davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
Startling Testimony Adduoeda at
Hearing before Committee
Sitting at Wheeling.

WHEELING. Feb. 15. Testimony
that Federal Judge A. G. Dayton, Of
the Northern district Of West Virginia,
had spoken derogatory Of the United
Mine Workers OF America was pre-
sented to the subcommittee of the
House of Representatives invesdgat-
ing the charges against Ju dye Dayton
when the hearing opened here today.
The members of the committee ar
rived here yesterday from Parkers-
turg. where testimony was taken last
week. James Oates, Of Chartered,
Pa, an organizer Of the United Mine
Workers OF America, was the witness
who startled the large crowd in the
courtroom with his testimony. An
swering questions propounded by A..
NJ. BE, cher, an attorney of Charleston.
he declared that he had heard Judge
Dayton make the statement that the
United Mine Workers as an associa-
tion was criminal conspiracy and
the officers were criminal conspirators
and ought 10 be in jail. Oates, who
had worked = for the. United
Mine Workers. in connection with
the strike at Golfers. w. Va,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
Along with Dozen Other Bills
and the Senate Passes the
Health Board Bill.

CHARLESTON. Feb. i Thirteen
bills we're offered and two others
egates this morning. Eight new
bills were offered an dtwo others
made special orders for tomorrow.
Among the new bills was one provid
ing for a license tax of five cents per
acre on holding OF 5000 and not more
than 10000 acres and ten cents per
acre on each acre in excess of 10000
acres. This is one Of the recommen-
datlons made by Governor Hatfield in
his special message on taxation and
finance sent to the legislature Satur-
Gay noon. None OF the thirteen bills,
five of which were Senate measures
passed this morning, are revenue
creators.
Besides the license tax on land bill
offered by Smith, of Doddridge, which
is identical to the Carter bill In the
Senate, the next big revenue measure
is that offered by Delegate Duty this
forenoon. 1t provides for an excise
tax on all corporations. 1t. too. is one
OF the measures recommended by Gov
ernor Hatfield, and will have the sup
port of the administration forces.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
BLAND BRANNON'S
ILLNESS IS FAT a. I,
Prominent Citizen of the City
Succumbs to Heart and
KidneyAffliction.

j, Bland Brannon died. at S:15
o'clock Sunday evening at his home
at 227 East Main street, after an ILL
ness Of kidney and heart disease.
Mr.. Brannon was a son OF the late
John Brannon. of Weston, one OF the
most prominent jurists of his day
and large real estate owner. He
was born in Weston and was So years
of age. Judge Brannon educated him
for the law but he did not take kind
ly to that profession, and when the
steam railway made its advent In
Weston, he accepted a responsible po-
sition in the railroad Offices there and
held the same q number of years
very efficiently. eg
Miss Margaret Coplin. daughter Of
the late Col. Nathan Coplin, q prom
inent and wealthy resiScnt 81 this
county, and Mr.. Brannon were mar
ried In 1905, and they became resi-
dents Of this city, where they have
resided ever since. He is survived
by Mrs. Brannon aud two sisters.
The sisters are Mrs. Alice Bennett.
wife Of Judge w. G. Bennett, OF Wes-
ton, and Mrs. Lille Carper, of Wes--
ton. He had no children.
Mr.. Brannon was o large owner OF
real estate in Lewis and Gilmer couY-
ties and he gave his attention In re-
cent years largely to farming and
live stock raising. He possessed 9
genial opposition, was a man Of Gull
Ititre and counted his friends by NUM-
ber Of his acdiaintances: He was q
Elsmps ot Christ r piscopal shassl,:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
!. FLOODS
Following Earthquakes Are
Threatening a New Peril
insltaIy Now.

