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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
RICH Texan
Buys a Costly Motor Carriage
from the Packard Motor
Car Company.

Col. &C. Slaughter. of Dallas.
Texas. known as the richest man in
his state, has taken delivery of the
most costly motor carriage ever
turned out of the Packard factory
Col. Slaughter dislikes to use rail-
way trains and a deluxe motor car
rage is his chief hobby.
His latest car is equipped with
every possible comfort The landau
let BODY is finished in French gray
with black trimmings and Spanish
leather upholstery. When the landau
-iafolded back. -a-linen sun shade. or
canopy Is brought into its place This
is of the same material as the seat
covers and is washable
i The body designers have exercised
their ingenuity in furnishing the
storage space and convenience OF
high class cftyFapartment.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
NOTED HOG IS
RECEIVED BY
N. STARRCHER
West Virginia Patsey Defender
Attracts Attention from
Live Stock Raisers.

A ttoroug hbred registered hog
that is attracting more than Ordinary
attention from live stock ra1sers OF
this county has been received by
William E. Starcher. after oeiay
of more than two months occas1oned
by the live stock quarantine IMPOSED
to prevent spread Of the foot ana
mouth disease
THE animal is of the Poland China
breed and it is registered In MT;
Starcher's name in the National 20
land China Association records as
west Virginia Patsy Defender II
arrived in the city Saturday from the
noted hog raising farm OF Eli j.
Miller. at Mil1ersburg. o.. fronSwh ION
Mr.. Starcher purchased 1t. AIIhooSn
only little over eight months Old.
the hog weighs 302 pounds 1t was
sired by Ohio Patsey DEFENDER. one
of the most noted thorougnoEeos.l11
the country. which was recently sold
by Mr.. Miller for S700 to another
noted hog raiser named Ham mond
at buckeye City. o. Its dam was
Miss John Miller a celebrated thor
oughbred SOW Ohio Patsey Defen-
der when two years old weighed l.
los pounds
west Virginia Patsey Defender
was delivered at Mr.. Starchers of
fee on Hewes street Saturday after
noon and a large number of i've
stock raisers of. the county called
there and inspected the animal The
seneraI opinion among them is that
the hog is one Of the fnestSthat has
ever been brought into the county.
Later the animal was takensto Mr.
Starcher,s, hoAse place at Adamston.
where he has a small stock farm and
where he purposes to raise superior
class of hogs along with the high
bred chickens with which he has
achieved considerable repute MI
Starcher already had two very SPLEEN
did Poland China brood sows- He
hopes to make distinct and notable
West Virginia strain of Poland China
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
DEEP WELL DR.ILLER
HERE FOR POINTERS
Engineer Sent BY Queensland,
Australia, Government Wis
its, State Oil Fields.

John Hargreaves. an official rep
.resentative of the government OF
Queensland, Australia. is a visitor
here for the purpose Of studying well
drilling methods in this section. His
government sent him on the mission
He is a guest at the-Waldo hotel
Mr. Hargreaves, who is civil en-
sinser. expresses surprise at the di-
versity Of troubles encountered by
dr1l1ers in this part of the world and
the different varieties of fishing tools
employed have brought him in-touch
with conditions he had not expected
to- meet
Mr.. Hargreaves is not interested in
oil. however. He is looking after
the drilling of a large number OF ar
tesian water wells for the reclama-
ton Of thousands of acres OF land on
the eastern plains. of Queensland,
which he says lacks only water sup
ply to make it the garden spot OF
there are exceptionally fine. The
great depth to which it has been
FOUND Necessary to drill the artesian
wells has caused the drfEers many
delays and hindrances on account OF
fishing Jobs. The wells run from
$500 to 5000 feet. They are start
ed with.ten inch casing and end with
six inch casing. A1l wells drilled 50
far have been flowers The general
lay OF. the Australian plains. MT. Har-
Ereaves says. is, almost Identical with
the lands of the San Joaquin valley
in southern California. the only DIFF
ference being that no sage brush is
found in Australia He lately visited
the California oil fields.
There are no indications of oil In
Queensland. but of the northern
point OF New Guinea on the east
side. MFR. Hargreaves says. some IN
dications of oil have been found.
Some drilling has been done and
quite little oil discovered but no.
In such quantity as to warrant CON-
nnercials exp1oitation.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
Locu1 Woman Win
Gross the Atlantic
To See Her LoDer
Miss Paiget Leaves for France
TO- See Loved One before
He Goes to the Front.

