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The Washington herald., 1915-12-16

A Christmas present of A.i52, to
support fourteen families during the
year 1916. was asked of the WashinSt on
public yesterday BY the Associated
Charities. In the fourteen families are
sixteen adults-bI;nd grandmothers and
fathers. and widowed mothers-and fifty
three children.
The appeal Of the Associated Charities
Is in the form of list of Christmas
opportunities, or chances for Iuletide
charity. The largest single amount
asked is $50. The sum is asked for three
families. one composed of widow
with three children: a second of a blind
mother. partially blind father and six
children. all under II years, Of age: and
a third family of q blind grandmother.
a mother, and three children, under l.
years OF age.
The appeal Of the Associated Charities
declares that the fourteen families have
been picked from 500 families. with
which the society dealt during the last
year. and that the fourteen represent
one of the fundamental principles for
which the organization stands: namely
that Of keeping the homes together"
To support a deserted wife and -four
children during the year $564 Is asked
The mother. whose attempts to find heI
husband were futile, asked the society
II she had to give away her children
that they might have enough 10 eat.
Seven dollars a week will provide their
needs.
Child Mother Deserted.
Another frail mother. whose husband is
In the penitentiary. Is trying to keep a
roof over the heads OF her sightless
mother and her own three children The
children, under Il years OF age. so to
school. The mother Is on the verge OF
collapse. The society appeals for $50 tc
support them during the new year.
For another deserted wife with fouI
children $3.50 Is asked. Two Of her chill
dren were placed in an institution and
the others were kept with their mother
only through the help of friends and her
church. The two children have been re-
turned to her from the institution.
"a home and mother" II the Christmas
gift for which two little boys are praying.
Their mother married when but q child
was treated brutally by her husband and
then deserted. the appeal declares. $312
being asked for the support Of the chill
dren.
An incurably i'll husband and q lame
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
SAILORS AID RED CROSS.
Uncle Sans Boys Buy Christmas
Seals-Rccord Sales Made.

Uncle Sans sailors are generously pur-
chasing Re- ,ss Christmas seals. Re
turns have been received from nearly all
Of the battleships to which stickers were
sent Returns yesterday were received
from the Rhode Island and the Mime
sofa. All of the seals were sold, and
moreover, both ships sent moro money
than the stamps called for
Record sales were made here last week.
The places selling the great numbers of
stickers on a single afternoon last week
were: American Security and Trust Com
pany. 400; Woodward & Lothrop's, ISIS;
and Dulin & Martins, 2.11S.
Proceeds from the sale Of the seals
will be used by the Red Cross to fight
tuberculosis.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
Asks $4,000 Heart Balm.

New York, Dec. IA series OF love
letters addressed to My darling girl
will be exhibits in a breach OF promise
action filed today in Supreme Court.
Miss Belle Herbert. of Brooklyn. de-
mands $4,000 dana ges from Frederick G.
Balshofer. director in the Metro Film
Company. She declares he promised to
marry her in 1903 within a reasonable
time, but has failed to do so.
Miss Herbert and Balshofer met in Los
Angeles. Cal, in 1909. She claims he In
troduced her as his wife In that city.
He denies this. They were on good
terms until May, 1913, when he came
East. In letters TO her at that time he
called her MY Dear Sweet" and signed
himself Your loving petty" Balshofer
denies he ever promised to marry her.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
Answers to Correspondents.

Miss Lillian Devosc wants to
know a remedy for a nose turn
ing red on a cold day. when the
color would be SO much more becom-
ing if it would appear in the cheeks.
This most unbecoming mark of the
weather is proof that ones condi-
ton is below par. 1t means a ncr-
vous system, impoverished blood and
poor circulation, and sometimes is
due solely to indigestion. o
Anxious Mother" writes: MY
daughter has an abnormal appetite
for candy. What shall l do about it,"
l know very little about medicine,
but l have heard old-fashioned ply
sicians say that the system demands
what it needs. Perhaps your daugh-
ter needs candy. and if it is pure it
will not hurt her.
81 wish l could earn some money"
a young woman writes me from Troy,
New York. II can do nothing but
cook and there is no money in that.
Shall l try moving pictures"
The highest salaries paid in this
country arc paid to chefs. Any cook
who knows of only one secret in good
cookery has a better chance to make
money by it than if she were possess
ed Of an unlimited knowledge on some
scientific subject. I woundn't try pic
lures unless was sure l was an ae-
trcSS.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16

