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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
'Trackless Trolley Company Appeals

Because the Public Service Commits.
sion has declined to give the Perkiomen
Electric Transit Company, Delaware
corporation, permission to do business
with ''trackless trolley line' in this
State, the company to-day appealed
from the Commission IS decision to the
Dauphin county court. The Service
Commission holds that there is mo law
to govern the company or regulate it's
use of the State S highways. The court
were allowed the appeal and will hear
argument on date to be fixed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
TWO FOUND DEAD In RECTORY
Mystery in Death of Priest and His
Housekeeper

New Britain, Conn, Feb. 9.-Thc
Rev. Joseph Zebris, of the Lithuanian
church, and the housekeeper employed
at his rectory, were found dead to-day
on the premises, victims of either mur-
der or suicide.
The dead priest was lying on the
church floor. Apparently he had been
shot and strangled. The woman s body,
giving, the police say, indications of
stranIgling, was found in the rectory.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
Tioga County Dry for a Year

Welsboro, Pa, Feb. 9.-All applica-
tions for liquor license in Tioga county
were ruled out of court to-day when
Judge Davis Cameron sustained the po-
sition of attorneys for remonstrants
that the applications had not been
advertised. Tioga county will
be dry for one year as a result. The
defect in the advertisement was in not
designating the residence of the ap-
plicants.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
WALL STREET CLOSING

New York, Feb. 9.-Reading, Penn
sylvania and st. Paul were sold In tho
final hour, when New York Central was
weakest. The closing was heavy. Ir.
regularity attended to-day's operations,
the stock market sagging in the latter
dealings on general selling Of prominent
railway issues.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
Essig and Brady Admitted to Bail

John Essig and William Brady, huck-
sters, who yesterday appeared before
Judges Kunkel and McCarrel and
pleaded not guilty to charges of false
pretense, were admitted to bail to
await the action of the March Grand
Jury. Newspaper reports yesterday
had it that these men were remanded to
Jail to await trial.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
Bakers Meet But Leave
1t to individuals to
Decide on Price and
Size of LoaveS
B. SCHMIDT HAS
MADE NO CHANGE
He Has Supply of Flour and So VIII
Not Increase Price or Reduce
Weight at Least in Next Months
Some Bakers Make Advances

There has been no general agree
ment among the Harrisburg bakers
either to raise the price of bread or to
cut down the size of the loaves. This
information was obtained to-day as a
result of inquiries made to ascertain the
situation in the local bread market as
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
HARD BLOW TO TIPPLERs
Only One Quart Month Allowed BY
Alabama's New Law

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. "A bill
preventing any person from receiving
more than one quart of liquor month
from outside the State became a law
automatically to-day, Governor Hem
'derson declining either to veto or sign
it. 1t is effective June 80, when the
State goes dry.
The governor vetoed bill prevent
ing circulation in the State of news
papers carrying liquor advertisements.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
Another Heir to Austrian Throne

Vienna, via London, Feb. 3, 4.47 A.
M-Princess Zita of Parma, wife of
Archduke Charles Francis, heir appar-
ent to the Austrian throne, to-day gave
birth to SON. They were married in
1911 and have two other children, a
son and daughter.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
Poor Andy's Vacation Plans Spoiled?
Bu Associnfed Press

New York, Feb. 9.-The war has
spoiled Andrew Carnegie's vacation
plans for this summer. For the first time
in many summers he will be absent
from Skibo castle, his Scottish estate.
Instead he will occupy Point D'Acostie,
Mrs. George Vanderbilt's place at Bar
Harbor, the lease of which place by him
has just been announced.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
Senate Adjourns TIN Monday

After confirming the nominations of
several notaries and Justices sent in by
the Governor, the Senate at 2.3O ad-
journed to meet next Monday night at
8 o clock.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
Late war news SUMMARY

The German army in East Prussia,
reinforced with troops sent to help stay
the Russian advance into Germany, has
undertaken the offensive The Russians
also are believed to have large army
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
BY Associated Press.

