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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20
Washington News

WASHINGTON, July Got was
the opinion of the United States SUI
preme Court delivered last month IN
the North Dakota coal rate case and
the West Virginia passenger rate
case which gave the New England
railroad companies the heart and
courage to sue in the court OF claims
last Saturday for over $1O.OOO.00O
for carrying the mails. In these
cases the court held unconstitutional
laws which required the railroads to
provide service for less than such
service cost; that even though the
loss incurred by reason of furnishing
one service below cost was recouped
through the operations OF other
branches of the service, the roads
could not be compelled to furnish any
service at a loss, as each branch OF
the roads operations should pay for
itself.
This furnishes the basis of the
present huge claim against the gov
eminent by the New England lines.
Their petitions set forth three prin-
cipal counts embracing tht above.
These are: First, that the annual
increase of mail has not been paid for
at all; second, that the carrying OF
MARCEL post mail has been without
adequate compensation. and third,
that the deficiency created by the loss
OF mail compensation must be made
up from the receipts of the roads on
account of freight, passenger and ex-
press business.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20

NEW YORK, July 20.-This is the
story of a man with a Big Idea 1t is
the tale OF a man who battled against
overwhelming odds because ne
thought he was right and came out
unscathed and victorious. Fitteen
years ago this big idea began to ger
inmate and today the originator of the
plan to save dope fends has seen the
truition of his hopes. He has Dope
civilizations greatest curse-groggy
and holding to the ropes. At any time
the knockout punch can be delivered
Charles B. Towns is not a doctor
but he has proved to the medical world
that he knows more about habit
forming drugs than any other person.
And Charles B. Towns sanely and
practically will tell you that it Will
not be long until dope" is wiped en-
the map. Big words you say! But re-
member they come from the lips OF a
man who modestly announced fifteen
years ago that the drug habit could
be cured in few days anG proved It.
Towns IS today recognized as the
worlds greatest authority OIL the drug
habit. He has had thousands IF cases
Of drug addiction cured under his
supervision. He does what he sets
about to do.
He is doer-not a talkeS. The
other month Henry Ford summoned
him to his big plant in Detroit He
told him sorrowfully tFat he HID fcEni
several of his best wo:k.ler addicted
TO drugs. He felt that new was the
time to save them and Towns was ths
man to do it. Towns got. The srot:p
of employees together ta!ked 10 them
In his frank open and sincere Way
and that night all sta-te1 for New
York. In one weeks time those men
we're restored to usefrl place in the
world.
Ford factory and before Towns is Go:e
he sintimates that tnere will be no
drug users or booze fign.srS in tie
plant Henry Ford believes him cid
has given him orders TO "cleal house.
Towns was born in La Grange Ga.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20

