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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
LORD N0RBURY
GOES TO WORK
INA FACTORY
To Help Fit Aeroplanes and is
Alfred as a Common Eng
Iisn Laborer.
an A.soe,A4soparss,

1 LONDON, July 10.-One OF tne
latest and most popular recruits IN
the ranks of those who are DONG
something for their country during
the war" has appeared in the person
of Lord Norbury, now turned the hfty
years of age mark. He commences Geo
| his self imposed task recently in the
fitting shop of an aeroplane works at
I tired in a coarse blue calico smock
and cloth cap. Nearby the works In
small lodge occupied by butler,
Lord Norbury has engaged little
simple furnished bedroom and is DO
| ing his own valeting. The butler
says His Lordship is paying work
mans rent, and is taking his meals
with the other wormen IN the gen
| eral canteen. His Lordship had put
1 IN few hours work and was sltting
with the after breakfast crowd In the
canteen before being recognized by
I blue suited laborer who then came
over and spoke to him: How do you
do, old chap, glad to meet you, said
the workman putting out his his
hand which the peer cordially shook.
Another workman was heard to make
| a remark. Il guess he's good enough
and we will put him flying to thing
of two If, he only shows half an eye. "
At the close of his days works
a. m. to D. m.-Lord Norbury seem
ed well content with his first efforts
as a laborer. Things are turning
out top hole" he said. II am not
at all fatigued; am used to hard
work and do not feel bit tired. the
other fellows are all quite 'pally' and
ready to do me good turn any mo-
ment.. Lord Norbury's work was
we'll approved by the old hands at
| the works. HE is pretty handy,
they said HE will be all right be-
fore long; you don't want to tell him
thing twice, and he is quite a sport
too" ..Nobby'' is the nickname for
! his lordship amongst his fellow work
men.
Lord Norbury says he is to be just
an ordinary workman. expecting and
receiving no preferential treatment.
Asked If he would be able to live on
his wages, he replied, Rather! i
hope to save. Why / shall be a rich
man shertly-with "a hours week,
overtime and bonus" "No leisure
time" he said laughingly, Just bed
| and work Yes, am happy to be
doing something" said his lordship.
"however small and negligible. In
these days the subjects duty is the
nations and IL there is one supreme
and urgent necessity it is that every
man. woman and child should bend
all efforts to the only great task
the subtugation and conquest of our
enemy. BY all means let us have
national register; let us have untver-
sal service; but do let us have some
thing quickly, at once, something
chosen advisedly and not haphazard-
ly-something in fine. for all"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
don't LET BABY
EAT PECK
OF Dirt
Mothers Cautioned to Keep
Germ-Laden Objects From
Mouths of Children.

HARRISBURG, Pa. July 1O.-No
sympathy with the old adage that we
must all eat our peck of dirt" Is en-
tertained by DR.. Samuel G. Dixon, the
state commissioner of health. In TINS
weeks "little talk on health and hy-
giene," Doctor Dixon discusses Walk
ing on All Fours," and he makes
particular plea to mothers to keep 2
watch on what goes into the mouths
of children during the creeping per-
Tod.
Doctor Dixon says:
Scientists tell us that our remote
ancestors walked on all tours. Ger
tain It is that we all begin 1ocomo-
ton in that manner.
cit IS natural for baby to crawl.
and during the first few years of life
most children spend much time play
ing on the floor. In order that this
natural disposition to keep near
mother earth shall not not prove in
furious there are few precautions
which it is we'll to take.
For babies it is easy enough to
spread a blanket or some similar pro-
lection on the floor and when they
grow older little railing some six
feet square will serve to keep them
within bounds until such time as they
can be taught not to pick things of
the floor and put them in their mouths
Carpets, rugs and wooden floors are
Invariably contaminated by the dirt
which is tracked in from the street.
There are innumerab1e colonies of
germs everywhere on the floors. some
Of these are almost certain to be dis
ease germs. When children grow old
enough to be given things to eat. I'M
less they are watched, they will not
hesitate to pick UP the food which
has fallen on the floor or which they
have laid there. This practice is gem
timely risky and every effort should
be made as early as possible to train
the children that things which have
fallen (on the floor are dirty and must
not be put In their mouths. 1t is
surprising ow early they will learn
this If care is taken and a fresh SUD
ply of the precious titbit offered In
the place of the soiled one.
.HThe wise mother makes every ef-
fort to protect her chidren's food
from contamination, for many OF the
digestive disturbances which are so
fatal in the early years of childhood
may be traced to dirty food.
."The old saying that we must all
eat our peck of dirt is stupid and
harmful one, like many another of the
old saws"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
OR AVING FOR. WHEAT
CAKES CAUSES LOSS
OF A STORE ROOM

