davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06

q regional bank rests upon the TACT
that It is the fourth city of the union
in the magnitude of its banking re-
sources. 1t Is the center Of perhaps
the most important industrial sec
ton of the country and the banking
headquarters for wealthy and com
rnencfally active region embracing a
large territory of three or four states.
The, central and northern parts Of
West Virginia are included in this
Significant scope of territory, most
OF their bank balances are carried
with Pittsburg banks and practically
all the foreign banking exchange
business for the section is transacted
through Pttsburg banks. Pitts
burg, therefore. is the only log1cal
reserve bank center for this part OF
West Virginia. The limitations I'M
posed upon the Federal Reserve
board eonclusively bar the preten-
tious claims or small cities obvious
ly not in the same class with the
cities that will be designated; hence
If Pittaburg is not designated, the
selection in which this part of the
country Is interested would fall TO
Cincinnati or Cleveland, cities With
which banks hereabout do compar-
atively little business.
In It's immediate operations, the
regional bank IS to be a bankers
bank Bank reserves are to be held
with it and the opportunity will be
afforded to those who may wish to
rediscount some Of their commercial
paper with K. Pittsburg bankers
are practically unanimous in advo-
eating a regional bank there and II
appears that nearly every banker in
the important territory for which
Pittsburg acts as a bank ng center
also advocates the selection of that
city. Clarksburg bankers have ex-
pressed themselves to this end
hence. this busy little city and the
prosperous territory for which it IS
the bank ;ng headquarters may De
definitely classed as favoring PITTS
burg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
impossible Sidewalks.

The Telegram has repeatedly op-
served that the city ordinance re-
quiring property owners to remove
snow and ice from their sidewalks
within twenty-four hours is dead
letter. The same thing is said Of
similar ordinances in other West
Virginia cites AS the plan Is I'M
doubtedly a failure, the obvious re-
sort is to repeal the ordinance ana
substitute therefor one that will be
in measure at least effectual.
The tBsuetield Telegraph, in noting
that an ordinance of the kind in It's
city has always been a failure, sug-
gests that a new ordinance ne en-
acted providing that citizens shali
be notified, in the event that they DO
not remove the snow and ice from
their sidewalks and that if heed Is
not paid thereto, the city shall have
the work done and render a bill fof
it TO the property owner.
a plan of that kind. however, is
included in the Clarksburg ordl-
nance, which went into effect IN
January 1899, but as it stands, 1t q
not practically workable. - ana
If the said owner or occupler, reads
the ordinance. shall fail to SO re-
move the said snow and ice, 1t sha ~
be the duty of the superintendent or
streets, after giving said owner or
occupier, three hours notice, to cause
the same to he removed at the eX-
pense of the city; and all sums SO
expended may be recovered from the
person So in default by an action
brought on behalf of the city before
the mayor"
i If this ordinance were followed 10
the letter by the street superlntend-
ent, which is physically Impossible
he would have to notify all delin-
o.Ient property owners. clean all the
unclean. sidewalks of the city within
a few hours and then take ms
chances of recovering the expense
therefor by bringing individual SUITS
against. each one. That may nave
been q reasonable ordinance Tor
Clarkstburg fifteen years ago, but u
Is not now 1t would take force
of several hundred men to remove
the snow now lying upon Sidewalks
of this city before it melted.
The remedy for the situation rests
with the city council, and 1t IS 10
be hoped that body will give the sub
ject attention; but if in the meantime
some OF those well meaning citizens
who are kicking against impossible
sidewalks will with equal enthusiasm
offer a suitable remedy the informa-
ton will doubtless be gladly &C
cepted and turned to good use u
possible. .a
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
RECORD
For TeIegraphic Communica-
ton When Wizards Mes
sage is Wired.

