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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07

that his grandfather was a ruler OF
q republic.
'It was not given me to see what
republic he was chief over. but 1
quickly measured the angles OF the
stars In the heavens and computed
the distances from tho constellation
Of Aquarius and Capricorn and then
I found that the child was born at
that minute under the seventy-sev-
enth meridian, reckoning from
Y Greenwich westward. AS T'abriz Is.
roughly speaking. 100 degrees to the
east OF the seventy-seventh me-
rtdian. figured that the child was
born in one OF the republics of
America. The REIMBURSEMENT me-
ridian passes through several re-
. publics and I am at a loss to know
who the child may be, but no doubt
when this news Is transmitted to the
civilized world they will learn that a
child was born under the seventy
Z seventh meridian TO President or
Z to Q Governor at that moment.
II again read the stars. Jupiter.
Saturn and the Sun, all in benz
efic aspect The position of Capri
corn and also OF Aquarius gave
promise that the child would be an
artist But when I looked further
] saw he would be more than an
artist He would be reformer, he
would be elevated to a lofty posi-
E o b. + T.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07
THE President holding his
grandchild, from a
drawing. Photo at left
Francis B. Sayre and Mrs.

.'He cannot fail to have many q
hard struggle and many failure
I In realizing his ideals, but the end
of his life shows a most beautiful
fruitlon of his hopes and wishes.
Having gone through the thick of
the fight. he attains to honor and
. popularity, to happiness and peace" ..
RECORD OF TEN OTHER
WHITE HOUSE RABIES.
II the record of other White
House babies can be taken as a
criterion Of what viii become Of
Francis sayre he will not be presi-
dent ofithe world. None of the other
White House babies became very
famous. Most OF them were good
citizens and a few have won some
fame. but none have ever been pow
ers In the worlds affairs
Ten other children-six girls
and four boys-have been borns In
the White House, most OF them
being the srandsons or granddaush-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07
Persian Savant Has Read Sta1
in the East and Declares
Grandchi1d of Ruler
Born january IL Under
18th Meridian Will Be
Chief Magistrate Of World

"a d "
ton and be granted long life. But
II took some time to see what lofty
position he would be elevated until
Ishad Just taken note that the mys-
tic planet Neptune was Just appear
Ing above tho horizon on the sew
enty-seventh meridian. took the
aspect OF Neptune and also of the
other planets. i then examined the
pleiades and behold. found the
political ruler of the world at some.
future date had been born.
PERSIAN DECIDES BABY
WILL BE WORLD PRESIDENT.
Now. having read all the signs
lam ready to declare that the child
born at that time will be the future
president of the world. THE sing
Ing Of the stars ceased before i had
finished my computations. Day was
dawning before I was able to fig
ure who the new born babe was to
be. I would wish to see him, but /
am too old"
The reading of the stars Of the
Persian was more or less of joke to
the Europeans. They figure that
the future ruler of the world will
be on their side of the Atlantic, but
the prediction of the Persian savant
was published in the Petrograd
papers. and translations reached
America The other day an Ameri-
can in, reading the data, figured that
when 1t was thirty minutes past
midnight at Tabriz it was 4:3o p. IN.
January "a at Washington. The
baby could be no other than Fran
els Sayre.lson of Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els B. sayre and grandson of the
PRESIDENT. He was born in the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07

Whatever political differences may
divide that august body. It sstands
unitedly for the principle that the.
federal offices in any State are 9.
perquisite Of that States Senator
SO many pawns to be used for the
furtherance of their personal for
tunes.
Over incidental matters, llkests
III or trust regulation. Republican
may thunder at Democrat ana rad
ical glover at CONSERVATISM. biit
when 1t comes to the basic princibiS
that the Jobs belong to the Senator
there Is no division. rs
That treating public offices Is
plums to be distributed among
{ Senator's faithful followers gets 'iis
inefficient public service goes with.
out saying
Some day. at an auspicioup iilne-
ture. a President will lock horns
with the Senate over that rr0nosi.
ton and hight tbs question out. That
the President Will win his deht u
quite certain aturday Evening
FUAt. n ~ < 4 " J, Is Is ~ = +. i,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07

