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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
OH and Gas DeYeIopnlellI
--latest News OF
or Week

Development workin the West
Virginia fields ar tie close Of the
3eekz showed no improvement-oEer
thesearly part On Bonds creek,
CIay districf. Richie co1nty. the Iuls
perial OH and Gas Products Com
psny drilled ITS IestSon The Thomas
e Davis farm through the Big Inlup.
sand and has a 1asbarel, pumpeEs
The late comp1e1ons In this district
are all light.
on Eagle run. onion district.
peasants county. the West Virginia.
DriHine Company has drilled its No.
5 on the Josiah Holdren farm
through the Maxon sand and has q
Show for a 2e-barel producer, In
Mcklm disaict. Tyndan and Dtns-
Iewen farm through the Big InJunl
sand and have duster. in the old
Moscow field in Hancock county.
Bremen and Company have com
pleted a second test on the HenIy
Megaw farm and have very light
bumper IN the Berea grit In the
same district. Reed. Cameron and
COMPANY have1started 10 drill a test
son the Philip. Shambaugh farm
z Cn5c ohurns' creek. Union district,
Harrison COUNT. the C1erksburg
Light and Heat company IS due N
the sand at test on the L NJ Vim
don farm In Salt Lick district Brax-
ton county. the Hope Natural Gas
concpany is building rigs for tests on
the NJ. A Ritter andReHe Crutchheld
farms. On the same stream and IN
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
ITALIAN CRISIS Is
ALL ABSORBING. TOPIC
esr Assee,.ree .srss,

90
BERLIN. via London, May 22.-
The Italian crisis absorbs the atten-
ton OF both public and official cir
.cles here Little is heard of the
-Lrsitania case and it Is stated that
Germany,s answer to the American
note cannot be expected before next
Tuesday or Wednesday It would
now be nossurprise if the German re-
ply. in addition to a defense OF the
German position regarding subma-
rins warfare and particularly of its
case for the sinking OF the LusItanaa
with the alleged shipment OF anmu-
milton, should contain certain pro-
-posals which might serve as a basis
for further negotiations between
Germany and the United States:
Americas compromise proposal made
in previous communication for a
cessation of sub1parine and mine
warfare il retEfn for an abandon
ment by Great Britain of her stary-
ing out policy will almost certainly
.be referred to. It will be pointed out
that Germany's acceptance in prln-
ciple OF the suggestion is still IN
force.
Reports circulated in the United
states recently that Germany had
proposed arbitration are authorize
lively denied here.
Regarding the case of the steamer.
GuIfight. which is included IN Presi-
dent Wilson'S representations on the
alleced submarine ilIesa1iries.. the
admiraIty had reason to believe, II is
stated that his-stip- Was not dam.
aged from a submarine but from
some other cause
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
CONTRAST SIGNED
And The Last Obstacle to Re-
Stunning Mining Operations
In Ohio is Removed:

S.Y AxsociETro 'Vrrss'sT
! rrwFai AND. May 22.-Slmng
sof 46e contract between the Eastern
One ooerators Association and state
ana : district officials of The Enlted
Vine Workers late this afternoon re-
;;noore5 The last possible obstacle to
commencing operations Of the mines
:affected by a strike Of 1900 men s LOT
thirteen months. $500
s,marures were. affixed repre-
-sentatives OF the joint scale COMMIT
zee which was named through , me
efforts of Governor Wits 70 ofans
Oaiection by operators to one
clause IN the mine rules threatened
delay but this was overcome s
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
spolfce 4 mink Ho117es
Woman ATTEMPTED to
Take HerOn1n.Lffe

