don't let a single one or them get away. and especially that pretty and talented little Miss Dolly Trathen.
 "ThanlSing you in advance for giving them to us for one more week, anu hoping you can keep them here lndeii T. nitely. Very truly yours
 "W K. HARTMANN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-02
Mrs. ]. P. Meadows

Mrs. J. P. Meadows, aged 37 years, died at local nfirmary yesterday morning at 4:15 o'clock. The remains of, the de- ceased are being held at Warner & Smith Undertaking company. pending funeral arrangements, which will be announced later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-02
"It Pays to Advertise'

Possessing the alluring title, Tt pays to Advertise" Messrs. Cohan & Harris will bring to the Jefferson the ater for two performances, Thursday, matinee and night, November A. new comedy, after a run of an entire year at the George M. Cohen theatre, New York.
 'It Pays to Advertise" has been written by Roi Cooper Megrue, an au- thor who has already had one big sue cess credited to him in Under Cow err and Walter Hackett.
 The new play is in three acts and besides promising thoroughly ade- quate environment for it, Cohen & Harris announce the following players to create it's several characters: Elza Frederic. Adele Holland, Olivia O'Neill, CeIene Kirk, Frank Aliworth, Elmer Grandin, Harold Vermilyea. Chauncey Causeland, Ribert Watt, H. H. Fors- man, Cliff Norman and Kenneth Loane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-02
Villa Begins General
 Attack on Agua Prieta
tContinued from Pace One,

closely watching large number of Mexi- cans on the American side. Hundreds of women and children refugees from Agua Prieta are suffering here from hunger and cold tonight, for provisions promised by Gales have not yet ar rived
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-02
Heflin to Run

Judge Harrington P. Hef1in yesterday Jed with Judge J. P. Stiles of the pro- |ate court notice of his intention of be- pming candidate to succeed himself on he criminal bench. Judge Hefiin is a hndidate for Judge No 3 of the circuit burt under the provisions of the consoli- lated court bill recently enacted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-02

opera, really do some clever work. and keep the audience in a good humor with their rapid flow of clean wit and comedy. The act in itself is not. new. but those who attempt it are actors. hence they are extremely pleasing, MT. Nowlan keeps the house in an uproar with his mimic of the farm animals He is lucky to have such an able partner as Miss St. Claire. who bubbles over with charm
 George Primrose & Co. gave the au- dlence a run for their money for 20 minutes. Their minstrel sketch is chuck full of good songs of the tuneful sort and effervesces with snap and comedy. The hit of the minstrel was the rendition of as number by the new band" consisting of all the members of the company, (eight in number) who initiated musical instruments with weird noises from their mouths. George Primrose, himself. was given a hearty hand when he appeared on the stage. He continues to dance with the ability of 16-year-old boy. although George has seen many times that number of years
 Cleo Gasceigne. singer of songs from comic opera is dainty bit of femininity with big voice that made an impression on all who heard her last night. She was well received and an- swered repealed encores with gra- ciousness that might well be copied by some on the vaudeville stage
 The Earl and the Girls" proved a puzzle of the most perplexing sort The piece consists of six well fed women who are long on avoirdupois, short on looks. talent. voice. grace and other things, two more women, one of whom is fair (figuratively) and one who is passe; two men, one who might appear at a better advantage if given the op- portunity (Buttonsl and another who can give no earthly alibi for appearing on the stage. much less acting. (the Earl) There is no plot; no theme. no catchy songs; no snap. and no sense to the whole thing. Just why the Earl sat in chair while the prima donna sang song, and did not open his mouth, act bit of business, or do something besides sit there and stare at the audience is not known.
 The show at the Lyric for the first half of this week is very good and it is with pleasure that the public sees the management is giving them a bet ter article each week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-02
"Omar. The Tentmaker'

