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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16
TEXT BOOK
LAWS Decided inthe Negative
by Debate of the County
Teachers, Clubs.

Judges who heard an interesting
debate Friday night by teams Of the
Harrison County Teachers Debating
Club on the question whether the
legislature Of West Virginia at its
present session should enact a free
text book law decided the negative
team to be the winner.
7 The affirmative arguments were
presented by NJ. d. Teter and Ira L.
Swiger, while F. v. Bouic and George
g. Mckinley upheld the negative. H.
L. Thompson made a short impromp-
tn address.
The club is creating a great deal
of interest in debating throughout
the county. Already debates have
been scheduled with the teachers OF
Wallace and Mount Clare and other
challenges are under consideration.
A public debate on current ques-
ton is being prepared for the bene-
at of lClarksburg people. Definite
announcement OF this will be made
in the near future.
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new TRIAL
Of a Damage Suit against the
City OF Clarksburg is
Granted by Court.

{ In the circuit court Saturday Judge
Maxwell set aside the YER
dict and granted a new trial in the
damage case Of Helen Munsie against
the city Of Clarksburg.
I An order Of reference was made
in the cause Of y. w. Barnett ct al,
against the Looman Oil Company.
Demurrer was sustained and the
bill was dismissed in the cause of the
United Fidelity and Guaranty Com
pany against the Home Bank for Saw
ings. ,t9
The final report OF the commits
sioner in the cause Of Jefferson Bas:
sell administrator. against Cree NJ.
Bartlett ct al. was approved.
Judgment for the defendant was
given In the case Of Carl Dunkin
against the Biddle Concrete Com
pany.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16
CUTIlNG AEERAY
Az Haywood Gets One coIore,d
Man in JailS and Puts
Another in Bed.

Y John Patterson, colored, OF Hay
wood, was brought tosthe county jail
Saturday to await the next criminal
court grand jury on a charge OF
feloniously cutting John Lee, color
ed, of the same place. The cutting
affair occurred Thursday night at a
boarding house at Haywood where
several men we're enjoying q key
party. ss ~,
Lee is at his home al, Haywood
suffering from stab wounds In his
neck, back and arm. While his In
juries are very severe 1t is not
thought that they will be fatal.
AT q hearing in Justice G. .. Wat
,kins's court at Shinnston Patterson
was held for court under a $500 bond
He could not furnish the bond and
was sent to jail.
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]. BURGLARY |. A
Of Spelter at Zinc Works i.
Charged against Man TAX
en- to Jail.

Caught by employees OF the com
pany in the act Of carrying away
four plates OF spe1ter valued at $15
at the Clarksburg Zinc Works, &C
cording to the allegations. man
giving the name of John Martz was
landed in the county jail Saturday
by Constable Robert NJ. Noon, who
was summoned to the plant.
Martz and anothek fellow are said
to lave burglariously entered the
company,s property for the purpose
of stealing the spelter, but when
employees surprised them, the other
fellow made his escape. Martz was
seized and held until the constable
arrived ON the scene.
A warrant was subsequently IS.
sued against the man in Magistrate
g. u. Gordon's court and he will be
tried there. within the next day or
run
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16

After the G Committee Makes It's
Report Monday to That
Branch of legislature.

3CHARIEsTON. IAN. 16.-That
lanes II smiff, ss.e.,,,,r,.a, ~ onsted
|as 4 mem ber OF thA Shonse Of DELE
Gates from gWirt comfy t,, ana iobn 1,A5
Davis ess Rennhiican hs siys, HIS saaf
win be Recommended Nv iti,e house
|conmittee on eIecfionss ana nrivileres
when ti,e house ;iieets arain MONDAY.
The rcommitfee mas heard the scons
test and made m ia ,re a nv 4 mar
sis, I'm 4,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16

