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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-03-06
PNEUMATIC STAGE SCENERY.
Realistic Nature Effects That Pack in
Small Space.

Pneumatic scenery and stage set
tings are now being used in an en-
dcavor to make them more realistic
and at the same time conserve the
portah,eness and convenience of the
present type Of flat and built-up paper
ard wood forms. This is made OF a
rubberiZed fabric, and so arranged
that it may be inflated quickly and
moved about with ease. The idea has
Eecn worked out in reproducing tree;
UPON the STAGE, with the result thar
they appear very real from a short
distance. very large oak tree NAV
he collapsed and packed in small
sEace for shipment.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-03-06

Windo,c Which
Offers Much

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What do you ask fer in Window
The free passage OF the greatest
amount of fresh air and sunlight, the
Les. interior and exterior eject. and
the securest protection; SO why not
the easement window?
II you have ever lived in house
where the upper sash stuck fast and
refused to draw down, where the win
dow cords severed and dropped their
weights, or where, at midnight, you
have had to tug at ballly lower sash
in the midst of pelting rain, you will
instantly appreciate the practical
points Of a window of this character,
says New York Sun writer. Con-
trolled by lever, they can. with one
thrust, be flung wide or pulled close.
The screens are hinged on the inside
and open with latch, swinging from
the side of the window. which allows
for Convenient cleaning of the panc5,
during the "ccrccned-in" months
The open easement has ever had an
allure. f'o;hing c.se about house
gives ll.;o 81, fe>!.n3 OF nominees
and ch...in as :; " .ndow OF this sort,
opened out towards the garden. II
roses nod @bout it, and Il Irct'.' girl
leans out oi it, there Is romance and
the beS;nni:,, CT lyric for You.
Breezes, in Tie scart Of the mid
summer viii wander in here unob-
structcd; there il no question OF
sliding $ IN taking ~ more than half
the window sp2cc-it is open 10 every
vagraat zephyr,
The curtain.n.g o. easement win.
dow is delight in itself. II ient.s
itself readily to the Dutch method of
ruiflcd valance acres the top and
straight fu!i hauginGs on each side.
Fresh muslin. sheer hand made lace.
gay chint2, or a soft sunfast material
in rich silky coloring. all look equally
we'll in Il room with these charming
windows. Translucent but not trans
parent, this last material may he
sh ID close to easement panes, oh
via ng all necessity for the awkward
roller shade, point well considered
especially il the easement window be
pivoted on center. 1t may be obtained
in all tints from the deep soft rasp-
berry red to the palest glinting gold.
combines delightfully."- with the vivid
coloring of the new chintzes and
cretonnes shown in such profusion,
and it comes in all the rare metallic
shades that match the new wall pa
pers SO well.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-03-06

Bith . light IN them that seemed to
pierce the past and unfold before her
things OF which she had thought and
thought until dawn ushered in the
endless night.
He watched her. hardly drawing
breath. Her profile was toward him,
the strand OF loose hair, black as
night, stirred softly in the breeze. He
thought of her resting against his
shoulder. of his arm about her waist.
and he thought thoughts that he had
never known before.
That moment had made different
man Of him.
Slowly she turned. Strengthening.
II want you to tell me all that has
happened" she said.
From the beginning?"
Elf you will"
She drew a deeper breath and sank
back. For a moment her eyes were
upon his and suddenly the brows
drew low in startled question.
what do you mean?" she whis.
pered, as though he had spoken.
He was perfectly rigid, his gaze
riveted upon her face.
do you not know" and he spoke
in tense whisper.
She simply looked at him, wonder
growing III her eyes. I hen she moved.
"Tell me-" she said.
The tone was different. He under
stood that moment such as two per.
sons seldom know had passed-per'
haps never to come again.
He drew one great breath and
turned a little. Then he told her all
he knew of MacLean's disappearance,
even of the money lost and Of all that
had happened to him.
She listened, asking no questions,
intent upon each word.
II want help" he ended. Il am
here to clear my friend; ! must have
every bit of information obtainable."
Il can understand that" she nod.
ded, and again her eyes were watch
ing the sun-spots.
"Time counts for everything, Miss
Holcomb," he suggested.
"Will you give me little timer"
she questioned.
"If you ask it, yes
81 was not the woman in the
buggy. What you have told me is so
sudden, so unexpected; l must think
about it,
II was bungler to have made the
mistake" he protested 81 should
have realized that you couldn't have
known anything; or, if you did, have
found it necessary to meet me in that
way"
She arose slowly. Il must go to
the house, Mr.. Kingsbury," and her
hand went out, ''it is good of you not
to ask me questions. l hope you
know that / realize what you have
told me must not be retold."
He took her hand. For moment
she felt the pressure of his strong
fingers, and read in his eyes the truth
and question.
Let me have a little time," she
whispered. Then, perhaps" and
she was gone But he had felt an
answering pressure OF her hand in
his.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-03-06
CHARMING A MYTH,
SAYS SNAKE EXPERT
Hindus Deceive by Playing to the
Rhythm OF the Cobras. He
Declares