To spend possibly only a few
hours with the man she loves betores
he is called away to- the trenches.
Marina Piaget, governess IN the home
of DR.. w. P. Cor. viii make the trip.
across the Atlantic. running the-Tisks
OF. being a victim of German torzl
pedo, and thence across France. en7
during all the prtvations OF the M
shabItants of a belligerent nation. to
"a little hamlet on the FEanco-Ssts
border. where her lover now Is stars
toned. ss:3ss
Miss PLACED left clarksburEs
Thursday night for New York. from
which place she viii sail on4the hrsts
steamer for Havre. She. thens
proceed across France with al haste
that the transportation facilities OF.
the country Will allow, and even then
she may be too late. Tor the exact
date upon which her aloverwilSd de-
part for the trenches Is unknown- a
recent letter received from him.
friends of Miss PiaEet say, said that
he expected 10 be called TO the front
very shortly The young woman 1n1-
mediately made arransements TO-
leave for Europe.
Miss Piaget only recently re-3
turned from Europe. hay1ngsoeen
there when war was declared She.
experienced hardshps and twas only
after many diMculties had beenssur-
mounted that she was able to get
safely back to this country. Though
she is French by birth, her people
now reside in Geneva, Swftzerland,
and it wars at this place that she was
visiting when the conflict broke out
She arrived back in C1arksburg In
September. . Z.
The great Devotion of Mss sPiaget;
for her lover. can besreaazed
it's considered the numerous hard-:
stips and privations She viii un-s
doubleday suffer before getting to the.
hamlet where he Is stationed- and
then she may be a day. an hour
minute too late. In making the
Journey across the ocean she IS also
running the risk OF meeting q fate
similar to that of passengersSon the
Iusitania Though having Sexperi-5
enced allsthese hardships early In the
war-and -bysthis- time they surely
have increased Piaget- hesitat-s
ed not for moment when she
learned that her lover was to s6eS
called to the front
Miss Piaget has been residing IN
Clarksburg for overt two years. l1ay-S
inr been employed as governess IN
the home OF Dr. W-sPssG Con- and she
has many friends IN this city wto
earnestly hope that she may arrfyes
in tine to see her lover once more
and that she may soon return safely
to this county
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
.IINIIEp STATES
(Contnued from page I. f1rst seot1on3

Continued from page 1, hrSt Secuon1-
Tesnectiye OF the assistance given the
cotton shippers by the foreign trade
advisers of the state department
Some error IS understood to have
been made In London on the subject.
!. The decision of the trade advisers
TO suspend their conferences. how
ever. was reached before the British,
foreign Office memorandum was IS
sued and based ION differences OF
practical character as to the Shipment
Of American owned goods from Ger
many through neutral countries,
some OF which had been contracted
and some of which had even been
naid Tor before the order In coun-
Gil was issued
= * O6iciaIs Retcent-
While officials of the department
were reticent concerning the.sdtner-
,ences referred to by the foreign
trade advisers these are understood
to relate to correspondence between
British officials and the advisers Of
ferinEsa plan for the treatment OF the
American owned goods. Originally
the time limit for the shipment. out OF
Germany of American goods ordered
for Marchf1 was set for June but
the British government announced
several dayssago that this period had.
been extended until June Is
In granting this concession Brit
ish officials are understood to have
referred to it as a concession to the.
United States government and this
as well assother features OF the plan
whereby American owned goods We're
to be shipped through neutral ports
from Germany to the United States
were OF such character as to cause
the state department to believe that
any acquiescence would be construed
as a legal recognition of the British
order in council
Until a different understanding is
reached or the plan for the handling
OF American owned goods is vitality
changed the foreign trade advisers
win not participate in any confer
.enees on behalf of American impor-
tiers ndsexporters- Individually
American merchants. of course. can;
continue their negotiations with the:
British government. either through
the British embassy or at London.
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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

preparation bill. and it Is reported
to have inserted in the bill a number
of items not found in the bill now
pending, in the House; and to In
creasing the amount of number OF
items. among which is the increas-
ing of the militia appropriation from
$50. 900 to S11e 900 for the next two
No New State
But a few minutes were required
to dispose of Delegate Weiss reso-
luton to permit the formation of a
new state to be Knowles the state OF
Zane and TO be comprised OF the
counties OF Brooke, Hancock Ohio
and Marshalls the section known as
thesnorthern Panhandle The reso-
luton was Indefinitely postponed
with but a few votes opposing It
These votes came from those Opposed
to prohibition.
The omnibus revenue bull IS al
legged to provide ample revenue to
takes care OF the appropriations OF the
1915 and 1915 regular sessions OF
rhe leEislaturewhic have been held
ND through lack of funds
proposed f5ost law prohib1t1on
amendment would make It unIawful
Tor residents TO receive Shipments OF
intodeants. cs-.ss
Among the items IN the appropEta
lion bEils mt reduced In the House
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
To CONFIRM
Class of About Fifty at Christ
Episcopal Church is the
Bishop CoadIutor.

