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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-09

MUSIC. COMEDY AND
 MYSTERY AT LYRIC
Excellent Quintet of Acts Featured This Week and New Policy
 Inaugurated

With a vaudeville bill which includ IS Carter. the great magician and Illus ionist. and acts that abound in music md comedy. the Lyric inaugurates i.s summer policy of come when you like and stay as long as you please" The policy includes a continuous perform ance from 7;so 10 1o:so at night. with no reserved seats and ability of the public to enter when they like; and q change of the matinee hour from 2,Su 10 3 o'clock.
 This change should make the cool. delightful Lyric the home more than ever of Birmingham's amusement low CTS, for the quality of vaudeville of fered is unquestionably better than was even seen here before at sssch prices. and the quantity is the same
 Carter. the great magician. appears twice on the bill this week. and with him Is a company of 10 people. two carlads of gorgeous scenery and stage properties, and other necessities for presenting the greatest and most elab- crate act that the Lyric has had He presents at the opening of the show a bouquet of magic and mysterious tricks. many of which are said to be absolutely new. At the end of the show he Cffers The Lions Bride, in which q beautiful woman is thrown into the cage of a roaring lion, but In a start ling manner escapes. It is real lion
 once the property of King Manuel of Portugal. In the first part is the Weird Seance of Selma" the "Magi- cianss Incubator" and 'HThe Magical Divorce all of which are interesting and mystifying But the climax of the |.greatness of Carter comes In "1he Lions Bride" which was the great feature of the Lafayette show some years ago. Van and Schenck are two welt known artist to Birmingham audiences They constitute the pennant winning battery of song land, and are said to be able to put over more home runs in song and comedy than any team that comes here. Last season they were the rage of the bill on which they ap reared. and this year they bring all new comedy and songs
 Birmoingham has had few comme- diennes this season, but one of the o,everest and best comes this week in Ruth Rove, who went to the Palace theatre in New York some months ago practically unknown, and remained there seven weeks during which she was the biggest hit of the bills. She is mere slip of a girl, but she fairly radiates personality. and is singer of syncopated songs. she is supreme She Is after the order of Belle Baker Belle Blanche and other of the big stars of vaudeville, and is herself a star of the first water She makes he third big feature of the bill.
 comedy drama of stage life is
 offered in Broadway Love" by Vivian
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-09

Kitchener. with a smile. but if ever do, l mean to marry a German widow" Miss Peterson could not make up her mind whether K was joking or not In view of subsequent events, however
 he is not likely to give up single blessed
 ness for a while. at leastl
 Margate Removes Qualifications
 Easfer visitors to Margate, the famous English pleasure resort on the east coast,
 were not long in discovering that certain familiar objects had disappeared from the
 front" there. What we missed were the
 five anciefft cannon, brought originally from Sevastopol, that for so many years have been grouped around the flagstaff near Palm bay. with their venerable mug zles pointing out to sea. Accordingly, I inquired Of one of the town councillors
 what had become of these old Long Toms?"
 "Buried," was his laconic reply. After what happened at Scarborough and Hartlepool,' he added i've decided that we would give the Germans no ex- cuse for describing Margate as 'rortf- l fled town if they took 1t into their heads l to lombard us so we Just dismantled the old guns, and put them under the sod. l They'll be dug up when the war Is over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-09

