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The Washington times., 1914-02-07

The new DriIlery League sta"Cd its
s-cOGd evenings schedule when the
Creggs took three from Teachers ana
PJmans did likewise 70 Typewriters
The Washington times., 1914-02-07

Two games were run of in The De-
artFctental League, bureaus dropping
80 10 Land Office and Pension taking
$50 from /. :. Il. c. LitZIn and Byrne
VI ere high individual rollers.
The Washington times., 1914-02-07

Gy spilIinS three more pins than
.aJt.sons in the third game in the
The Washington times., 1914-02-07

SyOTeroom tied General Superinten-
-nt's Office for first place in the
"pCo organization when they took
roe in row from Meter. Engineers
alked away with the majority Of
ames when they rolled the COnstruC-
.On Department team.
The Washington times., 1914-02-07

The pace-setting Sherwools CNDcr-
'ruced little Difficulty in getting trio
Of Victories n their set with Columbia.
% the Arcade.
The Washington times., 1914-02-07

When Inspection Won two out CS three
UIn city PostOGicc. Travellers I!st
4me Of II as,sumeG the hiEheGt ma
ire Of any individual totals
The Washington times., 1914-02-07

clements rolled high game for III.
when they walked of with
fao 1T the expense OF HarvarGs IN
he AT. Pleasant League.
The Washington times., 1914-02-07

Thursday nights game in the Com
nrCial League between Woodward *
.Othrop and Judd s. Detwei!er mas
cen postponed until tonight. Friday
ght. General Baking won two from
e Bcrberich FIVE.
The Washington times., 1914-02-07

HelTnonts edged u, on the RoyqIs con-
I"rably when three games vent ;D
latter, Conten6eIs being the losers.
The Washington times., 1914-02-07

renCbscots mad a clean sweep Of -hc
ards when they took on the NiaG2ras,
the Young Mems christian AsSUcid-
.pU League.
The Washington times., 1914-02-07

Miscellaneous. the leading 0uIUt in
Ie Navy Yard circuit. dronp-d = pair
, West Gun Carriage. a second d.vIslJl
The Washington times., 1914-02-07

tboIs game OF 30 featured the set
which Cubs took Two out of three
rom Buffalo in the CUluU bia League.
The Washington times., 1914-02-07

In the youthful Postal Savings
eaeUe. Team b dropped two gIrRcs
their set TO Team e" NeT's game
l2G was tho best individual total.
The Washington times., 1914-02-07

velvet kind and Cclumhias were tie
teams in the 8NtiOral 'ip-
nj circuit. the former taking IN. IRA
rlty Of contests.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30
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!; TIE SEARCHLIGHT /:
|. Latest NEWS from the Fields Of +
Science, Education and IN.
ventton. \
MOTOR VEHICLES IN SNOW.

An inventive motorcyclist Of Can
ada has solved the problem Of en-
joying his favorite sport even when
the ground is under deep snow. The
tires are removed from the front
wheel Of the machine, and also from
the wheel of the side-car, in which
a passenger may be carried. In
place OF the tire is affixed rather
broad steel runner, to which the
wheel is firmly bolted.
The runner breaks path through
the snow, and smoths 1t down so that
the rear wheel, which may be
equipped with chain, drives the
machine with ease. It has been
found that a machine equipped with
such runners will travel rapidly
through a foot Of snow, while an un-
shbd motorcycle is helpless in snow
more than q few inches deep.
In Canada. the same principle has
been successfully applied to motor
trucks, when 1T is necessary to use
them in deep snow. The front
wheels are supplied with broad run
ners, which may be easily detached.
They not only enable the motor to
be used in deep snow, but materially
reduce the strain on the motors when
the fal is comparatively light.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30
me Democratic shen Game.

Republican leaders in the national
House of Representatives have not
disclosed any startling secret in their
declarations that the so-ca1led econ
sonny policy Of the administration is
q shell game and that the Democrats
face deficit that may run upward
of hundred million dollars. 1t has
been perfectly obvious for. months to
all who have given serious thought
to national affairs that the Democrats
have been making miserable botch
OF the governments finances.
Revelations have been made, how
ever, by Republican, leaders which
show that the Democrats have been
deliberately trying to cover up their
e0hrtcomings through juggling of
figures. On the first day of the pres
ent session OF the Congress. the sec
rotary --of the treasury sent his an
nuai budget OF estimates to that body
which called for total appropriations
OF 81 900, rs. 154. This was something
like $fs,000,000 less than what had
been asked for the previous twelve
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30
StabIe Fly is Dangerous.

