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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-20


ute Tor fear would meet disapprov-
ing eyes, but the Fates, the author.
and Mr.. Belaseo dealt kindly with
me, and a few weeks later fwent
into rehearsals preparing to open in
New York.
Mr.. Belasco wanted to see me in
some of my pictures. so Mr.. Griffith
arranged it and Mr.. Belasco came
down. / think it was the proudcst
moment Of nay life when | took this
great genius into the Biograph stu
do.
Mr.. Belasco was persuaded to
pose in a picture and we took sew
eral hundred feet of film. 1t was a
comedy satire on the signing OF my
contract. Mr.. Griffith had the cam
era swung or Mr.. Belasco and him
self for few amusing scenes where
Mr.. Griffith pretended to be the
poor, trembling author and present.
ed Mr.. B-lasco with one of his
plays. As soon as he departed. Mr.
|. Belasco looked at the script read a
few pages CT il, almost collapsed.
and pitched it headlong into the
waste basket.
Then | same on as nervous in
genue and played the scene for the
pictures just as had done 1t in life
the first day I met Mr. Belasco.
Mr.. Dean has since died, and as
he had been with Mr.. Belasco for
fifteen years. that piece of film is
monumental to the happy DAYS when
those two great friends were to-
gether.
| have much more to write about
Mr.. Belasco. as he Is the most inter-
esting figure in my stage life, but
shall reserve II until future date.
Answers to Correspondents.
G. NJ. H.-By location |. meant
the exterior scene which Is used in
the making OF a part of film.
Herbert J.-Typewrite your seen
arios on one side OF the paper only.
Send them to the scenario editor or
department OF any of the reputable
companies. Inclose stamps for their
return In case they are not accepted.
c. CT cannot recommend any
school of acting. Do not arrange
for such course until you have as
sured yourself fully that the school
and its credentials are reputable.
P. B.-Go to an eye specialist
You are endangering your eyes by
using such remedies as you de-
scribe
( Helen THANK you for the pref
~ picture. II is indeed a beautiful
landscape No, have never been
in your home town, but shall hope
to have that pleasure some day.
I r. l.. MI do not think any OF
the books YOU mention have been
made into pictures, but are you sure
the copyright has expired on all OF
thems
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-20
PERSONALITIES l HAVE MET.
DAVID BELASCO-PART II.


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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-20

Wen known Memphis Man III Here.
Captain j, ]. Shoemaker. Of Mem
pills. Tenn, IL Ill at the home OF his
niece Mrs. W Gary 1901 West
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-20

Allan Morton. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. w. Morton, of this city. who has
taken his degree in civil engineering
1T the University Of Virginia. left on
Sunday for Baltimore, where he will
make his future home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-20

MICS Alice Henning Munson left
yesterday to attend the finals at the
Virginia Military Institute. She will
return to Richmond Thursday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-20

Misses Maude and Bette Gatewood.
OF this city, are visiting Mrs r. B.
Woodward in Newport News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-20

4 S I was telling yesterday. Mr.
Belaseo's great simplicity
- made il possible for any one
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-20

Miss Brent Witt. who has been at
tending the commencement exercises
at Hollins College and visiting Miss
Mary Stuart Cooke at her home in
Roanoke for the past two weeks, has
returned to her home on Park Avenue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-20

Miss Caroline Sands. of New Jersey.
Is visiting Miss Lyle Maynard at her
homo on West Grace Street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-20

Mrs. W. H. Lowery and w. T. Low
cry arc spending some time In New
York this week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-20

Miss Funice Ashhurner. Of Spring
field. Ohio, Is the guest Of Mr. and
Mrs. j. Fl. Hooson at their home in
Powhatan County.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-20

Charles Grant. of Norfolk. spent the
week end with friends In this city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
MRS. FLORENCE H. FLEMING.
Former West Brattleboro Girl Died on
Operating Table in North Adams.

