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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Charleston.-Judge a ?. Hudson Of
kanawha Circuit Court has acted on
the matter Of the injunction proceed
inss instituted in that court about a
week ago by A NJ Scott and other res
idents Of Ruffner avenue seeking to
restrain the Charleston Interurban
Railroad Company from proceeding
with the construction of loop line
through that thorOughfare The courts s
decision refuses the petitioners the in
junction asked for. and as the case
now stands the company may 20 ahead
with laying the track unless the petit
toners carry the suit up 10 the State
Supreme Court.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Kingwood.-MrS. Edna Dunn has
been elected president of the local w.
@. T. L. for the coming year
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

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4 WEST VIRGINIA
Parkersburg. - Attorney William
Beard was seriously injured in a fall
down the stairs.
Kingwood.-Mrs Edna Dunn has
been elected president of the local w.
@. T. L. for the coming year.
Sistersville.-J. r. Wilson cigar fac.
tory, employing eighty persons, has
closed for a two weeks vacation.
dorgantown.-Mono county's
public utilities and public service cor
poration are valued at s1O,967 ,145.
West Union.-The Ireland ice plart
has been put into operation and is now
making ice at a satisfactory rate.
Clarksbure- has been notified
60 vacate building at present occupied
as Central Firehouse by April 1st.
Barboursville.-The Marshall Col
iege Scholarship Association has been
organized to develop Marshall Col
iege here.
ersville.-Emmitt Quigley and
two small nieceS had close call when
gasoline yacht Mary J." in which they
were cruising burned.
Buckhannon.-The annual state
convention of the Epworth League was
held here. Delegates from all parts
Of the state are IN attendance
Fairmont-The financial drive u
erect a new Methodist Episcopal
Church here, which had as its goa!
S70,0OO resulted in raising 5000
Parkersburg.-A federation of Bible
classes is proposed here. The corn
mittee is composed of Walter y. Suui-
van, Bevin SIXTH, George Chase, Her
bert Johnson and f.. NJ. Enright.
Clarksburg- men and one
woman were arrested here charged
with selling dope" The inveStiga-
lions that preceded the raid disclosed
some startling conditions, it is said.
Morgantown.-Cliff r. Snyder, OF
Clarksburg has been appointed u
succeed George Osborne as an instruc-
tor in the University College Of Law
faculty at the West Virginia Univer.
sity.
Clarksburg. - Preliminary arrange
ments are under way here for the an
nual state convention of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union which
will be held in this city September %.
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Morgantown.-The West Virginia
university freshman football team. un-
der the coaching Of Ward Lanham.
will play eight games this fall, five of
which will be on the home field in
MorgantOwn.
Morgantown.-A certificate Of incor-
DOratiOn for the Phi Sigma Nu frater-
nifty has been filed with the clerk Of
the county court. II is "A medical fra
ternity composed OF West Virginia
medical students
Philippi-The annual sumner as
sembly Of the Baptist State Associa-
tion was held here and proved very
interesting. Rev. Mr.. A B WitherN
Of Parkersburg was dean and had
charge Of the assembly
Charleston. .-Frank Seuo. aged 2s
was drowned in the Kanawha River
near Marmet when he attempted IN
Jump from a boat in which he and
Warren Payne were crossing the river
before IT. had reached the hank
Fairmont. George Ror.h local
and his finger has become infected
His friend. arc alarmed Rorsb .trcl.
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ParkersburC. - Attorney William
Beard was seriously injured in a fall
down the stairs.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Charieston.-Arreste on the charge
of interception OF letter, George AZ.
holder. night foreman at the post OF.
fee, was taken TO Jail. Shortly after
however, he escaped by locking the
jailer in the basement and getting the
keys Of the jail in the office.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