Hindus Deceive by Playing to the
Rhythm OF the Cobras, He
Declares.
]. :. Edwards of New York, N. Y,
who for score of years has been
studying snakes, living with them with
all the familiarity which utter fearless.
ness permits, and who by reason of his
ir5thand information is regarded as
an authority upon serpents by the
animal men of the American ZOOS.
exposed Hindu snake charmers the
other day in an interview.
There is no such thing as snake
charming" he said, Hindu magicians
play on their fiutelike pipes, open bas-
ketS and corbras come fourth and
dance it is true, but there is no charm
in the sense that the Hindu means
that is responsible for the snakes
actions.
In the first place. snake has 10
ears; 1t cannot hear music. 1t becomes
aware of the presence of moving
bodies thru feeling the vibrations Of
the earth with its extremely plant
muscles. 1t does not distinguish one
trainer from another. 1t could not tell
its Hindu 'charmer' from any one
OF the ignorant bystanders except
for the lattcr's greater awlwardness
in handling it.
What Happens Is that the corba or
other so-called trained snake when it
is released from confinement sways to
and fro in certain agreeable feel
ing OF freedom. The cobra spreads
its hood for the same reason. The
clever musician, who pretends to have
the snake cnthrailed by his music,
makes the notes of his pipe keep time
to the. swaying of the snake. In this
way he creates the impression that
the leptile is obeying the spell which
he is weaving.
"There is a very definite skill in
handling snakes, certain aeftneco
Of touch that leads the reptile to be
more docile in some hands than in
others. The Hindus who are 'charmers
ARE proficient in this, and the snake
appreciates 1t, but or you, If you had
little instruction, could do the same
thing. @t
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-03-06
TOLEDO, OHIO
Health Notes.

Bran baths have a softaning effect
upon the skin. They are said to be
good for nervous people, Ordinary
bran may be bought at feed store
and used as desired. A bag of cheese
cloth one foot and half square is
filled about as full as an ordinary pine
pillow. This may be used twice. 1t
is put into the bath and Is horoly
soaked and squeezed It'll the water
is brown and full OF bubbles. The
water should be quite warm and one
stays in the bath only few minutes.
Massage Of the entirely body follow
ing This bath is beneficial ia its
effects. The bather should rest for
at least ten minutes between the
hath a-d massage.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-03-06

The Messrs. Shubert are sending to
the Auditorium theatre for one day.
only, Sunday, March tn, the number
one company presenting Edward
Locke's famous comedy, ''The
Climax" with incidental music by
Joseph Carl Briel, and headed by Miss
Eleanor Painter, the grand opera and
musical comedy star. This company
recently finished u most successful en-
gagement at the Comedy theatre in
New York, and after week In Wash
ingt0n, comes to the Auditorium on Its
way to Chicago for the balance OF the
season.
z 1t will be matter for regret that
only one night could be allotted to TO-
ledO, for Miss Painters successful
career In Grand Opera In Europe, and
her concert and mustcai comedy work
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-03-06
ITO be Continued
RUBBER BANDS SHUT DOORS

Can Be Used over Hinge In Absence
Of Spring.
Rubber bands are used for a large
variety Of purposes. but N. G. Near Of
New York. N. Y. discovered new
one the other day.
"A door that wouldn't stay closed"
he writes. "did not have a spring hinge
on 1t, nor any kind OF spring device
for keeping it closed. Having bunch
Of rubber bands handy. ! slipped a
largo one over the hinge and have
experienced no trouble since.
"By putting on more rubber bands
can make the spring stiffer or weaker
just AS choose"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-03-06