clarence, say me police is the fact
that the married man, against Wsnom
COMPLAINT has Just been made by MS
wife. was the one who took Mss
Holmes to the pnySictan;s ONCE and
who reported the occurrence 10 mead
souauers He said, according TO me
police, tcaI he was on che north SIDE
Of West Nan street when he saw a
woman leaning against a wall on the
sou:h side OF the street near the
corner OF Fourth He declared thas
he went across the street to learn
the trouble, found thar It was MISS
Holmes, that She was badly burned
and that he Immediately TOOK her 10
the physicians ONCE. AT drst, the
police declare, she changed her story
TO the effect that the attack upon
her was made near the corner Oh
Sixth street and chat the man, VINO
; came to her. assistance, came from
Src:a street, and not across Man
street.
Immediately upon hearing Miss
Holmes story ito the effect that an
Unknown woman had thrown the ACID
on her. The attention OF the police
was. diverted TO the woman. n no hao
made complaint against her husband
and Miss Holmes earlier IN the even
ing. Jealousy was thought by the
police TO have been a probable mouve
for an assault by this woman How
ever. an investigation revealed that
this woman had not left the house
that evening In fact, several Wit
nesses testifed to the fact that she
had been ia and that they had been
with her the entire evening.
The police theory is that Mss
Holmes and the married man were IN
the. formers room and that aauarrel
ensued following which. the woman
threatened to. take her. life and at
tempted to drink the poison The
man. they believe, grasped her arm nm
and in the struggle that ensued the
poison was spilled upon Miss Holmes
person causing the burns The police
believe that the man took the woman
10 the Doctors Office. then came to
police headquarters and reported the
alleged assault as told by the woman
several officers. are still working on
the case and officials OF. the. depart
ment are confident that the mystery
VIII he cleared up within day or
two. IS. $500 81
Miss Holmes was sai6 to be resting
easy this morning and PHYSICIANS
have no doubts but that she VIII re-
cover from her injuries.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
TELEPHONE
Association is Formed in South
. to Operate with Postal
Telegraph System.

3 : MEMPHIS as Ten Tenn. May 22-The
States Independent Tele-
phone Association was formally or
xan:zed tede today with a member
ship representing, it is claimed, IN
yestments of more than. S2S.000, 900
Pans were perfected for the estao-
lshment of long distance telephone
service Through the sout1ern states
and as fa- north as the Ohio river BY
an agreement. with the Postal Teie-
graph Company
elected president of the new organ
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
No Gredence is Placed N Her
Story of Attack 5ysMYs
ferrous Woman.

That the woman giving rhe names
of.5f-E Albert homaS and Viola
Holmes. who sustained serious burns
from corrosive poison in a hgs-
terions manner early Friday evening,
attempted to take. her own life that
evening. that the burns resulted When
married man, who was with her at
the time; grasped her arm and frus-
frated her attempt and that the affair
occurred in the womanis room. and
not in West Main street as she has
s1eGttastly asserted, is the belief OF
police officials who are at worH on
the case.
The story told BY Mrs. Thomas or
Miss Holmes. that small woman.
dressed in black and wearing cap
threw the poison on her as she was
walking along Main street, near
sixth. has been entirely discarded by
the police. andsno attempt has been
made to locate woman such as the
one described
The theory of the police IS sup
ported by number of Incidents that
occurred few hours previous to the
ALLEGED assault. and by the fact that
different reports of the affair have
been given. by the burned woman and
the man who. said he found her lying
-axainSf a fence on West Main street
Early Friday evening. police say. z
Telephone can came to he2dquarfers
and a woman:s voice asked that an
omcer: be sent to -her.residenee on
west Pike street omeer joyce was
sent.-in response-to the woman re
quest, and it, is said that she told
him her husband was with sVsoia
Holaes in the.lauer's room. and ask
ed-that the couple be arrested Tn, the
9rrn,an told the officer that her hus-
band was a, frequent caller upon Miss
holmes. According 10 the police. the
woman. in her conversation with
o@cer joyce referred TO the woman
throughout as Viola Holmes.
In accordance with the wcnan's re-
quest. an Investigation was started
and plans were made 10 arrest the
couple. II they were found in the
room. as charged However, the IN
restfgation had been underway only
a short time. when the news OF the
alleged assault upon Miss Holmes was
brought to headquarters.
The significant feature of the oc-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
3P6iIadeIpsIfas
rig al16ers
Posey and

the same district, the h5ladetz
scompans IS hauling IN Ilgs aeEs
for tests ON the J. Psosey sI1ss
Thomas ConneAy farms ~
In Grant dfstrsct, 4EetzeI co9asat
the Hope Material Gas cum Is =
due IN the Big Injun sand at test
on the New NaTnnsrille Banks pro-
spertF TIn2 thes.sare district tue l
silver HniS0 com IS due N the
same formafSn1 a1a test on the CHS
-tena Grosssn 6acher farm The New
sGarunsvilIe OIL company's 40. , on
The LSSs Morgan farm IS producing
10 barrels a day from the Big ln5un.
& In Sdannsneton district Mar.on;
COUNT the Carnegie NatuTa. Gas
company IS due IN the Big Iniun sand
at test on the Calvin Hamilton fa Ernns
The same companss test on Lease No
2 ON the FS Snsder.farm IS a gasser
N 1he Gordon sand In McENroy dis
trict, Tyler county: the Manufacturers
Light and Heat company is d ling 9.
test the sIary Foster farm In
eCenterTiIle district. McConneH and
Gendening have the rig comp1e1ed
for second test on the AZ a- Wells
farm
The latest gauges OF the Columbus
Producing companyss three wells on
the Williams Coal cornpanyis tract.
on Cabin creek. n Cabin creek. dis
trfct. Kanawha county. gives their
combined production ct 20 barrels a
day The No Is producing 6o bar
rels, No 20 barrels andssSo- $50
barrels
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
Trials
In the Circuit Court for the
Present Term viii Be Con-
Guided in a Week.

