The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

York Is held down by young boy
u mere STRIPPING. He Is the Iniorma
tion Angel at Bellevue and an aver
age OF about 900 New Workers
have to call that number yearly, and
many OF them call with hearts in
mouths. II Is up to this lad to break
the news-good or bad.
Madison Square 400" is Bellevue
hospitals phone call. They used TO
call Bellevue the slaughter House"
when 1t was the old gray hospital that
lay down on East Twenty-Sixth street,
near the East River. sinister and
strange TO the poor who fiocked there
perforce. That has changed now.
Where only the old stone prison.
ike structure used 10 stand, now rises
new Bellevue. two modern buildings.
The old red archway remains the
main entrance sort OF portal of fate,
under which passes an endless stream
OF ambulances and motor cars. To
the right OF the archSay is a low
narrow brick building. In II the pulse
OF bellevue beats. II Is the bureau
OF information.
Over Its wires speed messages that
carry the last hope or the big word Of
cheer to those outside who arc call
Ing Madison Square 1900"
Karl K. Kitchen. or the New York
World. is home from n visit TO Berlin.
vienna and Budapest. After a visit
with his folk at Cleveland. o., he will
return to write his inimitable stories
OF broadway and adjacent side
streets.
He says that the Germans and the
Austrians are having lot of fun
guying each other about the war and
tells this Joke that is current In Ber-
lin: :" 'e'
A German general said to an Aus.
trian colonel. Colonel. / wish YOU
would occupy that hill yonder with
your regiment this evening.
Thereupon the Austrian colonel
protests. But. General, the Russians
are occupying IT,"
Right from reel life was the NOV
ing finger story OF the clutchinr
hand that snatched from Beniamin
Forer. diamond broker, OF Los An
geles. satchel which he said CON
tained $4,000 in diamonds. 1t hap
pened in Wall street and no one
seems to know much about the rob
berry. but Forer and his friend August
Goddard.
Tho detective bureau is up a tree
and need very much the services of
Dr. Watson. whose frequently inter-
1ectcd "Marvelous!" became the fore
runner Of the Very good. Eddie. very
good" Goddard said the street was
crowded and Forer said 1t was not. a
thrilling little detail to be sure, but
puzzling to the Sherlocks.
! All the couple seem to know about
the affair was that they were walking
along and then 1t happened. A hand
l-Mp-$17.000 gone. Forer should
worry. however. he had telegraphed
back TO Los Angeles to have the gems
insured shortly before he was robbeu
Those serious minded citizens who
have been fighting to abolish habit
Forming drugs in New York are in a
quandary over the snag the anti-dope
law has struck. It may be that every
conviction of drug flenas In New York
based on the fact that they had drugs
In their possession when caught will
be illegal.
The Harrison. anti-narcotic act
specifies: 1T shall be unlawful for
any person not registered to have In
MS possession or under his control"
any OF the narcotic drugs specified.
Not one OF the dope sellers arrested
In New York are registered"
Charles d. Towns. who aided in es-
tablishing the New York law saws:
II persons who are not conducting
lawful business In the drugs and
cannot threforc register. are permits