The tremendous vogue of "Omar, the Tentmaker," which comes to the Jeff ferson theatre two nights, commencing Friday. November 5. with matinee on Saturday, has quickened and broadened the already considerable vogue of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam," as rem dered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Literally translated into English, the name of the lovable Per sian poet of the eleventh century, Omar Khayyam, signifies Omar, the Tent maker and thus we get the title of the spectacular Persian love-play in which Guy Bates Post is starring. Omar the Tentmaker," was the sensational dramatic success of New York wear ago, and Mir. Posts remarkable inter- pretation of the title role firmly estab- lshed him as the foremost dramatic ar tist in America
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-02
Clayton Cans

The remains of Clayton Cans, aged 22 years, who died at local infirmary yes terday afternoon at o'clock, were sent to Oakman, by Lige Loy, for interment last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-02
At the Lyric

The bill at the Lyric this week in cludes every form (without personal reference) of entertainment from hair raising thriller to operatic selections we'll rendered. Manager Semon has succeeded in corralling bill that is ex- ceptional this week
 Arthur Baret, billed "The Man With the Iron Nerve" demonstrated that no press agent wrote his title. His act is different inasmuch as his feats of daring and skill are of the unusual variety. His hand balancing while poising on the rear legs of chair on two glass bottles, is marvellous. This feat is done at a height of about 20 feet and is the cause of many excla- nations of fear from the lips of the spellound auditors.
 Nowlan and St. Clair in burlesque
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-02
Russian Criticism

Petrograd, November 1.-Develop-
 ments in the Balkans are being watched with the closest attention by all classes. The Rech thinks there is reason in the minister of foreign affairs, that he re- grets he is unable. like his colleagues in England and France, to explain to the representatives of the nation the causes of German diplomatic successes, and it expressed belief that there are prospects of change for the better. It considers that much can yet be done.
 Passing over Greece, which it says l is under the observation of the Anglo French navy. the Rech regards Rouma- mia as a fruitful field for Russian diplo- matic efforts The diplomatic struggle has reached a stage of great intensity, | it says, and q decision one way or the other is possible at any moment.
 "We understand" the newspaper con- tinues that we cannot expect declar- ation regarding the steps that Russia is taking but the Russian public, pained by the surprises and disillusionments of the past months, is rightfully in- terested to know whether anything whatever is being done, or whether our diplomatists consider that their sole obligation is to register events after they have occurred, without their par ticipation, even without their knowl- edge.
 The Rech welcomes Japanese adhe-
 sion to the agreement not to conclude d separate peace and it indicates that lit expects Il more active participation by Japan in the war. It recalls that Italy. as it says. has not yet given it's adherence to the agreement
 A dispatch from London May "A, last. the day Italy entered the war. stated that she had given her adhesion to the agreement already signed by the allied powers not to conclude a separate peace, and that the signature of . formal docu- ment to this effect was imminent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-02
SIGNS LEASE FOR OLD
 JEFFERSON RANK BulLDING

Charles I. Smith has rented the old Jefferson County Bank build ing, on Second avenue and Twenty first street. where he intends to have market exchange. He has signed lease for 10 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-02

Birmingham. November l. 1915,
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-23
Macedonia

Bolton and Mills had singing
at Macedonia Sunday.
Miss Ida Rowan. of Mt Yer
non, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mrs. Jettie Gregory.
Mrs. Tom Buchanan has been
very sick. Hope she will soon
be better.
Wilmo Wiseman, Of Endville,
spent Sunday with Walter Gault.
Mrs. Nell Yates. of Red Hill,
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Green
Duke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Moneyhun
and daughter visited her mother,
Mrs. Green Duke, Sunday.
Dale Morgan and family spent
Sunday at Green Dukes.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-23
Birmingham

Luther Philpot spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his broth
err east of Saltillo.
John and Bernard Billingsley,
of Fairfield, spent Sunday here.
J. D. Payne and Forrest Wood
went to Tupelo Saturday.
Charles Mccarthy and Lucian
Wood made a business trip to
Saltillo Saturday.
Ara Poole spent the latter part
of last week with Mrs. Bart Bill
Kingsley in Fairfield.
Mrs. Lena Hunter, Of near
Guntown, was here on business
Monday.
Ed Riley, of near Guntown,
spent Sunday with home folks.
We are sorry to say that Bill
Riley is on the sick list this week.
We had singing here Sunday
night and a large crowd was
present.
Bob Kelly and sons made 9
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-23
Value of Canning and Poultry
Clubs.

