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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
5At Huntington Who Announce.
That They Will Walk to
the Exposition.

5sS F7I5RTISGTCS, Mar. a0.The walk
ing fever has struck fte country this
ear since San Ira ucisco has become
the mecca for sight secrs and aspil'-
InS edestrians from all@ovel. the
scpuntrv will make the California city
their destination. Huntington Will
have repres entatiNcs In the freak feat.
i was announced when Emil Koontz.
age 2233 years of 15s22. Third avenue::s
and Homer Bailey. aged 20 years. OF.
ssI:l s422. Ninth avenue, announced that
they would star: sometime vii hin the
snextsweek or teD&daS for the western
lnetropnlis.
is their pulpose to make tue.
trip without funds and travel either
by Waildng or working their way on
different carriers. They will leave
city With net more than q dollar
snptsee
Burlington will be adTertised along
tesroute. anph1 lets adrertisdnE the.
scitywi a be secured at the chamber Of
cree headquarters. and Ii will
Z be under THIS body.s auspices tina t
they III make the trip. III ~
tsrss of introduction and recon-
znendation VII be secured from the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
WALKING FEVER
HITS TWO BOYS

chamber OF commerce. aud different
city officials. Wholesale houses have
been requested to outfit the lads. IA.
local factory is said TO have agreed
TO furnish the shoes for the trip as an
advertisement.
The distance TO be covered is about
3 ,al2 miles. The Two lads are very
enthusiastic and believe they can
Walk the distance inafive months, arr
irving atthc fair just before the close.
The route 10 be followed.5is by the
way OF Cincinnati. ST Louis. Kansas
City and then a straight hike through
f the West crn plains
Both boys are we'll known. Emil
koontz Is a son or u. NJ. koontz. a
former hardware merchant or this
city. ;oung Koontz has been EN-
splosc at the American Car & F.oun-
dry Company for several wears. Bailey
is the son OF F. NJ Bailey, a retired
merchant. formerly Of Mt. Hope. IT.
Va. He is a Marshall College stud
5ent. tIeaWas one Of the stars on Til
1914 football team
# The trip is being made for the SAX
OF adventure Usually il such long
ramps a wager is made IL the dis
lance Is covered on schedule time.
However. the Huntington boys want
to see the fair. and !. although they
have thefundstoSnn ake5 the trip byraiI,
they say hey RouId ra Their walk
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21

\ woman weighing nearly 7Or
pounds proved too large to get
through t.le door OF Il passenger.
cal n l1eWistown. Fa. {. so she rode
to PittshurE i'm a baggage car. #
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
Z LOBBYISTS PREVENTED
APR OPERATION FOR
THE STATE MILITIA

a matter OF course, was effective in
many instances, whether legal or 9TH
erwise. j make no charge OF brib-
cry and corruption, as know of no
particular case But this combined
lobby opposed every form OF indirect
taxation anc bitterly and openly
fought even to the floor of the senate,
every measure which purported to
place special tax OF any kind on any
corporate interest.
Associated with this powerful lobby
was ctterie OF disappointed Office
seekers, who had been refused pref
crment at the hands of Governor Hat
field. and We're, as result, opposed
to any measure the governor might ad
yocate in his fight in behalf of the
people of the state.
Appropriations for the various state
departments We're even opposed by
these lobbyists who offered reason
able argument along the line that
there was a deficit in the state treas
pay on account Of the Virginia debt
suit, and that, therefore, the strictest
economy should prevail. The object
was to hold appropriations to min
imum, even at the expense of Grip
ping state departments and institu-
lions, SO that there would be less
need of additional revenue. and there
by less need Of placing any special
tax on those corporations which have
for years been reaping the states re-
sources, and for which she has re-
ceived little, or nothing, in return.
Take. for example, my own depart
ment. In his biennial message to the
legislature Governor Hatfield called
attention to the large amount paid
out annually by this department for
armory rents and gave figures to show.
that it would be "a good business prop
osition for the state to construct and
own the armoriesg occupied by the
various military organizations AS
a step in this direction the finance
committee was asked for an appro-.
priation to purchase the Charleston
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
N chiiga!n Lays Claim /
70 4 Clilnbiillg
Cow

