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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-29
industrial Edifice is Dedicated
and Named in Honor of
Its Founder. 5.

Enthusiasm and success in the
highest degree marked the opening
and formal dication of the new
Methodist Episcopal church at Indus
trial Sunda. Although only $500
was needed to pay for the pretty and
comfortably furnished frame struc-
ture Just completed, $4,000 was
raised at the three services held
which we're largely attended, and the
new congregation was started with a
membership Of slxty-eight. which is
very encouraging. The church prop
erty represents an expenditure Of
$4,000 altogether.
The dedication took place at the
evening service and 1t was in charge
OF the Rev. u. e. Resse2ger. Of Buck
harmon. district superintendent. He
was assisted at that and the morning
and afterno on services by the Rev.
"a. N. Hammond, former pastor at
Adam ston and Broad Oaks, whom the
Rev. Mr.. Ressegger appointed pastor
of the congregations. 1t was through
the Rev. Mr.. Hammond's efforts that
the congregation was organized and
the church edifce was built. and In
appreciation Of his work, the trustees
named the church the Hammond
Methodist Episcopal church In. his
honor.
Starting tonight. a series Of revival
meetings will be conducted IN the
church by Its pastor. A service will
be held every nj ght until further no
tice. All are cordially invited to at
tend them. s8
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-29
I..IPiO:|'lGE.Si SEARCH 1.
For Man and Woman vantedi
IN kenova but Without
Success So Far.

The local lice department. this at
sternoon received a telegram from the
Chief ofSpoliceso OF Kenoyn, asking tina &
4a search be made for q man Ind swo-
man giving their names as Mr.. and
Mrs r. Lesson, OF C.amde len,
The message did not state on what
charge the man and woman are:
wanted
Officers made search OF al 4 hotels
and Sboarding houses In he city With
out success ms and nterurs
ban cars wdres b eng carat atchs
sed this afterl1pou ns newer
deseri TIE
SKEnovS 10li d
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-29
STABBED.
Three Times is ester Br oks,
of Pennington, in Fightat
a Gypsy Camp.

FATRMoNT az. <29 -=-sI1 a fl ght
between Americans and Italians
which occurred at, a gypsy camp at
Cady, al few miles from this city Sun
day nigh Lester Brooks, OF Fair
mont. was stabbed three times and
is IN u serious condition. The Ital-
lans fred several shots at the Ameri-
cans, who ran So far no arrests
have been made.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-29
VICTORIAN II OFF DUTY.

j ohnson Howe. motorman on a
Broad OaksScar Of the NIonongehelia
Valley Traction Company is not ut
his post Of duty today and it Is not
thought that he will be able toSwork
for several days. The sork paid the
Howe home visit Monday morning
and E1eft5a ten pound boy. MIR. Howell is
rival of the boy. fothers and babe
are getting alonglnice
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-29
RUYING GOODS IN u, a EAST {,

A. III. Cummins SIS left last evening
for eastern lies for the purpose OF
buying D full "a line OF wearing apparel
for Easter and spring wear. Mr..
Cummings place Eof business is iii
the new Prunty hui ding and he is
showing all the seasons newest
things In wearfng g apparel forsewo
and children Nj
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-29
III NEW G|''0AL HELD.
3lnsthe East tern 2 art LOT The Stale
olBe Develop by Amer
lean Coal Company

UIEDMONT, Mar: 29T he Amer
lean Coal Company. OF McComas,
formerly a large operator in the
Georges Creek field in Maryland. has
let a contract for the construction OF
a steel Triple on its property on
Cranes Nest. The tipple will cost
!S175,0 90. 8ss
The Maher-P ursg glove Mimi Com
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-29
no ME FIR on GRAND 4

Charles =. Ford, constable, has re-
turned from Grand Rapids, Mich,
where he spent six weeks taking
treatments for rheumat ism Mr..
Ford,s health Is much improved and!
he lis not bothered any more with
rheumatism. His many friends are
glad tossee him out, as he was so bad
M crippled before leaving the city,
that he could not leave his home.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-29
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
DatesChaB:nlll1g::.e,d.

