17
ASKEViLLE FEOFLE
in isvra FicniRES
I
1 GREAT-SUCCESS
'Across the Bsrnlng Trunk-" to Be
Showa at the Galas Tomorrow
Other PktMitoi. '
' Re-Opens ; Tomorrow
THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, ASIIEVILLE, N. C, DECEMBER 13, 1914,
IMi
irJTERDIFJNERlS
President Wilson's Plea for
i , ,
Neutrality Keeps War Out
Of Ifiscussions 1 1
nittlOR IS HELD IN .
BORDERS OF THE U. S.
Uncle Sam's Gards Given a
Chance to Air Their
I J Grievances.
WAaHTNOTON, Doc. 11. Member
wf a cabinet, oongTueiiien, diploma
Us mod leaders , of all adtlvltlea of
the. nation' life, gathered round th
bord ; here tonight at the Oridlron
-Club's winter dinner, t
I President Wtlaon'a earnest Injunc
tion Jo ttn American people to re-
n ; from public discussion of war
was strictly - regarded and th
ocetbn of ; every one of .the many
es and dramatic skits was always
ta the ahore line - of the two
"Man -which, bound the Americas.
,Jnele Ssun's - wards were given full
(opportunity to air their grievances, for
jche moat part In song In a fathering
jdesotfbed as "Uncle Sam's Jubilee."
33he negro "oomtphUoed of the work-
lags of the otvll service law which
sentenced more good . colored
its to the levees and cotton fields
any other pernlo'.oua ieglsla-
Snary laws and bo the air of "Old Un
file Ned," be sang: -i . "
"Old Uncle Ked."
fakers -was an old delegate, bis nam
was uncle Ned.
Be Hved long ago, long ago.
JJs went to cooventtiens whenever fas
" ' was bid,
Jand that's how he lived, long ago.
CHORUS: '.it
TflBleej taw down, the hovel and the
boa, 1
Aad hang up the fiddle and the
twwt . -
jtjOMrera no more work for poor Un
: d Ned. ' "' ,
the yrtmarles laid him low."
tbe tarmer wear another ward wMh
4 somplaint; he wanted -a bunch of
eeotiwohs. Up home be had a shed
lull of eqtsaahee and wanted the ftreae
ftqr to lasu circulating notes on them.
y other wards were Colonel Wat
letvon aad Colonel Harvey. They had
fto grtevanoes, Ibut expressed their
oateat0ient In eon, the refrain of
rWoJi mm
I'flfve oonve baok, oome back,
i Vva come back. Dear Leader to
tnee, to thee, "
Jtjwj oome back, oome back,
r ivV borne Back' Dear' lieader to
i Xmoatf other ,wrdsc Alaska wanted
'.V' be shielded from erploitaitlon of
daMaltoU: H&wait oaned attention to
Queen Ultuokalanl's hvck of pension;
frto Rloo wanted more government
JotM and a duty on sugar, and Filipino
wanted to knew when he would grow
Hq and fee independent. When the
latter was chtded and told that he
fount not get hasty, he replied:
k Hasty! I'm getting musty."
. - 4 uompwins of -raws.
L The polltlataji complained that
itstes had been laid on business pa
Oer, ohewin um, billiard rooms and
flafrases, wbile whiskey had gone
ifjeot tree, because the bill bad been
In October' and tbefbleeUon
in November, and In a burst ot
Ire be sang:
yen have to lay a ta, - .
Don't pot It onto ' rye;
Stat K onto kiKtfriea,
"Bat keep It oft of rye.
Bttok It onto ohewlng gum,
(Or btUlard cues, says I;
But, for the love of Mike, I beg you.
Keep It off of rye."
, A reallstto prize fight ws staged
la the center of the dining hall and
Che spectators were treated to a lively
loill. The stake was "a larse bouse
iooated at 1000 Pennsylvania avenue,"
Wd tbe prtnelpnta were "Kid Democ-
Aoy" and Old O. O. P. the referee
Itelna ','Bull Moose," who announced
(Uti eMltty to lick both of the two
lOld parties. His decisions had never
Km questioned, "even when over
ed by the Supreme court."
'A moving picture show enlivened
HFttflMdhm nmriiflntlnf "t hi
fastest delreemtive body on earth;
tit Uneted States senate" In session,
(but the general effect was greatly
knarred first, try a strenuous objection
fc euob an undignified encroachment
Htoon ttM body and when that bad
Ibees removed by th insertion of his
4Uim name into the advertisement, by
jtne flwJt that Senator OUle James ner
iWll Id staudlnul up and tbereby
ftfgitting out tbe reminder of the
Bletttre. p
f v. Brlghani Inttlxtod.
