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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-22
% WHOM I:r MA y CONCERN

TO WHOM IF MAY CONCERN
Notice Is thereby given that the under
signed, ECIarkshurg Gas & Electric Conn
pany. a corporation. will make applica-
mon Council or the Town Of Broad
Oaks. at the regular meeting thereof
on the 29tl1 day OF March. 915. and IL
no meeting of said council is held on
that date. then TAT the next meeting
thereafter. to grant to the undersigned.
Its successors and assigns, a franchise
to enter upon the streets alleys and
public grounds or said Town of Broad
Oaks and to carry and transmit eie--
tricity by means OF poles, wires and
other appliances. over and upon the
same. and to supply the Inhabitants OF
said Town with electricity. including
the right to place poles on said streets
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-22
q and alleys and 10 sIrins wirea and otl,er

and alleys and to string wires and other
electrical appliances thereon "a a.
Notice is further given that such ~
plcation. IN swt.i ting is fled with the
on this day. together with d draft 81
q franchise proposed by the undersigned
as acceptable to itself and at the same
conditions for the benefit OF the saisI
town TOW and Its ilha bita nts: and this no.
thirty days from this date a,sIrequired
by law sB 7l7s IA - 81
Dated this 18th day of February. a1s
[CLARkSBLRE Gas F5TIET,TpIr.
COMPANY..5 sfi
BY r. T. LoWNDEs
. g w .s Flee President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Poetry Departing From Life

Poetry is departing from life. The ah- sinthe. too. now forever forbidden by the French republic, had poetry and charm of it's owp as many of my American readers. who have toured through France, will surely admit.
 Do you remember when in a lovely sum- mer evening your car stopped in small old world French town. and you sat down outside the bistro opposite the church? The townspeople were chatting h the square, men in blue working men 3 tlouses and buxom, bare-headed matrons. The maire, the dignifled man. possesses a siarched shirt and silk hat, which was respectfully saluted. The swallows were circling aroung the church steeple and the grayish green absinthe stood In front of you an the plain little table
 As l call forth this little scene an other suggests itself to my mind
 II is outside Q small cafe on one oi the outer boulevards Just at the time when the arc lights are struggling with the strange twilight that you see no- where but in Paris
 On one of the tables stands the las; absinthe in France. His nearest neigh bors are an Amer Picon mixed with cura- cao. brown as a chestnut. and a blonde French Vermouth. Together they are lllSe Dumas famous musketeers Athos, Por- thos and Aramis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
PAVLOWA WILL SHOW
 BALLROOM DANCES
Will Present Three New Ones De- signed by Herself Which Are
 Absolutely New

With a dancing madness upon tie land and with society in all stages obsessed with the dance mailia, me coming of Mile Anna Pavlowa, the greatest of all dancers. to Birmingham is of particular interest and is most happily timed When she and her carefully selected corps de ballet and symphony orchestra appear here at the Jefferson theatre Saturday, April 10, the theatregoing public will have an opportunity of seeing everything in the terpsichorean realm from the poetic ballet to the most modern of steps, for be it known Pavlowa has included in her repertoire this season as special feature a 40-minute soiree of modern so- ciety or ballroom dances. Her programme is unique It has variety and novelty. It has the highest artistic worth and at the same time has full popular appeal. No artist of less distinction could present such a programme.
 It was at the request of society and club leaders in many parts of the United States that Mile. Pavlowa undertook the work of standardizing modern society dancing She was asked to lend her ef- forts toward eliminating the objectionable features, such as the close contact and vulgar display which prevail in many of today's ballroom dances. During the sum mer Mile. Pavlowa worked assiduously on her task, with the result that she
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Progress Eats Up Fuel