divided one-eisht interest in tract Of
the Pittsbnrg Vein OF coal in Eagle .i Das.
trict Of Harrison County. West Virginia:
at Wyatt. containing about nve acres. and
beine part of the tract of coal which Wa
conreyed by ]. ". Hess and wife TO John
Mason. by deed dated Eoyembsr. SrS: lssS;
the County Court Of Harrison County,
West Virginia. in Deed Book IL pagS IL
TsERMS7 OF SALE--One-th1rd part there
OF and as much more as the purchaser
may elect to pay. cash IN hand an , enronx. h fot
and the remaining one-third part ,there s4,s
iuterest the purchaser being FeQutted- 20
execute his notes for Deferred dnStatt-
meits OF purchase money. with gooa per-
eonair security to be approved by kna nm,
dersigned Commissions. and AZ aooila2na4t
security a vendors lien will be retained
in the deed to the purchaser
MARSHALL ". OGDEN.
Special Commissioning:
i, /. Wade Conman. Clerk Of the Cir CIR
ctiit Court of Harrison County, West Wiz
efFfia. do certify that MARSHALL W. tOkden1
Special Commissions. has executed pcS9
az required by said decree OF sale In ens
above described cause.
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governor Atkinson,s stan, Of high
titled gold-brafders. called the Ag-
ures. The colonel was strictly there
with all the ancient dance-cau stun,
a good deal of It's rhyme. such, as thu.
for example: t.All join hands and
circle abontwtte hen walk In and
the rooster out When he heard
this, Major Stone. of Ravenswood. as
late as ten years ago, said he could
fairly smell taller" on the boots OF
the boys and woodash smoke in the
bouncing skirts of the girls.
This was the first picnic OF the
West Virginia Society and it went
beyond the bnoyant dreams OF the
hustling officials of the organization
who had 1t In charge Eight hundred
West vfrginians turned up on the
grounds. It was-just like a reunion
of one great big family. The Dig
lDickey farm house restaurant, Ia
nous for its chicken dinners and un-
der whose roof every president from
George Washington to woodrow VIII
son has sought and found refresh
ment. served several hundred or the
picknickers. The rest dined here
and there at big tables which We're
covered with good things from Dig
baskets brought by the good house
wives and served q la West Virginia.
delivered-au Of. them, brfm full of
".meat,' for the loyal children of the
Mountain state. They were made by
Congressman Hunter Moss. President
d. w. Gall, of the society. and George
H. Laird. After that a panoramic
photograph was made of the crowd.
The race contests were many and
amusing and were in charge OF q. w.
vanMetre and Tedd B. Sharp At
night searchlights were played on
the wonderful falls of the Potomac
and upon the ruins of the old mill
and iron furnace which George Wash
ington built, and upon the ditch.
which runs through the grounds.
which was the first canal ever started
to be built In this country. General
Washington was the protector and
the first president of this enterprise.
The big day ended for the West
yirginians with the singing of The
West Virginia Hills"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20
OHIO WOMAN
HAD BAD STOMACH
Mrs. Perkins EInds Swift Belief After
First Dose Of Wonderful

Mrs. W. 3. Perkins Of Point Place.
b. r. No. z. Toledo. suffered for .
long time from stpmach troubles. She
felt bad most of the time and she
could hardly ever ind anything to eat
that would agree with her.
She took Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
ana was surprised at the sudden resto-
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and it has done me 50 much good and
I am SO much better that am eating
most any and everything that used
to years ago before knew what
stomach trouble was. am thankful
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Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives per
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whatever you like. No.mor distress
after eating. pressure Of gas in the
stomach and around the heart Get one
bottle oesyour druggist now and Try It
on an absolute guarantee-if not salts
factory money Will be returned.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20
new MANAGER
of the EIks' Club is Patrick L
Higgins Succeeding James
A. Albright.
James A. Albright has resigned his
position as manager of the Elks' Club
and accepted a position at the Bruins
Deafness Cannot &c Cured

by local applications. a. they cnnnot reaSh 5nt
diseased portion of the ear There y oa.y 1ns
Al remedies DEAFNESS is caused. by nm tnnamed
condition Of the mucous lining OF the Eus5acniaI
rumbins sound imperfect hearing, and wn e1
nniess the Inflammation can DO taken out ano
this tube restored to its normal conaation. neaa
ten are caused by catarrh, which y nothins ou'
an indsmed condition of he mucous M ace
OF Desfness;l (caused by eatarrhl that cannSs y
cured BY Halls cntarrh Cure. seno ZOE c4sS0
lars iFee. F. J. CHENEY Z CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c-
Take Halls Family Pills for constipatton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20

Col. and Mrs Colin n. Livingstone
have closed their home here for the
season and will leave New York today
with party Of guests, on their yacht,
Speedway, for trip up the Hudson
and through Lakes George and Cham
plain into the ST. Lawrence. when
they will visit Montreal. Ottawa and
Quebec. Early next month they will
open their Canadian home, Glen
Lyon, in New Brunswick. to welcome
their children who have been making
a western tour and visiting the Pan
ama-Pacific exposition.
Col. Livingstone was, at one time,
private secretary to the late Senator
S. B. Elkins. He was appointed a
colonel by Governor White and re-
appointed a member of Governor
Dawernor Dawson's staff. Since his
secretarialg years, fortune has smiled
on him. He is now one of Washing
toms leading capitalists. being vice
president of one of the largest banks
here. He Is an active and enthusiast
tic member of the West Virginia So
ciety and, at present. treasurer OF
the committee whichts raising fund
to give the old soldiers fromtthe state
who will come here to attend the ma
tional encampment. series of royal
entertainments.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20

the war. Grodno is rich In Polish
history. Here the second partition of
Poland was effected in 1898; here
Santislaus Poniatowslkf, the last king
of the Poles. resigned his crown In
1895. The Polish king. stephen
and died there in 1886. The town
has been battered by many an enemy.
since its foundation in the twelfth
century.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20
CONT14ISSIONER,S SALE OF Coz
eturr1, q Wilson.

