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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
MOVING
Signs for Street Cars Are to Be
Manufactured at Nor
qantOWn.

MORGANTOWN, Feb. 10. -
Through the activity of DR.. Tneo-
dore Kharas, inventor, Of Elmira, n.
Y, and the aIertness of several local
business and professional men, a
manufacturing plan for the produc-
ton of moving street car advertising
signs will be located here. The COM
pany. which will be known as the
Dixie Mobile Car Sign Company, has
received charter from the state and
at an organization meeting the fol-
lowing nine directors were named:
DR.. l. c. White, ]. K. Buchanan,
Robert Hennen, J. H. McGrew, J. N.
Gregg, e. D. Tumlin, James n.
Smith, Fred G. Flenniken and J. w.
Wiles.
The company was organized with
a capital stock of $4,000, a large
portion of which was subscribed by
local persons. A building suitable for
manufacturing purposes will be lcas-
ed at present butsit is the intention to
erect plant as soon as good site
can be secured.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
PRICE JUG
AIDS MO E
Cut Price Houses and eliaI M
Stores are Guilty of d Very
Bad PraCtiCe.
TRADE IS THUS DIVERTED
From the Local Centers 10 the
Great Stores of the Great
Cities Says lngersOil

WASHINGTON. Feb y. Prise
.siugglery''-an alleged p1'acttce 81
chain stores, cut-priee houses ana
other large commercial aalstlt
was bitterly condemned here toe
by William II. IEgefsoM a New pxiS
member of the American Fair Trasae
League, before the A1nua9 ccnyen on
or the Chamber OF Commerce q lle
United States. Mr.. Ingersoli app pet y
to the convention to recomtiie
isfatior by Congress- 10 destroy tho
ruthless use OF price-caitt and pre-
vent the people fronr being deceiFed
into thinking that they were q .ta ms
special values when as q maj tier q Z sst
they were merely being batted.
Such practices" he deelared.
Their the tendency to monopoly In th g
retail market. They not only threasela
the existence OF the, retail nierchar IS,
but tend to divert trade from she or
cal centers to the great STOKES OF the
great cities, expressing thousa9lds soE
small merchants In cities and si1iailier
towns and bringing about rs
tration of business which has tnrus
the trust problem upon the Amer cam
people.
..The methods by which this co1-
gestfon of trade Is being fuFti cred are
similar to those which brought aboaIt
Industrial rnonopolles and they are aa
complicated and bewild ertllg and pos
sess the same plausihfltty and
men as those methods which espe5-
fence shows have had such heavy III
Inmate aftercourse.
'.The cut-price Is now being ruth
Iessiy used on the countrys
known standard brands OF arlerci
disc In combination with 1eo
bargains claims on misc ilaneou s alle
.,,,,7IF1, IE,r aonlano Ga itiss and MI tn 4s-
astrous effect upon the business of NJ
MINDED goods themselves. ana ppnn
thousands Of small merc wa q ~ 8
being artidlcially stiaed
whether In Boston, New y Srls. aaE
san Francisco, or almost any csty m.
between them. you VIII tind tns.t 6;
drug business and the cigar ptlsasa go,
has BEEN largely brought witlitn the
control OF single Companies opeG9
chain stores In Philadelph ia. "
reported. that within five years
half the grocery stores have been f9utt
out OF business by chain stores, assel
chains OF grocery stores ON the ma
tion-wfde scale are getting IN nolSs
on the market, one system now
ing 500 branches
AIR Ineersoii said these ttiatnif tla
institutions are being combs TO-
great grocery chain" which MS sol n .
troll OF the leading establ isana e.l1ts "
nearly fifty OF the principal =
centers OF America.
Another distinct type OF retail con
centration, he said, Is found II ~.
Great mail order establishHep
lea ding one OF which, had stt "a
iogue in every third home an 4Aaaesfiell
and did an annuad business q s1leaF ~
500, 900, 900.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
STUBBORN E!RES
Are Fought in the City of Bos-
ton with the Temperature
Five below Zero.
az AaeeelATee rREssl

