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New Britain herald., 1915-01-20
ARNOLD FAMILY
 GOOD AT KEENEYS

Talented musicians, the members of the Arnold family, appearing this week as one of Keeney's special at fractions, give one of the most enter talnlng string concerts that local theater-goers have had an opportur- 1ty to enjoy in a long time. The act is presented in a fashion that mak es each succeeding number better than that given before it, and even after the musicians have responded with several encOres the audience is lOatll to have them give way to the next turn. The act is in charge of Mr. Arnold, the head of the family He directs the musicians from the or chestra pit The players are bis five daughters. They are all skilled Tn the playing of string instruments and they play violins, mandolins. 'cellos and other sweet toned de- vices' They play singly and in groups, their classical as well as popular se- lectons finding great favor. They were the real applause getters last night.
 Marie Fournier and her partner furnish the thrills this week. They present spectacular cycle act, which they designate as "The Cage of Death.' They do some thrilling feats on wheels while in the small motordomo, which they have erected on the stage. One of them rides a motorcycle around the enclosure. speeding at times at the rate of sixty miles an hour. It is a daredevil feat and it makes a deep impression on the audience
 Sol and Nat Fields, brothers of the famous Lew are appearing at the theater this week at the head of q company of fourteen. presenting the Hokey Pokey Girls, a musical come dy in minat ture, which is enjoyed nl- mensely by the audience every day. Both Fields. are clever German com edlans and they provoke great deal of mlrth while they hold the boards. They have surrounded themselves with chorus of pretty girls who do some sprightly dancing and enter talning singing.
 Charlie Don, versatile Scotch comedian and Davis and Nash col ored entertainers, make up the bal ance of the vaudeville program
 There is no vaudeville house in the country, or any other kind of a house either, that is furnishing a better brand of motion pictures than Keen eys produces every day.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-20
ANOTHER FINE FILM
 AT FOX THEATER

"Brewster's Millions" the famous novel and successful play with the original star Edward Aheles" in the fascinating role of Monty Brewster. released by the Jesse LaslSy Feature Film company in five acts and two hundred and forty big scenes will hold headline honors on the big motion picture bill at FoX's today and to- morrow. It is not at all necessary to dwell at any great length on the story of the famous play and novel as nearly every man, woman and child had either read the book or seen the play that startled the theatrical world with it's wonderful drawing powers, and all are familiar with Monty Brewster's attempts at spending million dollars in order to inherit the seven million left to him at the death Of his uncle. His investments in Wall street in a sure losing proposition. the backing of a Happy pugilist, and everything Monty touches with the hope of losing some of his money, turn out just the reverse and he wins The story begins with a ripple and ends with roar, and it is one of the best releases from the popular studio of the former vaudeville king.
 Another traction that is awaited with interest every Wednesday, and Thursday is the new Hearst Pathe serial, The Exploits of Elaine" The mysterious super criminal in The EX- ploits of Elaine" is arousing a perfect fever of interest Who is he? When and how will he be caught? These are the questions everyone is asking. The greatest detective stories in America are now being made into the greatest motion picture serial ever produced and coupled with the extra
New Britain herald., 1915-01-20
GET ACQUAINTED"
 NEW IDEA AT POLTS

One of the most unique theatrical novelties of the season will be intro duced at Polls theater. Hartford to- morrow afte~poon when Madeline Moore, the pretty ingenue of the Poli Players, and Roy Phillips, the juVe- rifle man, will hold Get Acquainted" reception on the stage Of the theater immediately after the matinee. This is one of Manager Thatcher's novel ideas of having the Players and the patrons of the thea
 ter become personally acquainted. Manager Thatcher, and the Players
New Britain herald., 1915-01-20

ordinary cast of popular players it constitutes the acme of serial stories.
 The Frozen Safe" furnishes a new thrill. a new surprise in the fourth episode which will be shown today
 and tomorrow. A most modern, bur glar proof safe opened by means of a strange and wonderful method right before the eyes of the spectators. Nothing seems to be impossible to the super-crimiral and even the great Craig Kennedy cannot bring him to justice, and just these scenes are shown in today's chapter that is chock full of thrills, mystery and suspense.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-20
Recipes As to How to Cook Many
 Old Southern Appetizing Dishes They Include Everything from New Orleans Fish Balls to Virginia Fried Chicken With Creole Soup and
 Sweet Potato Biscuit.
New Orleans Sally Lunn.