Following its invariable rale, the
(smdlron olub initialed. In the pres
)toe of sW many guests, a new mem
ef WHllam E. Brigham, Washing
itoct correspondent of the feoston
TPMScript, who was described as "a
Jomrnallst who would like to get Into
sg) isoCTwflon of newspaper men
nawerlnf questions he said that he
WM td preny goaa stanaing m Beo-
jmttt Bryan's ante-room."
A Roosevelt song, to the tune of
"tin on Iy Way to Kandalay fol-
Mrd wKh tMs chorus:
Sftn wb iny way to Oyster Bay,
' Penewtto ray shelterin roof I've not
I to stay;
fetssnr oonc.
(Of shings gone aTong!
Em bo loafer trneted.
' They tiave got me f.ustered
(gad the Big Btlok's busted,
: 19mTs wbr Tm on the wav to Ovs-
?Ni i ..- ter Bay,
SPrs ootne to say goodtoye."
fl .t514 Home Week" brought fo
Wqeber some old spirited urelar the
hlhdJy eye of the Goddess of Liberty
ajaan elevated perch, who had oome
MAUDE
Who wiU be
iMiss Blanche Sweet, the-charm! g
film favortto who la known to liter
aHy mUUom tf photo-irlay patrons
Utroughout this country and Europe,
has signed contract with the Jesse
Laeky Feature Play company by tbe
terms of which she will appear as
the star in the various Jesse Lasky
and David Betasoo , joint productions
which are now being prepared for the
screen.. It la already definitely aa-
nownced that Blanche Sweet will star
In 'The Warrens of Virginia," first,
and then "The Woman" and "Sweet
Kitty BeHalrm." After a study of aH
the younfaj star now) aPDearins) .in
photo-dramatlo offerings of the su
perior grade, Mr, Beiasoo and Mr.
Cecil B. De Mllle decided that
Blanche Sweet was absolutely the one
artist best sotted to the . ipicturUa
tlons of the Belasco dramatlo sue-
. INVENTORS' SHOW.
NEW YORK, Dec, II. A show de
signed to give inventors a show," and
known as the International' Exposi
tion of Inventions, opened here today
at the New Grand Centra1 palace. -
The American Institute gold, sliver
and br'onse medal and diplomas will
be awarded by a quallfyted jury, t
those inventors whose products may
be adjudged to combine the greatest
measure of novelty; and utility to the
world .with commercial and mechan
ical practicability.
An attractive exhibit of Inventions
BLAfJCH SWEET SIGNED BY LASKY
FOR LASKY-BELASCO PR0DGT1QNS
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NTT
SL8IE ST. LEON
As Polly, In "Polly of the Circus," Auditorium,
day. Decern ber 10th.
U welcome them from her station
on the dome of the copitol. Vnule
Joe Cannoa was among the 1rt ar
rivals, and when asked how long he
was goin to stay, replied:
No Return Ticket.
"Well; I dldnt buy no return
ticket."
Cy . SuUoway, another returning
oongreasman, announoed tbat up his
way , "The hunting Is poor, all the
tm& moos have been killed off.'
When Nicholas Longworth appeared,
Cannon Inquired !
"How's the famUy, Nlokt Bring
mm. iH ( the celebration?"
Longworth ''All except fatheiMn
lanr." Cannon "Why dont you persuade
him to stay la some of those lone
some places be writes ajhout?"
Long worth -. "There . alnt no lone
eamer place than Oyster Bay right
When told that Secretary Daniels
:...t j
1ADAM3
In The Legend of of Leonora," at the Auditorium early
, la January.-
Up to the present time, Blanche
Sweet's artistic career has been close
ly linked to that of D. W. Orifflth, the
noted producer, who used her as the
star for such productions a "
"Judttblf-
of Bnthtulia." and "The BscaDS." In
her new omoobulon, under the direc
tion of Oecll De Mllle, she will nat
urally have far greater opportunities
because of the' exceptional nature of
the Belasco offerings In which It l
to be her good fortune to appear.
