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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
TRANSFER
Is Sought by Wetzel and Tyler
County Banks to the Cleye-
land District.
.s,.elAl 10 1ar 1rLra,An, !

WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. 1S.-
A brief has been filed with the federal
reserve BOARD by Congressman Moss
In behalf of all the banks doing
business in Wetzel and Tyler couns
ties, asking that they be transferred
from the fifth (Richmond) to the
fourth (Cleyeland) reserve district
A date will soon be set by the board
to give these petitioners an oral hear
ing. - :
Mr.. AIoss's bill to grant an in
creased pension of $50 a month to
Mrs. Rachel r. Haddox, of Parkers-
burg, has been fayorably reported to
the House. He has introduced a sim
liar bill in behalf of J.eP. overton.
also of Parkersburg and presented
"a complaint from patrons Of rural
route No 2. Middlebourne, alleging
tnat the present service is unsatis.
factory. He has asked for an inyes-
tigation OF this complaint.
The postofIlce department has an
nounced that a date will soon be set
for an examination to be held to fiji
the position of postmaster at Mineral
Wells, Wood county, made vacant by
the death Of G. e. Ruble.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
BRISTOL HIGH
Basketball Five Will Play
the St, Mary's Club
Five.

The newly organized st. Mary's
Club basketball team will play the
Bristol high school team game in
the st, Mary's high school gymnasium
Wednesday evening at o'clock.
The st. Mary's team has been
working under Coach Frank Richard
son an old Ohio Wesleyan man, for
the last week and are fast rounding
into shape and expect to win the
game this evening. The Bristol high
school team is playins its second year
at basketball and are considered one
Of the strongest high school teams
in this section OF the state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16

a fye-barrel pumper in the Berea
grit.
Owing to some erroneous reports
of the size Of the South Penn oil
Company's well on the 7. A. New
comb farm, on Poca river. Poca dis
trict, Kanawha county. the actual
facts relative to its size will be OF
interest. The well is located about
eleven miles northwest Of the old
Blue Creek field in the same county,
and the gas was developed at ninety
feet in the Big Lime formation, and
la test shows that the well has ca
|pacfty Of about 10000. 900 cubic feet
a day. The well is a good deal
larger than the average size In the
lower counties and the location may
open a new gas field. at the pres
lent time Lincoln county Is producing
more gas than any Of the lower coun-
ties.
The southern Ohio shallow sand
territory Is furnishing occasional good
producers. In the Reas Run district,
in Independence township, Washing
ton county, Thornily and Davis have
completed No. on the Jane Ander-
SON farm and the first twenty-foir
hours after It was drilled into the
Keener sand produced seventy bar
rels. This location Is about 1000
feet. north Of the good producer on
the Ramsey farm.
In Musllnkum township, Washing
ton county. the Bear Creek OH. Com
pany has drilled No. 3 on the walk
ing farm through the 500-foot sand
and has a chow for hve-barreI
pumper. With the completion Of this
we'll development work IN this dis
triut has been discontinued.
s Back or bletgsFnI In he old Nc
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Donald field, in Allegheny county
Pa, the Jennings OIL Company hd4
completed No. s on the Bell heirs,
farm and has a show for a ten-bar=
rel pumper. This farm was develops
ed during the early days Of the No
Donald excitement and after the big
gusher was drilled in on the Matt
hews farm. The Mcdonald field Vas
at Che height of its production about
twenty-three years ago, and was the
most prolific white sand pool ever
discovered The old Matthew well
has produced more oil than any Other
well in the eastern fields and Is StiII
producing about Twenty-Five barFeil
Ia day.
John Starcher, pumper in the efo@
ploy Of the Carter OIL Company on
the q. S: Fisher Farm. in RQaia
county, w. a., was killed INSTANTLY
when his clothes caught in citit1t
OF the gas engine. He leaves wife
and two small children.
The Oil Market.
Pennsylvania $1.45. Mercer blact
S1.O2, Newcastle $T.02, Corning 3 s.
;Cabell: s 10 Is, North Lima 90, sonI1
Lima IS. Princeton SO, Indiana 5 5
Somerset S5, Ragland IS. Illinois 81 /.
Kansas and Oklahoma 55. Coriscoua
Tight SIS, Coriscana heavy so. Flee
ira Sc, Healdton so, Henrietta 81 4
Caddo IS degrees S0.g Caddo 35 de-
grees 20, Caddo 80 degrees 81, Cad
do crude As, Canada $1.32.
Producers and Refiners Coniro1I
quotes 81 40 for crude Of the Penn
sylyania grade,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
ON Skis
Alpine Regiments Are Fighting
as There is Deep Snow on
French Frontier.

