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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

CHARLESTON: Earl Henry,
chief of the department Of mines, an
nounces that work will be resumed
next Monday in No. 2 mine, at Boom
er, where an explosion Tuesday cost
the lives Of twenty three miners. The
damage to the mine was comparative
" slight.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04
One Of Them is a Thrilhnq
Story Of European
Spies.

The Star theater program today in
cludes White Feather Volunteers, q
masterful semi litary drama full Of
heart interSs and with unique love
plot; and An Italian heroine" story
sot the European powers and war
spies. Z,
Monday. The Key to the Mystery ?
q mystifying four act special feature
will be shown.
George Eliot,s celebrated novel,
THE Mill on the Floss" has been
iartistically screened by the Than
houser company, and will be present.
ed, as q Mutual masterpiece at an
early date.
A special matinee this afternoon and
an evening performance at $40
o'clock will be the last chances to
witness the sensational comedy drama
presented by the Lewis oliver Players
] at the Palace entitled Woman against
Woman" 1t is a bill that keeps all
4 guessing until the fall of the last cur
ain, and has lots Of comedy situations
nd plenty Of action.
For the first three days next week
with q matinee Wednesday Mr.. Lewis
and company will he's een. in Henry d.
Dixey's. great success. "The Man on
the Box" This play at present Is one
of the best that has been presented
on the stage, being a round Of laughs
from start to finish. The book itself
has been one OF Harold ATcG rath's best
SELLERS and yvha1,; tran, o+}1a5 1,x, n 10 ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

HUNTINGTON: The American
Defense Society, just organized here,
is negotiating with Theodore Roose-.
welt, Hudson Maxim and Charles y.
Bonaparte. former secretary Of war,
to address a big meeting to be held
by the society. They. will speak on
Preparedness" If the plans Of the
organization carry.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

PADEN CRY: Flagging passen.
ger train No. 708 on the Ohio river
division Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company with o red horse
blanket. w. "A. F'ankhouser, a farmer,
residing near this city. prevented the
dsrailment Of the train and a prob
able serious wreck from q broken
ran at Mendoza, two miles north Of
Pedsn City.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

CHARLESTON; the Kanawha
Coal Shippers Association, in session
here, adopted resolutions expressing
appreciation. Of the services Of Cover
nor n. D. Hatfield, United States Sem
lator w. %. Chiffon and the public
service commission for the part they
took In opposing advances In coal
shipping rates proposed by the trunk
railroads operating in the state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04
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Because It loosens and relieves a
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Because It does not contain opium
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Because 1t is within the reach Of
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able everywhere Advertisement.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

WHEELING: The merchants and
Evans Company, Of Philadelphia,
which owns and operates a tin mill
at Warwood, will erect another plant
there for the manufacture Of over
head automatic sprinkler fire ex-
.tinguishers. The plant will be erect
ed on the plot Of ground owned by
the company Just north Of its present
smelling plant and when completed
will employ 800 men.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

WHEELING, It is reported that
the Wabash railroad ID arranging to
build spur from the main tracks
OF the Wabash Pittsburg terminal at
Cross Creek tunnel into 4Follansbee
and that the work will start at once
The spur will be three miles long and
bridges over the Pennsylvania tracks
and over the Steubenville and Wells
burg traction line will be constructed.
1t will give Follansbse an important
freight outlet.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

CHARLESTON: A certificate Of
Incorporation has been granted BY
the secretary Of state to the Fayette
OIL and Gas Company, Of Mount Hope,
which will operate for OIL and gas IN
Fayetteville district, Fayette county.
The authorized capital Is $50. % 90.
The incorporation are: w. d. Dee
,gans. Of Mount Hope, MN. Malcom,
A. B. Abbott. T. y. Davis and a. w.
Hamilton, all Of Fayetteville.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