In this country, entities her perfornl-
unce to serious attention.
The story Of 1.-THE Climax" con-
Germs the Operatic aspirations of II
young American girl who. by good
luck, falls into the hands of ole Lligl
Golfanti, an Italian singing teacher
In New York. Her master has prom
ised She shall appear in Grand Opera,
and she is In a fair way to realize her
life's ambition when her throat is ak
tackled by dread disease. PietrO
a song composer and has put his heart
into a composition for the girl to sing.
How an operation, performed by a
doctor from the home town, cures the
condition, and love and ambition both
have their way, have never failed to
hold the spectator breathless as the
story is unfolded.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-03-06
SAYS GERMS LIVE FOR AGE

Sanitary Expert Reveals Their Dis
eovsry in Mummles.
1t will interest many, and possibly
frighten few, to know that disease
germs live thousands of years and
survive about everything but fire, and
maybe that also.
DR.. w. J. O'Sullivan. sanitary expert
of New York. N. Y. declared at Q
legislative committee hearing in AL
bany. N, Y. recently, that scientists
are nav taking cultures from mummies
buried four thousand years ago and
that they show the pathogenic germ
In state OF hibernation. NJ
Under proper moisture and heat the
deadly germs quickly come to life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-03-06

Miss Holcomb, wasn't 1t youf
Surely thought"
But the girl suddenly burst into
tears. One hand went out
"No. mol" she sobbed. HE shot
at her; he tried to kill her: he"
And, with choking gasp. she crum.
pied, fainting, into Kingsbury's arms.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-21
lEaC immobIIlxst,on.

oeros n mammals lmmooiltx~.
uun can De oecadonst NJ win. In the
n'n century Kireher ilnmobili.sd
VSn merely by turning them upon
uel oacka The experiment can BE-
successfully made with a t,na -
r have performed II with par
so~s. with a wrynech and win The
Inen immediately after their espturs
~ excluding all idea Of tniniuG.
as sems result can be obtained With
- mammais. especially witA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-21
Sale of Land for Unpaid Taxes
and Assessments
In The City OF Perth Anboy, In The County U
Middlesex, State Of New Jersey.
Office OF Collector OF Revenue,
Perth Amboy, N. j., Jan. Ia, 1919

for the taxing district Of the City Of Perth Amboy, County Of MiddleseT
and State OF New Jersey, pursuant to h authority OF the statutes In such
cases made an provided will or he eleventh day o. February, A D. nne@enn
hundred and nineteen, at item o'clock in the forenoon Of hat da% In s. de ta Gmss
mater nssfter1sE peefIsed or S any pa art So or arts OF al" i@ Hd sumcfent FOR In purpose
also tn years previous thereto remaining unpaid to such. person or persons
rs Ill purchase the same in fee ind py tn assessment lien thereon, lhCu-
ing interest and costs of sae. Ti sale is mad under the proviions Of n
act Of the Legislature concerning unpaid taxes assessment m other, muniIo
creation and Increment Of Iens thereon approved March 4un 1919. ne
aid n I'M the of the persons against whom the. said assessment
have been assessed. an the monn u the same are as follows:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-21

Mary A. Carroll, Broad
c. d. Diedricksen. Smith
Annie Rush. Smith and
S. Splitter. Smith and 2r
c. n. Liddle. Smith and
w. b. Pratt. Smith and
Liddle & Pfeiffer. Smith
Tunneson. Smith and IN
Rose Spivack. Division
Max A. Shapiro, ~. n. >.
". Robinson, Smith and
Paul Poulson. Sheridan
A. Overgaard. Sheridan
A. Overgaard. Sheridan
VIM. Sellers, Sheridan
Anna n. E. Johnson. o.
c. Hanson. Sheridan 3,
c. Hanson, Sheridan :.
Geo. westerdeld, Sherit
John Ryan. Sheridan :.
Johanna Sperr. Sheridan
Johanna Sperr. Sheridan
C. AomberR. stsadman
Lawrence Christie. Bsk
LAwrencs Christie. Bsk
Peter KraaGr Asttano q
Annie v. Dalton. Diytsis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-04
COACH OF FAMOUS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
 LEAVES UNIVERSITY
Lonnie Noojin Resigns His Position as Director of Athletics to Enter the
 Business World

