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TO DECLINE;
Appointment as Pos strlas aster il
State and Other Men Are
Given Appointm ents.
tsPEetAL TO rHE rELEGRAt

WASHINGTON, u: lar. %.
Howard y. 8Nease.$sW ho was appointed
postmaster at McCausiand, Mason
county to succeed c. ID Putney, last
May, has declined the appointment
and Alexander AcCausl and has been
appointed. James VI. Wooft6f has also
declined an pnintmentas as postmaster
at Troy, Gil1ner county. to succeed az:
NJ. StaInaker, and George a. Wbodford
has been appofnte .s Other fourth
class postmasters appointed In West
Virginia follow Grafton Mile at
Ar1llil da, Wayne county to succeed AI..
u. Mills: Bert r. I11sk at Brier, yTyonl-
ing county to succeed L III Lusk;
Mary S. Mitchell at Cicerone, Roane
county to succeed s1 Mitchell;
Mrs. Euemma ]. Lilly at Clear Creek.
Raleigh ,connt ty, to succeed FL G..
Lilly: Theodo E. Bell at Dekalb,
fGi1mer count ty, to succeed j S. Belis
Van Dyck Clark at Hatfield, Alinso
counts. to succeed T. o Berger Mrs.
Alberta IL. Moses at Kyle, NfcDoweti
county, to succeed Junkins;
Donna r. Shock at Nornlauto own. Gil
mer county, to succeed r. RogEs;
Nathan 3. Cart at Osborns Mills,
Roane coun ty. to- succeed q. o. Myers; !;
Johns Morris at Porfersvil1e 1e. Lincoln
county to- succeed Mack ca liihan !;
|BensE Gragg ait Rocket. Ritchie coun
ty, to succeed II. a. GraEg; affs Emma
G. Otto at Revere, Gilnler county. tp
succeed Melville I'd D.s Barnes: Martha
EI1.s Ryan at lFs van. 1oane count To
succeed 5vs tl liam p. Yanss Sarah ~.
A4afstcll at afIteS ldpEp conn 10
Esiicceed ~ sSs
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George Harry Gordon. famtliarly
known among his countless friends
as Just Harry Gordon. is IA son OF
the late Samuel W. Cord OIL. for many
years magistrate here. former.
mayor Of the city and a veteran Of
The Civil war, in which he gave four
years Of active service to his coun-
try. .
Harry Gordon is splendidly equip
ped by reason Of training, experience
and temperament for the position or
mayor to which he now aspires as
the unanimous choice OF the Repub-
lican party of the city. Trained for
the service by his father, MIR. Gordon
has ably filed the Office OF 4 magis-
trate of Coal district the last Several
years. having been elected to fill an
unexpired term and successfully
elected for two others, the last Of
which he is now filling, He is cred
4ited by men who know as being one
or the best Inagi strates in West T'Vir-
ginia.
Having made his residence IN
Clarksburg the last thirty years. Mr..
Gordon knows the city. its require
ments and its people. Practically all
his life he has engaged in work in
the Clarksburg section. Years ago
he was engaged in the mercantile bus
mess at Salem and for a number OF
years thereafter he worked in the
oil fields north OF that place.
The record Of Harry Gordon as
mayor Of Clarksburg will prove that
The city never had a better one.
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Stranger RakesI n doney on
Alleged F''lim-F' lam Game of
Bull ding a Bio Steel Plant.

