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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-13
CANNONSBURG
Too Lake for Last Week.

(Too Lake for Last Week.
The high school closes this week,
Friday, for a two weeks vacation
through potato digging.
A Sunday school convention will
be held in the Congregational church
Sunday, October II. After the fore
noon session dinner will be served in
the grange hall.
County Commissioner A. M. Free
land visited the high school last
Thursday.
Will Joyce and family motored to
Lowell Sunday afternoon, where they
attended the ball game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hartwell and
their two daughters, Misses Kate and
Dorothy, also Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hartwell, were the dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Scott, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Bookey of
jennings, Mich, and their daughter,
Miss Leone, recently visited the for
mer's mother, Mrs. Alice Bookey.
Mrs. Vera Armstrong, who is car
ing for Mrs. Henry Raymond of
Grand Rapids spent a short time with
her mother, Mrs. Alice Hartwell,
Sunday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Farr,
October 9, daughter.
The Ladies' Mite Society will meet
with Mrs. Anna Armstrong on
Thursday of this week.
Mrs. Anna Shoemaker is visiting
with friends and relatives here this
week.
Mrs. Henry Brink is caring for her
mother, Mrs. Della Shoemaker, who
fell injuring her wrist.
Mrs. Emma kindly of Fulton, Mich,
visited Mrs. George Inwood and other
friends here last week, and returned
to her home Monday.
Mrs. Hiram Jones, who spent few
days in Grand Rapids, returned to
her home Sunday.
Ray Howard has fine new Saxon
runabout automobile.
Clayton Inwood has purchased a
new automobile.
William J. Thomas now drives an
Overland car, having recently sold his
Ford.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-13
BRINK

Mrs. Geo. Hopkins of Greenville
spent Sunday with er parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Eckert.
Miss Ethel Chickering spent Tues
day with her sister, Mrs. John Reeves
and family of Cooks Corners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Kohn and
Mrs. Frank Kemp were the Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Kohn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Snow and daugh-
ter lara of Fenwick were the Satur-
day night guests of the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Snow. Sun
day they with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Snow and Mr.. and Mrs. Will Krick
attend a family gathering at
Chauncey Shows in Ronald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wiley returned
home Monday evening from Alicia,
where they attended the Saginaw fair.
Will Wiley and lady friend, Miss
Kathleen Albee returned home with
them.
Mrs. L. c. Devendorf stayed with
Mrs. M. j. Holcomb and Will Briggs
was chore boy for Mr.. Wiley.
Eli Hanks, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Brink and Miss Olive Curtis. He re-
ceived several nice present and they all
enjoyed a fine birthday dinner.
Chas. Brink is in Ionia this week on
business. Grin Hanks and Henry Witt
are tending chores while he is away.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-13

Banner Want Ads- Pay Their Way
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
WHOLE TOWN TURNS
gOUT TO SEE KISSING
Man Wires Promise of Kiss
Ahead and He Makes
Good.

BERWICK, Pa, Aug 2I.-Deciin-
ing the attention OF dozen Berwick
elig. bles, Miss Leah Derr one OF the
towns most popular girls, met the
other evening along with about half
the town, Fayei G. Stonebraker, OF
Clarinda, Ia. 'cn his arrival at the
station.
1t was last December that Miss DER
sent her name, address and photograph
to a Kansas correspondence club, and
1t wasn't long before she heard from
Fayel, who went into raptures over
her beauty As evidence of good faith
he returned what he thought was her
photograph. which had been sent him
nv the correspondence club, but they
had attached her name to anothers
picture.
When she sent Photograph to cor
rect the false impression, his love be-
came maddening and. he wanted to
come Immediately. But Miss DER
was receiving letters from men Of
many minds from all over the world.
Her room was filled with photographs
of lonely men seeking a soul mate. 1t
was to Fayel that she at last turned
her affections and he arrived with
matr;mony as his object.
A telegram brought the news,
Throw your baggage. down when i
come because I am going to kiss
YOU" and the town was out to see
him make good. He did.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
War between Operators anc
Municipality Brings Hib-
bing TO Straits.