CHARLESTON: Announcement Is
made by the department. Of health
that all but four applicants for GER
tifcates to practice medicine and SUR
gerry in West Virginia, successfully
passed the recent examination held
at Elkins. Those who succeeded.
.each getting q general average Of
over eighty percent are j. Earl Dull,
of Kitzmiller, Md: James 4. LETT
wfch, Of Richmond, Va: Harry g..
Lynch, of.Washingto D. G.; II. M.
Moser, Of California, Pa: Bert &.
Spencer, Of New York.: B. B. Mcclure,
Of Bon Air. Va; T. II. Barber, Of
Charleston: 2. I. Hammond e OF May
berry; Ira Connolly. Of Richardson;
r. q. FARRELL, of Marshes O. L. Lyon,
of Kingston; Charles B. McGufie and
q. s. White, Of Newburg; +. i. Schulz
Ter, Of Carbon; and 3. II. Updike, Of
Elkins. #
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

WHEELING: Attorneys for the
schehk packing concern have applied
10 the circuit court for an Injunction
a. restf ain the strikers from iiiterfer-
Ing In any manner With the company
or fts employes. a hearing win be
given Judge Hervey next Tuesday
The trfkers VIII contest the issuance
ol the injunction, q ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

MoRGANToWN: Morgantown
people want but one telephone sys-
TEN. More than i, 900 subscribers to
by agents have signed a petition ask
ing the Corporations to combine and
form one operating company.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

WHEELING: The three ton cage
at the Glendale mine Of the Hitch
man Coal and Coke Company's min
ing plant snapped its cable and
dropped to the bottom Of tn emine.
more than 100 feet, but miners work
ing nearby escaped injury. The ac-
icident is being Investigated.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

PARKERSBURG: Arrangements
have been made for an elaborate GER
iemonial on the occasion Of laying the
corner stone Of the new high school
building. It will take place Friday
afternoon, December 10, in charge
OF the West Virginia Grand Lodge Of
Maspns with Wilbur T. Herman, OF
Fairmont, grand master, as master Of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

Nearly 100 sections Of cuticle remoy-s
ed from the arms Of the boys moth.
ier, were grated on the body of her.
son an dthe physicians say the boy
will recover.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

KEYSER: Under the leadership
of Captain v. f. Alkire and p. r.
Hood a movement has been started
to organize a Mineral county fair as
ISOLATION, purchase grounds, con-
struct fair grounds here and .estab
Ilishs q county fair. Stock is being
.weidely subscribed and the movement
Is to be success.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

! MARTINsBURG: w. L. Jones and
Sons, jewellers, have purchased the
three-story business block on South
Queen street owned by B. F.. Willard
and will move their business into 1t
after remodeling the structure.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04
WEST VIRGINIA BRIEFS

HUNTINGTON: In the window
of every home in Huntington will
burn a light Christmas eve. the sug-
gestion Of the Hunting ton Art League
is carried out. The movement has
been started with a view to adding a
sentimental touch to the Christmas
spirit, a mute Merry Christmast" TO
all who chance within the beam Of
the light.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

South Lima .s....y.,.:.i q. IL
Wooster |. 80. IL
Indiana -. .5....s.s.s.,. IL
Princeton IL
Somerset ~. Il. -. III
Ragland ...s. /. 3 4
Illinois 800. "a. 8 !. ...s. Ia
Kansas and o. Oklahoma ~. ~. IL
Plymouth ~. 80. !. (. Ii
Healdton 4. J. /. !. = !. ~. 4
tCorsicana light 1. I. i. !. az. LIZ
Corsicana heavy -. &. $50. FL. L
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

Titles Of the first three chapters Of
THE Girl and the Game. 9 have been
announced. "Helen's Race With
Death" is the first. 1.-THE Winning
Jump" and "a Life Peril'' are the
titles Of the other chapters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

FAYETTEVILLE: The lunacy.com-
mission has finally declared the Rev.
Charles Bailey, Holy Role preacher,
q lunatic and ordered him taken to a
state insane asylum.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

FAIRMONT: Alfred sedwick
Prichard, a lifelong resident Of Ma
trion county and one OF its most prom
inent citizens, is dead at his home
here after a lingering illness. aged
81.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

Frank Daniels is to play the lead
ing comedy role in the film version
OF What Happened to Mary"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

z N the Payne district. Independence
township, Washing ons county, Kauga
and Company are drilling 9 test on
the Mary Taud farm. This location
is ones.fourth Of q mile In advancelIof
nrndiicffo on ~ 4, - n - ~ 81 4 ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-14
COUNTY TO
PAVE TWENTY MILES