II I .
The stars Of the East have spoken
through Abou FL Balm Of Tabriz.
The word has been carried by post
across the mountains to Tifis and
there Russian and English wdr COR
respondents. getting information in
regard to the Turko-Rus fight
ing forwarded the word OF the
stars TO Petrograd. from whence It
has passed to London and finally to
America.
Here IL the word OF the stars
just as Abou Ell Balm spoke them,
except they are translated into En-
glish by the war correspondents at
Tiflis:
'.At thirty minutes past midnight
on the morning OF January Is L
stood in front Of my tent at Tabriz
and sazed heavenward at the stars,
for such Is my custom, being born.
to the knowledge OF astrology apd
having studied the occult sciences
from my youth to. this my six and
eightleth year. AS looked, be-
hold, there was wonderful COM
motion Of the stars, as though a
new chieftain was being born on
the earth. As princes are born FREE
quently I paid little attention to
this phenomenon. but suddenly the
silence Of the night was broken and
there was a sound Of singing among
the stars the like OF which, I in all
my years OF star watching had
never heard before.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07

tiers OF Presidents. IS Is:
The first child having the honor
OF being born In the historic man
sion was James Madison Rand olph,t
the son Of Martin Jefferson Ram
doiph. the daughter OF President
Jefferson. The baby came during o
visit Of Mrs. Randciphsto the White
House In the winter Of t81S05-tS06.
There were no births in the White
! House during the adniinIstrafi6ns
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-04
Belgrade the Paris of the Balkans

tasainst the city, but finally it fell in
70 their hands in 1921. prize for the
Sultan Suleiman. II practically re
manned IN the power OF these mast
7 ers until 1867 bearing the brunt Of
every attack upon the Ottoman from
the north and west. Internal dissen-
sions kept things lively. even when
. Turkey was at peace with her neigh
tbors The Turks called the city the
home of wars for faith.
Between the 10th and the 18th
centuries the Serviau capital was con-
quered a number OF times, and be
sieged often. Il, however. always
found iis way back TO Turin, and
although Servia practically became
independent in the early part of the
7 18Th century. the Turkish garrison at
/ Belgrade was not Withdrawn until
1867
Belgrade IS the governmental and
/ religious center. the center of art and
culture. the financial. commercial and
I foreign trade center OF the Servian
/ kingdom. and Il is the kernel Of the
Serbs natl 5ual consciousness. Since
the withdrawal OF the Turkish garri-
son. o. has blossomed out into a mod
ern city. with wide streets, electric
lights. street cars. auc parks and 9TH
or gay places of recreation. II has
earned its designation OF little Paris
OF the Balkans for there is a deal
OF finery. OF Parisimitated tone, in
Belgrade: much of this however. due
20 poverty, Is tawdry.
The capitals houses are long
stretches OF white. with more of gar
den and tree planting around them
than Is usually found In a western
CITY. The population has grown rapid
Iy since 1867. from $4,000 in 1884. TO
1000 fin 1910. and is typical Balkan
city mixture. composed OF Servians.
BulEars. Greeks, Turks. Macedonians.
Czechs. Jews. Hungarians and Ger
mans. The city has a number of hand
some public buildings, many large.
weII-aapeariuE business structures.
numerous hotels, a university. and
national library of $4,000 volumes.
The beginning of prosperity was
evident before the first Balkan war
The exports OF the Servian people
passed mainly through Belgrade, and
were taken by Austria Hungary. These
exports consisted almost entirely OF
raw materials, FOR Servia has never
enjoyed a sufficient period of peace
and good management to save a capt
tai for Industrial development. Bel
grade had some industries. leather
working. brickmakinE, alcohol distill-
alton printing and brewing. Most of
its manufactured goods, however. (
were imported
Belgrade i'm latter years has been
one of the most patriotic capitals un-
der the sun. 10 has seethed, and bub- /
bled and boiled with pride and hope
for its country The Serbs have under .
taken every effort aiming toward max .
ing their capital known, respected I.
and even admired abroad"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-04