x LAPEER, Itch, Mar 30 Diarshall
Rust. q farmer, possesses several
cows that are as graceful examples
OF bovin feminity as ever chewed al
cud, but in addiction. one of them has,
some athletic ability. s:f
Mr.. Rust recently turned his cows:
into field In which was also a wag-
on partly loaded with bean pods. One
night he went out to milk his cows,
Just after darkness had set In and
found one missing. He searched over
the nearby Held for several hours. buts
to no avail. 81. sss 8
was fonnd sleeping peaceful III on the
Ioadsof beansp Is The COW had limb
"a On the wagon. 81 81 - feet from the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
Hosp tai
For Dope Victims is Opened by
Society Won OIL Penn
ssyIvania City.

WlLlLIANdSPoRT. Pa, Mar 90
Society women, head led by Mrs Allen
~ Perley, Mrs. Albert i. Hardt and
Mrs. Robert II. Rewalt, have started
a plan to open q free hospital forFper-
sons addicted to the drug habit and
unable to securesre under the pro-
visions of the Harrison anti-narcotic
act.
At a meeting this evening plans 10
equip and open a building or rooms in
the central part OF the citt!T: we're made
.Al1gpersons will be- treated free. the
expense TO -be borne by the organizers
of the idea. ass8 y;
Mrs. Mary Staffer. the city police
Hmatron. has turned her home into "a;
Temporary hospital for the Vic TINS
Several are now atients in the home
and Others Will be received. ss5
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
FEAST
OF ORANGES At
SAN DIEGO FAIR
20 is Date for Annual
Exhibit Of Floral AS
ISOLATION.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Mar. 2O.-=A gem
cral feast Of oranges III a gorgeous
array OF orange blossoms, wild flow
sers of the southwest and an addition
n display of highly cultivated flowers
in the annual exhibit of the San
Diego Floral Association, is schedui-
cd for March 90, at the San Diego
exposition. In addition to the special
celebrations planned by Kern and San
Diego counties, the farm bureau aud
the features OF the three day floral
exhibit. it is National Orange Day,
and all the orange producing sections
OF he west are forwarding Vast sup
plies to the exposition for distribil-
tiontsto the thousands of visitors the
unique celebration Will bring from rar.
and near
Arranged in Bouquets.
Kern county is sending on the pre-
cedins night special carlo San Diego
laden with wildfowers which. ( ar
ranged in small bouquets, will be dis
=trlbuted among the days visitors to
the handsome building on the edge OF
slare counties jointly have erected.
IN important foa t,lrc Of the floral
association exhibit is the specializing
In rare bulbs OF many varieties which
latterly have been extensively culti-
waited in the. southwest. The previous
animal exhibits. OF which there will
he four different species OF 1 915, ali
at the exposition grounds. have not
included bulb shows because the bulbs
are at their best only at about this
season. Hence the greater interest
this year.
In Gloister Of the Plazn.
The entire flower show will take
place in the cloister OF the Plaza de
California, which is bounded by the
California and me arts bud ld!n IS: and
their projecting wings. It is before
the extraordinar5 facade OF the for
.mer great structure.sp ortraydnE insfns
stone carvings the history OF Ca1ifor-
MIA. that many OF the band concerts
are given, The cloisters which mark
the plaza are extended Ia long ar
scades which stretch the full len 9Th of
FL Prado.g almost 10 The east gate.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
SCHOLARSHIP
IS ARRANGED.
State Federation Of Woman's
Clubs Issues Letter Re
qardInq Plans.
n - 4 n - -.
tAREsE1l3 SRT+PE NJ,