stersvile.-Emmitt Quigley and
two small nieces had close call when
gasoline yacht MARY J." in which they
were cruising burned.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Huntingdon. o. Sidemore. whose
home is in Lincoln county, was brought
TO the Kessler-Hatfield Hospital here,
suffering from a bullet wound in the
shoulder Hospital attaches said they
were informed he was shot accidental.
ly by weapon in his own hands. They
said also that they were Informed that
he was the sheriff of Lincoln county.
His condition is not serious.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Buckhannon.-The annual state
convention of the Epworth League was
held here. Delegates from all parts
of the state are IN attendance.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Charleston.-To aid in carrying out
the provisions of the vocational educa-
ton law, the state was divided into
four districts at a conference attended
by State Director J. +. Marsh and
Agents John c. Shaw. O. A Watson,
w. c. Meadows and Henry X. Barbe.
Under this law the federal and state
governments cooperate in aiding per-
sons disabled in industry.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Observation-Disclosures OF the local
American Red Cross had a check
for $1,000 handed them by a for.
mer service man who was wounded in
France. Through an error two checks
for compensation were sent him from
Washington. He asked the Red Cross
to refund tie money TO the govern
ment. Red Cross officials refused to
dtvulge his name, but said he lived
at COopers.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Charleston.-Governor +. F. Morgan
announced that he had been in receipt
Of the resignation of DR.. w. II. HoI-
rOyd as superintendent OF the Spencer
State Hospital for several days and
that he would appoint DR.. F. Dennis
McClung. Of Greenbrier county. 10 sue
ceed the retiring physician Or. Nc
clung. who was formerly stationed at
Nitro after he had served with the
medical corpse during the World War,
IS now at Rupert in Greenbrier coun-
~, but will not assume the active man
agement until sometime later Dr. Hol-
royd will remain at Spencer until his
successor IS ready to assume his du-
ties.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Sistersville.-At Tecdnt meeting m
ne county conmiSsionsH ~. plans we're
completed fer the c,- u trucflon Of
bridge across Point +Ieasant Creek.
near Omar Christis1ftolace. Compile
tion Of the bridge 4 ffpen up 3 good
road to the county SWsL
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Bramwell.-John Hill, a resident OF
Bramwell, was seriously injured when
he jumped from an automobile and
tumbled down fifty-foot embankment.
Hill, accompanied by one Of his
friends, had been out for a spin and
the machine almost wrecked. having
run to the edge OF the embankment
and stopped. Hill jumped, but his
friends remained seated and escaped
without injury.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

FaiFmont Announcement has been
made har Tho B g. o. Railroad Com
pany will double track its line from
Grafton 10 Clarksburg. sTordlng great
er facilities for handling coal in that
district Coal operators expect a
srpatsr output a. result
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Clarksburg "A ~ontc-f bctweof
Redwood and Charleston delegations
- TO which would get the 1922 conVen.
tion enliyened the closing session of
tho Bird annual convention NJ the
Junior Order United American Nc
chanics here The Capita cts finally
won out Ohoers were elected for Tho
coming year as follows Counsellor.
Sell Harris, EIkins vice counsellor. j.
NJ Ross, Charleston state treasurer.
D Q. Liters, MoundssIIe. state secre
tsry, z. F Lambert, Huntington.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Fairmont.-The financial drive -
erect a new Methodist Episcopal
Church here, which had as its goa!
$4,000, resulted in raising 1000
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Morgantown.-The West Virginia
university freshman football team. un-
der the coaching Of Ward Lanham.
will play eight games this fall, five of
which will be on the home field in
MorgantOwn.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Clarksburg. - Preliminary arrange
ments are under way here for the an
nual state convention of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union which
will be held in this city September -.
IS and %.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Clarksburg.- Roy +. Parish
Post of the American Legion got out
petitions to have the Harrison County
Court lay a levy of five cents on the
dollar TO erect a memorial to soldiers,
but weakened after consulting with
leading people and finding that there
was not the hearty cooperation ex-
pected. 1t is announced that the prop
oSitiOn has been postponed for year
owing to the business depression.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Morgantown.-A certificate Of incor-
OOratiOn for the Phi Sigma Nu frater-
nifty has been filed with the clerk Of
the county court. II is "A medical fra
ternity composed OF West Virginia
medical students.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Parkersburg-A federation of Bible
classes is proposed here. The corn
mittee is composed of Walter D. Sulli-
van, Bevin SIXTH, George Chase, Her
bert Johnson and f.. NJ Enright.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Morgantown.-Cliff r. Snyder, OF
Clarksburg has been appointed u
succeed George Osborne as an instruc-
tor in the University College Of Law
faculty at the West Virginia Univer
sity.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Philippi.-The annual summer as
sembly Of the Baptist State Associe-
tion was held here and proved very
interesting Rev. Mr. A 3 WitherN
Of Parkersburg was dean and had
charge Of the assembly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1921-09-08

