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New-York tribune., 1917-12-16

lacks the spirit of a mute, inglorious
limerick writer The milk that the
real de Musset drank in Venice was
the strongest Of waters, and, stung to
fury. nc screamed like cat left out in
the cold.
a n EFFECT Of the war on the drama
~ that has occasioned considerable
comment is the increased opportunity
that il has given to the American play
wright. Owing TO the disorganization
Of the theatrical business on the con-
tinent Of Europe, fewer plays have
been imported, and the managers have
sent out one panic call after another
TO native talent. 1t is too soon to
say that this increased opportunity has
afforded the American playwright
merely a suffciency Of hemp where
with TO hang himself by his collective
neck, but the situation at present is
that although during the last twelve
months more plays by American au-
thors have been put on than ever be-
fore. many of them would never have
been produced if anything else had
been available.
The pre-holiday pause in theatrical
activities makes the moment a logical
one for a survey Of the first semester
of the dramatic year, but the retrospect
is almost as depressing as eontempla-
ton of ones misspent youth, The cal
endar displays a large number of yes
terdays that have lighted fools the way
to dusty death. 1t provokes melancholy
and mixed metaphor. There are, never
theless, distinct CLEANS of comfort.
Although democracy in letters tends
to debasement 10 the mean common
denominator Of intelligence and the
encouragement of crude PHILOSOPHERS,
there is an undoubted shrewdness and
skill in the construction Of American
plays.
II is obvious that the public are in
terested in dramatic technique and ap-
preciate clever situations and wit in
plot manipulation. That this appre-
citation is matter Of comparatively
recent growth is attested by the fact
that until few seasons ago nearly all
the long runs were restricted to plays
with novel stories that were either SEN
timental or melodramatic. In such plays
as "The Man Who Came Back" and "Un-
der Cover" the interest is produced
mainly by a series of mechanical!
shocks. "The Thirteenth Chair" COM
bined a high degree Of technical dex-
terity with a sentimental interest in a
girl and her mother suspected Of crime.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16

Maxine Elliott returns to the stage
in Faversham's production Of Lord
and Lady Algy" in the role of Lady
Algernon Chetland. r. c. Cartons
brilliant comedy has been played for
many years without wearying the pub
lie. This time it is to have an espe-
cially notable production and cast. Be-
sides Miss Elliott, Mr.. Faversham, Mac
lyn Arbuckle, Irene Fenwick, Lumsden
Hare, Eva La Gallienne, Florine Ar
mold and George w. Howard will have
important roles. Ben Ali Haggin de-
signed the costumes worn at the fancy
dress ball.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
Maxine Elliott Has
The American Spirit

A typical American woman is Maxine
Elliott, who returns TO the New York
stage at the Broadhurst Theatre. Sat
urday night, in Lord and Lady Algy."
Her career is one of American energy,
grit and determination. 1t is doubtful
if a woman Of any other nationality
could have achieved what this woman
has done, in spite of obstacles and In
the face Of conditions which daunted.
Benjamin Franklin's father told him
that any one who followed out his
work with pertinacity and patience
might some day hope to stand before
kings. Miss Elliott, in line with her
ambition TO play before royalty. has
not only appeared at command per-
formances, but has received personal
thanks and decorations from the rulers
of the Allied nations for her relief
work in Belgium during the present
war.
Maxine Ellott's career has been un-
usual, and her disappointments and
even failures have been turned into
successes. Born at Rockland, Me-, the
daughter of a sea captain, she left the
Convent Of Notre Dame. at Roxbury,
Mass, at the age Of sixteen and went
to New York to appear on the stage.
Her debut was made with L. S. Will
ard, in "The Middleman." Changing
her name, Jessie Dermot, TO Maxine
Elliott, at the suggestion of Dion
Boucicault, the Irish dramatist, she
went from Willard's company to that
of Rose Coghlan. Then she became
member of the famous Augustin Daily
organization. appearing in Shakespear-
ian and other productions.
Three years later she co-starred with
Nat Goodwin in a series of plays by
the late Clyde Fitch. Her first inde-
pendent starring venture was in
Fitch's "Her Own Way" which was fol-
lowed by Her Great Match" In 1908
she undertook the management Of her
own theatre, the Maxine Elliott, and
there appeared in "The Chaperone,"
"The Inferior Sex" and other plays.
Then she left the stage. never TO act
again, returning TO her beautiful coun-
try home at Hartsbourne, England.
When the war began Miss Elliott was
in England. Soon she Quilted barge
and a hospital ambulance, and after
endless work induced the government
TO let her go into Belgium. Here for
two years she did relief work, for
which she was decorated by King
Albert, and had the gratitude of King
George and Of President Poincare. Her
particular work at the front was to
care for Belgian families made home
less by the war; to give them food and
clothing, pending the action of the
authorities. She also cared for many
wounded soldiers at time when the
hospital work of the military physi-
clans had not been fully organized.
Miss Elliott will not speak Of her
work in Belgium for publication. 1t
would seem to her too much like max
ing capital out of the most sacred e1-
perience of her life and the greatest
tragedy of the world.
But it has been throughout her
career-in the early days when she was
beginning as a member of the Augustin
DAILY company through her triumphs in
New York, London and Sydney--as it
was in Belgium: her American blood
has carried her through. Hers is the
story Of true American ambition.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
Newman Traveltalk To-day

