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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09

down, sit you down. I maintain there
is question he met with some foul play
This is the cause of his too sudden death
Well, this, of course, is the beginning
Of Guibour's downfall. In these old
morality plays retribution works very
rapidly. The coffin is brought in,
neighbor remarking, in frankly lip
smacking manner: mayor, behold.
have brought you fine caslzet. lis
spic span new, and will carry the corpse
in a seemly manner to the cemetery"
But the corpse is nos suffered yet to
reach it's final resting place. The bailifF
orders an inquest, and it becomes at
once manifest that the young man met
with foul play. So the bailiff COM
mands that the relatives of the deceased
be put in custody and cross-examined.
Guillaume and Guibour and Marie are
consequently bound. Aubin's sister also
comes upon the scene, and, when she
learns of his death, faints in the arms
of Aubin's cousin, another newcomer.
Guibour and Marie are ordered off to
prison, while Guillaume is to be ques-
toned first But as the two are being
led off, Guibour suddenly darts forward
and falls on her knees before the bailiff.
She cries:
"Sir, sir, free these two people They
are innocent! Punish my crime. 1 yield
me to your Judgment. My heart cannot
endure these others suffering from i'll
treatment They had no hand in this af-
fair. I alone had Aubin slain. l alone,
l alone!"
Then the bailifF wants to know all
the particulars, and Guibour gives them,
beginning with the account of scandal.
Guillaume and Marie are Immediately
set at liberty, and Guibour is dispatched
under guard to the prison.
A few moments later we hear an off,
Ger directing the executioner to "erect
stake and be quick" And the execu-
toner, pleased with his commission,
goes this instant to see to it." The
executioner, as we fully learn, is a
most efficient fellow, who has bellows,
pitchfork, hook, cords and all that is
necessary for his work." 1t looks as
t hough it must fare badly with Guibour,
who now returns upon the scene, in
prison garb. The following scene en-
sues:
GUIBOUR
Oh sweet Mother of God deign to be
mindful of my misery. I think my span
of life is short; therefore, I pray your
mercy on my soul. Sinner that l am, o
pity me, and in your loving kindness COM
fort me.
BAILIFF
Guibour, fair friend, you have confessed
and sent your son to death and hell You
have cleared husband and daughter and
assumed sole guilt. Thus have l under
| stood.
.GUIBOUR
Sir, I swear it Is the truth. told
you why I caused the deed and how. Be-
cause of it l am here for your Judgment.
Wherefore may God have mercy on my
soul and draw it to himself May he pre-
serve it from eternal hell and all It's
| torrents.
SISTER
| Sir, deal with this infamous murderess
az she dealt with my brother. Justice on
her who killed him treacherously. Deign
| to give me Justice.
EXECUTIONER
Master, my work is done. Your orders
are carried out. Is there aught else you
| want of me7
BAILIFF
Take halter and twist it about this
woman's neck. She must die shamefully
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-09
<<T TEREWITH," said the manu-
script, "begins the Miracle
n ~ Play of Our Lady, in


