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The Twin City star., 1918-04-13

| II QOnt un-
derstand at ALL"
said Mrs. Turtle.
you say you
know it is going
to rain, and the
reason you know
it is because you
see Mr.. Tortoise
In the distance.
And then you say
| that Mr.. Tortoise
hates the rain.
It's all very con-
fusing."
| "Mr. Tortoise
hates the rain.
and he is the
weather prophet.
when it's going t.
sees that it is e
away where the rs
II can see him
an approaching ste
Is coming becaus,
Just see IL I'm q
toise never makes
And sure enoue
1t began to rain!
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MRS. turtle Iookeo little nap, Deg
Very Happy. ged the little tur-
ties. And then
they yawned, such big turtle yawns!
mo more sleeping now," said Mrs
Turtle: "You may take maps later on,
but your winters sleep is all over. It's
spring and we must be awake. We
must see all that is going on in the big
world down in the pond. I must find
out what my neighbors are picking
out in the way of coats and suits and
evening gowns. Mr.. Turtle prom
ised me leaf evening coat, didn't you,
my loveT
81 did indeed" said Mr.. Turtle. "But
I'll have to wait before can get it.
have my order in but the leaves aren't
out yet. It's too early. You'll have
it though just as soon as they arrive
in the turtle shops"
Mrs. Turtle looked very happy. She
had always longed for green leaf
coat to wear over her shell suit. In
the evening she called it shell even
ing Dress
"Hurry," said Mrs. Turtle again to
the little turtles. And soon they were
all out of their winter beds of mud and
were looking about the pond for the
incest kinds of homes.
"What do you think of this?" ask
ed Mrs. Turtle. She was much pleas
ed, after all she had gotten to the
pond in excellent season. Very few
of the summer cottages had been TAX
en- and Mrs. Turtle had quite her pick
Of the lot. -... .
at is very fine looking home"
said Mr.. Turtle. 'Let's see how we
can fix our porches. We must have
three. I couldn't abide summer home
that had less than three porches."
mo more could l." agreed Mrs.
Turtle.
"We like plenty Of porches," agreed
the little turtles.
"Ah," said Mr.. Turtle, twisting his
head far out of his shell, "it's so nice
that we all like the same things. It
makes us get along so well. We all
like porches. We like to sit upon them
in the warm sunshine. We. enjoy q
quiet nap ON one Of three porches, but
we always like to choose between
three"
"Yes," said Mrs. Turtle, '.it would
be such a pity if we only had one
porch. Just imagine how hard it would
be to think, oh dear, which porch
shall I take my nap on?' and then re-
member that there was only one porch
anyway"
Now the turtles have three logs out
side their homes which they call
porches. Sometimes they are of logs
and sometimes of funny, ugly snags
which the turtles think are quite beau
tiful.
"It's going to rain," said Mr.. Turtle,
after they had all decided upon their
summer home and were settled upon
their porches.
"H6w do you know it isl" asked
Mrs. Turtle. "You say that in such a
decided fashion. OF course I know
you are wise turtle and know a great
deal, but never before knew you were
a weather prophet"
"Tm not weather prophet, my
DEAR" said Mr.. Turtle. "But know
| this time" ....
'Tell me how you know" asked Mrs.
Turtle.
Because" continued Mr.. Turtle, II
see Mr.. Tortoise"
"Does he like the rain so much?"
asked Mrs. Turtle.
'Like it," exclaimed Mr.. Turtle.
"Gracious, he hates the rain. He sim
ply cannot stand it. He thinks the
rain Is horrid, yes, extremely horrid."
| II don't un-
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little turtles.
"But the spring
is here" said Mrs.
Turtle. There
will be lots Of ex-
citing things hap
pening down : in
the pond. We
must hurry and
get our summer
homes ready. I'm
sure Mrs. Hard
Shelled Turtle
will be all settled
by now"
"Just one more
little nap" beg
ged the little tur-
ties. And then
The Twin City star., 1918-04-13
DADCYSIV[NlN
IARY TALL k11
TURTLES GET UP.
~ MARI RAHA0 BONNER

"'Time to get up" said Mrs. Turtle.
"Oh, we're so sleepy, we're so
The Twin City star., 1918-04-13
SHE WANTED HOME;
MAKES OWN BRICKS
Detroit Woman Shuns Washtub
Two Days a Week to Pro-
vide Material.