Mrs. Florence Jean (Hescock) Fleming.
%, wife of Michael Fleming of Springfield,
Mass, died at midnight Friday night in
the North Adams (ATass.) hospital while
on the operating table in an effort to re-
lieve a sudden illness
Mrs. Fleming was born in West Brat
tleboro, a daughter of the late Warren A !.
Hescock and Mrs Della (Brown) Hes
cock, now of Greenfield, Mass. She was
married in October in Greenfield to Mr..
Fleming and was in Blackinton, a village
in the city of North Adams, on a visit to
relatives, when stricken with her fatal i'll
ness.
Mrs. Fleming leaves, besides her hus-
band, her mother, who came to Brattle-
boro Wednesday to care for her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Rhoda Sargent. and did not re-
ceive notice of the critical condition of
her daughter until IL O'Clock Friday
night; two brothers, George and Sidney
Hescock, and one sister, Mrs. Minnie
Tefft, wife of Walter Tefft OF Leyden,
Mass. Her father, Warren A. Hescocl,
died from injuries received by falling from
a hayloft in the barn on the Luther Dus-
tin farm on the Meadow Brook road. West
Brattleboro.
The funeral of Mrs Fleming was held
this morning at 10 O'Clock in the church
OF st. Patrick in BIackinton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
PRESIDE DESTROYED.
Fire in Monterey Broke Out Shortly
After Troops Left

MONTEREY, Calf, March 13.-The
headquarters building of the Monterey
presidio was totally destroyed by fire
early today about six hours after be-
ing vacated by troops of the First
cavalry, who left for the Mexican bor-
der Firemen attempting to exiting
uish the flames found that the water
supply had been shut off at the source.
An investigation was started immedi-
ately. Monterey was the Spanish cap
ital of California and the presidio oe-
cupied the site of the ancient military
headquarters. These were of the type
common at the presidio of San Fran
cisco where several persons, including
the wife and three daughters of Brig
adler General John J. Pershing were
burned to death
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
Series of Explosions After
Fire Had Ragged in Her Ii
Hold "a Hours
HER COMMANDER
AND DESIGNER DEAD
Capt. Gillian Was Killed When the
Explosions Took Place-Cargo Val
ued at 100000, Including 500 Auto
mobiles, Was DESTROYED.

ST. JOHN, New Brunswick, March
l3.-The British steamer Matatua, af-
ter being on fire for more than 24
hours, was sunk at her dock today af-
ter a series of explosions during
which her commander and designer,
Capt. l.. B. Gilham, was killed. Her
cargo, which included 500 automobiles
and was valued at 100000, was des-
troyed.
Seacocks We're opened and the yes
sci was allowed to sink after firemen
mad battled unsuccessfully with the
blaze set b. the calcium carbide in
her cargo.
The steamer had been fully I0aded
for a voyage to New Zealand and was
at anchor off Sand Point when the
fire broke out, but was Immediately
towed back to the dock.
The steamer was of 4,l79 tons. She
was built in 1904 in Belfast, ireland,
and was owned by the New Zealand
Line, which has headquarters in
Liverpool
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
Head of Sing Sing
Prison Defendent on Two
Serious Charges
TRIED TO INTRODUCE
HUMANE METHODS
indictments Based Largely on the Claim
That He Refused to Reveal Immoral
Conditions in Prison Confessed to
Him in Confidence.

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y. March IS.
The selection of a jury to try Thorn
as Mott Osborne, former warden of
Sing Sing prison, on a charge of per-
jury found against him in connection
with the recent investigation into his
administration of the prison, was com
pleted shortly after noon today.
Osborn appeared in court as defend
ant to an indictment charging him
with perjury in connection with two
investigations into his administration
as warden of Sing Sing prison.
Osborne is alleged to have sworn tnal,
he had no knowledge of certain immor-
al conditions in Sing Sing which had
oeen testified TO by others, including
prison inmates
Another indictment charging neglect
of duty and immortality is pending
against him.
Mr.. Osborne is a wealthy retired
manufacturer, lecturer, writer, Harvard
graduate, twice mayor of Auburn. n
Y, and 1916 Dodge lecturer at Yale.
During his stewardship of approx
mately l3 months at Sing Sing. Os-
borne organized system of discipline.
a personal-dealing method of conduct
ing convict government known as the
Mutual Welfare League. This institution.
under the which responsibility for their
conduct was imposed upon the inmates.
was the outgrowth of similar assoeia-
tion which Osborne had, while chair
maa of the state commission on pms.
on reform, organized at the state pris-
on at Auburn after he had for six
days lived a conviet's life at Auburn
under the name of 'NToln Brown" +" IN
the fall of 1914.
The progress of the Mutual Welfare
League vas watched by peno,ogists,
isociologisfs and others, including many
men and women of note throughout the
country who believed they recognized
IN it system of reform from within
instead of from without George Cor
| don Battle, of counsel for Osborne, ar
guing recently in the supreme court
at Poughkeepsie on a motion to dis
miss the indictments, emphasized what
he declared was the wide public inter
est in Osborne's methods. 1.-THE ewes
of the world are upon Mr.. Osborne. -
Mr.. Battle declared. Prison reform
is on tial -
| The charges against Mr.. Osborne
grew largely out of the claim that he
refused to reveal immortality in the
prison known to him through confes-
sions made to him in confidence by
certain prisoners.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
GUILFORD CREAMERY
OFFICERS ELECTED
r. G. Ingraham President - Modern
Creamery VIII Be Erected on Cor
ner of Lyman Huntley Place.

