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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
PLAY STRAIGHT
AND KEEP
Al. IT
Is the Advice of Man Who
Worked His. Way to Top
of Ladder.

CHICAGO. July N.-This Is the
only formula of success followed by
William. w. Weatherwax, who rose
from a mule driver" at $1.a0 DAY
to be a $4,000 a; year street car SUI
perintendent.
Weatherwax told the story of his re-
markable rise to Chicago's' street
He entered the service OF the Chicago
City Railways Company as a boy of
twenty. His work was driving horses
hitched to sars. His pay was $1.a9 a
day He was known as a mule
boz"
From chat beginning, by steady,
persevering work. Weather%ax work
ed steadily upward. Today he IS N
pany in 1885. l have Dee1 m lis en-
lace lines of Chicago.
Asked to account for his success,
Weather wax said he guessed it just
happened"
81 worked hard and played straight
that was all there was to it, he
said. '.I left school when / was 13
years old. / got a job with the street
car company at Troy, N. Y, my home
town. started with the Chicago com
pany in 1856. haev been in its en-
p1oy ever since"
WeatherwaX's progress from the
bottom up ran through these stages:
driver, horse tender. hay hoist oper-
ator in car barn cable car conductor.
assistant barn foreman, division SUI
perintendent. general superintendent
of Transportation.
Today he is the operating head OF
the greatest street railway system in
the world, with two assistants, thir-
teen division superintendent and
Thousands of men under his control.
1--WE are already too good to the
men," said Weatherwax. "They work
on a ten hour day scale now. They
should work eleven hours. We give
them too much liberty In lay offs. To
hold them iloser to their work would
keep them out of mischief.
"NIy formula. Of success is-p1ay
straight and keep at it."
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
EDITOR
And Publisher of Seattle Times
Dies After a Long
Illness.

SEATTLE. Wash. July 17.-Colonei
Alden J. BIethen. 90 years old, Tor
nearly twenty years editor and pub
Usher of the Seattle Times. Is dead.
He died at his home here. He had
been in poor health for months.
Colonel Blethen was born at Knox
Me-. Dec. IL, 1916. and was q grad11r
ate of Wesleayr Seminary and Bow
dom College. He was admitted to the
bar In 1878 and practiced law IN
Portland, Me. until 1880: He then.
purchased an interest In the Kansas
City journal, OF which he was man
ager for four years.
In 1884 he acquired an interest n
two Minneapolis daily papers, sery.
ingas editor OF the Tribune and
manager of the Journal until 1883
when he sold his share In both pa.
pers. Colonel Blethen repurcnase1s
the Tribune the following year: Late
in 1889 the Tribune building was De-
stroyed with the loss Of seven lives.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
MYSTERY Of
THIRTY YEARS
CLEARED UP
Bones of Two Men, Murdered
Long Time Ago, Are
Exhumed.

BASIN, Wyo. July 17.-After a
lapse Of more than thirty years the
mysterious death of two men, whose
bones were recently exhumed on the
Robertson ranch south of Courland. is
explained by c. H. Willett, of Casper.
The unknowns, who met death at
the hands of horse thief in the early
days, were Hank" Smith. 35, and
Henry Leiper, IS. They we're profess
sional trappers, and while plying
their vocation in the Basin country in
January, 1888. were shot down at the
camp by Jim Twizzleton, an escap-
ing horse thief
was partially burned, while Leiper
crawled upon his bed and died there.
Twizzleton. in making his way our
OF the country, came upon camp
of trappers. OF which Willett was
member, and told that he had been
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
Durable Dane Dodges
Death and Destruction

DENVER, Col, July 17:-Peter An
derson, called by his friends, 1.-THE
Durable Dane,". is feeling fine since
DR.. Murray Graves cranked his ver-
zebra back, into position. He was
caught between the floor and an Gle
vator and broke the elevator his back
bone being unused up at the same
time. once he fell from four story
building to stone pavement and did
not break a bone. He has had horses
fall upon him end very nearly passed
out on anothed occasion when mule
kicked him.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
SATIRIGAL
Screen Play "The Patriot, 2 is
Being Produced by the Vita
graph Company.