DR.. Knapp, in writing to the
Girls Tomato Clubs, emphasized
their value. He said: you are
now entering upon one of the
most important lines Of work
now open to the girls of America,
viz: to dignity and render more
attractive our rural homes. 1t
is important to have efficient and
contented girls and women in
every home, and we have Sc
lected you to help demonstrate
through your plat one way of
helping to make a good home.''
Some objects of the Girls To-
mato Clubs are:
a. To provide some means
by which they may earn some
money in their rural homes.
(2) To help them to furnish
the home with a constant supply
of fresh and canned vegetables
(3) To encourage all rural
families to live better and at a
lower cost than under present
conditions.
(4) To make the home and
the farm more interesting and
helpful to all the members Of the
family.
% This work affects the
home in an economical way,
tends to encourage thrift and
leads to various lines Of improve.
ment.
(6) A great deal is being
learned about soil and plants BY
studying one plant.
% It is said to cause teach
ers to do more practical work,
and. to furnish to pupils more
definite and concrete information
90 The work emphasizes
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-23
Delegates to "Grown in Mis-
sissippi" Convention

The following delegates to the grow
in Mississippi annual meeting, to \
held in Jackson, on June 10-1lth, havs
been appointed from Lee county:
Jesse H. MCGEE, N. e. Blackwell, u
w. Green, Larein Smith, Boney Nc
Carley, j. T. Bryson, Will Sloan, Johs
P. Dulaney, Bob Majors, Emlin Weems|
j. T. mccarthy, G. r. Witt, D. Fl
Ward, Joe Buoy, w. A. Davis, j. w
Francis, j. H. Holloway, w. R. Card
ner, w. j. Lackey, j. T. Horton, Dr.
w. o. McGaughey, Edgar Smith, A. 81
Sumner, M. E. Connell, A. L. Temple,
F. V. Temple, O. F. Vaughan, Wiley
Edgeworth, j. D. Sutphin, j. D. Greg
DRY, A. C. Marion. T. E. Whitesidesj
G. T. Adams, John M. Allen, F. L
Kincannon, John B. Rains, w. K. Viii
son, w. D. Anderson, John W. Anglin,
w. G. Shumpert, w. d. Partlow, M.
H. Bass, j. R. Hamblin, BE-. Ballard
D, C .Lawhon, j. C. Nicholas, San
McCoad, j. H. Shumpert, F. A. Greer
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-23
Saved the Piano

The primary department of the
Methodist church wanted a piano
for their little folks. They had
one sent on approval and they
liked it: they didn't want to give
it up; it cost $85. so. So it was
decided that they would call on
the Sunday school to help them
raise this amount. Sunday, April
A. was set as the day, and the
following appeal delivered by lit
tie Miss Lorene Mitchell. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Mitchell,
and written by her mother.
touched the hearts and purse
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-23
Evergreen

Evergreen
Miss EVE Schumpert spent last
week with her cousin, Miss Jen-
ME May Wiygul.
Rev. M. A. Burns filled his
regular appointment here Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. j. C.. Marshall, Of Tupelo,
visited her sister, Mrs. Ada Null
Inns. Sunday.
Mrs. John Majors, who has
been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Kate Armstrong. has returned to
her home in Amory.
Most of the young people OF
Carolina attended preaching here
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Cecil Mullens has gone to
Tupelo to visit her aunt, Mrs.
Sallie Bett Marshall.
Mrs. Maggie Schumpert spent
Saturday night with Mrs. Mary
Majors.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-23

cooperation and shows that
forty or fifty girls working to.
gether can accomplish a great
deal more in making a market for
their surplus products than one
girl working alone.
4, / am giving below a list of club
members as they have been re-
ported to me. / have not heard
from many of the members of
last year yet. OF course you are
still considered members. but
I should like to hear you say you
consider yourself still a member.
Let me hear from you.
Eva Rowan, Arbie Higgins,
Belden.
Jewel Elder, Johnnie EMS,
Baldwin.
Berdie Godfrey, Shannon.
Lucille Means, Saltillo..
Annie Pearl Shirley. Iona
Whitaker, Zula Whitaker, Gun.
town.
Juanita Rogers, Mamie Rogers,
Katherine Rogers, Oda Wee Gun.
ter, Inez Herndon. Marguerite
Wharton, Leona Montgomery,
Gertrude Monaghan, Planters.
vile.
LENA V. BOLT, Agent.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-23
Saltillo