The Guilford Cooperative Creamery
association, Incorporated, has Just or
ganized with the following directors:
r.. G. Ingraham, c. X. Farnum, B. A.
Whittemore, A. E. Yeaw and George
Sessions. The directors have elected
these officers: President, r. c. Ingra-
ham; vice president, B. A. Whittemore
treasurer, A. G. Beals; clerk, C. n.
karnum.
The concern is incorporated under
the laws of Vermont for $4,000 and the
work of getting in the necessary ice
IS now in progress. As soon as it is
possible to do cement work the asso-
citation viii begin the erection of a
modern creamery building, which will
be located on corner of the Lyman
Huntley place about opposite the
Weatherhead Hollow bridge.
Another meeting win be held tomor-
row evening, when definite plans for
the building will be decided upon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
In Odd Fellows Hall

Monday night at 7.30-Regular meet
ing of Wantastiquet lodge The first
degree will be conferred Monday in
the regular meeting of Wantastiquet
lodge.
Important for Monday night. Rules for
the government Of the new temple will be
discussed and every odd Fellow is urged
to be present.
Tuesday, March IA, 7.3O p. M
Regular meeting of Dennis Rebekah
lodge. After the meeting bids will be
received on the furnishings in the Re
bekah room.
Wednesday evening, March Is, at s
'elock-Miiitary whist by Dennis Re
bekah lodge Tickets, CSC each. Re.
freshments. Members please bring ta-
bles by Tuesday night if possible.
Tuesday, March 14.-Friendshi2 cir
cle will meet in Odd Fellows hall
Members only. Please bring thimbles
shears and needles as there is some
needed work TO be done. Covered dish
luncheon will be served at $50 Bring
lunch with you.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
PRESIDENTS BUSY DAY.
MIR. Wilson to Attend to Several I'm
portant Conferences.

WASHINGTON, March Is. - Presi-
dent Wilson faced a busy day on his
return from his week lend cruise aboard
the naval yacht Mayflower.
The Mexican situation promises to
take up much of his time, although the
legislative slate in congress was to re-
eeive attention. Conferences with
Secretary Lansing regarding Gen. Car
rama s request for permission to send
Mexican troops into American terri
tory if necessary in pursuit of outlaws
and with Speaker Clark and Majority
Leader Kitchin on the necessity of ex-
pediting the administration s program
in congress, particularly the prepared.
ness bills, were to take place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
A. B. Clapp Acquires Stewart
Property on South
Main Street
DeWITT GROCERY CO.
BUYSLARROW STABLE
MIR. Clapp May Erect Modern Business
Building Dewitt Company to
Build Large Addition to Their Whole
sale Grocery Plant.

