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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
George Fitch on Roads.

RECENTLY Mr. Fitch delivered himself good roads article
that unusually feicitiou For instance Mr. Fitch said that
good road which has only two dimensions length
and BREADTH while bad road has three length, breadth and
thickness DEPTH Following of Mr. Fitcs observa
tions:
"a good road is merely roof bad road When an
enterprsng has decided pull itself of the mud roofs
mud roads with tar and gravel and macadam and the far
weather careessly they
Noah and didn't care how much it raned
Good roads useful because they enable the farmer
market his hogs when they instead of when the roads
navgabe by which isn't fitted with bige keels and
peer But they also useful because they enable the tired
man to climb into automobile and with
far far from cabars and of September Morn
Some farmers speak of good roads with for this
and insist that they do not want the city abng their
farms at the rate of sixty miles hour This short sighted
After the city has long, hot holes the country
mosphere for few he knows enough about buy farm
and settle down when he has out And this enables the
to sell the said farm and to the city.
This world is full of give and take and the farmer who
with real estate will have chance $500 per
from him for nicely equipped farm with all the modern improve
ments, including 1916 almanac"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
Psalm, of War.

THE lord is my shepherds shall always be in want
maketh to lie down trenches he leadeth me
into chill waters.
harasseh my sou he eadeth into helsh combat for
his fame's sake
Yea though unscathed from the shadow Of death,
shall be better Off thou still with thy tyranny and
thy taxes discomfort
Thou preparest danger for the presence soced
eneies thou makest useless TOLL my cup runnet empty
Surely evil and hatred will follow all the days of life
and shall dwell in the army of the lord forever Thus
Ellis o. Jones in LIFE. :.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE "Ches
Fysher" is the new broadway cab
aret de luxe where racket and rush
are tabooed and low lights. lower
voices and tender silcnces obtain.
"Ches Fysher" is the idlomatic French
suggestion Of intimate hospitality and
the Fysher is spelled with ~" mere
ly to make it more difficult and high
sounding.
Mr.. Fysher sings his own songs in
French every evening and 1t seems to
be the game to try to hear him. Ca
ruso's voice in comparison would only
sound robust and coarse. The place
has dancing to dreamy music, cham
payne, cigarets and chicken sand
witches. Also you may peruse the
French journals If you desire. An
other little simple amusement Is to
find the chicken in the sandwiches.
Harmless. but almost impossible OF
achievement.
The prices were Woolworthian-
meaning. of course, the towering eff
feet OF the building and not the ten
cent angle. William Raymond Sill,
who can press agent anything, even q
chez. is booming the new place in
Forty-tifth street and such celebrities
as Baron and Baroness de Meyer, Dia-
mond Jim Brady, Mrs. Amy Gouraud.
Mae Murray. Bonnie Glass and Prince
Troubeszkey are regular patrons. Also
]. Fitz .Achelis frequents the place.
His name fits the place like one Of
those old fashioned black walnut
whatnots fitted into the corner OF the
parlor home.
There must be a psychology of some
sort about song writing. Now that the
season Of the year arrives when most
city folk are contemplating jaunts
lack to the old homestead two young
New Workers. have written the ballad
rage Of the year. The song is called
Mother" and Howard Johnson and
Theodore Morse, who look more like
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
A Common Interest.
lBluefleld Daily Telegraph. J

A few weeks ago We were reading
all about John D. Jr.'s tango tea trip
to Colorado. To some II meant moth
ing more than an interesting bit of
readable news. To those who try to
give some llttle attention to the trend
Of world affair 1t meant much. 1t
was a most satisfying example OF the
patching up of differences between Ia
Dor and capital.
There was time when labor and
capital were as widely separated in
their ultimate purposes and methods
as 1t was possible to BIO. All that
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
BOY FINDS 500.

