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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
Appoint New Inspectors.

Pursuant to the revised mining laws
Of the state, Chief Earl A. Henry of the
department of mines announced the
appointment of three new deputy in
spectors, increasing the district force
Of inspectors to fifteen. The ap-
pointees are Clarence N Orr, of
Thomas; Samuel NJ. Mcmahon, Of
Wellsburg, and John c.. Vaughn, of
Fayette. The fifteen district inspec-
tors have been assigned to the follow
ing districts: First District, Clarence
\. Orr. Thomas; second, L. d. Vaughn,
Grafton; third, Frank e. Parsons,
Clarksburg; fourth, VIM. B. Riggle-
man. Paramount; fifth Samuel NJ. Nc
Mahon, Wellsburg; sixth, Richard b.
Cobb Charleston; seventh, Enoch Car
yer, Charleston; eighth, Eli ]. Mason,
Montgomery; ninth, John l. Absalom,
Montgomery; tenth, John G. Vaughn,
Fayette; eleventh, L. B. Holiday,
Beckley; twelfth Isaac Murray,
Bramewell; thirteenth, Lawson Blenk-
lnsopp, Landgraff, fourteenth. Peter
P. Kerr, Williamson; fifteenth, Will
liam B. Ulaster, Logan.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
RULES OF UP-TO-DATE zoo
Compiled for the Benefit Of Visitors
Who Without Proper Guidance
Might Get Into Trouble.

All persons are prohibited from
playing with the animals. If you are
monkey, don't recognize your friends
at the zoo. Fraternizing with the ami
mails is considered a serious offense,
no matter If the animal shows more
intelligence than the one trying to
torment him.
1t shall be unlawful to stroke the
whiskers of Caesar, the male lion, or
to pull the tails of any of the lions at
any time. Visitors must not interfere
with the food that is given the lions
or put their hands into the mouths of
the beasts
Making eyes at the b2boons and
shaking hands with the monkeys are
not permitted at any time. Visitors
must not pull the horns of the buffalo
or strike the ears of the ostrich.
Children are warned not to ride on
the backs of the deer.
Violations of these park regulations
will be punishable by solitary con-
fnement in the dog pound for six
months.-Springfiel News.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
EXPLOSION IN U. S. CAPITOL
CAUSES DAMAGE AND ALARM
Bomb or Internal Machine Planted in
Senate Wing by Crank, Is Belief.
No One Was Injured.

Washington, d. CA tremendous
explosion, believed to have been
caused by some kind of bomb or in
fernal machine. wrecked the public
reception room on the east side of
the Capitol building shortly before
midnight Friday. No one was in
jured.
Officials believe that the explosive
was placed by a crank who desired
to create a sensation. Visitors were
allowed in the room during the day,
and timed machine might have been
left without attracting attention
Part of the ceiling and sidewalks of
the room were shaken down, huge
mirror and a crystal chandelier shat
tered and the doors blown open.
The building had been closed since
dark, and there was no one in it but
the Waterman and telephone switch
board operators. Waterman Jones,
on the floor below at the east en-
trance, said he was blown from his
chair by the explosion.
After the first rumors of a bomb
some of the investigators concluded
that the blast had been caused by
spontaneous combustion in a gas pipe
The sides OF the wall were torn out,
however. and all the pipes apparent
ly were intact. There had been no
gas fixtures on the Senate side since
an explosion occurred there nearly
two years ago.
strong odor permeated the buildt
ing, but none seemed able to detect
just what it was. No trace could be
found of an exploded bomb nor of
anything else which might have
caused the blast.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
No President Elected.

Without considering the election Of
a new president at the state univer-
sity, the state board of regents adj
journed after three-day session dur.
ing which the teachers at the univer.
sity and normal schools were elected
for the coming year. Few changes
were made in the teachers. To select
dean for the College of Agriculture
at Morgantown the board appointed
committee to confer with those seek.
ing the place and a report will be
made at the next meeting. Dr. Frank
B. Trotter will continue as acting
president of the state university until
a successor to Thomas E. Hodges is
elected. The board appointed Miss
Grace Mccoy. of Tyler county, one of
the teachers OF English at Marshall
College. She is a graduate of Hollins
College.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
Lift Quarantine.