Sioux City, Jan. 12.-Sioux City is
planning to pave five Of the most i'm
portant highways running out of that
town as soon as ways and means can
b. arranged. The roads selected for
paving are the Correctionville road,
the road through Leeds as far as the
Plymouth county line, the road leading
out across the Big Sioux bridge, the
Broken Kettle road to Plymouth, and
the Peery creek road to the Plymouth
county line. All five roads constitute
about twenty miles. The total cost Of
the work is estimated at 100000. Be-
fore such work can be done. however,
it will be necessary for the legislature
to pass laws granting Sioux City and
towns of similar size the right to pro-
coed with the levying of assessments
for such purposes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-14
IOWA'S NEW ROAD LAW
ESCAPES LAW SUITS

Ames, Jan. 1.-THE Inauguration
of the Iowa road law and the first two
years of it's enforcement have passed
without lawsuit This is a remark
able record when it Is considered
what radical changes were made by
the new measure. The law especially
the subject Of fierce attacks by those
who formerly without any check or
supervision, controlled all road and
bridge building and administration,
and who by the new measure lost
much of their power and authority.
The classification of the 104,O17 miles
of public highway into county and
township road systems was ticklish
job Every land owner in the state
wanted the county roads so laid out
that one would run by his place and
made stiff fight to have the system
arranged to his liking. The old bridge
building system in vogue for quarter
of century or more was torn out root
and branch. In it's place was substitute
ed a system Of building by contract
upon state approved plans and after
advertised and public lettings. The
old blanket contract system was COM
pletely wiped out and with it went the
free and easy business relationships
which in many counties had existed
between bridge contractors and coun-
ty officials. During the first few
months especially, those charged with
the enforcement of the law met the
violent opposition not only of county
officials but of the people also. Under
these conditions 1t would have been
but natural had there been frequent
recourse to legal action to thwart the
enforcement of the law. 1t Is seldom
that any new measure involving any
radical change in the old order OF
things is put into effect without it's
being put to the grueling test Of legal
battles before final acceptance. The
new road law has gone into effect and
worked for two years without law
suit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-14
WEBSTER CITY MAN
PERFECTS WIRELESS

Webster City, Jan. 12.-G. S. Dun
lap OF this city has got his wireless
apparatus in working order and has
heard distinctly the time given out
at Springfield, ILL.,, and Arlington.
One Of the most interesting features
Of the experimentation with the ma
tinctly Christmas night about O'Clock
the wireless distress S. o. S. This
was repeated again and again and he
concluded that 1t was from some boat
in distress on one Of the great lakes.
The next day, however, it was dis
covered that the signal, which was
preceded by repeated ticking of the
letter "M'' must have been from ship
in distress in the Gulf of Mexico, since
the letter IN" is the call for Havana,
Cuba, and since the weather forecast
for that day was for unsettled weather
in the gulf region.
The instrument is tuned to give
messages over 1000 miles distant, al
though 1t may catch them from
much greater distance.
Saturday Webster City man who
was few years ago wireless oper-
ator in the Hawaiian islands, having
heard of the instrument at the Dunlap
jewelry store went in and did little
listening at the phone connected with
the instrument. Almost Immediately
he heard a message licked of by on
operator on board the Siberia on the
pacific coast in which he was calling
for the time.<
Two other operators in the United
States were also heard on Saturday
asking each other about that call OF
distress on Christmas night which was
plainly heard at the Dunlap store.
Neither of the operators was able to
tell where the call came from, al
though they also understood the sig
nal as call to Havana, Cuba, for aid
of some kind
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-14
MAN
TELlS0F MEETINGS
PASTOR OF BAPTIST CHURCH
DISCUSSES PREPARATIONS
FOR w. A. SUNDAY.