The National Geographic society
today issued the following bulletin
telling OF the geography and history
OF Belgrade. e capital from whence
Europe's present Erea war looks its
beginning. and city that has prob
ably borne more shocks-at-arms than
a-y other IN Europe.
Belgrade. The Little Paris OF the
Balkans. and perhaps the most bonn
barded city OF the present war. has
probably seen more battles fought
under sts wallis and experienced the
surge. shock and eddies Of war more
often than any other city IN Europe.
I.s whole story is one OF conflicts Of
race religions and governments.
Belgrade has more than 1000
years % history. and has had some
20 generations Of seIdomidle
warriors. An important key 20 the
Balkan lands on the north. a point
dominating the traffic between the
upper and lower Danube. 40 one time
az outpost OF Roman power; 90 an
other time considered the key 20
Hungary. Tor five luckiess centuries
situated on the border land between
Mosicms and Christians: and now a
Siavonifu outpost. Belgrade never
since GO foundation hos been able 90
sael any certainty about the morrow 5
peace
The servlau capital was founded
en- the Ord century before Christ upon
q TRIANGULAR rocky promout0ry at the
confluence OF the Save and Danube
rivers 10 lies opposite the SlavonIou
90 HH.
one side. the Danube. here about
e. 300 feet wide. divides % from Hun.
rary. while the Save. 1880 feet wide.
bounds another foot of the triangle.
The ground OF the city Is an uusyuet-
ricai raz0rback siopiuE abruptly to
the west and more gently 20 the east
At the apex Of this triangle is
crHl-v cliff 200 feet high. which ov-
crioolls and guards both rivers
"The CeIfs built the first fortified
ti0ls on this strategic rock. They
called Go Singiduuuu. The Romans
were the next pos-cssors. and they
added 90 the ciyy's strength The Ro-
man Empire feu 90 pieces. and Bel.
-rade became q battlefield for many
races. cCuvgrriur from every quarter
COL. the compass Huns. Sauatiaus
Goths. and Gepids were. in turn. It's
masters from the 9Th 70 the 9Th CEN
fury The Emperor Justinilu brought
% again under Roman rule. fortified
and improved &c. 10 was captured bv
Char'emaErC's Fra-kish adveuturers.
lverruu 10y Bulgars. reconouered FOR
Byzautium. wrcsted from the Greeks
bv the Huurari1rF. and then battle
q
war. among Greeks. Buiears. HuHEar- /
fans and Germans.
''Iu the 18Th century the city was in {
the hands of Scrviau kings first. and .
later was held by the Huurarians .
Then came Che Turks They waEei "a .
number uf unsuccessful campaigns {
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-04
BuILp - sANAToRrUlI.

If tho city commission stors short
% asiaz every reasonable means GO
establish o. MUNICIPAL tgbeTcu.os.s
saEltari1u &C. viii have failed OF So
llts. TIE people have voted % task
themselves f1r this purpose which
means chat they realize the need
cog some provision for combating the
arte pIasue. which annually takes
numbers Cf Wet ms ca Rock Island.
The educational yAect % such an
institution would bs a. important as
trs cures which would be- enscted
through the use OF is facilIties- The
benefits % the whole people would
Do great and the damage 70 ths few
owners o. property adjoining would
BE- negligible. az the worst u any
damage results. which IS very much
% De- doubted. % shOuld De met out
% the special tax which the people
have voted
BY all means 20 ahead with the
sanatoriuul- Do not let Rock Island
fan IN a good work In which other
cities have succeeded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-04
IN RAILWAY SANITATION.

There are many things tolerated. IN
tklE World only because NJ aat.silc-
tory remedy has been proposed- Rail
road and steamboat officials have long
been Interested lu the discovery o.
some means for the SANITARY dispOs a.
% the sewage from trains and yes
sells As handled 80 present this sew
age Constitutes q serious menace 90
the public health. since IS p-omis-
c1gus discharge on the watershed
crossed by the train or tns fresh body
% water rrlversed o. q steamer may
E5E broadcast th8l Eeels % al epi
larrtc OF uatsTborue disease. such az
TYPHOID fevs- o. tyEsutery.
F-lIy realizing that no tHprovemenr
.r the present conditions would be-
possible until some practical mcl-
l-rs had been F1rEe Ted. the United
States public health service has been
40 w1-z Tor some time on this prob
lem "a rrs'fniuary report Just issued
describe what fs believed % be- the
most earE,acto-r remedy 90 Ear pro-
posed
uy the Installation 0t G. very SIM
rla apparatus and the use % the old
Gel, and best known dis.nfectant. heat.
every railroad train and vesss, can
Do 20 equipped az 90 ster.I.ze 40 very
mau cost it- sewage. which after be-
coming practically Objectionable Gel
automatically discharged
Actual tests % "a mode. 90 this app
ra-atus show that So kills 600 per cent
OF Che total number Of bacteria in
sewage. and eliminates completely tho
claracreri--f- intestinal organism. h1
clUuF colt. regarded by sauitariauH as
typical % the GIsease-p producing germ
such q degree o. sewage sterilization
had not been attained before. and the
stut'e- % the rut,ic health service
must therefore help 20 solving DIFF
rrrIt problem facing health authori-
tics and railroad and steamer officials
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-04
CARING FOR BIRDS.