The vitagraph Company has begun
production on the dramatic satire,
THE Patriot" by William Hurlburt,
picturized from the original story by
Marguerite Bertsch. Theodore Mars
ton is the producing director and has
been given cast that includes
Charles Richman as Richard Cart
wright, Joseph Kilgour as George
missionary. Airline Pretty as Eliza
beth Bradbury, Rose TapIey as Mrs.
Bradbury and Little Bobby Connolly
as Robert Bradbury.
1.-The Patriot" when completed
will be in six parts and released as a
Blue Ribbon feature.
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GOSSIP OF TIE STAGE

Bruce McRae is to become moving
picture star.
y y
Irene Fenwick is to be one of the
stars OF the new season.
1T Pays to Advertise" IS m IT'S
eleventh month Y z New 4oF1,
JUNE Mccree has written one
at comedy called Trailing SNUG
ger"
Fiske o.Harai is to appear in August
in a play called "Kilkenny," by Az
gustus Pitou, Sr:
The ice palace to be built by the
shuberts in New York will be finished
next November.
Conan and Harris are to have a
chain of theaters to play their attrac-
tons in various cities.
Rita Jolivet, one of the survivors
OF the Lusitania disaster is now
playing an engagement in London.
Two companies will be on tour the
coming season e e Under = Cover
..The Great Ruby has been made
into spectacular moving picture
production.
Irving S. Cobb is to make another
lecture tour on his experiences as
war correspondent at the front in Eu-
rope.
Charles A. Stevenson has been en-
gagged for the cast OF Search Me- by
Augustin MlcHugh. It will be pro-
duced this month at Long Beach.
" "
The Shuberts have arranged for a
production of the Winter Garden show
for Havana.
Emmy Destin is to make a concert
tour in this country beginning late in
September. BY birth Bohemian, she
intends to become an American citi-
zen.
THE Bile uParadfse;" an operetta
by Leo Stein, author of 1.-The Merry
Widow" and Edmund Eysler. is to be
produced by the Shuberts with cast
Including Cecil Lean, Robert Pitkin,
Cleo Mayfie1d and Shep Camp
Gertrude Ather.on's story, PA
thence Sparhawk," has been drama
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NICE sum
Continued from page 4. second sec

CONTINUED from page 4. second sec.J
horn in Chicago. and after the usual
Preliminary schooling. studied medi-
cine at washington University, from
which he was graduated, Then he
went to the Universities of Heidel-
berg and Vienna. where he continued
his studies for another four years
But medicine held no attraction
for DR.. Goodman and he turned ms
endeavors to literature. his first novel
being ..Unclothed," the second Ira :,
vail" and the third "Hagar lheveliy:
Now DIR. Goodman has decloeu 70
give his best efforts to the produc-
ton Of what he hopes will prove to
be masterpieces.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
GREAT SPECTACLE
AT Sea is Seen When Glacier is
Shocked by Ships
Whistle.

\ SEATTLE, Wash. July. N.-Tour-
lists aboard the steamship Humboldt.
OF the Humboldt Steamship Company.
which reached this port from south
eastern Alaska, enjoyed treat when
the vessel visited Taku glacier.
After maneuvering to get into the
exact position required for the exper-
iment Captain Baughman sounded
blast on the vessels whistle. In
stantly thousands of tons OF ice came
crashing into the sea in great masses
from the face of the glacier. To pro-
vide the spectacle the Humboldt had
to get close to the glacier. The yibra-
ton caused by the whistle dis'odged
the ice.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
Bunko
Game That is Popular Now is
Making Sales of Street
Cars.

CLEVELAND, o., July u7.-Govern-
ment buildings, skyscrapers and gold
bricks" have been sold" to innocent
farmers, who with carpet bag in hand,
stand on crowded corners and view
the wonders" OF great cities.
The days Of this kind of crooked
work are passed. so police say. but
nevertheless street cars have been
"sold" in Chicago and elsewhere in
Illinois, within the last two weeks.
Adjoran Antal is under arrest here
on a charge that he ''sold" street cars
to foreigners who recently settled In
Kansas county, Illinois.
Reports from Columbus say the Ohio
governors Office has honored a re-
QUESTION from the governor OF Illinois
for the return of Antal. alias Ontal
Impre.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18

