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The Detroit times., 1915-07-28
oARRIcK.

Having given various members OF
her company an opportunity to dis
tinguish themselves before Detroit
audiences in past weeks, Miss Bon
stelle comes into her own In Widow
BY Proxy" the cleancut. cleverly.
built comedy by Catherine Chisholm
Cushing which the Bonstelle COM
pany Ia playing In the Garrick the
alter. this week.
II you don't like Miss Bonstelle's
acting. stay away. for she Is on the
stage Just about fifteeu-sixteenths OF
the time. and you won't be missed
anyway, for this town is full OF dis
corning critics. No matter how
warm the night. there Is cool.
healthy breeze blowing through
ones mind every moment while
Miss Bonstelle, with charming hui
NOR and q brisk carelessness that
conceals the effort involved in the
mastery OF the minutiae OF the role,
gets Gloria Grey deeper and deeper
in dificulty.
For Gloria. life Is just one blum
after another. First she bluffs the
people who control her food and
clothes supply. Then she bluffs
Dolores Pennington eileen WILSON,
into a desire to continue living, in
spite Of Jack Pennington's death.
Learning that Dolores has a chance
to win share in the Pennington
estate, she decides to blum the arts
tocratic maiden aunts into believing
that Jack did not marry beneath the
family's dignity She bluffs Dolores
pto changing names with her, and
bluffs the modiste into extending
her credit for garments of mourn.
ing. But Gloria's blum fails when
Cousin Steve" Pennington, cap
tain in the navy (Corliss Giles).
falls in love with her and she with
him. Though she convinces the
Pennington ladies. in a scene full
OF laughter. that she Is far above
them In birth and station. and thus
changes their hauteur into apollo
getic reverence. she has deceived
her captain. and she knows that
one woman has already lost him by
Just such q trick. Then. right after
the captain secures the license. Jack
returns to prove that he Is still
alive; the deception Is revealed. but
Capt. Pennington. so relieved that
Gloria 10 free that he can forgive
anything. hugs her as the final cur
tain goes down.
0loria's battle against the fates
that threaten to overwhelm her
gives Miss Bonstelle a multitude OF
opportunities for lishthearted COM
edy and depths OF humorous despair.
Mrs. Cushing 10 not Oscar Wilde,
nor yet Claiming Pollock. and her
lines are sometimes trivial: but
Miss Bonstsile hides these trivial.
ties BY making naturalness. which
toleratss the trivial. the base Of her
The Detroit times., 1915-07-28

The FIRST annual moonlight OF
shadukiam grotto will take place
Thursday evening, on the Putin
Bay. The following comprise the en-.
tertainment committee; William II.
Hanna, werold McGregor, James
Gariick. Harrison L. Mack, william
ID. Ellsworth, DR.. Charles w. Golfer,
Harry Hansford. 8. r. Kingston,
William J. Mckay. Theodore l.,
Smith. Jr., Howard Turner. John
Putnam, James w. Ballantine and
Arthur Messeler. The Grotto band
OF so players, including Meyers
eaxaphone quintet, under the direc-
tion Of Thomas Moore. will be a spe.
cial feature of the moonlight. and
James Huxtable, Harry Courtaine
and Harvey williams will be among
the solo entertainers.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-28