be able to get into the store while
Mr.. Beckman went out to eat and
thus become in lawful possession of
the disputed place of business.
One night the anti-Beckman forces
took their place in a. front room OF
the Marietta and kept close watch on
the building across the way. Just at
five o'clock the next morning, when
the sleuths had about given up hope
of getting anything done, Mr.. Beck
man was seen to emerge from the
store and after giving the street the
once over" to see if any person was
looking, he slipped down to the Ar
cade lunch room and ordered a stack
of wheat" Just as soon as he got out
of sight, Mr.. Conley and his men
raced across the street and gained
entrance to the store by way of the
partition which separates Beckman's
old place of business from Martins.
1t is said that Mr.. Beckman had a
fork full of wheat cake half way be-
tween his plate and his mouth when
the word came that the enemy had
captured the fort
Tries to Chino In.
Curses, they have got me at last
he yelled and dashed madly up the
street. He endeavored to make an
transom, but Mr.. Conley advised
him that he had better stay out and
he did.
Mr.. Beckman accepted his crushing
defeat after a long fight with good
craftsmanship. He says he would
have fought to the last. but now that
he was trapped. he is willing to ca
pitulate and only asked that the con
ditions OF surrender give him time to
pack up his goods. This was granted
by the victors. Mr.. Beckman has not
decided whether or not he will stay
in this city or move his possessions
to Mountain Lake Park.
Mr.. Conley stated that he was glad
| the case was over. as Martin Brothers
had oeen after. him as landlord to dc
something, as they had sold their old
soda fountain and had purchased q
new one, but owing to the fact that
the big new fountain was much
larger than the old one there was not
enough room for 1t until possession
of the Beckman store was taken,
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Ties Fifteen Knots II
Seventeen
Days

FAIRNfONT, July 10.-The Rev. w.
j. Eddy. pastor of the First Baptist
church, OF this city, might rightly be
dubbed. the marrying parson," tudg-
ing from the number OF marriage GER
emonies he performed during the last
two weeks in June.
The Rev. Mr.. Eddy's parsonage is
one of the popular rendezvous for
couples desiring to enter the marriage
state. but he perhaps broke the rec
ords when from the 18th of June to
the Bird of July, period Of seventeen
days. he had fifteen couples HE them
selves to his domicile to be made one.
Previous to the sixteenth. the Rev
erend performed number of mar
riages, the exact number be could not
state, but the record was broken
when he had fifteen couples visit his
home for this purpose in period OF
seventeen days.
The records OF the county clerk
show that a total OF ifty-four licenses
were issued for June. the month OF
marriages, and Judging from this rec
ord, the Rev. Mr. Eddy had more than
his share.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
GOULD AVOID
MANY FIRES
Half of Forest CONGREGATIONS
Are Preventable, Say
Experts.