PARkERSBERE, Mar. 90 Mrs. 4
u Hutchinson, state presidentsof the
, West Virginia Federation OF nv omen's
Clubs. has issued from Huntington a
letter relative 10 the plan Gf the or
EaniZaton TO grant scholarships TO
worthy girls or West Virginia in the
leading educational institutions of the
state. 1t will be recalled that the
Plan was discussed at the last annual
convention OF the federation which
was held in this city. Miss Virginia
Foulk, 15i7, Third avenue, Hunting
ton, is the chairman ofthe scholar
ship committee.
Worth 500 Yenr.
The communication relative to this
worthy cause and as sent out by Mrs
Hutchinson follows:
The West Virginia Federation Of
tNoman's Clubs offers schola rship
TO either West Virginia university or
any OF the state normal schools to
any worthy girl, a citizen Of West
Virginia. having a high school educa-
ton of the equivalent thereof. The
scholarship is good for four. years at
West Virginia university. or for two
Years at a norma! school In either
case il is worth $4,000 a year
Every applicant for it pust have
the endorsement of the principal and
faculty of her high school and Of
three representative citizens of her
home town. Such endorsements must
show good character as we'll as GOOD
standing in her classes The! must
testify that she has sufficient high
school credits to enter the school she
has chosen and that she is unable
10 provide for her future education
without help. Application must be
made through the nearest federated
choose her own college or institution
of higher learning within the state
Regarded as Loan.
Girls desiring to avail themselves
of this scholarship must present to
the chairman not later than April 10,
1915, their application duly conform
ing to the above conditions In case
Of two or more applicants, competi-
tive examinations will be conducted
by the principal Of the high school
on some date in May in the appli-
cant's home town The papers will
then be sent to a member of the state
scholarship committee for grading.
Examinations will be given in Eng
lish, college entrance requirements
for 1916.) algebra through quandrat-
lcs), plane geometry, one science
physics or chemistry, one language
Iatin, French or Germany and in
general history. The successful can
didate, j. e., the one who makes the
highest average grade, will be an-7
as the; holder Of the scholarship she
will prepare to enter school Septem-
Der, 1915.
The scholarship will be regarded
by the federation as loan to the
holder Of it. She will be asked to-
give her Notwithstanding note to-
repay the loan within four years af-!
ter graduation, or in case Of her fail-i
ure to graduate, within four years
after she has received the benefit OF:
the scholarship"
Competitors must notify chairman
before May, of her choice here.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
Strongest d ,obby m HistorryyI..

-. - - =
place to call attention to the struggle
Nhichshas been on at the seat Of. gov
for he last two months. Er-
8er since the legislature met In regu-
lar session in sJanuaTys there has been
maintained at Charl lesion the strong
est corporate interest lobby IN the
history Of the state. The coal. gas
oil railway and other interests COM
Sbined TO block any and all 1egisla ion,
#afecting sanys ,,f th Thei work IN
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
Carries Gems of
Great Value in
Old Suitcase
Fugitive Priest Deposits Jewels
OF Charles v Period in N. Y
Customs House.

NEW YORK, Mar. pa kings
ransom in jewels, blazoned in the
royal eagles Of Spain at the time of
Charles v, lies under guard at the
customs house here. awaiting apprais-
al. ,S
The gems, set in gold on white and
purple robes and mounted on two
golden crowns, We're brought to New
York by priest, clad in shabby
clothes, who fled from Mexico City a
month ago, made his way to Vera
Cruz, and sailed aboard the Monte
yideo. which reached New y ork March
6 With another priest and six other
fusitives Who had been banished from
Mexico by General Obregon
At the depths of the battered suit
case, the gems and robes were tun,b-
led out upon the dock for inspection
by the customs authorities. Rough
estimates placed their value at $780,
600 to $500, 600.
From The double eagle design. the
customs officials believe there is truth
in the priests story that the robes
We're sent TO Mexico in the sixteenth
century.
Under The law providing for the adj
mission Of antiquities free or duty. 1T
possible that the robes and gems will
be admitted without charge.
III g J.. d s Z ii l
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-18
WARNING NATIONS HAVE
BOUGHT $1,000 HORSES.
No Danger Of Shortage In This covn-
try. Expert Declares