HIBBING, MINI, Aug. GA war
10 the finish between the eleven min
ing companies operating here and
the present town ogevrnment has
brought the village to the verge OF
la nkruptcy. Hibbing is known as the
richest village in the world" be
cause of the immense ore deposits
that are being worked. 1t is esti-
mated that 10000 tons Of ore is be
ing shipped each week, valued at SIS
a ton.
BY refusing to pay the village taxes
tho mining companies have tied uE
the town government. The object
aimed ut by the capitalists is the
control of the expeditures of the
town government. They have issued
an ,l,ti4uatum to the town fathers
that demands complete surrender
The people of the town, headed b.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
OVERCOME BY GAS
II Raarond Eng Ter VILE Train is
in Tunrtel.

CUMBERLAND. Aug. 2l-Engineer
C. o. Stoner of Hagerstown, wastover-
come by gas in Knobley tunnel cl
the Western Maryland railroad and
rushed to the Allegheny hospital in
the Butler ambulance in an uncon-
scious condition. The train broke in
two in the tunnel and after standing
there several minutes the fireman no
ticed that Stoner was lying on the
flor of the cab unconscious. He quick
ly cut the engine from the train and
took the man to the Western Mary
land depot in South Cumberland
where the ambulance was called and
the train d:spatcher notified.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
AUTO-HEARSE
Wrecked and Corpse
Plunged over An En-
hankment.

WHEELING. Aug. 21-Brooke coun-
tvs first auto funeral ended in a
wreck, from which the corpse and
coffin were rescued shortly afterward.
The funeral started from Avella, Pa,
with the corpse in big gray funeral
hearse-auto, and was bound for the
Franklin cemetery, near Wellsburg'
Three miles out of Wellsburg on the
Washington pike the auto-hearse be-
came unmanageable and plunged over
an embankment. The hearse was
wrecked and from the wreckage the
coffin was extr;cated and after an
other vehicle had been provided the
funeral continued to the cemetery.
The big gray auto-hearse is the
same that passed through this city
but a few days ago conveying a body
to the Woodhill cemetery, in Marshall
coRnty
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
WALL STREET DUBIOUS
ABOUT VIRGINIA DEBT
Certificates Take Tumble from
Seventy One to Below
Sixty. B

That the wall Street syndicate
which was so vitality Interested In
the saddIing of the Virginia; debt on
West Virginia is not so certain that
lit Will 4collevt the enormous
amount that the United States SUI
preme court OF appeals has ordereA
this state to pay is proven by q sud-
den action in the Virginia debt GER
tificates.
The debt certificates reached sew
enty-one when the now famous der
cision was handed down by the highr
est tribunal in the land butt theE
have suddenly taken tumble ct
less than sixty.
The figure set just after the de-
cision was made possible because o9
the belief of the Wall Street crowd
that West Virginia would meekly
hasten to make settlement OF the
big burden.
This not being done with as much
CELEBRITY as expected has evidently
caused bit of uneasiness among
the big brokers who are tntereateds
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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

been made to bring the warning fae-
ton to TERMS. The ultimatum OF the
mining companies was delivered LAST
week, and promptly rejected;
The town council nsidering the
plan of selling the ore at the mines
forssthe payment of taxes. Retaiia-
ton is suggested by the shutting
down of the mines. mayor Power
claims that under the; statues, the
town has the right to seize the ore
and also. to prosecute criminally.
The state auditor has the power to
prevent the companies from taking
ore. .g4t 4fss
The debts of the town are being
Maid in orders that will be cashed,
witt, interest, when the controversy
IS settled. Mayor$Power assures each
creditor that property with an as
sessed valuation of $S4s 000Os0OO .is
security for the orders. His letter
to- creditors explains the situation
thus: n .l;a& go sssfFs9i Il iss3-ss3
Matter of Starvation.
Il tives came to the viii
lage of Eibhing and threatened that
ii the council did not surrender Its
If the council did not surrender Its
rights as individuals and as officers
and representatives of the people to
the Oliver Mining Company the com
pany would force them to do so BY
refusing to pay their taxes, claiming
that they had perfect right to com
pei the people of the village TO sub.
NIT to the condition of affairs by reas.
on of their enormous wealth. and that
IL they refused to submit by the sur.
rendering Of their rights as American
citizens and independent people, that
they the Oliver Mining Company,
would starve them into subnissi on.'
The village is powerless to collect
the delinquent taxes. 1t is In pow
erful wise that can be released only
by arbitration or the surrender, in
part or in whole, of the town govern
ment's rights.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
MINE MEN BANKRUPT
RICHEST OF TOWNS