tized.
Dion Boucicault'S old play. After After
Dark" has been staged as e motion
picture.
Edward Peple has written a COM
edy called. Friend Martha" OLA Wal
drop will appear in the leading role
John Hyams and Leila Mcintyre are
to appear in October in musical
comedy called 1.-The Girl from Grand
Rapids"
When "A Live Wire" is produced
in Atlantic City the cast will include
Helen Lowell. Marguerite Randolph,
Maud Sinclair, Charles Able, Frank
Hatch and Walter Lewis.
George Beban has a 200 acre fruit
ranch in California.
Howard Thurston's new vaudeville
offering is called "A Mile q Minute"
When "The Only Girl" goes on tour.
Hattie spalding will have the prima
donna role.
William Colller mas WrlIlen .
sketch called Every Move a Picture"
in which Harry Fox will appear.
Dallas Wexford has been engaged
for part In cousin Lucy" the play
written by the late Charles Klein for
Julian Eltinge.
Edmund Breese has been engaged
by Klaw & Erlanger and George G.
Tyler for the cast of "Moloch." war
play by Beulah NJ. Dix.
" "
The New York Mirror says that
Mary Mannering is preparing to re-
turn to the stage next season, but is
to be seen In New York only.
Harrison Ford and CHARLES Ruggles
have been engaged for the cast OF
Rolling Stones
Laurette Taylor has celebrated her
one thousandth performance of Peg
in Peg o. My He irt.
A new play by Thompson Buchanan
called "The Peacock Lady" will be
produced in the early fall.
John Galesworthy has written a
play called "a Bit of Love-" which is
said to please the British public.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18

attacked by two horse thieves whom
he killed in self defense.
Doubling Twizzleton's story, as he
was known as a bad man with a pad
record on Plum creek, in Nebraska,
the trappers dtsarmed him and the
party returned to the spot where the
men were found dead as described.
Everything pointed to murde-. and
Twizzleton was turned over to the
sheriff at Lander. He subsequently
made a daring and successful escape
from jail, shooting several members
of the pursuing posse. Twizzleton
was located at numerous points in
later years but managed to elude the
officers. He is supposed to be alive
and well and living in the Canadian
northwest.
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NEW COMPANY

CONTINUED from page 3, secohu sec'J'
Long, Long Way From Home.
...... Lillian ziegler and company
Harmony Singing Trio ..............
Fuquay. Root and chorus
Irish tango. Jack Fuquay and chorus
Specially 80. Lewis and Hoot
II Can't Stop Loving You" ....3-...
Lillian Ziegler and Fuquay
Shooting the Bull Around the
Bulletin Boards $3.50. Jack Fuqua5
Bird OF Paradise. ...........
LILLIAN Ziegler and chorus
There's Little Spark of Love Still
Burning" ..................
.BeuIah Fuquay and chorus
Finale ..............E Entire company
The photoplay Offering for Monday
will be three-part Selig drama ell
titled 1.-The War of Dreams. =
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
RO0STER
Knocks Out Farmer and Lat.
ter is in Critical Condition
Many Days.

OVATION, s. D.. July H.-H. L
Richie, a rancher living near here, Is
the owner of rooster known as the
man killing rooster.
As a result OF a squirting from the
rooster, Richie was in critical con
dition several days from blood poas-
oninr Richie was opening the door
of, his hen house when the rooster
jumped upon his knee and spurred
him twice.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
CHERRY Pie
Distributed to Nearly Ter
Thousand Visitors to a
Colorado Town.

MANzANoLA, Col, July ia
cherry pie for every man, woman and
child who came to this place was the
big feature OF cherry pie day." an
annual institution here. Nearly ten
thousand pies were distributed.
The cherry crop is the prlnclpal
industry in this section. This year the
crop is a bumper and OF high grade.
Telephone operators IN Egypt are
required to speak English. French,
Italian, Greek and Arabic.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
HE WINS,

4 DuoUoIN, H.. july q. Foilowtng
the marriage of Anna Staingensk kat
is5itaSe and the receipt Of congratu-
Iaticns from Mae ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and william J. Pappademanakakoop-
olIous, the local postoffce clerks M
suguratad contest for long names,
Deuaetries Pappath eotbo cumnaou-
forreotopoulous Of Moline ILL., was
declared the winner.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
LETS HAIR GROW.