~ AsSoctdted fTess.
Yonkers, N. Y, Feb. 9.--Inveetiga-
tion into the story of Frederick Mors
that he killed eight inmates of the Ger
man Odd Fellows Home where he was
employed as nurse, centered to-day in
efforts to obtain sufficient corrobora
tion to warrant exhuming the bodies of
three of the alleged victims. These died
from poison before the institution
moved here from Unionpot, according
to Mors, but the authorities said to-
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QUIET ZONg' FOR HOSPITALS

Continued ON Ninth Page.
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STATE Y. M. c. A. TO CONVENE

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-08
TIE CLARKSBURG DECEMBER 1915

OF the officers.
Chandler Is a dope fiend, and much
sympathy Is manifested for him
here. He seems willing to run any
risk or commit any sort OF offense
which will provide him with the
drugs. having contracted the habit
evidently when It was possible to
purchase them at will. Even when
before the officers he was obliged TO
minister the stun To himself to brace
him for the ordeal. When asked to
plead he unhesitatingly admitted his
guilt. He is now In jail.
T. e. Stalnaker, of Hornor, was
taken to q hospital at Buckhannon
Monday for treatment for injuries re-
ceived In falling from hay-mow at
his home. His shoulder blade was
broken and he is otherwise hurt.
Two funerals were held here and
two interments made at Machpelah
cemetery Tuesday. Laban d. Cur
renee. the father OF L. p. currence.
OF Clarksburg. whose death occurred
at his homo In Braxton county, was
brought hero for interment, the Rev.
+. A. Brooks conducting the funeral
service. The body OF Henry Brown.
a son Of the late Alexander Brown.
was also inferred here. He died in a
hospital at Buffalo. N. Y. The funer-
al service was conducted by the Rev.
John Beddow.
The body Of Edgar Smith, a for
mer prominent farmer Of this county,
Will arrive here from Georgia Thurs
day. and will be laid to rest on that
day. The Rev. I. A. Barnes. a well
known Methodist Protestant minis
ter and at one time pastor OF the To-
cal church OF that denomination,
VIII have charge OF the funeral SER
vices. Mr.. Smith was born on Smiths
run. near Weston. He left the farm
to a SON and the son was the fourth
Smith in line OF direct descent to own
and manage the farm. all living on
the same spot and covering a con-
secutive period OF considerably more
than hundred years.
DR.. John S. McWhorter. OF Watson,
formerly resident OF Jane Lew. this
county. is very Ill at the home OF his
brother. Charles II. McWhorter, OF
this city.
Horner Troxwell. who Is managing
drug store ut West Union for Orth
Talbot, OF this city. was here Sun
day.
Miss Agnes Fallen. of churchville.
this county. has returned home from
Clarksburg hospital. where she was
taking treatment for APPENDICITIS.
Owen Dolan is home from Logan
county. where he was at work in the
oil fields.
The Rev. Father John ]. swint
was Mt Clarksburg Monday.
The new Baptist church Is TO be
dedicated next Sunday. The Rev. 4.
J. Woofter. Of Salem. will make the
principal address. Services connect
ed with the dcdicatory formalities
will be held on Monday. Tuesday ana
Wednesday evenings.
The Woman's Club will establish a
booth in the postofIlce for the sale OF
Red Cross Christmas seals.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-08
How to Fight Tuberculosis

In q paper read last year before
the BeHar County Medical Society
and published In part In the Louis
Carhart. Of San Antonio, Texas, q
physicinn who has devoted much
time to the study of tuberculosis,
saidt "since llnie salts constitute
three-fourthn of all the mineral sub
must he supplied In the foods or
supplemented In mineral prepare
tionn, or natural starvation ensu-s
with tuberculosis unchecked. The
widespread and unchecked spread Of
Tuberculosis and other preventnbie
disenses is due largely to the de-
cnlcihed uime lackinRD conditions Of
muititudes throughout the cIviIized
world.'
Thus from another authoritative
medical source comes Justification
for the use OF lime In the treatment
Since this Is one OF the ingredl-
ents OF Eckman's Alternative. much
OF the success attending tho wide
spread use OF this remedy doubtless
Ia due to the combination OF this
easily assimilable. II causes no
contains neither opiates. narcotics
nor habit-forming drugs, II is snfe
Eckman's Alternative has effected
remarkable results in numerous
cases OF pulmonary tuberculosis
tconsumptlon) and allied chronic nf-
fections of the throat and bronchial
passages. In many instances such
conditions: apparently. have yielded
In case your druggist Is ont of
u. ask him to order. or send direct
to US.
Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-08
BAGDAD CITY
IS IMPORTANT
IN GREAT WAR
As the Second City or Turkey
in Matter of Location, Size
and the Like.


WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-"Bagdad.
as the fencing ground OF generations
Of the most skillful OF European
diplomats and secret agents. and as
one OF the most important strategic
centers in the Near East, forms the
subject Of bulletin Just issued by
the National Geographic Society,
which sketches the great political and
economic advantages OF the ancient
capital OF the Mohammedan world.
upon which the soldiers of Great
Britain are slowly closing. The bull
letin reads as follows:
"Bagdad is the dominant city OF the
eastern part Of the Ottoman empire.
yielding little in importance to its
great sister metropolis uron the Bos-
phorus. AS Constantinople is the
guarding heart and brain OF Turkey
In the west. so Bagdad is the strength
OF the empires eastern defense. With
In its boundaries are the administri,-
tors, the officers the supply depots.
and the bureaus for organization. on
Grafton and supply which constitute
the backbone OF defense in the whole
Mesopotamian division of Turkey.
THE ancient city. moreover. lies
upon the natural line Of communi-
cation between Persia and the West.
and between the West and the Per-
sian gulf. Three ancient caravan
routes, one from Khorasan, another
up the Euphrates into Syria, and the
last UP the Tigris into the Armenian
plateau and to the Black sea behind
1t. were the elements Of Bagdad's
trading strength in ancient times. To-
day. Its importance is almost wholly
bound up in the potential wealth OF
its surrounding plains. watered by the
Tigris and the Euphrates; where
among earths earliest civilizations
dawned, fourished. decayed and
shrank into oblivion; and in its domi-
mating position upon the lines OF
communication between India, Per-
sia and the West.
"Bagdad the magnificent Is now a
decaying city, and the years that have
rolled by since Turkish oyer-lordship
| first began. for Mohammedan lands
Of the near East have seen It sink
slowly In importance as a mart for In.
ternational trade. as station on the
path OF the rich merchandise caravans
from the East and the West, and as
the center Of land of abundant har-
vest It Is still. however, tho second
city in the empire. and its loss to the
Turks would be relatively almost as
great as the loss OF Chicago would be
TO the United States. But more than
this. the nation Of the West controll-
ing Bagdad, would control the whole
fruitful area between the worlds two
most historic rivers: Tigris and
the Euphrates-: would dominate the
Persian gulf, and would exercise a
powerful influence in the affairs Of
southern Persia. Thus. an English
conquest here, would place the en-
pire's northern frontier about India
beyond the peril OF attack.
"Bagdad has awakened during re-
cent years, and has given its strength
! to schemes for reclaiming the vast
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-08

steamers. Steamer service on the
Tigris ends at Bagdad, though sailing
vessels ascend much higher up the
river. Two lines Of telegraph, one
British and one Turkish, formerly con-
nectcd this city with Europe. while.
to the west. the Euphrates furnishes
water highway through many hum
dreds Of miles, to the northwest. Bag
dad and Teharan. for years diplomacys
chief near eastern theaters of strategic
endeavor. have been places of keenest
interest to the foreign offices of Eng
land, Russia and Germany. In these
two cities, the one the second city Of
the Turkish empire and the other the
capital Of the decaying Persia, the
great game of eastern politics was
fought at close range with all the dex-
terity. which the great empires could
bring TO bear. There. thus, attaches
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-08

held to await the action of the
March court grand jury on the
charge OF having broken into the of
flee OF DIR. NJ. S. A. Hartman, and
taking therefrom drugs and surgical
Instruments.
Chandler is said to be a graduate
from the same medical college from
which DR.. Hardman graduated. He
came here some days ago, registered
and took room at the leading hotel
OF the city. and Immediately there
after number of local Offices
icians began to find their Offices
plundered of certain characters OF
drugs. and some OF them to miss
other characters of property. The
formal charge upon which the Arrest
was made was the theft from Dir.
Hardman. but others might have
been made. The home OF DIR. Hamil-
ton was invaded and silverware and
jewelry Of value were taken. These
were found In the possession of
Chandler. and are now In the hands
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-08
w, waste areas about 1. by irrigation. !.

