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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-19


Charles Erbstein under care of
physician in City Hall Square Hotel.
Has bronchitis.
James Carey, IA, 1888 Blue Island
aV., threw stones in saloon at Jack
son blvd. and Plymouth ct. Arrested.
Chased out while selling gum.
III. State Society of Optometrists
to hold 9Th annual convention at Ho-
tel Sherman tomorrow.
Mrs. Margaret Ward, maid, Well
lington Hotel, badly bruised when
struck by Cottage Grove av. car.
Robert Donegan, 425 N. LawndaIe
av., tripped on board in backyard. In .
ternal injuries. Dead.
Frank Duffy, 1912 FIournoy ST.,
and Sam Costello, 1926 W. Harrison
ST., arrested for breaking windows of
grocery at 712 GiIpin pl.
Michael Kopnick, 1922 w. 18th ST.,
robbed Of 81 by boys. Both arrest
ed. Police probing for person who
sold them gun.
Max Tscherney, 1884 Blue Island
av,, who shot and killed Louis Janou-
SEX, Y, 2O56 W. 18th st., father-in-
law, died from bullet he fired into
own head.
w. H. Exline, Enid, Okla, lost $1s
to men matching pennies in Grant
Park.
Jerry" Maynard, driver hook and
ladder company No. Is, made famous
by his cooking abilities. Firemen
don't carry lunches when he is on
duty.
William Keine, homeless, penniIess
and hungry, threw brick at window
of Stock Yards market, IT'S N. 5th
av. Got 2 hams. Arrested.
Ella Marazek, 8, 34444 w. Goth st.,
died under anesthetic when DR.. G. E.
Sharp, 1884 S. LaWndale av., was
about to remove tOnsils. Weak heart.
Fred Bawer, Oakland Farm, Ill.,,
robbed of S25 by two men in front Of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
JUSTICES GATHER
TO PERFECT BILL
Executive Board Of State Assos
citation Meets to Revise
Measure for Legislature.

Vice presidents. all Of whom con-
Istttute the executive board, OF the
West Virginia Justices and Consta,
bles' Association, recently organized
at Petersburg, gathered Tuesd II
afternoon in the Office Of Justice WIZ
liam e. Starcher on Hewes street: this
city. for the purpose OF revising and
amending a bill the association IL %
present to the forthcoming leEisla.
ture.
This bill, a preliminary draft OF
which was made at the Parkersbufk
meeting, is designed to readjust TIE
fees and certain jurisdictions Of min.
or court officers in West virginia to
conform with the modern laws. No
such change Of the kind has been
made in the state for thirty-f0uf
years. !; :
Justices A. I. Foreman and II g.
Butcher, both Of Parkersburg. Were
the first to arrive here for. the meet
ing. There are eight vice presidents
or members Of the executive boafd.
and all OF them were expected to 81
here for the meeting except Justic6
Q. W. Darling, Of Charleston. who
sent notice that It would be impos-
stble for him to attend. The others
besides those mentioned are A.
Hughes, Of Weston: r. Lee F1emina.
OF Fairmont:: Lee F. sD6tbs, Of Wheel
ing; G. A. Barker. OF N6rHanf6Nt.
and g. w. Cossin, OF Point Pleasant
All are justices Of the peace. Ar.
Fleming is the president and Mi
i3tffchpf flia ntiyrnf ~ - ~ ~, !. y -, ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
theft OF JUNK
Charged against White Man
and Negro of NorthvieW
Who Are Jailed.

Accused of stealing between 5000
and 5000. worth Of brass and solder
from the Brotherhood Junk Com
pany's warehouse in Glen Elk No. 2,
Mark Lewis, a negro, and Daniel
Falkener, both OF Northview, were
arrested Tuesday afternoon in that
suburb by a special constable and
were landed in the county Jail.
The prisoners are to be tried in
Magistrate William E. Starcher's
court, where warrants against them
were sworn out by Samuel Feinburg,
manager of the junk company. He
declared they stole a lot OF red brass
and key Of solder. Armed with a
search warrant officers found the
stolen articles at Northyiew. Mr..
Feinburg told the magistrate that a
systematic theft OF valuable junk had
been going on at the warehouse for
some time past.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
CONTRACT
GOES TO THE COLES
Over Several Other Bidders
among Whom are Some
Clarksburg Concerns.