At the II O'Clock morning services
today at Christ Episcopal church.
the Right Rev. William l.. GEavatt.
Bishop co-adjutor OF the diocese OF
West Virginia. viii. preach The Rev
Charles b. Mitchell. rector OF. the
church, will present-a class OF nearly
fifty candidates. to the bishop for the
holy rite of confirmation. There VIII VIII
be full vested choir which will
render special music. Everyone rs
cordially invited to attend.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
SURGICAL
ioperation is Performed ON Son oh.
/ S. Davis at Hospital

Buttermores S. Davis. formeriyssu-
perintendent. of the Harrison cpunt
infrmary. but now operator q
large fruit farm IN Mason county IS.
in the city. having brought his SON..
william. aged IS, to ST Mays hos
pnal. where the later underwent q
surgical operation for the remoyalfo1s
trouble with his throat and stheSoperS
alton was deemed advisablein order
TO prevent recurrence OF the
ton. The boy Is doing nicely bit
win remain at the hosp fora. Few
days Mr. Davis WIN remain here me-
tn his son is able TO be taken hack
home.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
PREsBYTERIANs no MEET

IN order to take care of and get
acquainted with the concerts tuned
over to the First Presbyterian Church;
asa result ofsthe Hamilton: compaisn.
meetings VIII be held at7-45 o.doek
jsnfhe church Tuesday. Wednesday,
THURSDAY and Friday this week inc rre
meeting Tuesday nigh be ad-
dressed by the Rev. A BrOoks:sos
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

.are $4,000 for schoolssand
pitaIs: sI15.eee Tor board OF con
troll: 900 for mid 5000
for department OF agncn1tuFesS na
lesser amounts for conttnEennk 11s
other regular expensess DO Arprg
priaion Is made for the West uzk-s
gina Enlyersity. :
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
TO
HOLD GREAT
SPRING MEET
In the City of Parkersburg
Next Thursday Afternoon
and NIGHT.

u HARh6hS6OtSS, T1dy. s&t.-----4 A1S
members of Nemesis Temple. Ancient
Shrine. are preparing for the spr1ng
ceremonial session to be held here
on Thursday. May 20 a most arts
tic program has been issued. the
leaves Of which are shaped like the
EN- blem of the order-a crescent and
star. pendent from scimiter-
AT 81 5. p. M, a business meeting
viii be held, at which there viii be
held an election Of representative TO
the imperial council, as it is expected
Ithat<the resignation of Potentate A
B. White, as representative, VIII be
presented. This business session viii
be held in the Masonic building. on
Jul1ana street.
AT i:Vv y. NJ. the parade viii form
in front of the Masonic building The
lire of march Will be announced later
Immediately after the ceremonial ses-
sion will be held at the auditorium.
the nrst section being given at this
time. Dinner will be served at the
Odd Fellows building on Market
street at s o'clock, al the auditor
iunl, the second and third sections
viii be given. At ten o'clock an en-
tertainment will be held. Novices
will be expected to be present at the
promptly at p M
The following officers win take
part:
nlustrious Potentate y B.
White.
Chief Rabban-A NJ T. Cunning
ham.
assistant Rabban-D. E. Thoenen-
High Priest and Prophet R.
rCowen.
Oriental Guide-Birk s. stathers.
Treasurer-James a. WetherelI-
Recorder-James A: Bryan
Appointed Officers.
First Ceremonial Master-W. NJ
Second Ceremonial Master-A.
Dewey. FolIett.
/. Dlrector-Bert Bradford
Marshal-Charles II. Griffin
Captain of the Guard B. Pat
ton.
Alchemist-J. F-waller.
Assistant .A1chemIsts-J- B. Biddie
and William Nuzbaum.
Outer Guard-J.sC C. Phelps.
Captain Patrol-C- e. Morrison.
Musical iDrector-MaxM kinley-
FSteinbeck.
Receiver of Sovlcesc. a. kreps
and E.W. Mallory
Inqutsitor-L. x. Richards
Electrical Expert. C. Brohard-
Salye Spreader-L- n Tavenner.
Chief Surgeon-Dr- H N. Camp
iben.
Assistant Surgeons and Diagnosd-
IcianS-Dr.7 E. w Crooks. Dr. II. b.;
stout, DR.. b. o. Robinson, DR.. w. j.
Davidson
Tooth Expert-Dr- S. B. Lanshtt
Chief Stewards-J. D. Sacott, F.
NJ. Dunbar, F. O.. Higgins. E. r. Pat
ton, w. A. Frame and J. NJ Devore.
Tum Tum-DougIass H. Harnish- =
Keeper of the Great Seal-C. II.
omcial 1rrigator-sam D. Dis.
/. Oriental Dancef-W- h kessel-
GladiaeorsR s Lemon and A.
SKY Pnot-A J. Clark
Accident Adjuster-J. c. W.
zulu Chief eMntt1-M- E Hays.
Zulu Chief (Jen)-W. P. Vincent.
Custodian Of Properties- c.
Phelps
Marshal OF Parade-John w. craw-
Assistant sMarshals-H. b. Hogs.
and H Harnish.
The committee IN cl1arge OF the az.
Itair areseomposed as sfo1Iowsss
E1ecutixe-committee5C E. Nor
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
!" dAMIL TON DAY''