BLOOMINGTON. m July
Caleb Stonhe, 80. lGiddIetoWn. res
ceived his first haircut and shave Ia
fifty years. He said Q half Century
ago that he would not permit l ~
hair to be.cut or his beard "a ~
trimmed and kept his word.
white locks had grown to bis nl101. -
ders ana his beard TO his
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
SHORT sKIRTs DAMNED.

HAMMOND Ind. July II. Orders
were issued to the Hammond police
to arrest all women wearing skirts
more than nine inches above their
shoe tops while riding on motorcy-
cies. The order was issued after
rrany complaints had been received py
the chief against young men VINO
spent part OF their time sitting on
curbstones and watching motorcy-
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SRJBERTS
Continued from page 4, second sec')

Brady. Joseph Brooks and Oliver
Morosco will have special line OF
attractions, the details OF which Will
be made public at later date. VIII
liam Faversham viii also be seen IN
a new play.
In association with the Shuberts IN
several of their various productions
will be, as in the past. F. Ray Com
stock, William A. Brady, who Will COL
laborate in Sealed Orders joseph
Brooks and Oliver Morosco.
The return of Julia Marlowe to the
stage Will not take place until 1917,
when she and Mr.. Sothern will resume
their shakespearian presentation
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
Wins Film Fame
By OlDn Ability

Charming Marguerite Loveridge.
the talented Reliance-Majestic
(MutuaD player, who formerly
gained enviable fame in leading
roles in the old Biograph Company,
under D. w. Griffith, has for the
past few months been assigned to
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
THIEF RETURNS RELIC

ALEXANDRIA, va. July IT, The
silver name plate taken severs u
months ago from George Wasning .on.s
new IN Christ church here has been
returned By mail from Cleveland.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18

Talented Marguerite Loyerfdge
Of the Reliance-Majestic MutuaD
Hollywood Studios.
leading roles in one and two reel
photoplays produced under the SUI
pervision of her old director, now
production chief of the Reliance
Majestic (MutuaD stu .ios, at Hol-
lywood, Cal.
Strange as It may seem, Miss
Loveridge has never appeared on
the speaking stage IN her life. but
her charming personality and YER
satility, traits so necessary to mo-
ton picture work. have won for
her an enviable fame in the silent
drama.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18

Diamond ssooO
1rzedR mhcN
band
5a
o.cnontled on
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
DIES PREACHING.

TURNER, Ore, Jul 17.-"Prepare
to die and you will be prepared to die"
said the Rev. R. G. Collision, address
ing a large congregation in the tab
ernac1e Of the oregon Christian church
convention here. AS he spoke he sank
to the floor of the pulpit. and died
within a few seconds. Death was
caused by apoplexy.
Jitney service is planned for Ma
nnn
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09

The Alaska-Yukon Alpine Club has been organized at SkagWay. The announced purpose of the club is to place the glaciers and mount ain peaks contiguous to Skagway prominently before the members of the various Alpine clubs of the world, and invite all lovers of the wildness and grandeur of the mount aims to visit this wonderland of the North.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09
What He Thought of Reporters

When Fred Kelly first broke n Cleveland journalism he was put ! police. One night he was sent t. :; fire down on the flats. A repo I : named Brown was sent with him 'Ti ) fire was whale. and presently Bro7 disappeared. A wall had fallen. al {. Kelly was sure Brown was under IL. He rushed to the telephone and csiit l up his city editor.
 Say" he shouted into the teiephtn'. Brown is gone! He's burned mp! "What's that?" asked the city edi,o'. Brown is burned up. tell you. II ) fell into the tire!
 "An right" said the city editor, han:.- ing up the telephone. "Ill send anoth- CT man."-Saturday Evening Post
 Soon Answsred.
 "What do you consider the best diet for . mauT
 '.The best he can afrord."-Exchane ,.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09

Louis Dahl, who is operating in the Chisana district, arrived in Cordova last week. He reports that on account of the scarcity ot Water there is no slucing being done by the miners and everything is very quiet in the camp. There has been no rain there this summer and while some of the claims have produced considerable gold, it has been impossible to make cleanup.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09
Real Rubies.