From the Philadelphia Record.
 When Germany and France were last at war, people in the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28

were burning on the average less than che ton of coal in a year. When Gar field was elected President. a decade later, the consumption of coal had habitant.
 For every person in the United States more than five and one half tons of coal. bitumlnous and anthra- cite. were burned in 1914. What does this mean? Simply that our matchless industrial progress has eaten up fuel
 If means also that a country that uses little fuel produces small results in material things.
 greater the price of 1t also mounts higher. Stephen Girard bought 450, acres on anthracite land in SchuylSill county at auction and paid $1 per acre for 1t.
 Harry Thaws father made a good investment in bituminous. He paid $105 per acre in 1886 for a Westmore- land tract which has yielded s3500 per acre.
 Uncle Sams census takers found that Connellsville coal. which was worth $50 an acre when Appomattox was put on the map, is now 50 times that value
 In the decade following Sedan, where the Kaiser's grandfather captured Elm peror Napoleon III, this country mined $4 of gold for every $7 of coal. This year we have mined over SC of coal for every dollar of gold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
BIG BILL
 OF KEITH FEATURES
Manager Semon Has Acts That Will Present Many Songs, Music, Dancing
 and Round of Laughs at Lyric

Keith features. full to overflowing of songs. comedy and dancing, will be offered at the Lyric this week by Man ager Semon of the Interstate interests. Each of the five acts will delineatc one or more songs, and at least a dozen absolutely new songs will be heard
 For comedy, George Felix captures the prize on any vaudeville bill He is a natural comedian, with a thousand ereens feftics and funny naoves--.-that convulse an audience. In the act with him are the famous Barry Girls, two charming entertainers, singers and dancers. Their act is we'll known wherever Keith bills are offered and audiences will remember the many laughs in "The Boy Next Door" It is seconds while the act is on the stage.
 Offering a number of songs and dances worth while Is not the only attractive feature of the act of Alberta Moore and Myrtle Young, for both of the mare strikingly handsome girls. and the latter was one of the dozen that Charles Dana Gibson selected as his models for his famous pictures. "Blonde Beauties" Beauty and song and dance are mingled in the act.
 One of the funniest singing and dancing acts on the stage is that of Kellar Mack and Frank Orth present. ing "The Wrong Hero" the vehicle that serves to introduce a big assort- ment ofs laughs and half dozen of their own song selections for they are two of the best known song writers and delineators on the stage. Person. ality enters largely into the singing of the songs, and audiences hear them sung as they should be. The drolleries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
ATTRACTIONS AT THE LOCAL THEATRES
LADY LUXURY" TO
 BE HERE TOMORROW
Has More Plot Than Usual Musical Comedy-Written by Rida
 Johnson Young

Rida Johnson Young author Of Naughty Marietta and William Schroeder, a young American composer of the modern school. are responsible for Lady Luxury" the Casino musical success, which, under the management of Charles H. wuerz. will be presented at the Jefferson theatre Monday and Tuesday, matinee Tuesday.
 Lady Luxury" is said to have more plot than the average musical comedy, just as Mrs. Young has more plats than the average librettist
 The story concerns Eloise. the niece of Edward Van Cuyler. who has been brought up in the strictest simplicity and obedience, it being provision of her fathers will that she obey her uncle an everything. Eloise has long nursed secret longings for a gayer life, how ever, and on the stroke of on the aft ernoon that she attains her majority, and estates, this modern Cinderella. as though by the touch of fairy god mothers wand. transforms the dingy old homo into a veritable bower of light and gayety. filling the place with new ser wants and numerous guests, much to the dismay of her placid old uncle.
 She engages a chaperon. Mrs. Draper Cowles, who has with her a daughter, Maude, and a fortune hunting foreign Count Piniaselli. Among her guests is Sam Warren, a young Texas friend of her brother, Jimmy. who has been in love with her. sam is disgusted with her new butterfly propensities and plots with the uncle to disllusion her as to the sincerity of her fortune hunting guests.
 The uncle leaves note, saying that he has squandered her fortune and fearing to face her has run away. He thinks that when she finds she is fright about" but Eloise dicides to brazen it out, at least a week of the fete that she has planned.
 Unfortunately at the time the uncle disappears, goes also the jewels of Madame Mischkows. a famous Russian dancer who has been engaged to en- certain the guests. Various persons are accused of the theft, which adds to the complications, but when finally Eloise decides that she has had enough of the gay life, she goes to Sam and asks to be forgiven. Then the old uncle comes back to life, the jewels are found and all ends happily.
 Florence Webber plays Eloiss and Forrest Huff Sam The uncle falls to George Stark and the dancer to Emily Lea Emily Fitzroy and Gene Peltier play the mother and daughter, respectively, and Arthur Albro, the fortune hunting count. Eloises broth CT is by Donald Macdonald and there are numerous college boys and debu- tantes. by members of the chorus.
 There are a number of song hits in the piece, the most popular being s'Pick a Pickininny," Longing for You," Dream On, My Princess" and kiss Me Once More.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
CAT DRINKS THE EVIDENCE
Feline In City Hall Enjoys One Glass of Beer. Then Trips Over the Other