i
ROME. Feb 15Italy having Just
passed through a period Of grave
anxiety as result Of destructive
EARTHQUAKES is now facing q new
peril in the form OF floods. Every
where streams are out of their banks
due to heavy rain storms which have
continued for several days. In Rome
the river yTiber is more than fifty
feet out OF its normal banks and is
rising at the rate Of two inches an
hour. ~ : A \ n
The one bright spot In the situa-
ton is that the weather early today
showed signs Of clearing and s,this
gives hope that the waters will Soon
receded.
Two hundred patients In the l,os-
pital Of Santo Spirito near the vati-
can have been removed to upper
floors OF the building because OF the
food. Some fear is expressed that
the rising water may cause the build
ing to collapse. &. sc.
The food waters in the street
around St Peters have reached. q
height OF Ave feet. Several walls
have collapsed without serious con-
sequences.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
| gEn1I land n Withdraw e.
forts to Prev vent Foods uffs;.
from Going to Germany.
RETALlAToR DRY M lE.As.ugRE
Is the GermanPl to Attack.
Only and 1t is Now Put
UP to England.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.count
Bernstorff, the German ambassador
today presented to the state depart
n,ent note from his government an
n ouncing that Germany stands ready
to consider receding from its an
intention of attacking Brit
ish merchantmen II Great Britain
will withdraw Its effort to prevent
foodstutfs from going to Germany for
the civilian population.
The note said that Germany's plan
to attack British merchantmen was a
measure adopted because
Of the alleged violation of internation-
al law by England in trying to starve
the non-combatant population OF Ger
many and that the latter government
is ready to withdraw from its purpose
us expressed in the naval war zone
decree as far as it applies to merchant
vessels as soon as Gerat Britain,
either on Its own; volftion or as the
result Of representations Of the neu-
trails, expresses her willingness to re-
turn to the usual practices of interna-
tional law on the question of food
stuffs. 4 4 .ts Ess
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
SMITH CA UGHT BY
ST. Z LOUIS POLICE
Refuses to ReturnHere without
RequHsition but Sheriff
will Get Ii.

Sheriff Ross 4. Stout has been I'M
formed in a telegraph message from
William Young, police chief Of St.
Louis. Mo-. that Clarence Smith,
wanted here on a charge Of theft,
had been arrested and jailed there.
The prisoner refuses to return to
West Virginia without requisition
papers. according to the telegraph
message.
Sheriff Stout has already applied
to Governor Hatfield for the requi.
sition papers and has wired Police
Chief Young to hold Smith a pris-
oner there awaiting the arrival Of a
deputy sheriff from Clarksburg. AS
soon as the requisition papers are re-
lceived here from the state capital,
Sheriff Stout will dispatch a deputy
to st. Louis for the purpose Of bring
ing Smith back here.
Smith is wanted on a charge ~
stealing mileage book at the Wolf
Summit station Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad March 10, last. He
was held for the grand jtky under
the charge under bond Of $1,000,
but skipped out before further acton
was taken lin the case and the bond
was defaulted. Having learned that
Smith was In st: Louis, Sheriff Stout
recently sent q descrip don OF him to
Police Chic Young OF that city and
teauested him 10 arrest and hold
him. Z. VI +. IiI
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
EXTRA SESSION
Talk is Uppermost at The Capt.
toll 0yershadoW Wilson
Ship chasing Bill.
.(Byl Associated Press,
,,x A.,ae,Arrp .nr,,,

!
WASHINGTON, Feb Ii. Talk OF an
extra session Of Congress was upper-
most at the capitol today even over
shadowing the administration ship
bill. 1t seemed to be agreed on all
sides that the developments Of this
week will decide. While House Demo-
Gratis worked to clear the way for
caucus approval Of the compromise
ship bill tonight, the Senate waited
and discussed processes Of limiting
debate. 1t seemed possible q Senate
rule for q speedy consid Iteration OF the
compromise as It comes from the
House might result The Republ icans,
however, continue to promise plenty
of opposition.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
D Nv CHA lCED
WITH MANS INSANITY

cited the case Of Joe Hoblott, q
foreign miner who was unable to
speak English. Oates said Holblott
had been arrested at Golfers and
"railroaded to jail, on charge Of
contempt Of Judge Dayton's court
having been sentenced to six. months
in jail the day after arrest. Oates
testified that the prisoner had been
denied an attorney and was not al
lowed to have an interpreter and that
while serving his sentence he became
insane. He further testified the
Hoblott is still mentally unbalanced
and is being cared for by the United
Mine Workers.
Continuing his testimony, Oates
declared that while the Golfers
contempt cases we're being tried he
heard Judge Dayton say: ( IF had
John P. White here 1,would give him
twelve months In jail" White, who
was PRECEDENT of the United Mine
Workers, was at that time charged
with contempt but had not been ar
rested. Judge Dayton, said Oates.
had tried to prevent him from assoc
ciating with the workers at Golfers
although he was paying rent for
property in Golfers and that others
were treated in the same manner.
Deputy United States marshals, he
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
But Definite News as to the
Results of the Same is
Lacking as Yet.
GERMANS ARE ADVANCING
In East Prussia Except at Lyck
Where Russian Forces Are
Making a Stand.