= DO not think I had slept more
than forty winks the night be-
- fore, but had tossed and tum-
blcd in the bed until the dawn came
sncaking into my room. Then / got
up and, partly dressed. I tiptoed. so
as not to disturb mamma, over to the
dresser mirror. What l saw in the
mirror was not very pleasing to me,
but figured that it was pretty close
to what the camera had to look at, so
l must make the best Of it. / de-
cidcd to practice my arts upon my
self, so ! leaned over and addressed
my image in pantomime just as
had heard that Sir Henry Irving did.
The day before, Mr.. Griffith had told
me to express joy, sorrow, anger and
even love, so l made up my mind by
the time I got to the studio would
be fully prepared for anything.
Now" l said to myself. pretend
that you are a poor little orphan be-
ing turned out on the streets by a
cruel guardian"
l drew my mouth down in both
corners and raised my eyes to the
ceiling. OF course, being the or
phan, I had to do lot of pleading
with the hardened brute, and l work
ed myself up into such a state of
self-pity that real tears came splash
ing down my checks and / did not
notice that my mother had got out
of bed and was watching me with
astonishment.
"Why, Mary, darling" she cried.
seeing that my tears were real, what
on earth is the mattcr?
"I'm a poor little orphan, mamma,
dearest, and he's turning me out into
the snow to starvc," l gaspcd out be-
tween sobs and cdging closer to the
mirror so | would miss none of my
own performance.
THAT noving-picturc business has
gone to your head" mother scolded
me. at is only quarter past six
and you haven't slept half the night.
If you don't look we'll they won't
want you TO work for them. Hop
back into bcd-you have only few
minute for resting"
1t seemed to me hours passed be-
tween daylight and the happy mo-
mcnt I crossed the threshold of Mr..
Griffith's office and stepped out on
the stage again.
"You look very pretty this morn
ing" complimented Mr.. Griffith, for
he saw how trembling with excite
ment l was, and he was all sympa-
thetic. ut must take at least two
maids to comb all those curls Out"
"No, Sir" l answered him eagerly,
81 do it all by myself"
Indeed! You're a clever little girl,
you-"
II think could play an orphan" !
interrupted him. Il practiced it all
out before the mirror this morning.
Arc orphans popular?"
Every" he replied, the smile crink-
ling the corners of his eyes, "but do
you think a plump little girl, with
c eeks as round as apples and long,
well-brushed eurls looks quite like
poor little orphan?"
l started to explain how much /
knew about making up when we were
surrounded by a group of men. "This
is our latest acquisition" introduced
Mr.. Griffith, little Mary Pickford.
gentlemen"
l shook hands timidly with Arthur
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
Cow Likes Her Tin Can "Shoe."

A female Of the bovine species, belong
ing to Ira vanover. Of near Clintwood.
stepped into an empty tin can that had
been thrown about the premises. and II
became fastened tight upon her foot
Tho animal wore 1t round for day or
so, shoe fashion. refusing to have It
taken of at bedtime. Then the owner Of
the COW called In three or four Of the
stoutest OF his neighbors. by whom Ahe
ss ths appenaESs.-Norfaik Nsva
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
Drill Struck Wood at 1000 Feet.

the West was put down near Huxley,
New. by the Central Pacific Railway in
1851. in search for good water. The
boring reached a depth of 2.75o feet, but
the water obtained was of very unsatis-
factory quality. At LOO feet the drill
encountered a bed of 'petrified clans"
and the record states that at 1900 feet
weIl-preserved redwood timber" was
found. - Overland Guidebook, United
States Geological Survey.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
WATERFALL CASTS SHADOW.
National Park Expert Tells of Yose.
mite PhenomenOn.