The eucher party which was to
have been given "Wednesday evening
April in st. Nlary's Auditorium By
the Ladies Of Charity OF the church
5of. the immaculate Conception will be
account OF the Elks'' show, 81 aid IN
ClarksbuTg,', being presented on
"Wednesday evenng
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-29
Ne w CHURCH HAS
SPLENDID STA RI

.pany, of Cleveland, has awared con
tracts for machinery to be INSTALLED
at .Chanuncey. where the company
will develop41, 900 acres Of coal land
recently purchased. A daily output OF
1900 tons is proposed. Pennsylvania
investors will also develop coal land
near Marp1eton and nave incorpo-
rated the NEarpleton Coal Company
with 100000 capital
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-29
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PEOPLES on TRIAL.

Mack Peoples was placed on trial
Monday morningsin the irnnina court
charged with operating al gaming!
house in this eli fsE
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-29

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Iditarod pioneer., 1915-05-01
ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES
 ASSOCIATED PRESS NO TRUST

WASHINGTON, March 3O-That the Associated Press is not trust is the finding of Attorney General Gregory This deci- sion came after an investigation. In Feb ruary, 1914, the New York Sun filed a petition to have the Associated Press de cared a trust because its controllers re fused to give service to any but limited number of papers The service is owned by all the papers using it, 1t was alleged. A certain number of newspapers in each city, the number depending to some extent on the size of the city, are made members of the Associated Press, and the members themselves control the organization and meet the expense of the whole service ac- cording to their proportionate size and the size of the city in which they are pub iished The Sun declared that as these papers control the service and prevent other papers from using it, the association is es- sentially a trust or "corner" The decision of the attorney genera may not be final and the Sun owners are said to be contempat ing a further fight on the question.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-05-01
PASSING OF BOB" BURDETT'E

At announced this newspaper at the tune, Robert J. Burdette, preacher, author and humorist, died at his home in Pasadena, Cal, on November l9 He had been i'll for the greater part of two years, and for a week had been in a state ot coma.
 Robert J. Burdette began cultlvatlng good humor obscurely jn Peoria, Ill, forty years ago, when he spent part of his days at desk on the Peoria Transcript, trying to think" as he himself once related ''of pleas ant things to tel the folks when l went home at night" His audience of folks" then was Carrie Garrett the Peoria girl he had married a short tll9e before, while she lay supposedly cn her death bed, but who lived and though all invalid for life, be- came immOrtalized as "her little serene hap Diness." It was she who encouraged hlm to SOW his humor in wider fields At her bed side Burdette became prolific with fun-mak- ing contributions to the Burlington (Ia.) Hawkeye, and through these he bacame famous the country over as the During ton Hawkeye man
 "She kept me at it, said Burdette and in due time we had a lecture on our hands "The Rise and Fall of the Mustache. Bur dette insisted on trying the lecture HlSI III keokuk-"for Keokuk hated Burlington, and if he succeeded there he would know that it was good Even Keokuk applauded, The whole United States later did the same. He became a sort of itinerant preacher.
 At 60, ten years ago, MT Burdette was called to the permanent pastorate ot the Temple Baptist church of Los Angeles, Cal
 Although Burdette's original home was in Greensboro Pa, where he was born in 1S44, the latter part of his life was spent in California At Sunnycrest Pasedena he had a spacious house with broad verandas. His first wife had died after fifteen years of encouragement to him, during which she
 l travelled all over the country with him. In 1899 he married Mrs. Clara B. Baker Of Pasadena.
 Burdette 6ed with the conviction that there was just as much fun in the world to- day as ever, but "a great deal more-be- cause" as he said, there are more people in it, and people are the funniest things on this side of the grave"
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-05-01
PHENOMENAL ACTIVITY
 AT PORT OF NEW YORK