waste areas about 1t by irrigation. Il
planned the expenditure OF 1886, 000, 900
Tor the reclamation OF Il. SOC. 900 acres,
and as an immediate project, It decided
upon the reclaiming OF a tract OF more
IMAM 100000 acres. A new order OF
things began for the time-burdened
city In the few years before the out
break OF the war. and hints of the ner-
vous. Keen. hasty. modern life of the
West were multiplying. The restless
eat OF the American oil engine was
replacing the more deliberate ways OF
the donkey and heat-oppressed human.
OIL wells were sunk In the Karun riy-
or region. south Of Bagdad. and Ameri-
can well drills were employed. OIL
rehneries were built here, and mod
ern Bagdad contemplated Industries
Tor the manufacture Of native ma
terials supplied with this fuel. Before
the discovery OF oil. Bagdad's industry.
was hampered by the exorbitant prices
which coal brought in this region so
distant from Its source OF production
sl5 and $50 per ton. Bitumen and
asphalt lakes and springs abound on
the northern reaches of the Tigris,
and promise riches to a future Bagdad.
THE population OF the city is about
100000. and is governed by a pasha
who Is assisted by a council. The
pasha comes from Constantinople.
There is some difference between the
ruling Turks from Constantinople and
the native Arab population OF Bagdad,
us the Turks are Sunnites and the
Arabs and Shi'ites. This religious DIFF
ference has many times prevented har-
monious cooperation between the
Turk and the Arab. The city does
Turk and the Arab.
"The city does an annual trade in
normal times in imports and exports
Of about $4,000. 900. buying oil. cheap
cottons. shoes and other western
manufactures. and selling hides, wool
and dates. Germany. England and
Russia have been the strongest dealers
in diplomacy and commerce at Bag
dad.
The city lies about 500 miles from
the Persian gulf following the course
of the river. The Tigris. like the Dam
ube. is the great water highway Of an
agricultural country; and It is the
main artery OF Bagdad's external
traffic. 1t maintains, in times of peace,
steam communication with its port
toward the Persian gulf by means of
one British and one Turk line of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-08
Trust is Formed by
Musical Pearl Fishers

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 4.-AIussel
diggers in this city have formed an
organization and announced that in a
short time they will call convention
for this city Of "musselers" along the
Ohio river and its various tributaries,
for the purpose of forming a national
organization that will endeaver to
regulate the prices on mussel shells.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-08
LEWIS COUNTY
NEWS EVENTS
!. ARE REPORTED
Telegram's Correspondent at
Weston Records Happen
ings of That Section.

WESTON. Dec. Sin Justice
Charles W. Talbott's court on Mon
day. Llewellyn Davis Chandler. who
came here from Clarksburg. was
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-08
fish and pearls. The mussel industry
along the lower Ohio river has grown
rapidly during tho last few years.

The value of millstones produced
in the United States dropped from
100000 in 1880 to $4,000 last
year.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-08

to an invasiin of Bagdad, an import
ance far beyond the importance Of the
city's wealth or its military value"
The Tupelo journal., 1915-03-12
POOR REWARD OF RESEARCH
English Scientist Bemoans Fact That
He Has Been Able to Accom-
piish So Little.

Lecturing at Charing Cross hospital,
Sir Ronald Ross, d%iscoverer of the
life history of malaria parasites in
mosquitoes, spoke of his disappoint-
ment at the slow progress OF b light
against malaria. when / had COM
pleted my work in 1899, had fondly
dreamed that a few years would see
the almost complete Punishment of
malaria from the principal towns and
cities in the tropics; that those be-
nign climates and those beautiful
scenes would be almost rid at once of
a scourge that has blighted them from
time immenorial. In this have been
disappointed, True, much has been
done in certain places, as in Panama,
Ismailia, Italy, West Africa, and parts
of india and the Malay states, and in
some other spots: but much more
might have been done had we re-
manned fully alive to our op%portuni-
ties-and our duties. 1t is not the
fault of science that we do not fully
utilize the gifts that she gives to US.
None of us here will live to see the
full fruition of those gifts in this par
ticular case; but we have it ever thus
with science. Her slaves are like la
borers condemned to drive tunnels
through Notwithstanding perhaps
for years, in darkness, and oppressed
by the immense substitutes of nature
above them; but always encouraged
~, Tho honn that Of onu rpnmonf fhnU
may emerge into the sunlight and upon
the vision of a new world."-Youth's
Companion.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-03-12
Wireless Lighthouses.