Warning European nations have
bought and exported more than 1900
horses from the United States. but
there Is no immediate danger that con-
tinued exports will cause an acute
shortage OF horses In this country. says
@. A. Bell OF the bureau OF animal hus-
bandry In the Agricultural Outlook.
I'VE could sell two or three times
the number already exported without
there being any appreclable shortage
OF work horses" the statement adds.
The kind purchased are for the most
part very mediocre animals. which
would ordinarily sell for less than 500
per head. and are a class OF which
we can wen afford TO be nd
-The big demand for horses win
probably occur after peace has been
declared AT that time the countries
now at war. with the exception OF Rus
STA. will no doubt he very short OF
horses for their agricultural and other
work. European Russia had prior 90
the war about 100000 horses. This
country and Russia together have 80
per cent OF all the horses In the world
A very large number Of horses In Rus
sia will be destroyed In the war. and
the remainder will no doubt he need
ed by Russia for her own agricultural
and other work.
THE demands on the United States,
which has one-fourth OF the worlds
horses. will therefore be large and will
probably continue for a number OF
years. for the rehabilitation % the de-
pleted horse stock Of any country h
slow process. This country. however.
will he In a position to meet this de
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-18
CHAPTER v.
Starvation Brings Pesee.

rT would be mere repetition
OF what | have already de-
scribed II | were to recount
~ all our proceedings during
that first ten days after ! resumed
my station. During my absence the
ships had taken heart and had begun
to come up again. In the first day
got four. After that had to go far
tber afield, and again picked up sew
eral in French waters. Once I had a
narrow escape through one of my
Kingston valves getting some grit into
II and refusing to act when l was be-
low the surface. Our margin OF buoy
ancy just carried US through. BY the.
end Of that week the channel was
clear again, and both Beta and my
own boat We're down west once more.
There we had encouraging messages
from our Bristol consort. who in turn
had heard from Delta at Liverpool.
Our task was completely done. We
could not prevent all food from pass
ing into the British islands. but AT
least we had raised what did get in
to a price which put 1t far beyond the
means Of the penniless. voorhees, null
titudes. In vain the government com
Wandered II all and doled II out as q
general feeds the garrison OF a for
tress. The task was too great-the re-
sponsibility too horrible. Even the
proud and stubborn English could not
face It any longer.
remember well how the news came
to me. I was lying at the time OF Sell
sey Bill when saw a small war yes
sci coming down channel. II had new
er been my policy to attack any vessel
coming down. My torpedoes and even
my shells were too precious for that.
could not help being attracted, how
ever, by the movements OF this ship.
which came slowly zlgzagging In my
direction
Looking for me-" thought I. what
on earth does the foolish thing hope
to do II she could find meT'
was lying awash at the time and
got ready to go below In case she
should come for me. But at that mo-
ment-she was about half mile away
she turned her quarter, and there. to
my amazement, was the red flag with
the blue circle, our own beloved flag,
flying from her peak. For moment l
thought that this was some clever
dodge Of the enemy 20 tempt me with
in range. l snatched up my glasses
and called on vornal. Then we both
recognized the vessel. Il was the Juno.
the only one left intact OF our own
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-18
AERO COMMUTERS STATION.
Committee Inspeets Site and Pro-
nouness u Ideal TsrusissL

UouHCes " iosst tsfs-
Owners OF flying boats and hydro
aeroplanes who may wish to commute
10 them the coming summer will have
a landing station provided by the Aero
club at Seventy second street and the
East river. New York city.
A committee OF the club inspected
the site and pronounced II ideal for an
air terminal for business men who
live up Long Island sound. on Long
Island or In Connecticut. and who mas
wish TO cut down the committing time
OF express trains or even fast steam
yachts by using dying boats.
The Automobile club has offered all
the facilities OF its new garage and
clubrooms recently opened In Seventy
second street. There the flying boat
owner can pick up a motorcar for the
final lap OF his dash 10 his office as
well as leave his car when he takes to
the air returning home In the after
noon.
The committee OF the Aero club
which approved the plan waxed 50 en-.
thusiastic that II pointed out that even
Newport might be placed within the
Communication zone with mile a minute
air craft. II Is also planned to estab-
lish landing on the Hudson river.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-18
SYNOPSIS.