Use the yolks of five eggs, one and half pints of flour, one tablespoon ful of butter, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one glass of sour milk, one teaspoonful of baking powder. Mix. and bake in flat pan about twenty minutes.
 Spanish Creole JumbalIaya
 Wash one. pound of rice. soak for an hour. Cut up remnants of cold roasted chicken or turkey, one slice Of ham, and fry in one tablespoon full of lard. Stir in rice and add slowly one pint of hot water Cover the contents. and let cook until rice is nearly dry. Add two tablespoon fuls of cooked tomatoes.
 Southern Stcwed Oysters.
 Have the vessel hot in which the oysters are to be cooked, and take them from the liquor. Put in yes sel, stirring them to prevent scorch- ing. Cook quickly, and when half done add to each quart of oysters a piece of fresh butter the size of an egg, half a pint of cream, the Yolks of two eggs. pepper and salt to taste, and serve hot. This may be cooked in a cnafing dish, and it makes a ! delicious treat for luncheon or sup per.
 Sweet Potato pOne. Stir together until very light three quarters of a pound each of butter and pulverized sugar, add two table SpOonfulS of ginger, stir in gradually l eight well beaten eggs and d pound and a half of grated sweet potato, add 1 il gill of sour milk in which d tea spoonful of soda has been dissolved, and beat the mixture until very light. Pour into a buttertd baking dish and bake four hours.
 Creole MacarOni | Cook macarOni until tender drain 1 put in baking dish with butter, Sa It 1 and a bit of dry mustard, cut uV 1 cooked chicken HNerS, a few muSh-
New Britain herald., 1915-01-20

rooms a bit of bacon and few pieces of chopped tongue or ham. Mix, and bake for twenty minutes. Sprinkle the top with grated Par mesan cheese and bake until it is delicately Drowned.
 old Virginia Forccmcat Balls.
 One pound veal or mutton, cook ed , chop 1t very fine with one-half pound of beef suet. Add to this a table spoonful each of thyme, sweet mar joram. parsley, an onion. a pinch of mace, cloves, grated nutmeg. Add the beaten yolks of two eggs and a half cup of grated bread crumbs. Season to taste with salt and pepper and fry in hot fat Drain and serve piping hot.
 old Virginia Fried Chicken.
 Cut half pound of salt pork into small pieces and fry until grease is extracted. Strain. Soak a young broiler in salted water for thirty minutes. Dry, season with pepper and dredge with four. Fry in the hot fat. Take up chicken. drain and set aside to keep hot In covered dish over hot water. Pour into the gravy left in the frying pan cup of rich milk; as it heats stir in pinch of baking soda; then stir in a tablespoonful of butter rolled in one of flour: cook until thick; add a table spoonful of minced parsley; cook for one minute and pour over the fried chicken.
 Virginia Cocoanut Cream Pudding.
 A quarter of d pound each of fresh butter and pulVerized sugar arc beat en together until light. Six eggs are next whipped separately. then turned together and mixed gradually with d pint of sweet cream. To this mix ture i4 added by degrees the grated meat of two large cocoanuts in turn with the butter and sugar. The whole is stirred very hard. then turned into dish and baked. This should be served cold with whipped cream.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-20
Creole MacarOni.

Cook macaroni until tender, drain, put in a baking dish with butter, salt and a bit of dry mustard, cut up cooked chicken HNers, d few muSh-
New Britain herald., 1915-01-20
News f0r Thenhp G0ers and Women Readers
A Menu for Tomorrow

Breakfast
 Cereal Sugar and Cream Delmonico Potatoes Gems
 Coffee
 Baked Corn and Tomatoes Pop Overs Fruit Tea
 Black Bean Soup
 Roast Beef
 Franconia Potatoes
 Stuffed Onions
 Celery Mayonnalse
 Wafers Cheese
 Little Chocolate Puddings
 Coffee
 Baked Corn and Tomatoes-Fiil q baking dish with alternate layers oi canned corn, tomatoes and toasted or fried bread crumbs, adding plenty of salt and pepper, suspicion of Su~ gar and generous pieces of butter. Have the top layer crumbs, cover and bake for forty minutes, then uncover for ten minutes longer.
 Little Chocolate Puddings-Staic bakers bread or an extra light loaf of home made will be required for little chocolate buildings. Trim off all crust and put it aside to dry, then rub the crumbs of the loaf as fine as possible. To d quart of light crumbs add a half cupful of grant, lated sugar and turn through that 1t may be evenly mixed, then fill into well buttered custard cups. Melt two squares or ounces of grated chocolate over hot water, gradually add two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one cupful and a half Of hot milk, four we'll beaten eggs, and a teaspoonfIl of vanilla. Raste this over the crumbs until the molds are full let stand for ten minutes, then place in a pan partly filled with hot water and bake in a slow oven until firm m the center. Turn out carefully anl set away until cold, serving with cream.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-20

Waists are just shade smaller than they have been--and fl is even whis- pcred that the really small waist is to be fashionable once more. How ever, nobody knows.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-20

An excellent stew is made of soup meat and macaroni, favored with tomatoes.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-09
Big Monday at Princess.

