The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10


mere STRIPPING. He is the Informa-
ton Angel at Bellevue and an aver
age OF about l44 900 New Workers
have to call that number yearly, and
many OF them call with hearts In
mouths. 1t Is up TO this lad to break
the news-good or bad.
Madison Square 400" is Bellevue
hospitals phone call. They used to
call Bellevue the Slaughter House."
(. when II was the old gray hospital that
lay down on East Twenty-slxth street.
near the East River. sinister and
strange to the poor who fiocked there
periorce. That has changed now.
Where only the old stone prison
ike structure used 10 stand. now rises
new bellevue, two modern buildings.
The old red archway remains the
main entrance sort OF portal of fate.
under which passes an endless stream
OF ambulances and motor cars. To
the right OF the archway is a low
narrow brick building. In II the pulse
OF bellevue beats. II Is the bureau
OF information.
Over its wires speed messages that
carry the last hope or the big word NJ
cheer to those outside who are call
ing Madison Square 400"
Karl X. Kitchen, of the New York
World. is home from a visit to Berlin.
Vienna and Budapest. After a visit
with his folk at Cleveland. o., he will
return to write his inimita BILE stories
OF Broadway and adjacent side
streets,
He says that the Germans and tho
Austrians are having lot OF finn
guying each other about the war and
tells this Joke that is current in Der.
lin: 'e'
A German general said to an Ans.
trian colonel. Colonel, | wish YOU
would occupy that hill yonder with
your regiment this evening.
Thereupon the Austrian colonel
protests. but, General, the Russians
are occupying it."
Right from reel life was tho NOV
ing finger story of the clutchinr
hand that snatched from BENJAMIN
Forer, a diamond broker. of Los An
geles. a satchel which he said con-
tanned $4,000 in diamonds. 1t hap
pened In Wall street and no one
seems to know much about the rob-
berry. but Forer and his friend August
Goddard.
The detective bureau is up a tree
and need very much the services of
Dr. Watson, whose frequently inter-
jected Marvellous" became. the fore
runner OF the Very good. Eddie. very
good!" Goddard said the street was
crowded and Forer said It was not. A
thrilling little detail to be sure. but
puzzling to the Sherlocks.
All the couple seem to know about
the affair was that they were walking
along and then II happened. A hand
-Zip-S17.000 gone. Forer should
worry. however. he had telegraphed
back to Los Angeles to have the gems
insured shortly before he was robbeu.
Those serious minded citizens who
have been lighting to abolish habit
forming drugs In New York are in a
quandary over the snag the antelope
law has struck. 1t may be that every
conviction OF drug fienus In New York
based on the fact that they had drugs
In their possession when caught will
be illegal.
The Harrison anti-narcotic act
specifies: 1T shall be unlawful for
any person not registered to have in
his possession or under his control"
any Of the narcotic drugs specified.
Not one OF the dope sellers arrested
In New York are registered"
Charles b. Towns. who aided in es.
taoltshing the New York law says:
III persons who are not conducting
lawful business in the drugs and
cannot threfore register, are permltt-