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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25
COURTESY FIRST"
CHALMERS RULE

Life Is not SO short but that
there Is always time enough tor
courtesy reads a small card In the
visitors waiting room In the Detroit
plant of the Chalmers Motor com
rany.
or late months, this sentiment
has taken on a new meaning
through the Efforts OF Vice-Presi-
dent and Assistant General Mana
ger c. A. Pfeffer. Passing through
the waiting room on his way to ms
Office. Mr. Pfefrer noticed in the past
that solicitors and business repre-
sentatives OF outside concerns were
sometimes kept waiting from twenty
to thirty minutes before obtaining
an interview with the man to whom
they had sent In their cards.
To eliminate unnecessary waiting
Mr.. Prefer ordered special CARDS
printed. on which the attendant In
the ante-room notes the names or
callers kept waiting over ten min
utes. After that period OF time has
elapsed, the name Of the party re-
sponsible for the delay, and the
name Of the caller, are noted. and
q complaint made TO the vice-presi-
dents ONCE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25
With the Minister'S

The members weekly contest game
played in the Detroit Whist club on
Monday evening. resulted as follows:
North and SOUTH. w. Bradley
and J; +. Koran, plus s; C. n. Bazine
and +. Il. w. Bright. plus 3: III. r.
Boehm and c. C.. McKechnie, minus .,
East and west--T. T.. Balkwili and
j. Prentis. plus s: W. Il. Battelle and
H. X Richards. minus .; G. ID. Clark
and 5. A. Commons. minus 3.
In the Saturday game the follow
Ing scores were made:
North and south--Mr. and Mrs. r.
f. w Bright. plus 3: Mrs. w. II,
speaker and dummy. plus s.; Mrs. w
l. Stannard and j. W. McCausey,
minus I: Mrs. r. J. Memo and Thomas
Watson. minus 2; Mrs. J. NJ. Chapman
and Mrs. G. J. Kastenberg, minus 8
East and west-Mr. and Mrs. s. 4.
Clark, plus 3; Mrs., NJ. r.. Bennett
Steiner and +. q. Bates. minus .; Mrs
+. o. Bates and Mrs. b. b. Battelle.
minus 8.
In the ladies' night game Thursday
evening the following scores were
made
North and south--Mr. and Mrs. +.
r. w. Bright. plus Z: Mrs. J. II. Chap
man and Ii. H. Boehm. average; Mrs.
NJ II. Bennett and c. +. Bielman.
IL. Speaker. minus s.
East and west--Mr. and Mrs. j. w.
Steiner. plus 3; Mrs. c. i. Bielman
and G. W. Rogers, plus 2; Mr.. ami
Mrs. c. +. Niles. minus D.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25
CHARLES DENLY
is OFF FOR LONG
TRIP TO CHINA

Charles DENLY, vice-president OF
the Hupp Motor Car corporation,
sails Saturday from san Francisco
or the renyo Marie tor SIX
months visit to China. Mr.. Denny,
who was formerly United states
consul-general in Shanghai, has
numerous interests in the orient
lie is considered one Of the best
American authorities on China as
he lived in that country for 20 years
He served In many oficial capaci'
ties including that of secretary-gen
eral during the Boxer revolution and
was for several years American al
visor to President Yuan Shi kai
when he was viceroy Of the prov
ince OF Tientsin.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25
ASHER PICKS
JESS TO WIN


Willard can knock Moran out be-
fore the sixth round II he wants TO.
according to Jack Asher, who IL the
present sponsor for Phil Bloom, who
Is putting up at the Cadillac while
Bloom Is taking his workouts for
the "Wednesday night fray with
Young Gradwell In Windsor. He says
Jess is the greatest heavyweight the
world has ever known. He gives
Moran credit for being big man,
too. but says all the odds favor
Jess.
Willard, according TO Asher. Is a.
light on his feet and as fast as z
featherweight. He has punch that
Is unequaled. Asher says he has
seen both men In training camp.
Printing--the plain neat ktnd--that
In right-Times Job Dcpt.-Mafn 4Sx0
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25
GIRL INJURED,
HORSE KILLED
BY MOTOR CARS