Talk about easy money games Here Is chron-
icle worked in this section
some time according the alleged victims
Two days with handful of
few balls yine appeared the old
Crawford between Northvew and Glen Falls which
something other.
Naturally of living
until they thronged
around what
Big steel plant briefly announced when
purpose edfngs Start
the tools here.
them all ahutter.a Several of
younger applied Jobs
the said.
aregular about this kind Of
though Ill tell work
through. not fellows who will work While and then
all give steady
job To good have to iespos 81 with
With that he turned
laying
Well they hocked to it and bit like fish misty
stranger simply
applicants
early the morning the hand
with wanted Jobs The tools had
seemed
peeved
report following morning. when
the tools would surely arrive
veritabl the
sncesit Is
expect him
the Ito county q ohicerE
that the got at
least $S6 from the
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Males Tled.Ins Groups of Five
Are Marched to Graveyard
and Killed Barbariously
BABIES AND OLDER WOMEN
Are Killed with Great Atrocity,
While Younger Women Are
Carried Away as Slaves
.tnx AssoelAIEn rrEss

e
FIF'LIS: Mar. 24.s via Petrograa
and London. Mar. % TeIegranll!ss
and letters reaching here from UrIni-s
ali. rthwestern Persia. describes
the situation Of the American Pres
8byterian mission there as Desperate.
Turkish regular troops and Kurds
are prosecuting and massacring q s.
syrian Christians.
Harry Packard. the doctor of the
mission, stationed at Urmuiah, OF the
board of foreign missions Of the
Presbyterian church, risked his life
in a successful effort to prevent a
frfghtful massacre in Geogtapa.
where 5000 Assyrians made their
last stand They had fought for
three days and all their ammunition
was gone. AT this juncture. Dr..
Packard unfuTled an American 10 1last
and advanced between the line. His;
act resulted il the saving Of all but
200 of the Assyrians, who had been
burned in church. a
Fifteen thousand ASsyrian Chris
tians have taken refuge under the
protection Of the American mission
Estation, while 1000 are at the French
mission A despatch received az
Titus from Trumiah yesterday de-
c1ares that seventy Turkish regular
troops had entered the mission.
hanged the orthodox bishop, Mar
Ella, and four orthodox clergymen
and beat and insulted missionary
named Allen. Shortly before the
sixty refugees had been dragged from
the French mission and executed IN
spite OF the fearful plea of the nuns.
AT Gu ashen the. kurds we're par u
8ticularly VI cruel. This was the last
Of 10 AssErian vii ages to hold out
and it was occupied a month ago.
The Kurds ordered all the Assyria
males into the streets, tied them IL
groups Of five. lnrached them to the
graveyard and killed them barbar-
ously.. Girl babie sand older women
were then executed with great
while the younger women
were carried away as slaves.
AS result OF the war II 90 % As
syrians are taking refuge in the
caucasus, some seventeen thousand
are described as in iminent danger
at the Urumiah mission. while 20,--
900 are dead OF missing. Further
more much property has been de-
stroyed. The Assyrians fought
5bravely and as long as they had am
lnunition they were victorious.
The missionaries abe nntirhng mi
their efforts to help the people and \
they are spending money Z othis end |
freely. In Urumiah they are dis:
persing the equivalent of $4ODSdaily.!I
Disease is prevalent among the refu-.
prnas s{4s 534+
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INSTITUTE TO
Be At salem
Harrison and D Doddridge Coun-
ty Farmers Are to Assemble
There April 2.

The first session Of the Harrlson-
Doddridge County Farmers institute
for the year OF 4. rs Will be held in
the First Babtist church of Salem,
April .. with the interesting and in
strnctiye program given below:
9: 30 n. M. Pruning spraying and
hog cholera demonstration Cat p. Al.
Randolph's 3orchardl by special horti-
culturist and DR.. Lueder, state Teter-
anary. .
ZOO d. N Male quartet.
Lecture horticulture. special hor-
tlculturist
300 p. M, Reeds yellow dent
corn and howito grow tit. Clancy
Nuzum. ss t5 5 3 N
terminating seed corn Brens
Ro oblnson. s. $
Beef tyoe 81 cattle Brent Robin
son.
@ 2:30 p. IN Diseases Of farm ami
mails. DR.. Lueder. II
Male quartet. 8. y
This pro gram will be of special i.-
lerest TO the farmers for three ress-
ions:
First. it contains the instruction III
horticulture that has been so helpful: /:
second. lit will give an opportunity to
get in touch with he corn clu b work:
and third, 1t intro oduces an innovation
in the line Of a farm veterinary. DR..
5Lueder Is IN experienced Instructor
and his lectures are of snnusua18inter-
est and practical value. The pro-
gram wi III be of special value TO farm
Ters bnt vii i be bot u II nteresting ng and
lnstructiNe to eve ons. All are corr
rd hi M sinYiL Lad. y ssR
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SINKING or CRUISER
CONFIRMED By BOYD
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TO CLOSE SCHOOL.
lEBy Associated Press,