The United States Public Health
Service has shown that the stable
Ry, when held captive, will bite,
through gauze, an animal infected
with plague, and later when applied
to a healthy animal will bite and
transmit the disease.
This fly can also, in the same man
ner, readily transmit q plague-like
disease of rodents to other rodents,
and may act as a carrier Of the dis
ease to man; since it has been re-
Gently found that the disease will
affect man.
The house fly, by feeding on and
crawling over. the carcasses OF ami
mails, such. as rabbits dead Of this
plague-like disease, and later by
crawling on the eye, especially one
slightly injured as by a particle OF
grit under the lid, will cause violent
inflammation of the eye, with swell
ing OF the neighboring lymph glands
and in the case Of rodents will result
IN death.
1t has also been found that after
house flies have fed on the carcasses
of animals dead OF this disease, IL they
are crushed and rubbed into the eye
of an animal, there will be produced
q similar violent Inflammation OF the
eye; and the death Of the animal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30

through 80 diii6f6Ht 6aiees. which
places include Is different seaporfs.
and said aliens can embark from any
one of IS different foreign ports to
come TO the United States
. Exclusive Of the number Of railway
lines continuously bringing fmfni-
grants oyer our borders. over 100
steamship companies are occupied In
the immigrant-carryink trade. and
ON account Of the fact that certain
steamship companies have vessels ar
irving at from two to five different
ports, Il has been found by actual cal
culation that there are ia lines Of
immigrant travel TO this country.
The transporta ton lines above re-
ferred TO, both railway and steam
ship. brought into the United States
during the last fiscal year, 1,S45,s57
immigrants. The number or immi-
grants examined at the different
ports and places varied, for instance,
from one examined at Wilmington,
": c., TO 1.009,s54 at the port Of
New York during the last fiscal year.
In addition to this 1882 Immigrants
arrived at Boston, 1929 at Ba1tf.
more and 60,4s3 at Philadelphia
during the last fiscal year, the total
being as stated above.
AS a result Of the examination Of
the above mentioned 1.4S5,S57 immi-
grants, 1925. were certified as hay-
ing diseases either deportabIe or re-
portable under the immigration
laws. In order to give the medical
examination to such large number
Of immigrants It is necessary that
the officers Of the public health SER
vice detailed for this duty be special
lists in the various lines Of diseases.
These officers. when they examine
large numbers Of -immigrants. at
once seek first to eliminate the per
fectly sound persons, which they are
able to do with remarkable accuracy
on account of their long practice. The
remaining immigrants are then dis
posed of In the order Of the import
ance Of their diseases. For example.
II an immigrant has a slight de-
formity which will not bar him from
entering the country he is detained
only long enough for record to be
made Of this defornity. This soon
leaves only those immigrants who
are to be subjected to careful ex-
animation to determine whether thew
are likely to become public charges
II admitted to the country.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30
Peonle NOT Politicians.

The PittSburg Dispatch says:
west Virginia's adoption Of prohi-
hilton is claimed to be the cause of
the failure of a big brewing company.
The determination OF politicians to
smash up big business is getting epi-
demtc.
This is the first time the politicians
are given credit or blame for prohibit
ton in this state, and the Pittsburg
newspaper is little off. The people
did the job. Even Governor Hatfield,
when running for governor. went no
farther In his declaration than to say
that IL the prohibition amendment
carried, he would use every possible
means to see that dry" laws were
enforced. That was not declaring
for prohibition, and his Democratic
rival was as ,wet" as "wet" could be.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30