T. Underhill, Covington. Ky. The
house was beautifully decorated In
yellow flowers. Among the guests
were many Civil war comrades OF
Mr.. Dixon.
Miss Dorothy Waters, who has
been the guest Of Mrs. Clayton A.
Spalding. No. 12S Taylorave.. left
Saturday to Join her mother In Cali
fornia. Miss Waters will stop for
few days with friends In Battle
Creek. and also In Chicago, before
continuing her journey west.
Among the large excursions to
leave Detroit Tuesday morning
were those of Our Lady OF Help and
Our Lady Of the Rosary parishes.
Both went to Tashmoo park where
fine programs Of sports and games
will prov de amusement for young
and old. O.
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph z. q. Wad-
dington. Caverley apartments. left
Tuesday for two months stay in
New York. DR.. Waddington will
take special work in the Post Grad.
uate College and Hospital. and Mrs.
Waddington will study the violin.
o.
Miss Aimee Burtenshaw, Tarry.
town-on-the-Hudson. who has been
visiting Mrs. H. H. Sanger. In Crosse
pninfo 1aft Cotvrdau 60 ~xxouA q
house party in Toledo. Miss Burten.
shaw will return to Detroit later to
be the guest Of Mrs. Andrew H.
Green. jr. Mrs. Sanger left Monday
to visit friends in Grand Rapids.
o.
Delightful details have been
planned for the card party to be
given Wednesday afternoon. In the
Automobile club. Pine Lake. under
the auspices OF the Countryside I'm
provement association OF Orchard
and Pine Lakes. Detroit guests who
plan to take the interurban cars will
be met at Seminary station by club
automobiles. The card party IL
given for the purpose of raising
money toward the good roads fund
maintained by the association.
whereby the roads in the vicinity
Of Orchard and Pine lakes are kept
in good condition and oiled, and a
constable is employed to apprehend
speeders and reckless drivers and
to cooperate with the vigilance
committee OF the association.
A pretty home wedding was cele-
brated Saturday evening. July "a. In
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas B.
Houck, No. 219 Richmond-ave.,
Highland Park, when their daugh-
ter. Miss Elsie B. Houck was mar.
ried to James c. Johnson. The cor.
emory was performed by the Rev
Homer B. Henderson. pastor Of the
First United Presbyterian church
The bride was attended by Miss
Florence l.. Herter. as maid OF hon.
or. and Miss Grace Mellon, AZ
bridesmaid. Albert Wilson was best
man. Miss Alma Herter played the
wedding music. An informal recep-
ton followed. Mr. and Mrs. John,
son are motoring through Michigan
on their wedding trip.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-28
Beth;The Girl
WHO Went Right"
No. Decentralization.

1T 10 always the man who In
wrong who makes the most noise.
He has to shout 10 reassure himself.
30 at last We sat down to tea to.
gether. My father. after the storm
OF Stella's reproaches, was inclined
to BE- more than amiable. Indeed.
he was more genial than could
remember him a. having been for
many moons. And for myself,
tried my best to forget the unfortu.
nate clash which had preceded our
merry-making. ! had dashed some
cold water In my face and used
some powder to obliterate the trace
Of my tears. So now. when my
father asked me for q second piece
Of my delicious cake" / beamed
upon him.
What surprised me most was his
Difference and courtesy to Stella.
was not old enough to realize that
Il 10 always the man who 10 wrong
who defends his case the loudest.
He 10 usually shouting to reassure
himself. My fathers reception of
my love and kindness toward him
had been wrong. And Stella. my
friend. had punctured his buster.
He was now ~ nat and amiable as
trained bear. Butt deprived OF
the nush which had been on his
cheeks first, from the effort of
mounting the stairs to see me. and
then from his anger, I began TO no.
tice that his face was habby and
drawn. He did not look well.
"You have not been III. have you,
father?" asked solicitously.
He rested his forehead In the
palm OF his hand for a moment
YEARLY.
mot down sick" he answered,
"but I don't know; I don't seem to
have the old kick In me. Betty"
His eyes looked worried. II don't
understand It," he said. II started
40 q Kid to work honestly and hard
! pulled myself up by my own boot
straps. ! never lied to a man In
my life. And I have given all l
could get. to your mother and to
you children. meant to do right
BY you. And yet" he spread his
hands out in a pitiful gesture. Look
The Detroit times., 1915-07-28

acting. from. which she scars fire.
Quently In brilliant flights Of imag-
NATIVE fun in dialogue and situa-
ton.
In such a treatment Of Gloria's
role. Miss Bonstelle Is aided by the
wholly unima ginative. matter-of.fact
acting Of Miss Wilson. who never
allows herself to shine. A great
deal OF fun IN widow BY
Proxy" is due to this contrast.
Miss Houston as Gilltgan. the
modiste. also has part for Gloria s
humor to shine against, and she
plays II well. Fine character-studies
are given by Miss Leonora Won OF.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-28

tunity than uaaal - 6lsp11
nne capacities. " ''.s y I
The play u 1noon1G0 M
scrupulous care whieh y - non
. feature OF ~ BooetelJe ~
lions. There = . smoe(Aneoo
completeness atoue . DooS>
show that make Il har1 % rQol
that the same company - eta9lQ
different play each week, anA ~
wonder and sdmiratiou 70 Uooe
miliar with the di0culties woteA
stock company faeos. &, I
Next week the company WIN ~
sert comedy and o(ReS the dstecttyt
play. THE Argyle Case."
The Detroit times., 1915-07-28
The Confessions OF a Wife

How well you look. Margie.
In this old dr0ss ?"