Il ~ Play of Our Lady, in
which she saves a woman
from burning at the stake
Nine. Yvette Guilbert has resur-
rected this ancient, curious piece of dra-
matte Tor religious) writing, and with
the help of the Neighborhood Players is
giving new life to it in the little theatre
on Grand Street. "Guibour," in its original
form, is plain and unadorned to the ex-
tent of advancing not one single bit of
stage direction Not even the entrances
or exits are marked on the page. The
prompter's copy to-day is a much more
ambitious matter 1t contains elaborate
instructions covering the minutest de-
tails.
Whereas in the original version the
action begins merely with Guillaumes
speech" "Hearken, Guibour, fain would
tell you Of my days set task" etc, the
Guilbert version contains the following
specific direction:
Music Of Mass before and during open
Ing OF curtain!"Asperges Me-" played by
crgan.
Front curtains open when half through.
At end black curtain opens.
Priest and nuns sing "Kyre Eleison"
through following scene.
First Scene
As curtain rises third beggar stands
ssove church steps asking aims of all
MO pass. Third woman enters down left,
crosses 70 church. Third man enters down
right; they meet at steps, bow and enter
saurch. First woman enters up L. gives coin
% beggar, and enters church. Fourth man
sad fourth woman (old) enter down Il and
cross slowly to church. First youth enters
~ and goes into church, passing old
couple In front OF steps.
At end Of scene "Gloria in Excesis Deo,"
a''ag away at opening OF speech.
curtains OF Guibour's house open, show
ns all four Of family, standing and cross
as themselves at end of grace.
The foregoing gives good idea of
Ae extent to which the old work has been
Inspired with the breath of life. The
GENUS of Yvette GuiIbert for this sort
'hIng IS apparent, and strikingly
'H'arent, on every page of the manu-
A''pt at hand. Take the item Of music
s'he. The musical fabric is exquisitely
7s'en' as the reviewers have already
sd. Here again Guilbert's hand ia
sa' Out Of her vast repertory she
~ selected an appropriate setting. much
sne music being even older than the
~ itself. Some Of it, for example
'ss al Tar back as the tenth century
]" Photographs Of the parchment sheets
: mich the notes were scored show that
vas rudeiy written DOM, with no in.
Nasson Of key, time or bar divisions
s'''sEfueted by Mime. Gullbcrt, how.
- 'ns music is far from crude.
'~ 70 return to the drama. It's story
aD's and naive and grotesque and
sSvo and tragic. Guibour, wife Of Gull.
s's Mayor OK the town, is the sub,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
ADMISSION SPORTS

Admission October 1s.-(Special)-see
saving up and down the field throughout
the game the Jacksonville Normal school
PLAYED the Admission Independents score
less tie on the local field Saturday aft
ernoon The game was hard fought all
the way Both teams struggled for every
ward gained and neither side was able to
make a gain of any considerable dis
lance.
For the Independents the work of
Davis. Kirby and Cowden was easily the
outstanding feature. Douthit. Smith and
Porter did the best work for Jacksonville,
| the plunges Of Douthit having contributed
telling gains.
Craddock, the speedy little halfback OF
the Independents, was injured in the first
/ few minutes of play and was forced to
retire.
| The line ups were as follows:
! Observation-Disclosures center Cash
left guard, Bel. right guard; Powers, left
/ tackle; Jobson, right tackle; Kirby. left
| end; Glover. right end; Miller, quater-
hack: Davis (captain). left halfback
Craddock right halfback; A. Quinnelle
! fullback.
| Jacksonville: Isbel, center: Gray, left
guard; Reynolds, right guard; Robinson
left tackle: Alexander, right tackle; Sam
uels, left end; Harris, right end; Porter
| quarterback: Stevenson Captain. lief
halfback; Douthit, right halfback: Smith
| fullback.
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TIES Up
WITH ENSLEY TODAY
Two Teams Are in Perfect
ConditiOn-Odds Favor
Ensley

This afternoon at Redwood park, the
Central High team clashes with the
Ensley Yellowj Jackets in the annual
football battle between the two schools
The two teams will go into the game
with about even chances, any slight
advantage resting with Ensley.
The game was scheduled for last Fri
day, but the bad weather and soaked
field caused a postponement until to-
day. Regardless of weather conditions,
the battle will be staged this after
noon. \
The Central aggregation is light, in
experienced, but fast. 1t is on speed
|, that Coach Burbage is mainly relying
for his Crimsons to defeat Ensley On
the other hand. the Ensley squad Is
somewhat heavier than Central, and has
several old men back. Coach Craig
is expecting his experienced team to
sweep the light Central bunch off its
| feet
This game means considerable to both
| teams. Aside from the natural rivalry
I between the two, a defeat would shut
| the loser off from chance at the cham
pionship. In past years, Central has
| always defeated Ensley, but last year
the Yellowjackets triumphed over the
Crimsons for the first time in the his
| tory of the two schools.
| Both teams will go into the fray in
| practically perfect condition. Despite
the seeming equality of the two elevens,
! slight odds favor Ensley to win. But
these odds are not worrying the Central
| coach, as he believes the speediness OF
his team will offset any advantage in
weight or experience that Ensley might
have.
The game will be called at o'clck
this afternoon. The student bodies OF
the two schools will turn out in force
to root for their teams, and large
number of other fans are expected to
view the contest, as considerable inter
est has been aroused by the coming
contest
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"a good manv more are under way
which have not made reports,
AN INVESTMENT OF $500. 900, 900