Clarksburg.- men and one
woman were arrested here charged
with selling dope" The inveStiga-
lions that preceded the raid disclosed
some startling conditions it is said.
Evening star., 1921-09-04
down the elevator we'll Gag her, If

down the elevator we'll Gag her. II
1T isn't, curly locks" says I to the
wire-haired young sport who jumps
through the gate. But II you don't
want to feel how hard can pat you'll
keep your paws in your pockets. I
know the way out"
And I was still biting my under lip
as waited for the car to come down
Fisher, a chubby-faced, pIeasant-eyed
young chap who had been down to
our Greenwich Village joint few
times with Barry Platt. He had
something to do with the advertising
department on Barry's paper, as re-
membered. Anyway. he was q folksy
youth,
the drammer a boost now?' says he.
IF there's enough left of me to call
"Ehr says Bulge. Haven't been
trying to horn into SQUAD sextette.
have your
"That seems to be the chronic idea,"
says !, "but there's no truth in the
rumor. My simple thought In coming
here was to read play of Barry
Platt's to Mr.. Klaubert. Cute notion,
wasn't It? Either the thing can't be
done, or I'm the worlds worst dra-
matte agent All the success had
was in causing Mr.. K. to blow a
gasket and almost getting myself
thrown out We exchanged bitter
words"
"Whof Where" asks Bulge.
! mods toward the door behind US.
=Qh. Abtey. says hAA .Saxa yo1
Evening star., 1921-09-04

be tall silver vase filled with glad
ioli on the polished mahogany desk.
and a soft-footed secretary tiptoeing
about.
1t wasn't like that. Not at all.
After the elevator man had shooed
me of at the third hoor 1 had to
push my way through a mixed lot
tering chummy to each other or glar-
ing around sullen. From the liberal
makeup on their faces and some of
the expressions l caught on the fly I
could guess that they were ladies' Of
the chorus. or wanted to be.
Say, where do I find Mr.. Klau-
bert?" asked one Of them.
You don't, dearie." says she. 'If
you're lucky, he finds you. But If
you're crazy for peek, that's him,
over behind the rail-"
What she points out is q runty,
baldheaded little man with a beak
like a parrot and complexion like
a first run pancake before the griddle
gets working properly. He acts wor-
ried and peeved. and as he PAGES up
and down he seems to be yapping
hostile through a black cigar at sew
eral low-brow assistants who regis
tered manly Independence by wearing
a sly smirk. Some of 'em were yap-
ping back, though. and q squeaky-
voiced office boy chanted every few
seconds: Ballet squad now rehearsing
on the roof! Ballet squad now re-
hearsing on the roof" So the place
is about as restful as Saturday night
in a bowling alley.
I couldn't figure that this would be
nice spot or the proper time to read
anything to anybody. unless 1t was
tia the xiot act through . megaDhonA
Evening star., 1921-09-04

I had slipped past him, opened the
door lettered Private" and had closed
it behind me. And there. with one
! leg draped over the arm Of q swivel
desk chair. Is this perfectly nice man
with the cameo profile. the broad
shoulders and the long, slender I'm
gers. He's frightfully busy making
aimless pencil marks on q scratch
pad. He didn't seem half as much
surprised to see me as had expected.
All he does is glance up casually and
then go on scratching nothing in par
tfcular. But I'd done all the waiting
around I cared for. My line was to
rush him on his feet and I went to It
strong.
what luckw says /. II simply
know you're going to give me ten
or fifteen minutes Of your precious
time. wouldn't ask 1t for myself.
fellow whose work you're simply
bound to want sooner or later and
-
"Oh, say!" he breaks Ia. p
mo, I can't leave It," says I. He
wants me to read 1t to you. It's only
q short. one-act thing anyway and I
can run through II in twenty minutes
or so. Awfully good Of you, Mr.. Kiau-
"But-nut see hsrs-w ..v. he protests;
important conference ON hand. The
other people are bound to be little
late, though. and meanwhile-Wen
the title IL perfectly bully. The Prince
and the Flapper.' Isn't It, now9
was sure you'd think 80. And the
scene is laid on the terrace Of Swiss
hotel with"
sTn sorry. youas aaAysr says ~
Evening star., 1921-09-04