enc of the most painful incidents oe the Olympic games of 1908, held it Shepherds Bush, London. HalsWetle was then a lieutenant and for eight years or more he had been one of the hest quarter milers in the world. In the Shepherds Bush meet he was Eng lands mainstay in the 400 metres. In the final heat America was represented by Carpenter, the Cornell runner, Rop- bins. of either the Irish American or the New York Athletic club. and Taylor, late coffee colored dust finger from the University of Pennsylvania. Hals- welle was the only Britisher to get through his heat and many of the native officials expressed a doubt as to whether he would get a square deal from the Yankee trio. The race was run on curved track and observers were posted every 50 yards or so to keep a watch on the tricky Arleri- cans"
 At the turn, Carpenter, who was leaa- ing ran wide. Halswelle instead of elected to pass him on his (Carpen- ter's) left and so secure the inside of the course went with him and tried to run around him on the outside. In a desperate effort to get by when there was not room on the course. the Englishman ran into Carpenters elbow and was thrown out of his stride. In- mediately one of the observers sig nailed to the judge and the tape was broken, making it mo race"
 The race was ordered rerun on the following day, but the Americans re- fused to participate. Halswelle ran alone and was credited with win The English and American papers made q great fuss about the affair which tended still further to embitter the al- ready intense feeling existing between the British and American competitors
 German Widow Kitchener's Choice
 Magaret Peterson. the clever Anglo-In- dian girl who bolted on her wedding eve. and. coming to England, promptly won the prize of s1250 offered by London publisher for the best novel submitted to him, told me yesterday about an uncom- monly interesting talk she once had with Lord Kitchener. An uncle of Miss Peter sons holds an important administrative post at Sima, and when Kitchener was there some three years ago, gave big dinner in the British war lords honor At this dinner. Miss Peterson sat on kitchener's right hand and chatted with him throughout the repast, apparently finding TX. of K.' in his most affable mood.
 Among other things she ventured to ask the famous soldier and supposed woman hater if he never intended to marry? T don't suppose I ever shall" replied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-09
Ode0n Two Programme

This weeks bill at the Odeon Two will probably outclass any of the past offerings. A new Lasky- -Belasco drama will open the weeks engagement,
 The regular mutual masterpiece feature runs Wednesday, and the fol- lowing day will witness the production of Rumpelstiltskin''--a novelty taken from Grimm's Fairy Tales.
 Friday and Saturday another Charles E. VanLoan baseball story will be photographed. Little Sunset features a redheaded kid who possesses all the charm of VanIoan's characters.
 The programme follows:
 Monday and Tuesday: 'The Woman,' with Lois Meredith.
 Wednesday: "Ihe Victim, with Bob Harron and Mae Marsh.
 Thursday Rumpelstiltskin." played by Clyde Tracy.
 Friday and Saturday: Little Sunset . played by Gordon Griffith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-09
Elliott O'Donnell, British Psychic Investigator, Tells
 Blood Chilling Stories
PRESENT WAR WILL
 ADD ANOTHER CROP
Death of Captain Halowelle Recalls a Painful Incident of the Olympic Games of 19OS-German Wid-
 Ow Kitchener's Choice

London, April 20-(Special.)-In addition to It's other troubles. Belgium, so a lead ing ghost-expert declares, Is the most spook-ridden country Oh earth. It was go even before the present war (goodness only knowswhat 1t will be afterward) and this because, so the psychic investi- gator in question, Elliott O'Donnell, as- terts, Belgium for its size, can testify to having seen more homicides-more deeds of cruelty and rapine-than any ether country in Europe. These include the evil acts of the black era of the Inquisition and many others committed 50 O'Donnell says, fin such secrecy that were 1t not for the grim visitants from the other world. they would never be suspected of having taken place,
 So O'Donnell, who was on the continent making collection of ghostly happenings when the war started. proceeds to curdle our blood with eerie tales of spook do- 1ngs in Belgium. the first of his cases of "haunting' coming appropriately enough, from tke trenenes at Mons. Two wounded soldiers assured him that, dur ing the battle, they kept seeing the fig ure of an, old woman in a queer poke bonnet and bright blue skirt, who re- peatedly got in their line of fire.
 At first we thought she was a Belgian farm woman,' they said, but when she continued to move about under a. con- etant hail of bullets some of which must ? have hit her, we realized she was noth- ing human. We commented on her pres ence, and a sergeant who overheard us exclaimed, So you see her. too. boys. It's my old mother. who died F years ago, in her eighty-sccond year. I believe she S come for ne. And he spoke the truth" my informants added flor directly he had finished speaking a shrapnel burst almost on the top of us ana literally blew him to pieces. We lay wounded there for some hours, but the old woma n did not appear again.
 Pruges is Inc most haunted town In Belgium, according to O'Dorncll, who also remarks that the time of the year when spontaneous fss chic phenomena are of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-09

the feature at the Lyric next week, lsoehez's monkeys are widely known ss the best trained and cleverest on the stage. and they present Q complete orchestra, a full vaudeville show and other features in "A Night in Monkey Music Hall" They will headline the bill next week, with two other fine acts as associated features. The Five Sullys In "The Information Bureau
 are already well known here, and their act is a riot of cleverness and comedy Bill Pruitt, the COW boy Caruso. is g Lew feature to Birmingham. but is known as an excellent entertainer with great voice and knowledge of how to handle it. James Thompson ano company in "The Burglars union,' is another act widely known here. aao fifth act will be added.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-09
Quite a Risk

From the Louisville Herald
 Two nursemaids were wheeling their infant charges in the park when ono asked the other:
 Are you going to the dance tomor- row afternoon?'
 I'm afraid not"
 What" exclaimed the other. And you so fond of dancing?' 'T'd like to go." explained the conscien- tious maid. but to tell the truth, am afraid to leave the baby with it's moth- err"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-09
Where Will He Co?

