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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-27
SCHOOLS TO OPEN.

The shinnston graded schools will
open Monday. September 6. There
will be but one session the first day.
a short one, for the purpose OF enroll
ment and the assignment of books
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-27
CAMP MEETING.

The colored camp meeting at VII
ropa being conducted by Sister Elder
Smiley will continue throughout the
week. There Will be a special sermon
to the women Sunday night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-27

1eishty-six members oG the orEaniza-
ton in all VINO have thus been re-
warded Tor constancy Of service
H. b. Souders. the popular and cap
able manager OF the Clarksburg store
Of the JniIed, viii be one OF the eleven
to receive diamond ring this year.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-27
Susanna for chi1dren-Teething
Observation-Disclosures.
Beauty Culture

Mrs. L. f. g. Cross. scalp and hair
specialist has returned from her
seven weeks vacation through Vir-
etnia. Spent delightful time. Is
now ready to serve the ladies in all
lines OF her work Make your ap-
pointments with her. Office phone
Bell 1901, Williams building. Resi-
dence, Bell 972-L. Advertisement.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-27
PIE Social.

A pie social will be given from
7:3 80 to 10 o'clock Saturday evening
by the women of the Methodist Epis-
copal church at West Milford The
proceeds will go towards th< church.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-27
HURT BY FAILING.

Mrs. w. B. smithy met with e
painful, but not serious accident,
Thursday at her home on Mechanic
street when she fell down steps. She
received q sprained ankle, q cut on
the arm and numerous other bruises.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-27

FOR RENT Modern four room cot
taRe. located 329 Jarbis street.
x Terms SIS per month. Apply to-
Louis A. Carr. attorney. Union
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-27
MINES RESUME.

The Consolidation coal mines,
which were closed down, for the Fair
mont fair, resumed operations Fri
day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-27
Par.sonaue Wedding.

j. Earl Long and Miss Alice K.
Curry were married at o'clock
Thursday evening in the Central
Christian church pastorage by w. N.
Long, minister. They will reside
here.
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
Dandruffy Heads
Become Hairless

II you want plenty of thick, beauti-
ful. glossy, silky hair. do by all means.
get rid of dandruf, for 1t will starve
your hair and ruin II if you don't
u doesn't do much good to try to
brush or wash it out The only. sure
way to get rid of dandruff is to dis
solve II. then you destroy it entirely.
To do this. get about four ounces of
ordinary liquid arvon; apply It at
night when retiring; use enough to
moisten the scalp and rub { in gently
with the finger tips
BY morning. most IL no. all. of your
dandruff will be gone, and three OF
four moro applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace of it.
You will find. too. that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop, and
your hair viii look and feel hun
dred times better. You can get
liquid arvon at any drug store. II Is
inexpensive and four ounces IS all
Won will need, no matter how much
dandruff you have. This simple rem
edy never fails.
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
Peoples Column
CRITIcIzEs BOARD OF HEALTH.

CRITICIZES BOARD OF HEALTH.
To the Editor Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL:
Sir: AS the members OF the Board
OF Health have ordered the public
schools closed on November "a, 1
would like to ask them one or more
questions.
First-Is not the present condition
OF the schools even better than wheh
they went to school?
Seconds not the closing OF the
schools for the benefit OF some
Numbers. who have been agitating the
proposed needs more for their own
benefit than the health OF the children [.
Third-Has the Board Of Health
ever taken a census Of sick pupils OF
the so-claimed unsanitary schools
and compared them with the so-called
up-to-date schools?
have three children going to the
so-called unsanitary schools; two Int
tie girls at No and one boy at NO.
10 II seems that they must quit
school and the law plainly says an
children between the ages OF ana II
shall attend school or he judged &C.
linouent. take my hat of TO Jr.
briggs for his broad-minded action in
refusing to support such measure
and am not being afraid to ahN my
name to this letter.
Yours respectfully.
William b. Weldin.
No. 242 Sixth avenue,
Wilmington, Del. Nov. II, lslo-
Evening journal., 1915-11-18