ROME, Jan. 16.-Famine and In
tense cold are adding to the sufPerings
Of the earthquake victims and slowly
increasing the already huge death
roll Food there Is in plenty but Its
Transportation to many OF the towns
affected Is all but impossible because
OF DISTRACTED roads.
Rescue work is now going ahead
feyerishlE for each hour of delay
means death by. starvation or exhaus-
ton for buried victims. From town
after town come reports OF excavation
of ruins that was too late to save
lives
Attention is gradually turning from
Avezzano' to other and smaller towns.
where an almost equally large per-
centage Of the population was de.
stroyed. In only one case so far that
OF sS0ra do late reports show that the
! effects OF the quake were less dfsas-
trcus than had been feared. Only 36O
of SpfEs II 900 persons appear I'd
have been killed. .7't
While trainl loads Of injured con,
fttnue to arrive in Rome, additional
details OF the horror come in, ali
tending to confirm earlier estimates
of the tremendous loss OF life. Re.
ports indicate that next to Avezzanc
the towns to suffer the most are Per.
Gina. with 1900 victims, Paterno with
1000 dead and Samelino with 600 Of
It's population Of 1900 wiped out. All
are environs Of Avezzano.
Up to the present time the Italian
government has declined foreign
oticial assistance but this has mo-
prevented unofficial aid OF all kinds
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page wife OF the
United States ambassador. has con.
trtbuted $500 to a fund being raised
and other American women are fol.
lowing suit. Mrs. Page also heads 4
committee OF American women who
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16
PARIS DENIES
Berlin Statement That Many
French Were Captured and
Many More Found Dead.
.sy Aasoe.Arrn resee,

LONDON, Jan. 16.-The official an
nouncement given out in Berlin yes
terday relating the capture OF 5000
French troops at Scissors and say
ing further that from 1000 to 5000
French dead were found after the
battle concludes with the unusual as
5ertion This is the truth" A wire
less despatch from Paris categorically
denies these German figures. It,says
the French troops engaged in the
SCISSORS battle we're less than three
brigades and that consequently the
Berlin figures cannot be correct.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16
leaders busy
Comforting uyer Personnel Of
the Committees of the Two
Houses of Legislature.
7 es,setAt 70 rns rELeosAn,

CHARLESTON, Jan. 16.-The adj
iournment OF the legislature yesterday
until Monday enabled many OF the
Legislators to spend today and Sun
day at home but most of the leaders
were kept busy comforting over the
personnel Of the committees of the
two houses to be announced Monday.
THERE'S still much speculation as to
VINO will head the leading commit
tees. The arrest Of Well and the
conyening of tho Kanawha county
grand jury Monday is supplanting
Legislation discussion. Rumors are
rife that A. Leo Well is not the only
person against whom the bills will be
found. 81
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16
BREAKER burned
Alta BIG Loss and Chief Clerk
of the Coat Company
is Killed.

HAzLETON, Pa. Jan. 164The
largest breaker owned by the G. B..
Markle Company. anthracite coal
operators, was destroyed by fire at
Highland near here early today caus-
ing q loss of 5000, 900, and resulting
in the death Of one man. Howard
Howells, chief clerk Of the company,
who was helping to extinguish the
flames. was struck by a heavy piece
Of timber and killed instantly. The
planes leading from the breaker into
the mine were sdynamited to prevent
fire reaching the underground work
ings.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16
Fighting CEASES
Near scissors after Several
! Days of Violent Encounters
B Says German Statement.

BERLIN, by wireless to London,
Jan. 16-After several days Of vio-
lent encounters the fighting near
Soissons has virtually ceased. Mo-
where else along the western battle
line is there marked activity. Small
successes have been won by the Ger
mans IN the. Argonne and and north
Of sverdun. This Is set forth in the
oficial German statement today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16
FIVE WARSH|PS
Are Reported as Being Sighted
South OF Harmigas Island
off Gallao.

LIMA, Peru, Jan. 16-Fiye war
ships are reported to have been
sighted this morning south Of Har-
migas island OF Callao. Their ma
tionahty was not ascertafned but
they are believed to be either British
OF japanese. The vessels were seen
by passengers on train coming to
Lima from Huacho.
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FRENCH SUCCESS
In Heavy Artillery Fighting in.
France is Claimed in
Statement.

PARIS, Jan. 16The French OF
fetal statement given out this aftefS
noon makes no specific reference to
the recent heavy lighting north OF
scissors. Most OF the activity of
yesterday seems to have been on the
part Of the artillery and in this the
French claim success. There were
infantry engagements near Notre
Dame De I4orette near Flirey and at
a point in the vosges.,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16
SMALLPOX SCARE.