NEW YORK, March 27.-Indications are that the phenomenal record in American exports made in the past few weeks will be exceeded this week. Never before in the history of the United States has there been such activity as there is now in foreign ship ping at this port. Work is being rushed at full capacity in loading more than dozen ocean going steamships with food supplies, ammunition, guns, motor trucks and other material for the use of the allies in the war in Europe. In addition to these special cargoes for foreign governments there are many vessels being loaded with cargoes consigned to those in the regular trade channels in Europe and other foreign countries.
 The shipments to private purchasers in clude food supplies, cotton, copper, steel products, machinery of all kinds, manufac- tured woolen and cotton goods tools, and a multitude of other classes of manufactured goods, medicines, chemicals, mineral and other products.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-05-01
Matanuska Potatoes

One rancher in the Matanuska valley last year produced six and half tons of good potatoes from half acre of unfer tilized ground and with unacclimated seeds Do you realize that this more than four times greater than the average yield of the best producing state in the Union? asks the Knik News, and proceeds: We predict that at no distant day this immediate vicin sty will be one of the greatest producing countries for this crop on earth We have the great markets of the Pacific to cater to, and with the Lords help, and a bit from our good President and congress, we will have transportation like other white people, and then, like Senator Delivers hog, our Alaska spud can show its superiority in all parts of the world We are not writing this article because we believe that potatoes are the only crop that can be grown here not by jugful-for statistics prove that all countries and sections of countries that are pre-eminent in potato production are likewise well up in most other agricultural productions, and this section will prove no exception to that rule. But we wish to i'm press upon our farmers that potatoes are really one of the earths greatest crops. A government agricultural experiment station would aid us in developing a good seed po- tato, as we'll as assist us in grain and stock experiments, which the average settler can not afford to undertake"
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-05-01
ASK FOR REMOVAL OF
 FAIRBANKS COMMISSIONER

The territorial house of representatives on March l9 adopted report of the judiciary committee asking the removal from office of John r. Dillon, United States commls- sioner at Fairbanks, for charging extortlon- ate fees, for willful neglect of his duties in connection with the registration of vital statistics and for showing all "utter con tempt of the territorial laws"
 The judiciary committee of the house to which was referred the report of Secretary of the Territory C. E. Davidson, in comph- ance with the request made by the house, relative to the non enforcement of the ter ritorial laws, signed the report asking Dill Ions removal, and copies of the report will be forwarded to Judge Charles E. Bunnell of the Fourth division, and to other federal judges in Alaska A roll call on the adop- tion of the report showed unanimous sentiment against Dillon.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-05-01
"Farthest North" Trading Posts

Modern opponents of the spirit that en- abled the founders of the Hudson Bay Com pany to establish trading posts on the edge of the world is found in the business careers 1f E. E. Patterson and Tom Berryman, who own three trading posts within the Arctic circle, says the Seattle Postlntelh- gencer. One Is located at kotZebue and the other two are at Sungnak and Selawlck, Tn the same region Mr Patterson IS the out side partner of the concern, and spends but three weeks of the year in the Arctic, while MT. Berrvman, who has lived in the North continuously for the last nineteen years, SUI pervises the three posts MT Patterson, with Mrs Patterson, has just returned from a tour of the East and are en route to their fruit ranch at Cashmere We are 'farthest north when it comes to Alaskan trading posts" said Mr Patterson. Our stores are well within the Arctic circle, the land of the midnight sun. It may seem very strange to think of man being small matter of 1000 miles away from his place of business for eleven out of twelve months in the year, but that is my position. l will go in next spring as usual with stock ot goods and supplies for my partner, Mir. Berryman He is the original lover of the North, as he has not been Outside for nine teen years and he doesn't particularly care to come out, either He is interested in my stories of the immense growth ot Seattle. but he finds it hard to visualize them, am going to take in lot of photographs ot the buildings here just to back up my word
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-05-01
Opposed to Repeal of Mining Law

Before leaving Nome for Juneau to take his seat in the territorial senate, Thomas McGann, who was elected at a special cleo ton to succeed the late Senator Bruner, said: q am unalterably opposed to the repeal of the new mining law For years the miners and prospectors were unit Tn their demand that legislation be enacted abolishing the association claim and power of attorney locator This pernicious system had become plague in the land and greatly retarded the development of the country. Even those who indulged in the practice de manded remedy. The revision of our min ing law had become a slogan in the diff ferent party platforms, and was one of the strongest arguments in support our demand for territorial government. It was claimed, and rightly so, that the people of Alaska were the only source from which intelligent action could come correcting the laxity of the mining laws. The system that permitted one man or any number of men to gain a position whereby they could spec ulate on the efforts and labor of bona fide miners was vicious one, and indeed was clearly not the intent of the law in the first place"
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-05-01
ROOSEVELT'S COPPERHEADISM
(New York w orldl