mite PhenomenOn.
did you ever see waterfall cast a
shadow" asked Stephen T. Mather OF
the group around the club table. Mr..
Mather. who Is assistant to Secretary
Lane, in charge of the new development
work which the Department Of the In
terror is doing in the national parks. had
Just returned from strenuous summer
among the mountain tops
well, Yosemite Falls cast my shadow
very distinctly one night last August. I
was half a mile or more away. gazing.
beauty-bound. at the effect Of the full
moon upon these giant falls. which are,
by the way. as high as sixteen Niasaras
piled one on top Of the other.
"The moon was behind me, of course
The double falls. shining like silver. lit
brilliantly By reflected light the dense
shadows Of the trees which hid me from
the moon. Turning. ! saw my shadow
outlined vividly upon the grssa"
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
N0RDICA'S FURS AT AUCTION
Will BE Sold to Defray Other Ex
penses Of VIII Contest,

expensive litigation attending the set
tlemcnt Of the estate. the famous col
lection Of furs left by the late Nine.
Lillian Nordica Young. better known as
Lillian Nordica, the prima donna, will
60 under the hammer tomorrow after
noon. The sale will be conducted by
Henry Z. Ackerson. Jr., administrator
Of the estate.
1t Is understood the collection is
worth $4,000. The proceeds will go
towards the expenses of the fight Of
the two wills left by the prima donna
and in settling other bills in connec-
tion with the administration of the
estate
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
SONS WILL CURE MEBRIATEs.
Jonadab Society to Have Sani.
tarium Located In Capital.

The Order of Sons Of Jonadab is pre-
pairing to establish q sanitarium for the
treatment and cure Of inebriates. For
the purpose Of launching the project.
the order has formed an auxiliary as
sociation. known as the Sons Of Jona-
dab Sanitarium. Incorporated.
Incorporators are Charles F. Sud-
warth. Charles ]. Devter. James ]. Des-
mond. Charles T. Smith. George H.
Harker, Wash p. Evans, Irving B. Ma
loney. Harry N. Pumphrey, and Lloyd
B. Turner. The executive committee is
composed Of Charles F. Sudwarth.
Charles T. Smith. and Irving B. Ma
loney. Thomas p. Newbold is general
counsel.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
VARSITY SOLDIERS TO ELECT.
ARTILLERY Company VIII Select ON.
Gers in January.

omcers for the George washington Uni
versity coast artillery company, now Of
dcially designated as the First Company.
Coast Artillery, District National Guard,
will be selected at competitive examina-
lions to be held early In January.
The company is making efforts to Sc
cure the use of the Washington Light In
1antry Armory in tho basement Of Polls
fheater. Weekly drills are being held
and. early next year. weekend trips to
Fort Washington for practice with the
heavy artillery win be taken. The COM
pany has been formally mustered In. and
uniforms and equipment soon will be dis
tributed.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
Three Perish in Chicago Fire.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-TWO men and a
woman were burned to death in a room
ing house fire on Grand avenue today.
Five persons were reported missing and
may be under the collapsed walls. The
dead: Edward Barry. Mrs. Edward
Barry, Warren Barabro.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16

Tests have shown that as little as one
quarter of ] per cent of sugar will pre-
vent. cement setting, while from l to
per cent will make it set quickly. but
later disinteSrate.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
t,,herculo,;,

Pulmonary tuberculosis is being
treated by a Danish physician with air
that has been subjected to the action
of ultraviolet rays. which seems to
have a healing effect when inhaled
through the mouth.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16

B The twelfth annual dinner 0f the
Washington Corral Of the Carabao will
be held at the Army and Navy Club
on December IL
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
Kentucky Politician Issassinated.

Lexington. KY. Dec. 15.-George Horn.
prominent politician Of Irvine, KY,
was assassinated as he walked along the
streets Of that town today.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
MY SECOND DAY IN PICTURES.