BALTIMORE, Jan. FIN dis
patching the message of New Year 8
greetings sent by President Danlel
Willard to the employees of the Bar
t.more and Ohio railroad system, IN
the early morning of January /, !"
record was made for telegraphlc
communication.
Under the arrangements for hand
ling the telegrant. which contained
387 words; it was sent fom the head
quarters of the company, in Bait
more, to the So, 900 men in the ser
wee of the Baltimore and Ohio, Bal
timore and Ohio Southwestern, GIN
.cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, SANDY
Valley and Elkhorn and the Staten
Island lines in exactly twenty-seVen
minutes and was delivered to the
employees as they reported for duty
Thursday morning.
president willard wrote the tele-
gram Of good wishes to his men as
his last official act of 1918, and eV-
erything was gotten in readiness lot
sending it out with the dawn OF the
New Year. Notices were sent out
during the evening on New Year ;
eve to the twenty two division head
quarters and immediate cities ant
towns between New York. chicago
and St Louis, and from the GreaE
tlAak6S to the OIllO IINSAt AlAh ~
INTO the mountains of Kentucky.
that an operator should be at the
key in each of the L 200 telegraph
offices on the system to receive
message which the president OF the
road would send out
lust as the United States obserya-
tory at Washington signaled the pc
ginning of the New Year, the oper-
ators with the members of their
families and other railroad men VINO
understand the Morse code sat lis
tening intently as the telegraphlc
instruments began clicking OFF the
things of good cheer from the pres
ident to the men associated with him
in the operation of the railroad sys-
tenn.
In the Offices at Baltimore the
work of sending the message was
handled under the direction OF
Charles Selden, superintendent OIL
telegraph, and a corps of telegraph
chiefs and operators, including w.
H. Hoffman, night manager; q. W.
Buchanan and h. 9. lWyant, assistant
managers. and operators H. K.
yYafkfus E. ]. Stephens, g. ~
Brown, r. H Lfpscomb, F. w. Fox
r. IS. Day, w. B. Holden adm A. W.
Tucker.
At the moment the new year was
ushered in the highly charged wires
leading from the main telegraph Oh
fee in the Central building OF the
road at Baltimore began transLnLll-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
RIGGS CHOSEN
President of the New Common
Council of Fairmont'S New
City Government.

FAIRMoNT. Jan. Carl Riggs,
young Democrat of the new Eighth
ward, was chosen president of the
Common Council of the city of Fair
mont when that body met for the first
time last night. In accepting the
honor. he promised an impartial and
business-like administration of the
city's affairs and made a favorable
Impression at his first efforts at pre-
siding As rules for the government
of the body were not adopted at the
session, and nothing being on the cal
endar, the body adjourned until the
next regular meeting night, which
falls on the first Monday in February.
Fourteen of the sixteen members
were present when City Clerk Miller
annad the gavel for order.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06

wards a temporary injunction was
obtained from Judge w. s. Haymond
in the circuit court about six weeks
ago. Much testimony was taken and
Judge FBaymond's final decision was
not given until yesterday. it Is un-
derstood that owing to the state =
wild i interest in the controversy 6neS
matter will he appealed to the SUI
preme court. eE & s,;{ ~
The case grew out of the action OF
the board Of education in entering
into an agreement with the state
board Of control by which seniors or
the Normal school would be given an
opportunity to learn practical teach
in the Sixth ward school,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
Highway Through The State.


Do Harrison county residents real
ize that they are on the eve of high
way through the state, which will
pass Through Harrison county. one
extending from Virginia to Pennsyl-
vania? Such is the case and 1t may
not be long until Harrison county
should take the pleasure in contrib
uting its part to the construction of
the same. That such an improved
the county goes without saying anu
there certainly would be but little
opposition to IL movement to parLlcI-
pate in the construction of the same
When the time comes, Harrison coun-
ty will doubtless do itself proud by
voting for bond issue for the pur-
pose or in some other way providing
money for the road.
The progress of the movement is
commented on as follows by the
Martinsburg Worlds
Announ cement has been made that
plans are on foot at the office of the
State Road Engineer Williams for
the building of turnpike from Brfs-
tol, Va, through the entire state of
West Virginia, to Pittsburg, Pa.
At present the road has been com
pleted to within IS miles of Bluefield,
and this week a special bond election
Was carried in Mercer county for
$500, 600 road bonds. The proposed
road will go through Morgantown,
harrisburg, Weston, Fayetteville and
intermediate cities.
If built, it will open a section of
untold richness and scenic beauty,
dividing the state into two nearly
equal parts and will bisect roads now
running across the state from east to
west, and will be of inestimable val
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
A Logical reserve center.