GENEVA. Dec. 16-with the ar
rival of deep snow on the French
German frontier. especially in Al
sace-Lorraine and the vosges, the
Alpine regiments on both sides are
now fighting on skis. The Chasseurs
Alpines, whose headquarters in
peace time are at Champnix and
Grenoble, are at home on skis and
can travel long distances without
fatigue. Last winter whole regi-
ment. fully equipped, climbed the
Mont Blanc on skis, not a man fall
Ing out Of the ranks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
FLAG
is Used in Neutral Territory
Near Belgian Border to
- Marx Nationality.
orrespondenee of AssoeIated Pressl.

{ Correspondents Of Associated Press).
i AMSTERDAM, Dec. 16-In order
20 mark their nationality, most farm
houses, residents and even barns on
neutral territory near the Belgian
border fly the Dutch flag. In many
instances houses are located on the
boundary line, with perhaps two or
three rooms in Belgium and the re-
mainder in Holland. In such cases,
the Germans invariably place guard
inside the house in order to prevent
the operations OF smugglers or de-
Eerters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
PoPULAcE THROWN INTO PANIC
(BY AssocraTED PRESS J,

SCARBOROUGH, Dec 16--When the German shells
began falling into this city shortly before O'Clock this
morning the people rushed out Of their houses in state
of the greatest excitement.
ran hurriedly to the railroad station and
Hull ~
the German warships
just before daylight broke vessel of the cruiser
type was observed off Scarborough The warshp came m
considerable damage "A woman behind a counter in a
shop was instantly killed and her husband was wounded
Of the shop umbled down about them Forty or
nes apparently being the town hail. which was damaged
slightly Other property suffered much more severely and
at place the streets filed with wreckage During the
and finally disappeared in the haze Aftershe had been
lost sight OF the sound of her guns heard for some
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THREE CONFESS
That They Violated the Sunday
Law and Are Fined SIS Each
and Costs. &

There were no trials in the crimi-
nal court hut; three confessions We'd
uesday. -.
John and Steven Masucs were fined
So and coss, following their confes-
sion-o Sunday selling.
Larry Cam eonfessed 10 "a cndfge
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of sunday selling and was fined go
and costs.
An indictment. against Teddy Con-
SOULS charging Sunday selling was
nollied.
Doy Minear jailed more than sixty
days ago on n eaarge of non support
yas given lis liberty through writ OF
habeas corpus.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16

In parts Of the west where trees are
scarce, sage brush is used for fuel.
In Nevada the large main stems are
trimmed by Indians at $500 a crod
and delivered to the user at about
$3.50. Sage brush burns rapidly and
is rather dirty. but produces good
heat. ~ = 3 ~ ~ (.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
COMING HOME.

George Bell. son. of Mr.. and, Mrs.
Rock Bell. will arrive home tonight
from Mercersburg, Pa, where he is
attending college, to spend the holiday
vacation. e
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
ONE MARRIAGE LICENSE.

: A marriage license has been issued
TO William F. Yonke and Lexie E.
Randolph.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
CEASE TO EXIST.

The following small postoffices, To-
Gated in the First congressional dis
trict, will cease to exist at midnight
next Saturday: Scottdale, Chieftain,
Farnum, Beechwood, Ocean and In
terstate.
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SUDDEN DASH IS MADE

large amount Of debris about square
were torn away, windows broken and holes were
bored entirely through houses Several shells were
fred at the wireless station but with what result is I'M
known.
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TRIBES DECLARE WAR.

AMSTERDAM, via London, Dec is.
"A despatch from Constatninople
says that the tribes in northern Al
bania have declared war on servla.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16

George II. Farmer returned from
Kingwood Wednesday where. he :haa
been attending to bdsiness matters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16

Branch, N. II Is annoyed beeat..
pnrrurnts have taken 70 i,<ft1.n
'the yflsE stEsSiS y 1nussfS
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NINE PERSONS ARE KILLED
lBY AssocIArEn PRESS !

tBY ASSOCIATED PREss)
HULL Dec. 16.-Nine persons are reported to have
peen Killed at Hartlepool and number injured in the
bombardment of that port this morning
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-17
NEUTRAL RIGHTS.