With the disappearance of the foot
and mouth disease prevalent in a num-
Der of West Virginia counties in east
ern Panhandle the quarantine which
has been in effect since last fall was
lifted by orders OF Governor Hatfield
and Commissioner of Agriculture
Howard e. Williams. Field agents of
the agricultural department disclosed
the fact that the disease had been
eradicated after a thorough investiga-
ton and that the danger of infection
had been eliminated. All classes OF
live stock will be permitted to be
moved or shipped through the state
in accordance with the federal regu-
lations.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
Unexpected Chicken.

stranger arriving in small town,
hailed a passing resident and in
quired:
Can you direct me to a place
where they take boarders?"
"Hemmandhaws keeps en-" the
man replied
is that a pretty good placer
Fair to middlin'."
Have chicken very often for din
ner?"
"Reg'lar and unexpected"
What do you mean by regular and
unoxpected?"
They have chicken regular every
Sunday"
Il see"
And also have it when an auto
mobile unexpectedly kills one in the
road. Judge.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
Becker Has New Chance.

New York.-That Charles Becker,
the former New York police lieuten-
ant. now in Sing Sing prison under
sentence of death for conspiring to
kill Herman Rosenthal, had absolute
ly nothing to do with the murder,
was the statement made here by H.
T. Marshall. an attorney. as coming
from his client, Bridge Weber, one
of the three self-confessed accom-
plices in the plot. This followed
closely upon the heels of a story that
Sam Schepps, the gambler upon
whom the State relied during the
first Becker trial to corroborate the
testimony of Jack Rose, Harry WALTON
and Bridge Weber, the three in
formers, held the secret in the Beck
er case" and would tell Governor
Whitman should the Governor ask
him to.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
Rich Loot.

Brown was happy rambling
through the land of dreams one night
when he suddenly awakened to find
the long barrel of pistol unpleasantly
close to his face.
Utter one word" cried a strong
voice back of the formidable gun, "and
you are a dead man"
I'm not saying one ord" was the
meek rejoinder of the submissive
Brown.
What l want" continued the bur
glar, without lowering the pistol, lis
every single valuable that you have II
the house, and l want them quickly"
All right. old man." promptly re-
piled Brown, digging up slip of paper
and handing it to the burglar. Here
is the combination to the efrigerator."
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
Farm Club Planned.

Arrangements are being made for
the organization of a farmers club
at Hunt, farming community located
within few miles OF Charleston. It
Y McGoveran, the county agricultural
agent, spent a few days there to as
sist in bringing the farmers together
for the purpose of discussing prelim.
mary plans. The farmers of Hunt
and vicinity are displaying a greater
interest in the development of the soil
this year, and their crops.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
Many Are MisIed.

That many persons in West Virginia
have been misled in regard to the de-
mand for harvest hands in the west
by persons who have agreed to Sc
cure jobs for laborers in Kansas and
other states. provided the laborer pays
him a certain amount of money, is de-
clared by the state labor commits
sioner who issued a warning against
a certain class of employment agen-
cies. In the last few weeks number
of inquiries have been received by the
state free employment bureau regard
ing the demand for harvest hands in
the west.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
No Successor Chosen.

Without considering the election of
a new president at the state univer-
sity at Morgantown, the state board of
regents adjourned after a three days
session To select the dean of the
college of agriculture at Morgantown,
the board appointed a committee to
confer with those seeking the place,
and a report will be made at the next
meeting. Dr. Frank b. Trotter will
continue as acting president of the
university until a successor to Thomas
r. Hodges is elected
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
Seeks Extradition Of Huerta.

Washington. d. C-Formal request
for the eXtradit.on of General Victo-
riano Huerta on various criminal
charges has been presented to Cover
nor Ferguson Of Texas by the Villa
Governor OF Chihuahua state So
long as Huerta is wanted by the De
partment of Justice the charges pre-
ferred by federal agents will take pre-
cedence. and until they are disposed
of it is not expected that the extradi-
ton question will be decided.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
STOP RELIEF WORK IN MEXICO
Armed Factions Make 1t Impossible
to Follow Organization Policies.


Washington, d. C.-Until a radical
change has been effected in condi-
tons in Mexico the Red Cross will
not attempt to expand and may not
continue famine relief work initiated
there following President Wilson's ap-
peal to the country of a month ago.
Red Cross authorities have found
that conditions under which they have
attempted TO relieve suffering in Mex
leo are such that the work cannot be
conducted consistently with the fun
damental principles of the Red Cross
organization. To send food into Mex
leo under existing circumstances is
likened 10 pouring water through
sieve, in that it brings no results.
The feeling on the part of the Red
Cross, as communicated TO the State
Department recently. is that what is
now being done fails 10 give promise
to leading TO anything definite or
achieving any tangible results for the
benefit OF Mexico The essence OF
Red Cross work. it was pointed out.
is rehabilitation, relief calculated not
only to remove acute distress in
emergency. but also to enable suffer
ers TO re-establish themselves in DO
sitions of self-dependence The ex-
listing situation in Mexico renders
such work absolutely impossible
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
Cannot Retire From Navy.