!. MORGANTOWll, Dec. 29.-When
the bids on the proposed bridge over
Deckers creek were opened yesterday
afternoon by the county court the
figures of Cole Brothers, Incorporated,
OF Baltimore. Md, were found the
lowest, at $53,330.7O, with the next
lowest, bidder about $4,000 above
and others ranging high in the
thousands above that. The bids were
not made in lump sum but were
made on different parts of the bridge.
at SO much per foot, per span and per
pound.
The bids were opened at 2 O'Clock,
and at 1880 Engineer Robert D. Hen
men reported to- the court that the
bids were found to be in the following
order: Cole Brothers, Incorporated.
$5S.330.70; E. ]. Landor, $55.010.43
H. ]. zevely, $61.509.25; H. G.
Brooke Company, incorporated. $685.
$3.50; Keely and Gilmore, S66,604;
Drago Construction Company, $67,-
256.26: Concrete Steel Bridge Com
pany. S78,9l3.22; Farris Bridge
Company. $71,3O5.35; Luten Bridge
Company. $71.486.77; John F.
Casey Company, $73,457.53, and l.
N. Weaver and Company, $S7, 905.5O
Mr.. Hennen recommended that the
contract be let to Cole brothers, who
had complied with the terms of the
contract, and who seemed to be fnan-
cially able to take the burden Of the
contract. This was DONE.
Bids were received from Cole
Brothers, incorporated, Of Baltimore.
bravo Construction Company OF
Pittsburg, Concrete Steel Bridge
Company of Clarksburg, Fl. ]. Zeve-
ly Company of Morgantown, Luton
Bridge Company OF Clarksburg,
John F. Casey Company of Pittsburg,
Edward j. Landor OF Canton, o.,
Farris Bridge Company Of Charles
ton, H. G. Brooks Company. incorpo-
rated. of Martinsburg, 1. N. Weaer
and Company, Morgantown and Kelly
Brothers and Gilmore.
The Cole brothers are well known
in Morgantown, as Harry and Otis
Cole formerly resided In this city.
Harry Cole was In Morgantown
looking after his bid, and ready
to- sign the contract for the work IL
his company was chosen to do the
work. Both of the Cole brothers for
merly tended the university Harry
Cole had charge OF the structural
steel work on the Pacific side of the
Panama canal, and at one time had
1000 men under his charge at that
work.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
BOYS SUITS
Are to Be Manufactured by the
United Wooden Mills Com
pany Hereafter.

PARkERSBURG, Dec. 29.-An-
nouncement is made by w. A. Hersch,
president of the United Wooden Mills
Company, OF a new departure in their
Organization.
One OF the problems which has con-
frotned the enterprise is to keep its
entire working stan together through
out the year. 1t has been the policy
of the company to keep its employees
in their situations during the dull sea-
sons. but how to take up the slack in
the work rooms has been problem
to solve.
In order to keep the full organiza-
ton working normally all the time
the company has decided to. make
boys ready made clothing. suits and
overcoats, during the dull periods,
These garments win be- distributed
through the company's fifteen stores,
The clothing will be made in the
work rooms in the factory here in
Parkersburg by the same organization
and from the same materials, trim
nlings, ETC., as. are used for men S
clothing. The new move, therefore,
means increased business and in
creased prosperity for the company
and incidentally for Parkersburg.
Announcement as to the exact time
that this clothing will be on sale will
be made in newspaper advertisements
later.
Announcement is also made OF the
sixteenth store in the United Wooden
Mills chain, to be opened at 100
Wheeling avenue, Cambridge, o. Prep
arations for getting this new store
in shape are under way.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
Russia is Once More Master Of
the Passes in the Carpath-
ian Mountains.
GERMANS ARE STRONGER
In Their FoothoId in Flanders
as Result Of Taking Trench
es South of Ypres.