STREAToR. ILL.,. Dec. 4.-George
Chamberlain, boy. while playing
near an old barn here, unearthed
tin can in which he found S610 in gold
and bills. The property was turned
over to the estate Of Mrs. Alice Riley,
Who was the owner of the property.
As Mrs. Riley is dead and no one has
claimed the ownership. the finder uas
entered suit to recover the treasure.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
SANCTUM
VAUDEVILLE

She--Do you mind IL smoke?
He-Oh, please do! like the smell
OF 1t. All my sisters smoke.-Puck.
us he tight?"
Tight? Why, he couldn't even spend
vacation. "-Gargoyle.
How do you know that Chaucer
dictated to stenographer?"
Look at the spelling!p-Judge
Mrs. Gabebr is gifted with sixth
sense.
And what is it. pray?
tibility."-Buffalo Express.
Publisher-Have you begun your
next best seller?
Author-No. But you can write the
Advertisements for it at any time
Life.
Willie-What does postponing the
evil day mean, dad?
Dad-When politician says: Moth
ing today, but I'll have a statement
ter."-Judge.
Manager of Bellevue-Stratford-
stop whistling in the hall!
Bellboy-Merely obeying order. l
am paging madame's French poodle.
Punch Bowl.
you and Grump seem to get along
pretty well?"
Eyes. You see. he never borrows
anything but trouble. and that's all |
ever have to lend."-Boston Tram
script.
$50 Miss Bangor played for you?
She claims that she can make the
piano speak"
"well, I'll bet If it spoke it woull
say, Woman. you have played me
false'"-Tit Bits.
II wish someone would propose Joe
Short for membership in the club
! 81 thought you disliked him.
81 do. | want chance to black
ball him. browning Magazine.
"I've Just bought SETTER" said
Blithers.
That's some coincidence-1've Jus.
had one wished on me-" said Slithers.
Mines Gordon" said Blithers.
Mines hired man." said Slithers.
-Louisille Courier Journal.
stude-You're the lame professor.
\ aren't you?
Professor am lame. sir. and am
q professor.-Siren.
sNow. my son." said the consclen-
tious father, "tell mo why punished
YOU"
"That's it." blubbercd the boy, in
dignantly. First you pounded the life
out of me, ana now you don't know
what you done it for.'-chicago Her
aid.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
B. & O. Bond Issue.

Estate Journal. Parkersburg.)
The Baltimore and Ohio has placed
a sixty million bond issue with New
York bankers. Tho proceeds are to
be used for the purpose of taking up
lot of notes not yet due, and for re-
funding bond issue now outstanding.
The remainder of the proceeds OF the
issue, some twenty millions, will be
used in general betterments. rcmak-
ing the road. purchasing new locomo-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
WHAT OTHER
EDITORS SAY
Not for These Days.
tMorgantown Post-Chronlcle)

tMorgantown Post]Chronlcle)
II modern road builders were to try
10 reproduce highway like the APP
plan Way Of the Romans. the cost
would be about 100000 mile. ac-
corjing TO Director Page. OF the Unit
ed Staes office of public roads. In our
time, he says, these massive ancient
highways have no place; what is need
ed is mainly, highway to meet the
conditions brought about by the stu
2endous increase in the use Of Rotor
cars.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
A Morning Motto.

THE CURE of an evil tongue be done at the hear the
weights and wheels there and the clock strikes according to
their motion gueful heart makes geul tongue and lips;
the where the forge Of deceits and sanders
tongue only outer shop where they vended and
the door of it, made Within such and other
can come out.-Leighton
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
Can't Stand II.

Cant Stand IL.
Estate Journal. Parkersburgl
Marietta has been caught in a wave
Of reform, and the council has passed
an ordinance requiring the saloons TO
close every evening at 6 o'clock. not
excepting Saturday. Under the law
the ordinance goes into effect thirty
days after the mayor signs It, and
that he did the other morning. The
saloon element will petition for ref
erendum that the people may vote on
1t, which will suspend the operation
OF thc'ordinance until the vote is TAX
en-. which cannot be done until next
fall
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12

That moth.
ing need be
wasted" was
demonstrated
by a West
ern railroad
agent at a
transfer sta
ton where
m II c h grain
was loaded.
He c o n :
stru ted a
rat.oroof hin
at q conven-
lent place
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
How the Seal Originated.