BOSTON, Feb. 13.-Firemen we're
called away from their annual bail
early today to fight series of STUB
horn fires most of them caused by
overheated furnaces. The temperature
was five below zero and the firemen
suffered severely. The most serious
FIRE destroyed the tannery of the Dor
chester Leather Company in South
Boston with loss of 100000. At
birmingham, forty girls were routed
from their beds when fire DESTROYED
Normal hall, three story dornitory
at the state normal school. There were
also serious fires during the night IN
Arlington and Somerville, Mass, IN
Lewiston, Me, and in Manchester y.
II
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
DEPUTIES NAMED
By the State Game and Fish
Warden Who Was Recently
Re-appointed.

j. a, viquesney, forest, game and
fisb warden. who was recently re-
appointed By Governor Hatfield, has
announced as hfs two chief deputies.
w. B. Rector, of BeIington, and Otho
Williams, of Martinshurg
Mr.. Rector has been the ONCE dep
uty OF Mr.. Viduesney during the iast
ave years and Mr.. WI Jams, VINO
served two terms as assessor OF BerlZ-
eley county. takes the place 81 -. ~.
Iockridge, OF AIarlinton, who pre-
ferred to retire that he might give MS
attention to the practice OF Jaw ana
his many business interests In Poca-
hontas county.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
ri LIZARD RACES
AT ST. LOUIS, MO.
Street Cars on All Lines Are
BIockaded and That City is
SnoWbound Now.
THROUGH TRAINS HELD
In the Train Shed and Passen-
gers Are Not Permitted to
Leave the Coaches.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 13.-St. Louis
was nearly snowbound as result OF
a blizzard that started late yesterday
afternoon and which at 10 O'Clock
this morning was at its height.
Street cars on all routes were
blocked and persons who usual take
thirty minutes to get from their
homes to work were on the cars from
an hour to an hour and half. Ev-
cry fourth or fifth car carried men
with shoveIs who got off frequently
and cleared the tracks so the cars
could proceed.
At o'clock the weather bureau
showed that 10 inches of snow had
fallen. Three thousand men
were employed in the terminal yards
to keep the tracks clear but despite
their efforts hundreds of switches
were frozen this morning.
Many through trains were held for
hours before they could get into the
train shed. To prevent accidents, the
passengers were not permitted to
leave the cars.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
THUNDER SHOWERS
on the Gulf Coast as the Texas
Snow Storm Headed East
Turns into Rain.
tnr AnneerArEe enEsss

WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.-Snow and
cold today and tonight and warmer
tomorrow was today's prediction from
the weather bureau. The Texas snow
storm advancing on the East turned
into rain today as 1t approached Ten
nessee and even >had caused thunder
showers on the gulf coast. Snow and
sIeet fell in the South Atlantic states
As far north as the Carolinas but the
zero blanket remained over the middle
Atlantic and New England states
From the Ohio valley tonight, SHOWS
were expected to extend 70 the New
ieSrIand coast and to bring general
s.lsi1Aa nf the temneratnre tQ0orGolE.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
and Spiritually is Dis
cussed by Evangelist at the
Revival Meetings Here.

The Rev. /. E.. McEldowney cnose
as his sermon topic last night Lie
an. stEarthly Immortality. Text, John
eleventh chapter and twenty-sl1Ih
verse.
remarks, but it seemed as II the
sneaker warmed up to the sermon
from the very start. Almost start
ling with the first statement DO you
Deople want to live forever GU
have been anxious to live for few
DAVIS longer, and have done well IN
consulting your physician. You VIII
believe him, but you wont oelleYe
me. You win answer him, you VIII
do all he tells you. He asks you PLAIN
questions. II asked you qaest
about the things that will damn you,
Won would think you had been Insult
ed. You will put your tongue out TOR
The doctor to see It, and are not
would call handsome when your
to1gne IS ont. "A little farther Ii you
please the doctor says and you give
YOUR tongue another lurch. l muse
diagnose your spiritual condltlon
y.l1en Won are on the rum and when
van. hide. and keep back from God.
i ate dinner today in a physician s
home. said doctor, I don't sleep
we'll at nights He said Cut out COL
fee / have today, viii tomorroW n.
I obeved. went to sleep, wouAd
do Just what he says. My little boy
is Just over pneumonia. The attcna-
ing physician said Lower the wtn-
dows,' and the trained nurse puL IA IN
down from the top, and raised the
Wind ows from the bottom. Snow
flakes blew into the room said we
are very fond of fresh air when we
are well. but that seems to be
draft. but we left the order stand
we wanted that boy to live. he
gave medicine, and we did not know
whether it Evas strychntne, or cnalk
and flour. We could not tell ne sdaf-
ference between carbolic acid and
aromatic ammonia, but we did not IN
terfere with the directions, and my
wife slept or tried to sleep with her
sick child In another room with her
baby. We had confidence, fatth-
Now let me askyyou some questions as
to your condition spiritually. IelA
me your creed. Let me see your.
spiritual tongue, and feel your sp ~
itual pulse. You have spirituat de-
preston, but / cant get you to be-
fieve it. You need the antt-toxtn OF
the blood OF Jesus Christ injected into
your blood that has become mpover-
ished. You2are weak. 1anguished.
You won't believe 1t.
"Some men in this city have lum-
beritis. They talk lumber, read luni-
her and pray lumber. and have pinned
their hope to a lumber yard, and
when they die they viii be dead. To
live forever you must believe in Jesus
and YOU have failed and refused to
do this. Here is man who is selfish,
and he gets all he can, and he cans
all he gets, and he has done nothing
that win live after he has gone. An
other mans creed is horses. He
talks horse, he believes horse, he
reads horse, and he knows horse, and
his religion is horse. He smells like
n horse. and when he dies he dies
like a horse, and should have
bronze horse at his head, another at
his feet, sand placard over ms
-~--------e $500
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
GOOD WELL
Is Drilled by the Philadelphia
Company in Old Shinns-
ton Oil Pool.