WASHINGTON, July 10.-With the
opening of the season of fire danger
en- most of the national forests, the
forest service is sending broadcast a
warning that more than half of the
forest fires in the United States are
due to carelessness or other prevent
able causes, starting from campers,
railroad locomotives brush burning
incendiaries and sawmills.
This statement is based on an anal
ysis of statistics compiled from the
forest fire records of the last season
when more than 1000 fires were re-
ported on national forests alone and
approximately 5000 on state and pri-
vate holdings in the eighteen states
which received federal cooperation in
fire protection under the Weeks law,
namely Maine, New Hampshire. Yer
mont, Massachusetts, Connecticut. New
York, New Jersey Maryland, West
Virginia. Kentucky, Michigan, Wis
consin, Minnesota, South Dakota.
Montana, Idaho, Washington and Ore
gon.
Forest fires destroy millions of dol
lars. worth OF timber and other prop
erty every year, and in some years
cause considerable loss of life. 1t has
been estimated from the best infor-
nation obtainable that forest fires
last year burned over an area of APP
proximately 100000 acres with q
total loss of at least $9,500,00o.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11

slows: boil 5 minutes; add season~
ings and parsley
Progressive Salad.
hard boiled eggs
i quart shredded hearts of lettuce.
cup mayonnaise or boiled dress
ing. !.
1-2 cup French dressing
Separate the eggs, slice the whites
very fine; rub the yolks through
coarse strainer. or fruit press. put N
center Of bowl, which has been lined
with the shredded lettuce; place the
sliced whites around the yoIks, to rep
resent the petals of a flower; cover
center with mayonnaise and pour the
French dressing over the whites OF
eggs.
Frozen Apricots-
quart apricots.
cup sugar.
2 cups water.
2 tablespoons lemon juice.
Wash and crush the apricots, press
through coarse strainer. Boil sugar
and water together 8 minutes. add
lemon juice. set aside to cool. add to
the apricots, pour into freezer, pack
with ice and salt and turn about five
minutes.
Canned apricots can be used.
Orange ice may be served.
Afternoon Tea.
Egg paste sandwiches favored with
any kind of meat
Orange marmalade sandwiches
Lemon butter sandwiches
Lemon layer cake
Lemonade or iced tea
For the afternoon tea, or the even
ing gathering. dainty sandwich with
iced tea or lemonade Is always ac-
ceptable. Thin white bread, with egg
paste filing; nut bread, with orange
marmalade, or lemon butter. which
makes very good hot weather sand
wich, with cold drink. either pine
apple or ginger ale. And for the af-
ternoon caller. an egg lemonade with
q cracker. ALI the above are simple
and easily prepared and are most re-
freshing.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
Fairmont Man Slips Out Il
Breakfast and Enemy
Takes His Fort.