Roswell Smith. of Chicago, a supposed
ly harmless defective. who after
reaching the adult stage. killed little
Hazel Weinstock, for which he was
hanged.
Another visitor remarked that Fyo
dor Dostoevsky. born a defective who
gapbled and had cpileptic fits, devel
oped into 2 great novelist and one OF
the greatest psychologists in Euorpe
Most of the visitors treated the
baby. which lay in a little bundle IN
private room. as If IL were uncanny
DR.. Haiselden alone treated IL like a
human being. He looked into the lit
tie twisted face and patted its checks
HE will be dead before the night
is over" he said
1T would he a moral wrong" nc
continued. ito allow it to live. II
seems to me that a city which allows
Black Hand outrage a week. a
thousand alterations a day and an au-
tomobile accident every round Of the
clock is hardly IN position TO criticize
man WHO holds that death is pre-
ferrable to a defective"
The telephone rang. DR. Haiseldcn
answered and for fve minutes talked
to woman She pleaded with hin
to save the babys life When he re-
turned from the telephone he smiled
grmly.
"She called me names" he said.
The little bundle stirred and {
/ faint cry was heard.
mot much longer to wait, LITTLE
one. said the doctor gently. Then III
added To those near him.
He's dying"
DR. John b. Murphy. former presi
dent of the American Medical Associ
alton and physicians and professions
mon and women. including a numbe
Of clergymen. generally took side
with Dr. Haiselden. But his critic
Z were just as numerous.
Dr. Murphy said: "The baby's lif
is in the hands of a higher power
Nature Wilt provide the best remedy
Dr. Rosalie NJ. Ladova commented
/ "A life is a life. and wish DR.. Haise
den wo1ld step out and let someon
else operate"
Clarence Darrow the lawyer, know
/ also as a humanitarian, remarked
l"Chloroform unfit children. Show ther
the same mercy that is shown beast
that are no longer fit to live"
Evening journal., 1915-11-18

condition of the child being such as
il is described as being, | think the
surgeon was justified in refusing.
DR.. h J. Stubbs: The child would
in all probability have grown up a
homeless imbecile IL the operation
which would have prolonged its life
had been successful, and il would
have been better for the child to be
dead than living. Yet it is always
the duty OF the physician to save life
if he can, and under the circumstances
l should have made an attempt to
save the ife of the chill
DR.. Joseph r. Wales: 1T is an out.
rage. If the child's life could have
been saved il should have. been saved
at any expense. il the operation
would have saved and prolonged the
life of the child it was the duty Of the
surgeo TO do it. even though death
was preferable for the child"
Dr. ]. Harvey Sprrance: 81 have
not read the accounts of the case
fully and the circumstances in each
individual case would make differ
ent action necessary. But II the con-
dition of the child was such as de-
scribed think the surgeon was justi-
field in refusing TO perform the opera
ticn.'
DR.. Harrison w. Howell: while Il
is the duty and ethics Of the physician
and surgeon TO do all possible to save
and prolong life. yet if the child was
as described il would be almost a
crime 20 permit il 70 live and grow
up. to become a mental or moral de
generate. an object Of curiosity to all
and a subject for charity in all proba
bility Most physicians ! think would
not have done anything to assist the
child to live"
Evening journal., 1915-11-18

streets that our citizens have ever
seen.
We have often heard the remark.
What is the matter with Whining
tom Our Chamber OF Commerce. that
august body, or it should he named
the December body the fact that so
many of its members have very cold
feet AT their love feast they invited
one another TO throw bouquets in the
shape of criticisms and suggestions OF
what should be done to put Whining
ton on the map. I presume few Of
these had a faint idea TO keep it on
the map. To the members who hon
estly believe that Wilmington should
have a place thereon. get interested in
the real thing that will put Whining
ton there. namely: Work to lower the
city and county taxes See to II that
this expenditure of $1SS per week to
maintain very Improbable adver-
tisement for our city be abolished.
Remembering that no manufacturer or
other business man wants TO locate
in a city where there is employed the
methods that have been disregarded
[ in other countries centuries ago and
that never have been inaugurated In
any State OF these United States. Il
had TO be little Delaware to find the
way In conclusion it looks TO me
that Rodney's ride was all in vain anc
that Abraham Lincoln's grand work
was an absolute failure. il chains anc
shackles are still to bind the slaves.
j. O1IANE
No. Az East Fourth st.
Wilmington. Del. Nov is. 1915
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
An Appeal to Wives