The French government is taking
measures to set up wireless light
houses along the coast, and, as is GUS
tomary for ordinary lighthouses, each
station sends out flashes every few
seconds along with a characteristic
signal. Automatic sending apparatus
is used for the purpose, and it will run
for 80 hours at a time. Fogs will no
longer hinder signals, and these can
be picked up by vessels when they
approach within 80 miles of Brest, for
instance, where one pair of posts is
already placed. As the exact positions
of the lighthouses are known, the rela-
tive strength of the signals will aid
in finding bearings, but still better, a
special compass is carried on board
which registers the direction from
which signals come. The port of
Havre is to be equipped shortly with
two such lighthouses.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-03-12
No Profit in Irish Sugar Beets.

While sugar beets can be success
fully grown in Ireland, writes Consul
Wesley Frost, from Queenstown, their
culture would probably not be profit
able, according to a statement just
issued by the head of the department
of agriculture and technical instruc-
ton for Ireland. The fact has been
established that a normal price for
sugar beets will yield less per acre
than the normal prices for potatoes
or mangels. AS the sugar beet indus
try would not be successful under the
ordinary conditions of peace, the de-
partment does not feel prepared to
take, directly or indirectly. any re-
sponsibility for advising Irish farmers
to grow beet root" 1t is added that
whatever may be the results of Eng
lands exclusion of sugar, therefore, in
Scotland and England, it seems safe
to assume that sugar production will
not be developed in Irela1d.-New
York Times.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-03-12
KNITTING GOOD FOR NERVES
Revival of Pastime Is One Of the Few
Good Results of the War In
Europe.

One of the few good results OF the
European wal has been to make thou
sands of men, women and children
learn to knit. There is nothing better
for nerves that are unstrung and need
toning up, physicians say, than knit
ting. For many years every man IN
the British army, from the men in the
ranks to the commanding generals.
has been taught to knit, and now,
thanks to the demand for warm socks
and muff1ers for the soldiers at the
front, the practice is spreading to all
walks of life.
The monotony of plying the needles
in and out of the tiny loops is extreme
ly soothing to tired brains and nerves..
The effect is similar to that produced
by counting sheep, which is recon-
meDded by many as a method of in
ducing sleep.
Once the art of knitting is mastered
you can pursue it without giving your
plying fingers either thought or sight.
In the London parks these days you
can see hundreds of convalescent sol
diers, their fingers busy with knitting,
while their eyes are occupied in
watching what is going on around
them.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-03-12
LONG AND SUCCESSFUL LIFE
Evan p. Howell a Man OF Whom his
Native State Might Well
Feel Proud.

Probably no Georgian was ever
more popular than was Evan Lowell
born at Warsaw, Ga, December ~.
1889. Several of his ancestors were
distinguished in the Revolution, ana
Evan P. was prominent as an ofncer
in Georgia regiments in the Civil war,
one Of his activities being the organ
ization of Howell's battery. Previous
to the war, in 1859, he had been grad
uated from the law school of the Unt-
versity of Georgia Emerging from
the war without a dollar he went to
work on the old and dismantled How
ell farm near Atlanta and with his
w hands built a house in which ne
lived for a year with his wife and
two children. In 1857 he took a posi-
ton on the Atlanta Intelligencer as
city editor until he could begin his
law labors, at which he was quite sue
cessful. In 1876 he was attorney for
the Atlanta Constitution, which was
in financial trouble at the time. In
his examination of the books he saw
that it was really good property,
bought a half interest, assumed
charge of the paper and the stock
soon scared until it was so valuable
that there was one on the market.
CAPTAIN Howell had been a warm
friend of the brilliant Henry w.
Grady, gave him a position on the
Constitution and sold him a fourth
interest. Under such management the
paper became one of the most infu-
entail and profitable in the South.
Clark Howell, son of Captain Howell,
succeeded Mr.. Grady when tho latter
died in 1884, and became sole mana
ger and editor when his father retired
in 1897. Captain Howell's home
was one of the most attractive in At
lanta.