Mlas Bweet Is the first distinctly
"screen star" to be engaged by the
Lasky firm. .- She thus toeoomes a
member of the Lasky staf family, In
cluding suoh famous Broadway star
as Dustin Farnum, Robert Odeson,
Edith Taliaferro, Edmund .Breeae,
Charles Rlshmortd, . Bdia Goodrich,
Theodore Roberts, H. B. Warner and
Harry Woodruff. '
that apply to the production an
manufactures of cotton, was opened
as a. show, by Itself. '. ,?
From several associations Of inves
tors and patentees in America, It Is
planned to recruit representative men
of ability, to organise .a congress of
inventors which can put on record the
needs of their olass.and achieve pub
licity for Injustices. Besides the pro
ceedings at the meeting of Inventors,
a series of lectures Is planned,-'
The Inventors show will continue
all next week, and it Is already at
tracting many visitors.
matinee and night, Ratur-
had abolished the wine mee on
warships 'during his absence from
Washington. Sulloway exclaimed:
'That means no more inspection
cruises by the nwve.1 committee."
When Cannon learned that the
American troops had been withdrawn
from Vera Cras November II, he ex
claimed: "I thought I heard firing on
that day. It must have been that
salute to the flag,"
Other sldts portrayed the sdequaoy
of the United Eta army as viewed
by Representative Gardner; the fed
eral reserve board In full action try
ing to' "abfustleate" the newspasper
reporters and a monk rehearsal of the
Gridiron ehrb Itself., And emulating
the publications of the European
chancellories, the -dub caused to be
placed at each Plate " The Blue Pa
per ooi respond ence relating to tbe
campaign preceding the outbreak of
hostilities en November I. 1014, and
the fstalMe Incident thereto."
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. Aaheville palrona of the moving
plctbre theaters will have an oppor
tunity tomorrow of seeing familiar
Aaheville faces thrown on the, canvas
at toe oaiai theater in a motion pic
ture when "Across t the . Burning
Trestle" Is shown at that playhouse.
This picture, with Herbert Prior,
Biglow Cooper, Mabel Trunelle and
Yale Bonner In the leading roles, was
produced by the Edison players who
conducted a studio In Ashevtlle last
summer. The scenes of the picture
play wer produced In the vicinity ot
Aslievllle and Headersonvllls last
July. Some of the pictures were
taken from the roof of the Bout hern
railway passenger station and on the
streets of this city. Several well
known people living In this city took
parts In them and most ot these will
be curious to see themselves thrown
upon the canvas. The. film depicts the
thrilling adventures In the life of a
plucky young girl.
"The Circus Man" will be shown at
th Galax Tuesday. This la purely
an American photo-play with Thee
dore Kobrta in the principal part.
The perils of Pauline will be shown
in the eighteenth' 3iwtilftn;; At
Princess Wednesday; "T": ''.'V
Thursday at the Qa!ax k return en
gagement of "Paid , In Full" will be
played. This picture ha been brought
back to Ashevlll at th urgent re
quest of many theatergoers of this
city. Th second Installment of "The
Master Key'' wlB be gnwa ' the Ga
lax Baturday, ., . i -'si f.f-
-The latest BoVwrh rtrease, "The
Country Mouse," In four reels, will
b shown at the Prlnoees Friday and
Saturday at th same, theater the
fourth series of "Zlngo'sT advsntures
will be shown,' '
OFFICIAL LOCAL
WEATHER REPORT
C. 8. Drpartment of AgrtcttltUM '
. Weather Barssttt '
Local Weather Data tor Dec It, 1114.
State of the weather at l a, m.
Clear, -fe'- ' i ntl J
State of the weather at I p, m.
Cloudy.- ' v
RttatVve humtdtty at l a. aw
percent. . r
Relative humidity at I p. m Id
percent,- :.' . ' .W";;'t -'''-v;
Wind direction at I a. m., north
west ' :v..;..4iiA. t.
Wind direction at . mn south
east. :!''; ,,A-'iWj.'-:''.!',. .'Af
..Time of sunrise .'J i'm.
" Time of sunset' f ;lt "p. ."'
fiscal TejmpewtsM'Bata,1'''''
I. a.m. V,v.V.l'r,t n.m. 'iti:'.
I a-m, . . . , ,SIJ 4 P. . . ,
10 a.m. if' I p.m ..II
11 a-m. .1....I4 ii4 p.m,' ..,,. II
12 noon 41 ' ' 1 p.m. H
1 p.m. .'... !' t a.m, ..i'.II
1 P.m. i-, iTisM Jf ' v
Highest 4f one-year ago, M. -
Lowest 12; .one year ago, 11. -Abeolute
maximum II In 1111
AbsoluailnknuTlCnisiiMl.