You know the terrible afiiction that
comes to many homes from the result
of a drinking husband or son. You
know of the money wasted on "Drink'
that is needed in the home to purchase
food and clothing. ORRINE has saved
thousands Of drinking men. II is a
home treatment No sanitarium ex-
pense Can be given secretly. We are
in earnest when we ask you to give
ORRINE a trial. You have nothing to
risk and everything TO gain. for your
money will be returned if after a trial
you fail to get results from ORRINE
ORRINE is prepared in two forms:
No. ]. secret treatment; ORRINE No.
@ the voluntary treatment. Costs only
S1.00 box. Ask MS for booklet.
n. B. Danforth. Market and Second
streets, Wilmington, Del
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
.BABY'S LIFE ENDS
As Doctor PLANNED
Condemned as Defective, In
fant is Allowed to Die
With Mothers Consent
DEATH WAS BEST
FOR IT, SHE HELD

CHICAGO. Nov. 1S.-The Bollinger
baby. a defective mite. born last Fri
day. whose mother. on professional ad-
vice, decided It should not undergo an
operation which probably would save
its life died at the German-American
Hospital here at 7.30 o'clock last
uight.
Mrs. Anna Bollinger. the mother. re-
-nalned nearby until the end. Many
times during the day she asked:
rs it dead?"
She continued steadfast in her be-
lief TIT death was best for the little
one. She has three healthy children,
and the plight of the condemned one
! believed to have been duo to an at.
tack of typhoid fever. which the
mother suffered recently.
1T is not heartless of me- Mrs.
-Bollinger said, while she was waiting
for her baby to die 81 love the lit.
tie deformed one as ! love my three
other healthy children. But the doctor
told ne it would be. perhaps. an i'm.
beetle. n criminal. Left {, itself. it
has no chance to live. consented
to let nature take its course.
mo one need to think me an un.
natural mother. This baby. If allowed
to live, would be a burden to itself
It's life would be barren, useless. II is
one of natures blunders. I am willing
nature should correct its error by my
.baby's death. ! am satisfied / am do
ing right"
Dr. Haiselden said he vas prepared
TO face bitter criticism and defend his
course.
81 have no doubt I shall be called a
murderer" he said but the infants
death is a question between me and
my conscience"
The authorities took no action. fur
lher than to determine that no death
certificate shall be issued until after
an investigation by the coroner.
Meanwhile the subject of the pro
priety of acriicing the unpromisine
spark of life in the infant that il
might not grow up a burden to itsell
and a possible menace TO society
>yas the subject OF widespread dis
cussiOn. Or. II. J. Haiselden, on
whose advice the mother acted. was
visited by many medical men today
and telephone calls alternately accus
&c and praised him. He remained un
altered in his conviction that death
was the greatest blessing which
could be hoped for the infant
The principal physical deformities
of the baby were the closure of the
intestinal tract. paralysis OF The
nerves Of the right side of the face
the abgence of the right ear. blind
ness of one ye aid mslformation O
its shoulders. Or. Haiseldcn, who OF
ficiated at the birth. noted the alb
sence of a neck. The brain he founl
TO be only slightly subnoTmal. hut th'
cranial nerves were absent or unde
veloped
IF he grew az he would be a hope
fess cripple and would suffer from
fits" said the doctor today.
Would his mind be clear? Woul,
his soul be normally aliYe?" he wa
asked.
THAT do not know, but tn
chances are against t."
The questioner cited the case o
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
Thin Men and Women

food. tends to prepare its fat, flesh
and muscle building elements so that
the blood can readily accept and carry
them to the starved portions Of the
body You can readily picture the
transformation that additional and
previously lacking fesh-making mate
rial should bring. with your cheeks
filling out, hollows about your neck,
shoulders and bust disappearing and
your taking on from 10 to 20 pounds
of solid. healthy flesh. Sargol is
harmless. inexpensive, efficient. n.
Danforth, Marke, and Second streets.
and other leading druggists of this vi
cinity. have it and are authorized 10
refund your money If weight increase
is not obtained as per the guarantee
found in each large package
NOTE-Sargol is recommended only
as flesh builder and while excellent
results in cases of nervous Indigestion
etc, have been reported. care shotld
be taken about using il unless a gain
OF weight is desired.
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
PROTESTS AGAINST CHAIN
GANG AT WORK ON STREEIs

To the Editor of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Sir: most heartily endorse your
able editorial dealing with that most
inhuman exhibition Of shackled men
in the public streets Of our city Your
editorial is a clear-cut denunciation
Of the methods employed by our city
officials toward those poor men, and
the noble and courageous manner
in which you present your opinion
must. indeed. have the approval Of all
our best citizens. There are other
very undesirable things in connection
with this affair apart from the human
standpoint ! would like to draw the
citizens attention as taxpayers TO the
fact that they are paying S6S per week
for the services Of four men as guards
to see that the chains and shackles
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
OWN GUN fANGLEs HIS FOOr.