Detroit, Mich.-When she wasn't
bending over the washtub at the rate
Of $3.50 day, Miss Kate Mcdonald
was making bricks at the rate Of 800
day until she completed 5000 Of
them-enough to build the home Of her
dreams.
Eighteen years ago Miss Mcdonald.
washerwoman, cook. brick manufacture
er, and general good business woman,
found herself alone in Detroit with
The Twin City star., 1918-04-13
Hurrying Awa ay
From 4 Storm.

- -
From 4 Storm.
He always knows
rain and when he
ing to, he hurries
In won't touch him.
lurrying away from
I'm now. The storm
he's hurrying of.
1t right. Mr.. Tor
q mistake"
J, In a short time
The Twin City star., 1918-04-13
Descendant of Robert
E. Lee Has Famous
HOSPITAL in France ::

HE publication of statistics
Of all army hospitals shows
that an American woman
Mrs. Zalma Bradley Lee,
formerly of Baltimore and
New York-operates a hos
pital having the lowest
mortality rate Of all the in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

Boy Sec ats Of Amer
lea sold more than
$1oo, 900 worth of
liberty bonds last Oc-
tober; so a special
poster has been pro-
duced for them through
courtesy Of ]. c. Ley
endecker and Saturday
Evening Post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

This likeness of a
little blonde American
child, whose identity
is not revealed, will ap-
pear on a half million
posters throughout the
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10


on deamo of victory true
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
AGED COLORED MINISTER
ANSWERS LAST SUMMONS

Rev. Robert Aston, an aged min
lister, died Sunday night, February
rs, 1918. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Revs. w. H. Aston and
r. B. johnson. His death was caused
from cancer on his left hand.
He was Sorn in North Carolina,
July 4, 1880, and was brought to
this county by his white master in
the early period Of life, and settled
on the Aston plantation, where he
remained until after the civil war.
In 1861 he professed belief in Christ
in a prayer service held at the above
named place. There being no church
at that priod among colored people,
he joined the white Missionary Baptist
church, and remained there until
1867. at which time he was ordained
by white minister, Rev. Bibbs, to
preach the gospel. He organized the
first Baptist church among the COLI
ored people Iii Upton county That
church is located in the 4th district,
and is known as Mt. Pisgah, he
serving as pastor for number of
years. During this time he organized
churches in other places and ordained
ministers over the work. He was an
active and faithful minister until
stricken down by the dreadful dis
ease that caused his death. He was
patient in his affection.
He was the oldest minister in the
county, white or colored.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
FIRsT BAPTIsT SUNDAY SCHOOL

A picture was made last Sunday
Of the faithful few, II in number,
who did not miss Sunday school at
tendance during the year 1917. The
Sunday School Board has asked for
a picture Of Rev. G. E. Wauford's
class Of boys, known as the "Reg-
ulars." Every member Of Pastor
Wauford's class is requested to be
on hand next Sunday with his best
smile
The prayer meeting of this church
on Wednesday was conducted by the
BY. P. U. society. The young peo-
pleAs subject was the Ten Command
ments, and the leader was Mr.. Carey
Entriken. A commandment was as
signed to several different speakers,
those taking part being Messrs. ]. M
Polk, Paul Shoaf, Hays Owen, Carey
Entriken and Alfred Ferguson and
Misses Myrtle Chapman, Rebecca
FORMER, Lois Miles and Bette May
Chapman. Every speaker had some
thing good to say about the com
mandments that were under discus
sion. This was the largest attend,
ance this year, the house being
packed.
This church rendered it's quota OF
volunteers to take the religious cen.
sus next Sunday. The meeting Of
the workers will be held at the Bap.
fist church at 200 p. M, when q
house-to-house canvass will be made
and a religious census of the town
taken,
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
LADY SINGERS QUARTET

The Lady Singers Quartet enter
tanned fair-sized audience at the
Palace theater Monday evening with
"a pleasing program Of vocal quar-
tettes, saxophone solos, pianologues
and solos.
This company was composed OF
spleddid artists, and showed training
in their respective lines. The toast
to The boys in khaki given by the
reader was especially good. Itwas as
follows:
Here's to the boys in blue as they
meet on the plains of France;
May the spirit of Grant lead them
in their advance.
Here's to the boys in grey. as they
meet on the fields of France;
May the spirit Of Lee lead them in
their advance.
Here's to the boys united, as they
meet on the fields of France;
May the spirit Of God lead them ir
tEeir advance. "
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
AERO MAIL SERVICE

- y A4A1NAAN- N ININl 70
Washington, February 27-Airplane
mail service between New York and
Washington will be in daily opera
ton beginning April Is, the post
Office department announced today.
Eight machines viii be furnished by
the war department.
By arrangement between Postmas-
te General Burleson and Secretary
Bal the aerial postal service viii
be q Quoted for one year as part of
the ton training system Of the
army. be machines viii be piloted
BY army isrs.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
CARD OF THANKS