Publi-
OF in who ts
MeCIur
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16

Venice has $4,000 residents, and the
town is built on seventy or eighty in
lets.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-16

Horses have provided more employ
ment for the lawyers than any Of the
lower animals
The day book., 1915-06-30

n. y,-miss teresa murphy that
lives on west 124-st wont never go
into that musick store where she
used to buy songs to sing and play
on her pianner & now she comes all
the way down town to do her mu-
sick buying whereby hangs a tale
as potes say when they write PONIES.
yesterday she wanted a song that
they were singing on the moonlight
excursion which her ice GREEN buyer
took her to
so she busts into the frunt of the
store and a freckled faced guy who
had just come to n. y. from sissors-
vile to carve a future for hisseIf
slides up and says what will you have
miss
the young lady was busy taring up
the musick sheets hunting for the 1
she wanted and she turned suddenly
on the clerk and chirps
have you Kissed Me in the Moon
light"
betcher life that f1abbergasted the
freckle face & he dident get his breth
for cuppel of minnits and then he
replys
it must have been the feIler who
worked her last week only come
days ago
-O-O
DISTINCTION
'FHas Brown a comfortable in
Gomez"
Large, but not comfortable His
wife knows just how much it is!''-
Puck.
Emily, the ship is sinking! You've
got just about two minutes to dress.''
"Good-by, dear! 1t can't be DONE"
Puck.
The day book., 1915-06-30
KNOWLEDGE GAINED

KNOWLEDGE GAINED
B.. well, Freddie" said his mother,
"did you learn anything new at
school today?"
'Yes'm," said Freddie.
What did you learn new?"
81 got on to new way O. gettin'
out of school fer an hour, by snuff1n'
red ink up me nose. Ladies' Home
Journal
The Detroit times., 1915-10-25
"Y" OPENS COURSE
IN SALESMANSHIP

ID. NJ. Barrett. editor OF Sales.
manship." the new Detroit maya.
zine. will open the Y. M. G. A. "a
weeks course In salesmanship,
Wednesday night. at-8. o'clock. In
association hall with an address on
the general subject of Selling"
The opening lecture will be free.
The course Is offered under the au-
spices OF the Detroit Technical In
stitute, the educational department
of the Y. M. c. A.. under whose au-
spices the present course is being
offered.
Subsequent lectures IN the course
will be held on each Wednesday
evening. the speakers being prom.
inent Detroit professional and bus.
mess statesmen. In the list ere the
following. e. st. Elmo Lewis, for
merly sales manager of the Bur
roughs Co.; Harry w. Ford. presi
dent Of the Saxon Motor Car Co.;
Norvel A. Hawkins. OF the Ford Mo
tor Co.; r. e. Bell. sales manager
Of Frederick Stearns Co.: c. H.
DeAcres. superintendent Crowley
Miner Co.; F.. n. Dodge. sales man
ager Burroughs Co.; G. l.. whitman
assistant sales manager OF the
Studebaker corporation; c. A. Grin
nell. of Grinnell Bros. e. C. How
The Detroit times., 1915-10-25