From the Louisville Herald
 Don't you want to go to the better world, TommyF' asked a Boston Sunday school teacher Of the new scholar.
 NO. num-" promptly replied the frank little fellow.
 And why not Tommy?''
 ''Oh. when [ die I want to go where ?. fellow can rest N Well. my boy, you can rest there"
 But in that song We sang it said we'd all shine there. I get enough of that here-rm a shoeblack, num-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-09

Murray and Gladys Alexandria. It Is said to be exceedingly clever and en- tertaining. The members of the team are well known to vaudeville and both are talented. This act completes the five of the week.
 Pathe animated cartoons. with ''Heeza Liar" as the subject, have be- comes as popular at the Lyric as a headline comedy feature, and the au- dience will be entertained with an- other new subject this week. The Pathe weekly news service will also be offered with it's events from all parts of the world and scenes from the war zone of Europe.
 Coming Attractions
 The original-never initiated suc- cessfully-monkey music act will De
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-09

frontier and from many districts along the Baltic. Most of them were caught without money and were driven off to interior towns in a penniless plight.
 Accordingly. the American emtassy and the American consulateS where there were such became flooded with appeals for funds Charge WilsoHezand his assistants, Jones and Furness, worked day and night over the mass of cable and mail correspondence that grew from day to day. A bureau Of in- quiry was established apart iron: the embassy proper In charge of Karl Ruleman. | Swede temporarily en- ployed. and soon funds were being dis patched in every direction at the rata Of from 10000 to S0.00O rubles daily. With the arrival of Schuyler. early In January. he strengthened this inquiry bureau ny employing corps of typists and clerks and organized another bu- reau at the embassy to handle all gen. eral inquiries, regarding both civil and military prisoners and for the trans mission of personal funds, which began arriving from relatives of the detained ones. Throughout the country Schuyler organized the civil prisoners them selves by having one of their number chosen as the responsible head of each individual group, charged with trans- hitting details of the requirements of the members. To this responsible head funds were sent for relief.
 Compliments Native Police
 This responsibility had formerly rest- ed on the local Russian police author ities and Schuyler complimented theru warmly for the generally conscientious and efficient discharge of their un- sought duties. It Is an additional trt- bute to them that in several instances German members of certain groups have written, asking that the chief of their own selection be removed and ths Russian police official be replaced.
 In the midst of all these operations came Ambassador Marye. He found Secretary Wilson running things in . aighly eommendable way and was sat- isfied to leave practical control of the relief work in his hands until Schuyler arrived
 Before leaving for home Schuyler made a tour of the military camps as far to the southeast as the Turkost frontier. returning through the Trans caspian and Caucasian country. lie travelled 5000 miles. inspected eight camps containing approximately b01. . coo prisoners. On his return he said that on the whole the prisoners were well fed. we'll housed and we'll clothed. Their daily rations were three pounds of black bread, half a pound of meat unlimited tea and a small quantity of sugar, besides substantial soup, which after gastronomical test he pro- nounced equal 70 that served him at most of the railway restaurants en route.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-06
laps May Sound Tocsin
of War Within 4S Hours

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-06
CHINESE CAPITAL Is
REMARKABLY PASSIVE

Picking. May s-The Chinese cap
tai ss remarkably quiet in the face %
what the Pedng Gazette calls the
gravest peril in China's modern his
tory Most % the people Of the city
usual, apparently with no knowledge
~ the problem which confrOnts their
country. They might easily be aroused
but the government has taken every
PROBATION 70 prevent anu-Japaneae
demonstrations
only the educated classes are kept
informed Of the progress of negotia-
lions with japan AmoFw them the
feeling il intense, but there have been
no demonstrations although reports
have been received from southern
cities that several men and one we
man have committed suicide dsciar-
ing they did not wish 20 live 80 see
China subluRated."
After the news was received vesteF-
day % Japan's proposed ultimatum. a
cabinet council was held az the winter
palace. the residence 81 President
Yuan shi Kai The ministers were
divided in opinion. The president
asked questions but did not express his
own views
some officials express the belief that
China viii surrender. while others
think she VIII offer as the resistance
possible % Japan's demands. The de-
cisIon viii rest wlth Yuan shi EaL
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-06
MAY HAvE - oTHERs.