Editor Leader We desire to ex-
press our heartfelt thanks and appre-
citation to our good and kind neigh
bors and friends for their aid and
many deeds Of kindness during our
late illness. They came in the worst
Of weather, through sleet and snow
rain and bitter cold to administer any
and every need. Also to the doctors
and nurses who did all in their pow
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28

Mr. and 4Mrg;sW. N. Hunt went to
Memphis Oh a brief visit to Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Gilchrist, who were max
ink preparations to move back TO
CORTLAND, Ala, from that city.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28

A scald, burn or severe cut heals
slowly if neglected. The family that
keeps bottle of Billiards. Snow Lin
iemnt on hand is always prepared for
such accidents. Price 25c, Soc and
$1.00 per bottle Sold by Alexander
Dll1r 60.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28

er to restore us to health. We as
sure them all their kindness will
long be remembered ;and may the Lord
bless and help each and all in the
time of need. Yours respectfully,
c. N. BARNETT AND FAMILY
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
NOTICE TO WHITE TEACHERS

State superintendent will be with
us at the Teachers Association next
Saturday, March 2, and will address
the teachers. A full meeting is very
earnestly desired. Come.
Very truly.
H. H. ROBSON,
1w. County Superintendent.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28

Lame back may come from over
work, cold settled in the muscles Of
the back, or from disease. In the
two former cases the right remedy
is Billiards. Snow Liniment. It should
be rubbed in thoroughly over the af-
fected part, the relief viii be prompt
and satisfactory. Price 25c, Soc and
$1.OO per bottle. Sold by Alexander
Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Will Brammer and Stella Smith
Hubert F. McMillen and Martha e
Bergman, OFT G. Trobaugt and Viii
lie Pearl Corbitt.
Clausie Townsend and Leila Hall,
John Handy and Essie Glass, Ida
Yarhrough and Lille Willingham.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
Upton COUNTY TEACHERS:

The next State teachers examina-
tions will be held at the Covington
City School building for the white
teachers, and at Frazier High School
for the colored teachers, on March
Is and Is. The following is the pro-
gram of the examinations for the
elementary teachers: The high school
examinations will be held at the same
time.
Friday, March Is:
9:OO-10:00: Spelling.
10:00-11:30: Arithmetic.
11:30-12:15: Music.
1:15-2:00: Writing and drawing.
2:00-3:30: Grammar.
3:30-4:30: Reading.
Saturday, March 16.
900-10:00: Physiology.
1O;00-11:00: Professional.
11:O0-12:00: Geography.
1:O0-2:30: U. S. History.
2:30-4:00: Tenn History.
Very truly,
H. H. ROBSON,
2Sf2w. County Superintendent.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
perament, had been suddenly ele-
waited to a dizzying altitude in the

perament, had been suddenly ele-
waited to dizzying altitude in the
eyes of the world and knew as much
about practical affairs as few
years of service as a bankers clerk
could teach him. The popular opin-
ion, fairly based on the declaration
OF the directors, was that he, with
the help of Mr.. Mailer and Mr..
Herr, should have a free hand in the
field of German opera. Before the
opera house had been thrown open
it was known that the managers
were at loggerheads. On November
20, 1908, the five most eminent sing
ers IN the company - Mines. Sem
brch, f,ames and Farrar; Signori
Caruso and Scott - sent a letter
to the board of directors of the cor
poration now known as the Metro
politan Opera Company Git had OBJ
tanned the new title by appeal to the
courts after the Secretary of State
of New York had refused to give
1t the name because of it's re-
semblance to the title of the
house owning company. In this let
ter, which was not made public till
the controversy Of which it was a
feature Of great interest was over.
the writers said that having heard
or movement to grant Messrs.
Gatti and Toscanini contract of
three years duration they wished to
express desire "in the protection of
our (thelr) artistic interests and the
welfare of the Metropolitan Opera
House that Mr.. Dippel be granted
the same privileges under contract
that may be acceded to the above
named gentlemen. Our confidence" :"
the letter continued, "in the mana
gerial and artistic capabilities of Mr..
Dlppel gives us sufficient reason to
associate ourselves firmly with his
ideas, which have been, always will
be and are for the best interests of
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS House." On
December 2 the executive committee
or the board of directors, composed
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
The Death of Conried and Un-
fortunate Introduction of His
Successor, Gatti- Casazza - Pre-
posterous Claims for His Services
CHAPTER III
Memoirs of q Decade of Opera
(Copyrisht 1913 by H. r. Krehbie,>
BY H. E. Krehbiel