LONDON, Feb. 15.-The threat
ened submarine blockade Of the ports
Of the British Isles is still an absorb
ing topic for English newspapers and
Judging from dispatches reaching
here from the continent Germany is
equally Interested.
The report that James w. Gerard,
the American ambassador, has been
requested to meet Emperor William
at once on the eastern battlefront, is
taken In London to mean that Berlin
probably will make prompt reply to
the American note to Germany.
German comment on the situation In
sists that Washington should prevent
the use Of the American flag by
Great Britain and strict obserya-
ton Of the declaration Of London as
the best guarantee Of the safety Of
American shipping. At the same
time the Germans argue that subma-
rines cannot be expected to make a
search Of hostile merchantmen be-
fore destroying them.
The English press insists upon re-
garding the note to Germany as a
virtual ultimatum, 1t does not at
tempt to forecast Great Britain's re-
ply to the Washington communities
ton regarding the use Of the Amer
lean flag, but 1t does declare that
England cannot forego her claims to
the right to use neutral flag In case
OF necessity. An indication that
England is regarding the German
threat as something more than q
bluff is found in the fact that liners
~ -. A.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
0GDEN's SECRETARY
Says He Dictated Letter Urg-
ingsHis Associate to.Select
Their Own Officers. 1.

WHEELING, Feb. 15-Miss Frances
Lee, former secretary Of Howard NJ.
Ogden, late chairman Of the public
service commission, was an important
witness today wnen the hearing Of the
appeal Of the Manufacturers Light
and Heat Company, from the decision
OF the commission that 1t reduce It's
gas rates, was resumed here. Miss Lee
was placed on the stand by A. Leo
Well, chief counsel Of, the Manufac-
turers company, and testified that she
Transcribed a letter, dictated by Mr..
Ogden, in which he urged his associ-
ates Of the commission to Select its
own officers and employees, formulate
its own program and regulate its own
business" The letter was written a
month before the commission ordered
the company to reduce its rates. Miss
lee testified that she: had addressed en-
velopes in order that copies Of tn
letter might be sent to other members
Iof the commission and then she did
not do 1t.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
GERMANY IS WILL ING
70 CONSIDE RE EDING
LAND III FNSE TAX
BILL PASSES HOUSE

The Senate passed two measures.
enc of which was tie House measure
giving Cameron a new charter. The
other was Senator Parrish,s bill re.
lating to county road. engineers.
The House bill was. substituted for
the Senate bill relating to a state
board ofshealth,: over which, the SEN
ate has done considerable squabbling;
Supporters of the measure were com.
PEELED to,submit to a cut in the salary
.ofthe hea dof the department. from
5000 to- 600 per year but were
able to keep the principal feature
intact, despite strong opposition. The
bill was advanced; to third reading. Z
Both Houses recessed to 2 O'Clock
this afternoon. Il, Z,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
PNEUMONIA
Causes Death of Well Known
Employe of the Hope Nat
ural Gas Company.

Harley D. Rhodes, aged 65 years,
night Waterman for the Hope Natural
Gas Company's warehouse in Glen
Elk, died at 8 o'clock Sunday morn
ing at his home in the Fordyce build
ing on West Pike street after an ILL
ness of pneumonia.
The deceased man is survived by
his widow and a daughter, Mrs. John
Schiller, Of Tulsa, Okla. His daught-
er was at his bedside when he died
having arrived recently from Tulsa.
Mrs. Rhodes was Katherine Reynolds
before her marriage.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
0I.DEGERMS
of Diphtheria in the Walls of.
the Miller House Cause
Three Deaths Therein.