LONDON, Dec. 29.--British observ-
ers OF the progress Of the war point
This morning to the admission in the
Austrian official announcement that
Russia Is once more master of the
passes In the Carpathian mountains
ana that the troops along the entire
Austrian front seem to be falling
back. This means the withdrawal of
virtually all the forces which swept
across the mountains to form the ex-
IRENE right wing in the concerted
Austro-G German attack on the Russian
armies and 1t marks another surpris-
ing reversal OF form on the part OF
the Austrian soldiers, whose battle
fortunes since the outbreak OF hos
tilities have been conspicuously err
ratio. Elsewhere in the eastern arena
OF the war little change has been re-
ceiyed while on the western front the
slow and tedious trench warfare goes
on interrupted with only slight gains
on either side.
The British press comedies the i'm
portance Of the trenches south of
Ypres which have been taken by the
Germans and points out that the
strategic value Of these positions has
been emphasized recently in des-
patch from Sir John French, COM
mander-in-chief of the British forces.
They command an important crossing
OF the river Lys to which the Germans
have been holding tenaciously. The
taking of these trenches gives them
stronger foothold.
Fear OF a Zeppelin raid over Eng
land, which recently has more or less
subsidized. has been replaced by the
possibility of raid by German aero
lanes. The comparative ease WIN
which English airmen reached Cux-
haven has driven home the idea that
a retalitory visit would not present
any greater difficulty. The official
warming as to the best step to cir
cumvent danger heretofore issued
only In coast towns is now being cir
cnlated in London.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
METHODIST
Board of Home Missions and
Church Extension of State
is Holding Meeting.

A meeting OF the Board OF Home
Missions and Church Extension Of the
Methodist Episcopal church Confer
ence Of West Virginia is being held
at Parkersburg. Several important
matters are to be considered and
action will be taken on some of them.
One OF the things to be considered
Is the extension OF aid to churches,
which are unable to meet their full
quota OF expenses. There is a fund.
for this purpose that the poor
churches may be able to maintain
their work. There is surplus in
this fund at present, and the board
Will take some action regarding It
and also making an superintendent
Of the money.
Another matter which will come up
will be the extension Of aid for build
ing of churches. There is fund
from which donations and loans may
be made for the building OF churches
that are maintained by the general
board at Philadelphia.
The West Virginia branch through
the board meeting will make recon-
mendations regarding this also. The
board consists of fifteen ministers
and fifteen laymen.
One of the important things on
which it is expected that action will
be taken is the recommendation of
a successor to the late Rev. G. w.
Bent, district superintendent OF the
Huntington district, who died recent
ly. All the district superintendents
are members Of the home board, and
are at Parkersburg in that capacity.
They will then meet as. a separate
body and it is expected they will make
some recommendation to Bishop
Cranston at Washington, regarding
a successor to the Rev Mr.. Bent, in
charge OF the Huntington district.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
WILSON DISTRESSED
Over the Shooting Of Two
American Huntersiby Cana
dian Soldiers.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.Tho
shooting oftwo American hunters BY
Canadian soldiers on the Niagara
river near Fort Erie yesterday Isl
viewed by President Wilson with deep
distress. He told callers today he
had received no formal report on the
incident and hoped the accounts or
the circumstances had been exagger-
ated.
Secretary Bryan Instructed the
American yice-consul at Fort Erie to
take possession Of the body of the
man killed and do everything possible
for the man wounded. The state de-
partment has reported the incident3to
Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the British ani-
bassador here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
In Parkersburg to Discuss and
Act on Matters State Board
of Trade Desires.

PARKERSBURG, Dec. 29.@The
executive council of the state board
OF trade is holding conference in
this city today to discuss matters OF
Importance and to take probable ac-
ton. The sessions are being held az
the rooms OF the board OF commerce.
One of the most important issues is
that relative to industrial peace,
which came in for much attention at
the annual convention OF the board
at Wheeling some weeks ago.
It will be recalled that at the
wheeling meeting two bills were pre-
scented. one by G. Burgess Taylor and
the other by William p. Hubbard.
both Of Wheeling. Both bills when
presented secured a divided support
Of the convention. Both the bills
have as their object the same thing
that of the peaceful settlement of
industrial disputes-but the methods
to be utilized in arriving at this end
differ. It is recognized that the
adoption of billlof this sort by the
council is most timely, owing to its
need in this state.
The council will consider both of
them and II one is adopted at this
session 1t is probable that it will be
recommended to the Legislature for
enactment into law. The proposed
legislation directly affects both capt.
tai and labor and for this reason, in
view OF the industrial unrest the
state has experienced. will no doubt
be one Of the principal measures to
claim the attention of the law-mak-
ing body when it convenes shortly.
Included in the state council are
the following. Judge Louis Bennett
of Weston. new president of the
board; Hon. Henry G. Davis, DR.. 1.
G.. White of Morgantown; ex-Goy-
ernor Fleming of Fairmont; Hon.
w. p. Hubbard OF Wheeling; w. C.
McConnaughey and ex-Governor A.
B. White of Parkersburg. past presi-
dent: George w qt5utz, W. B. Irvine
and r. B. Naylor of Wheeling; John
w. RUN Of Bluefield; Hon. John
Marshall. T. Z. Graham, A. b. Ken
ney of Parkersburg; II. A. Zeller Of
Huntington, and others.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
RUSSIAN CRUISER
And Not An American vessel
Which Threatened to Bonn
bard City of Tripoli.
.sy s.seeiArse rars.,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Captain
Oman, commanding the armored
cruiser, North Carolina, at Beirut.
Syria. informed the navy department
today that 1t was Russian cruiser
and not an American vessel which re-
Gently threatened to lombard Tripoli.
Captain Oman's explanation was
made in response to request from
Secretary Daniels. Captain Oman
reported that no American merchant
vessel has been south of Alexandretta.
Syria, since December 8. An Athens
despatch published last week said
that the crew of an American steam
er had been attacked at Tripoli when
foreign consuls attempted to board
her and the North Carolina had
threatened to lombard the town.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
DIVORCE La WIS ARE
EN1,IREL Y TOO LAX
To Suit Some Of the Members
OF the West Virginia Bar
Association.