Lonnie Noojin, director of athletics and noted baseball coach at the University of Ala bama for the past few years, has severed his connection with the university and will enter the business world aftef taking a short vacation.
 MT. Noojin, who has just piloted the Crimson and White to the championship of the south, told the sporting editor of The Age-Herald last night that he in tended to give up coaching. Himself a player of all-southern timber during his collegiate career on the diamond, Lonnie has won the admiration of all university students and alumni by the way in which he has handled athletics during his re- gime as coach.
 While Noojin's forte is baseball he also developed cracker-jack football teams and was particularly versed in teaching the forward pass. MT. Noojin stated that in leaving the University of Alabama he de- sired to express to all members of the alumni and student body his unbounded appreciation for their support in the past
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-04
JESS CONDITION
 SURPR|SESFANS
Champion Reports to Camp Minus Surplus Flesh
 and Weight

Toledo, O.. June 3-Jess Willard began for his heavyweight championship con. test with Jack Dempsey here July and the 300 persons who watched him In his first public workout since leaving Califor- mia, left his canvass enclosed ring in as- tonishment over the apparent excellent condition of the champion.
 There was little if any extra weight on his huge frame; his wind was good and his skin glowed with health. He settled down to his training grind good naturedly which indicated, according to experts that he had been constantly training for several weeks.
 When Willard appeared in the ring at tired in a light gymnasium suit, it was noted that the rolls of fat he packed some months ago had been completely wiped out by hard exercise.
 After tuggng at the weights and doing some shadow boxing. the giant boxed three rounds with Jack Lavin, a veteran light heavyweight from Cleveland Will lard snapped over left hook in the sec ond round that sent Lavin reeling through the ropes After the workout, Lavin, who also has boxed with Dempsey, said ne was stung ty the punch. although Willard pulled most of them
 Willard boxed with surprising sklil and speed, blocking punches to his mid section 1.-ith his elbows and forearms and slipping his head away from dangerous blows to his chin. Sergeant Walter Mon- ahan, who trained Willard for his cham pionship match with Jack Johnson at Ha- vana. arrived in camp tonight and with Jack Hempel the coast heavyweight, Will work with the champion tomorrow.
 Dempsey did not work at all today but idled away the time motoring, swimming and playing around his camp. The chal- lenger will not resume his conditioning grind until Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-04
SPORTS
 LoCAL-BY WIRE
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
Rx LANES J. CoRRETr

ness in awarding win to a man who
 works one inning and to take it away
 rom man who works eight innings
 On the other hand, Bob Shawkey not so
 lcng ago was damned into the game for
 the Yankees in the ninth when the score
 was tied. He had to go in practically
 cold. The opposition team had just struck batting stride. They were able to punch
 SEawkey for two hits before he could
 settle down, and those two hits won the game. Shawkey in that case, had no real
 chance. He was charged with a defeat
 all because he had to go in as an emer-
 gercy pitcher and was unfortunate erough to be nicked for a run before he
 could gauge the artillery work of the ol position.
 Another glaring fault has to do with base stealing.
 Some few days ago two major teams were battling. One club swept into an early lead and had the edge on the op- pcnents by about seven runs as the ninth began It was the home team that was behind. The first man up scratched a single through the infield. On the first ball pitched he stole second. There was absolutely no effort made to stop him. Tken he practically walked to third and was again credited for another stolen base, effort being made by the oppo- stion catcher to head him off. The records show that the man stole two bases in the ninth. He didn't act ually steal them, but was really presented with them Yet those two stolen bases are to be found in his record and will go certain way toward making him look Ike really formidable base runner,
 hich he isn't.
 st tmethng should be done with the rules that null an unearned stolen base. And cmething should be done in the none toe distant future so that future genera tions, in looking up batting averages, can
 determine which batsman is really the slugger and which one gets by more be- cause of luck than anything else.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-04
Barons Play m Memphis To-day