CCOntinued trom PAGE 7.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
EI-J.s,
EXTRA
hogs.

.lContinued on page 2. Isl section.)
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

zulu Chief (Mntt1-M- e Hays.
Zulu Chief (Jen)-W- p Vincent.
Cnsfodian of Properties-J C.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-08
Conference is Planned Be-
tween the Rulers of Bull
garia and Rumania
RUSSIANS SWEEPING
HUNGARIAN PLAINS
More Towns Have Been Captured -
British Admiralty Admits Formida-
BILE Was Torpedoed by Submarine
Turks Lost 100000.

forthcoming conference on Rumaniau
soil between the Bulgarian Gar and the
King OF Rumania may have an important
bearing on the entrance of Rumania into
the war. The two countries have been
bitter enemies, but it is expected that an
entente will be reached and that new
Balkan alliance, with leanings toward the
allies. may be the result.
The Russian armies are sweeping across
the Hungarian plains, having advanced
through four passes in the Carpathians
In Bukowina more towns bordering on the
route to the Borgo Pass into Transy hania
have been captured
The Marquis of CreWe announced in the
House Of Lords that the British admiralty
has arrived at the conclusion that the bat
tIc~hip Formidable which was DESTROYED
oG the Devonshire coast on Jan. /. was
sunk 10y "a German submarine.
Greece has acknowledged Italian ST.
premaey m northern Albania for the pres
emit hy calling back cruiser which was
oH lt, way to protect Greeks ina Durazzo
The marrow escape of Greece from en-
bfaung herself ga the Albanian tan1c Is
mot regarded as "a happy omen FOR her it,
tupe uou-tutcrtgrsuge
Detail. aec given m Pctrograd of tn,
Russian victory SO Auldhau and ~au
kamF>H. u the Caucasus. 1t tire latter
t#un tha Turks are said o. have lost
lN#1tEh .u eHlea. Wounded and prisoners
lHg aatt.e Is described ts "a little sedan
lta.s ha- -Een Turkey until Jan fu Cd
al.eI,-i1# tar tha incident at Hadeidu. u
t#..H Ma. luss tarahN ourgrrd the Itgl
8#H consulate #Ha aa#N aFEtN the 3ft- f
..#-# #"# HHa EEEHu refuge there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-08

Miss Margaret Lillis went yesterday
to Springfield, Mass, on business for
the Womanss Shop.
MIR. and Mrs. W. b. Houehton and
son went to Springfield, Mass, todayI
to attend wedding.
Arthur Bean, who is working in
Hinsdale, visited Mrs. Bean over Sun
day at II Vernon street.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Lucas of East !
hampton, Mass, have tn ken rooms at
Mrs. II. J. Allen on Canal street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Palmer and
son, Horace, went "Wednesday 10 Bos- |
ton to attend her mother funeral
Miss Lena Davis is expected to re
turn this week from Dorchester, where
she visited two weeks with her broth
cr.
Mrs. Lester Akley has returned from
Newport, y. H., where she was called
by the illness and death Of her moth
Joseph +. Birch, who was seriously
| ill several days with an intestinal
trouble, is again at his place of bust
ness.
Miss Mary Northgraves, who visited
in town a week with Miss Hildegarde
t52bh' mas returned to Springfield,
-'',,9
/ 'INhIo strong is spending Week
ia i'"''i"to' Conn, WIN MIS-. N.F@n-.
"Ho - 'iSi'ihS Itt'hN'S theFe &c."
weeks
v-'.i,,ll.., - 80. '"l.' '5"E',"
,,.;taI t,.., - t "a. .'
iLratt,... ' '''' H"'''' '' "'.
n ,.,.
- -'''.,''' i''''l'i''.la "' ho7'o" was
w wv, H'S'e,'"N ana l'SI
Brittau.
Miss EIiggbctb poyl. rrtt,rr.J I.-t
might from Mortified wa ,ybare .b.
.Es'I -, 81, Elr -. 81. nc
e.I.rs.,....
.
turned Friday 20 Platt,burr. after ,ts-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-20
$3,OOO,OO Phone
Rate Cut May Come
lntimatiOn Of Another Reduc-
tiOn at Public Service
Hearing.