Nearly $2500000 has been raised by Cross Christmas
seals in the last and people buy
these holiday sckers at this eighth know how
the charity stamp idea originated
1t that brought forth the charity stamp-our Civil
war Of 81 to 6 Some of grandmohers played post
Office with stickers similar to Red Cross seals way back in 1862
when they conceived the idea Of selling stamps at the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
SOME SLEEPER.

VANCOUVER, Wash, Dec. A
-Delbert Lee, aged 16 years,
twenty-five feet from a win
dow OF a hotel. broke rib and
sprained his shoulder. but was
not awakened by the fall or his
injuries.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12

A Long Service.

A Long Service. !
tRandolph Enterprise.)
Liyia Simpson Poffenbarger, the
wife OF Judge Potfenbarger Of the SUI
preme court Of this state. has sold
her paper, the State Gazette at Point
Pleasant, to Robert Morris. Of Richie
county, and retires from the owner
ship and editorship after quarter
century in the business.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12

stude-You're the lame professor.
aren't you?
Professor am lame. sir, and am
q professor.-Siren.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12

sNow. my son. said the consclen-
tious father, "tell me why punished
YOU"
"That's it." blubbercd the boy. in
dignantly. First you pounded the life
out Of me, and now YOU don't know
what you done it for."-chicago Her
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12

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Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-11
ASKS INQUIRY INTO
UNNEUTRAL ACTS
Senator Lodge, in Address, Says
Lives Worth More Than Dollars,
Children More Than Cotton.
TO AMEND SMITH RESOLUTION

WASHINGTON Dec. 10.--Senator-
ial Investigation OF bomb plots and
other unneutral acts by citizens OF
the United States and inquiries into
the law and facts in the attacks upon
the steamers Gulflight, Falaba, Lusi-
tania, Arabic, Ancona, Hesperian and
Petrolite was proposed in the senate
today by Senator Lodge.
Senator Lodges proposal was sub
mitted as an amendment to a reso-
luton by Senator Hoke Smith asking
investigation of British interference
with neutral trade. Senator Lodge
declared it was far more important
that America should extend protec-
tion and security to American citi-
zens than to American property.
Senator smiths resolution and Senator
Lodges amendment were referred to the
foreign relations committee.
Lives Worth More Than Dollars.
American lives are more important
than American dollars" said Senator
Lodge. "The body of an innocent child,
the victim Of an unarmed vessel, float
ing on the waters is a far more poignant
and tragic spectacle than an unsold bale
OF cotton"
The Lodge resolution would have the
committee investigate and report on the
law and facts referred TO by the presi-
dent OF the United states In his annual
message when he said. referring to GER
tain persons: They have formed plots
to destroy property. they have entered
into conspiracies against the neutrality
of the government they have sought to
pry into very confidential transactions OF
the government in order to serve inter
ests alien TO our own"
senator Smiths Resolution.
Senator Hoke Smith Of Georgia, In an
address in the senate earlier in the day,
called upon congress to insist that Great
Britain cease interference with neutral
commerce. He declared that protests by
the American State department had been
met by increased lawlessness and tramp
ling upon neutral rights.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-11
FOUR BLANK SHOTS
FIRED AT COAMO
French Officer Who Boarded Ameri-
can Ship Says Has Orders to Take
Germans After Dec. IS.
FOUR OF CREW ARE TAKEN