NEWELL, Jan. 1s. sixteen cases
of smallpox have been discovered inl
four homes and as all Of the desidents
OF these homes have attended revival
services at the Methodist church an
epidemic Is feared. The reviva1s have
been discontinued and 1t is likely thel
schools will be closed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16

Announcements Is made Charles
E. Brown. 81 ateiy$ of Glarishtifk
and Miss Dofcas 1ager. is, OF
Hunting ton were nnarsied Iii ffs
bride residence Thursday afternoon
ct q, clock BY the Rev. s ~.
walker. pastor Of the johnson Me-
mortal church The coupl6 VIM reside
at Huntington.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16
SUICIDE
Committed by Former County
Treasurer and Intimate of
Late Vice President.

I UTICA, n, Y, Jan. 16--William
3. Richards. formerly county treas
urer and for many years political
Intimate of the late Vice President
Sherman, committed, suicide today
by shooting himself in his Office. he
was a member Of a prosperous instif-
ance agency and prominent; in fra
ternal circles. 1t is supposed that
he was discouraged over, recent itii-
successful stock speculations.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16
OSBORN APPOINTED.

Cuthbert a. Osborn, former assist
ant adiutant general, has been COM
missioned inspector general of the
national guard Of the state by Gov
ernors II. ID. Hatfield. The comnsss-
sion is properly bestowed as \
born is a Thorough and experienced
military man. IL
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16
BURIAL AT NEWTON.

The body Of Mrs. Elizabeth Small
ridge, aged ST years, wife Of J. y.
Smaliridge. deceased, who died at
the home OF her dang litter, Mrs w. "a
Golden. on tie lesion road Friday,
was taken to Ion, lTpshpr county,
Saturday and I'll B. fsinefai service and
burial VIII be held there Sunday Afs
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16
IS BEING INCREA SD
BY. "A NINE AND COL y
NOT MARRIED VET.

z VIII II. Cole, mayor OF the
city, arrived home last night
from st. Lpcie, Fla, where he
visited at the southern home OF I
Frank L. Grove, OF this city.
"A reoprt a few days ago that
he had led a southern belle to
the hymeneal altar appears to
be untrue. as ,.:s
= 4. = & = Z. (, o !. q. . :. . o
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16
AFTERNOON SERMON

The Rev. L. E. McEldowney, OIL
Charleston. will preach sermon to
men only at the st. Paul's Methodist
Episcopal church, South. at o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
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INSURANCE MEN.

WHEELING, Jan. The west
Virginia Life Underwriters Associa-l
ton has completed rangements forI
the regular monthly meeting to bel
held at the Windsor hotel tonight.
It lis expected that seventy-fiye VISIT
ing members will be present.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-18
Effect of Demonstration Not
Expected to be Noticeable
for Few Days; British Ship
ping Interests Not Fearful.
RETALIATION UPON
TEUT0NS is AWAITED
English Public Anxious to See
What Are Steps of Ven-
geance Promised in Great
Britain's Note to America.

London. Feb. rs. Ge.t7 %. MI
The blockade ~ the United Kingdom
hy Germany is on. with the dawn OF
February IS there went into effect
the German notice warning neural
shipping To avoid British waters.
what VIII be the cneot of this dec
hration viii take "a day or two TO
demonstrate. British shippllg in
torestg profess 10 feel no alarm,
nevertheless all PASSENGER traffic from
England to Holland has been tied up.
In the meantime the British public
l. p,rusiug the German note answer
10 the American communication con-
cerulng the war zone blockade. u
perceiyes no yielding ON the pait OF
the imperial government ana q now
awaits the prunounccmcnt oi Great
Br.tain's expected rctalatory cam
puign.
Illustrations showing British and
German submarines are ROW being
distributed 60 pcquains shippers of
merchant vessels with the appearance
of their own and hustiie under sea
vessels. So tnat they will not hrc on
or ram British Submarine by mis-
take.
The British press not comedies that
the Russians must have lost heavily
In their retreat iu east Prussia uut
the lcwspapcrs refuse a. credit Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg with a
great victory pending the outcome ui
the rear guard action before the for
tiiled line ON the Niemen river. II b
argued 10y Brush military experts
that the German double tlunkine
movement apparently has failed aud
this view ALSO ir held AT Pctrugrad,
In the Champagne and the ArPonno
regions In the western theatcr, the
Germans seem Co be putting all then
strength To capture the ground they
are reported To- have lost last week
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-18
HOUSE COMMITTEE TRIES
TO OBTAIN FACIS or CASE