In View OF the fact that not more
than twelve nor fewer than eight
regional reserve banks are to be es-
tablished by the Federal Reserve
Board under provisions of the new
currency law, it seems almost absurd
that anyone should entertain any
objections against the logical su,ta-
'bility or PitteSburg as one of the
regional bank headquarters. Indeed,
the designation of cites could be told
OF on his fingers by almost any ex-
perienced business man with Pitts
burg safely inc,Ided even under the
min mum Limitation.
The chies rin'r, - 7:'--a,.--, "-r
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
ENiJOINED
Permanently from Conducting
Teachers Trainging School
is Education Board.

FAgRMONT, Jan. 6-The board OF
education of the Fafrmont Independ-
emit school district was permanently
enioined yesterday from operating
Teachers Training school in connec-
ton with the public school building
on Fourth street in the Sixth ward
for the benefit of the state normal
school. AT the instance of a number
OF citizens of the Sixth and Seventh
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
MHAI has RECQME

What has become of the old fash
toned dude who used to soap his bang
so it would lie fiat on his forehead?
What has become of the housewife
who fried eggs every morning for
breakfast as a matter of course?
What has become of the old fash
toned girl who was partial to the fell
low of Industrious habits?
What has become of the old fash
toned butcher who, had the courage to
try to buy calf for dollar?
What has become of the, odoriferous
trapper who always stood close to the
stove at "protracted" meetings?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
Coming Events
in Clarksburg

January to 10, tnclusive-winni-
fred st. Clare stock Company, Robin
son Grand theater, afternoons and
nights. r. =
Friday, January i6-Delta Kappa
Club dance, Masonic temple.
Monday, January 12-"The~ Win
ming of Barbara Worth" afternoon
and night, Robinson Grand theater.
Thursday, January 22-"San Toy"
auspices of Marcato Music Club, night
Robinson Grand theater.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
Teaching Peo-
pie To
Save Money

AT a recent meeting of bank
ers one of the speakers, told them
that it was the duty of the banks
and trust companies to advertise
in the newspapers.
Aside from the fact that it
would increase their business it
was a service they owed the
public.
In some of the cities the tinan-
cial institutions have embarked
on cooperative campaigns, the
object of which is to teach the
people the uses of these insti-
tutions and what they do for the
public.
Not one woman in hundred
could tell you off hand just
wherein the functicns Of a bank
differ from those Of a trust com
pany.
YET there are many features
about trust company's service
for which the woman of average
means would be glad to pay.
Campaigns in the newspapers
to induce people TO save money
have been carried on with great
success in many cities.
The uses of advertising are as
varied as the hues OF the spec
trum.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06

While there was much uncertainty
and unrest in financial circles be-
cause of the federal Legislative pro-
gram. the Clarksburg bankers fully
measured up to the situation and
made money for their institutions.
Where there is chance to make
money. Clarksburgers generaIiy maze
it, The bankers arc at the head of
the class of money makers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
WILL ARREST YAGKANTs.

chief of Police Brooks this morn
ing issued orders to all the msnbers
of the police foree.to pick up as many
buns" as possible today as they are
needed for the work of cleaning snow
from the streets. There are number
of these Migrants in the city and the
chief hopes to have plenty of them TO
aid in. street work tomorrow.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
Take Courage.

And not yet has the plum tree IN
the gubernatorial Office been shaken
Of its 1914 fruit, all expectations 70
the contrary Notwithstanding. How
ever, there are yet three hundred ana
sixty three days OF this present year
vet remaining. Take courage
brethren Mail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06

A French scientist who has COM
bined the motion picture camera and
X-ray apparatus into one instrument.
by which the processes internal or
gans may be studied, has given it the
name of biorontgenograph
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
Lots of Fun.