COMsdIssIONER's SALE OF Coal.
BY virtue OF decree OF s sne v,rnsnia-
entered on the 18th day of May, 1915. In
the Chnncery Cause of Luther Talkingeon 2
Special Commissioner at pubic anel1o1
1t the front door OF the Court House OF
Harrison County, West virginia. on
MONDAY. JULY 18th, 1915.
beginning at Two O'Clock p. NJ. the. I'M
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20
GREAT FORTRESS
POWERFUL
LINK
Grodno important to the Rus
SLAMS in Guarding Their
Frontier.
inrreIAL rei rna rELIeRAl.,

WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 20
Among the great fortresses that are
opposing the march of German
armies into Russian lands is that OF
Grodno, a stronghold on the main
railway to Petrograd from the west.
and one of the more powerful links
guarding the line of the Muscovtte
sued by the National Geographic
Society. "Grodno is on the line OF
advance from the lake region in
East Prussia, and lies about fifty
miles from the German border. It Is
$40 miles southwest of Petrograd,
ninety-eight miles southwest OWL
ma. and $50 miles northeast OF war
saw. 1t is an object of German IN
vision from the north, while it, also.
is nearly due north of the Austro-
German columns invading from the
south.
"About 10 miles south OF Grodno,
lies the Russian fortress. Brest LIZ
tewski, guarding the trunkline rail-
way. Warsaw-Moscow. The cutting
Of these two great railroad arteries
has been, likely, the main object OF
all recent Austro-German endeayor
in Russian Poland. The trunkline
from Petrograd passes through VII
a.
and beyond Warsaw to Skiernfeswices
place recently captured by the
Germans, where 1t sends three main
branches to Germany, to Thorn in
the north, to Kalisz and Liss in the
west, and through Czenstochowa to
Cracow and .Koenigshuette in the
south. These two railway arteries,
between Warsaw and Petrograd, and
Warsaw and Moscow, are the Musco-I
yite avenues for pouring men and,
supplies into Russian Poland and to-
ward the western and southwestern
frontiers.
Poorly Built City. ss
"The works of. ,Grodno fortress
have been considerably strengthened
during recent years. The city, is the
capital of the government of ,Grodno.
and is situated on the river. Niemen.
1t is the headquarters Of Russia's II
army corps The city, itself. is very
poorly built. though It has . large
trade in grain, timber and meats. 1t
has a population of some A2s000,s Of
which two-thirds is Jewish. There
are Important machinery, firearms.
tobacco and vehicle factories In
Grodno, and the output of these fac
tories was enormonslx Increased by
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20

"A new postofice has been estab-
lished at Wyco. Wyoming county,
with Wallace L. Sampson the first in
charge.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20

rick L. Higgins his successor at the
Mr. Albright served as manager
of the club more than a year. HIS
services were ever faithful and most
efficient. IT was with regret tnat lne
board of governors accepted nus res NE
nrpent request. the new position
hoiding out pleasing inducements 70
MI Higgins is competent man
and the members generally are
pleased with the announcement that
he is Mr.. Albright's successor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20

County superintendent Carl s. Law
son and City Superintendent =.
Burdette regarding school matters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20