Mrs. Beatrice Larned Whitney, OF
New York, IL staying In the Hotel
Pontchartrain while visiting Detroit
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chrall have
closed their summer home on Crosse
Isle and have taken an apartment
In the Hotel Addison for the win
ter. -
%
Miss Josephine Clay gave a din
nerdancs Saturday evening. In the
Country club. for Miss Winifred
Dodge.
Mrs. Horace e. Dodge will give a
dinner-dance, Thursday evening. In
honor of Miss winifred Dodge and
her nance William John Gray. Jr.
Mrs. William B. Burroughs, No
1876 Lawrence ave. and her mother
Mrs. 8. Adelaide Lewis have re
turned from an extended visit to
the Pacific coast.
D.
Harold Jarvis left Friday for the
Canadian northwest where he will
concertize for six weeks. Mr.. Jar
Wis will open his engagements in
Winnipeg.
Mrs. Jerome Hosmer Remick will
present her daughter. Miss Rather
inc McCreery Remick. at an after
noon reception, Wednesday. In the
family home. No. sol Jefferson ave
o.
The Bal Poudre will be given this
year In the Hotel pontchartrain
Friday evening. Nov. rs. with Miss
Marguerite Stroh as general chair
man. The ball Is given annually
under the auspices of the District
Nursing society.
o.
Detroit branch OF the Needlework
Guild Of America will hold the an.
nual meeting Thursday morning. at
1890 clock. In the former New
berry home. No. 4s3 Jefferson ave.
At the same time, garments VIII
be received for the poor.
o.
The marriage OF Miss Alice Irene
Ford, daughter OF MI. and Mira
Elmer E. Ford. OF Detroit. to Claude
Sidney Loughborough. of Kalama'
zoo, will take place Saturday. Nov.
s. in st. Luke's Episcopal church,
Kalamazoo. Mrs. Ford and Miss
Ford have gone to Kalamazoo to
remain until the wedding.
Invitations have been Issued by
Mr.. and Mrs. John Francis Dodge,
No. 30 Boston blvd. east, for the
marriage OF their daughter. Miss
Winifred Dodge to william John
Gray. Jr.. son OF Mr.. and Mrs vii.
liam John Gray. of the Pasadena
apartments. which will take PLACE
saturday afternoon. Oct. 80. in the
First, Presbyterian church. The
Rev Joseph A. Vance. pastor Of the
church will ofYiciafe. Miss Isabel
The Detroit times., 1915-10-25
DETRoIT TIMES

lions IN the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew G.. Wood. No. 315 West
Grahd-blvd., for the marriag, Sat
urday evening. OF their daughter.
Miss June Wood. TO Albert Edward
Medcr The Very Rev. Dean Sam
uel 8, Marquis, OF ST. paurs cathe-
drai, ofiiciated. Mrs. John X. Brant.
OF Indianapolis. was matron of hon.
or, and the Misses jeanette Serrili,
Clara Dickinson. Beryl Broderick
and Phyllis Frazer were brides
maids. Little Miss Harriette Moi
fett was flower girl. Albert Stein.
brecher was best man. and Jack
Hart. Richard Simmons. Clyde Car
penter and John II. Brant ushered.
A large reception followed. After
Jan. l, Mr.. and Mrs. Meder will be
at home at No. IL Bethune-ave.
west.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-25

Dodge will attend her sister 90 maid
OF honor, and the bridemaids Will
include Miss Clara Hodges. Misa
Josephine Clay, Miss Sara Caulksns
and Miss Pauline Brooks. Donald
Gray will be his brothers best man.
The Ishers.. will include Jefferson
Thurber, Newland Meredith. Alan
Gray, Frank w. Brooks. Jr.. De Wit
Merriam. and John Dodge.
The Y. w. c. <. will give a Hal
lowe'en party Thursday evening. In
the association parlors for members
and their friends. Many amusing
stunts are being planned for the en-
trrtainment Of the guests.
o.
The annual bazaar and sale OF
homemade cake. preserves. candy
and other daifities in aid OF the In
fants' ward in the Childreu's Free
hospital will be held Tuesday. In the
home of Mrs. ]. Harrington Walker.
No. S73 Jefferson-ave.
a.
Mrs. James Stanton Park, No. 1913
Taylor-ave., il spending several
weeks. in New York with her moth
er and sister, Mrs. Clarke and Miss
Sophie b. Clarke. of Cazenovia, N.
Y. Mrs. Clarke and Miss Clarke will
return home with Mrs. Park about
Nov. /, to spend the winter In De-
troit.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Bonbright,
are staying in The Greenbrier. White
Sulphur Springs. w. Va. Among
other Te2rknpwn folk In the Green.
brier for Nsxeral months stay Is
Mrs. Preston Gibson, Of Washing
ton. D. c.. and children. Mrs. Glib
son was formerly Miss Grace Nc
MILAN Jarvis, of Detroit, grand
daughter of the late Senator James
Mcmillan.
Miss Marie Won Essen, OF New
York, formerly of Detroit, will be
the soloist of the concert to be
given Thursday evening, Nov. 4. in
Harmonic hall, by Harmonic soci-
ETY.. Others on the program will be
Miss Florence Schoenwig. soprano;
Miss Sadye Jacobsen, violinist; Miss
Gertrude Heinze. pianist, and Isa-
cor Jacobsen, accornpanist. Dane
Ing will follow the concert
o.
DR.. a. A. Blain. DIR. James III.
Boulter, DIR. +. A. Kelly and DR.. Z.
]. Panzner. left Saturday for Bos-
ton. where the degree OF fellowship
In the American College of Surgeons
will be conferred upon them. The
Detroit surgeons were among 300
chosen out of 1000 applicants. fer
the degree. They will attend also
tho annual meeting of the Clinical
Congress OF Surgeons I'd be, held In
Boston. Oct. 1928. y4f
yellow end bronze chrysanthe-
NUNS formed the Gle, tive lecora-
The Detroit times., 1915-10-25
HEAVEN WAS
MADE TO GET
PEOPLE INTO