The British government has decid- ed not to interfere for the present with the shipment of foodstuffs from the United States to Holland, but has placed an embargo upon the ship ment of copper from the United States to that neutral country, on the theory that copper can be used for the manufacture of rifle cart ridges and that 1t is possible for Hol- land to send the copper into Ger many. Several English newspapers are gravely discussing the possibility of England blockading the ports of Norway, Sweden and Holland, to pre- vent German trade being carried on through those neutral ports.
 Colonel Roosevelt recently arous- ed some discussion by his statement that neutral rights do not amount to anything unless there is force to back them up. The attacks upon neutral rights during the present war snow that his position is correct. The Unit ed States and Holland have a per feet right, under all of the rules of international law. to carry on trade with each other in any articles, wheth- CT contraband or conditional contra band of war or not. Yet Dutch ves- .sels are being steadily seized by English cruisers when homeward bound from other neutral countries. If the United States had any yes sels in trade with Holland they would probably be seized in the same man. ner, unless the United States made the most vigorous remonstrances and backed those by flat declaration that it would consider such invasion of it's neutral rights an act of war. This was the position taken during the Napoleonic era, at least after Jef- ferson retired from office.
 The English attitude is in marked contrast with that assumed during our own civil war, when the Bahama islands were made the depot of sup plies for all war material needed for the Confederate armies, which were sent through from those islands by blockade runners under the British flag. Thus the war was kept alive at least two years longer than would have been the case without this act i've British aid extended to it. Had the United States attempted to block ade the British West Indian islands to prevent this shipment of war mater ial to the South, there would have been war at once.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-17
KIDNAPPING VOTERS.
Once . Regular Feature of Political
 Warfare In EnqIand.

Once . Regular Feature of Political
 Warfare In England.
 In England a generation or two ago Kidnapping was a regularly organized feature of political warfare. On the eve of an election especially men of in- fuence on either side would mysteri- ously vanish to reappear later with strange tales of forcible seizures, mad races across country in post chaises driven by yelling positions, followed by longer or shorter terms of gilded imprisonment in great mansions, where they were wined and dined in sump- tuous style and treated right royalty in every way, only their liberty being denied them.
 Quite humble voters, too. were forci- bly abducted, but these did not always fare quite so well. Thus one victim made complaint before a magistrate that he had been decoyed from his house by a ruse and kept shut up in coal hole for three days. Wholesale Kidnapping of voters in patches, too. was not unknown. the process being rendered easier by the custom of candidates paying the trav- cling expenses of their electors to and from the polling places.
 For instance, at certain Newcastle election a whole shipload of freemen of the borough, dispatched from Lon- don by sea. were taken by the captain who had been heavily bribed-t0 Os- tend and there left stranded. During the same contest, too, and under similar circumstances a number of Berwick electors who happened to reside in London were dumped down in Norway. and group of dirty 1ps- wich voters found themselves on the day of the poll cooling their heels upon the quay at Rotterdam. - Pearson's Weekly
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-17
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1914.
WAR PHILOSOPHY.

There is evidence that the philos- ophy of Nietzsche is one of the i'm polling forces in the present Euro pean war. The philosophers key notes were Power, Force and the doc. Urine of the Superman. That his principles have been accepted and forcefully championed by units of at least two of the opposing armies is evidenced by memoranda, clippings and diaries found on the field of bat tie, on the bodies of the dead.
 This. from the diary of a young officer killed in battle:
 We are the super race of the world. We have done everything worth doing, and it is necessary for humanity that this race shall lead. It is endowed with the greatest pow CT, and power is the one thing in life best worth possessing.
 Pity is opposed to the tonic pas sions which enhance energy and the lttIluSS Ol lto tiSNloi ID utPh >t''' ing. A man loses power when he pities. On the whole, sympathy thwarts the law of development, which is the law of selection. It pre- serves that which is ripe for death i; it fights in favor of the useless, and flinders progress of the useful"
 Nietzsche was the great foe of democracy. He held that it is folly to presume that by mere rummaging and fumbling among a motley popula- :ion one or several men could be found to take the place of the ideal 1uler Nietzsche could not believe in the equality of men. Human exper- ience, lle held, is against the theory. He was an advocate of the higher man. and force, power, will, were the ideal instruments of race progress "A good war" wrote the philosopher "halloweth any cause. War and cour- age have done greater things than love-"
 Whatever the merit or demerit of Nietzsche's philosophy, it's pursuit has bathed Europe in blood, and human poverty, misery and disaster have arisen in it's wake. He had place for ordinary humanity, but it was at the base of the human pyramid, which was to be made broad and massive
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-17
MARRIAGE FAILURES.
Two crises In Welded Life That Arc
 Mainly Responsible.