sour West Indies" where "the free
dom Of the seas" was born, Is the final
traveltalk Of Newman's "Rediscovery
OF America" series. At Carnegie Hall
this evening and tomorrow afternoon,
in a group OF motion pictures and color
views, there will be brought before you
the pleasing travel story OF the quaint
home life, industries, pastimes and
scenic beauty of Porto Rico-our new
possessions, the Virgin Islands, and
Santa Cruz, the birthplace and home
OF Alexander hamilton.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
2OOth Time of "Cheer Up!"

On Tuesday Charles Dillingham's
"Cheer Upl" will reach its 200th pre-
sentation at the Hippodrome. In pass
ing its second century milestone the
big playhouse established an attend
ance record of interest. and one which
surpasses that of all its predecessors.
It's toll Of over a million patrons to
date has never been equYlled within
the same length of time by any other
theatrical indoor attraction in the
Il
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16

words and Music" girl and music
show, is an intimate revue constructed
on the lines Of "Hitchy-Koo" and with
a larger cast Leon Enrol staged the
piece. words and Music" will be the
first musical show put in the Fulton
Theatre in seven years. In the cast are
Richard Carle, Elizabeth Brice, Marion
Davies and Edna Aug.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
IN BROOKLYN

BUsHWICK-Harry Fox, Geraldine
O'Brien. Al Lydell and Bob Higgins,
Hallen and Fuller, Gertrude Barnes,
Uojligan and Sykes, Alderman Francis
p. Bent, Eddie Borden and James A.
Dwyer, and Arthur Hill and Sylvia Syl-
vAny.
ORPHEUM-Bessie Clayton, Nine.
Doree's Celebrities, Dorothy and COM
pany, Burns and Frabito, Cole. Russell
fnd Davis; Athos and Read, Mcmahon
and Chappell, and the Four Nightons.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
New Plays This Week

Cort Theatre "FOFo musical comedy produced
John Cort
h Street Theatre ayes No. comdydram pre-
sented by G. NJ Anderson and H. Lawrence Weber
william Fayershm
Agy,' with alar ca at the Fulton
Music produced By Raymond Hitchcock
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16

'Flo-Flo" is an enlarged version of De
Gresac's "The Bride Shop" for some
time vaudeville act. Silvio Helm
wrote the music. A girl, haHing left
her home town, is about to marry for
money in New York. Later, while her
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16

has three leading women, each Of whom
settles a crisis in her life by saying
either ayes" or NO" A method OF
ancient drama is used in the presenta-
tion of the double plot, and this be-
comes a novel feature OF the play by
reason of the aid given by modern de-
vices. Emile Polini, Willette Kershawi
Marjorie Wood, Eva Francis, Byron
Beasley and Malcolm Duncan are in the
cast.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16

fiance sees that she visits the shops
and has all she wants in the way of
bridal attire, she meets the deserted
lover and yields TO romance.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
Around New York

Columbia ......."A Trip to Sunland"
Loew's 7th Avenue.
"The Man Who Came Back"
Montauk Twin Beds"
Standard Peter Ibbetson"
Yorkyille Auto Love"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16