Two automobile accidents &C.
CURED on the same spot within FIVE
minutes, Friday afternoon.
At $3.50 o'clock, Miss Gilmore
Grove, aged 80. of Birmingham,
Mich, was knocked down by a Car
driven by Wezel Fundament, No. GIG
Antoine-st. She sustained only q
fractured ankle, and the driver was
released after he had made his
statements.
The car carrying Miss Grove t.
the city receiving hospital ha1
hardly rounded the corner when
James Bird. q driver for the Peter
Smith & Sons Co., finding the slley
blocked by the horse and dray OF
the John Beyster & Son Lumber
Co.. and an electric truck OF the
Adams Express Co., essayed to
drive the electric out Of the way
The car, however. instead OF going
ahead, backed down on the horse
knocking II down and crushing II
so that It had to be killed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25
ALLEGED SLAYER
MAY GO FREE

II is the opinion of Police Justice
Clancy that Joseph Berdych, cnarg-
ed with killing Emil Novack In a
vest side saloon in November, 1913,
will be freed OF the charge before
facing a jury.
The information in the warrant
charges that Berdych shot Novak
during a dice game in which the
men quarreled over the winning OF
small pot Berdych fired bull
let into Novack's lung. 1t IL SAID.
Novack was released from the city
receiving hospital as cured. and sew
eEal days after became seriously i'll
and died.
Berdych's attorneys have been
trying to establish the fact that NO
vack died of pneumonia. Prosecutor
Jasnowskf made a motion. Thurs
day afternoon. that Berdych be re-
leased on a bond OF $Z5.V00, one
surety. 1t is thought by other
judges and attorneys that Berdych
Will be freed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25
PIERCE FIRM
WILL MARKET
MORE PROPERTY

In a meeting of the sales force OF
the James G.. Pierce Associated com,
panies held in their Offices In the
Dime Bank building. Wednesday
evening, two new North Woodward
subdivisions were placed In the
hands Of their sales people, which
now constitutes about $50 men and
women.
Mr.. Pierce, who presided, told the
sales people how the concern has
grown In practically Is months time
to it's present proportions. controll
ing 1860 acres OF North Woodward
property. Short talks were given by
various members OF the organization.
One Of the new properties placed
In the hands OF the sales force js the
NORWOOD Estates, a 200-acre tract
lying just of Woodward In the Biz
mingham district. This property has
been converted into across and half.
ere estates. The other property lie
North Park, on Woodward, midway
between Royal Oak and Birmingham
and has been subdivided into resi-
dence lots with all improvements.
The present demand for Wood
ward-ave. property can be well esti-
mated by the fact that nearly 100
people bought lots In North Park,
making a each deposit, before the
lots were even priced willing to
take their turn as to lots selection
and accept the property at The price
made at the time of opening the
sale. In other words. nearly 100
people bought lots without seeing
them or knowing the price. perfectly
satisfied that they were TO get
Wood ward-ave. property.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25

engineering camp In the mountains.
and Visits the place To Investigate.
She ~ seized by a notorious character
and Rescued by young author. The
two are imbedded in a mine following
the landslide and following short
courtship, are married, only 10 have
the supposed dead husband reappear.
or course tho ending IL a happy one
for the lovers. Henry Santrey viii
sing sweet Kentucky Lady" and
there will be an educational Aim,
How Flowers Breathe" travel
ogue picturing the French Soudan, =
comedy. topical review. and musical
numbers included in the program.
WASHINGTON.
The Washington thcater makes
happy announcement for It's feature
more. who viii appear In the latest
comedy photo play. The Lost Bride
groom" The scenario was written
by willard Mack. the well known
writer Of stage successes. who lately
turned his attention 10 the MIN
drama Mr. Mack has evolved o
comic dramatic adventure that tlts tho
BARRYMORE style surely and certainly
Rertlo liz n society youth Re is sky
larking one evening when two thugs
attack him. hit him on the head, and
create mental alteration. In this
condition. he wnnderS aimlessly
about, falls In the river. is rescued
and eventually wanders into the re-
sort OF a den OF thieves. Here he u
educated n tho fine art OF burglary
and eventually is assigned nv the
leader Of the thieves 10 rob the home
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25
NEW BOOKS IN q
PUBLIC LIBR 81