How well you look. Marsie."
In this old dress?"
After lunch with you am
going out to do some shopping. One
can't b IN the world and not OF 1t.
Mollie. % I'm coming back to earth
a. fast - Lean"
That's right Marg1e. am glad
to see that you are at last getting
back your courage and common
sense. isn't Dick glad?"
We'll. you see. dear. I don't think
have disclosed either to poor Dick
yet am afraid he still thinks he
II tied TO q woman who il eaten up
with pity for herself. However. II
I Am still - perfect thirty-six" and
can hnd a couple OF gowns to at
me, am going to buy them this
afternoon and turn my attention to
making Dick fall In love with me
all over again. You are looking
tired.
''Mollie. has anything gone espe-
cislly wrons?"
"Oh, | guess nothing more than
usual. Margte. wish that before
q woman married abe had to take
the responsibility Of family on her
shoulders: she certainly would have
more consideration for the man Of
the house afterward. In the first
place, there is, as you know. always
once politics and once jealousy.
The man that's on q salary always
knows that there Is some one Just
below him who thinks he could do
the work and spend the salary that
is his better than he can himself.
Talk about the petty details Of
housekeeping and how hard II 10 to
keep household help. there Is moth
Ing pettier or more monotonous
than the details Of 4 big business
You need not look surprised-the
details which 60 to make up n big
Newspaper are motononous and
there n always more or less fric-
ton.
"A man must be worried TO death
at times, and then to come home
and have some woman who knows
nothing about his worries prattle
away must drive him wild. You
see I am getting just that. While
try 70 do the very best work I can
and am certainly turning In more
cory each day than most Of the
men in the place. there IL belief
prevalent In the once that I am
holding my Job because Pat sulli.
van In personally fond Of me.
Every dub reporter whose pay
envelope IL not A. fat a. mine
wants my Job and does not mind
STOPPING to underhand methods to
get t."
"Mollie. do you mean to tell me
that the men are Jealous Of your
business ability
mot OF my business ability. Mar
gle. for no man will own up even
TO himself. that you have any. but
men are envious OF anything you
possess that they want and II a
woman by any possibility 10 able
10 earn over S25 q week, let her
look out; abe Ia q target.
Marble, woman must work
harder for what she gets than q
man. I do about twice 40 much a.
q man would have 10 do to earn my
salary, but some times. dear. I
don't blame men for resentins the
woman in business. Most Of them
have wives and families to support
who have not the slightest ideas OF
spprsctatioa q their struggles. You,
The Detroit times., 1915-07-28

L J. MEYERS. OF Meyers saxa.
LIZ phone quartet. which will
be one OF the features OF the
moonlight OF Shadukiam grotto,
Thursday evening.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
Popular Young Lady Will Be
the Telegram's Movie Pic
ture Heroine.

Amid the greatest excitement
among the candidates and their
friends, the contest conducted by the
Telegram to decide who should be
Ruth and her ten supporting girls in
Clarksburg's first motion picture,
THE Man Haters," came to a close
Tuesday night. The voting during
the alst few hours was fast and furi-
GUS and many surprises were sprung.
Miss Nell Mcleod cast n veritable
landslide OF votes at the. close and
won the honor of being Ruth with a
total OF 5,601 votes. Mrs. G. N.
Wine, who was a strong contestant
from the very start finished second
with 4,@75 votes, and Miss Goldie
wilkins was third with 3,021.
i The campaigns Of the various can
didates we're conducted throughout
with the best ofifeeling and great In
terest was manifested by readers Of
the Telegram. Tuesday night from
s TO 10 o'clock the telephone wires
were kept hot with queries WHO Is
Ruth. Owing to the large number
OF votes cast on the closing day, it
took three judges more than two
hours to count all the ballots and de-
eide the winner.
William conklin. director OF the
McHenry Film Company, OF Cleve-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
HOUSES MISSION
NOT FOR PEACE
SAYS MR.. Will SON

Charleston attending a meeting OF a
committee comprising members from
two branches of the Presbyterian
churches.
Mapel Brannon, who fell and broke
his arm while on his way home from
school one day last week, is able to
resume his work In school. He lis u
son of Judge Linn Brannon and Is a
member of the senior high school
class.
]. b. Fisher. OF Clarksburg, was
called here the last Of the week on ac-
count of the serious illness Of his aged
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher, OF
Murphy's creek. Mrs. Fisher is now
believed to be improving.
Mrs. Edward Wickland, OF Rural
Route No. 8. was taken to hospital
at Buckhannon a day or two ago for
treatment.
Friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. i. Will
son, who recently went to Eustis.
Fla, to spend the winter. have re-
ceived letter from them saying that
they arrived safely and found the
weather warm and fine.
Some of the Sunday schools of the
city will have night meetings this
week for the purpose of treating the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
And City Attorney at Special
Meeting to Make New Draft
of the Franchise.