Many baseball rules are inconsistent. The other day Jim Shaw, pitching
 person, smacked out a four-base hit when
 the sacks were loaded. It was terrific
 wallop and won the game. In the same
 combat one of Shaw's teammates caught
 a pitch near the handle of his bat. The
 ball carooned off and started bouncing
 along the third base line. The sack
 guardian thought it might roll foul, but it didn't. The batter reached first in
 safety.
 Now where the peculiarity of the rule ctmes in is in the fact that Shaw, de-
 spite the fact that his hit was good for
 four bases, and scored four runs, doesn't
 count any more in the averages than
 does the fluky single of his teammate.
 Every person who has the interests of
 baseball at heart has felt from time
 inmemorial that there should be some
 readjustment concerning the rating of
 batters. It doesn't seem fair nor right
 to credit man as much for single as for a triple or a home run.
 Posterity will read that in 1915 Cactus Cravath of the Philles compiled batting average of .2S5 That landed him in sev- erteenth position. Doyle, Luderus, Grif- filth, Hinchman, Daubert, Merkle, Snyder and a group of others topped Cravath in the batting ladder. AnG so those persons or the next genera tion, when anybody mentions the name of Cravath and his gI eat batting of 1915, will say:
 Why, he doesn't seem to have been such a great batter. He only hit for .2S5 in that year."
 Put Cravath undoubtedly was the great est batsman of 1915 certainly the most valuable clubber in either circuit. For Cravath, in that single season, hammered
 out 3l doubles, triples and the amazing total of A home runs. Yet because of the inconsistency in figuring averages, he was credited no more for his 24 homers than was the man who dropped 24 puny singles into the infeld, or out of it. 1 Another scoring fault regards pitch l ing. Just a few days ago a Cincinnati | twirler worked eight innings. He pitched superb baseball during all that time ana | figuratively worked his head off t, win. In the ninth another pitcher was 1 sent to the mound for the Reds because Ithere had been a change in the batting
 order of the opposition. The other team l did not score in the ninth, but the Reds did and won the game by the score of 1 tc O. Who got credit for the victory
 Not the man who had worked in eight in nings and had worked in superb fashion 1 He annexed no glory whatsoever in the records. The victory went to the mar
 who worked only in the ninth inning, wht pitched only seven balls, while the othe fellow, through eight innings, had pitched nearly 100.
 !, Certainly there is no justice or no fair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-04
Y. MIG. A. TO HOLD ITS ANNUAL CAMP
 BEGINNING JUNE (

The Young Mems Christian association will begin it's annual camp Monday, June 16. This camp is situated near Mentone in Lookout mountain. The camp itself is located on Moon lake and DeSota river.
 Any boy will be allowed to go.s The cost for members will be s17 and for all ether boys SIS. This includes railroad fare and board.
 The | oys must bring their own equip rnent. including blankets, clothing, sport ing equiI ment. cameras, etc. All boys desiring to go on this camp must file applications with P. l.. Harrup. boys secretary at the Y. M. c. A.. before Monday, June 9.
 The start will be made Monday. June 16 from the Terminal station. Pictures will be made before the departure and Mir Harrur will attend to all business sucl as buying tickets. Anyone desiring further information must call or write Mir P. I. Harrup, at the boys depart lnent of the Young Mems Christian asso- ciation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-04

swim. These lads are not members of the "Y,'' but are boys of the city who have had no opportunity of learn ing to swim.
 These boys meet every morning at 9 o'clock and are then divided into divisions of 35 boys each. Professor Abell athletic instructor of the 'Y,'' takes each of these classes into the pool and gives them instructions as to the proper method of swimming. These class have been meeting every day this week.
 Monday Prof. Abell taught the boys the proper method of diving. Yester- day he taught them how to keep afloat. The rest of the week the boys will be taught the proper strokes of swimming. It is expected that when the lessons are over there will not be a single boy in the class who does not know how to swim.
 These campaigns are annual events Many lads who otherwise would not know how to swim have been taught this most necessary art. All lads who are members of the Y. M. c. A. arc giver special instructions until they are thoroughly proficient in the water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-04
Mrs Barlow Led

New York, June 3.-Yesterday Mrs. Bar low led the field with SS for the IS hole course and with S9 for today's round won the title with a total of IF. Mrs. c. II. Vanderbeck, Philadelphia Cricket cluo, finished second with 1S1 and Mrs. w. A. Gavin, Baltusrol, N, J., who held the title was third with 183
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-04
LITTLE ROCK WINS ABBREVIATED GAME Benny Karr Holds Bruins Safe, While Day Is Hit
 in the PiucheS

Little Rock, Ark, June S.-Little Rock defeated Mobile to today in a seveninning game cut short to enable the visitors to leave for Nash vile The locals hitsDay steadily and profited by his two base on balls and hit batsman. Mobiles players punched three hits in the third and, aided by wild throw by Distcl. scored their two runs. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-04

where they play four games, leaving on Saturday night for Little Rock. Bar- ser < birds are no longer the soft things cf the circuit, as evidenced by the way in which they spanked the Pelicans twice in the same afternoon However, with Crews on the mound, the chubby leader hopes to cop the open,n, battle of the series. Twelve games aIe played on for eign soil before the team returns here on June 16.