E. C. Langston, of Shannon,
spent Wednesday with his broth
err, J. L. Langston.
Miss Walter Belle Archer spent
Friday afternoon in Tupelo.
Mrs. Stevenson was a visitor
to Tupelo Thursday.
Mr.. Berry, of Bonneville, spent
Wednesday with friends here.
Misses Sallie and LYDIA Thomp-
son spent Thursday in Tupelo.
Miss Dezzie Cook spent Thurs
day in Tupelo.
c.. F. Whitaker, of Vardaman,
was a visitor to our town Wednes-
day.
Miss Bessie Wren spent Thurs
day in Tupelo.
]. H. Epting, George Love and
Roy Bolding attended a concert
at Gilvo Thursday night.
Little John Merle Langston is
on the sick list this week.
Quite a number from here at
tended Field Day exercises at
West Point Friday.
Mrs. w. R. Hunt, of Tupelo,
spent Sunday with her father,
j. P. Morgan.
Will Wilson, of Guntown, spent
Tuesday here with relatives.
Henry Bryson and family, of
Blair, were guests of relatives
here Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Hancock, of Man
tachie. spent Thursday with
friends here.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-23

business trip to Tupelo Saturday.
Mrs. r. S. Payne is spending
a few days with home folks in
Tupelo.-
John and Lue Martin were in
Tupelo Saturday.
Mark and Pruitt Bolen made a
business trip to Tupelo Friday.
d. A. l.. Gregory and Jim Dill
lard were in Tupelo Saturday.
Lee Poole and daughters were
in Sherman Saturday.
Lonnie Wood and family, OF
near Belden, spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Wood
Miss Lucille Billingsley, of neal
Belden, is spending the week
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A Miller spent
Sunday and Monday here.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-23
Brewer

Several visitors from Verona
attended singing at this place
Sunday afternoon.
Mayburn Birmingham, of I'm
ion, was in Brewer Sunday.
w. H. Davis visited his daugh-
ter. Mrs. T. j. Benson Sunday.
Jap Benson and Vester Archi-
bald attended the minstrel show
at Verona last week.
S. G. Kennedy and family were
in Tupelo Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Sargent
were shopping in Tupelot Satur-
day.
Mrs. Carrie Davis and Mrs.
Matte Armstrong were In Tupelo
last week.
Robt. carrie and family were
the guests of Bob Schumpert
Mrs. Morgan is the guest of
daughter, Mrs. Annie Flack,
this week.
The farmers are all very busy
in this section planting corn and
cotton.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-23
strings of the older people. and
thew gave 1872 so and saved the

strings of the older people, and
they gave 1872 so and saved the
piano.
Once upon a time,
Not many years ago,
Some people bought a piano
On credit, don't you know.
Didn't pay a penny down,
Hadn't one to pay,
For these are very squally times,
But the war'll stop some day.
Now, about the piano,
For thereby hangs the tale
Our little squeaky organ
Didn't quite suit Miss Dale.
She's our pretty singing teacher,
But she said we'd never learn to sing
Till we got a piano
And threw away that old thing.
| Oh, she was so, so worried,
And all of us were too
Our hearts were full of singing,
But what were we to do?
Sometimes we'd sing too fast,
And then we'd sing too slow;
Again we'd get clear off the tune
| And that's the way we'd go.
Then Miss Nell would tell US
In her sweet, quiet way
To try again and do u best,
We'd get that piano some day.
| And sure enough WI did,
What she says is always true;
| It's in our class now,
All shining and brand new.
But it's just here On trial,
And we will have to pay
Eighty-five big silver dollars,
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-23
GuntOwn