City council has instructed its or
dinance. committee, consisting of DR..
w. B. Conway, Mayor G. H. Gordon
and City Clerk a. J. Bishop, to pre-
pare. in consultation with the city
attorney, Lafayette @. Grille, new
draft of ordinance, embracing fran
chise for the construction and oper-
alton of natural gas supply system
in this city by the Home Gas Com
pany. The action was taken at an
adjourned meeting of the body Tues
day night. The committee has been
instructed to frame the ordinance so
as to include several provisions not
included in the tentative franchise
drawn up by the attorney for the
Home Gas Company and to report IL
back to the council ror final action.
Attorney Homer E. Williams, rep
resenting the applicant, appeared be-
fore the council and urged speedy
action in regard to the application
In order that his company could pre-
are for additional capital. acquire
more gas-producing territory anc
otherwise make ready to install an
adequate system as soon the the
weather opened, provided. of course.
the franchise were granted. The re-
quest for speedy action aroused
a lengthy discussion as to what some
members of the council termed hasty
legislation in an important matter
concerning the rights or the people.
Councilman Lewis o. Sutton wanted
the ordinance committee to report
the new franchise back at the next
regular meeting of council. but 9TH
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
Franchise Application
Referred to Ordinance
Committee of Council

er members, led by Councilman C.
II. Harding and prompted by the city
attorney. declared II would not ne
advisable to draft the ordinance In a
short time because of the vast amount
Of technicalities involved and the var
ious public rights that should ne
conserved. An amendment offered
by Mr.. Sutton, instructing the COM
mittee to report the franchise at the
next meeting, was voted down by a
, vote of three to five.
In addressing the council in behalf
of the Home Gas Company, Mr.. Will
iiams declared that Clarksburg peu-
pie certainly could and should step
into the breach caused by an alleged
gas famine and supply gas for domes-
tic and factory consumption. because
as the city is in the heart of the great
est gas producing region east of the
Mississippi river, 1t can obtain all the
gas 1t needs and ought to do SO m
dependently of outside interests. He
pointed out that all factories are de-
signed and constructed for use OF
natural gas and that at least seven
ty-five per cent of the dwellings OF
the community are SO constructed.
The application of the Home Gas
Company. Mr.. Williams said, Is a
business proposition. The company
does not pose as philanthropist and
desires a franchise under which it
can make reasonable living or none
at all. 1t is willing, however, TO
abide by all reasonable restrictions
and safeguards the council chooses
to embrace in an ordinance.
Report of a special committee APP
pointed by the council some time ago
to investigate the franchise applica-
tion was made by Councilman Coma
way. who said the committee believed
the matter was too great an UNDER
taking for the committee, which de-
sired to report 1t back for action by
the council. This report was accepted
and the committee was discharged.
Councilman Harding then raised
some objections regarding several
paragraphs In the draft submitted by
the Home Gas Company. 1t was for
the purpose of correcting these para
graphs so as to conform to the de-
sires OF the special committee and
the council that this matter was re-
ferred to the ordinance committee.
upon motion of Mr.. Ernst, for new
draft.
The objections of the special COM
mittee were set forth in questions
propounded by Mr.. Harding and an
swered by Mr.. Williams. as follows:
1t is common report that the
Home Gas Company is compare
lively small concern, weak and not
in position to furnish an adequate
gas supply. What about the capital
of the company. is personel and
its means and ability to furnish gas
to the 'people and factories of Clarlfs-
burg?
The Home Gas Company is com.
posed entirely of local people. :.
now has a capitalization OF SIS 900,
owns seven or eight producing wells,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
But to Carry Certain Informa'
.tion from the President to
the Ambassadors.