IN the old Shinnston oil pool in Clay
district, this county, the -Philadelphia
Company has drilled its No. % on the
Lucas Broa' tract, located on the
West Fork river, into the fourth sand
and the well is flowing at the rate OF
twenty-five barrels an hour. About
a year ago this company drilled large
wells on this tract and it looked to
be a large pool but hopes were dis
sipated by later developments and
even the large wells did not show COM
mendable staying qualities.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
REEDER's SUCCESSOR
Is Jacob BIocher, Former Chief
of Police of the City OF
Fairmont.

FAIRMONT, W. Va, Feb. To-
Former Chief of Police Jacob L.
Biocher. of this city, who was sue
ceaded to that office by Fred s. Harr,
who was appointed by the new board
OF affairs few days ago has been
named as deputy revenue collector
for the count ties of Harrison, Marion,
Taylor, Monongalia and Preston. sue
ceeding H. z. Reeder, of Clarksburg
He will continue his residence in this
city. The Office pays salary Of
$1,000 a year with expenses, not to
exceed 500 yearly.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
GQLDEST WEATHER
of the Winter at Cleveland and
Many Fires Occur with Tenn
perature SIX Below.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 13.-Friday, the
thirteenth, brought the coolest
weather Of the winter to Cleveland
and vicinity. At o'clock this morn
ing the government thermometer re-
corded six degrees below zero. SUI
5nrbs reported eleven degrees below.
with twenty-six fires as the record
for the twenty-four hours ending nj
midnight, the department was busy
with four more bIazes before s o'clock
this morning, Several persons were
overcome with cold.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
SALOONS NECESSARY
In Mining Camps of Colorado
and That is One Reason
They Are Run There.
1asselAL eeaaaspeMoENesl

DENVER, Colo, Feb. 13-''sa-
looms seem to us necessity In
mining camps" said John c. Osgood,
chairman Of the board of directors
of the Victor American Fuel Com
pany. under cross examination today
before the House committee investi-
eating the coal miners strike. Mr.
Osgood was questioned by F.. =.
Costigan, attorney for the miners
relative to the charge in recent re-
port of a federal grand jury at
Pueblo that the mining companies
run saloons on their property.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
MINE EXPLOSION
Causes the Death of One Miner
and Another One is Ex-
pected to Die.

PITTSBURG, Feb. 1S.-Tony Albert,
q miner. died today in a hospital here
from injuries received during the
night in an explosion in the Hardwick
mine Of the Allegheny Coal Company
near Cheswick, Pa. Hans Rech was
SO badly burned it is thought he viii
die and John Laske was less seriously
injured. Ten years ago 200 men We're
killed by an explosion in the mine.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
SENATORS NAMED.
tsy AssoetATED pREss,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Five SEN
ators were named in a special resolu-
ton today to cooperate with the In
terstate Commerce Commission to in
yestigate affairs of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad and get informa-
ton the railroad declined to give fed
eral agents.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
INJURIES FATAL.