BY H. E. Krehbie Grau for the Metropolitan the
HURING large part of the she did not stage
I k season of 19O6,07 Mr. the third year of the Con
- Conried had been i'll with regime
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
of Otto H. Kahn, William K. Van
derbilt and Frank C. Griswold, re-
piled to this leler and gave the reply
The committee said:

The committee said:
at is not possible to administer
an organization like the Metropolitan
Opera under two heads, and it was
never intended that it should be so ad-
ministered. We do full justice to the
excellent qualities of the admnistra-
tive manager, Mr.. Dippel, and to his
intelligent and Jealous labors. We de-
sire to show him every fairness and
to accord him every cons ideration and
opportunity consistent with our concep-
tlon OF the paramount interests of the
organization, but there can be no di-
vlded artistic authority, and while
there remains large and important
field for Mr.. Dippels valuable capaci-
ties, his functions are and must be
subordinate to those of the general
manager, Mr.. Gatti- Casazza, who is the
supreme executive head of the organi-
Zation."
Mr. Gatti's contract for two more
years was signed with an abrogation
of an optional terminating clause
contained in the first contract, and
Mr.. Dippel was left to work out his
possible salvation. 1t was as plain
as a plkestaff that Mr.. Gatti's word
was law in all matters of artistic
policy and would so remain for the
ensuing two years, even if Mr.. Dip
pei remained in Office in Difference
to the wishes Of some of the direc
tors and the lovers Of broad policy
among the operas patrons and the
consent of Mr.. Gatti. The general
manager FASTENED to allay the ap-
prehensions of the public by stating
that the patrons Of the opera should
have ample opportunity to listen to
French and German works. and as
sort of guarantee of good faith
announced the speedy production of
Tristan und Isolde," with Mr.. Nah
Ter as conductor. The protestations
OF recommendation and high ar
tlstlc ideals were redeemed by the
production of lie Will" outside the
subscription, but with advanced
prices of admission, though the only
artists appearing in it we're Nine
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Singers lntercede for Dippel, Who
IsNevertheless Routed - -Contro.
versy Between Managers andP Pro.
lection of New Dramatic Venture

couragement to both playwriehts ~,
actors who are native to Oh, ~. '
soil, and l observe with e,,...s sl
pleasure the fact that the sts,a..l sl
under which your theatre will y
run provide that it IS to be u;.,
any thought of profit and that w.
pecuniary benefits which NAV ,..,
from its operation shall be used T..
the creation Of an endowment ~,
pension fund for the maintenance :.
a school of dramatic art and for ~.
purposes of the same kind.n ~
Governor of the State of New yo,s
Charles E. Hughes, sent mess,,
regretting his inability to be ures.s
and giving assurance of his wiAa
for the success of the enterprise II.
Mayor of the city, Mr.. McClen.,
put the cornerstone in place. Job'
H. Finley, president of the CO)les.
of the City of New York. in an ..
dress on the relation Of PRAYER an,
the drama, said: "If commun;..
could make its playhouse a nlsn
where it played what it wanted toA
when it wanted to be at its best Il.
playhouse would DO as much for i,
clean. wholesome, spiritual and Obu.
ical life as the prayer house." An.
gustus Thomas also delivered an aa
dress, Richard Watson Glider ps3
a poem written by him for the oce,.
sion and THE Star Spangled Ban.
ner' was sung. In the cornerstom
was deposited hermeticaliy scale
box containing the summary Of tp
exercises, list of the participants
copies of President Roosevelts Letter
an ode by Percy MacKaye and Nj
elders poem, together with a DE-
scription of the building written BY
the architects.
The New Theatre was dedicatei
to the services of the drama an;
the citizens aof New York on NO.
vember 6, 1909. Mr.. J. Pierpor
Morgan presided, Percy MacKawt
ode was sung, Governor Hughes and
United States Senator Root delr.
cred addresses. After Senate,
Root had spoken Mr.. Forbes-Rob.
ertson read to the theatres actors
who were grouped around a bust Of
Shakespeare on the stage, Hamlets
advice to the players, closing witt
the phrase: go; make you ready
The guests, who had assembled at
4 O'Clock, were then dismissed
till 8 O'Clock, when they came TO.
gether again to witness a dress re-
hearsal of "Antony and Cleopatra"
with which drama the theatre was
opened to the public on the evening
of November 8. The role which the
New Theatre played in The operate
life of the city viii be disclosed in
these chronicles. Upon tie. land and
building Of the New Theatre the
founders expended approximately
$3.25O.OO0.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