Santa Fe, y. NJ. Feb. 1S.-The
house committee ON penitcntinry hai
before Il az u session late yesterday
afternoon the negro woman Alma
Lyons To whom a child was born In
the state penitentiary on April l..
1914, several witnesses. and the child,
In an effort, II was stated. TO prove
who Is the father of the child, which
Is curious looking infant with a
complexion that Is chocolate muintto
and hair iieht corn color. The eyes
OF the child are blue.
while the object OF the committee's
inquiry was said to be chiefly to as
certain the parentage OF the child; u
was stated that members Of the com
mlttee would be pleased could they
find the Incident some means of ilNins
q charge OF carelessness against the
management Of the penitentmry, and
thereby furthering the cause, very
near to the hearts OF certain lnhuon-
tial Republican BOSSES In the legisla'
ture, of paving the way for a means
To change the manner of appointment
OF the prison warden, so that Il might
be restored To- one OF the more recent
Republican occupants of the oiiicc'
The LYONS woman was sent up IRON
Sierra county In 1897 Us the result o
conviction OF second degree murdci
IN "A sensational poisoning case. Sh'
narrowly escaped hanging.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-18
cABI;AL ADJUSTS DIFFERENCE.
WITH GOVERNOR MAYTOitisNlA

Douglas Ariz.. Feb. iS.-General
Juan e. Cabral Il reported TO have
adjusted his differences with Govern
or Mayto. ena. whom he was To su-
persede as military commander OF
sonora two months ago.
Cabral conferred with General Ra-
mon SOFA. commanding Cabraft
force of contentionists, Tuesday ai
ojo do AuRa. Afterwards he entered
Cananea, where he met Yaqui and
Maytorena leaders.
Cnbrars army. variously stnted a.
be 2,00G Go 5000 men. Is said 10 be
rFcll equipped. 4 rear guard OF SOC
is reported to be on rs way 60 Cana
nen with some artillery
Cabral came here recently after
having been detained at Cananea by
Moytorcna. lie said he would take
no further part In Mexican affairs
not having been successful In assutn-
ing command of the Maytorena
forces In accordance with General
Villas orders.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-18
PROBE COMMITTEE
ORGANIZED WITH
BLOOD At HEAD
Senator Champion Chosen Sec
retary and Reed Holloman
Retained as Counsel of Col
lege and Bank Inquiry Board
Estate Capital Bureau
(Of Evening Herald
(5f De Vargls Hotel.

SANTA Fc. y. NJ. Feb. is.--The
Blood Investigation committee at "a
brief meeting this morning perfected
it's organization as follows.
Chairman, y. O. blood.
Secretary. T.. e. Champion.
Attorney. Reed Holloman.
Chief stonographer. W. T.. Baker.
OF Las Cruces.
The official accountant OF the com
mittee had not been determined ON
and Il was understood that Former
Traveiing Auditor John Joerns, OF
Ration, was begin considered for the
place. The committee. IL was stated,
eNpected To send it, attorney and the
accountant To Las Cruces immediate
ly In order that witnesses might be
notified and all arrangements made
for fast taking of the evidence.
when the actual work would begin.
Il was understood, would depend
largely upon the conclusion reached
on county salaries. u being deemed
inox pedient for any member of the
majority TO be absent until the salary
matter had been closed up.
Chairman Blood announced this
NAAtiNNNn AiNAA NNAAAA AhfhfhAtA-f
Auditor John Joerns Ind accepted
the appointment as accountant foI
the CON mission and would arrive u
sanla Fo on a tate train tonight
Il want 10 make one statement
with regard to this investigation,
said Mr.. Blood. Its sessions will h'
open whether held here or In lAl
Cruces and 80 Tar ~ I am able To dc
so. an OF the evidence takon Will h'
available for all of the newspapers
a "a In as Gar as possible u Will h'
political"
Reed Holloman, who has been ap
| pointed attorney for the commission
held conference late this Afternoon
| with Senator u. -. Holt. Francis y
Lester formerly OF the board OF re
gents and others. az the office Of Cat
I ron A. CatrOn where Il was under
stood Mr.. Holloman was obtaining
1 lineup Of witnesses no he called. 4
3 does not seem likely that the ACTIVE
Investigation viii get started heior
! next Monday.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-18
.CONFEREES REACT /
NO CONCLUSION
ON SALARIES
But Hope Is Extended That
Agreement Will Be Attained
Before Tonight; Supreme
Court Decision Speeds.