The American Red Cross from its
executive Office in this city. has an
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20

nounced the completion OF plans 10
establish a baby hospital In Serbia,
and that it will be named in honor of
a West Virginia woman who has won
glory and fame in her native country
and in the land of her adoption,
where she is beloved by the suffering
md afflicted Serbians as an angel of
hight and mercy. The new Serbian
institution of the American Red
Cross is to be known as the Mabel
Grouitch Baby Hospital in recogni-
ton of the Red Gross activities of
Nine. Slavko Grouitch, wife of the
undersecretary of foreign affairs for
Serbia, who was Miss Mabel Dunlap,
of Clarksburg, w. Va.
This West. Virginia woman who
has shown an ability bordering on
genius for starting. organizing and
carrying through to successful con-
clusioa relief work on large scale,
was the first to inform the people of
the United States of the awful con-
dftfons which the war brought about
In Serbia. and to awaken their SYM
pathies and stir them to prompt as
sistance. Before audiences In New
York, this city and elsewhere, she
told of what she had seen of the war
scourge in Serbia, and with her mes
sage immense sums were given to
the Serbian relief organization which
she formed shortly after her arrival
in the United States. Many West
Virginia residents in Washington
have met this wonderful woman, have
heard her impressive appeals. and are
proud that the state can. claim this
wonderful woman as one of it's most
talented and remarkable daughters
From New York today on the Greek
steamer. ". Constantine, DR.. Louise
Taylor Jones, of this city. and DR..
Catharine II. Travis, of Britain.
Conn, sailed for Serbia by way of
Piraeus to take charge of the Mabel
Grouitch Baby Hospital.
The bars were put up against the
new-fangled dance steps at the big
picnic of the West Virginian Society
at Great Falls, Va, last Saturday.
The bunny-hug. the, fox-trot and the
fishwalk were strictly taboed. TAX
ing the place of these hotamale dance
steps were the slow and graceful
minuet, the Virginia reel, and the old
fashioned square dances such as our
parents used to osculate in.
:. Possessing the readiest and loudest
voice, and knowing all the West vir-
ginia Jargon of-the dance quadrille.
Col. j. William Grange, 9 survivor OF
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MARSH HERE.

J. F. Marsh, of Charleston, secre-
tary of the state board of regents.
following a visit in Morgantown and
Fairmont, is here consulting with
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20

wick pool and billiard parlors. The
hoard of governors has chosen Fa az
rick J.. Higgins his successor at tne
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-23
VIGILANCE COSTS MONEY.


County Clerk George Elliott has just
finished making report of what 1T
cost Appanoose county to prosecute it's
criminals for the year ending June 30,
1915 The total amount for the year Is
S15.667S1, which is somewhat more
than last year or any previous year.
With this money sixty-four cases were
tried forty one of which We're con-
victed and the other twenty three dis
missed for lack of evidence. The fig
ures for the year ending June 30, 1914,
could not be located, but for the year
1913. the county only spent s10,S10.1O
for the convicting of criminals OF the
number convicted twenty three We're
charged with the running of a NUS
ance, three for carrying concealed
weapons, two for assault and battery,
two for arson, one for resisting an Off
Ger. one for child desertion. one for
petty larceny. and one for forgery. This
makes quite variety of charges, the
majority of which were caught selling
liquor.
The taxpayers will say that it is an
awful lot of money to spend for the
prosecution of criminals, which in
deed is quite right. but if this money
was not spent for this prosecution it
would rot be long before the county
would have. another Jesse James gang.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-23
Unique Moving Hardware Display.

One Of the large hardware manu-
featuring companies has constructed
an exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Ex-
position which has attracted consider
able attention because Of the ingenious
way in which It has been executed. A
stage on which a river and mill scene
is shown has been produced by group
ing thousands of different pieces of
hardware. while adjacent to this is a
clock tower similarly built. Pictures
of the display are published in the
August Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The old mill, standing at one side OF
a river. with characteristic waterfall,
spillway and revolving wheel. is form
ed entirely by articles with which al
most every one is familiar. Moving
nickeled chains and revolving anger
bits are used to produce the effect OF
running water, which when view from
a short distance. looks very realistic.
A steamboat crossing the stream in
the background is composed OF a saw,
carpenters level, hose nozzle. and a
nallet while windmill on one OF the
river banks consists of cleavers, pen
holders. and lead pencils. The water
wheel is made Of files saws, drill bits.
and hammer handles.
On each side of the stage are artif-
cial fountains which are so well work
ed out that the Illusion is nearly per-
feet. Fine chains, which at first sight
appear as a spray rise and fall as II
impelled by varying water pressure.
while spinning auger bits are again
used TO produced the whirling effect of
water falling from the upper to the
lower basins. Door hinges. compasses,
and chains are used in forming the
palm trees set at the sides of the foun-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-23
SOLDERING NO HORSE PLAY NOW.