YORK. Pa, Feb. 15-Diphtheria
germs which had lurked for half q
century In the walls of the house oc-
ctpied by Raymond Miller, health
authorities and attending physicians
declared yesterday, caused the death
recently of three OF Miller's chill
dren. Fifty years ago several mem
bers OF a family that lived in the
house died of diphtheria. Shortly be-
fore the present outbreak Miller had
some papering done and heavy
coat Of whitwash, which was scraped
away, was thrown In heap near the
house. Warm, damp weather,
physicians say. revived the germs,
which had been imprisoned in the
whitewash.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
GERMAN TRENCHES ARE
TAKEN BY iFREN cHMEN

BERLIN, by wireless to sayville
Feb, THE capture of line of
trenches by German .nfantrymen
south OF Ypres and the usual heavy
9cannonading along the front in
France and Belgium. successful for
the. Germans, is reported today in the
official German war office statement
In East Prussia the Germans have
driven the Russians out OF Piktupoe-
men. In the yistula region the Ger
mans are slowly advancing. The sit
uation in Poland is quiet.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
GERMAN INFANTRY TAKE
SOME ALLIED TREN HES

PARIS, Feb. i5MHeavy artillery
fighting on nearly every section Of
the battle line in France and Bel
GUM. infantry engagements in the
Argonne. all successful for the
French, are reported today in the
French official statement. Two hun
dred and fifty yards Of German
trenches near LaBassee were captur-
ed by the French troops yesterday.
Fighting on skis in the district OF
,Rampach resulted in the Germans
losing q position.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
NEW PENSIONS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-con-
gresham Nicely has fled with the
pension bureau the applications for
pensions or increases Of pensions. Of
Walter B. Warrick, OF Woodruff; w.
N. Hon. Of Clarksburg William Con-
stable. Mount: Glare; and Joseph
Miley, Mount Glare. isi' E. ! Al,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
BARTLETT IS JAILED.

Greed Bartlett, alias Doc Bartlett,
isfa prisoner In the county jail here
awaiting transportation to Grafton.
where he Is under an indictment for
horse stealing. He was arrested on
capias Issued from the Taylor couns
ty circuit court Sunday ON Katylick
4 BY Cons table Richard Dennison, Of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
Gil ON HOP
NATION VIII Y
] . : Z *+ . . . . : s4. !
EXPULSION ORDER.

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Feb.
Isl aipa ne SIC authorities
have ordered the expulsion
from Japan Of four Germans
and one Englishman. who
have been found guilty of
action disturbing peace and
order. The authorities have
decided upon q stricter sur
velliance Of Germans and
Austrians in the country.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
WAR is EXPENSIVE.
lBy Associated Press

W LONDON Feb. 16.-In q
statement explanatory OF the
arrangements made at the re-
: cent conference between the A.
nance ministers Of France and
Russia and himself in Paris,
David Lloyd George told the
House of Commons Monday af-
ternoon that the expenditures
Of the allies on the war would
be $4,000, 000,0 900 during the
current year Of which Great
Britain was spending more
money than were her two
allies. n
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
5czAR RETURNS,
Inotsdo


PETRp ADJ Feb. Emperor
Nicholas today returned to Tsaras4
lsoet Shlo from q visit TO the Russian
army head quar- ers q The front.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
ON BOTH SIDES
NOW IN BEL GUM.
y Z. (. Z. Z. .l.etaoinnnn
FALSE REPORT.
(By Associated Pressl

Wy tAbsocidteu fTesSJ.
OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 15.-
After an all night watch for
the air visitors in three or
four aeroplanes, who were re-
ported to have crossed the
st. Lawrence river at Norris
town, N. Y. and to have
dropped a fire ball as they
passed over Brookville, the
Dominion police were Of the
opinion today that the report
was unfounded.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
TERM ENDED.

The circuit court has ended its
January term, s
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
FLYING MACHINE 1.ATENT.

s. .ebosky, OF this n, has been
granted 4 patent for d lying mac chine
Of the heronlan1 txna.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15

eft); approach to Festival op):
North Dakota state building
n for Of the Pacific posn
After
e millions Of beautiful finally
position held the
management has overlooked nothing. sF'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15

CONTINUED on page 81
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
S1OO Reward, SlOO

The readers of this paper VIII be pleased to learn that there Is at least one a6Ia to cure in all it's stages, and flat Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treat ment- Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in- formally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, there by destroying the foundation of the. dis ease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting have so much faith in its curative pow CTS that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t falls to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
 Address: F. J. CHENEY 6 CO. Toledo. c.
 Sold by all Druggists, i5c.
 Take HalrB Family Pills for constipation
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
GirIsI Banks In GermanY.