santa Fe. y. NJ. Feb. lS.-At .
o'clock this afternoon a member or
the conference committee on county
salaries said: I'VE are exactly wnere
We were when We started" Al this
time the committee had been In ses-
sion since 10 o'clock this morniss and
during ahls time the frs class county
salaries had been under discussion. \
final agreement had not been reached,
In spite OF the pcsdmlstic attitude OF
this committeeman. however, Il was
thought likely that the conference
would reach an agreement before
closing its siitings tonight.
The sweeping decision of the stats
supreme court handed down late yes
terdny afternoon has had a very atim-
ulating effect upon the EFFORT 10 reach
a salary settlement. The decision. IN
enect. holds fhat no county officer has
right to accept either fees OF ad-
yances in the absence Of law 10
that effect even when taken upon or
der OF the county commissioners ana
the eject OF the decision Is Ia declare
all county officers Who have aeeeped
such fees or advances 20 be Legally
enibozzlers although the intent mas
Oe entirely lacking.
In this situation q may be safely
predicted that the next few days vii
see the passagc of a high salary nh
along the general lines Of rhe senate
amendments of House liill No. sl9'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-18
MILITARY OPER NTIONS NOT
LOST SIGHT on BN PEOPLE

London, Feb. lN.-Ihe reply OF HlI
Edward grey 60 the American note
on the subject ot ihc seizure and de-
tentiun of American cargoes destined
for neutral European ports, GER
mnny's threat of submarine block
ade of Great BruaiI, and England's
retaliatory measures against il, are
absorbing the attention of the British
public
An important shipping companies
have announced that there viii hc no
change In the regular snilinga, while
British. French and Belgian owned
crnss-chnnnel steamers are maintain
ing their schedule The Dutch COM
pany which maintains q man service
between Flushiug ana Folkestnhe
has suspended sailings ana there mas
been some talk of mail being carried
by Dutch destroycrs.
Notwithstanding its intense inter
est In the impor.anf questions winch
now involve shipping interests, Eng
land has not lust sight of the milf
tray operations now lu prOgrcss ON
both fronts The ughjing In East
Prussia and Bukowina, whore the tive
extreme wings of the ltussian army
are heavily engaged by Ausiro-der'
man forces. b. considered the most
important activity now going on
either in the east or west.
An important battle Is raeing IN
the vicinity of AugusoWo, where IL
the fall the Russians succeeded ir
stopping precious German atemp'
to invade Russia NoW, however th'
Muscovites have a much more serious
threat 10 deal with Tor besides havini
sont "A new army into East Prussia
the Germans are iu mrong force IL
the district between East Prussia Nn'
the lower Vlsiula Their continued
advance there would ioopardize th'
Russlais who are holding the trenehe
To the south Of the Via,uln ana wh'
/ succeeded In frustrating Field Mar
shal Won Hiadenburg's attempts u
reach WARSAW from ihe west
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-18
WHEAT PRICES HEAD
FOR BOTTOM BECAUSE
OF EXPORT TROUBLES

Chicago. Feb. iS.--wheat prices to-
day shrunk iasc n consequence OF
the beginning OF the attempted SUB
marine blockade Of Great Britain.
The May delivery here sold as low as
Si.s5N. as against $3.50 nt the close
last night. The July option showed
loss of nearly &c at Si.2Sh.
Later came an upward SWIM large
~ due To export buying on a scale
which seemed To demons rate that
shippers were more ready to take
risks than had been supposed.
The market closed strong. i%c 70
tac above Yesterdays hnish. Ac-
cordlnR to some authorities the sales
of Europe today In the United states
reached the lnrges. 2i-hour total on
this years crop. The aggregate was
put az 5000. 000 bushels Including
large quantities for ENGLAND.