WithiIl comparatively rev yeats
the amount of money invested in the
development of oil fields in northern
and western Texas fields. which a few
years ago escaped the observation of
the prospectors, is approximately $780,
600, goo. In fact in all there must have
been not far from $1,000, 100000 la
vested within few years in the de-
velopment or attempted development of
Texas oil property
Richard ii .EdmondS. of Baltimore,
has received reports from Texas which
show that the Investment in the So
called coastal fields of Texas which
were the first to be exploited not
far from $3.50, 900. No small part
of the state of Texas is now under
lease And yet MANY of these leases
represent what is some time callei
gamblers chance. They may cover
very rich oil fields or they may be OF
no avail One thing which lies behind
many of these leases should be heede
by the American public. There appears
to be something like a frenzy specu-
lation in oil stock. as was the case
some years ago in the stock which rep
resented alleged gold mines NA
An estimate was made by the late
Maurice L. Muehlman. who was perhaps
the highest professional authority on
gold production in the United States.
was that more money had been placed
| in worthless gold stock than had been
taken out of all the gold mines in the
country. There are some excellent rea-
sons for suspecting that this expert
| ence my be reoeatsd in the floating
of worthless oil stock. a5s
Nevertheless. there is always a
| chance that an oil field which has been
| developed and which the experts re-
| earded as worthless. suddenly yields
| wonderful wealth. pouring out oil by
! the thousand barrels a day That is
! the chance which many of those who
| are willing to invest money in oil
\ stock are ready to take. The experts
are confident that Texas will continue
L to yield oil in vast amounts for many
years.
II 1t is in Texas and also in the Kan
Il sas. Oklahoma and California oil
L fields. that the hopes rest for such
l production of oil as will make 1t pos
L sible fairly well to meet the demands
although these demands are increasice
II wear by year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
.PAR|S|ANS RECEIVE
WAR DECORATIONS
Heroic Manner in Which
They Withstood Bombard-
ment Lauded

Paris. October 19.-The Place de l. Hotel
De Willie, where Marshals Joffree, Foch
and Petain received swords of honor dur
ing the victory celebration, and where
many other ceremonies occurred during
the war. wa stoday the scene of the
yreatest demonstration of all when Pres
ident Poincaire pinned the Croix de
Guerre on a cushion bearing the arms
Of the city of Paris.
The public was freely admitted to the
open space fronting the city hall. occupy
ing every inch of available room, and
took a direct personal interest in the
ceremony, as the coveted decoration was
conferred on the city in recognition OF the
gallant manner in which the people OF
Paris withstood the fire of the long range
''berthas and the attacks of the en-
emy's air squadrons.
DELEGATIONS from various other cities in
France which had already been dec
Grated with the war cross for gallantry
under bombardment, filed past the Pres
ident and were cheered by the Parislans.
Children from Aisace followed, and were
wamly received by the children of Paris,
after which President Poincaire atfixed
the war cross on the cushion, which was
| held by the president of the Paris mu-
ncipal council.
There was an impressive hush where
| there had been tumultous cheering fol-
the representatives of the other cities
when the little ones from Alsace marched
by military review. concert and lunch
con at the city hall followed the cere-
| mony Free performances were given if
| the evening by the leading theatres anc
la special spectacle for the children OF
| Alsace.
1 The total casualties in Paris resulting
| from air raids and shells thrown by Ger
man long distance guns were 81 person:
killed and 1924 wounded. These figures
we're given today by NJ Twain, presiden
of the municipal council in an address il
connection with the comforting of tbs
Croix de Guerre on the city of Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
VANDYAND SEWANEE'
ARE SHUT OFF FROM
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY
Tech Defeats Commodores
In Decisive Fashion, While
Georgia Downs Tigers