Mayor Victor L. Power, have reject
ed the terms dictated by the mining
companies.
The mine owners demand that the
towns expenditures be limited to
$685. month. that forty per cent
of paving costs be paid by owners of
the abutting property whose rights
apply only to surface and not to the
minerals underneath. that the tax
levy for this year be limited to the
same amount levied last year, and
that the village council join with
the companies in petition to
abate the penalties for 1914 taxes
which are delinquent.
Won't Pay Taxes.
Last spring the mining companies
announced they would not pay their
taxes. The tax on the companies is
about ninety-fve per cent of the
levy, and fully S75O,oO has been re-
fused to the town government. A
month or so ago the village council
took the matter up with Governor
Hammond Since then an effort has
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
COOP RECORD
Made by Observation-Disclosures
of the Baltimore and
Ohio.

PARKERSBURG. Aug. gi.-State-
meets just compiled IN the office of
General Manager Davis of the Balti-
more and Ohio Southwestern railroad
show that during the months of June
and July, the ION time. record for
passenger trains on the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern was ninety
six per cent.
When it is considered that this per-
centage includes local as we'll as
through trains and that it includes
both main line and branches, it Is re-
markable and a record OF which oper-
ating and passenger officials should
feel proud, according to statement
issued by w. B. Galloway, general pas
senger agent OF Cincinnati.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
USES EGGS TO ROUT
BOLD HIGHWAY men
Breakfast Food Utilized with
Good Effect upon
F0otpads.

CHESTER, Pa. Aug. 21.-Wnen
stopped Wallace Games
and ordered him to hand over his
watch and money, Games responded
nv peiting tho thieves with eggs from
a bag he was carrying. The eggs
we're thrown full in the faces of the
footpads, and all the time Games KepI
shouting police"
Leaving Games unframed and in
possession OF his gold watch and a
large sum of money. the hold-up men
beat a quick retreat down the street.
Games says the eggs were intended
for his breakfast this morning, but
he was satisfied with the use he put
them to and the purpose the break
fast served him.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Gossip Of the Stage :

Eddinger. Arthur Byron and Martha
Hedman in the leading parts. has
been generally acclaimed q success
in New York. where It has just been
produced
"Brother Masons" began its sea-
son AT Atlantic City this week. Frank
Mcintyre is the star Of the produc-
ton
Emma Janviers-a former great
stage favorite. Is 70 appear in the
cast of Some Baby. when It is
produced. Miss Janvier married
some years ago and retired profes-
sionally. s
Two companies to play Peg o.
Nv Heart will start early in Sep
TENDER. Florence Martin viii head
one. and Dorothy Mackaye the 9TH
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
May Build Ordnance.
Factory at Wheeling
Capitalists Are There, Seeking
to Locate a Suitable
Site.

WHEELING, Aug. 21.-A company
CAPITALIZED at a great dgure mas rep
resentatiyes In the city at the present
time looking for a suitable site Tor q
factory, where ammunition and war
supplies can be manufactured on
very extensive scale. Severa! very
large buildings, one of them a former
brewer building, are eaid to be un-
der consideration as the possible To-
cation for, the plant which will likely
employ about 900 skilled workmen.
R c. Soderland and ]. III. Sherr-
burg, two of the representatives OF
the corporation, which Is said to be
backed by the Dupont Powder Com
pany. are here and made trip about
the city in an automobile, presumably
inspecting certain buildings that
might be easilyE remodeled to suit
their purpose.
1--WE are looking for site close to
the city in order that we may Sc
cure skilled labor without any diff
Guilty. The wheeling district, from
our point of view, seems to be an
ideal location, particularly because OF
1.-THE large supplies of coal and gas that
are available" When asked II the
Icession of war would in any way in
Iterfere with the operation of the fac
tory the representative stated that
ed at all times and that at the pres
emit time all the factories in. the world
were unable to supply the demand"
The two men are said to be from
New York City one OF them. Mr., So
derland, beings resident Of MOSCOW.
RUSSIA He talks very broken Eng
|lish and looks the part OF typical
Russian It is also rumored that he
Is connected with the Russian war
department and that the factory.
should 1t be located here, would sup
ply that country with material need
ed
The fact that it is to be an ord
nance factory" would indicate that all
kinds of war material. even to large
rifles, may be made here on an ex-
tersive scale The proximity of the
ls.eel mills would also be a great thing
lin supporting the factory.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