The third real estate deal of CON
siderable Importance in Brattleboro was
announced today in the notice of the
sale of the property at the corner of
South Main and Main streets bv F p
Stewart of Leyden to A. B. Clam of
this town. The several tenants of the
property have received letters from
Mr.. Stewart notifying them that he
mas sold 1T and that they probably will
be asked to vacate within 80 or 60
DAYS. Mr.. Clapp has nothing TO saw "a
to the future of the property He sai5
this morning that the deeds had NOT
been passed but that the property had
Deen bareained for. He said that he
had not decided finally as to what ~
would do with it. He had an option on
II about two weeks.
The property has a frontage on Main
street of l4S feet with a width al The
rear of ll5 feet On the east side Il
extends back from Main street los feet
and has a frontage on South Main
street of 20 feet, extending south Ia
the old Phoenix hose house.
The buildings are of wood and con
tam r. T. 1oung's grocery store and
numerous tenements. The property has
oeen regarded always as a good pay
ing investment, but it is expected that
Mr.. Clapp viii improve it with a mod
ern business building.
Papers were passed this morning in
the transfer of the property on the
north side of Fiat street owned and
occupied by Frank A. Larrow as a
livery stable, to the Dewitt Grocery
90. The properly is 65 feet front bv
loO feet deep and has on it a large
building used as a livery stable and n
small office building Mr.. Larrovv re-
tains the Office building. About $40
600 IS involved in the deal.
Mr. Larrow will move the of;ca
building to the south side of the stree,
and will use the old jelly buiIdino an
mex, which he owns, for his livery bnsi-
ness He will tear down the small
building once used by J. E. Bushnell
as grocery store and transform thai
part OF the property into a grass plot
work IN preparing the Jelly building
annex Tor stable use will be begun al
once
DeWeese p. Dewitt, president Of the
DeMltt Grocery Co, said that the com
pany had bought it with the intention
eventually OF putting up large addi-
ton TO the company s building next
west, which is devoted to the wholesale
grocery business, but that probably
they would not begin building opera
tions at once
The other of the three deals was the
sale of the o. j. Pratt store buildinO
on Main street to Earle p. Charleton
OF Fan River, Mass, previously report
ed Other real estate changes are in
prospect.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
KENDALL SEVERANCE
CANON IN CATHEDRAL
Brattleboro Boy Who Has Been Epis-
copal Rector in Kenton, o., Goes
to Wider Field in Chicago.

Rev. Kendall Severance, Brattleboro
boy who up to last week was rector of
St Pauls Episcopal church in Kenton, O
has been appointed canon on the staff
OF the Cathedral of IS. Peter and Paul in
Chicago, taking up his duties there March
:. Mr.. Severance is a son of the late DR.
c. L. Severance of Brattleboro and of Eve
lyn (Sawyer) Severance, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Franklin Sawyer of Newfane and
Brattleboro. He is a graduate of Har-
yard university
In reporting the appointment a Kenton
newspaper said The statement brings
deep regret to his many friends in this
city, who have carefully watched the pro-
gress of the success with which he has pre-
sided over the affairs of the local church.
since coming to this city 10 months ago.
The appointment opens up a very impor-
tant opportunity to the Kenton clergy
man, IN view of the present project TO
form huge merger, by which three of the
downtown parishes viii be combined into
a central cathedral which will be the
cathedral to which Rev Mr. Severance
has been attached. This cathedral was
the first organized in the Episcopal church
IN the United States, and has been in ex-
istenee since the time of the great Chicago
tire. 1t took notable part in cleaning UP
the city and in the development of Chi.
cago, largely by reason of the recognized
leadership of Dean Sumner. This cathe.
dral is now in need of broadening it's field
OF action, and on this account the merger
is planned.
The deans and canons with the remain
der OF the cathedral staff, are residents at
the cathedral house, and on that account.
Mrs. Charles Severance, mother of Rev
Severance. and Miss Florence Sawyer will
continue to use the rectory here and will
not leave this city
The work of the cathedral staff. to
winch Rev. Mr.. Severance has been at
taehed, Is OF broad scope, and requires
men OF energy and ability.s Besides CON
ducting all of the cathedral services. the
cathedral clergy is responsible for religious
work IN all of the institutions such as aims
houses and jails in Cook county. compris-
ing very large field of labor
Rev. Kendall Severance came TO Ken
ton Dec. II, 1914, from Pyramid Lake.
New, where he was engaged for and a half
years IN Indian work ON a reservation.
Since coming to this city he has displayed
marked executive ability in his manner of
conducting the affairs of the church of
which he was in charge. He has formed
scores OF close friends, who regret his
early departure from Kenton, but extend
Ann their best wishes for ms success IN a
new held. Rev. Severance regrets to sever
ms relations with Kenton, but is optim-
lstic over the prospects held out to him
in his new place.
Miss Florence Sawyer, mentioned in the
above, formerly conducted private school
on North street in this town. For the
past seven years she has lived in Los
Angeles. She is an aunt of the rector.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
His Troops Probably to Be
Allowed to Chase Bandits
Across Border
GENERAL FUNSTON
GIVEN A FREE HAND
He VIII Proceed with Pursuit of Viii
la Regardless of Any Manifesto from
Carranza Calling Advance an Armed
Invasion.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-The Unit
ed States viii reply to Gen Carranzas re-
quest for a reciprocal arrangement for the
crossing of troops at the Mexican border
late today after Secretary Lansing has con
ferred with President Wilson.
1t was indicated today that Carranza' S
proposal would be accepted. The accept
ance probably will be made on the ground
that Carranza troops may cross into
American territory in pursuit of bandits
at any time that American forces are not
present in sufficient numbers
II will be pointed out that the inability
Of the Carranza troops to handle the sit
uation in Northern Mexico is the sole
ground for the entry Of American soldiers.
In that way American officials expect
the situation will be relieved of its chief
emnacing feature They express the view
today that a great deal of unnecessary pes
simism exists as to Gen Car1anza's atti-
tude.
As to the attitude of the Mexican peo-
pie themselves, however, there is some
concern, but it is realized that only the de
velopment of the next few DAYS can clear
up that phase of the situation
The war department was still without
advlces early today as to whether Ameri-
can troops had crossed into Mexico.
Secretary Baker said he had not heard
of any crossing and reiterated his promise
to make the news published as soon as it
reached him. He added that the morning
dispatches contained nothing of impor-
tance that could be given out.
There was no indication at the war de-
ratment that negotiation for reciprocal
arrangement had in any way altered the
situation on the border
Publication Of the Carranza manifesto
declaring that armed invasion OF Mexico
IN pursuit Of Villa would not be tolerated
except on q reciprocal basis apparently has
not resulted in any change Of General
Funston's instructions to proceed with the
pursuit Of Villa in his own way and at
such time as he saw ft
Senator Borah Republican, urged the
senate today to drop all other legislation
and Immediately consider the national pre-
paredness program, in view of the conse-
quences that might arise from the decision
to pursue Villa in Mexico.
Chairman Chamberlain of the military
committee told the senate that in his opin
ion the United States army did not have
enough soldiers to cope with Mexico OF
enough equipment He added he would
not be surprised to see all Mexicans rally
around Villa.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
SELECTMEN ORGANIZE
AND NAME OFFICERS
Stellman Chairman and Merrill Clerk
Fence Viewers, Pound Keeper and
Other Appointments.