Most people are of the impre-~ 't that the diamond is more wall, .lt, than any other jewel stone. but Vt ' for weight the oriental ruby q z many times what the finest d im. of the Kimberley field will bring a dealer. who has lately returued I; trip to the East Indies. II 0 stance. a fine II carat ruby so,o i London q few years ago for s35.; Ii An II carat diamond in the nia f would not bring anything like f'. sum- The smaller sized diamonds , pigeon blood rubies are not so " t apart in price. but real rubies \ steadily in the lead in all gem m kets."-Chicago News.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09
Government To Survey The
 Nome Harbor


 Captain A. R. Ehrnbeck, of the Engineer corps oi the us. army, has received orders to go to Nome and survey the harbor and make a report upon the advisabilitv of building a breakwater. Captain Ehrnbeck mad expected to make a survey of the naval reservation near Orca. but the plans of the war department were altered and the Nome work will be done first. Cordova Times.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09
Fairbanks Wants Mail The
 Year Around

Fairbanks, has started cam. paign to receive all of its mail all of the time. The Commercial Club has had printed and is furnishing free copies of circular letter to be sent by individuals to all of the newspapers in the States, setting forth that during the winter months their publications do not reach the interior regularly and asking them to appeal to the Postmaster Gener' al to order dispatched from the Cordova office, after the close. oi navigation, all classes of mail for Fairbanks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09
Famous Old Colonial Church.

St. Michael's. in Charleston. $ =. f the time of it's completion in 1I6i : the finest church edifice in the Uaii i States and one of the very few en irt y of masonry construction. includin: e tower as far as the belfry. IL Il, " stands apparently as firm as the day it was dedicated. Work on it was ,'ee n in 1752. Like almost all the C al ai churches. this one suffered viciss' uc es during the Revolutionary war. l., ! c. tor was Tory and was compel 'd 10 resign. leaving the church affair II ! somewhat chaotic condition. Mater tl- ly it suffered through the loss O. Is leaden roof. which was removed to | IT. nish bullets for the colonial rifles T. gonaut.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09
Viii Try To Meet Canadians
 Rates

Steamship and roalroad agents met last week at Seattle to consider the cut rate announced by the Grand Trunk line via Prince Rupert. The Canadian line Is offering 8 through rate from Juneau to Eastern Canada and United States points So.oo less than now charged by the American lines via Seattle, and $14 less from Skag. way.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09

The Weekly Pioneer, published at Anchorage, announces it's intent ion of entering the daily field with in a month.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09
Seattle and Spokane To Be
 Oil Burners

An expenditure of $50, 900 in con- verting the steamers Spokane ard Civ of Seattle into oil burners is being planned by officials of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. The work, it IS announced, is to be done this winter, following the close ofthe su ummer touristseason.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09

The fourth annual Horticultural and Agricultural Fair will be held at Skagway on Saturday, Septem- Der nth.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09

The steamer Corwin, which this season is engaged in hunting wal rus in the Arctic, is reported to be having wonderful success. On her first trip she brought ss5 skins to Nome.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09

A government hospital for the care of the natives is to be complet- ed in Juneau within the next three months.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09

Throw PEBBLE into a Pool and see what a circle it makes. Throw an ADVERTISEMENTS in. o this paper and you will also be surprised at the tesvlt.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09

Areport from Seldoyia states that owing to the scarcity of fish, none of the canneries in that vicinity have put up more than half of their usual packs.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09

The fare to Anchorage from Seward has been reduced by the steamship companies from twenty and fifteen dollars to seventeen and twelve dollars.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09
Could Find
 No Trace
 Of Stefansson

The United States coast guard cutter Bear, which carried tht mails to Point Barrow, the most northerly point of Alaska, returned to Nome last week, and reports nc word of Vilbjalmar Stefansson, the explorer, and his two companion. has been received.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09

The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. is making bid for Alaska business, with rates 25 per cent lower than the government cable.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09
Big Fire
 On Mountain
 Near Whitehorse

The fire which has burning or Bare Mountain east of town for tn, past month, is still raging, tn, strong south wind of Tuesda, causing it to burn more vigorously and spread more rapidly than an, time since 1t started. As long as the fire is confined to the mountain side and top it can do but little damage. In fact, from a spectacul- ar point of View, it is something o1 an asset to the town. .-Whitehorse Star.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-09-09
Clippings From
 Our Exchanges

Telephone communication 1has been established between Seward and Anchorage.