.KEYSER, March nj
nouncement was made today
that the preparatory school of
the West Virginia University
located here would be closed
April l., two months earlier
than usual because the late
Legislature MADE no appropria-
Ition. There will be. no grad
gram#t #tbe carried ont.
gra 1nbe carried out
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WOMAN sPY SHOT.
fRN Associated Press

-T3 liBV AsSOclateH PffsS.J 83
as5 LJIENEV1LElE, France Mar.
2255-iMargaret Schmitt a French
woman. sentenced to death as "a
spy. after being court mar
tailed. was shot yesterday
after the troops OF the garrison
had been drawn up to witness
the execution BY her own az a.
mission at her trial the woman
accepted $40 from the Ger
mans to enter the French lines
and obtain information.
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superior officer
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EX-SllERIFF ME ANS IS 81
ACClDEN IA q, M ED
j. =. =. Z. 8. Z. 4 (
GENERAL KILLED. II
t3By Associated Press.

BY AssOc1ated Fress.J T.77-
PARIS, March 2 seneral
Rene j Joserh5 Delarue, cI1teriof
division Of the French army,
was killed when he was struck
in the head by a b1lIi let wihii ies
inspecting astrench at the front,
#sit was announce last nigh.
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I FAIRNIoNT, Mar. Congress
man M. IN. Seely .naay wired toiPost-
master General Burleson at Washing
ton, recommending Joseph N. Well
man to be#postmaster at MoundsyiHe.
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yELI1nAN RECOMMENDED.

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Am AggressiYe Campalgn.

4 The determination of the Republi-
cans to hold their convention the week
before the Democrats hold theirs fore
shadows forceful and aggressive
campaign. In choosing June las the
Gate for their convention the Demo-
Gratis thought they had forced the. Re-
publicans to meet later, but the Re-
publicans have no need to await the
publication Of the Democratic plat
form to procure an issue.
The Republican party has always
been the party Of action, the afIlrma-
tive party, and the Democratic party
has always been the party of criticism
and negations' And soft will be next
year. The record OF this administra-
ton affords all the issues the Republic
cans desire, or need. They will meet
az Chicago and attack the Democratic
administration in no uncertain terms
and will put before the people a posi-
tive and constructive program regard
ing which there can be no doubt. Ii
A week later the Democrats will
foregather In st. Louis and devote
themselves to their customary pastime
criticism of the Republicans.
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The NeM Annortlonment.

The new apportionment plan, pro-
posed by resolution of the Republican
National Committee adopted in Decem-
Der, 1913, since approved by the Re-
publican organization OF twenty-five
states and now made final by action OF
the committee, provides In effect for
two delegates for each senator and one
for each representative in Congress,
and in addition thereto, for one dele
gate for each congressional district
which cast not less than 1900 Repub-
hcan votes either in the 1908 or 1914
election.
In effect, this will reduce the dele
gates in the next national conven-
ton from 1913 to 9S5. The changes
IN detail are as follows: Alabama
loses eight delegates, Arkansas three,
Florida four, Georgia eleven, LOUIS
lana eight, Mississippi eight, New Mex
leo two, New York three, North Caro-
lima three. South Carolina seven, Ten
nessee three. Texas fourteen, Virginia
nine, Hawaii six, Philippines two and
Porto Rico two. making total reduc-
ton of ninety-three.
With convention consisting of 9s5
delegates. 1914 votes will, OF course,
be necessary to nominate.
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40 Mhip.nnd.Spur Meihods.