The board of seleetmen in their req
ular meeting Saturday evening organ
lied for the year by electing Wilhelm
E. Stellman, chairman, and 4. E. Mer-
rill, clerk. The selectmen re-appointed
the following officers:
Fence viewers, A. J. Hildreth.
Charles w. Washer, Fred D. Marsh; ;
pound keeper, George H. Barrett !;
weigher of coal, W. E. Stellman; in
spectors of wood, shingles and lumber,
John L. Barney and Henry j. Allen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13
AUTO SERVICE TO
BRATTLEBORO DAILY
Mortified Man Also Will Run Car to
Greenfield-Will Come Twice a
Day If Business Warrants.

Arthur Lyman of Hartland. who
recently purchased the w. w. Slate
estate in Mortified, Mass. through
W. w. Coe of that town and who
moved in the first of the month. is
to establish an automobile service be-
tween Northfield and Greenfield and
Northfield and Brattleboro.
Mr.. Lyman has not vet worked out
the details, but he will make at least
one trip to Brattleboro and return
and one to Greenfield and return each
weekday. He will make two trips a
day to each place if there seems to be
a demand. There will also be service
between Northfeld and East North
field.
The service viii start as soon as
the roads are in passable condition
and will be maintained regularly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-13

Karind, like Kermanshah, is situated
on the River Dijala, tributary of the
Tigris. From Karind the river runs
northwesterly for so miles, then dips
southwesterly 80 miles to the from
tier, then for about 70 miles. broad.
ening as it goes, it flows through
Mesopotamia to join the Tigris Is miles
below Bagdad. 1t viii thus be seen
that this advance will very soon flank
the Turkish army opposing the British
forces on the Tigris, unless in the
meantime the Turks retreat. The oc
cupation of Bagdad by the combined
Anglo Russian armies, therefore. an
pears to be imminent.