PARKERSBURG, Dec. 29.-One
OF the proposed changes in court pro-
cedure to be presented to the con-
vention Of the West Virginia Bar AS
ISOLATION which opens here today is
that governing divorce. Judge John
T. Graham Of Huntington, OF the
Sixth Judicial district, who arrived
in the city last evening to attend the
convention. Is one of the champions
Of this proposed change.
Last night Judge Graham stated
that the present la wgoverning di-
vorce proceedings in this state Is per-
haps the most Lax OF any state
in the union. He declared that
the grounds for divorce here are
substantially the same as in other
states but that under the present
procedure the statute is subject to
abuses.
The jurist pointed out that with one
perjury 1t Is but little trouble to Sc
cure divorce in West Virginia. He
is an advocate of public testimony and
trial in divorce proceedings and fav-
ors the appointment by the state Of a
divorce commission such as is done
in other states who participate in all
proceedings governing divorce. He
also fayors law by which divorced
person will not be allowed to marry
within year br more following d.
yorce, and that certain other restric-
lions shall be exacted by the court up
on the guilty party.
Mr.. Graham stated that he had
known Of cases in which the man had
provided money and the excuse to
counsel for the wife that she might
bring suit for divorce.
Another matter to, be taken up at
the convention Will be the plan for a
general court procedure uniform Ii
system.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
RETURNED PACKAGES
After Christmas Rush Number
Hundreds and Bring More
Touches of Sadness.
t.sLs,sl TO rnE rEtron.n,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.--In adj
dition to the usual Christmas rush
which annually burdens the post
Office department, an additional
touch of sadness has been added this
year by the arrival Just at the holt
day season Of hundreds of return
packages, mailed in the latter part
of November or early December by
relatives to persons in Austria, Rus
STA and Germany. The first Of the
rush of returning packages came just
before Christmas and were marked
in most cases killed" or missing .
In many cases, the package so
marked bearing the first information
to friends and relatives in this coun-
try Of the fate or those for whom
the presents were intended.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
BY England is the Contention
Of the President as to Hold
ing Up Gargoes.
HONESTY BY sAIPPERSI
viii Aid Materially in Handling
the Subject Properly Says
the Chief Executive. &

WASHINGTON. Dec. 80 Ptesis
dent Wilson. referring today To the
American note to Great Britain In.
sisting on better treatment for Amor
lean commerce, declared that large
damages eventually would have 10
be paid by England for unlawful de-
tention OF American cargoes. a s.
The president coupled a c0nfir1na
ton OF this mornings publication oil
the sending Of the note and Of ii,
contents with the statement that tho
government could deal confide ntially
with the subject only when supported
by absolutely honest manifest aei
said the great embarrassment to the
government In dealing with the whole
matter was that some shippers had
concealed contraband IN the cargoes
of non-contraband articles for sx-
ample, under cargo OF cotton So
long as there were instances OF that
kind. the president said, suspIciohf
was cast on every shipment and all
lcargoes We're liable to doubt and
search. u
The president pointed out that
many protests previously. had, been
sent in specific cases and that II the
contention OF the American govern
ment was correct as he was firmi
convinced it was, plans for indemni
fication ultimately would have to be
met by Great Britain.
Supplementary to previous protests
the new note, the president explained,
represented fully the position Of the
Unite Estates, saying that so far as
theory was concerned there really
was no debate. on the point arised,
because England herself in previous
wars had taken exactly the American
position. &, #
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
Intended by George Ham, He
Says, to End the Life of His
Sweetheart.