New books In the public lio(
are: plays for Small stages,~
Aida Z. s True Ghost . s 9 81.
stefan: Edw.rd nvinEssoe TrszS
Ksntaeky. ], il: Combs, Cd:
History OF Belgium" LSaou van -
Essen I. I, ,; n !, rayns: IN
"Browning studies" v. G. HaTt1
ton: "A-B-C OF Housekecptno.~
G. T. Herrick: Spirit Of FP1pcsyl
curior. q. G. Johnson: "I1easutQ&(1
Farm" J. A. fApp and G.. H. ~
stars OF the Southern Skies Xz<
Orr; Earth and New Earth, Q*1
Rice; Nathan Hale" Mrs. G. =. XXI
COLLECTED Poems by A. E-
Russell: Science OF Succeas.* WI
seton: "Chemistry OF Agricultute
w. Stoddart: ''submarines.'' -
Talbot; six Plays by Contempototf
OF Shakespeare" c. D. wheelS!. "a
| Northwest Amazona." Thol1|
Whifren: The Dardaneiles." Norn(
Wilkinson.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25
AUTO INDUSTRY
is Is YEARS OLD

March "a was the birthday ami.
vertary OF the automobile industry,
Eighteen years ago ION that date oc.
Cured the. first recorded bona fide
sale OF an American-made motor car
that Is, not an experimental vehi-
Gle, but one Of regularly manufac.
tured output. The purchaser was
Robert Allison. mechanical and
mining engineer. Of Port Carbon,
Pa. the purchase price was $1,000.
and the car a single-cylinder Win.
ton phaeton.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25

OF his own fiancee. or course. n num-
Der OF amusing. not TO say thrilling
complications cnsue. n all ends hap
PLY. but not until the redoubtabie
John falls down an ls-foot stairway
with another burglar. His Identity Is
discovered and a minor operation re-
stores his memory, and him to the
arms of his sweetheart. The other
players include Katherine Harris. Ida
Darling and June Dale. In addition
To this feature, the Washington viii
have "A meritorious program of must
cal and pictorial attractions.
LYCEUM.
melodrama OF the higher order
Is promised in the T.yceum theater
next week in ANY Mans Sister" The
story concerns Violet LeClair. fire.
quenter of the gilded cafes OF New
York and living OF the generosity Of
rich young men. Into Niolets life
comes Il man OF clean heart and hon
est purpose, who is big enough TO de-
clare his love knowing her past To-
gether they begin To work out her
reformation and are succeeding when
the villain threatens Violet with the
financial and social ruin Of her lover
unless she gives him up. Violet dis
appears. but her lover hunts until he
and the two find final happiness.
Blossom Baird and HOLSTER Pratt
play the leading roles.
GAYETY.
Solly Ward and Virginia Ware arc
the principal entertainers OF tho
"Roseiand Girls". the burlesque show
10 spend next week IN the Gaycty
theater. Two new burlettas. with all
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25
FROM OTHER
TRAINING CAMPS

DAYTONA, Fla.-Class in the
home stretch won for the Dodgers
against the Stetson university boys.
the said Dodgers hammering out
three runs In the last frame for a
9 to 6 victory.
NEW ORLEANS-Although the
Indians got but Ave swats to the
Pelicans nine, Cleveland won. Az.
The Indians CLASH with the Cincin-
natl Reds tomorrow.
MINERAL WELLS, Tex.-Man.
ager Rowland and Ed Walsh think
they have the seasons find In Pitch
er Eller. the rookie who suddenly
discovered he could pitch q hot spit
ball.
TAMPA, Fla.--The Cubs were full
of pep today. after an hours chalk
talk by Manager Tinker and a
speedy two hours drilling on the
diamond. Frank Schultz was SHOW
ed back on the regulars today. The
Bruins were scheduled to play the
Phillies here.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25