FAIRMoNT, July 1O.-J. H. Beck
man should write a thrilling reel
drama entitled 1.-THE Fatal Stack OF
wheat for it was his craving for
his morning stack of Wheat" that
turned the tide of battle against him
in his long fight with Martin Broth
ers and Rollo j. Conley, executor OF
the S. W. Hall estate. for possession
Of the store room adjoining Martin
drug store on Main street. For while
he slipped out just after dawn the
other morning to get his wheat cakes
at a nearby beanery, Mr.. Conley slip
ned in through the partition between
the stores, an ak being used to de-
nolish the partition, and Mr.. Beck
man was forced to capitulate, which
he did with good grace.
The story of the trouble is a long
one. Last February. notice was serv-
"a ON Mr.. Beckman by Mr.. Conley that
his lease for the store room next to
Martins would expire on'sJuly 4 and
that the lease would not be renewed
with Odr. Beckman, but would be CIV
en- to Martin Brothers. July l came
and went its way and still Mr.. Beck
man made no move to get out OF the
store On July 2 notice was served on
Mr.. Beckman that the landlord con-
sfdered him a trespasser on his prop
eTIy ana uSLudAuSU lhaI tiS ASaSS. -
refused to do so, and had the law on
!; his side to the extent that he could
/ hold INTO the store room for long
! time until he would be officially
thrown out through an order of the
4 court. The law says that not even
the landlord may put tenant out
unless he can do it peacefully.
Remained Day and Night.
It was impossible to put Mr.. Beck
~
a he remained at the store day and
night and was ready to make trouble
81 any person offered to throw him
fThen It was that R. j. Conley and
his sleuths decided to play the watch.
full waiting" game. They figured that
IL they waited long enough they woult
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
History Silent as 10 Who
First R11g z liberty Bell
Question IS Recalled by The
Trans Continental Trip Of
the Old Relic.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 1O-The'
mystery OF the old bell ringer" II the
most fascinating of the myths which
have been revived by the trip OF the
Liberty Bell to San Francisco.
Who was the odd man who rang the
bell when It first pealed forth in cele-
bration Of the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence?
It is conceded that the story Of the
boy dashinE into the street on July 4.
1916, calling to the old caretaker In
the helfry. Ring, ring! They've sign-
ed" Is fiction pure and simple
Wffred Jordan, custodian OF the
museum in Independence Hal. and an
authority on the history OF the Lib
erty Bell, declares there Is no rec
ord of such an event. The first au-:
thentioated ringing. after the signing
of the. Declaration OF Independence
was on July s. when It called the cit
liens of Philadelphia together to hear
the document read.
Andrew McNair, doorkeeper at the
time, may have been the first bell
ringer but this has not been estab-
lished. says Custodian Jordan.
A story for which history will not
vouch Is that when the news OF the.
surrender of CORVALLIS reached Phil
adelphia. the old bell ringer died OF
JOY"
The history of the Philadelphia
Pine street church contains the name
of William Hurry. "bellman Of the
old state house" And on the ancient
stone In the graveyard where Hurry
lies buried are the words who de-
parted this life October %, 1881. -
That day the news of the surrender
of CORVALLIS reached Philadelphia.
Was William Hurry really the old
bell ringer who rang in the new year
of American freedom on the day that
the Declaration OF Independence was
approved. and did he really die OF Joy
on hearing that the long war with
England was over at last?
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
in GLOOMY Gave
WOMAN FINDS
FORTUNE
Works Many Months Before
Hidden Wealth is Finally
Revealed.

JOPLIN, Mo-, July 1O.-Numerous
are the stories,s more or less true, OF
men who have acquired riches from
the mines of the Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma zinc and lead district, but
SO far as known there Is only one
woman who. unaided and alone,
through sheer pluck and force of will,
has carved fortune from the gloomy.
depths of once deserted mine.
When Miss Rose Ahern was TWEEN
ty-three years of age her father was
killed In a mining accident, leaving
his wife and only child in straight
ened circumstances. Henry Ahern
had been prospecting" in an old cave
which, had long ago been given up.
as all the ore was supposed to have
been taken out. He believed a de-
post of rich ore yet remained-and
lost his life hunting for it.
Miss Ahern had spent all her spare
time with her father, and had become
an experienced miner. proficient IN
the use of explosives, as well as a
pick and shovel. Sharing her faith
er's belief in the existence OF a body
of rich ore, as he did, after his death
she continued to work alone.
Day after day she toiled in the dark
depths underground, drilling holes
and blasting out the solid rock by
means OF dynamite.
For nearly year this girl miner
stuck to. her task, barely finding
enough ore to make living for her
self and widowed mother. Then, one
day, after firing blast and returning
to note the result. this plucky girl,
who had withstood all the hardships
of the last year without a murmur;
broke down and great tears ran down
her cheeks. And no wonder. The
long strived for body of rich ore had
at last been uncovered. A fortune
lay before her.
company was organized, and to-
day the Lucky Hit mine is the won
der of the district-it has proved
wonderfully rich
Recently the price of zinc ore has
more than trebled, and Miss Rose
Ahern is accounted to be worth in the
neighborhood OF $12S000.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
MUST prove
HE IS ALIVE
Man Pronounced Legally Dead
Seeks to Recover His
Land.