that night to get Barry Pl.tt on the
done, Barry?" I asked.
let's see. Talked with Morris Klau-
"Huh!" says l. "Klaubert! He's
no good. I spent an hour or more
in his private office. But say. you
know Ames HuntT
Managers Of the PlayerS?' says he.
"Uh-huh!' says I. Hes heard the
Prince piece. read 1t to him while
he was eating sweitxer sandwiches in
Hadley Halls studio. Hadley's paint
ing the scenery for 1t. Oh, sure!
Ames Hunt is going to feature your
piece in his new show. You're to
drop down tomorrow and sign tho
contract"
I could hear Barry gasp. Then.
after he gets his breath. he remarks
you're a whiss. Trilby May. II you
were close enough LTD
'No. Barry" says I. 'Your next
move will be to write out q check
for my commission. Oh. welN Per-
haps we will celebrate with little
dinner SOmewhere-with Ines for q
cfaperone. Sh-h-h! She's only In the
next room, you know"
Some Of which must have hit Ines
in the ear. sHeyr' she calls out.
''Homebody want me?''
mo, Ines" says /. You're not being
paged:, Just being mentioned - =
:Ohr ssys Ines satisfied. aad lapsss|
hack into 16A 9uW 64beee
Evening star., 1921-09-04
CRACKER"

But afetr having gone so far l didn'
want to back out like timid coun-
try grid edging away from the
monkey cage at circus. Besides. I'm
no shrinking violet, as rule: So
pushes up to the railing. elbowing
aside a perfect thirty six with plucked
eyebrows. and springs my most win
ming smile in the general direction OF
the over-beaked little man. That
move was just as useful as juggling
the receiver hook when the operator
tells you the line is busy. Leaning
over and waving a hand at him pro-
duced no results either. except that it
stirred up all the mulish quality in
my disposition.
"Say, Mr.. Klaubert." l called out.
"Eh?" says he, whirling sharp. And
then, seeing it was a stranger. and
only me, he simply stares.
"Just a moment" says /. beckoning
him up.
A T first / thought he was going to
make a flying jump and bite me
took hop-skip my way and brought
up two feet from me with a wrathy
finger quivering under my nose.
Say, how many times have you
James gotta be told we amt takin'
on any bobbed blondes for this piece?"
he demands. "And you're only a
terra-cotta pink, at that"
Excuse me-" says I. Natural near
henna is my color scheme. and I'm no
chorus candidate anyway. All want
is TO-
Bah" he snorts. Think I've got
time to listen to all the hard-luck
tales any ginger-haired skirt wants
to lug in. Couldn't use you anywhere.
You're figures no good and your face
is worse"
"How sweet Of you to mention 1t.
kind SIR" says I. But, say, you're
self?"
whats that?" he barks.
IT don't want to get personal" says
I, "but all you lack is few green
feathers to qualify you for hopping
around on a swing perch in a brass
wire cage asking for cracker"
"Ya-a-ah" he yaps. "Hey. Louie!
Lead this fresh Jane out and drop her
Evening star., 1921-09-04

don't mean you tried to read some
thing to him?"
Il didn't get that far" saysI.
81 should say not" says Bulge.
Wouldn't have done you any good
IL you had. Why, he wouldn't know
Bolton lyric. He's the beanless
brother. Able is Does the dirty work,
picks the choruses. that sort of thing.
Morrie is the one you want to see
-Morrie Klaubert."
I'm afraid I've queered myself
with the whole family" says I. after
what 1 said to the one I've just left"
Nothing to It," insists Bulge. IF
Morrie knew you'd bawled Able out
stand him. either. Nobody can"
In that case" says l. II ought to
be a lifelong friend of this Morrie
person. Can he be seen?"
well, of course" admits Mr..
Fisher, sit amt so easy. / don't get
to him myself often. and I'm assistant
dramatic ad. manager. Do all the
press stuff. you know. But can tell
you how to get as far as Max Gold,
the outer guard. If you can get by
"Show me Max" says 7. Il have
a teaspoonful of courage left. 1
think"
So Bulge led me around four turns
of the hallway. through door mark
ed, keep Out" across a fire escape.
and showed me how to ring for the
private elevator. "Get off at the top
floor" he advised, turn to the left,
and keep going until you come to
room 80. That's where the great
Morrie hangs out"
And three minutes later l was get
ting the cold stare from this aloof
young party with the oily hair and the
black bone glasses But l was bound
not to let anything curdle my sweet
disposition again, and I put all the
friendliness I. had into that twisty
smile Of mine.
where's Morrie?' cooed to him.
II beg pardon says the youth.
Have you an appointment with Mr..
Klaubert~'
'Me?" says I. arching my eyebrows
why should I? No, no. Mr.. Gold.
I'm planning this as a surprise for
dear old Morrie. Don't say a word.
I'll just slip in quietly"
And before he could block mo of
Evening star., 1921-09-04