The latest record to suffer at the
hands OF Barney Oldfeld Is the
worlds record for one mile on a
one-mile track. In Los Angeles. on
Ascot park. March 10, Oldfeld reel
ed of mile in his Firestone equip
ped racing car in exactly As seconds.
thereby establishing a new worlds
record for that distance.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25

In "The Confessions OF a Wire,
the Intensely interesting seriai
now running in The Times, the
question OF the ACCESSIBILITY OF a
woman marrying man younger
than herself comes in for mucn
discussion, the principals In the
proposed marriage being Mary
wayerly, aged 80. and Max pen
dieton. 20. Readers OF Inc
Times have been participating In
this discussion for several days.
and more letters are printed
herewith.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25
CAVE-IN KILLS
WORKINGMEN

Daniel Ia Belle. 20 years ole, OF
NO. ri Chafe-st. employed in exca.
waiting Tor the Edison Illuminating
Co. AZ t.ycaste and 'Jerrerson'sves.,
vas killed almost instantly when
tho excavation oaved in. Friday nj
ternoon.
A pulmotor was rushed TO the
scene in the hope OF saving la
Bellies life. but failed to bring him
to consciousness.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25

new scenery and costumes will be Of,
fered in Love. Law and Politics,
and "a Call For Volunteers" The
company includes Harry Shutan. Muir
ray Harris. Tom Nolan. Charles Keith.
LILLIAN English. Jeanne Games and
girls under the direction of Mile.
Amelia Bartoletti, will stage two at
tractive dancing numbers. The Bal
let OF the Cards" and "Corrida For
NAL" The first is picturesque
terpsichorean novelty in which the
girls form the figures OF a deck of
number special feature OF the
show will be burIesque amateur
night" During the week of March
2s. the Gayety Will offer the stroll
ling Players"
CADILLAC.
The broadway Bellies" a burlesQue
production mounted with new scenery
and pretty costumes and presented by
large company OF clever and exper
fenced players. will come to the Cad
lilac thoater Sunday afternoon. for a
weeks engagement Frank Mackey.
Morrlssey and Rose Henley have the
leading roles In new musical bur
lesque. THE Advertising Man" which
is notable for it's lively singing and
dancing numbers by the chorus. The
company includes Grace Lyman. Joe
Wilton. Joe Marks and Al. Harris.
Several vaudeville specialties. includ-
ing Al. Harris and Grace Lyman. In
duced during the action OF the bur
Iesque. An added feature will be
Les Diodattis." posing pct in which
n number of young wof 3 and men
and several highly-trained posing
dogs. take part.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25

very highly or finely civilized or
Christianized yet and until we are
women must take tho lower place. I
am unciviliZed enough TO feel rather
sorry for Max Pendelton.
MARGARET FLORENCE McAULAY.
No. $50 Brooklyn March 20,
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oco..,.u.a from Preceding Page,


women who 50 graceful stunts In the
air and the Newsboy seNtet. hve BOYS
and a girl who sing. dance and fur-
nish laughs, are other features. Ma
RE Hart. formerly OF the team OF
Marie and Biliy Hart. will show her
versatility In singing. dancing, play
ing cornet solos and wire walking.
other acts VIII include kcrslake's pigs.
The Orpheum will offer complete
picture program OF six reels In ad-
dition 10 the vaudeville. Tho pic
lures will be changed daily. Friday
night the usual dancing contest be-
tween local amateurs IL scheduled
MAJESTIC.
For the hrst time In America The
Hunted Woman" "A drama OF the Can
adian northwest. written by James
oliver Curwood the well-knewn
Michigan author, Will be presented I'm
hubble In the Majestic theater. next
week Mr. Curwood's novel bearing
tho same title. u IL reported. was
written from the play and not the
play from the hook, as " the usual
roursc Of procedure. s, Rankin Drew
and Virginia Pearson enacted the
leading roles while the east include
George Cooper, Ned Finley and Billie
Billings. There are number Of sen
sationai scenes. including the blowing
up OF mountain and land slide.
edge OF n clln. In which both fall to
n mountain stream so feet below
THE Hunted Woman" tells the story
Of n wife estranEed from her hus-
band. she hears OF hts death In an
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25
Marriage of Woman to Man
Her Junior Finds Champion;
Plan Generally Condemned