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Dec. 10
-Four blank shots ana two solid shots
we're fired by the French cruiser Des-
cartes in holding up the American
steamship Coamo yesterday.
A French lieutenant who boarded
the Coamo said orders have been
given to take all subjects of Ger
many and it's allies from ships crews
beginning December s, and TO take
all such persons from among the
passengers after December 1s.
Produces Passenger List.
After the six shots had been fired and
the Coamo had stopped a small boat put
out from the cruiser with the lieutenant
and his men. On board the Coamo the
lieutenant demanded that Captain Bar
bour produce lists of the passengers and
crew.
The passengers were alarmed and ran
from the staterooms In their night
clothes. Captain Barbour asked why the
Descartes had not waited until morning
to stop the Coamo, so as to avoid alarm
ing the passengers. The lieutenant re-
piled he feared the steamship would
have reached port.
The captain protested against the action
of the lieutenant in taking off tho four
German flremen. saying his vessel never
had been boarded before. The lieutenant
then Informed him of the orders no said
had been issued.
The German firemen were paid off be-
fCra bainU fakan from, The Caar.n aud
the passengers gathered on the deck to
wish them good luck.
The American steamer Carolina sailed
from this port on Wednesday afternoon
and is due in New York on Monday. It
was not known here that Chief Steward
Schaade OF the Carolina had been taken
or until the arrival Of the coamo.
Protest ts Probable.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-The State de-
partment today still was without Off
cial report OF tho action OF the French
cruiser Descartes in holding up the
American steamships Coamo and Caro-
lima. 1t was said that II the Coamo was
fired upon the gravity of the situation
was materially increased. Inquiries fol
details have been dispatched TO Europe
and to Porto Rico.
The action OF holding up tho CoamC
| is contrary TO the principles for which
the United States has contended and 4
official reports corroborate press reports
the entire matter probably will becom'
the subject OF diplomatic protest
News dispatches were taken in Off
cial circles to mean that Great Britain
and France had engaged upon a polio!
of clearing the seas OF every enemy sub
ject.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-11
Negro Stabs Wife
In the Back During
A Family Quarrel

Clarence Hayes, a negro porter. shortly
afternoon, several times stabbed Mrs.
Maud Hayes. his wife. at their home, 25lO
Cunning street, inflicting wounds which.
it was said by physicians. will be fatal
Mrs. Hayes received many wounds.
having been cut and slashed in a fearful
manner. Hayes accused her OF miseon-
duct when he went home at noon, ac-
cording to information furnished TO the
police. and after a quarrel attacked her
with a knife. He is employed as porter
by the Yates Drug company.
1t was said at a hospital where Mrs.
Hayes was taken that she will probably
die.
Hayes escaped and police we're search
ing for him during the afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-11
LEO ANGUS ADMITS
HE KILLED RUDMAN
Ex-Convict is Arrested and Tells
Jack Pszanowski, Old Playmate
He Shot Austrian.
SAYS IT WAS NOT A HoLDUP

80
Leo Angus, %, who not many
years ago faced jury infcriminal
court and received a sentence OF life
Imprisonment for completely in a
first degree murder, once more occu-
pies a murderers cell at police head
quarters. He was arrested at Twenty
fifth and l. streets at yesterday
morning by Patrolman John Jack
man of South Side station, and since
he has already confessed, is for
mally charged with the murder of
Carl Rudman, Austrian machinist,
who was shot and killed soon after
midnight Tuesday.
Angus has been a fugitive ever since
the second killing, but was caught when
he tried to engage Clifford Parker,
Acme Livery taxi chauffeur. to drive
him to Fremont Parker thought the
call was a queer one, especially on ac-
count of the hour, and he told PATROL
man Goss, who happened along a few
minutes later Goss notified headQuar-
ters. and was instructed to have the
taxi driver meet the fare as directed.
Meanwhile officers from South Side sta
ton were sent to Twenty-fourth and l.,
where the traveller said he would meet
the car. When the machine appeared, 1t
was Angus who stepped from a door
way to meet 1t.
Il want you," exclaimed Jackman.
"All right, cappy, l guess you've got
me-" briefly answered the murderer.
Playmate of PzanOwsIHi.
Detective Jack Pszanowsk, who in
childhood was a playmate of the MUIR
derer, and who has been working on tho
case, went to the South Side to bring him
to headquarters.
IT hate to put these on you, Leo"
sighed the detective as he adjusted the
handouts.
You're not afraid of me, are you,
Jack" laughted Angus
He was first taken to the South Side
hospital, where Charles Carlson. saloon
keeper, wounded by highwayman lay
at the point of death.
mo, that is not the man who shot
me-" declared Carlson.
The trip uptown in the police auto was
continued.
This is pretty tough. old boy" began
Pszanowski. by way Of a feeler.
Says Man InsuIted Girl.
''Yes, 1t is tough. Jack" agreed Angus
I'm a boob all right, and it'll go bad
with me on account Of my record. but
swear to you that it was no stickup.
was waiting for a street car with the
/ girl, when this fellow aud another guy
came along and insulted the woman.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-11
Germany and Austria
Deny Exerting Any
Pressure on Greece