FAIRAfOHT, Feb. 13.-Bra KEENAN,
q. NJ. smith, Of AcMeehen, W: Va,
vino was injured in the wreck ok
Baltimore q Ohio passenger train e
Cooley Siding on Mon day IN VIII eh
Conductor James Boyd q TINS
city lost Dis 1ife. succunf ner ~ MS
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
COLD is BETTER

WASHINGTON, Feb. 49,. Although
President wilson's cold was better TO-
day he kept to his room and 2 ca1inet
meeting was cancelled. Dit. wilson
expected however to leave MS room
ifoTight and meet about 400 guests at
special New Jersey reception.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
AM AMERICAN
Is to be Employed by Great
British Railroad COMPANY
as Its Executive Officer.
~ AsseeIArEp lie

LONDON, Feb. l5.---T ne GfeaI
Eastern Railway Company of Eng
land has decided to employ an Amer
lean executive officer in order to
bring it's system thoroughly up to
date. The directorate announced to-
day the appoin tment OF Henry w.
Thornton, general superint endept Of
Long Island railroad as general mans
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
RAYS As ExPLosIvE.
IN ASSOCIATES pREss.

FLoRENCE, italy, Feb. ia
successful experiment of exploding
torpedos from a long distance by
means of the ultra violet rays dlscoV7
cred nv Oiulio TJlivi was carried out
here today. UIiVi has handed over
bis secret to the italian government.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses have been issued
to Domenica Buccafurni and Eliza
beth zirrgroue; Fred w. Fesler and
Virginia b. Hathaway; Lewis w.
Overfcld and Cora F. Randolph, and
John w. Boston and Edna Rector.
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lContinued On page tWo..
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13

rvaa t7Se averaea dailS cgrcula
ne Teleeraln during january 4 q $
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-13

Heavy snow and not quite 50 col
tonight.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12

CHRISTMAS TREES

From ancient days Christmas trees. lighted with
candles, used in the chancels of English
churches. But it has been put record that the
introduction of the modern Christmas trees into
England due to the late duchess of Kent
grandmother to King Edward VII, who cred
tied with having brought the custom from Ger
many for the anus ement of Queen Victoria when
a little girl at Kensington palace.
The Christmas tree by 1916 was undoubtedly es-
tablished at Windsor; indeed at that period per-
feet plantation appears to have sprung up in the
drawing room Of the castle. In the newspapers of
the time it is recorded that after dinner at which
the principal dish noble baron of beef weigh
ing 26O pounds. that occupied many hours in roast
ing, and at which the band of the Scots Fusiliers
discoursed such popular airs Auber's Bronze
Horse" and selections from Norma" the queen
and the prince with the royal suite retired to the
drawing room, where, tables, were gracefully
displayed several imitation fir trees upwards OF
six feet in height from the branches of which
were suspended a variety Of French bonbons and
numerous elegant presents for the royal visitors
and suites. The trees further learn were
brilliantly illuminated with tapers judicousIy
placed among the leaves
1t is not certain, however that the custom had
not been in use for centuries in rural parts of
Great Britain.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
WHEN CATTLE kNELr IN ADoRA1roN.

Many an aWe-sticken group has waited in the
chill air to see the cattle fall upon their knees in
alteration at twelve O'Clock. the hour when Christ
was wrapped in swaddling clothes. An honest old
Cornwall, England, man, who lived at St Stephen's
Downs, near Launceston, said towards the close of
the eighteenth century, that he once with some
others, made trial Of the superstition Watching
several oxen in their stalls at twelve o'clock AT
night on the 24th OF December, they observed the
two Oldest oxen only to fall down upon their knees
and make cruel moan like Christian creatures
There is old print in the British museun, in
which the oxen in the stable near the Virgin and
Child are represented upon their knees. as n in
suppliant posture This graphic representation is
perhaps. the origin Of the foregoing superstitious
notion.
But more curious than all is an addition to this
superstition, to the effect that the brute creation
unanimously refused to acknowledge the change
or style, from old to new, under the calendar
though on old Christmas day not only would the
bees sing their welcome song but the oxen and
asses Wonlo kneel In their stalls in token of hon.
age 1t was also said that TO spin on Christmas
day caused cattle tolgo mad and lame
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12

dragging sensation across my loins,
difficulty in collecting my thoughts
and was troubled with short
ness of breath. Dodds Kidney Pills
have cured me of these complaints.
Dodds Kidney Pills have done their
work and done it well. You are at
liberty to publish this letter for the
benefit of any sufferer who doubts the
merit of Dodds Kidney Pills
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.
Buffalo, n. Y. Write for Household
Hints, Dainty Recipes; also music Of
National Anthem. All sent free.
Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12