Atlanta. October 1e.--Saturday's foot
ball games in the south eliminated two
-eIevens which in previous years have
figured prominently as prospective
champions almost to the end of the
season. Vanderbilt was put out of the
running by Georgia Tech, while Sc
vance was unable TO cope with the
University of Georgs's rapidly improv-
ing play
Techs victory over the Commodore
was decisive and impressive. Codcn
MrCuigsn's men were never aole 10
threaten the YelloY Jackets goal, while
The offensive the Tech Juggernauts
was working smoothly in contrast TO
the indifferent showing made against
clemson a week ago Georgia's victory
was c,e.l cat over the University OF the
SoJ:h and raised hopes that even
though the Athens eleven is playing to-
.-ether for the first time this year u
must be reckoned with in the flnai
fight for ihe southern title.
Alabama and Mississippi A. and
%, continued to play we'll The Alabama
g victory over Howard by score OF ~
o-to O. was particularly worthy of note
The Howard team held Auburn to Z
to 0 score two weeks ago. and followed
this by holding SeWanee 10 threc louSi'
downs The Thin Red Line rusneu
the Birminehs Il mel off their reel
?. however, in much tn same manner
rhey had treated Mississippi tniNeI sit
GEEK previously. their tota, pom
score in the two games being .. Ten
nessee Which had played such sur
p-is.ng game against Vanderbilt week
ago. bow od before Mississippi; A. am
NJ. to 0. in hard fought contest
Auburn. having defeated Clemson OF
@ friday, was not scheduled for con-
test Saturday.
Virginias Play continued disappoint-
ing. and the Old Dominion squad was
hard pressed to gain a to victorA
over Virginia Military institute II
other games played Saturday, Floridf
piled up As points against MERGERS frai
defense while Davidson defeated thu
strong South Carolina eleven, to 0,
Wofford won from Citadel, IL to U
Furman defeated Presbyterian College
to 0, Mississippi College defeated
jefferson College, 6 to o. Hampton sgd
.-ney won from Randolph Macon. 10 t.
IA, and Georgetown easily won from
" p L. SO to T.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
LEWIS TO WRESTLE.
PAD0NbNEY HERE AT
THE ATHLETIC CLUB
Polish Grappler Tips Beam
at 220, and Is Expected
to Put Up Good
Fight

Bill STREET. chairman of the athletic
a telegram from Jack Curly. the man
ager of Ivan Padonbney, Polish Crap
pier, to the effect that his man will
meet STRANGER" Lewis here on Oc
tober %. The match has been definitely
set for that date.
Padonbney is mighty good Crap
pier, according to reports of fans who
have seen him in action. He tips the
beam at 22O, practically the same
weight as that of the Stranger Ivan
has been in many matches. and has won
a goodly percentage of them he Is
expected to give a good account or MIN :
self against Lewis on the night OF the
match.
STRANGER Lewis needs no introduc-
ton to local fans. He has appeared
! a number of times here, and mas haue
! a good impression each time. he Is
great favorite with the local followers
| of the game and has made many frlends
| in the Magic City by his Clean assres-
| sive style of graphing.
OF course. the odds favor Edie to win
but Padonbney is expected to give the
| "Strangler'i a hard bout. Ivan is some
thing of an unknown quantity TO ioca
! fans but indications point out that ne
| is good man, and will undoubtedly
hold his own against Lewis.
! AS usual there will be good list OF
nreliminaries Athletic Director HUT
sell is already at work on these junior
attractions and is promising gooe
bill for the fans. There will be wrest'
ling numbers, battle royals, and othel
negro acts, all of which Will OF
4 Screams"
| The match will be staged in the gym
| nasium of the b. A c., and tlckets WI
be put on sale at an early GATE. iar
number of fans are expected TO atten'
the match. as it is the first bout to b'
staged this season. sN4
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of Commerce asking for the names OF
local exporters.