FEDERALSBURG. Md. Nov. 1S.--
Ward Johnson. a young farmer living
near here, was dangerously shot while
rabbit hunting. He was going through
some thick underground with his gun
cooked when it was accidentally dis
charged. The whole load entered an
ankle and foot.
johnson was rendered unconscious
and fell by the roadside and probably
would have died had not his father.
r. n. Johnson, gone TO look for him
when he did not return within rea-
sonable time. He was hurried TO the
hospita, in serious condition.
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
INTERESTING REPORT OF MRS. CONRAD {. BEST MADE
Quaker Stomach Troubles" Is
ALL

ing for relief, but IL seemed I could
never get il. When Quaker Herb
Extract was recommended TO me I
concluded TO try IL. At first 1
thought it would be the old story. mo
relief" but after a few days little
Improvement became noticeable. This
improvement continued. and today |
can honestly say that my 'indiges-
tion" or whatever it might have been.
is gone. My stomach is strong and
healthy. and ! now enjoy good. heavy
meals without distress following. My
advice to all now is:
Take Quaker Herb Extract and be
cured of your stomach troubles. II
you suffer from rhematism. catarrh
or stomach troubles, try Quaker. Call
today at Eckerd's Drug Store, sos
Market street and obtain this won
derful Quaker Herb Extract, three
bottles for $3.50. Oil of Balm. SOC.
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
CITY DOCTORS EXPRESS
Themselves ON Case

With the announcement last night
that the six-day old Bollinger baby.
defective mite had been allowed to
die Of inertia by Chicago physicians.
several local physicians expressed
their opinion on the action of the sur
geons who refused to perform an Oper-
alton which might have saved the
child's life. The opinions as express.
ed here were by DIR. Albert Robin,
Henry J. Stubbs, J. Harvey Spruance,
Joseph p. Wales and Harrison w. How
ell. The opinions were as follows
Dr. Albert Robin "While generally
il is not right for the physician or
surgeon to do anything which would
end the life OF a human being, YET
the physician or surgeon is sometimes
justified in refusing to do something
which would prolong the life at the
expense of suffering. Such was prob
ably the case in this case. and the
Evening journal., 1915-11-18

With each succeeding day Of the
Health Teachers visit in Wilmington
more interesting reports are coming
in from people who are using Quaker
Herb Extract and Oil of Balm. Mr.
fiarry Wolf, on his way from work,
stopped in Eckerd's drug store and
said:
My little boy. only years old,
We extremely nervous. His eyes
would twiich constantly, the slightest
noise would startle him, and after his
mother and thought he was on the
verge of spasms. we were very much
alarmed. People kept telling us prob
ably the child had worms, but none
OF the vermifuges Of the many we
gave him ever brought any signs OF
worms ! called at Eckerd's drug
store and they recommended Quaker
Herb Extract ! bought a treatment
and the results we're wonderful in
Evening journal., 1915-11-18

deed. Today all nervous conditions
in our child have disappeared. but
we arc yet without a reason for his
recent nervous condition. 1t could
not have been due to worms, as we
always supposed, because the most
careful watching since he commenced
taking Quaker has never shown even
a slight sign of worms. The remedy
Just seemed to act on his nerves and
strengthen them. Il made a well
child of him in less than month.
Another cheerful result was report
ed by Mrs. Conrad c. Best, who lives
near Newark She said:
7 had a bad stomach, which had
given me trouble for years. No matter
what l ate, distress would follow.
causing bloating. belching, dizziness
and shortness of breath. My case
was pronounced chronic indigestion.
| certainly have been faithful in look
Evening journal., 1915-11-18