such gifts the gifts of the London bus
mess miIlionaires seem small.
In fact" said James Douglas. the
liberal pubIicist, in an interview with
an American correspondent-''in fact.
the gifts of the Nizam OF Hyderabad
and the Maharajah Of Mysore and the
Gaekwar Of Barcda give our English
merchant princes, who owe England
so much more. a look Of avarice; and
you know the definition OF avariee.
"Avarice. ike q graveyard. takes il
all II can get and never gives anything
back
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12

you call his attention TO the mistake
chuckle, pocket the swag and salve
your conscience by saying to yourself:
Well, it was up to him? The other
day a business man gave a number of
coins to the cashier and told her to
give an extra coin to each of the first
Is persons getting change. She did
so. Eight pocketed the change with
out looking. Ignorance, therefore. lets
them out. But of the other II, II
knowingly kept money that didn't be
long to them-nine men and two wom-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
Enliahtened.

MY dear duke,' said her father.
loosely, don't you realize that in this
country the men never have anything
to do with it? If she has given her
consent nothing on earth viii prevent
her from marrying you l cannot
understand why she sent you to me"
Nor l." said the nObleman, but
suppose it was my mistake 1t never
occurred to me that she would wish
to make the financial arrangements
herself
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12

en-. Six only stepped up and did the
right thing-two women and four
men Analysing these figures, we have
so per cent of honesty among women
to a bit over 80 per cent among men.
Is that IN your opinion, about the
average or wasn't the test decisive pr
Kansas City Star.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12

green's man with his huge boxes of holly and mis-
tletoe, and-rnore power and less glucose to MIN
the candy and something like ten thousand
others display their wares from all sides, enIce
the passing throngs with hundred little devices,
appeal to their sympathy and turn peace and good
will into hard cash. To both buyer and seller,
from the biggest to the smallest, Christmas has
become a science.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12

refreshing. l felt
heavy and sleepy
after meals, was
always nervous
and tired, had g
bitter taste in my
mouth, was dizzy,
had flo attn g
specks before my
eyes, was alWEy S
&Ls--& h1l .
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12

showing the work
ings Of his clock
work vehicles with
metallic horses and
drivers, his fighting
roosters and climb
ing monkeys, and
his automatic ami
mails full Of plain
tive voice. About the
corners where most
people pass are sta
toned the familiar
men and women
with baby rabbits
and beribboned pup
p e s OF q / ' e I 8
breeds. They know
just how to make a
woman imbued with
the Christmas spirit
take pity on the lit
tie animals on a
cold day and buy
them in order that
they may have a
comfortable home
- -
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
Worth Hoping Fer.

Pa-What's that dreadful noise in
the parlor?
Ma-Sarah's new beau is showing
her how he can throw his voice
Pa-WeIl, don't disturb him; maybe
he'll throw it so far he won't be able
to get it back again.-YOungstown
Telegram.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
Its Sound.

Its Sound.
THE account of this battle has a
menu sound"
What do you mean?"
1T says the weil-seasoned troops
were mustered out and then peppeTed
with shot
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
No Chance

Better stop the car" said the own
CT. There's three women crossing
the street"
7 think can dodge through" sug-
gested the chauffeur
Not without wings. One Of them
viii dodge forward, another back and
the third probably viii 90 up in the
air"-Pittsburgh Post
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
LITTLE MATTER OF HONESTY
According to Test, Humanity Does
Not Rank Very High in What Might
Be Called Little Things.

"How deep is your honestly" asks
the Wichita Beacon. Probably you
wouldn't rob a blind man or take pen
MES from baby-at least we want to
believe that you wouldn't. But If the
man at the cigar or candy counter By
mistake handed you back too much
change and you saw the error. would
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
SOME PEOPLE DO.

Did understand you to say that WfIlouehby
enjoys canned pFunes?" asked the man who vas
slightly deaf
NO." answered the friend: '1 said canned
tunes There's no accounting for tastes"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW.

When we were first married you used to adj
mire my clothes. but you only froEn at them
now"
But my dear, your father paid for the clothes
you when we we're first married"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12

The law Of supply and demand has
nothing to do with the making Of mis-
takes.