From the New York Sun.
 libby. the city hall cat in Jersey City. Is down on reform and an enemy of the Antealoon league. Yesterday there were two glasses Of beer. excise evidence, on the police station window sill, but now the evidence is inside and outside of Tihhy
 Tihby Just loves notoriety and beer. Where she got her liking for the stuff the police can't figure out. but they think that libby led fearful life before she got her place In the city hall a When libby saw the beer she darted to one glass. and emptied fl with the celerity of an old campaigner. Then she became unsteady on her legs, and tipped over the other glass.
 There is one saloon in Jersey City now where TIhby can get drink any time she wants it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
BED|ER'S BOOK WILL CREATE A STIR ALL OVER WORLD German Crimes According
 to German Testimony"
 Excerpts From Diaries TRIP TO SCENE OF
 SOISSONS BATTLES lndescribable Scene of Desolation. Germans Left Table Set for Ban quet When Driven Out by the French
By GEORGE puFREsNE

Paris, March 1s.-(SpeeiaIl-My Amer
 ican readers will undoubtedly give mo
 credit for the fact that I have never
 used the opportunity I have of reaching
 countless American readers to accuse the Germans who are still devastating part of France, of cruelties that could not be proven and of which columns have been written in our French papers
 Tbe testimony of witnesses who cannot be said to be absolutely disnterested is always subject to doubt, and stories of cruelties have been told during every way that history has any record of. Therefore I have until now remained silent. I think. however, that 1t may perhaps be permitted to give my impression of a book which in spite of it's small and insignificant appearance is destined to create sensation throughout tho civil izcd world, and hope not least in the country across the Atlantic that still hon ors tho memory of Lafayette.
 The book Is written by Professor Bedier of the College de France, and it's title Is German Crimes, According to German Testimony" With illustrations and text It contains only S9 small pages. Joseph Bedier, its author, is acknowl- edged in Germany no less than elsewhere, as one of the most high minded repre- sentatives of modern Bremen sclence and culture. He is favorite pupil of the German Professor Sucher of Halle, and his Paris home has always been the
 mecca of German scientists and thinkers who visited this city. He is beloved in Germany, too, because of his wonderful treatment of the songs of Tristan and Isolde.
 His latest book Is compiled from the diaries of German soldiers placed at his disposal by the French government, and all the documents he has used are re- produced in facsimile The parents or wives of the soldiers whose diaries have been used, will be able to verify the handwriting so that every denial Is inn | possible. The book is a scathing in dlctrnent of Germany by Germans. | German eyewitnesses relate what they l themselves their comrades have done and Beder restricts himself to impartia | and elucidating comments proving how l international law and The Hague conven- | ton have been violated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28


 has originated three beautiful ballroom dances. which she will interpret during the soiree She also has "deodorized'' some of the other dances, and these also she will present The public will learn how to dance gracefully and joyousy and at the same time without vulgarity, the very dances now so much in vogue just through watching Pavlowa- Remem- bering the "Gavotte Pavlowa.. which the '.incomparable one presented last year. the public knows what to expect in the three new Pavlowa society dances.
 The costumes for the soiree will prove a revelation to feminine adherents. for every gown worn by Pavlowa and her feminine assistants was designed and made by the famous Paqufn of Paris who stands alone as a creator of fashions for wonen-
 Pavlowa's repertoire this season in- cludes six entirely new pallets or dance dramas, 10 new advertisements and the soiree Every costume ana every set of scenery Is brand new, so that her ap- pearance here will be ifr the nature of novelty in every respect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28