MELVILLE. n, j.. Dc. 29.-The
mystery surrounding the killing last
night Of six-year-old Beatrice Bailey,
who was struck by bullet that came
through a window at the home Of her
grandmother near here, where she
was spending the holidays. was
cleared UP today when George Ham.
20 years old. was arrested and con-
fessed. according to the police, that
he had accidentally shot the child
while trying to kill his sweetheart.
The little victim was the daughter
|of Mrs. William Bailey of this place.
She was seated at the supper table
with other members OF the family
when the fatal bullet came through
the window.
There was no clue to the myster-
ious shooting until "a young woman
member of the family told the police
that Ham had been jealous Of her.
Ham was found at his home and after
he was told Of the death of the child
he confessed, the police said. that he
had fred at his sweetheart and was
sorry to learn that the child was the
victim of his aim. Ham is locked
up in the Jail here.
Japan has produced about $780,
900 900 bushels OF rice annually for
the last four years.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
LAWYERS ACT
In ConnectionWith the Death Of
the Honorable John Basel,
Prominent LAWYER.

A meeting Of the Clarksburg Bar
Association late Monday afternoon
for the purpose Of action In connec-
ton with the death of the Honorable
John Bessel, a member of the Organs
ization, John ]. Davis presided and S.
G. jackson acted as secretary. The
following committees with the first
named lawyer chairman was appoint-
ed to draft resolutions in memory OF
Mr.. Basel:
George NJ. Hoftheimer, John ]. Da-
Wis. Harvey w. Harmer, Judge Hay
mond Maxwell. B.. G. Smith and ]. 3.
Law.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
REAlT.
Must Be Paid by Striking Coal
Miners in Chic after Mid
die of January.

WHEELING, Dec. 2s.-Notices
have been sent out from the Offices
of the Purseglove-Mahrer Coal Com
pany, operating mines in eastern
Ohio to its striking miners telling
them they would have to pay rent
for the company houses they occu-
pN after January Is.
Fifteen hundred men who have
been on strike since April will be
affected by the order which it is ex-
pected will be duplicated by other
operating companies.
Goes of the notice were sent to
John White. president of the United
Nine Workers of America at Indiana
polls and to John Moore, head of the
organization in Ohio at Columbus.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
FRENCH ARMY ARE TAKING
GERMAN TRENCHES EASILY

ARRAS. Northern France. Sunday
Dec. q. via Paris, Dec. 29.-Thai
portion of the French army which is
holding the lines near Arras today
attacked the Germans on front
twelve miles long. They carried half
a mile of German trenches near Lens
by assault and tonight they are hold
ing these positions in force.
The way for this attack was pre-.
pared by violent artillery and ma
chine fire, which swept the German
positions from point north Of Lens
to the suburbs south of Arras. The
German batteries everywhere res
piled heavily to this French fire.
While the Germans We're thus en-
gagged along the entire line of this
part Of their defense works the
French fire opposite Lens suddenly
ceased. Instantly French infantry
1880.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
PENNYPACKER
Is Named by Governor Tener to
Be Chairman of Public Ser
vice Commission.
tsY As.oe,.1sp .....,

Z HARRISBURG, Pa. DAG. 29.-Sam-
uel w. Pennypacker, former governor
OF Pennsylvania and a member of the
public service commission, was today
designated by Governor Tener as
chairman of that body to succeed the
late Nathaniel Ewing. At the same
time Governor Tener, who will re-
tire from office in few days, appoint
ed his private secretary, Walter H.
Gather, OF Pittsburg, to be mem
Der of the commission. The salary
of the Office is $4,000 a year. The
new commissioner is 40 and was for a
number of years newspaper reporter
in Pittsburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-29
HOME TOWN
Building Bill is to Have Hearty
and Earnest Support Of
Mr.. Sutherland.

WASHINGTON D. c., Dec. 29.-
Efforts to have $l35, 900 building
erected at Elkins In the place of one
already authorized to cost not in ex-
cess of $4,000, will have the aggres-
sfve support Of Congressman Suther-
land. The bill to add to the original
appropriation was offered by Con-
gresham Brown, but Mr.. Sutherland,
who was most influential in getting a
bill through to hold federal court at
Elkins. and that being his home town,
Will bend his every influence to get
more money for the new building that
y authorized. y