more. who was Just practicing to be an
actor, and a number Of other good
actors and splendid people whose names
the Rambler cannot recall. though Jim
spoke them just as distinctly as he
could. Later Jim and Anita became
members Of the Frohman forces, and 1
think I can quote Jim on this matter
as saying: Shortly afterward we came
under the Frohman banner, where we
remained for about eighteen years. Dur
ing that time we were not separated
three whole seasons, which, think. is
quite a record. Mr.. Frohman rather
favored the idea of married couples,
though most Of the other managers did
not But there was only one Charles
Frohman and there will never be
another. am afraid
Our old friends the Kearneys played
in 1.-THE Fatal Card" with Annie Russell
in Sue: were four seasons with the
comedians headed by E. NJ. Holland and
Fritz Williams. and they played with
Ethel Barrymore for eight years. Jim
told me this:
while Anita and I were in Canada
with Ethers grandmother. she (Ethel)
came on q visit Just after her mother
died. She was a slip of girl about
fourteen years old, but very tall 1t is
Evening star., 1921-09-04

generally claimed she made her first ap-
pearance with her uncle, John Drew, and
Maud Adams, but she made it up there
in Canada as Julia in 1.-The Rivals" The
part was cut out in the Jefferson ver-
sion which we used. but Sidney put back
a scene with Falkland"
\ r
r REMEMBER that at about this time
Jim and were both talking at the
same time and rather fast 1 was
trying to tell Jim about an interest
ing tombstone that I had found on
the road to Dumfries near the head
of Nebasco creek. or it may have been
about the foundation of an historic
house which 1 had uncovered on
Sugarland run in Loudon. Rabbits
branch in Montgomery or Thinkers
branch in Prince Georges. Jim in
sisted on talking about theaters, and
as was saying something about Just
ono moro. lin, before we part" Jim
started in telling of some slight diff
ference which arose between Charley
Vernon and Sidney Drew. I believe
they were disputinE as to which was
the better actor. or as to which of
Evening star., 1921-09-04

where Harvey Firestone was reading
Mother Goose out loud to the other
boys who sat stareing at him with
expressions of such raped interest
that you would of thought they was
Eskimos watching the city series in
Philadelphia.
But the Knockafellers did not have
no press representatives with them
and we will half to imagine how
they spent their holiday which might
be a difficult stunt for a person who
was a stranger to them but is no
trick for a man that has known the
2 boys as long as I have and in fact
/ bet I can pretty near describe ex-
actly what was done and said with
Evening star., 1921-09-04

stone ana Mr.. Edison and the other
was the annual days outing Of the
Knockafeller boys up to Saratoga,
N. 7.
Mr.. Ford's party had some report
ers along 20 that we was able to keep
in touch with them. through the pub.
iic prints and know how they en-
joysA thsmselfs and etc. and 7 will
half to admit that the tears sprung
~ x1 syss vAeD- I sesn thS picture
Evening star., 1921-09-04
Imaginary Summer Vacations;
Or, the KnOckafellerS' Outing

IN the editor: As I said few
wks. ago in these columns. a
man that lives in a place like
Great Neck don't half to go
nowheres on their vacation as we
have got a summer resort of our
own and I don't never get jealous
when read in the papers about SO
and SO going up in New Hampshire or
the 1000 islands for a few wks. but
still and all they's been 2 parties that
come OF this summer that I would of
liked to tend them both. only my in
vitation got lost in the mails and one
of them was the camping trip of
which the members was President
Harding and Mr.. Ford and Mr.. Fire
Evening star., 1921-09-04

out no dope to go ON only my knowl-
edge Of the boys.
Well. they was both due in Sara
toga in the morning and Bill went
by train and was standing out in
front OF the hotel when John drove
up in his machine and you could
pretty near tell who he was because
he had pennants with Tarrytown and
Cleveland both on them.
s'well. John" says Bill. show b
avery little th1og? 2"
"0oinE prey 6ood.. says JohA
Evening star., 1921-09-04

THE Work of James Kearney and His Wife.
L Anita Rothe. Who Lived in the Capital.
Their Eight Years With. Ethel Barrymore in
Various Plays Washington Audiences of
Another Day An Interesting Interview.
From Actor to Stage Manager.
Evening star., 1921-09-04
Trilby May Crashes In

o you know how to get to
room 80 in the Klaubert
Theater building II you
do. you've had q liberal edu-