When the circuit court reconFenes
tomorrow moFning, trial Of Thomas.
S. McLaush1in's damage suit against
the city, arising from change OF
street grade on First street, VIII be:
resumed. Following that case the;
docket calls for the trial Of the fol-
lowing cases early in the week.
Allison Martin against Benjamin
Palmer.
Guy vestpoint against Sam Pascoz-
20 ct al. -
Lum berport improvement Company
against Ralph Y Fortney.
Jury trials viii be concluded by
the end of the week. but the court
viii be open about all the following!
week for motions and chancery mat
tiers
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
big SUITS
Are Filed in Baltimore Court
against leslrl Hays Ham
mond, Mining Engineef:
arA..ee.1-Ep ,.f..,

BaiTrMoFE. May 2eAJohn Hays
Hammond. che noted mining engineer.
IS named defendant in two suits for
anaSerega1e of s1.43G!500 damages
filed IN the superior court today by;
Addison G. Dubois and Willard d.
Doremus. of Washfngt
-: 1T Is alleged that Hammond;
obtained possession in an irregulaT
manner of certificates of stock of the
General Cotton Securities company, a
Delaware corporation, valued at The
amount of the suit and refused to-
return the stock to its owners
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
WAR IS. PROCLAIMED

Continued: from page 1,f-st sectioa) :
has rendered Italy notorious ser
vices.
The, note says, the astondsnment OF
is more than justih-.
ed as the Italian government repeat
eddy announced its wish to maintain
and even to strengthen the bonds OF
alliance between the two countries
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
NEWLaUNDRYs1As.

BIZ Toothman. of the Empire
4 broad smile. these
DAYS owing to the arrival OF a bounc-
Ing baby boy left by the stork at his
Toothman the proud father Of two
boys and two girls. - z
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
LOCAL FIRM
Lands Cenfacr 10: Fnirnisl, the Cit.
of Weston with Paving Blocks-

At a meeting of the council of the
fcity3of Weston held Friday a contract
was. awarded the Thornton Fire BTick
4Compsny of this city to furnfsls an
the paving blocks to be used by that
city IN M aking inprovements the
coming sumner. As number OF
were after the contract
the local Feels proud OF the-fact
that 1t lands it
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
LIGHTSING KILLS HORSES:

nv AaSoeIArro;rsess,
BELMONT PARK.SsS- May - -
Three race horses were killed ana
I've Injured by lightning which
struck their stable durfrE he--rrcess
here today Eleven belonged 70
James Butler The animals k lle,1
last race: JingHrg, three years Old:
and Kings Gist, two years old.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
MIR SPEARS OCT.

John Spears. proprietor Of the
Spears shoe store on Fourth street
is able to be out again after se1sral
weeks during wa1cn he was com
PEELED to stay. within doors at his
home. He had lartppe.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
MANY SOLDIERS KILLED.

LONDON. May 23..4: 05 m.-one
hundred and sixtr-four soldiers. apart
from civilians were killed IN the dis
astroas railroad wreck at Carlisle yes
terdav morning. according TO a. press
despatch from that city.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
.BIGGAR Orders.

49, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
PHILADELPHIA, May 2@The
Penusylvania RaIroad company an-
nonnced today thatsit had placed or
ders for fss aISteel passenger and
baggage cars to cost approximately
So, O0o;e 700: = The cars are TO replace
wooden equipment.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
az Associated Press.