Applauding Mir. Roosevelt's attacks upon President Wilson's policy of strict neutral ity, the London Spectator is confident that "a vast number" of Americans will recog- nize that Mir Roosevelt has arisen to the greatness of the occason," and that he 'has performed task worthy of himself and of the place he holds in the national life.
 It makes little difference what the Lon don Spectator thinks, but it would be un- fortunate indeed if any considerable num- Der of En ghsh- thinking people deluded themselves into believing that MT. Roose- velt's apprehension represents American sentiment. What Theodore Roosevelt thinks of Woodrow Wilson in this crisis is of as little importance as what Franklin Pierce thought of Abraham Lincoln in the crisis of 1861
 The attitude of the American people to- ward their President and their government at this time was defined by former Presl- dent Taft in the noble and patriotic speech that he made at Morrlstown on Washing tons birthday. Referring to those persons who attack President Wilson because he has been faithfully following the example set and the admonitions given by our first President, Mr. Taft said:
 We must abide by the judgment of those to whom we have intrusted the au- thoritv and when the President shall act, we must stand by him to the end
 That is how most Americans feel. What Mir Taft said at Morristown was said in substance recently in the house of repre- sentatives by MT. Mann, the Republican leader Except for few German-Ame cans, few Ango-Americans and few pro- fessonal critics like MT. Roosevelt, there is no popular dissent from the Presidents in terpretation of the rights and duties of neutrality.
 Many Europeans, like the editor of the Spectator, have made the mistake of taking Mir Roosevelt's criticisms of President Will son seriously They have been misled by Mr Roosevelts former power and prestige into thinking that he commands an impor tant body of American public opinion ln hls present desire to make the United States a left handed ally of some of the belliger ents They do not know that on this issue Mr. Roosevelt has no following whatever, Even the German Americans, who are per sistent critics of the President part com pany with MT. Roosevelt on the policy that he would substitute for President Wilson's policy.
 The wise and sane course for all foreign CTS to adopt at this time is to take it for granted that the President of the United States is doing his duty as he sees it, and that the people of the United States will stand by their government regardless of party prejudice or race sympathy. What copperhead sentiment may expect is not worth capitalizing.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-05-01
REPEATING

One morning Rose's teacher noticed her hanging around the desk with rather a wistful expression.
 Well, Rosie, what is it?" she finally asked, drawing the child to her
 Please, teacher, we've got new baby t our house."
 "Oh, have you, Rosie? Isn't that fine? Whats the baby's name?
 "Ine"
 Several days later the teacher remem- bered to inquire about the new arrival.
 'Oh, Rosie how IS 1kie today?"
 The child looked bewildered. 'Oh, teacher, we ain't got no Ikie"
 ''Yes. You told me you had baby" A gleam of intelligence appeared on Rosie's face. "No, teacher, his names Nose his name ain't 1kie. We found we already got one 1kie. ."-Everybody's Magazine.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-05-01
Bob E'urdette's Masterpiece