of the team are widely known in vau- deville houses.
 Ruby Raymond has twinkled bright ly in vaudeville for number of years with several very classy teams and now she has as her partner the we'll known song writer, Fred Heider. They offer songs and dances-the songs new and the dances very cleverly and grace fully done.
 Madden and Fitz Patrick, in "The Turn of the Tide have a splendid ve- hicle for their abilities Mingline pathos and comedy well, the act abounds in little climaxes and interest ing moments that sustain interest. The members of the team are said to be ex- cellent performers, with marked abii- ity and great cleverness.
 Motion pictures open and close the performances, of which there are three a day-a matinee at 230 and two night performances at 7;30 and 2 O clock. Patrons will find reserved seats for all performances and those who attend the second show at night will not have any trouble from crowd ing as all seats are reserved and each ticket calls for a seat. There is plenty of room and 15 minutes elapse between the two shows, thus allowing all to be seated in comfort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Ciaarettes Rar to Degree

F7Tom 7Ilt NeW I uIk DUH
 Madison. Wis.-No educational institu- ton of any kind which Is supported in whole or in part by public money shall employ teacher who smokes cigarettes. nor shall any institution grant a diploma or certificate of education to any ono who smokes cigarettes
 Such are the provisions of a bill Intro duced In the assembly ny Representative McGowan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28

dered soldieriy figures. who after weeks of marching and privations of all kinds suddenly arrived at a chateau and ar ranged their feast. A few miles only from Paris, sure of victory, they laughed at the thought of death. and l did not grudge them their feast.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-02

|all property clean and sanitary as a
public and private duty. So long as
the individual does not keep his own
premises sanitary and slightly, he will
not deserve the advantages of ma
cadamized streets, street lamps, sewer
and water systems, and we favor con-
sidering individual and collective
cleanliness and freedom from weed
Ipests when considering applications
for additional street lamps and for
street or other improvements to be
made under direction of the proper
officers.
We favor maintaining the streets
in good condition, doing such repair
as seems necessary therefore, but do
ling very little grading for the next
year or two. We are opposed to the
city buying dirt where excavations
are made and we hereby pledge the
nominees of our ticket to discontinue
such practice If elected.
We favor closer supervision of the
police force and more rigid require
ments of all officers in the perform
ance of the several duties enjoined
on them by our ordinances.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-02

operation with the plans of the Of
ficers than has been done, and that
1t is the duty of the officers to be
alert and lead in these matters.
We deplore the lack of organiza-
ton and efficiency of the Blackfoot
fire department, and believe that the
town will have an efficient fire de-
partment when it has mayor and
city council who fill the measure for
municipal leadership.
We favor municipal ownership OF
the water supply, and the electric
lighting plant when adequate sys-
TENS can be purchased or installed
We do not approve of matchmaking
the streets until water mains are
laid for a better water system, and
when any matchmaking is done we
want 1t to cover large part of the
town-not simply few blocks.
We favor the extension of the
sewer system to serve thickly settled
parts of the town as it becomes pos
sible to do SO.
We favor the annual Cleanup
Day and teaching the public to exer-
else care throughout the year to keep
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-02
DOOLEY HAS A COMPTON FIT
Continued from page four