months and the alleged cut ii egff:
mates was loudly and sanctimonioiisty
proclaimed by the Democrats as evi.
idence Of their party,s purpose to keer
It's platform pledges and 10 reduce the
I'wanton extravagances for which late
Congresses have become notorious.
These original estimates, It seems
were all blur, designed to misIead
the public and to make future cam
ipaign material for a decadeht polfn.
cal party sadly in need Of something
OF the kind. Since the original esti-
mates were submitted to the Con
gress, revised or supplemental est.
mates have been dribhling in which
bring the total money needs OF the
government for the new fiscal year to
$fd35.l15,146, or about $26,0O0,000 Il
excess Of the amount called for at the
beginning Of the last session Of the
Congress.
These supplemental estimates call
for $l2,20s,420 for completing public
buildings already authorized; $1,000.
600 to enable the Interstate Commerce
commission to complete It's work Of
valuing the railroads OF the country;
$500, 900 for completing irrigation
works: $27,774.450 for the postofice
department and s357,l43 for .miscel,
laneous Items
THE grand total made by the addi-
lion OF these estimates, however, does
not include all the money that the
administration will need. They do
not include, for example, the $4,000
600 made available in the deficiency
bill passed a week or so ago, nor the
appropriation of s3,OO0O00 that the
Democratic leaders plan to incorpor-
ate In an omnibus public bill; and
there is still s40,00o,0O0 to be appro-
priated IL Congress passes the ship
purchase bill to which the president
mas assigned the leading place on his
Legislative program of this session.
This $57,000O00 must, therefore. be
added to the $44 100000 underestimat-
ed by the administration, making a
total of more than a-hundred million
dollars in excess appropriations, IN
order to get reasonably rair estimate
of the beautiful manner, in which the
Democrats are going to save money
for the people. Reports from Wash
ington say the Democratic leaders are
greatly worried over the situation.
When they can SO easily make a mis-
take OF a cool hundred million dol
lars in their calculations, something
Is radically out Of gear and it is no
wonder they are worried.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30
Thursday. December a1-New

Thursday, December 31-New
Years eve danced given by, Thirty
Club, evening. Masonic temple.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
December 81, January i and p
THE House Of Lies" presented by
the Palace Players, Palace theater.
Friday, January 1.-THE Movie
Girl5' afternoon and evening. Robin
son Grand theater. siS
Saturday, January 2-"The Little
Lost Sister, matinee and night, Robin,
son Grand theater.
Monday, January AL g. Fields
Minstrels, evening, Robinson Grand
Monday, January dance given.
BY Sigma club, sevening Masonic
temple.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30

N. Il . IIfI 4 Al
Ito the high plateau which is literally
the roof Of the Island. AS you as
cend, the scenery changes with sud-.
den splendcr. for there are three dis
Itinct zones of vegetation upon the
Island. After you leave the arid and
rocky waste of the coast, 70 uenter
first upon a land Of firs and willows
and English gorse and neither with
Igabled farm houses peering through
the trees. Over the summit. there
are sheltered valleys whore The tenn
Iperate zone merges suddnly into the
semi-tropics and you are startled to
find yourself among bamboos and
bananas. date palms and orange and
lemon groves. while pleasant looking
bungalows stand in gardens brilliant
with camelias, fuschias and roses.
But on your way to Longwood. the
last home of Napoleon. you leave
these pleasant valleys far below, and
climb to the wind-swept table land
itself. There you are shown one
story farmhouse built in the form Of
a 4, with an, arbor behind 1t, and a
few stunted trees scattered about the
grounds. This is where Napoleon
died. 1t Is a place utterly devoid of
charm prison and nothing more.
You are shown the fish pond he built
with his own hands, his tiny drawing
room, bedroom and dining room, and
the cubby holes In the attic. lighted
by little windows In the roof, where
dwelt the courtisrs and generals that
followed him into exile. In the room
where he died stands potent re-
hinder Of the great mana marble
bust made from the death-mask Of his
face.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30
T & Az ELET TIE
BY ISiksah
ST. HELENA.

Before the Suez canal was built,
this rocky desolate island was con
enient halfway house for the COM
merce to the Far East, and the IS
landers did roaring business with
the ships of all nations. It again be-
came the cynosure of the modern
world when the English sent Napol-
con there to die. Now it is little but
AN epitome of the majestic loneliness
|of his last days.
Seen from the ocean, 1t is but
great rock without tree or a house
in sight, with walls SO sheer and un-
broken that landing there is dan
gerous except in the best Of weather.
AS you come nearer, you discover a
great cleft in the rock, forming a
marrow valley with steep barren cliffs,
crowned by fortresses on either side,
and a tiny. town struggling along 4
single street at the bottom of it. This
Is Jamestown, the islands capital.
and doubtless one Of the loneliest
towns in the world. It has neither
street cars, electric lights, telephones,
a newspaper, or any other modern
convenience. The nearest land Is
twelve hundred miles away, and that
is the feyer-ridden coast of Brazil.
Its only connection with the world is
the cableline which brings daily
bulletin. and the ships which drop
anchor on the coast at long intervals.
The English mail comes once a
month, and then all Of the 'inhabi-
ftants crowd on board the ship to buy
a glass Of ale. and stare curiously at
people and things from the world be-
You'd.
jamestown extends over mile In
land up the steep valley that climbs
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30