FIRST -stgnal-then a thud.
Now your face is in the mud,
Sonnet mes jumping on your back
Then your ribs begin TO crack.
E4ear whfstle-down. That's all.
It's lot of fun to play football.
-Bluefeld Times.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
Anybo(ly can Talk.

There is no especial benefit or use
in a conversation between Lind ana
Wilson unles there is intention o.
doing something. Anybody could
Law of and do nothing without talk
ing about it-Parkersburg State
Journal
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
non,t WorrY.

Mr.. Taft rises to urge that we keep
the Monroe doctrine. We will; we
will; don't worry, dear sir-iWheer
ing Telegraph.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06

The governor Will show his usual
wisdom If he appoints a military man
adjutant general of the state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
SAYINGS OF A NUT

An exchange wants 10 know where
IS the servant girl who used to pour
coal oil on the kitchen IRE. For the
,edification of the questionerl 1t might
be stated that she made mistake
one day and poured gasoline IN the
Are.
Don't take so much gasoline to run
the water wagon now as 1t did hVe
days ago. ~
The Mexican federals announce
that they will stay in Ojinaga and
fight until death. That is good news
to the administration, no doubt.
Referring to the Mexican situation.
President Wilson says that he is still
waiting. He is probably waiting for
the Mexican army to march into
Washington and take charge of the
capitol.
An exchange requests an opening
paragraph on the governments pros
ecution of the so-called can trust
Aw, can" the rough stuff.
A congressman has introduced a
bill for the protection of calves. He
appears to want the slit skirt abol-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
oh!

A congressman has introduced
bill to protect calves. But it is veal
he has in mind. not slit skirts.-EI-
kins Inter-Mountain.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
Safety First.

Direct elecUlon o. United States
Senators should have the approval
of West Virginia legislators if they
believe in safety first.
I<tr,rr pl
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
An Evening Echo.

Who brings sunshine into the life
OF another has sunshine in his own.
Starr Jordan. II
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
Not So Valuable.

President wilson seems to go TO
church Sunday right along. but then
his time may not be so valuable as
srme people's.-Wheelin Intelligen-
gencer
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06

Ella wheeler wilcox has written
poem entitled Two Sinners y
Islla Ella Is that care those) all
Won w?-EIuntington Herald-Dts-
patch.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
strnne. lTernnfafioll.

When FELLOW meets an OIL - 8 z
temptation is strong to surrender his
seat on the water wagon. Wheel
ing Register.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06
WHAT OTHER EDITORS SAY
TheY'Ye About Succeeded. 100.

hard to make Ojinaga a second Get
tysburg. Wheeling News.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-06

Don't take so much gasoline to run
the water wagon now as 1t did hVe
days ago.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-12
YACHT RACES Off
UNTIL NEXT YEAR
New York Club Unwilling to
Postpone Event Until
October.
SHAMROCK ". AT BERMUDA