Edith Taliaferro is playing In
Denver. supported by her husband.
Earle Brown.
Maurice Farkoa. Vivian Rush
more and Francis D. McGinn Will
be seen in the company supporting
Elsie Janis in her new comedy.
Jose Collins viii Sethe prtma dom
IA in the new revue in which Ray
raond Hitchcock is to appear under
the Management of Conan and Har-
ris.
A short play by j. NJ. Barrie called
"Rosalind,1 Is TO be given In New
York this season It is based upon
what might be called middle aged
romance.
The Boomerang" with Wallace
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
likes JAIL
Prisoner at Point Pleasant Re-
fuses to Leave County
Prison.

POINT PLEASANT. Aug. 21-The po-
lice of Point Pleasant threaten to ap-
peal to the courts for writ OF man
danaus to compel Carl Neale. PMS
oner here to leave the county jail.
Neale walked into the 1ailer's Of
shot a man, insisted on being locked
up.
Investigation revealed he had shot
and slightly wounded Charles Sullivan
whom be found with his wife on
tow boat which WIS bound for LOUIS
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

stage before entering the world Of
films IN such plays as Montana" and
The Heart Of Alaska" plays which;
he not only wrote. but produced with
great success throughout the coun-
try s r
Gust jim is the first Universal
picture In which Mr. Carey appeared
It has created sensation 50 much
SO that he was selected to play on
posite Julia Deane In .RanInc14S
tion.''
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

Ffoliott EaEets Clara Blandick.
John Junior. Charles Able and Jul
n Ralph will he IN May Twins
company when. she begins her sea-
SON In enc. 13 WaaHing ton Square, I"
by Leroy Scott. Es5T
search Me.s-a melodramatlc
faree.c by ,AuKnstIn McHugh. author
al. .ohicer CSC, =. is now being Of
tered in New York The plot re-
wolves about the theft OF ruby, and
III the characters IN turn are accused
Of stealing IT. There is constant
and rapid action in the play, and
also the thread of love story
through the plot. The mystery Of
the rubys disappearance is kept up
to the end. go.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
|SPLENDID SCHEDULE
IS ADOPTED BIZ BIJOlJ

pictures win be found In the Teisz
gram on the day OF its showing
The new Bijou schedule VIII m
GLIDE. the great. ". L. s. e. special
features each THURSDAY, sBrcadwaya
STAR features each Tuesday and
four part Edison masterpieces each
Friday; Ralem four part features
Essanay four part features and Klaw
and Granger three ana four Dare
features, ana last but not least. tn
great Knickerbocker company's spec
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

agree that the good looking young
imp actor is delightful companion
as well as splendid young actor.
Mr.. Moore comes from family of
screen folks, having two brothers
and a sister who have achieved fame.
Tall, hand some and stalwart. We'll
lington Playter, six feet two. was en-
gagged by the Universal some months
ago to act in Bison animal pictures.
Although Mr. Playter had never
made friends with the denizens of
the jungle previously. he now claims
many of the widest animals in Uni
yersal City, Cal, as good pals.
Arthur Shirley is another young
actor who, though new in the films,
has ha dan extensive career as an
actor of quality on the theatrical
stage. He is now engaged In play
ing opposite the beautiful Cleo Mad
ison in Gold Seal features directed
by Joseph De Grasse.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
They Arctic Put Out a Feature
Film Service with Alter
nate Releases.