How Rats Live and Spread Plague.
On September rs, 1914, two plague
infected rats were taken in Snap
traps at 1913 Magazine street, New
Orleans, La. The premises situated
there, combined stable, junk ware
house and residence, were entirely
surrounded by high brick wall.
Owing to the condition of the place
and the necessity for immediate,
thorough rat-proofing, the premises
were vacated and ordered closed
pending completion OF work.
The residential. portion Of the
building was fumigated with 80
pounds of sulphur and the entire
premise disinfected by spraying with
"a p per cent solution OF Kerosene
Emulsion.
The following orning the work of
demolition was begun with the intent
of thoroughly, destroying rat harbor-
ing places from ground to roof.
When the ground floor Of the resi-
dence was removed, 54 rats were
killed; Of these 90 were. plague In
fected. Approaching the ease with
which plague may be transmitted by
the fleas from rat to man, 1t seems
remarkable that people should have
lived over such hotbed of Infection
without contracting the disease. This
is accounted for, because Of the large
number of rats that accommodated
the excess flea population from dead
rodents. That the infection was OF
recent origin was shownsby the num-
Der Of plague-infected rats still alive,
1t was like living over a. volcano
which was on the geveIof eruption.
All evidences of a stable were re-
moved and on the bare ground was
laid the concrete floor of a thoroughly
rat-proof structure for the stock.
From this floor to the ceiling Of the
galvanized iron feed room on the
floor above no effort was spared to
make the building impervious to rats
seeking to gain entrance by gnaw-
ing, burrowing, elm ing or Jumping.
The stableman's residence was
next paved and the walls filed with
concrete to such height that even
the father of all rats could not have
found entrance.
III IAS julia uOuS6 WHICH OCCuQ1eQ
the right wing Of the same building,
Sc rats were killed, of which l6 were
plague infected. Dogs were an eff
ficient aid in killing these. When
floors were torn up, rats scattered in
all directions.
The work of rat-prootlng continued
steadily and the premise was fast as
suming satisfactory appearance
when most interesting discovery in.
tervened.
Afr the death of all the rats. mice
were frequently seen and caught,
These were being examined carefully
and on Octobr IS, 1914, on was found
plague infected. The fleas which es.
capped death with the rats were com.
PEELED to seek other hosts and they
penetrated the recess and crevices in
/ the brick walls, which under ordinary
conditions had been a safe srefugt
for the mice. This illustrates forci.
fbly the necessity for 'mouse-proof
Ing as well as srat-prooing," and
this means careful attention to THE
most minute details when closing and
FILLING holes or dead spaces in a build.
Ing, be it of wood, or stone.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30

If Colonel Roosevelt accepts that
Invitation to- make faunal naturalist
sexpl6ration OF China, the "chinks"
can look out for noise louder than
q bunch OF Chinese tirecrackers makes
and that is loud enough for anyone.
The colonel, however, is not as much
of an adept at hoise-making as he was
prior to the November election.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30

E L. il D. . j. y c ~ -
Insistently, he followed her.
1t was a glorious day in summer,
and all about was green
Jaw, go avn he begged. ''Yonr
sister Just let me kiss her. Aw, 20
ont" =
"Never!" she retorted determinediy,
and continued to dodge, this way and
that, that way and this. but particu-
|larly this way and that, while he pur-
sued relentlessly. 49,
81 don't see why you Won t." he
complained. your sister Just dds
THAT may be the very reason, she
replied, neatly eyadipg him just as he
thought he had her in, a corner. "Fhat
red headed thing would let anybody
kiss her"
Not at, ALL had to chase her
first he said. Come on, don't be
meant"
"No! No! No" she cried, and cluded
him again ana again.
She was a perfect dodger.
But all Persistency will win,
# Click! e 49,. Il
The deedT was done. Bounding
thrice around the table, after kissing
the red ball, the cue ball kissed the
third one,A and the difficult billiard
shot was made
1t was glorious day in summer,
and all about was green.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30