EsturuIIsts tell us that many % our
song birds go south iu winter. not
. because the climate g. TOO cold. but
I because the birds can md no food -u
the north. 70 g. said that thousand ot
rartrldEes and pheasGnts died ~ star
walton iu thfs country last year iu
several eastern communities there
7 has been an effort made 90 interest
I school children In the matter % pro
vidiug food so that birds may remain
I In the northern states without danger
% starvation.
A school superintendent il Mary
land gives the following zugsestfous
FOR tho schools which are Interested
On befriczdius birds:
T. Zach school should build two or
three bird houses IN the vicinity OF
tho school house
Zach child should daily bring "a
small amount o. Erain % the teacher
90 be- used Tor feetiuF the birds dug
i-r tEe vlrta-. Feeding should begin
before cold weather drives Che birds
away
a cls1r space near tho school
house Should De selected Tor the feed
fax GROUND and birds should Dc fed
there daily. CB-.ad crumbs and ErainI-
g Iu r1o winter e. piece OF suet
should D. rarea 90 O. brunch ~ d near
bF tree. Birds love -le- .u cold
u.ltleE.
g a pan c- other vessel CO water
should De- Ecps uelr tho feedlnE
Fr1a~t
raudrca Who are taught 90 cl-r f1r
birds On safs manner VIII nos only a.l
I1 che u1rll 90 conserving some 90 Che
host Desirable % Wild tpvI. blt they
viii gain q practical. frst-hzud ErDwi-
edge 90 birds trzt win probably mean
moro t1 tfsu than nugthiur tEry may
learn of tl- sablcct from tie inside
81 book crvH-E
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-04
$500 Editor 49,

There is something about the night
OF the Charity Ball which partakes oil
its witching influence. The very air OF
the town is all agog with the big busi-
ness of this great plaisance. and the
streets are positively vibrant with
the waves and thrills of those psychoI-
ogic leading strings of dalIiance. Take
Sherman street Just before 9 o'clock
as an epitome of resjdenceship swell
dom. The curb is fairly lined with
takes. whose FESTIVE chaufeUrs are
champing their bits. so 10 speak. ana
footing unmelodious noise-makers to
warn tardy beauties that time flies
and there Is more to -fOllow.-Joiiet
News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-04
GRooErNG PINDELL.

The virtea Record thr Peoria
Transcripts n5.es. ceIetratrs the dying
ysar by praposjae q fellow town
man. ueary 1f PladcI Cor the dea0-
srauc Eubsruaforiai uomiaatloa iE
f9ls. and ia black faced type Swing
the fotfowiar reasons ia support of BIS
availability Cog Governor Danae's Jobs
TEo nominee "a almost sure ,o De- a
eownstatc mar. and the fact that Mr
Pindcu lives near the center % the
state ana 81 tho sccoud largest city
n Illinois. makes him a formidable
candidate
Dir. Pindeu - not a stranger 20 the
people % Illinois IN fact. he g. the
hiExest man Ga the state and hts re-
cent appointment az minister % Rus
sta BY President Wusou. demonstrated
mat be is n nan % exceptional abiI-
fty
No one IN Illinois is closer to Presi-
dsut wilson than AIr. Pindeu Mr.
Pindcll was the oriEinal Wilson man
% uiinoss. and u was he Who went 20
RE Baltimore couvention aad did
more thar any other one man n Sc
rurfrx Dir. Wilson's nomination. and
lafer his election
Should Nfr. PindsI decide % Be
cone n candidate for governor two
year hczcc. he = sure 20 have the
hackfnT % net only President Wilson. .
but ths national democratic admins /
trafion.
Mr. Pindeii f. editor % the most tn I
arcntfai democratic newspaper IN 4
niinois. Many time and OF has Mr. ,
Pirde.rs newspaper saved the demo
Earic day net only a. Peoria and PEG
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-04
The Daily Story
How He Shot Hims elf-By Everett P. Clarke.
Cooyrightec. . Dy Literary -yureau.