Average-temperattire od.y 11. 1
Normal II.
, Local Precipitation for This Month
Normal, 4.01 Inches.
Greatest amount. I ll in 1101.
Least amount, 0.10 in jltl,
For last 14 hours ending at I p. m4
none. '.. ; .
MATTERS OF RECORD
Yesterday Ihe following deeds were
filed at the office of the registrar of
deeds:
J. B. Sami and wife to A, Mat'
thw. agent, land on the west side
of the French Broad river; considera
tion 110.
R. Y. and H. (I. White to . F.
Moore, tracts of land In Falrvlew
townshlD: consideration 1100.
H. C. Lanford and wife to W. M.
Robert on and wife, certain lands In
Averv's Creek township; considera
tion 1400,
R. L. Spurllng and wife to J. L.
Brown and wife, land on the waters
of New Found creek; consideration fl.
J. U Hawkins and wife to W. A.
Hawkins, tracts of land In Haael
ward; consideration 177.50.
Kdlth B. Vanderbllt to W. B. Blank
nshlp. tract of land In Avery's
Creek township; consideration 1500.
H. A. Brown et al. to Henry Knob
lauch and wife, property on Artlngtoa
street: consideration 110
C. H. Knoblauch and, wife to K. W.
Reach am and wife, piece of propertj
on Arlington utreet; consideration
110.
Marriage Ucrnses.
Eugene Morgan to Alice McElratli.
Velpo Carter to Mrfiry fofflt.
O. a. Cox to Vlrbie Baker.
A. D. He to Llllie CapP.
T. C. Clark to Otle Giles.
Hummmuos and Complaints.
N. H. Walker et al, ngalnH William
St. Geors Walker.
J. M. Thrash against amithern Rail
way company.
Hav you ever looked Into the
Multigraph? It accomplishes more
thsn merely umlng out Mrrular let
ters. Call In snd take a look. Of
fice Supp'.y Co., phone 20 11. H
COMIliGATTRACTIONS
a -
f Saturday,! December 11, matinee
4- and night, Elsie St. Leon la 4
r "Polly of the Clrous."
4- Coming Soon Maude Adams f
4 and company of Metropslltan
Stars In 'The Lgend of 4
Leonora." '
"pon, sf the areaa '
A conflict of emotions, wherein atl
that is hateful Is arrayed against aU
that Is good; is the theme of the de
4
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KEITH SUPERIOR VAUDEVILLE
OFFERING MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, -
Eva Wescott and Company
Presenting Her . Sensational Society Playlet
"A BUTTERFLY WIFE"
DON CARNEY LOFTIN AND BATES
PresenU "PIAN08KN8E" "THOSK KIFTY GIRIJS"
Clever Song Artlstio Nonscncn. ..
GEORGE STANLEY ELKINS, FAY AND ELK1NS
BLACKFACE COMEDIAN , HARMONY SINQUItS AND DANCERS '
COMPLETE CHANGE OF ACTS
Matinee Daily 3:15
Two Night Performances
' Night Prices I
Princess Tomorrow
". , The) ravorite Edison Players f
MABEL TRUNKLLE, TALK BENNKR, ITKRe i
" BERT FIUOR aad BIGELOW COOPER
"ACROSS THE BURNING
TRESTLE"
. Made in Asheville 4
ROMANCE AND ADVENTXRE WITH VA,
MILIAR SCENES ALSO 1 REEL i
UNIVERSAL l'lCTIIRE. ,
5c And 10c 5c And 10c t
THE PERILS v OF
Romance and Adventure :Plots and
5c AND 10c
GALAX THURSDAY'Taid in Full"-With Tully MarshaU.
PRINCESS FRIDAY "The Country Mouse" With Hobart Bosworth.
Galax Saturday "Master Key" Princess Saturday "ZLijo."
lightful eomsdy-drama, 'Tolly of th
Circus," Frederic Thompson's origin
al masslTs production with Miss' aisle
Rt. Leon In the title role, which comeg
to the Auditorium, matin and night,
on next Saturday clrous life Is de
picted, three scenes showing a ring
performance with a regulation sis
ring, the outside ot th tent, known
as the "pad" room where the actors
limber up and the rear of the tent
showing the circus going away at
night after the performance while the
other scenes are laid In th parson
age of the Rev. John Douglass, th
village parson, who fall In love with
Polly, to the amasement and dlatast
of the village people. The gossip
starts when Polly is taken to the Rev.