IS The original story about the prowl-
ing Of an escaped African lion in the
mountains of Mineral county, this
state; which was duly published in the
Daily Telegram about three weeks
ago, As just being published in some
Of the big city newspapers. Wien
you want news about West Virginia
just buy some OF the big city news
papers and you will get it-so stale
that 1T stinks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30
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IN CI.ARKsBURG

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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, December 2S, %, 80 and 81
Marie Dressler In TITLES Pune
tured Romance motion pictures, af-
ternoons and evenings. Robinson
Grand theater.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
December %, 29 and SO.-Jewell's
Jubilee Girls, odeon theater.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30
Medical Inspection Of Imlmirrants,

Medical Inspection OF Immigrants.
The mere statement that ali immi-
grants entering the United States
are given medical examination BY
officers of the federal public health
service prior to entry means very lit
tie until one stops to consider the
numbe of immigrants that enter this
country every year, and the number
of places through which they enter.
Aliens enter the United States
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30

when the public service commission
OF Pennsylvania granted" an eight
cent fare 70 take the place of a five
cent fare on street railway, 1t
proved that it was street car conf
mission and said by It's act: "The
peoplebe damned. thought to change
It's name.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30
An Evening Echo.

Fire and hammer and file are nee
lessary to give the mental form; and It
must have many q rub ere it will
shine; so in trial character is shaped,
beautified and Frightened. IS. Cooley.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30
Ha
LOST.

The party getting the box from the
rear Of the Oak Hall apartments will
be ibrally rewarded by returning
same to 7. s. Thompson. apartment
"a, Oak Hall, or to the Cor building.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30

How much faith have you shown
in the Telegram classified ads-in
your search for tenant?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30

How many desirable boarders
know that there is. a vacancy at your
table? Use Telegram classified ad. J
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-30
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I'll 3 DAILY
N o v e lie T TE
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THE vERDANT RECTANGLE.

When Brutus married .Portia fair, &
He did his best to please here;
And then, no doubt, took extra care,
To not let Julius Caesar.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-18
SHOULD SELL THEM.

SHOULD SELL THEM.
our prices and terms should sell
every piano Nietrela and organ w
have on tie floor this week. +
Pianos, $4,000 up.
victrolas $500 TO $4,000.
L Organs, any old price.
Come IN and see US. The old re,
liable music store. n
6. a. HOUSE MUSIC l co.
Jacobs Bldg. Store open evenings
Monroe St. 3, Bell Phone 9Sl
l.ns, Of Montana who is visiting rtela-
tives in the state. Tie guests were
entertained at cards and "a lunch was
served.
4 Entertained Camp Fire Girls.
81 Miss Lucy Meredith was hostess
last evening 10 the Camp Fire Girls Of
the High school ut the home OF her
parents. Mr.. and AIRS. Nv. "a, Mere
.dith. on Spring; street. ~ .&.,
A Birthday Party.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. l.. Nutter enter.
tanned number of young people on
Monday.afternoon ut their home hon
orins the tenth anniversary Of their
daughter, Virginia Nutter. The
event was delightful one and the
guests included Martha Clelland.
Irene Glelland, Virginia Eastman.
Elizabeth Eastman, Julia Willis,
'eatharine> Willis, Phyllis Monroe,
Taulinc Binns, valena shuttles-
worth, Grace Armbruster. Martha
Fletcher, Mary Josephine Conway.
Maxine Thralls, Mildred Reed, I.ala
Morgan and Fife Morgan ;h
Legion Meeting Postponed. :a
H The regular monthly business
meeting of the Presbyterian Legion
held on the third Thursday
fh'themontll has been postponed from
Thursday, the 10th, until Thursday,
the 27th. This will be. an import
ant meeting, as officers will be elect
ed and reports made from the yarI-
Gus officers.
Mrs. odbert Hostess.
Mrs. Alice odbert was hostess to
a number of friends last evening at
her home on Fairmont avenue. an
event IN the social whirl.. I
Miller School Girls Entertain.
The girls of the Eighth Grade of
the Miller School We're hostess last
evening to the members of the list
and Second basket ball teams of the
Miller school at the home Of Miss,
Jeanette Fletcher on Jackson street.
The event was AN enjoyable one and
refreshments were served.