suspect the noises might have been
| made oy some animal Bur as co..
/ didn't hnve any dog or car 1 didn,r
| take much stock In this theory.
Not bearing any further noise 4,
went cautiously into the kitchen
After standing in the middle OF ths
door awhile listening for a new sound
| made up my nina TO light "A gas ts+
1 and take the consequences, wbatsv..
they might be.
Every house in the block Ia b,,o.
alike, and there is a square onapip, H.,
all between the kitchen and the 9l,,f..-.
/ room through which TO pass disbes
approached this opening with a.
because If the burglar was in the a.
ing room he could see me through :.
and make short work OF me.
Gathering courage, stood at the
aperture and looked into the DINING
room. There be was. sure eDougb
Both of us raised our weapons. "
was matter or fife and death which
fred first pulled the trigger, and
there was a loud report
Il supposed ! had killed the burglar.
FOR the range was very short, ana
aimed straight at him There was
nothing for me 10 DO but await the I'm.
evitable rOusing Of the household.
heard footsteps above and voices: then
down came man in his nightshlrt
Great Scott. I had never seen him
beforel
u had got into the wrong house.
THE man. seeing me standing with
smoking revolver In my hand. ran
back upstairs, and ] heard him call for
the police.
What should I dor
u wanted 70 get out, but knew TINT
would be worse for me in the END than
standing my ground ) heard nothing
from the burglar-u0t even a moan.
While waiting for the police 3 deter
mined % go into the dining COON.
light the gas and learn the worst
What 1 learned was that there was
no living thing in the room except
rat crOuchinE in a corner. Directly
opposite the opening between the din
Ing room and kitchen stood "a sideboard
topped by a mirror. The mirror was
shattered. ! had put bullet through
it trying TO kill my own image.
when the police came the man mp
stairs called down 10 them 20 run in
any one they might ind there. tried
TO explain to the police what bad hap
pened. showing them the opening
through which 3 had fred 90 the mir
rot. Some OF them thought me q house
breaker. who mad been caught red
handed: others took me Tor q unauc
Anyway they arrested me, ana here
I am"
Happily the attorney secured ban
and succeeded in hushiug the matter
up. The next evening bis client WIS
without his bride knowing or
the episode following mis- bachelor din
1er.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-04
GUARD THE CROSSINGS

steps should be taken during the
coastiug season 20 provide guards Tor
crossings where the Lone View
street car line intersects Seventeenth
and Tweuty-second streets. Several
times this winter accidents have been
avcrted az both places by the mar
rowest % margins. despite all care
on the part OF the motoruen. and .
Is only a question % time when there
wiiI be broken bones aud probably
loss Of life az one or both places.
such means as the coasters and car
men may themselves take 20 avert
disasters wirl hardly suffice The
city should either assume the task
or else prohi1it coastinF on both
streets. and the latter alternative o.
hardly 20 be considered. IN view OF
the benefits which the sport brings
% young and old alike In the unusual
seasons such a. this when conditions
ars ideal sor ia enjoyment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-04

A lawyer, having been sent for ia
call At the city Jail at 10 O'Clock in the
morning to see a prisoner. found a
young man in evening dress very much
cast down
Here's q pretty how-de-do," ex-
ciaimed the prisoner-"locked up on
Il charge OF burglary. insanity or both
For heavens sake. get me out OF this
before my dancee hears of It l would
not have it get into the papers for q
milllonr'
whats the troubleg" asked the ia W
yer.
well, you see. I'm 30 be married
tomorrow, and last night l gave my
bachelor friends a supper We broke
up at o'clock this morning. and /
went home. Nobody got full, and /
was sober as a Judge. live in row
of ten store front houses, all alike as
peas in pod My house Is the sixth
from one end of the row and the fifth
from the other end
THE light was turned low IN the
hall. heard something moving in the
parlor. Remembering that the front
door hadn't been locked, it occurred to
me that a burglar might have come in
What / heard sounded exactly ike
some one trying to tread softly. Ally
fiancee lives on one side OF the city, and
] I've on the other side. Being used 10
walking home nights after visiting her.
! have become used TO carrying a re-
volver in my hip pocket as a prOtec-
ton against footpads. On hearing the
sounds in the pGrlor 1 drew the weap-
on and cooked It Then 1 went into
the room.
Il couldn't see anything, but l dis
tinctly heard somebody In the adjOin
ing room in the rear. / listened ana
heard him so into the kitchen Step
ping out into the hail. went back TO
the kitchen myself and listened az the
door. All was still for awhile; then
heard the fellow scurry across the
floor.
Next I heard him in the dining
room again. He evidently stumbled
against something, for 1 heard it drop
on the floor. By this time 1 mad made
up my mind that either 1 must get the
burglar or ne would get me.
4 didn't know exactly what TO do.
My mother is in poor health, and [
feared to give an alarm on her ac-
count Besides, the telephone booth
was upstairs, and If / went 10 it the
burglar would probably get away with
the plumber. While I was celebrating
heard tin pan tumble down In the
kitchen. L made a big racket. and I
dreaded lest my mother should be
awakened, for if she learned that there /
was u burglar IN the house she would
go into Mysteries.
81 opened the kitchen door softly and
looked in. but It was SO dark that 4
couldn't see anything. / heard q
however. that made me I,