That George Kleine and Thomas A.
Edison feature productions are to be
combined inza Service known as the
KleIne-Edison Feature Film Service.
is the gist of the latest and most
important announcement of the sea-
son.
In a statement issued at his New
York offices apropos OF the merger,
Mr.. Kleine had much to say OF the
plans and ambitions OF the new al
lance.
The Kleine chain of Offices located
in the principal cities Throughout
the United States. win circulate thu
Edison product. thus assuring ex.
hibitors a continuance Of the prompt
and efficient branch Office service for
which this organization has been
noted The output OF the Kleinc
studios will be increased az rapidly
as rigid adherence to the Tleine quail.
ity standard will permit. Kfefpe will
open the service with his feature,
"The Woman Next Door starring
Irene Fenwick, September /. This
will be, followed by IN Edison sub
ject featuring Mrs. Fiske in VANITY
Fair" Edison viii alternate. with
the KIetne product as far as POSSIBLE.
staging a number OF fan7or,s Mays
and novels to which, the Orange or
sanization has secured the rights.
Logical Development.
WiseacIes regard the alliance as
a logical development OF the steaay
call for more and better features,
and point to the enviaDle reputation
borne by both manufacturers as an
assurance of it's success.
Each feature will represent all
that the present development Of mo-
Biography permits. The best OF plays
M
of histrionic talent obtaina BILE Will
mark the product CT the alliance,
Mr.. Kleine voices the sentiment and
ambition of Mr.. Edison and himself
in the statement that neither time
nor expense will be spared in an eff
fort to. create the finest line of fea-
lures possible.
Mr.. K1eine stated. in discussing
the plans of the new organization,
that It was due to Mr.. Edison's per
sonal, insistence that his name ap-
peared before Edison's in the adver-
tfsed title. He expressed his APP
probation of this generous courtesy
on the part OF the man whose name
stands easily at the head of all 9th
ers as the founder of. motion pho
Biography.
Puts Quality First.
Mr.. K1eine referred to his last in
terview with Mr.. Edison when they
met to discuss the new arrangement.
stating that is was characteristic OF
the great genius that he was more
interested in thta production plans,
the quality OF the product, public
preference as to subjects etc, than
in cost of production or profits. add
ing that in his twenty years Of as
ISOLATION with Mr. Edison he had al
ways known him to insist upon quail
ity In all his business activities
whether motion picture machines,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Makes a Big Hit
In Film Features

Much of the tremendous success
accorded Just JIM Broadway
Universal film feature is due to- the
excellent acting Of Harry d. Carey
the leading man playing the title
role. Mr.. Carey is a youn gactor w11S
has won fame and distinction on the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

Vile. The wounded man was. taken
to the hospital at Grallipolis, where
the wound was dressed. He was dis
charged the next morning.
Although no warrant has been IS
sued for his arrest and he was as
sured no charge would be made
against him, he refuses to leave the
Jail.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

Picture lovers will be sure to see
the last thing in pictures at the
Bijou There are no repeaters. The
big thing this week will be the ". e.
Is. r. seven act RED seal'' feature.
The Rosary which comes on
Thursday. August IS. Put q pin
in this date. Kathlyn Williams Will
be the principa. actress in this high
class picture.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
KL EIlslE AND EDISON
FORM AN ALLIANCE
aim. batteries. photographs OF

aim, batteries. phonogrsphs or rec
Realizing the harmful effect apon
qualify OF Aim issues produced IN
haste. the output OF the varlsas
studios will be limited TO a quality
that will not bar the personal sucer-
vision OF the controlling minds OF
the business. Miss Irene r'enTlcIS
win be seen in a number of Big fea-
lures to be produced in the Nlelne
studios.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Three, -Four, and Five Part Fea'
lures Are Supplemented
with Comedies.

Look carefully at the BiJou thea
ter advertisement In today's paper
and you Will notice lot of extra
high class pictures that will be on
the Bijou screen this week.
The Bijou schedule has been re-
arranged to include all three. four
and I'VE part pictures OF the highest
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
CutuaD
" he Diego ExpostiOn

Here Koc Nluua
snapped
OF the
Dillon and popular
Of the photo TO the word q
Of
was datpursed Hollywood studios
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

Hobart Henley Is one of dlmdoms
latest ACQUISITIONS Coming fresh
from a successful career on the
stage, he entered heartily into the
daring work of the screen and has
made so great success that the
Universal has sent him to their movie
city in California where he will be
starred in several big film porduc-
lions.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

The earnings of tolls for the use
of the Panama canal apssed the So
900, 900 mark on June s.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

scene IFOIH 4IIO ANOStGTJ' NAhSsSN -
Ae Thursday at>th
order. Also each days program will
be filed up with high class come
dies. The Pathe News will be shown
Tuesday and Thursday, AIDES fable
and the Dreamy Dud'' cartoons
Tuesday and Thursday. AIDES. fable
Elaine" Friday. All other serial
pictures have been cut Off the pro-
grams, A description Of each days
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

William c. Dowlan, an ambitious
actor only few months ago has
been advanced to the position of q
director of Big U company, post
he has filled with so much originality
and snap that when JuEa Dean signed
to star in big feature for the Uni
versal, it was William Dowlan who
was selected to direct the massive
production.
Quiet, unassuming, almost too
much so, folks who have the. pleas