trial for fighting the with Trego, and he
tenonay gave the city council slam the following effect
On the third of February bunch of witness certificates for
witness fees the police presented for payment among
which for Tgo for IS for attending witness
the city Bye dCouncman Peck of the finance
mittee put up the council whole know what do
about They all allowed and ordered paid but after Tego
left there considerable discussion about and much doubt
expressed to its properiety and also to its legality.
The way Mr. Dooey told would indicate that Trego left
the meeting huredy when he found that the certificate Of his
illegal fee about confront him. 1t we'll known
the counmen that the editor of The Republican lists all the
bills while they celebrating and leaves it
nounced that there nothing do but to read the bills
that have not been objected by the doubtful being
disposed of first
In his statement Mr. Dooley reveals characteristic of the
council that will interest the public There budget of wit
certificates amounting $I675 and they all gone
and approved before the meeting called order Some be-
longing the probate rejected According Dooley
the council waited until Mr. Trego had gone home and then
tackled the proprey and the legality of certificate issued to him
by the police court There others for other people issued for
the City Bye but of them questioned
this Tego who had criticised their official that
the council attacked and they waited to attack him after he had
gone and then such reflections him they could when
nobody present had the fairness ring him and
the of the complaint attack and give him chance
defend
If Dooleys statement is places the council in very
bad light before the citizens but not in any position than
the editor of The Republican has known them take other
If his and the council made
up of big mnded who love the truth for its sake
they would have demanded of Mr. Dooy that he the
statement The proper time for them make the demand would
have been the council meeting Tuesday night but such demand
made 1t is not the first time they have closed their eyes
unfair and attacks upon Mr. Trego when their
quoted the basis for the asehood In the other instances
did reflect upon them if the public could be made believe
the report published but here instance where shows the
council their light if person will but look beneath the
after he has gone paying bill which
they doubt about and still have the aontey to bemean
the they pay it to-
Perhaps Mr. Dooey and the council will explain why they
did discuss and cse the other claims for the amount
date and purpose issued other persons for the
trial.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-02
RESOLUTIONS OF THE
CITIZENS CONVENTION

The ticket to be placed in the field
by this convention shall be known as
the Citizens Ticket"
Its purpose shall be to give Black
foot the best city government of
which its citizenship is capable.
We rejoice that Blackfoot has
made a steady growth and improve
ments in past administrations.
We commend the city officials of
the present and past administrations
for their earnest efforts for the pub
lie good. We regret that they have
made mistakes, and that many of
them have been in connection with
improvements that should have been
made with more care and With view
to greater permanence.
We believe that each administra-
ton should do better than their pre-
decessors, and that it is right for the
people to demand closer attention to
public matters as the town develops.
We hold that it is the duty of the
individual citizen to render closer CO.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-02
BACK FROM THE EXPOSITIONs

/ John w. and Gregory Jones are
back from their tour fthe coast and
report having had very delightful
| trip. They visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
John G. Brown at Los Angeles, and
he took them all over the surround
fling country in his big auto, making
VERY delightful trips for many days.
The San Diego exposition they de-
scribed as a fine park with perman-
ent buildings all in white and filled
with exhibits running largely into the
things of educational and scientific
nature. At San Francisco the exposi-
ton grounds are covered with build
ings finished in a color scheme with
gray, orange and lemon colors pre-
dominating, and very restful to the
eye. The colors take off the glare
go noticeable at San Dieago, and lend
beauty by day and by night.
Out in the bay tower of search
lights, one hundred or so, plays upon
the exposition, the bay and the noun
tains every night, giving marvellous
effect. A locomotive on a pier in
the bay furnishes steam that is piped
to many different points where it is
released under the play of the many
colored search lights, making myri-
ads of colors, and rainbows without
number. The most beautiful fire.
works are mingled with the scene,
and the search lights in all colors
are made to CLEAN upon the ex-
ploding vari-colored rockets bursting
in the heavens, and all descend lei
surely until they blend with the rain
bows of the steam. In the center
of it all is the Tower of Jewels spark
ling and shimmering like diadems
gathered from all the jewel caskets
of the earth.
The exhibits are abundant and du-
plicated in so many places by diff
ferent exhibitors that one finally set
ties down to stroling through each
big building and stopping only at
places where there seems to be some
thing different. The Idaho exhibits
have not yet arrived except in the
mineral department and that is very
superior.