Two crlses In Welded Life That Arc
 Mainly Responsible.
 That there should be such involved discussion and so many amazingly contradictory theories about the cause of the failure of marriage is surpris- ing.
 The plain fact is that marriage Is al- ways the end of romance and the be- ginning of history. This is 50 true that Homer tells us the women of an cient Greece reckoned their ages not from the birth date, but from the we'd ding day. A good many husbands in this twentieth century are a good deal more certain about the number of years their wives have lived since mar riage than about the summers and win ters they had numbered before they became wives.
 Failure to recognize the difference between romance and history causes failure of marriage. Romance is all play; history is a serious business. Courtship is pie; marriage is potatoes. The comedown from pie to potatoes sometimes overstrains matters serious ly. But if this crisis is safely passed another awaits.
 Love is the spice of life, but friend ship is the nourisning food without which life, except to unusual individ- uals, becomes burden. The marriage which Is all spice and no food soon gives one or frequently both of the parties thereto acute indigestion. When the ecstatic emotions of the hon.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-17
Good That flo Returned.

"Boy, watch my horse till l come backy' called a man to a boy lounging around the station, as he hastened. to bid farewell to a departing friend
 "Surep' said the boy, taking the reins.
 Just then the locomotive whistled and the horse. rearing suddenly. start ed at full speed up the road.
 The boy stared after the fleeing animal, and. as the owner appeared, exclaimed with relief:
 "It's good thing you came now. sir, for couldn't have watched him much longer."-Ladies' Home Journal.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-17
Trivial Causes of Wars.

A bucket was once the innocent cause of a terrible war. Nine centu- ries ago some soldiers of Modena stole a bucket as 6 joke from public well at Bologna. When they refused to re- store 1t scrimmaging commenced be- tween the soldiers of the rival states. and a war ensued, which spread until it involved the greater part of Eu- rope. In more recent times debt of a few shillings of which the bey of Algiers demanded payment through the French consul led to war which lasted twenty years, cost more than 5OOOOO lives and made Algeria a French possession.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-17

ALASKA as a storehouse, should be 7 unlocked. One key to it is a sys- tenn of railways. These the govern ment should itself build and adminis- ter, and the ports and terminals it should itself control in the interest Of all who wish to use them for the ser vice and development of the country and its people.
 PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-17

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with mediocrity, grading up in quail ity as the human units grew fewer, until the pinnacle of power and lead ership was reached. And around the pinnacle nature fought most furious ly in elemental strife, and the sun shone most gorgeously.-Ex.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-17

eymoon have fled, marriage must find some other subsistence or 1t cannot thrive. And the only satisfying food is friendship.-Mother's Magazine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-17
Notice.

The original owners of the Valdez Ivanhoe property will not be respon- sible for any debts incurred by the Valdez Ivanhoe Mining Company. Signed. Emil Davis, Wm. Wesser- ling, Buck Hoyt, L. c. St. Marie. If
 S1lhscriha for the ProspectNr.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-27
EMPIRE THEATER