HOT SPRINGS. Va, Dec. "a
President Wilson said today that the
European trip of his friend. Colonel
Il. NJ. House. was in no way connect
ed with the peace movement but was
entirely for the purposes outlined by
Colonel House in his statement is
sued last night in New York. The
colonel said his mission was to COM
municate to American ambassadors
in person for the president certain
information that the ambassadors
might more Intimately communicate
the attitude of the United States to-
wards certain phases of the interna-
tional situation. Further than to
say that Colonel House had stated
the object of his mission exactly. the
president refused to comment.
Today the president and Mrs. Will
son motored over to White Sulphur
Springs. w. Va. for luncheon. The
ride is about forty-fve miles.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
Pittsburg Savings Bank
Fails to Open It's Doors

Owing to the failure of ]. s. and
W. S. Kuhn, Inc. in July, 1918,
there was large depreciation in the
market value OF the securities of GER
tain corporations but 1t was hoped
these companies would be rehabll-
itated and the securities would at
tain their former value. Through the
efforts of the president half a million
dollars has been added to the assets
of the bank since July z, 1913. The
bank has fine line of assets in addi-
ton to the securities mentioned, and
! believe that a fifty per cent dividend
eau be paid depositors within sixty
days"
Crowds of persons surrounded
the banking. house early in the day.
but there was no disorder although
1t reminded persons Of the scene
around the same bank in 1913 when
the Kuhn failurewas announced. and
the bank suffered run lasting sew
eral days.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
United States Says Admiralty
OF Austria Makes an I'M
portant Admission.
SECOND NOT PUBLIC NOW
Continuance of Good Relations
between the Countries De-
ponds on Austria.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-'rhe re-
ply of the United States to Austria's
note on the destruction OF the Italian
linen Ancona. declares that the OIL
cial admission of tho Austrian admir-
atty that the liner was torpedoed ar
ter II had stopped and while passen-
gers still were aboard, alone is suiii-
cient for the American demand for
diSuvowal, PREPARATION and punish
ment OF the submarine commander.
Secretary Lansing's second note
already probably In the hands OF the
Austrian foreign minister and made
public here today. renews the de-
mands of the United States and says
the details to which Austria referred
It's reply to the first American COM
munication, are in no way essential
to the discussion. 1t emphasizes that
continuance of good relations between
the two countries depends upon the
action OF the Austrian government.
The full text of the note which is nd
dressed to American Ambassador
Penleld follows:
The government OF the United
States has received the note OF Your
Excellency relative to the sinking OF
the Ancona, which was delivered at
Vienna on December 15. 1915, and
transmitted to Washington and has
given the note immediate and care
full consideration.
On November 15. 1915, Baron
Zwiedinek, the charge d'affairs OF the
imperial and royal government nj
Washington, transmitted to the de-
partment of state n report OF the Aus
tro-Hungarian admiralty with regard
to the sinking Of the steamship An
coma. in which 1t was admitted that
the vessel was torpedoed after It's
engines had been stopped and when
passengers were still on board. This
admission alone is In the view OF the
government OF the United States suf-
ficient to Ak upon the commander OF
the submarine which fred the tor
pedo the responsibility for having
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
MOTHER
of 0. H. Grooms of This City
Dies at Her Home at
Findley, o.

Mrs. Martha Grooms. wife OF John
Grooms. of Flndlay. O., and mother
of 0. II. Crooms. ice cream maker
at the Imperial Ice Cream Company's
plant in Glen Elk, died at her home
at Findley, Tuesday, after an illness
of throat trouble. Mr.. Groom went
to Findlay Tuesday night to attend
the funeral.
Surviving relatives of the deceased
woman are John Grooms. her nus
band, and o. H. Grooms, of this city;
Fred Grooms, of Carey, o.; Charles
and Albert Grooms, OF Akron, O.,
sons. The funeral arrangements had
not been decided when Mr.. Grooms
left for Findlay.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
COUNTY ]
NEWS EVENTS
ARE REPORTED
Telegram's Correspondent at
Weston Records Happen
ings of That Section.

WESTON. Dec. e2.-I. S. Flesher.
brakeman on the Ohio River division
OF the Baltimore and Ohio, was here
Monday on his way to casseday, on the
Coal and Coke railroad, where his
nephew, Cecil Brown, had been killed
on logging train. Flesher formerly
lived here.
Arthur Winner, manager OF the
stogie factory OF Charles A. Fisher
and Company, of Shadybrook, got his
hand badly burned in lighting gas
fire Monday morning. In some way
the match stuck to his hand until Il
was badly injured.
The Rev. Earle A. Brooks is at