are kept tight on The cold and swollen
limbs Of these poor fellows and pay
ing the supposed criminals 10 cents
per hour. amounting in all TO the con-
sidarble sum OF S1SS per week. What
returns do the taxpayers get for this
large unnecessary outlay. In plain
words they are out Of pocket. Chained
and shackled as they are cannot give
services equivalent to the eNpendi-
ture. As for the four men who guard
these men, / believe that II the tax
payers have got to provide for these
men that they could be more profit
ably employed, namely. made TO earn
an honest living by doing actual work
for the taxpayers. In fact. they have
been sucking the public pap so long
that to give them any other kind OF
milk in the shape of good. honest
work would make them sick. So, con-
slider il, Mr. Taxpayer. that you live
in the neighborhood or one of the
fourteen public schools that have to
close by order of our Board of Health
on account OF their unsanitary con-
dition, and that you have some bright
children who won't be able TO get
that to which they are justly entitled.
through no fault Of their making. You
will say what is the cause for the
schools being in such a condition."
The Board OF Public Education an
swers: mo money TO have and keep
the most important public institutions
in our midst in such a condition that
children from our city can gain that
knowledge which is most essential for
their welfare" On the other hand. our
city officials can End $lSS per week TO
equip and stage one Of the most de-
grading exhibitions on our public
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
A TWICE-TOLD TALE
ONO OF Interest 10 Onr Readers.

uhe OF interest 10 Uur Readers
Good news bears repeating. and
when il is confirmed aftes a long
lapse of time. even if we hesitated to
believe it at first hearing. we feel Sc
cure in accepting its truth now. The
following experience of a Wilmington
woman is confirmed after one year:
Mrs. Emma Gregg. Sic e. Seventh
St., Wilmington. says. 81 had severe
pains through my back and kidneys.
Nights, / was restless and mornings
felt all worn-out. My kidneys were
weak. too. Doan's Kidney Pills fixed
ne up in a short time
OVER A YEAR LATER, Mrs.
Gregg said Il always keep Doan's
Kidney Pills on hand. Whenever my
kidneys give me any trouble. few
doses never fail to relieve me-"
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Gregg has twice publicly recon-
mended. Foster-Milburn Co., Props
tIuffalo. n. Y
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
nRINks POISON IN sTORE.

ELLlCOTT CITY. Md. Nov. 1S.-
Calling for a glass OF water at DR.. j.
Harper Johnson's drug store. Louis
Saltzman. of Hagerstown, drank Il
down and then declared he had taken
two bichloride of mercury tablets,
which he had dissolved in the water.
He was taken TO St. Agnes Hospital.
Saltzman. no is % years old, and
has a wife and one child, is the
Howard county agent for a sewing
machine company. His condition was
reported serious. and his parents were
summoned 70 his bedside.
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
DO YOU WANT TO GET FAT AND
BE STRONGl

The trouble with most thin folks
who wish to gain weight is that thev
insist on drugging their stomach or
stuiling it,. with greasy foods; rub
bing on useless flesh creams" or
following some foolish physical cul-
ture stunt. while the real cause of
thinness goes untouched You cannot
get fat until your digestive tract
properly assimilates the food you eat.
There is a preparation known to re-
liable druggists almost everywhere,
which seemingly embodies the missing
elements needed by the digestive or
gans to help them convert food into
rich, fat-laden blood. This prepara-
tion is called Sargol and much re-
markable testimony is given as to its
successful use in flesh building. Sar-
gol, which comes in the form OF a
small. non-iniurious tablet, taken at
meals and mixing with the digesting
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
''GetS-It" for COrnS,
SURE as Sunrise
Any Corn, With "Gets-It" on II, Is An
Absolute "COner!-

Yes. it's the simplest thing in the
world to get rid Of corn-when you
use "Gets-It," the worlds greatest
corn-ridder. Really, it's almost a
pleasure to have corns just to see
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-08
Bryan Believes Lusitania Sinking Be
 ginning of Serious Disasters.

WASHINGTON, May S.-The state Department is being flooded with thou sands of telegrams and letters from anxious friends and relatives of those who were passengers aboard the liner Lusitania It is unofhcially asserted that government officials are consider ing the logic of placing restrictions on American citizens cmbarking for Europe on British owned vessels. See retary Bryan is quoted as stating that he believes that the Lusitana sinking is but the beginning of q German sub marine campaign which may ultimate ly result in driving allied commerce. carriers from the waters of the At lantie.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-05-08
Lusitania Sinking Declared Outrage.

NEW YORK, May S.-The press of New York this morning commenting on the sinking of the Lusitania char acterizc the sinking of the great liner as an act of the grossest inhumanity. Officers of the Cunard line assert that the big vessel carried only mail and food stuffs for tho civilian consump- tion of the British Isles in addition to the passengers who were mostly for eigners and who were all strictly non combatants International lawyers as sort that if the statements of the ship officials are correct the act of Ger many cannot be excused through the contention that the vessel was engaged in contraba traffic