Douglass' home suffering from an
injury received during a perform
ance of the circus. Deacon Strong, a
pillar of ths church. Is the villain and
does II he can to hurt Polly In the
eyes of Douglass. All that is done In
opposition makes Douglass all th
more determined to marry th llttt
circu rider. The last scene shows
th circus winding it way over the
hill in the distance, while Polly and
ihe ministers are left alone together,
she content to give up th circu life
for her love for her preacher. Seat
for both performances will go on sal
Thursday morning.
"Within the Law."
Bayard Velller, author of th suc
cessful new A m r to a n play,
"Within th Law," which Selwyn
snd company announces for pre
sentation hers at th Auditorium
began his writing carter a a reporter
for on of the New Tork dames. At
the, time Theodore Roosevelt was po
lice rVttnmlssioner In th metropolis,
Veiller was detailed at detective
headouertars and while thsr secured
the material for th exciting acsne
In "Wltfhin th Law" that depict so
llliim'.natlvely certain questionable
practices of the authorities tn their
endeevor to fastsn guilt for crime on
suspected persons. ,
"Maade Adam.
. t Charles Frobman will
Maude Adams at the auditorium ear
ly In January when her chief offer
ing will be J. M. BarrlCs new comedy,
'The Legend of Leonora," This Is
th Cootr.h drama artists' first long
play sines "What Every Woman
Know" and ths popnlar aetrisa I
credited with having found It very
-3 ', r V' f
':7V' '.U'!
Galax
PARAMOUNT
Five Reels
M 111 I fl I MWi
MATINEE AND NIGHT
Annual Tour of the Original Frederic
Thompson
POLLY
of
The
WITH
ELSIE ST. LEON
AS POLLY ! '
THIN IN THE ONLY COMPANY PRESENTING THIS VASCINAT '
IXU AMERICAN PLAY, AFTER ONE YKAH AT THE
LIBERTY THEATRIC, NEW YORK. '.
A REAL CIRCUS ON THE STAGE
JI GGLING CLOWNS
BARE-BACK RIDERS
SEE POLLY
PRICE Matinee, ioc and ISc;
11.00. First Nine Row II fl.
much to the liking of hr numerous
admlrsrs. Its) suoesss is pronounced.
The work differ ytry much from
thos which hav gone before It from
the sun pen, for Instance the
heroine U a murderess and the hu
mor Is developed In the efforts of
men who try to tura themselves lnaid
out la the desire to prove that the
never committed th rash act to
which she has so Innocently confess
ed Barrle proves that man's boasted
strength and otrarag in face of love
ly woman's charms la all a myth. He
has made Lanora old fashioned be
cause he feels that It Is the old-fash,
toned girl who was really loved. She
had no clubs, soArHes and "rights,"
but sh did lay claim to the right
THURSDAY
, 10, 20 and 30c
7.15 and 9:15
; 20, 30 and E0c
"TV s f T T
JESbC L. LASICT
i . .- i
America's VWrmnat Charart Actor
' '' . ' ' ' "
Theodore Roberts
I: In the AtmoNpbcrtc Drama
"THE CIRCUS MAN"
FROM TUB NOVEL THB ROKK IN TUB'
RING," By Onorga Barr Mft'uU hcon
10And20o
FAULIPJE
Counter-Plots
5cAND10c
Saturday- a
DArAmfiorJl
Production of
CIRCUS
TRAINED RORSES
ACROBATS
RIDE BINGO
children, aAc Skctit: c. Toe and'
' Seal at " All Una's , Thandaf
man's chivalry aad tbe author holds :
that this Is th greatest right posses
sed by woman. Leonora Is a . blend
of many women,' full of vagaries and
contradictions, bat with all of them
shs Is adorable. Th role Is an emot
ing en and In it Mis Adams ls cer
tain to add to the number of her ad-
mlrers. In closing her bill Miss Adams
will bs an in The Ladles Shakes
peare." This is described as "being
one woman's reading of a notorious .
work edited by J. M. B arris.- It Is .
In one act, contains three scene and
calls for a largs east R Is said to
be oh of th most humoroys ennosp-.
tlon that 'has come from ilie Carrie
pen. Both plsy are effectively
Staged . ' J,'