"Yes or No." Arthur Goodrichs play,
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-04-05

ally without legal power. The min
istry is not responsible to it. The
cabinet is responsible to the kaiser
and the Bundesrat, and not TO the
peoples representatives.
I'm the bundesrat the delegation
from Prussia is practically supreme
And the Prussian delegation is named
by the kaiser in his capacity of abso-
lutist king. Thus the kaiser rules all
Germany. How absolutist Is Prussia
is shown by glance at its landtag.
The herrenhaus, or upper house, is
composed of peers named by the king.
while the lower house is chosen under
suffrage laws which are the most re-
markable ever devised since men be-
gan to vote.
"The male citizens of Prussian
district are distributed in three classes
according to the amount of taxes each
pays. Beginning with the largest tax
payers and descending, enough are
placed in the first class to account
for third of it's taxes; in the second
class the payers of the second third !;
in the third class the remainder, who
pay the remainder of the taxes. Then
each class elects, without regard to
the number of persons in the class,
the same number of wahlmanner, or
electors, and these electors choose the
landtag members The first and sec
ond class electors have a two-thirds
majority. Yet, taking Prussia as a
whole, the first class voters number
100000, the second class 100000, and
the powerless third Grass more than
6,000,000. The lower house of the
landtag has little authority but such
as 1t has is effectively removed from
popular control
This crafty system results in citi-
zeus of the German empire voting for
members of the reichstag-a body
which has no legal power. Six
seventies of the citizens of Prussia
mark ballots merely for their own
amusement and self-deceptjon, and
Prussia runs the German empire. The
result is that Germany is the only
great state left in Europe which is
automatically governed after the
| fashion prevailing before the American
/ and French revolutions
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-04-05
HOW THE PEOPLE ARE RULED
IN GERMANY.

Roise Statesman: In spite of the
,pcalculable columns of news printed
ahout Germany in the last two years
and half there is still vast deal Of
Misunderstanding of the country and
It's ways Of government among the
neople Of the United States, many of
whom wonder about the justice of the
charge that Germany is an, autocracy
when they read news about the debates
in the reichstag, which they know is
an elective body.
Bismarck, sensing the danger to
spread Of democratic ideals pOrtended,
devised Gernany's system, which is
really as autocratic as that of Russia
j was before the revolution, in spite of
the fact that the people have. univer-
sal suffrage and that the reichstag is
elected In much the same way that
the United States congress is chosen.
In order to understand the German
government, says the New York
Globe, it is necessary to examine the
imperial constitution itself, and then
to examine the constitution of Prussia,
the state which, through artful- ar
rangements, controls the whole en-
pire The Globe expounds the sys-
tenn as follows:
German sovereignty resides, not
with the German people as a whole,
but with the bundesrat, or federal
council, composed of representatives
Of rs German states. The presidency
Of this council is lodged with the king
Of Prussia as the kaiser. He declares
war subject to the consent of the
bundesrat, and names the imperial
chancellor, and, through him, the
chief officers Of the empire. The
legislative power is distributed be-
tween the bundesrat and the reich
stag The bundesrat consists of 81
members, named by the constituent
states, who serve not as individuals
but as agents or ambassadors, and
vote as their home government di-
rect and are subject to peremptory
recall. Legislation is usually first in
Mated In the bundesrat and then sub
mltted to the lower house for ratifi-
eauon. When the process Is reversed
ana the reichstag passes bills. the
nnndesrat possesses an absolute veto
win respect to money bills the prac-
uce Is for the reichstag to vote the
credit but few years ago, when the
ltichstag showed signs of recalcit-
Ielcrstag ka aolhe statdeeETAOIN
hhcy, 1t was announced that the
bundesrat had and might exercise the
iower OF decreeing the taxation.
Inc reichstag is chosen by uni
'ersai suffrage, but is a bedy practic-
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-04-05
500 Reward, 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able TO cure in all it's stages and that is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
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disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
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and mucous surfaces of the system. there
by destroying the foundation of the dis
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building up the constitution and ASSISTING
nature In doing it's work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that Il fails TO cure. Send
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Address: +. J. CHENEY & co. Toledo, o.
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Take Hairn FaIalr Pills for constipation
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-04-05
GRANDMA SONNEN LAID TO
REST

Mrs Elizabeth Sonnen. who has been
q resident of this and the Greencreek
section for many years, died at her
home I'm the north end of town Satur-
day evening Mt the advanced age OF -
wears. Her death was due to bron-
chial pneumonia and general Ola age.
s:he leaves two daughters and son
and one sister in this state to mourn
her loss. they being Mrs. VIM. Herman.
Mrs. Frank Thyering. Edmund Sonnen
and Mrs Krieger Two sisters reside
IN tie east. The funeral was heid
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-04-05
SITES NEWS.