up to and rely upon, She must re-
cciye protecting love and not give II
as she would do II the man were the
younger.
the question. When man marrics
he likes to feel that he is going to
be the protector. and he soon hnds
that he is not and then. OF course.
all her "motherly love" In caring for
him. Sho undoubtedly does not care
for all the frivolous smusements he
docs and very soon he goes alone.
crly'' wife and begins 10 notice. what
pretty girls there are In the world
and when nc comes home he contrasts
the face across the table from him
with tho bright young faces he has
seen. Who loses by the contrast?
Who is TO blame? Youth loves youth.
you know.
will be a still greater danger OF her
losing by this contrast She must
care for them and spend many days at
homo and the face which wasn't as
young and fair as II once was is still
losing It's freshness.
say, marry n man of your own
age Grow old together. and don't
let money ever cause you to marry
n man younger than yourself nor one
who issmore than eight years older.
December and May" will never be
truly happy welded either way.
RUTH w. LEE.
Hlllman. Mich. March 20. 1915.
To the Editor OF The Times:
A. n rulc I think II would be very
foolish for woman OF MARI. Waver-
ly's age to marry a man OF 20 years.
even II he were as fine man as Max
pendIeton appears to be. OF course
there are exceptional cases whore
such marriage might prove sue
cessful. woman can marry one
many years older In preference to one
n year younger than herself. because
as rule woman has many moro
ailments, and. therefore, shows her
age sooner than a man.
Mary Waverly's having been mar
rled before adds greatly to the dis
advantage OF marrying so young n
man. Had she been nobler she
would have tried to prevent him fall
ionged the courtship until he would
grow weary OF her a. he probably
would do. or course there is no logi-
cal reason why woman should nc
expected to act thus unselnshly. but
when she does not. there generally
results, unhappiness.
Perhhps II Is conccit or selnshness.
but n man does demand that vic
shall reflect credit on him The CLAM
or ~ love soon dies and then We have
To face cold facts. The nohler the
man or woman the moro hravely DO
they face these facts and try 20 cul-
ttyate an appreciation 10 each other =
good qualities. such as gentleness, n
forgiving disposition, sympathy. etc.
Tor these are more worthy OF our last
ing love than tho things which IN
rpircd our frst passion. Passionate
love frequently turns TO hate. aifec-
Tomato love " more lasting There
" no good scientific reason whv an
Older woman should not marry n
munger man. lust az there Us no
rcal reason why n woman should not
Tor the same work. hut she does not,
and for this selfsanfe reason Mary
Waverly- should scarcely venture 20
marry NAN Pendeiton. We are not
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-25