The program at the Princess
for Monday is a diversified one
of 5 reels.
Essanay presents beautiful
Beverly Bayne and big cast of
stars in IAN Opal Ring" a mod
ern society drama in 2 reels. with
beautiful settings and the last
word in stylish gowns.
Biograph presents Masks and
Faces" a high class drama in
reels. adapted fromChas. keade's :
noted novel. Peg Wellington,
"a beautiful picture layishly
staged
The Nitagraphers offer Flora
Finch and Jay Dwiggins with Is
others in a laughable farce com
edy, They Loved Him So. ="
The Princess orchestra offers
an excellent musical program.
Admission 5 and 10c.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-09
Continued on page 6.
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST
GATHERED HERE AND THERE
Gist of the News From Over
the Country Given in a
Brief Form.

Vice-President Marshall spoke
to several thousand people at the
A. and M. College yesterday.
Morton, the former Columbus
pitcher, won his fourth straight
game last Wednesday for Cleve-
land, defeating Chicago by a
score of | to o.
More than $500, 00O,OOO has
been spent BY he various States
on 81 900 miles of State highways
About 1000 miles have been
built within the last two years.
Only seven States have no form
of State highway dcpar me~'.
Warrants charging aproxl-
mately 100 persons with con-
spiracy to violate the Harrison
anti-narcotic act, which went in
to effect March |. have been
sworn out in Chicago.
Eugene Cannon, a negro, shot
Walter Thomas, another member
of his race. Friduy afternoon,
filling his back full of bird shot,
as result of a misunderstanding
ab.ut a ball game.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-09
Worlds largest Steamer Il
SENT 70 Bottom By Ger.
man Submarine.
aulr 500 tscDt ptiTH II M sll
Many Americans Are Among
the Hundreds of Lives
That Were Lost.
no WANING WAS GIVEN THf STEAMER
More Than 1000 Souls Were
Aboard ,261 Passengers
-188 Americans.
no WANING WAS GIVEN THf STEAMER

The following dispatch was re.
ceived al late hour last night
by the Commercial: --latest
British reports from theLusitania
disaster indicates that fifteen
hundred lives we're lost of which
number 137 were Americans.
Alfred Vanderbilt, Elbert Hub
bard and Charles Frohman have
not yet been heard from. Wash
ington officials are deeply con-
cerned but are waiting fuller re-
ports. The vessel carried 2,161
passengers. 568 have been ac.
counted for. President Wilson
views the situation as one calling
for calmness. Chairman Stone
of foreign relations committee
says passengers were warned
and looks for no foreign compli-
cations.
New York. May THE Gu
nard liner Lusitania, one of the
fastest ships afloat. was torpe-
doed and sunk this afternoon off
the coast Of ireland, ten miles
south nf Kinsale.
She had aboard 1883 passen-
gers. She sailed from this port
last Saturday. May l. and carried
in addition to her own large pas
senger list. 163 passengers trans
ferred to her from the Anchor
liner Oameronia-
The news of her sinking was
announced by the local office of
the Cunard line and was based
on cable advices received from
the home Office of the company
in Liverpool.
There were 1873 American pas
sengers in all, aboard the Lusi-
tania. according to compilation
made late today at the Cunard
Offices. The British numbered
$50 and other nationalities made
up the remainder Of the 1883
passengers aboard.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-09
Bowman Strikes oui Alh
teen Mi@ia ippians In
the Two Games.
fast Es1s ! 10 -. sEEoso Z 10 1
Errors by Ficldcfg Cost A.
and NJ. Players the First
Game.
StCOsO CONTEST sls HlsD fousHT
a and Ms IIopss Now Lie la
Games Here With Auburn
Friday and Saturday.