Hull Eng. May 5.-Three more
British travIsrs have been added 20
the list Of those blown up by Ger
man submarines in the North sea
Monday and It is feared others also
were lost as they were shelled and
fred ON with rifles by the crew of a
submernible The crews ~ the trawl-
ers Tolanthe. Hero and Northwsrd 10
have landed here. reporting the de-
structi0n 81 their boats No lives were
lost aboard any Of the three
A Copenhagen dispatch says that
while the three we're fishing a Ger
man submarine appeared and ordered
them 70 stop The crews took e. their
boats and the trawlers were blown up
by boarding parties from ghe suhma-
rine
The trawler Portin has rea ehcd Hull
safely after an exciting chase hy a
submarine
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-06
MONT TAKES A
TRIP OVER TO.
PACIFIC COAST.
MISSING SKIPPER or FISHING
SMACK HEARD FROM, HAVING
WRITTEN WIFE FROM SAN
FRANclsco-Is AL RIGHT.

After she had started tho preparation
~ mourning garments. Mrs Salvatore
Month 81 80 West Intendeucia street.
yesterday received word from her hus-
band. who DISAPPEARED In Tama two
weeks ago. the letter stating that he
Hss In san Francisco. and that he
was all right just why he made the
trip was not made public. except that
be thought his wife would raise an OBJ
lection 90 his going out west and he
decided g 80 % the Pacific coast and
then notify her upon hts arrival This
70 has done.
Mrs. MontL soon sitter the receipt Of
his letter, called up the Warren Fish
Company and informed them of the
contents ~ the letter she had Just
been supplied with b. the early morn
INK letter carrier. Upon this iuforma-
ton. the officials 81 the FISH company
took mp the question ~ looking after
the smack Seminole. and that vessel
will be- brought here possibly via the
snapper banks. by someone who will be
authorized 20 take charge ~ the YES
sell
The strange disappearance o. Mont
from Tampa had the police department
Of that city much puzzled In fact
tho question was studied I'm all it's
phases. and the entire resources % the
very capable Tampa department were
put forth 20 set line on the missing
captain. All clues were run down
one member 81 the smack's crew. who.
fourteen years ago had q quarrel with
Nonu. was Jailed ora suspicion ~ hay-
ing had something 90 do with his
strange disappearance, but was later
given his liberty; a reward for infor-
mation leading 90 the captains loca-
tlan. was authorized. this being in the
sum - Sl00s Manager Frank Taylor
of the Warren Fish Company, made a
trip to Tampa 90 look into matters
personally. and In fact everything was
done SO lead 20 his location. IL was
the generally accepted opinion in
Tampa. and with some 81 his friends
in Pensacola. that be- had been the
victim OF foul play and his body had
been secreted. but all these surmises
are wiped out noe. with the receipt
al the letter as above mentioned.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-06
NINE TRAWLERS
SENT TO BOTTOM
BY SUBMARINES
So Far as Known, However
No Lives Were Lost
in Encounter.
ny ASSOCIATED PRESS

London. May s-Ntne trawIers &C.
the bag credited 20 a German subma-
rine on Monday Of this week in a mes
sage received here from Hull Ths
victims were the Iolanshe. Hero.
Northward Ho. Hector, Progress. Co
quetts and Bob white q HUI and
the Rugby and Bridge Of Grimsby.
So far a. ID known ne lives were
lost in these encounters. Crews %
the fishing vessels say the subma-
rine was Of the newest type anc had
an iron cross painted on her coming
tower. She ran amucE among the
fishing feet and sank several trawIers
IN quick succession. The crews were
given time to escape, bat In some
cases the small boats drifted for hours
before they we're picked up.
Each man coming ashore ls exhibit
ing a huge lu.'p q black bread. given
him by the crew Of the submarines
The sailors are preserving these pieces
of bread a. souvenirs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-06
IMPENDING DECLARATION
AFFECTS COTTON PRICES