THE kingdom OF heaven has
gates on all sides and is accessible
% all men," said DR.. NJ. s. Rice, Sun
day afternoon, in his address before
the mems meeting at the Y. M. C. A.
There are gates on the north, the
south, the east and the west and
'whosoever will may come In.
Heaven was MADE to get people
into. Christ died to get people into
heaven and there are a lot of peo-
pie who are going to get In, too.
That was the business OF Jesus
Christ on earth.
People have lots of different
ideas as to what heaven Is like,
but most Of them don't know what
they want. have always had q
profound conviction that God knows
just what he Is about. don't fret
myself what I am going to have to
eat when I'm invited out to dinner.
] just take my appetite and 60 on
up. That's what I'm going to do
when II comes time to 20 to heaven.
When God sets out to take care of
me don't propose 10 worry my
head over 1t.
/ People have given heaven lot
OF earth-scented terms. such al
paved with gold and all that. They
used gold, suppose. because 1t Ia
quoted so high, but Il Is meant IA a
term OF preciousness. But some of
you wouldn't get more than 10 feet
inside the gates before you'd be tear
ing up the pavement
The Detroit times., 1915-10-25
Beth; The Girl
who Went Right
ByEthel
Lloyd
Patterson
No. 168-Jealousy.

to me or--did he say them as a
matter Of fact to every woman!
A hsl&-hour after Mr.. Albert had
called for me We arrived ct the
dance. II was subscription party
In q great ball room Of large hotel.
When We flrst arrived and I caught
the fash Of the spangles on the wo-
mems gowns: the faint Intoxicating
perfume which arose from their
floating draperies; the soft. warm
glow Of their bare shoulders. and
the sharp black OF the mems even
ing coats mingling with al the COL
or, felt shy. chung to the arm OF
my escort . little frightened Then.
I felt his slowed hand on mine In
Q reassuring. possesslve pat. and ]
looked up 70 and him smiling kind
II 1T me. Ny lips parted in . smile.
Surely this was to be the happiest
night Of my life!
And almost at once Mr. Albert be-
gan introducing me here and there
to men and women. With the wo-
men I had almost no chance to be-
come acquainted. for the music had
begun to play and found myself
whirlsd from . onestcp to waits.
from the arm Of one partner to nm
others. ] think must have danced
with quite q half dozen different
men before realised. In the excite
ment Of the occasion. that Mr.. Al
bert had not returned to me after
his frst dance. looked at my filled
dancing card which he had handed
to me. II held his name three
times-the flrst dance. the supper
dance, ard the last dance. Out of
nearly twenty-five dances only
three. Ny heart sank.
And Just then 40 I tried to an
swer lightly the laughing remarks
OF the man who was blending over
me. ~ we paused q moment in our
dance, saw Mr.. Albert fash by. In
his arms was . little sweetly sophis-
ticated. blond woman. with emeralds
about her throat and on her breast.
The man. who had II within his pow
or TO make my every nerve tingle
was casing down In rapt fashion at
the pretty. petulant face raised to
his.
"Oh. my dear" I heard him say as
they whirlsd by. do you really
think" The rest Of the sentence
was lost.
But that one quick endearment
few over the heads Of the dancing
thronfs and stabbed me like dag.
ger In the heart. Jealousy! For
the first time In my young life l
felt It's pangs.