Rev. Peter c. Wright, pastor OF
Baptist church at Philadelphia, has
very vividly described the preparations
that were made in that city for the
coming of Rev. Billy" Sunday who is
now there for a ten weeks campaign.
This work Is told in letter to {. b.
Willis of Milwaukee, Wis, who Is an
old friend Of Mr.. Wright's and father
in-law Of J. r. Brown, general secretary
of the Ottumwa Y. NJ. c. A. Mr.. Willis,
has been in association work in Mil
waukee for years and gave very in
teresting address here a year ago last
fall. The letter follows:
philadelphia, Dec. %, 1914.
Next Sunday we begin the great
Billy Sunday campaign, which Will last
for ten weeks. Preparation for 1t mas
been our main thought and effort since
returning from the vacation season. Al
ready great blessings have come to our
city It is the most remarkable union OF
all the Christian forces Of the city IN
this matter that / have ever seen. L
have vet to hear of the least friction
between workers of various denomina-
tions. Nearly five hundred churches
have signified their intention to coop
crate with all heartiness. Nearly one
hundred thousand people have been
gathered in cottage prayer meetings on
each Tuesday and Friday evening OF
December Great mems bible classes
have been established throughout the
city. More than twenty thousand men
have been added to these classes dur
ing the last two months. In my own
church our mems bible class has
grown in attendance from fifteen or
twenty to about one hundred and fifty
We have 1SO men lined up with U.S.
The papers this morning report one
class in one section Of the city that
yesterday had an attendance OF six
hundred and ninety.
The spirit Of revival is in many Of
our churches now. My own church has
gone through a most marvellous trans
formation this winter. 1t is now almost
impossible to close our mid-week pray
er meetings. They run half an hour
overtime, usually, because the people
are so anxious to participate. CONVEX
sions have occurred week after week
for two months. Much personal work is
being done. Secret personal workers
groups are meeting weekly to pray for
individuals. We are praying and have
prayed that sweeping revival is to
come to this great city. l am an en-
thusiastic Billy Sunday man. / believe
that God has raised him up for a spe-
cific work, just as he has other men In
other days."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-14
BAPTIST REVIVAL
WELL ATTENDED

Sigourney, Jan. 12.-Protracted
meetings which have been In progress
in the Baptist church during the past
week are being we'll attended, as each
night the house is filled to its full
capacity. The preaching is being
done by the local pastor, Rev. r. A.
Struble, who gives his auditors most
excellent sermons each evening. On
last Thursday evening the mems gos-
bel team from the First Baptist church
of Ottumwa, was here and they oc-
cupied most of the evening in giving
individual talks along the lines OF
Christian work, which proved of much
interest to the audience. The meet
ings will continue for another week
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-14

ed upon the scene, and Dinah's mis-
tress noticed that she took great IN
terest in the man. At last her mis-
tress could stand her curiosity no long
err and asked:
'Dinah, do you know that new man
Dinah took another long and scrutin
izing look, and then slowly and remin'
iscently replied:
well, I dunno, Miss Alice, but
think he was ma fust husband"
| A street car inspector was watching
the work of the green Irish conductor.
Here, Foley, how is this?" he said.
you have ten passengers and only
nine fares rung up" rs that SOP" said
Foley. Then, turning to the passengers
he shouted: There's wan too many av
yez on this car. Get out of here wan av
yell"
A Missouri farmer whose son was an
applicant for a position under the gov
erEment, but who had been repeatedly
turned down, said:
well, it's hard luck, but Joe has
missed that civil service again. 1t
looks like they just won't have him!"
w nat was Lle trouble.
ooh, he was short on spellin' and
geography and missed a good deal in
arithmetic"
whats he going to do about it?''
II dunno" said the farmer. Times
is mighty hard, an I reckon he'll have
to go back to teachin' school for a
Twin"
The notwithstanding woman at
the door scarcely waited for the
tramp to explain why he had called.
YES" she said II might manage to
give you something to eat if you'll
saw and chop good pile of stove
wood and bring in a few buskets of
water and clean up the back yard
and fix up the front fence"
Madam" replied he, I'm only a
hungry wayfarer. amt yer hus-
hand"
One of our western senators who
possesses rather irascible temper,
has habit on days when everything
seems to 60 wrong of scolding the
clerks employed by the committee.
Not long ago, during a session of
the senate. the western solon had ex-
pressed desire that one of his clerks
prepare tabulated statement of GER
tain trade statistics Of the United
States. The statement was accord
ingly prepared and laid before the
testy SENATOR who glanced at it with
an air that BODIED trouble. In a mo-,
ment he looked up and exclaimed:
See here, Morton, this won't do.
Why don't you prepare this state
ment ION the typewriter? These fig
ures are disgraceful. Any twelve
year old school boy could do better
than that. See that three? 1t looks
for all the world like a fvei No one
would take it for anything else. Just
look at it!''
II beg pardon, senator" replied the
clerk alphabetically. "The fact is, it
Is a FIVE"
"a flve," roared the senator. "You
idiot! 1t looks like a three!"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-14
CHAPTER III.