Bowman trimmed the Missis-
sippi ARgies for the University
lof Alabama in two games at
Lake Park yesterday after
noon. score IL and 2-l. The
Alabamian was in the pink of
condition and worked like a vet
eran, retiring l9of his opponents
during the two games.
The Aggies wabbled in the field
ling department at crucial mo-
ments and costly errors were for
tremendous advantage to the
Alabamians.
The second game was hard
fought throughout, the two tea rs
battling for five sessions without
a score. The Aggies' hopes for the
| S. l.A.A. championship after the
result of today's games are pinn-
ed to the Auburn series here
next Friday and Saturday.
Both teams hit on a par in the
first game. but fielding bIunders
cost the Aggies the game. Six er-
rors were chalked against them.
The second game was fast and
snappy, triple play in the fifth
by the Alabamians featurin,
For five innings neither side
scored. but in the sixth each team
sent runner across the plate.
In the eighth a wild throw to
third by Barber. in an effort to
block steal. brought in Alaba-
mas winning run. The Aggies
settled down in the second game
and played good consistent ball
throughout.
The games were witnessed by
a good crowd.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-09
fHIRTY-FOUR PEOPLE ARE
KILLED IN FIERCE STORM
Many are known to Have Been
Injured and Loss ofProperty
is Heavy.

New Orleans. May Storms
general over large sections of
Louisiana and Mississippi late
yesterday aftern ,on. last night
and early today resulted in "a
deaths, the injury Of at least
three-score persons and property
damage that was heavy but
which it is impossible to estimate
because of interrupted wire COM
munieation.
The death list of q reported
last night was increased today
when il was ascertained that Ia
persons had been killed in
Coahoma and adjoining counties
in Mississippi.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-09
COLUMBUS TEAM TO PLAY
HIGH SCHOOL TUESDAY
Interesting Game to Take Place
Between Local Players at
Lake Park.

The first game to be played
this season by the Columbus ball
team will take place at Lake
Park Tuesday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock when they will meet the
Franklin High School.
Leo Blake, one of the best local
pitchers, will twirl for Columbus,
and Eugene Bass, who has made
such a reputation this season
with the Franklin team, will
pitch again for the High School.
The lineup is as follows:
Columbus: Perry. c; Blake, P;
Mullen, | B; Kuykendall, 2B;
Jones, S S; Lawley, 3B; Sanders,
L F; Butts. C F; Broome. X F;
Lotion, Sub; Patton, Sub.
Franklin Academy: Ashmore,
c; Bass. P; King. | B; Hampton.
2 B; Land, S S; Chandler. 3 b;
Mccullough, l. F; Clark. c +;
Cole, X F; Randle, Sub; Love,
Sub.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-09
WILL OBSERVE
MOTHERS DAY
Beautiful Custom Il 10 - Ite.
apectcd Throughout United
States Today
SPECIAL PROGRAMS HERE
Y lowers Will Bs Worn In Homer
n both the Living and Dead
Mothers.

This u Mothers Day. and will
b. generally observed through.
out the United States. and
there will be worn for
mothers living. flowers bright.
for mothers dead, flowers white. "
The second Sunday in May Is the
day designated toi pay tribute to
all mothers. dead or living.
The object Of the observance
Is to honor and uplifi motherhood
and to give happiness to "the
best mother who ever lived"
In giving this public recogni-
tion to the mothers of America,
the citizens of the United States
recognize the strength and inspi-
ration derived from the thousands
OF nome centers where the moth
er is rearing good, helpful mem
bers of the various common.
A proclamation was made on
May 8, 1914. by Woodrow Will
son, president of the United
States, calling upon the govern
ment officials to display the Unit
ed States flag on all government
buildings. and the people of the
United States to display the flag
at their homes or other suitable
places on the second Sunday in
May, as a public expression of
love and reverence for the moth
ers of our country.
Appropriate programs will be
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-09
VARDAMAN HERE
ON SHORT VISIT
United States Senator Passes
Through the City Enroute
to Alaabma.

United States Senator James
X. Vardaman arrived in the city
yesterday afternoon and is the
guest of Hon. 7. w. Maer and
family
Senator Vardaman delivered
an address at ponotoc Friday
night. and is passing through this
city en- route to Sheffield, Ala,
where he goes to attend a meet
ing of the Tennessee River I'm.
provement Association, which
will be held there this week.
Senator Vardamsn has many
friends here who are giving him
a hearty welcome.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-09
Bridge Aero Which llc Was
Riding fell Forty Fccto
the Ground
TWO MULES ARE KILLED
Accident Occurred SEVERAL Nllss
West of Ciiy.--asero Escspss
Uniniursd