The management of the Empire the
alter has made an excellent selection
in the arrangement Of a well-balanced
program of feature pictures to be dis
played at that house during the pres
ent week Included in the bill for
this afternoon matinee and evening
performance, comedy will hold sway.
One star attraction is 'All on Ac-
count of a Portrait" This picture is
cleverly presented and acted by a
company Of capable artists. Some
fine photography is shown in the
work.
AS an educational feature, "A Trip
Through the Rockies" is one Of the
finest efforts along that line yet Of
fered in this city. Bits of the grand
est scenery to be found on the Amer
lean continent are faithfully portray
ed The camera man has penetrated
the very heart of the continent in or
der to preserve views Of the widest
portions of the mountain fastness.
A cowboy drama is THE Ranch
Girls Partner" film that is destined
to meet with popular approval.
when Bingles Mends the Clock
is a comedy. devoid of cOarsenaSs and
carries an interesting story.
The Post impressiOnist" is a pic
ture that deals with the new school
Of art
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to be his common law wife. as she is
told by his mother that to marry her
son means ruin to his future. The
Common Law abounds with good dra,
matte situations Of real merit and
plenty of comedy.
Guy Hitner will play Quarida, rank,
ing as Americas foremost artist and
rival of Neville. Sam Igilvy, a
kind-hearted old man. will be in the
hands Of Frank Bonner, while Miss
lnez Ragan will be seen as the bril-
liant, gaudy woman Of the world. Miss
Marie Baker will be happily cast as
Mrs Neville, and Messrs. Belgrave
and Berrell will both be seen to eX.
cellent advantage, the former as John
Burleson. a sculptor.
Commencing with Thursday night
the full strength of the Players will
be seen in Belasco's greatest master
piece, THE Girl of the Golden West, "
with Florence Oakley as the girl
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-27

George Webb and Florence Oakley
have launched their season Of high
class plays at the BijOu. For their
third offering, commencing tonight
and for Tuesday and Wednesday, they
will present for the first time in stock
and at popular prices Robert w.
Chambers latest and greatest work.
The Common Law" Each and every
members of the players All Star Com
pany will be seen to excellent adVan-
tage
Webb will have the role Of Louis
Neville, the artist, familarly known
as Kelly" who has a contract to dec
crate one of New Yorks leading the
aters, and meets with a great deal Of
difficulty, both in painting and love
affairs. Miss Oakley will play the
character of Valerie West. the model,
a poor girl who saves Neville from
losing the contract for painting the
theater, and who Afterwards is willing
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-27
DEATHS

WHITAKER In Honolulu. Amil 81
1914. Cecil Alfred Whitaker, a Ma
tive of England. II YEARS Of age.
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MRS. AL. CASTLE
Will PRESENT
crown DRAMA

Mrs. Alfred L. Castle will present
Pride and Prejudice" for the enter
tainment of a number Of her friends
next Wednesday evening. The work
of transcribing Jane Austen's pOpu
lar novel into five act drama is the
personal effort Of Mrs. Castle.
Those who will participate and their
parts follows:
Mr. Bennett. Miss Ethel Damon
Mr. Darcy Mrs. F. T. P. WaterhOus2
Mr.. Bingley Miss ElOise Wickman
Mr.. Hurst =. Miss ROsamund SWanTy
Mr.. Collins $500. Miss Thelma Murphy
Sir William Lucas ...............
1900. . Mrs Herbert DOWSett
Mr.. Wickham, an officer.
.......... Miss Pauline Schaefpr
A Young Gentleman. ..............
...............M Miss Ruth Anderson
FOotman ........AIiss Daphne Damon
Mrs. Bennett .... Mrs c. r. Cooper
Jane ....Mrs. Robbins Anderson
Elijah .......MrS Alfred Castle
Mary .........M Mrs Arthur Mcintosh
Kitty ...........M Miss Beatrice Castle
Lydia .......... Miss Mary Won Holt
Miss Bnglev Miss Nora SWanzy
Mrs Hurst. ...... Miss Nora Sturgeon
Lady Catherine de RruOgh ...
.............Niss Helen Alexander
Almeda BruOgh ...Miss Ruth Souer
Charlotte Lucas .. Miss Glare Kelley
Sarah, maid 1900. Mrs. W. II. Super
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GIVES BLOOD IN HOPE
OF SAVING BROTHER
LRN Latest Maill

LEXINGTON, Kentucky.-A quart
of blood was given in the fight by
Ichn G. c. Mayo, democratic national
committeeman from Kentucky and
millionaire coal and lumber king of
FaintsvilIe, Ky, by his brother Wash
iHgton Mayo, who tips the scales at
pa pounds, has been confined to his
bed for six weeks with Bright's dis
ease. and in that time nearly $7755,0oO
has been spent in the fight for his
life