Mr.. and Mrs f. r. Hamshaw. of
Seattle. were passengers on the stage
from Grangeville the first OF the
week
Frank Cr0wthers. the enterprising
Clearwater merchant, WAS i'll the city
Yesterday on business. Mr.. Crow
Tiers reports that he has carload
of farming implements stalled and he
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-04-05
MAKING A BASE BALL RECORD

Dewey Addison has been notified by
the manager of the Spokane league
team to hold himself in readiness to
be drafted into practice service play
ing the national game. As an amateur,
Dewey Is nigh upto a professional,
and we shall look to hear well Of his
endcayor, when be is given fair try
|out.-Ferdinand Enterprise.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-04-05

Monday morning from the local Garth
Ole church and was quite largely at
tended. The bereaved relatives have
the sympathy OF many friends in their
loss.-Chronicle.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-04-05
WILL ERECT FINE FARM HOME

w
Joseph Mcdonald, who owns one of
the finest farms on Camas prairie, Is
now preparing to erect thereon one OF
the finest homes in Idaho for the hene-
fit of himself and family and work on
the editice will begin in earnest as
soon as weather conditions will per
nit. The house will cost $1,000 and
will he modern in every respect. 1t
will have full basement. be equipped
with furnace and heated 10y hot
water. will have electric lights and
modern plumbing and will he country
home that will cause many of the city
folk to turn green with envy. The
contract for the residence was awarded
last week to Contractor VIM. Ruhon, of
this place. and ear of sand has al
ready been received apd excavating and
grading will he commenced inst as
soon as the ground dries sufficiently
Ia Permit Of the work being carried
forward Mr.. Mcdonald will also have
machine shed 2SX1S feet in size
erected nj the same time -C hronicle.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-04-05

is lucky in the lateness of the season.
j. A. McGhie, stockbuyer of Grange
vile, was visitor to our city Sat
urday.
Geo. ID. Smith, of Grangeville drove
party from that city to Sites the
first Of the week. The high line was
blockaded.
F. w. Bewley, superintendent of the
Orogrande Gold Mining Co., of Orc
grande, departed for the interior last
Wednesday morning He will begin at
once to assemble and install the ship
ment of machinery being taken into the
mine.
J. H. Rodgers, r. Y. Bailey and A. d.
Slower received word from Adjutant
General Moody of Boise, that they
would be given authority to organize
machine gun company in case of hos
tilities. Mr.. Rodgers was a member
OF the md Missouri regiment during
the Spanish American war. Mr.. Bailey
was member of the rough riders and
Mr. Slower served two enlistments In
the regular army, and was discharged
from service as sergeant The boys
are talking the matter up with their
friends and as soon as more details
are VI OuI lOCdl DONS
will have an opportunity to avail them
selves of enlistment.
Ed Raboin will 90 to Newsome this
week where he has accepted "A posi-
ton with Phillips & Johnson
j. j. Staley. county superintendent
of schools, was in the city Friday. He
came down from Grangeyille on horse,
back to deliver the spelling contest
For no KAnc.lyio fHhaxy
had been placed in the mail but were
delayed on account of the Camas
Prairie railroad being snOwbound for
five days
Percy p. Puyear purchased 1875 head
of cattle of Russell Crittenden of Tahoe
last Saturday. These were most Here
fords and many of them registered
stock. Percy now has nearly four
hundred head Of cattle and will add a
considerable number more before put
ting them out in the grazing section.
He went to Kamiah the first of the
week to look over Will Franks and
the late Rev Monteith's cattle with
view to buying.
Mrs. Phil Hartman returned from
Orofino last Tuesday evening after
spending ten days with her daughters,
Misses Caroline and Julia. Miss Julia
is recovering from her recent Illness.
The new warehouse company are
now making arrangements for the sur
veying of a plot of ground for their
site near the bridge where spur from
the y. =. tracks can ne constructed
This is the most ideal place III the city
for the establishment of this new EN-
terprise The warehouse will contain
IA frost proof section and other need
ed requirements for conducting Il gen
eral warehouse business.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-08-09