VIENNA. BY courier to Berlin, Dec.
s.-(vla London. Dec. 10.)--Tt is author
itatively stated here that the central
powers have brought no pressure what
ever TO bear on Greece. The view is
held that the position OF Greece Is highly
difficult and that the Greek government
in endeavoring to preserve not only neu-
trality. but complete independence. The
position Is taken here that pressure on
Greece would be useless 30 long as the
Athens government is able to assert its
own interests.
The interest OF the central powers. II
is stated. Ii merely that Greece shall re-
main neutral Considering that the Greek
government itself sees that It is for the
welfare OF the Hellenic people to remain
neutral. the central powers, 1t is as
serted. have no occasion to bring pres
sure to bear in Athens.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-11
Frat Members Barred
from High Schools
of San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Dec. 10.-More
than 100 students. mostly girls, found the
doors of San Francisco High schools
closed against them today because OF
their membership I'm secret societies
Principals at the various schools ordered
them out yesterday and there was some
weeping, but the offenders braced up
later and some had theater partly Re
Gently the Board of Education decided to
withhold diplomas from all students who
were members Of high school secret so
cieties. An investigation is In progress
TO ascertain what others belong to them.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-11
Cotton Crop Worth
Eight Millions More
Than of Last Year

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1O-The 1915 cot
ton crop amounts to 5.SSs. .5Ss 900 pounds.
exclusive Of linters. and is equivalent to
II, 1,16l. 900 500-pound bales, the Department
OF Agriculture announced today In its
final estimate of the season.
That is 100000 900 pounds less than last
years record crop. The value OF the lint
this season, however. is approximately
S7S0oO,O00 more than last years great
crop. Cotton was being sold by farmers
on December ! at 11.3 cents a pound.
while last year ON that date they were
getting 6.s cents a pound At the high
price this year the crop is worth $685.
10000. while last years lint was worth
SOS s24. 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-11

BULGARS PUSH
( FIGHT AGAINST
ALLIES ARMIES
Slavs Are Making a Violent At
tempt to Drive the Anglo
French Forces from
Macedonia.
BATTLE IS NEAR A CLIMAX
Outcome Will Determine in Great
Measure Immediate Future Of
Entente in Balkans.
GREAT ANXIETY IN ENGLAND

LONDON. Dec. 10.-The Bulgar-
ians. heavily reinforced and we'll sup
ported by artillery, are renewing vio-
lently their attack upon the Franco
British forces In Macedonia. Their
assault has gone through the prelim-
mary stages and is now Approaching
the climax of intensity.
Although pursuit of the Serbians
still continues, It is appareht from
the proportions which the } Mace
donian conflict is assuming that the
major part of the Bulgarian army
has diverted its attention to the al
lies. The outcome of the battle now
in progress is awaited with great
anxiety in England, as 1t " 2eter-
mine in great measure thy diAte
future for the entente d in thu
Balkans.
BuIEarians Are RI breed.
The numerical supe' 'AorityV6f the Bull
gariah forces already has been demon
strated in the initial encounters with the
British. Grave doubts ore voiced here
as to the ability of the British forces to
repel the increasing momentum of the
Bulgarian attack. There 10 no indication,
however that the British or French have
yet found II necessary to withdraw fur
ther than the positions mentioned in re-
cent official communications. With the
BulgariRns in their positions at Demir-
Kapu and advancing west of the Vardar
in the neighborhood OF Petrovo. south OF
Strumitsa station the French wedge in
Macedonia is threatened from both sides,
The allied retreat toward the Greek
border thus far has been accomplished
in good order without serious losses.
MOntenegrins Putting Up Fight.
Resistance OF the Montenegrins has
lost nothing of its stubbornness and the
plight of the serbians fleeing into Al
bania Is said to be growing lesa serious.
But military affairs In these sections have
become OF comparatively small impor-
tance andl have little bearing on thu
main situation. which, since the Serbian
retreat. has shifted southwark.
Hard fighting continues on the western
front, where the Germans have been
compelled to relinauish all but a small
part Of the advanced trenches captured
by them east of Butte de Souain. There
have been no important developments on
tho other fronts.