SAN DIEGO. CAL. July 10.-Before
Judge Guy, in the superior court, VIII
admit that Anselmo Sosa, real estate
dealer of Santa Ana, has returned TO
life after an absence OF a quarter OF
a century. he must have evidence up
on that point.
mere stipulation of attorneys on
either side of the controversy that
he Ia In fact, the same man who was
pronounced legally dead is not SUI
ficfent in the opinion OF Judge Gug'
to warrant a court order resurrecttng
him from his judicial grave.
After listening to an argument up
IN the various legal phases involved,
nudge Guy declined to make a ruling
and gave until July 10 to present evil
dence.
year asserting that he was the same
man who disappeared twenty-five
years ago. he sought to obtain title
to a lot which he had owned In Logan
Heights. but which had since passed
to Jon Zweck. the administrators OF
his estate.
he left behind has remarked, and is
now MRS. Mary Bruce. and lives In
Berkeley. Attorneys for Iweck say
that Sosa remarked in Santa Ana.
Mrs. Bruce refuses to come to San
Diaeo to identify Sosa, and he, on
his mart showed no keen anxiety to
face his former spouse
when this difficulty seemed insur-
mountable. attorneys for Sosa and
Zweck sought to eliminate the bone
n contention by admitting his iden-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
ENGLISH bible
To Be Presented to Mikado by
Japanese Christians in
This Country.

SAN FRANCISCO, July I0.-om his
coronation day, November 10. the em-
peror OF Japan Will be presented with
q Bible. printed in English and bound
In ornate white leather. the first Eng
lish Bible, it is said, that will have
entered the imperial palace OF ia
nan.
1t is to be the gift OF 1000 Japan
members of the Christian churches OF
America and will carry an tnscrip-
tion expressing their high esteem ana
affection.
Count Chinda, Japanese anbassa-
dor at washington. has instructed the
Japanese consul at San Frapcisco to
take ofticial cognizahce OF ceremon-
LED that will be held in connection
v,itI, the gift here when the worlds
Bible congress convenes
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
INVENTOR
of New Novel Shooting Conri.
vance is on Wrong Side of
the Ocean.

COATESvILLE, Pa, July 10.-Rob-
ert Silcox, a Polander here, possibly
inspired by European ar-inventions
his own and with it blew a big hole
In a house occupied by Cornelius
Maxwell an Englishman- Silcox said
he was celebrating.
The silcox device was fashioned
from a piece OF hollow shafting, with
one end plugged. He loaded IT with
explosive and stones and fired it with
a fuse from the top of steep hill
When the thing was discharged, It
shot across a field into the Maxwell
house and wrecked sleeping room.
No one was hurt, as the family had
not retired.
Several pieces OF dynamite and fuse
we're found when Silcox was arrest
ed. The man denies acquaintance
with Maxwell. He was released on
hail
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
Radium Worth SIS, 900
Used upon Convict
In Vain

oss1N1NG, n. Y, July 10.-James
Ballard. a convict who was treated
for cancer in Sing Sing prison with
radium, procured by Frank A. Van
derlip, banker. is dead.
When the radium was used three
keepers guarded Ballard closely for
fear some INSCRIPTIONS prisoner
would steal the precious metal. Doc
tor Squire. for whom Mr.. Vanderlip
obtained SS5. 1000 worth OF radium
was called in to try the treatment
but it was too late to save Ballard
His sentence was COMMITTED and he
was released Just before he died.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
HOUSE DISAPPEARS
Two-Story Structure Sudden
IN Sinks into the Earth
Several Feet.

BEsSEMBR, Mich, July 1O.-With-
ont warning. a two-story house. occu-
pied BY Andrew Lappi and hisSfamily
On the sity OF the Colby mine. sud-
denly sank into the earth and drop
ned the depth of the shaft: The fam
ilv was away at the time and on re-
turning failed to find their house.
A large stretch of country has been
undermined in this vicinity and sew
eral families are moving to other To-
.calities. Z
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
BOY IN WELL
Mother Goes for a Pail Of
Water but Meets with a
Surprise

BpG LAUREL, Va. July 1O.-Mrs.
Fred ulias, Of this place, went to the
old Fashioned well few days ago to
draw q pail OF water. The bucket
seemed heavier than usual and when
she got it to the top she was sur
prised to find her six year old SON In
side the bucket instead of water.
He said he had caught some little
ashes ar sd ''just climbed down
the rope, SO he could put the min
nows In the well.