The street commissioners are
doing a long and much needed
work now opening mp the bitches
and letting out the stagnant wa
ter on main street.
Guy Modlin. of Corinth, visited
friends in huntsville Sun day.
The Baptist church will soon
be ready for use again and mnch
improved.
The boil weevil doesn't seem
to be destroying cotton near so
badly as it was feared they would
in this community.
There was never before such a
prospect for corn, sorghum and
potatoes as now.
Mrs. Jim Lietch returned home
from the hospital in Memphis
Saturday night. She is improv-
ing rapidly.
Miss lola Timbes visited her
uncle in Paden last week.
Mrs. II. L. Hill. of Collierville,
was visiting friends in town a
few days ago. Her son, Douglas,
has enlisted in the aviation corps.
OLIVE BRANCH.
Tu1y 3lst, II.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-08-09
Lodge Directory.

A. r. & A. M. Lodge No. 81, meets at
7,30 p m, the first Saturday in each
month. b, l.. Martin, Jr,, w. M.
A. 7. Scruggs, Secretary.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER, No. 1876,
meets at 1880 p. m. the second Sat
urday In each month. c ID Adams,
III. +. A. T. Scruggs, Secretary.
IUKA CHAPTER o. of f. S. meets
at 7.S0 p. m. the third Wedneseyd
in each month. Mrs. G. ID. Adams,
w. M. Mrs II. II. HILL Secretary.
MoRELIGHT SOCIETY meets at 3
p. m. the first Sunday in each
month at which the best talent pos
sible will discuss matters of interest
to all Masons. All worthy brothers
are cordially invited to attend. The
object of this Society is to make
Masons out of our members.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-08-09
How's This :

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by oatarrh sufferers for the past thirty
i've years. and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces. expelling the Pol
son from the Blood and healing the dis
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After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for a short time you will see a
great improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls C.tarrh Medi-
cine at once and get rid of catarrh. Send
for testimonials. free.
F. J. CHENEY g. CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
6old BY all Druggists. 75c.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-08-09

So many women suffer from
similar Affections that this testi-
monial from Mrs Laura Beall,
Plattsburg, Miss. will be read
with interest: II got in bad
health. My left side hurt all the
time. took Doctors medicine,
but it did me no good, ! took
two bottles of Foley Kidney Pills
and feel all right now" For
sale by c Jourdan's Drug Store.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-08-09
Notice of Trustees Sale.

By virtue of the authority vested
10 me as substituted trustee by
that certain deed of trust executed
on June 5th, 1912. by the Tisho-
mingo Milling Company to the
Merchants Bank & Trust Com
pany, of Jackson, Mississippi, to
secure a certain indebtedness men,
toned therein, which deed of
trust is recorded in the officeof the
Chancery Clerk of Tishomingo
County, at iuka, Mississippi, in
Deed Record Book BIZ at pages
159 and 100, and by that certain
appointment in writing of me as
substituted trustee, now on record
in the Office of said Chancery
Clerk at Iuka, Miss, in Book BIS;
at page 433; the condition of said
trust having been broken. and
having been requested to execute
the trust by the holder of said in
debtedness, /, L L Mayes, as SUBJ
stituted trustee, will, on
August 18th, 1917,
at the front door of the County
Court House of Tishomingo COM
ty, at Iukas Mississippi, within lie
gal hours. offer for sale, and will
sell. 10 the highest bidder, for
cash, the following described lands
and property, situated in the Coun-
ty of Tishomingo and State of
Mississippi, to wit.
The S. E. Il Sect. 9, TIP. 5 r.
10 East, and 10acres in the north
west corner of the n. E. a of
Sect. 10, TIP. 5 R. 10 East, aggre
eating 10 acres.
This sale will be made without
recourse on the substituted trns-
tee. The title is believed 10 be
good, but | will convey only such
title as is vested in me. as substi.
tuted truSa ee.
L L MAYES,
46'4t Substituted Trustee.