Washington, d. C.-President Will
son has denied the application for
voluntary retirement of 20 command
ers and lieutenant-command of the
Navy. Rear Admiral Benson said the
Navy Department had recommended
the course because experienced off
GERS were urgently needed in actual
service. designations of other Off
GERS who had received offers from
private munitions factories have been
refused
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
Coal Men Meet.

Secretary Walter H. Cunningham, OF
the West Virginia Coal Association.
here from Huntington, announced
meeting of the executive committee OF
the association which was held at
Washington. In conjunction with the
meeting of the committee there was a
gathering of the high volatile coal
producers, for the purpose Of discuss
ing business affairs.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08

Newport, r. Tile naval fuel ship
Vulcan, formerly the repair ship OF
the department, went aground on the
southeast side Of Gould Island. Nara
gansett Bay. during dense fog. SO
far as known, the Vulcan has not suf-
fered any damage, but IL will be neces-
sary to tighten her before she can be
hOated
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08

Auburn ~ Y-David Dunn. 20
years old. died I'm the electric chair
here for the murder of Harry T. I'D
wards. an express agent in Corning
February 1914 An eleventh hour eff
fort 70 obtain respite because Of be.
lief in Dunn's insanity failed.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
State Buys Bonds.

Bonds to the amount of 1915, 900, is.
sued by Kanawha county for road pur.
poses, have been purchased by the
state with the proceeds of the work.
mems compensation fund The bonds
were sold at par and will be paid in
installments running from FIVE to thir.
" years
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
5000 Lake Exam.

Nearly $500 applicants for teachers
license took the June uniform exam
nation, according TO an announce
ment made by State Supervisor of Ex-
aminations George Hubs All the
counties but three have reported, and
the estimate is close one This rep
rosents a gain OF about 300 over the
april examination, in which $500 took
the test
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08

Kent o.. Ralph leighton. aged 2G.
OF Pipp.n Lake, tree specialist and
boy poet committed outside in Buff
folo by throwing himself against a
live wire
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
united states nefoit is e. 49, ae1

Washington, ID. C.-Full returns Of
treasury receipts show that $44,715,,
154 piled into the Governments cash
drawers on the last day of the old
fiscal year. and reduced the deficit to
$35,864,3S1. The Governments total
receipts from all sources for the bust
ness year were SG96.596.73O as against
$737,4G2,G4O for the year previous.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
Minina Town 80 Eener EpIdemle

Washington Pa Thirty cases OF
typhoid fever have been reported in
the mining town of Diamond. which
has a population of about $50. The
epidemic is blamed on tainted water
OF a well
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
Great Schenne

Lawson-How Go the Bjenkses man
age to go away for three months every
summer?
Dawson-Why, haven't you noticed?
They give up the old fiat in the spring
and take a new one In the fall.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08

Madison, Mis-. - Woman suffrage
failed conclusively for the present leg
lslative session when the State Senate
by a vote Of IA to n refused to recon
slider its vote killing the Grell resolu-
ton
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08

Elkins w Va-The heading mill of
the Raine Andrews Lumber Company
at Evenwood. together with all finish
ed stock and material in the dry kilns,
was destroyed by fire The loss was
estimated at 100000
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08

Rome.-A French aviator lombard
ed and sunk the Austrian submarine
U11 in the Adriatic, TIE ministry OF
marine announced
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
20 MlIlIons for subwav.

Philadelphia, Pa-Six million dol
lars toward the construction of rap.
i'd transit system by the city was ap.
propriated at the session Of City Coun-
els.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08

London British submarine I'm
the Sea of Marmora sank the Turkish
transport which, was full of troops.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
Different.

Tem-Do you like the Boston hop?
Chem--Naw, takes Chinese dope
for mine every time.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
lnteres ted.

Your name, please, miss"
Iona Carr"
ooh, you do? What make ?"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08