There is a kind of savings bank for girls in Germany which might well be initiated in this country. On the birth of a girl the parents can insure her in one of these banks for sum that will give the child on the completion of her eighteenth year q small capital to start in life with, to follow her profcs- sion or finish her studies or to serve as q dover in the event of her mar ringe. The annual premium k fix ed sum and comparatively light and scarcely proves a burden. It certainly must prove a great help to a girl when she arrives at the age of discretion to find herself mistress of q snug little fund of her own. -- St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
A Mythical Lover
By MARTHA v. MONROE

My dear, you being my most intimate friend, l write you first of all to nn- uouucc my engagement Harry after hanging about me for two years has at last proposed. How much longer he would have continued to do so had l not by my own skilIful manipulation brought him to terms don't know. As it is. I had hard time landing him and did so only after a number of ef- forts had failed.
 Now, wish to assure you, my dear, that if you have occasion to bring a man to terms, do not adopt any of the old fashioned methods that are well kuown-that Is, if you are playing a man who is as adept at the game ns you. l tried a number of them on Harry, and he was too smart for them all. First l told him that I was in- tcudiug to study the law and would make VOW of cclibacy that I might be welded only to my professional work. He laughed me to srorn; drew irouIcal pictures of my arguing a case before a jury: said he would l,kc to be the judge before whom l pleaded a case, and all that
 About the time of this first failure the European war broke out, and l threatened to go abroad and take care of sicl, and wounded soldiers. He said he was thinking of going to France and cnlisling in the Foreign legion. I didn't 20 as a nurse, and he didn't go as a soldier. He had met my bluf with one of his own.
 Then Howard Wentworth came to town. and of ali the girls here he seem- eJ to prefer ue. Taking advantage of
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
The Epiglotti5.

A modern engine is dependent to a large extent upon automatically work ing valves for Its efficiency, but the perfected valve was invented by na- ture and applied to the human body long before mankind began to dream of steam or gas engines. We dignify this valve by the name of epiglottis, and most of us know something about 1t. It Is situated at the back of the mouth just where the air passage and food passage cross. It is the function of the epiglottis to close the windpipe automatically every time we swallow food. If 1t did not every particle of food would choke us. This valve works with more automatic precision than any ever placed on an engine.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
SWAT THE FLY

Don't go fishing without good flies. Trout are taking the fly these fine days, and you'll find the greatest assortment of good flies il t. vn at Keller Bros. Drug Go. A few favorite ones we name: Yel- low Jacket, Montreal, Governor fred tip) Grey Tackle, Black Tackle, Governor Black Tackle Cpeacock body), Black Chat, Grey Drake, English Admiral, Seth Green Grey Tackle (green body) White Miller, Dusty Miller.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
WANTS ID BUY
 BEAR SKULLS

The following letter was receiv- cd at the Daily Alaskan office a few days ago, and if our readers wIl carefully peruse it they will be as well informed as we: Washington, D. C., July 21, '15. Daily Alaskan,
 Skagway, Alaska.
 Can you obtain for me any skulls of grizzly bears from your region? If so shall be glad to pay good prices for the same, the price vary ing according to age, sex, and con- dition, from $4 each for young skulls, up to S1O or $15 for adult femals, and SEQ or even $25 for good old males.
 Each skull should be labeled with the locality where killed and your own name, and also the sex and approximate date if known. A few tags are enclosed herewith.
 In case you have any skulls on hand or can purchase any, please ship the same by express, charges collect. addressed: U. s. Biologi- cal Survey, Dept, of Agriculture, Washington, D. c. Please wrap cach skull carefully to prevent breakage in transit.
 Very truly yours,
 c. HART MERRIAM
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-22
YOUR HAT
Hay Be a Stylish One, But It Makes
 Trouble.

Hay Be q Stylish One, But It Makes
 Trouble.
 A man usually buys Q hat that's "in style" but the modern hat for men has lots to answer for
 Baldheads are growing more numer- ous every day. Hats make excellent breeding places for the parasitic germs which sap the life from the roots ot the hair.
 Wren your hair begins to fall out and your scalp Is full Of Dandrun it is a sure sign that these countless germs are busily at work.
 There is but one way to overcome the trouble and kill the gcrms-that way Is to apply Newbro's Herpicide to the scalp-it will Kill the germs and healthy hair ig sure to result
 Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. in stamps for sample "a The HorpicIde Co., Detroit, Mich.
 One dollar bottle, guaranteed.
 At all drug stores.