A European power faces a disastrou
war with England Captain Sirius tell
his king OF a plan which will bring Eng
land to her knees. He goes to the Britis'
coast with a submarine
Near the mouth Of the Thames he sink
a big steamer loaded with mutton. am
several other food ships. An aviator hurl
bombs at the submarine without success
Three big British ships are sunk T.
French waters. The British cap;ur6
Blankenberg. The price OF food stufrs
England increases enormously
Ship after ship Is destroyed by Captain
Sirius and his fleet OF submarines. and
England faces starvation.
As result England Is compelled to sue
for peace. and Captain Sirius Is welcomed
home by his nation as a hero
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-18
Aaked Too Much.

The Sailor-Don't he alarmed. miss
but the steamer has sprung leak and
Is quite likely TO sink within fifteen
minutes.
The Young woman-Mercy. how very
sudden!
Eyes. miss. VIII you let me add that
I mean to do my best to save you,
miss"
Thank you. sir. but OF course can't
be saved unless my chaperon Is saved
too"
"very stout lady With the hook
nose?"
YES"
Good night. miss "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-18
WIRELESS ON HIS AUTO.
Cornell Student Sends Messages Ten
Miles az Hs Motors.

o. T.. Ruckgaber OF Brooklyn. a
senior IN the college OF civil engineer
ing at Cornell university, has expert
mented successfully with an automo-
bile wireless. and his car Is believed to
be the first In the country fitted TO car
~ such an outfit
Two copper wires strung from the
top Of the automobile come together at
the outer point OF the engine hood.
The sending apparatus Is carried on
one OF the seats. Ruckgaber placed the
apparatus on his car without any as
sistance and after two weeks expert
menting sent messages ten miles I'M
der proper atmospheric conditions.
He Is confident that further expert
ments viii permit him to send mes
sages much farther.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-02-18
TO HAVE BIC
UP BY June
Has Powerful Dredges and
Fluid Which Turns Loose
Earth to Rock.

the top OF the sliding soil IL now 100
feet lower than the upper portion Of
the hill from which Il separated.
Nowhere else on the whole line OF
the nine miles OF the Culebra cut II
there any sign Of movement have
bought additional and powerful dredges
and shall use all that can crowd into
the space until the prism Is wholly
cleared and the full width OF the 800
feet channel h available to do Its full
depth OF forty feet. We have already
removed nearly 2.OO0.OOO cubic yards
Of material
The report that the bottom Of the
canal IL rising on account OF pressure
on the bank Is, I believe. wholly un.
founded. The filling up over spaces al
ready dredged IL. am convinced.
wholly due to the fact that this partic-
ular soil when exposed to water sat
uration turns into fuid mud and moves
across the canal bottom under the
pressure OF the descending. pushing
earth behind
This fairly defines the amount Of
work TO be done. II Is my intention to
keep up the dredging until q bay Is
formed on the Gold hill side that will
absorb any future slips on that side.
THE question Of slides as a whole
must be dealt with In that way-name-
ly. as they may occur. II would be de
Eirable no doubt 90 so widen the banks
above the prism for the whole nine
miles that there would be no possibility
OF an interruption Of the traffic from
collapsing banks, but the practical DIFF
fculty would be TO tell where 10 begin.
IL Is well 20 recall that probably no
where on the earth's surface L. there in
the same space the same variety OF
rocks md earths mixed up In such a
way rs In the hills through which we
have run the Culebra cut In most
places the rock wall Is solid. but close
by may be n weak spot People have
smiled at the canal engineers phrase
Of the angle OF repose.' but II Is really
that which determines safety at each
point where there has been a giving
way. and In no two places viii IL be
alike. Another factor Is that some of
the rocks actually harden when expos
ed TO water. while some OF the earths-
as In the stun coming down at Gold
hill-take up water aud becomes feld
mud Mt once