| Cf1Af EN- Ill.
The Boss Issues An Important Order
When Tom Bendix walked into the
Occidenr saloon he paused moment
at the bar, but even though his wishes
we're as potent here as those of Omni
potence, since he represented the ON
nipotent Sledge, he had to wait, for
both the choice bartenders were in de.
lighted attendance on a careless fat
man.
Who's the entertainment commit
tee?' asked Bendix a trife sharply,
when Phil finally came over to him,
still grinning to the utmost extent OF
his .countenance.
"A total stranger by the name OF
Timbers," rejoined Phil, vigorously
hopping up an almost imaginary
splash. Hes SO full Of new ones that
every time he opens his mouth he
spills good laugh"
whats his business?" demanded
Bendix, who was an earnest collector
of definite information.
Carrying hot ones, as far as I can
get it," answered Phil, laughing remi-
niscently. Say, this guy tells 'em
so fast you can't remember EN-.
Blondy just asked him to stop so he
could write 'em down. He slipped in
a funny knock or two about the street
car service here"
ct see," unused Bendix. 81 suppose
you helped him knock the car COM
pany."
Not" denied Phil Indignantly.
"He tried it twice, but there was no
comeback, and he quit"
HE belongs to q wise family ap-
proved Bendix, with smile. Let
him have anything he pays for. BY
the way, Phil, If Schooner Kelly shut
fles in here, slip him five-spot. but
tell him to drop dead outside. Don't
let him buy drink, and don't let him
back to see the chief"
Bendix walked thoughtfully into the
little back room. the baroness OF
which, kept to it's former crudeness
by the wish Of the boss, was in strange
contrast to the deliberately mirrored
and mahogany-carved Occident. Here,
at an extremely plain round table, ne
found the huge and impassive Sledge
gazing moodily out the dusty window,
while Frank Marley, with half
emptied whisky glass in his hand, sat
regarding him with a puzzled express
sion. Marley turned with relief when
he saw Bendix.
1--WE Just been suggesting that we
build the proposed Ridgewood Avenue
extension out Of the company funds,
rather than make a new issue of
stock" he explained. by adding
slightly to our bonded Indebtedness
we can do this, and keep the additional
net earnings among the present stock
holders" and he stroked his neatly
cropped Vandyke with the almost
Sinking complacency Of man who
is sure he is earning reputation Tor
superior judgment.
ITO be continued.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-14
FINALLY
CHOOSES NOMINEE

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 12.-Walter M.
Provine of Taylorville was selected as
the republican nominee for speaker OF
the house this morning. One ballot
was taken in the caucus, Mr.. Provine
receiving one more vote than the
forty-one agreed upon as necessary to
nomination. The vote was:
Provine AZ; Shanahan 10; Shurtleff
s; Tice 2; Lyon /; Holiday 1; Turn
baugh l.
1t was the thirty-irst caucus ballot
on speaker. None of the seventeen
wet" republicans participated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-14

OF bona-fide street railway PROPOSE
ton. Mr.. Moodson is capitalist OF
top-notch rating. Mr.. Timbers can
hand you enough references to stuff
q mattress, from people who still have
the same addresses. He knows the
street car business from trouble shoot
ing to clubbing witness"
"And how about you?" asked Ben.
dix, smiling.
"Just tell him you've seen me-" sug.
gested Bozzam softly.
Il will," agreed Bendix, and shook
hands most cordially.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-14
UNABLE TO
JOIN NAVAL PARADE

Christiania, Jan. 12.-Norway has
decided definitely that it will be i'm
possible for her to send warship to
take part in the naval ceremonies in
connection with the opening of the
Panama canal, for the reason that her
entire fleet will be required for the
defense of Norwegian neutrality. :,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-14
d. n ne e
s tori e y

DInah was product OF New Orleans
a big, plump, "yaller gall who could
cook the finest dinners for miles
One day q new butler appear