To the Editor OF The Times:
don't think a woman ougnt 10
marry a man so much younger than
herself. unless the COUPLE were mid.
dle-aged. then a few years would not
make 40 much difference. But wo.
man OF 81 and man of % could
soon will tire OF his "old woman" and
look for younger one. Besides
man at 20 IL altogether too young TO
be married. lie In not old enough q
have read The Confessions OF a
Wife" from the beginning. and have
been very much Interested In II. so
thought ! would write my opinion.
Romuius. Mich. March 90. 1915.
To the Editor Of The Times:
] am very much interested In The
look forward TO my evening paper 10
read II. ] see you are asking the
question should woman marry a
man. man older Ter. than herself say de-
Older than my father and a daughter
older than her husband. I have had
chance 70 observe what hsppineps
can be enjoyed between them. and !
have never seen any one more happy
than my parents.
a FAITHFUL SUBSCRIBER
Detroit March 90. 1916.
To the Editor Of The Times:
In reply to the question, Should n
woman marry a man younger than
herself?'' I shall endeavor To give my
viewpoint
In the FIRST place my answer IL n
very decided No." and now the
why's" Of my answer, Tho frat rea-
son shall give is that 7 do not think
a woman ~ capable " loving man
younger than herself. She loves bin,.
yes, most aasurodiy. let us hope. but
IL " moro Of a motherly love. such
az she would bcstow on n young
child and not the strong, deep. truo
love which wife should have for
the man she marrica,
She cannot love him that way be-
cause she feels that he a., In way
her Inferior. - Being the older. she
has a larger knowledge Of the world
aud has HAD her trials and sorrowF
her ipva. etc. and through them all
she has learned t. stand alone. tu re-
" on hcrFeif and has become to p
great extent dependent on herself.
Now 10 order to be happy she must
marry man older than herself, one
Who thereby has = greater knowicdEc
- Ne wesld--ons that she can look
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
Keith,.-EI.ie janis.

Elsie Janis, in Keith vaudeville for
fifteen weeks, viii this week stop over
in Washington. where she has not been
seen In vaudeville since the early DAYS
of Little Elsie Miss Janis Is offer
ing her own whimsical arrangement,
impressions of My Fayorite Stars and
the oddity OF It is that each of her cello
brated subjects is presented in Just the
reverse OF what they ordinarily do, thus
constituting a surprising. novel, and hu-
morous series of mimetic studies In
serted I'm the offering is Miss Janis ia
nous Joyous Dance" She sings Hello,
Frisco" by special arrangement with
F'lorenz ZiegfeId.
In the supporting bill Is new musi-
cal feature, Ralph Dunbar's Maryland
Singers, six girls IN the crinolines of the
South in the SOS, and banjoist giving
the melodies of Dixie before the war.
win Morrissey and Dollie Hackett will
add their Broadway ditties and dances;
Claude and Fannie Usher will play "Fa-
gan's Decision; Raymond and Caverly
will present new patter and chatter;
Coreoran and Dingle will give "a vau-
deville Splash; Ralph Lohse and Mana
Sterling win combine beauty and skill;
Herbert's loop the loop and leaping dogs
are included and the organ recitals and
Pathe pictorial will be other additions.
At Keith's today the bill will offer
The Forest Fire" James and Bonnie
Thornton, Frederick v. Bowers and com
pany, Ruth Roye, Savoy and Brennan,
Joseph Bernard and company. Gates
brothers, Bradley and Norris and 1ther
regular and added offerings.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
cocmo.-yaudeviIIe.

The Cosmos Theater this week will
present for the first time in Washington
an art water spectacle. THE Nymphs
Of the Fountain" which has an under
lying fairy romance for a basis Five
acts Of high-class vaudeville will also
be included in the program comprising
the Carroll Gillette Trio in acrobatic
and risley work; Silbers and North, also
for the first time in Washington, in their
comic comedy The Bashful Boob and
the Maid;" Seymour and Seymour in
song selections interspersed with comedy
chatter; Dixie Grace, Washington girl,
and Wilbur Johnson, in melodies, dia-
logue and dances, with an act to be an
nounced in the program The new Seiig
Tribune news pictures will head the
photocomedy novelties and THE Heights
OF Hazard" the big photoplay produc-
ton, will feature Charles Richman and
Eleanor Wood.
TobanPs Hungarian Fantasie," seIec-
tions from Puccini's Madame Butterfly
PonchielI's Dance of the Hours" from
La Giaconda." selections from Kern 5
THE Doll Girl Won Blou's "Serenade
D'Amour," and two rag novelties, Ma
honeys Hypnotic" and Oleman's Red
Onion. win enter In the mixed orches-
trail program at the Cosmos Theater
concerts today. The program will also
offer new specialties and other attrac-
tions.