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-In view OF
the grave conditions in Europe. this
New York Yacht Club does not con-
slider II proper for the races for
the Americas Cup to be held
this october. G. a. Cormack, sec
rotary of the club, so cabled yes
terday to H. L. Garrett, of the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club. through which
Sir Thomas Upton sent his chal-
fenge. Mr.. Cormack's cable mes
sage read:
I'VE regret that in view of the
grave conditions due to the war we
do not think it proper to race in
October. We are willing to post
pone the series until 1915. subject
to further negotiations as to date.
We request a cable reply as soon
as possible"
g. This cablegram. in response TO one
received from Garrett on Saturday,
suggesting a postponement of the
races until next year, If war was
still in progress a month after the
September dates, originally set, IS the
latest of a series of cable messages
exchanged between the club here and
Ia Belfast, Ireland. and between the
New York Yacht Club and Sir
Thomas Upton, leading up to what
Is expected to be an agreement to
defer the international yachting
event This postponement means
that there win be no more races this
year between the yachts Resolute and
Vanitie.
The revised challenge Of the ROYAL
Ulster Yacht Club. on behalf of Sir
Thomas Upton, for the series Of races
lust postponed, was sent in April
1913. It was accepted by the New
York Yacht Club on August Is OF
that year. The Shamrock ~, which
arrived in Bermuda on Monday, was
built for Sir Thomas Upton as the
challenger for the Americas cup, and
the sloops Resolute, Yanitie and De-
tiance were built here as candidates
for the honor of defending that
trophy. The Resolute and Nanitie
have sailed twenty-one trial races
since June of this year. The De-
fiance retired from the competition
after sailing seventeen races.
- Including a stop made at the
ACQUIRES. it took the Shamrock ~.
seventeen and one-half days to cross
the Western ocean from Portsmouth
TO Bermuda. Whether she will re-
main at Bermuda or come on to
New York to lie up only her owners
can decide.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-12
Anna Bradford Equals
Worlds Mark at Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, Mich. Aug. H.
With worlds record equaled and
the track record broken, the Grand
Circuit meeting opened auspiciously
yesterday at Recreation Park. In the
first heat Of the Horseman and Spirit
of the Times Futurity for three year
old PAGERS, Anna Bradford paced a
mile in 2:05A, which equals the
worlds record for three year-old Ill
lies, made by Miss De Forrest at Lex
ington in 1911. In the final heat of the
1904 pace, Walter Cochato made the
distance in 2:02A. The former track
race record was 2:o2sl, made by Minor
Heir in 1908 -Aa.---...-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-12

this year surely has been a losing
one and the men who are paying the
bills having made much of boiler.
They are going right along at the
same old stand, under the same old
conditions, with little coming in and
great deal going out. With the
players there is nothing to worry
about. They are getting theirs, crowd
or no crowd, good baseball or bad
baseball, yet so far there hasn't been
any record of the players asking for a
reduction in their salaries.
O.
J The big leagues can probably stand
a year of reversal, but one season Is
more than enough for the minors.
The other evening I heard an Inter
national League man tell about
what the clubs in that circuit were
up against. He started In on Jersey
City and he finished up with Toronto,
which is doing the most business this
year. He showed where the very
least the Skeeters could hope to get
through on would be loss of $780,
900. Toronto would go under for
about $4,000. the magnate said, and
Newark would be lucky IL 1t got by
with a deficit of $4,000. Every other
team in the league would lose about
$4,000, the fellow declared No minor
league is able to stand more than one
year of such losses, and 1t wouldn't
take more than two months of the
season to follow to put them out of
business. There Is only one hope, the
magnate pointed o1t, to save the
minor leagues. and that is a big re-
duction in salaries.
o
President Barrow is right" said
the magnate, Sin his statement about
the salaries in the minor leagues be-
ing too high. The clubs can't stand
it. Some of them are behind in their
| psy-rolls now, and they are holding
back, expecting that perhaps the
fans will become interested and turn
out to see the games. One club not
very far from here is five days back
in its pay to the players. and one
of these players thought 1t would be
agent. To tell the truth" the fell
low said In much seriousness, amy
number of the players would be do
ing the magnates a big favor If they
would declare themselves free agents
and automatically take themselves
off the payroll"
o
Though the baseball times are very
bad the players are not easing ur
any, and 1t is said that the players
are going to put into vogue new
system of providing for themselves
while on the road. The way things
are run now the clubs arrange with
the hotels for the men and pay al
the end of every trip. The players
want this plan changed so that they
may live according to their own no
tons. They want the club to pay
for their rooms at the hotels anc
then to allow them $3.50 per da,
with which to buy their meals.
O.
Battling Jim Johnson has claimed
right along that he is the best colorec
i. fighter in the world. but that hi
hands have been tied In most Of hi
fights. Johnson is quoted as saying
that he could beat Jack Johnson, ant
that in their fight over in Europe h,