CBy Associated P7ess.3
ROME, via London, May
%, 4:0i a. mz-The Gircnale
D,Italia says that ansAustrfan :
patrol has crossed the from
tier. The few Germans left
in Rome have taken. refuge in
the Chinese legation, Accord
ing to this paper the an
nounceuent has been made
that Field Marshal yon Fins
S.denburg Will take command
Of the Austro-German- troops
against Italy - $500
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
FRONTIER FIGHTS.

cEN AHGodkrEoSPRE = -
BRESELAs ITALY Via Paris, May p.
Incidents we're reported:
today from several points where the;
italian Alpine troops pursued Aus
trfan soldiers, who had crossed the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

The condition OF William Keefe. a:
Wendell coal man who is a. patient IN:
local hospital, As much improved;
and he hopes to be out in a week or
two: Heart trouble is his ailment-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
MIR. KEEFE BETTER.

!. =. :. =. !. + =. $. :. :
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arsTRIANs Cross BoRpER

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Miss Holmes was saM to be resting
easy this morning and PHYSICIANS
have no doubts but that she viii re-
cover from her injuries.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03

Siav Houmanan
with their children
knitting soldiers
sleep and live
The little
they all will be
The ladies Of the International institute
suggested the school and December last Miss u Ponkaszy
When school
write little
Their
talk United States a little
repeat after the teacher their Then she writes the black
board They
sticks
breathe
After luncheon they
girl
home
Before long these children will
will have
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03

these islands, and, small though they
were, they we're looked upon as impor-
tant future assets.
Samoa's Strategic Position.
The islands of the Samoan group ac-
quired some years ago by Germany
and now lost to It occupy position In
the South seas which would make
their permanent loss a serious blow
to the Germans. These islands lie
in the direct line OF mail steamers
between American ports, Hawaii and
Australasia. Upolu and Savaii are the
German islands, while Tutuila and its
adjacent small splotches of green, are
possessions of the United States. The
German possessions have been, tenn
porarily, at least, wrested from her.
The soils Of this island group are lux
uriantly fertile, and copra-dried CO.
coanut-is produced here in large
quantities. Tropical fruits, yams, ar
rowroot and other agricultural prod
ucts are brought forth in abundance.
1t Is, however, as a strategic port of
call, an advanced harbor in the Orient
that Germany set her highest value
upon these South sea possessions. For
time the Samoan islands were under
the control of the British government
and German consuls. The control of
the islands which existed before the
war was effected by a treaty made
in 1899. The total area of the group
is about 1,750 square miles. of which
the German share is 1910 square
miles. There are eight inhabited
islands in the group, with total popu-
lation of $4,000, of which 33,47S live
within the confines of the German
islands. These figures include only the
native population. The number of Eu-
ropean settlers is negligible.
The climate of Samoa is found by
some to border upon perfection as
climates go, and by others It is dis
missed with vague notation that Il
is supportable. Perhaps the delight
full descriptions by Robert Louis Ste-
venson, who, on account of lung
trouble, took up his permanent resi-
dence there In 1886, and who lived and
worked eight years after the doctors
had given him up, can best be trusted
among all others. Germany found II
difficult to persuade her sons and
daughters bent on immigration to
settle In the group.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03
Chocolate Soldiers.

The soldiers weakness for sweet
meats, to which Mr.. Bernard Shaw
called attention when he wrote The
Chocolate Soldier" has been abund-
antly confirmed during the present
war. The quality Of sweets con-
sumed by our army in France has
been prodigious, while from Cairo
comes the news that the Australians
have absolutely eaten the place out
OF chocolate. On the troopships
which brought them, too, it was the
same. Thus Captain Bean, the official
correspondent with the force, writes:
Our canteen had FIVE times the de-
mand for sweets and soft drinks that
was expected and one-fifth the demand
for beer. er."-Westminster Gazette.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03

f9S7r ISLANDS.
- n

every occasion when wearing tiny lie.
tie aprons attached to slender ccard
around the waist, with, possibly, The
addition of some stray tattoo marks
and great sunshade hat made Of palm
leaves. These natives, also, have ad.
hered with great consistency to can.
nibalistic traditions.
There was a mere handful OF Ger
mans resident in the tiny capital,
which was guarded by 30 native police
The islands are very near to British
possessions in the same group and but
a short sail from Australia.
The climate of the groups is that OF
the tropics, but the water wastes on
every hand and the mountainous re-
gions near the coast made these Ger
man colonies very habitable for the
whites. Mangrove thickets, sago and
cocoanut palms and valuable woods
abound. The natives cultivate yams,
taro, unusually delicious bananas and
an atrocious tobacco, the last so bad
that not even a European accustomed
to his homegrown product can enjoy
the Solomon island smoke.
Every effort was made by the i'm
perial government to encourage the
development of plantations here. The
soils and climate are admirably adapt
ed to the growing of rubber, cocoa
beans and cocoanuts, and much of the
German energy was expended in the
production of these. Much was ex.
pected by the Germans from a proper
of tropical farming upon
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03