That Satan will find mischief for idle
hands to do is evidenced in the change
that has come over the two encamp-
ments of the Iowa national guard now
in session at Iowa City and Clear Lake.
Heretofore these guard encampmer's
have been revels of boisterous deviltry
on the part of young men out for all the
excitement they can stir up this sidt,
of the guard house, and occasionally
they landed beyond. 1t has come to
pass that towns do not compete II their
invitations of welcome 10 the national
guard and the officials have to go hunt
ing for location as others must do for
a site for tuberculosis farm.
This year. however things have
changed. 1t is reported from the camps
that serious ,ealization of the business
of the soldier seems to pervade the
camp. The horrors exhibited in Europe
and the possibility OF a call to arms for
the defense of their own country has
set the men of the Iowa national guard
10 drilling IN dead earnest Jp-lo-odtt
the papers have been silent as to tie
usual horseplay arrests or acc dents
at hazing which have Characterized the
events Of former camps.
The national guard IS TO become an
integral part OF the standing army of
this country. II is being equipped with
guns OF regular army pattern. Cavalry
and artillery companies are being re-
cruited and armed. The boy in the
militia is to be regular sold e" IN
every respect, differing from the regu-
lars only in the number of Gays on
which he is to wear his uniform. II is
as i Should be, fol this country can far
better make a serious business out OF
its state militia than to try to enlarge
its standing army beyond reasonable
proportions. Money spent to maintain
a state militia to the extent OF million
men would be far less wasteful than to
add even another hundred thousand nc
the regular army. Let the national
defense be worked out that way.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-23
CORNER LOT ASSESSMENTS

The Gazette at Cedar Rapids voices
some ones complaint as to the new
paving law, saying that:
The injustice of this law is obvious.
The man who owns property in the
middle of the ordinary city block is
compelled to pay for pavement on his
neighbours as well as his own street.
With the exceptions OF the corners,
most lots are $50 feet deep. That
means that the owner of the corner
lot is the only man who benefits by
the new law. Instead of having to pay
the entire assessment for paving as in
past years, he pays only part and
owners of property parallel to his, for
a distance of $50 feet, pay the rest
If the Cedar Rapids people will
study the law for moment they will
discover for more equity in it's pro-
visions than the above would indi-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-23

cate. The purpose of the law is to
make the paving assessment. equitable
and it was born of the absolute in
equality of the old method of assessing
a corner lot for four times as mucn
paving as the next inside lot along
side.
It's purpose was to spread the cost
of paving around one corner from
alley to alley over three lots instead OF
charging two-thiris of it to one lot
and dividing the one-third between
TWO lots as was the rule before II
an inside lot for the time being is as
sessed for paving nearby but not
abutting there is no injustice for the
lot derives benefit from improve
ments brought to within 100 feet of it
and when its own frontage is finally
paved that cost. too, Will be distributed
over other lots and the inside lot will
then be relieved as compensa ton for
its tax burden now.
To appreciate the present law in it's
full effect one must imagine square
block paved on ali four sides SO as to
abutt every frontage. Then the appor
tionment of cost is to be upon all lots
in the block in accordance with the
benefits each will receive If. in the
Judgment Of a city council, the sum
of all of the actual benefits IS not equal
-. -, i h.,
by the city out of general funds. \
benefit may reasonably be viewed as
being greater to a corner lot because
Of its greater frontage but hardly can
it be considered four times as great
and yet, if it We're so, there is nothing
in the new law to prohibit assessing
in that way
Heretofore men have pretty general
y agreed that the paving of a street
for any considerable distance helped
to benefit all property in that part o.
town whether ahuttins the pavemen:
or not. Most men, too. have recognized
the inequality of assessing $500 70
corne. lot and only 5000 to the next
lot TO it. To get away from this in
equality and TO treat all the property
within half a block of paved street in
accordance with the actual benefit it
receives was the purpose Of the new
paving law ana il viii accomplish its
purpose if the city council will use
horse sense in estimating the benefits