This story Is usually considered the best the famous humorist ever told.l
 On the road once more, with Lebanon fading away in the distance, the fat pas senger drumming idly on the window pane, the cross passenger sound asleep, and the tall thin passenger reading General Grant s "Trip Around the World" and wondering why Greens August Flower" should be printed above the doors of "A Buddhist Temple at Benares" To me comes the brakeman, and seating himself on the arm of the seat, says:
 T went to church yesterday"
 "Yes?" I said, with that interested inhec ton that asks for more And what church did you attend?'
 (Which do you guess?" he asked
 Some union mission church., l haz arded
 "No," he said. q don't like to run on these branch roads very much. l don't often go to church, and when I do I want to run on the main line, where your run is regular and you go on schedule time and don't have to wait on connections 1 don't like to run on branch. Good enough, but don't like it.
 "Episcopal?" I guessed Limited express" he said, "all palace cars and S2 extra for seat, fast time and only stop at big stations. Nice line, but too exhaustive for a brakeman. All train men in uniform, conductors punch and Ian tern silver-plated, and no train boys al lowed Then the passengers are allowed to talk back et the conductor, and it makes them too free and easy. No, I couldn't stand the palace cars. Rich road, though, Don't often hear of a receiver being ap- pointed for that line Some mighty nice people travel on it, too"
 ''Universalist?" l ventured.
 Broad gauge" said the brakeman; does too much complimentary business. Every body travels on a pass. Conductor doesn't flag stations and won't run into anything but union depot. No smoking car on the train. Train orders are rather vague, though, and the trainmen don't get along well with the passengers. No, l don't go to the Universalist, but I know some good men who run on that road"
 Presbyterian? 1 asked.
 Marrow gauge, eh?" said the brakeman Pretty track, straight as a rule; tunnel right through a mountain rather than go around it; spirit-evel grade; passengers have to show their tickets before they get pn the train. Mighty strict road, but the cars are little narrow; have to sit one in seat and no room in the aisle to dance Then there are no stop-over tickets allowed; i; got to go straight through to the station you're ticketed for, or you cant get on at all. When the car is full, no extra coaches; cars built at the shop to hold just so many, and nobody else allowed on. But you don't often hear of an accident on that road. It's run right up to the rules"
 Maybe you joined the Free Thinkers?" l said
 Scrub road" said the brakeman; "dirt roadbed and no ballast; no time card and no train dispatcher. All trains run wild and every engineer makes his own time just as be pleases. Smoke if you want to;
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-05-01
BUSINESS IMPROVING

NEW YORK, March 26-March shows ren arkabe improvement in the outlook for bus ness over the conditions that prevailed dur ng the preceding month, when the Ger mar war zone order and the forbidding pros pee for the beginning of Q commercial war between the warning powers of Europe cast it's nadow over the horizon, Those sections cf the country where war orders are being filled show the best improvement though the benefits from that source, passing from one related industry to another are begin ming to find all communities.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-05-01
Dillon Replies to the Charqes

According to the Fairbanks Citizen, Com missioner Dillon's reply to the charges was as follows:
 "The federal law requires me to charge g for recording marriage statistics and until I discovered that the Legislature had fixed the price at Sl charged 8. Since then 1 have charged only s!.
 "Whether l am required to obey the fed eral law in this regard or am to conform to the Alaska law passed by the legislature is a matter of some doubt and have presented the question 70 the attorney general of the United States for his decision. have not been unmindful of the Alaska laws, but if the attorney general of the United States gives his instructions l will abide by his ruling
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-05-01
Strike in the kouqarok

Judge F. H. Thomas brings some interest ing news from the Kougarok, including in
 ormation of strike of no small i'nn"r- tance made by George Lake and "Cayuse" Johnson on Garfield creek, says the Nome Nugget of March g. The boys are said to have located four feet of scent dirt over twenty feet in width The pay lies in an old channel on the first tier of benches, and is covered with twelve feet of overburden. The work of hoisting the dirt will com mence about the middle of the present month Gus Hymen and brother have worked all winter on four shafts, 125 feet in depth, on the second tier benches of Dahl creek, and while they have found fair pay, it is of hardly sufficient value to hoist.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-05-01
N. C. Co. Sole Agents for Alaska

heal of the river begins. Yes, sir; I'll take the river road every time for lovely trip, sure connections and good time, and no pr tcie dust blowing in at the windows. An yesterday when the conductor came arc nd for the tickets with a little basket
 h, I didn't ask him to pass me, but pa! my fare like little man-25 cents for an aours run and little concert by the pa angers thrown in. l tell you, pilgrim, you take the river road when you want '
 Fut just here the long whistle from the engine announced station, and the brake man hurried to the door, shouting:
 "Lionsvlle! The train makes no stops betHeen here and IndianapClisw