New Orleans. May Cotton drop
ped 80 60 s5 points or more than $50
a bale in the early afternoon session
today after news vas received that
Japan had sent an ultimatum 20 China.
The market was weak from the start
but the news from the orient seemed
responsible for the pronounced break.
The market kept breaking lower and
closed at the bottom. e. 60 81 points.
or almost ta.50 bale down. Traders
seemed Co consider rns japanese ultl-
matum 80 the exclusion % all other
news.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-06
RESINOL HEALS
TICKING SKINS
And Clears Unsishtly couplsFions.

Resluol Ointment. with Rasiuol
soap. stops itching instantly quickly
and easily heals the most DISTRESSING
cases 81 eczema, rash. rinsaorm. tUt-
ter or other tormentinR skin or scalp
eruptionss and clears away plmples,
biackheads. rednesE, rUHghucsss and
dandruT when other treatments have
proven only a waste az time and
money
Physicians have prescribed Besnol
for twenty years. while thousands who
have been cured say What RcsinoI
dld for az % viii 90 f1r you Every
druggist sells Resluul soap lZ5cD and
Reaiuol Ointment lJ0g and SD
Is YOUR TOILET SOAP sAFE7
Many toilet soaps contain harsh. In
furious alkAU Resinnl Soap contains
absolutely ne free alkah. and 60 t BE-
added the BeEinol medication. This
gives BE- aoofhine. healing properties
which clear the complexion. comfort
tender skins and keep the hair healthy.
lAdE1
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-06
Bill of Verbose Phraseology,
Fathered BY Florida Doc
tors, Survives 2nd Reading.

Continued From Page Ona)
ashing amendment votss for section
eleven of the anti-tr hill
gather from the Kind Words
Club" that meets nightly in the Leon
lobby that the bin viii never get by
THE senate with section eleven ln &c. u
tire other sections do survive
Senator A. s. Wells ~ Leon county.
Ia mot much for style. but ne is
bear for persistence. and he has sense
Hhe "a horse. due perhaps Go his long
association with horses as trader
worker and friend heard Jim Ned"
Wilson. say last night that horse
Wells had sold la Jackson county
eighteen years ago. was stlu sound
ia wind and limb and going good
Wells just will not ict the boys laugh
his huzzard bIli 90 death, and b. there
with che figures showing. the depreda-
tious of huzzards on sucking lambs
and pigs and other young and tender
assets ~ the farmer. whenever any
enc gets gay with him about his bin
10 may as well be told right here as
leaving 80 20 be discovered later. and
this g. that Senator Wells has his
eve on De depredaticns 81 other buzz
cards. besides the ones that circle
around overhead looking for breakfast.
Wells has sent and Eot q copy Of the
Kansas law that tied a can 20 stan
dard OIL and made all 81 the other
trusts sit up and beg He ia adapting
this Is Florida conditions. and win In
trodure the Wells antitrust hfil Ia
tire senate as soon as he gets n framed
to his motion. lie says that the Kan
ras trust buster Is deadlier dose than
tire Texas brand.
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-06

weather failed 20 inspire any impor-
tant buying and the market was weak
during the afternoon with active
months selling thirty points under last
nights prices and about 1875 per bale
below the recent high level
Weakness In the Liverpool market
and reports that export demands had
fallen back 20 practically nothing in
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-06
NEW YORK COTTON
DROPS s4.25 PEA BALE

New York. May 5-There was a
sharp break IN the cotton market here
today and heavy general liquidation on
scattered selling whicn appeared 20 he
inspired By the strained relations be-
tween japan and Chins. Unfayorable
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-06
JAP. WOMEN AND CHILDREN
DIRECTED TO LEAVE QUO

Haukow. China, May 6-Thg Jap
anese consul general received insuuc-
tions from Toxic today directing him
70 order japanese women and chill
dren to he prepared % leave Hankow
for Japan by tomorrow'a steamer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-06

the south contributed 20 the decline.
The market continued very weak In
the late trading May selling about So
per hale under last nights closing
figures II closed weak az the lowest
point Of the day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-06

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