man warships began a careless brows-
ing in the Pacific.
The gunboat Adler (Eagle) took pos
session of the Solomons on October 80,
1886. A German-English convention in
1899 left Germany in possession only
Of the two most northerly islands in
the group. OF these, Bougainville, the
larger, is 1875 miles long and between
25 and so miles wide. Buka is about
3S miles long and from fiye to ten
miles wide. Together their area is
about 1000 square miles.
Have Good Harbors.
Both islands have good harbors and
both are rich in forests and in excel
lent agricultural soils. In Buka, how
ever, there is a lack of water supply,
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03

w. ARLY in the war Germany lost
to the British some South Pa
~ cific island possessions that were
A valuable to the nation chiefly as
coaling stations, but that are of
interest for other reasons Among
these islands the most extensive are
the Solomon group, of which a writer
for the National Geographic society
says:
When a man has learned to live
without ambition and to turn his back
on hope without regret, then the
islands of the South Pacific are ready
to receive him as their own. Yet to
them turned Germany when its appe-
tite for empire led it forth upon its
tedious quest for unclaimed places on
the earth.
1t therefore happened that at the
outbreak of the present war Germany
had sovereignty over those two insig-
nificant dots Of land upon the endless
expanse of the South Pacific, known as
Buka and Bougainville, of the Solomon
group. These islands were small, but,
nevertheless, were an asset to a ma
tion interested in the far East.
The generation of Germans that fol-
lowed the empire-builders of 1871 soon
felt the need of colonial expansion,
but, when they looked around it
seemed that every foot of the earths
worthwhile surface had been taken as
a colony or a sphere of interest"
However, about 1884. the German New
Guinea company was formed and Ger
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03

while the larger island is crossed by
innumerable streams, with their head
waters in the interior mountains. The
Germans built a government station
here In 1907, and since then have made
considerable progress in the task of
civilizing the natives, who we're en-
ployed to do all OF the improvement
work. Up to a few years ago the male
portion of the native population
scorned all clothing, while the women
considered themselves dressed for
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03
In the Upstairs Bedroom

In the Upstairs Bedroom.
HE can't do the maxixe."
"Goodness!"
HE can't even Castle walk"
Horrors! What a stickl"
Hes ugly"
"Hopeless!"
He has an auto and regular seats
at the show"
What's his name ?"-Texas Coyote.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03

There
supply
Uncle
$12O smoked
would him six
The
families to each fami
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they went up the
struggling street.
TOO late to see
anything anyhow" a"
"Oh, we can see
a lot before dark"
enthused II e | q n.
And we may new
er have another
chance"
"W e ii, there's
nothing that looks
lik a market
around here. That
boob said straight
on to the top
wherever that is"
Dear, that must
be it," pointing to
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03

CdTeIuIy COmpIIeu HBureS suDmltteu
by dealers in the university district
The straws used in the matted
milks If placed in a direct line would
reach 13 miles. The matted milk con-
sumed would I'LL a reservoir of 49,
600 gallons. Over three tons OF the
dry powder is consumed a year.
Figures show that 100000 Gig
arettes are consumed annually by stu
dents, at a cost of $500. The Gig
arettes, If placed in a direct line,
would reach around Lake Mendoza
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03

panhandlers picked up in West Madi-
son street. That is, Tony appeared
disguised behind blanket of SCOT
and CRIME. He admitted an antipathy
to soap and asserted water, even as
beverage, was poor stun
Il Just blew in from st. Louie"
he said.
well, you can't mix with our
buns without first taking a bath
S." said the court.
II was only a few minutes later
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03

Red Cross Ball Blue, made in America,
therefore the best, delights the housewife.
All good grocers. Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03

that Mrs Annie Mues faced her husband
couldn't stand to live with him
a n
during the next
courts warning
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03
A Vloorous WrIter

why does your mayor put on auto
mobile goggles before he writes?"
ITO keep the ink from sputtering in
his eyes" - Munich Meggendorfer
Blaetter.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-03
tcopyrlgh 1sl5. By the mcclure Newspaper syndcate,

I'm a chump to let you drag me
way out here" grumbled Warren, as