An accident which came near
causing the death ~ Willie
Sw0ope. a young planter of the
prairie section. occurred several
miles west If Columbus Thurs
day morning. when a bridge
across whrh he was riding fell
IN. Mr.. s,woope mad one nb
broken. tie Two mules which he
was driving were killed and the
wagon was completely splintered.
A negro. who was riding with
Mr.. Swoope. escaped unhurt.
Mr.. Swoope. who was on route
to the plantation Of his father,
l.. +. Swoope was crossing
a fifty foot bridge when its piers
gave way, throwing the wagon
and its occupants into a gulch
forty feet deep. and one end of
the bridge fell over on them.
The injured man was carried
to the home of his father and
physicians were summoned to
his aid.
The accident is unaccounted
for as the bridge was practically
a new one. and is said to have
been built by the county last De-
cember.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-09
Children's Day Exercises,

The annual Children's Day ex-
ercises will take place at the
First Methodist church this morn
ing at IL O'Clock, and a special
program has been arranged for
the occasion. At a o'clock this
afternoon Wednesday, meet.
ing will be held. The public is
cordially invited to attend both
of these services.
On account of the absence OF
Rev. w. L. Druen, the pastor,
there will be no preaching at this
church today.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-09
FIFTEEN HUNDRED PERISH
WHEN LUS|TAN|A IS SUNK
Chsas Preparing pspIy
To jsps uItImsism.

Washington. May I In.
formation fFHn . high n.
llelaI source today Is that
the far eastern crisis has
been averied and that n
favorable settlement be.
tween japan and China IL In
prospect. Secretary Bryan
announced today that the
United States had received
the substance Of the japan.
ese ultimatum 10 China. and
that II contained important
notifications by Japan. lie
declined TO say whether the
notifications were satisfac-
tory to the United States
government.
Dispatches from Peking
state that attaches Of the
foreign Office were at work
all night translating Japan's
ultimatum and drafting the
terms of China's compliance
with the demands which
will be submitted to Yuan
Shi Kai and the state coun-
Gil at 10 a. m.
The Chinese note will re-
view China's case, answer
the charges contained in the
ultimatum and accept the
charges without qualifica-
ton.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-09
IMMENSE CROWD
TO SEE GEANT
Grand Stand Pcing Enlarged
On Account of Large
Seat Sale

The citizens Of Columbus con
tinue to show their enthusiastic
interest in the pageant, which is
to depict the history Of their city
by their liberal contributions tC
the pageant fund. The com
mittee of business men who are
soliciting subscriptions have mel
with unexpected success. They
expect in few days to have in
hand the sum toward which they
are working, and then the list OF
subscribers and their subscrip-
tions will be published.
1t is not only by individual sub
scribtions that the citizens of Co
lumbus have aided the college in
launching this great pageant.
For, as a corporation, they most
generously donated through the
city Council, the liberal sum OF
$3.50.
Every day the young ladies at
the college receive messages and
letters from their relatives and
friends signifying their inten-
ton of being at the pageant.
The friends of the people OF
Columbus and many of the form.
er citizens intend to return to
the city on that day to see them
selves or their friends and rela-
tives represented in the pageant.
Mr.. Blewett Lee, who is now
general Solicitor for the Illinois
Central railroad, will come from
Chicago to see the wedding oil
his father and mother portrayed
in the pageant. Judge Dicken,
son, who was secretary of wal
during Taft's administration and
who is now a very prominent
lawyer in Chicago. will be pres
ent with Mrs. Dickinson to SCI
himself as a boy of fourteen
years in General Stephen d. Lee,
wedding, andwill come back tt
Columbus on this OF casion for th'
first time in forty five years.
One of the very interesting
features of the pageant will b.
an exact reproduction of tn,
opening of the college in 1858, a
which DR.. Jones. the first presi
dent presided. Addresses wer'
made on this occasion by Cover
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-09
UNIVERSITY Of ALABAMA WINS
DOUBLE HEADER FROM Ab.,' IS
Wilson ktsNs Sifu4iisn
With gfssest Csnssfn

WashRg 81 NaY DE-
stmetloh IL ihe British liner
lgatahia Wlth the Iasa n
maHg lives hmkal sfs Iais
II The linited States govern
menl ard puad profound
grief tn the national capital
Although Il Is not known
how many II any. n those
lost were Americans. the
view was general that the
most serious situation con
fronted the American gov
erument since the outbreak
Of the European war.
The warning Of the Unit
ed States that Germany
would be held 10 a strict
accountability for the loss
of American lives" ire
spective of whether they
were aboard belligerent or
neutral vessels when attack
ed. focused attention on
the White House. where
President Wilson, until a
late hour last night, read
the dispatches with grave
interest. L h e president
made no comment.
Notification announcing
the list of victims is expect
ed momentarily.