~
season of 1906-'07 Mr..
Conried had been i'll with
sciatic neurosis. After his retire
ment from the management in the
spring Of 1908 he went to Europe
in the hope Of regaining his health.
He died of apoplexy at Meran, Aus
trian Tyrol, on April 27, 1909. He
was a native Of Bielitz, Austria,
where he was born in 1855. His
father was weaver and to that
trade he was apprenticed, but
though little educated he felt early
longings for the stage and began a
theatrical career as supernume-
rary in the Burgtheater in Vienna
when he was eighteen years old.
Under the name of Robert Buch-
holz he was member of theatrica
companies in Leipsic, Berlin and
Bremen. He came to New York in
1878 to be stage manager at the
Germania Theatre "a German
house--in Tammany Hall. Ma
thilde Cottrelly lured him to the
Thalia Theatre, in the Bowery, of
which she was director, and to that
playhouse, in conjunction with Carl
Hermann, he brought Won Possart,
the first of number of stage celeb
rites whom he was instrumental in
bringing to this country; among
them Sonnenthal, Barnay, Helene
Odilion and Kathi Schratt, the last
of whom became the favorite and
intimate companion of the Austrian
Emperor, Franz Josef, who died, as
did she, amid the horrors of the
present war.
1t was as director of the Irving
Place Theatre at a later date that he
won wide recognition and attracted
the attention of the native American
element of the city's population
by his production of the German
man classics and modern comedies.
The recognition thus won put him in
the line of succession as manager of
the Metropolitan Opera House. His
only operate experience before the
attainment Of that distinction was
as stage manager for operetta com
panies and for Rudolph Aronson at
the Casino, where he staged num-
ber of.operettas, among them ''The
Gypsy Baron,' to which his thoughts
and affections returned when he
achieved his ultimate eminence. A
large fraction of the financial sue
cess of the early years of his Metro
politan management was due to
Enrico Caruso, whose services he
had acquired under contract made
by Maurice Grau. Geraldine Farral
had also been picked out by Mr.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

found himself surrounded. He
broached the idea of an endowed the
atre to his associates in the opera
company, but the directors, after
seriously discussing it, decided that
it was not the province of their COR
poration to undertake the task. AS
individuals, however, some of them
joined a new organization, which set
the establishment of an ideal theatre
as its mission.
The founders of the institution
which gave New York what was
first called the New and is now the
Century Theatre deserve to be re-
membered, for the playhouse played
a part, not inglorious though appar-
emily fruitless, in the history Of
opera during few years following
Mr.. Gatti's advent. Their names
we're John Jacob Astor, George F.
Baker, Edmund L. Baylies, August
Belmont, Cortlandt Field Bishop,
Paul D. Cravath, William B. Os-
good Field, Henry Clay Frick, Ell
bert II. Gary, George J. Gould, Eliot
Gregory, Archer NJ. Huntington,
James H. Hyde, Otto H. Kahn, W.
de Lancey Kountze, Clarence H.
Mackay, J. Pierpont Morgan, James
| Stillman, Hamilton Mex. Twombly
Robert 3. Van Cortlandt, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, William X. Van
derbilt, Henry Walters, Harry
Payne Whitney, M. Orme Wilson
md Henry Rogers Winthrop. On
March %, 1906, the founders of the
New Theatre Company through a
building committee composed of
Charles T. Barney, Otto H. Kahn
Harry Payne Whitney, Eliot Greg
ory and H. r. Winthrop invited a
number of architects who had
agreed to enter a competition to
submit plans for a building to be
erected on a lot Of land 200 feet
front on Eighth Avenue and zoo
feet deep on West Sixty-third
Street. The jury that passed on
the plans submitted was composed
Of Charles 7. Barney, Otto H. Kahn,
II. R. Winthrop, Heinrich Conried
Stanford White, Dom Barber and
Edgar V. Seeler. From the begin
ming of the enterprise Mr.. Conried
had been relied on for expert tech
nical advice, though I have been as
sured that it never was conter-
plated that he should be director of
the theatre.
The award for architectural plans
went to Messrs. Carrere & Hastings
and the cornerstone of the beautiful
building erected under their super
vision was laid on December Is, 1908
Theodore Roosevelt, President of the
United States, sent letter to the
gathering invited to the ceremony by
the founders, in which he said: 81
am, of course, in cordial sympathy
with your aims to give special en-