These inquiries come in letters and by
telephone and telegraph and several are
received every day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20

Can you imagine Johnny Evers de-
Tending an umpire?
Yet it happened,
The Human Crab was elevated 10 the
residence of the New York State league
during the 1919 season. Long toward mid
summer one of the umpires on the staff
became the target for much criticism.
1t was charged that he was wholly in
competent Many of his decisions savored
of lack of sound baseball judgment. And
there were dl>Iands from club owners 10
have him chased from the league.
And what did Evers delivers, Away
the enemy of u>>oires during his play
ing days, and the man to whom the pro-
test was made?
"Wen,' said Johnny. Il kept that lei-
low on the staff. | watched his Worh
for a while and never while | looked on
did he show anything bad in the way
of umpiring So I pigeon holed the PRO
tests and let the fellow stay III the
league And all the while l had TO lausn
at the change that had come in me once
was perfectly willing to assist IN tiie
| lynching of all umpires-now ! was oe-
Tending one. This surely is a funny
world"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
KELLY SWINGS HARD

George Kelly, the elongated outhelder
and first baseman of the Giants goes
through motions while at bat that are
almost worth the price of admission to
the park. No swatter of modern times
ever exhibited SO many commissions at
the plate as Kelly.
Kelly calls every muscle of his body
into play when he swings. II he hits.
the baseball usually travels a mic or SO
But when he misses the show is on.
Kelly's whirl has so much power into it
that he is unable to recover his balance.
AS a result, he spins around once-and
sometimes twice. AS he spins, his hat
spiras upward. After the whirling is
over Kelly tries to regain balance-but
usually he fails, and in failing he falls
to the ground rolls around, picks him
self up-and then repeats, while the
crowd bowls with laughter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
CORR Uses HIS BEAN

Great batting ability remarkably neld-
ing skill and speed aid Ty Cobb in re-
tanning his title as perhaps the greates1
player that ever lived. But it's that nraln
of his. ever watchful, ever alert, ever
active that makes him stand out pe-
yond anyone else in the baseball Worio.
Ty is always doing something new,
something different; using every means
to thwart the opposition.
Toward the flag end of the season,
when the Senators were playing the
Tigers, Ty was on second base. The next
batter drove vicious bounder toward
the third sacker Ty raced toward thlro
for about eight jumps. then suddenly
slowed down Why did he do it?
We'll" answered Cobb, Il ran until
was right between the oncomlng ball ano
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
FRENCH PROFESSORS
TO ORGANIZE UNION

Paris, October 1s.-The college professors
of France have decided to hold refer
endum to decide whether they shall trans
form their association into national
union TO be affiliated with the labor fed
Grafton The school teachers already
have decided to join the lahor federation.
although the right so to organize has NOT
been recognized by the government
The college professors also will vote or.
a proposition to unite in one organization.
to be called the National Federation OF
Intellectuals, all technical men, journal
lists, school teachers. professors, authors
doctors and lawyers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
ercier in Detroit

Detroit. Mich. October 19,-Cardinal
Mercier. the spiritual hero of Belgium,
was welcomed to Detroit and Michigan
today. Escorted by a detachment of
state constabulary the distinguished pre-
late motored to Detroit from Toledo re-
ceiving the greetings Of Catholics and
Professionals alike in the various villages
through which his automobile passed,
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Want to Know Exporters

The Chamber of Commerce is receiving
sacola and New Orleans about Birming-
ham firms that do an exporting business.
The agents of ocean steamship COM
panies during the last few days have
sent a number of letters to the Chamber
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SPORTS.
ControI Moote EnsIov of Rickuu00d T0dav SPO]
John EUers, "Human Grab, .
Once Defended an Umpire
Halter of Jumps Springs Surprise By Taking Part
of Arbiter-Ty Cobb Uses His Head.
Kelly Slugs At Ball
LoCAI-BY WIRE
By JAMES j. CoRBETT

the third baseman. knew IL was BE-
tween the third baseman and the ball
the third sacker would have trouble
judging it. Just as the ball was about
to hit me l jumped away-toward the
bag-and then the third baseman got
another sight of the ball. But ii was
coming SO fast and the distance for
judging it was so shCrt that he couldn't
set himself accurately for it. as would
\have been the case if l hadn't blocked.
AS a result. he fumbled and the batter
reached first"