I'm early cut in telephone rates is
foreseen in a statement made yesterday
by John L. Swayze, counsel for the New
YORK Telephone Company. at a hearing
before the Public Service Commission
OF the Second District. The cut If cx-
pectcd to reduce bills by about
S3.000.000. in addition to the 10 per cent.
cut already made by thu company. which
means a saving of $4,000. 900 to tele-
phone users of this city.
get together spirit pervaded yester-
days session. at which the only witness
was Union y. Rethell. president o, the
company. The matters to be decided are
the companys actual profit and what
would be reasonable return upon the
investment
The physical plant of the company will
he valued. 1t was estimated from yestcr-
days testimony. Mt something between
S7',0O0.0o0 and 5000. 0O0 and the re-
turn thought reasonable will be some
where between 6 and per cent. II is
believed that one or two more meet
ings viii lead to an amicable agreement
between the commission and the COM
pany and that It will not be necessary
for the commission to resort to court
proceedings to have rates lowered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-20
GEN. OTIS'S SON-N-LAW HELD.
Indicted With SIX Others for Plot
to Invade NeNicO.

Los ANGELEs. Feb. Harry Chan
der sou-in-law Of Gen. Harrison Grcy
otis, owner OF the TWicS. was in
dictcd to-day on a charge Of conspir-
acy 20 violate tho neutrality Of tho
United states in recruiting soldiers 10
invade Lower California, Mexican tev-
ritory.
SIX other mon were indicted on tho
same charge by the Federal Grand Jury
They are BaitaZtr Avl"S, cN-tioveruur
of Lower California B. j Niljoeu, cN-
B,cr army commander; Walter BowEtr,
general manager to the California Mes =
leo Land and Cattle tompanys ranch
on the border; Charles tiuZmau, a real
estate agent; G"rOsimn Saudoval OF
san Diego and Francisco Ayou Al
hut Guzman are out IN $1,000 bah each.
The cattle company is owned largely
10y Chandler and Gen, otis ana has large
holdings in Lower california,
Agents Of the Department of Jus,lc,
said that In return for the work of Tia"
alleged armed expedition certain cat
tie companies were to bc allowed T.
bring cattle In and out of the Mexican
territory without payment of export rr
import duties.
Il Is alleged that Avilrs, who was to
organize and conduct tn" expedition
wns financed by chandler.
Chandler said To-day thai he never
had discussed any of the subjects men
toned I'm IN" indlctmen, with Avilrs
or with the latterS associates,
and that he never had had an, business
dealings with them. Hs declared that
there had been no Violation OF the
neutrality laws that he knew Of.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-20
TO MAKE FOOD
C0NTRABAND,
BRITISH REPLY
Sir Edward Grey Affirms
Right to Hold Wilhcl-
nina Cargo.
CARGO FROM I. S.
SENT TO PRIZE COURT

The British Government issued yes
terday its reply to the protest Of the
United States on the detention Of the
American foodship Wilhelmina. The
British decision is to send the cargo of
the vessel to a prize court. The dvcu-
ment indicates that Great Britain will
soon declare food absolute contraband
The British Foreign Office also re-
piled to the United States note re-
garding the Use of the American flag
on British mercantile ships. II says
England has no intention Of advising
its merchant ships TO use foreign flags
as general practice or to resort TO
them otherwise than for escaping cap
turc or destruction.
The Washington Government has
not yet received the text of the Ger
man reply to the note on the war zone
proclamation officially. II is regarded
as certain that this country will stand
by its declarations in the document Of
February u. Another note is to he
sent to the German Government re-
iteratng the principles upon which
the United states stands. particularly
that of demanding a strict account
ships by the German campaign.