Washington. d. C.-Faced with I'M
paralleled conditions of famine and
anarchy in Mexico City, threatening
the safety of foreigners, officials of
the United States were giving seri-
Gus consideration to measures of re-
lief Long dispatches sent by cour-
Ter to Vera Cruz by the Brazilian
Minister at Mexico City were before
Secretary Lansing here and President
Wilson at Cornish, n. H. who may
authorize an effort to obtain the con-
sent of General Carranza to send
supplies into the old capital through
neutral agencies. The influence of
the diplomatic corps in Mexico City
is being counted on to provide for
the removal of foreigners from dan
ger zones of the fighting.
ON the opening of the railroad
from Mexico City to Vera Cruz" said
one Of the Brazilian Minister'S mes
sases, can bring relief to the situa-
ton The dispatches, the first the
department had received in nearly
two weeks from the Mexican capital,
revealed that while the cable from the
city was not cut. Carranza authorities
refused to permit messages to pass.
Inquiry will be made by the United
States of General Carranza to learn
the responsibility for the stoppage of
diplomatic communications
While it appeared that the Zapata
forces still were in control of the cap
ital, fighting was continuing in the
outskirts of the city against the rein
forced columns of General Gonzales,
the Carranza commander
The political situation in Mexico, il
is generally believed, is dependent up
on the course of military operations
Continued success by the Zapata
forces in resisting the entry of Car
ranza's troops into the capital has
deadlocked operations in the South,
while in the vicinity of Aguascalientes,
General Villa claims to have retakep
Lagos and defeated General Hill, who
succeeded General Obregon in active
command of the Carranza forces. This
report is contradicted by Carranza of
ficials who declare Obregon is having
continuous success.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08

Manchuria's trade is affected very
little by the war.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08
CARRANzA ARMY
HOLDING TOWNS
San Pablo and Tacama. Near
Mexico City, Taken
ElGHT-H0UR BATTLE FOUGHT
General Raphael Pacheco Killed-Ob.
RECON Reported Continued Success
Against Villa Forces Near Aqua
scalientes-Famine is Faced.

Galveston, TeX-Gen. Raphael Pa.
checo, in command of Zapata forces
in Mexico City. was killed during an
eight-hour engagement with troops
under Pablo Gonzales. according to a
cablegram reaching the Constitutions
alist consulate here. General Con
zales reported San Pablo and Taca-
ma, near Mexico City. had been oc-
cupied by his troops.
General Obregon reported continu-
ed successes against Villa forces near
Aguascalientes, including the capture
Of San Felipe. south of San Luis Po-
tost. He also reports the defeat of
a Villa force vt 5000 men which
attacked General Diguez's column
near Lagos
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-08

Easy going men often go the wrong
way.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-01-21
sIGNPosTs OF THE DESERT
Curious Little piles Of saene Which
All Understand Lead 60
Water.

In travelling over the plains Of west
ern Texas have now and then come
on two little isolated heaps Of rock
that at first glance seemed not at all
remarkable. After a time / noticed
that one heap was generally about
three feet high and the other about
foot lower The two were always with
In few feet OF each other and usually
on an elevation or plateau that had
view of the country for five miles or
more.
The rocks were roughly heaped to-
gether, as If left by children at play.
I sometimes wondered If they could
be the ruins of an ancient stone build
ing; but that was improbable. for
there was scarcely another stone in
sight
Years later learned the actual sig
nificance of these rock heaps from an
old Indian whose mind was stored with
all the legends and customs and deeds
of his people. According to him, when
the Great Spirit Tapped up the mighty
rivers of the plains he left springs and
water basins here and there for the
antelope and the Indian. These the
antelope easily found by scent. but the
Indian had to search long and anx-
iously for them. Once found. Chey were
seldom Iost-thanks 70 these rude rock
heaps. {
/ watched the old Fellow Ct ouch
down behind the taller neap, sight over
the low one. and mark the farthest OBJ
| ject in a straight Iine. which IN this
case was clump OF bushes on the
horizon. We rode toward these bushes
and found--not water. as had expect
ed. but two other heaps CT rocks. Sight
/ ing as before. and taking rock-faced
cliff toward the southwest as q goal,
we rode two miles farther, and there
trickling out from beneath the cliffs
rocky brow. was spring OF fresh,
clear water.
! The old Indian said that whenever a
/ band of Indians came upon new
spring they built these rock heaps
along their trail: since then have fol
/ lowed some half-dozen Of these rude
signposts and found them to lead ei
ther to water or to places that showed
i traces of a former water course
Youths Companion.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-01-21
chimes at NIoht.

There is one nocturnal noise which
most of-us, when we hear it, contrive
to tolerate That man would have no
music in his soul who should grumble
at the ringing of the midnight chimes.
Do you remember the experience Of
Henry Ryecroft?" "I once passed a
night in a little market town where
/ had arrived tired and went to bed
early. slept forthwith, but was pres
emily awakened by / know not what;
in the darkness there sounded sort
OF music, and, as my brain cleared,
/ was aware of the soft Ginning Of
church bells. Why, what hour could
it be? / struck light and looked at
my watch. Midnight. Then glow
came over me. We have heard the
chimes at midnight, Master Shallow!
Never till then had heard them. And
the town in which Z slept was Eve
saw, but a few miles from Stratford-
on-Avon."-From the London Chron-
icle.