Mrs. Mamie Cross, of Boone
vile, visited Mrs. W. c. Kinds
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Bob Strain spent Friday
in Tupelo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cochran
and daughter, Hettye Mai, spent
Sunday with Mrs. M. A. Coch-
ran.
Misses Lola and Pauline Dun
can. of Verona, visited Misses
Mary Stovall and Celestia Brown.
Misses Myrtle Kellum, Willie
Clayton and Johnnie Long went
to Tupelo Sunday afternoon to
attend the singing.
Guntown was we'll represented
at West Point Friday-Field Day.
We are sorry to report Mrs. E.
D. Weems on the sick list, but
hope for her a speedy recovery.
Mesdames Alice Mcmillan and
G. Y. Houston went to Tupelo
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. B. Hard and
daughter. Nellie Burton, were in
town Saturday.
Mrs. E. O. Parrish and son,
Roy. are visiting her mother and
family in Humboldt, Tenn.
Oscar Trapp, Of Tupelo, candi-
date for sheriff, was in town last
week.
E. w. Cochran and little
daughter. of Baldwin, were here
Sunday afternoon to see his
mother, Mrs. M. A. Cochran,
who is on the sick list. W. hope
to see her out soon.
Mrs. Huffman, of Blair. visited
her sons in town Friday and Sat-
urday.
Howard Agnew went to Tupelo
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-23
COUNTY NEWS

Correspondents must mail
their communications so they
will reach this office not later
than early Wednesday morn
ing in order to be published in
current issue.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-23
Sherman

j. W. Gault spent Tuesday OF
last week in Tupelo.
Mrs. Norten Powell and Miss
Callie Jones spent Monday OF
last week in Tupelo.
Mesdames Langston and Hale
visited Tupelo Monday afternoon
of last week.
Robt. Bruce and John Living
ston were in Tupelo one day last
week.
Miss Blanche Jones, of Tupelo,
was the guest of homefolks Sat
urday and Sunday.
Misses Clyde Belk, Annie Mae
Beasley and Mary Tucker at.
tended Field Day exercises at
West Point Friday.
Bill Payne and family, of Biz
mingham, spent Sunday with
relatives here.
John Davis and family, of
Blue Springs, visited B. F. Muir
dock and family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Artie Snipes, of
Mound City, spent Sunday with
]. |. Wade and family.
John Witt has purchased a new
Ford car. Our town can now
boast of seven cars.
Miss Mamie Cypert visited
Memphis one day last week.
Lon Livingston, of Tupelo, was
in town Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Laney, of
Tupelo, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. C. Langston Sunday af-
ternoon.
Little Miss May Mitchell spent
one day last week in Tupelo.
Mrs. Mamie Gillespie and Miss
Willie Lee Reid visited Tupelo
Wednesday of the past week.
Mrs. Jeff M organ, of Memphis,
is the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. A. A. Bruce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bon cColough,
of Tupelo, visited w. P. Sanders
and family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. K. Rice have
as their guest Mrs. Rice's grand
mother, of Phoeba.
Mrs. w. 4. Bowlin and little
daughter, Dona May, visited in
Amory last week.
A. D. Tucker. J: P. Caldwell
and ]. S. Livingston attended
court at Pontotoc Monday.
Rev. w. A. Bowlin filled his
regular appointments at the
Methodist church Sunday.
W. P. Littlejohn and family
spent Sunday with relatives at
New Harmony.
j. Y. Wright attended court at
Pontotoc Monday.
H. B. Heard and family, of
Belden, were up in their car Sun
day afternoon.
v. B. Tucker and Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Grady, Of Ecru,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
D. Tucker Sunday afternoon.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-04-23
Or they'll take it back they say.
Now wouldn't that he awful.

Now wouldn't that be awful,
To let our piano go,
After once we've had it
And learned to love it so?
But our little pennies
Are so very, very small,
Now can't you big folks help US?
Oh please do! One and all.