The defense program of the admin
istration has already struck the snag
which the Omaha Bee recently pointed
out was probable in case the president
insisted upon making It an admins
tration measure instead OF one on the
broad lines Of national policy. Con-
gresham Mann, leader of the Repub-
lican minority in the House, has an
nounced in no unequivocal manner
that while he is ready TO assist in
measures for national preparedness,
he cannot be counted on for any meas
ure which the president decides to
force through Congress and that he
must see the plans in detail before
committing himself to their support.
1t is perfectly apparent that the
measure must have the Republican
support to pass the House, and it is a
foregone conclusion that no ready
made proposition can ever receive a
majority vote If advanced as partisan
measure. The views OF all the men
who believe in the principle of ma
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OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-STATE
Latest Reports of Operations In
West Virginia, Pennsyl. :
vania and Ohio.

In the deep srnd territory in south
eastern Ohio the Preston Oil Company
has now completed and shot a number
Of wells and all are good producers.
The Clinton sand is close, hard for
nation and the showing they make
when drilled into and through the
sand is not an index as to what they
will be good for until after they have
been given a dose of the high ex-
plosive fluid. Some OF the wells show
for very small producers but improve
wonderfully after the rock has been
shattered by shot. No other section
in the eastern fields is presenting pro-
ducors as good as those in the Union
Furnace district, in Starr township,
Hooking county.
In the northwest quarter Of section
is, tho Preston OIL Company gave its
No. 4 on the Eliza STEERS farm a shot
and 1t produced $50 barrels the ensu-
ing twenty-fou rhours. No. 3 on the
same farm, completed few days ago,
flowed 265 barrels the first twenty-four
hours. In the northwest quarter of
section % the same company's test on
the J. NJ. and NJ. V. Loomis farm pro-
duced ninety barrels tho, first twenty
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The discussion Of the issues took
precedence over discussion of candl-
dated at the recent Republican
National Committee meeting. In
TACT there was only dcsultory discus.
sion OF candidates and no one Of the
many In the field exhibited any out
standing prominence. This, no doubt,
was largely due to the conviction Of
the party leaders that 1t is too early to
discuss names and the further conyic-
ton that the convention, ms a repre-
sentative body OF the people, can be
trusted to make the wisest choice.
II may be too carly to make predic-
tons regarding the issues OF the COM
paign, yet II seems safe venture to
predict that the all-lmportant issue
VIII be Democratic neiIiciepcy--lnabil-
lily to enact tariff law, even one
which, In accordance with the Demo-
cratic platform, will produce sufficient
revenue without the imposition OF nu-
merous onerous special taxes, inabil-
iiy to appreciate the economic neces-
sity OF q protectiv tariff. inability so
TO handle the foreign affairs OF the
nation as to preserve the respect of
foreigners and to insure the safety OF
the lives OF Americans in Mexico, on
the high seas and elsewhere. inability
to administer domestic affairs econom-
ically and expeditiously, inability to
tell the truth regarding the financial
affairs and status of the government,
inability in control OF the army and
navy without serious diminution OF
their discipline and effectiveness-in
word. inability in every branch of
the great and complicated machine
which we call the government.
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These WIN Make Arrangements.

The Republican National Committee
did not select temporary chairman
for the national convention but dele
gated that task, along with others of
less Importance. to committee on
arrangements consisting OF Charles D.
Hilles, chairman; Ralph f. Williams,
Oregon; E. c. Duncan. North Caro-
line; Franklin Murphy, New Jersey;
Fred W. Estabrook, New Hampshire;
Fred Stanley, Kansas; Charles Is. War
rem, Michigan; Alyan H. Martin, vir-
ginia; james P. Goodrich. Indiana;
Thomas K. Neidringhahus, Missouri,
and John T. Adams, Iowa.
A glance at the personnel of the
committee shows II to be entirely rep
resentative-not of the so-called "old
guard not OF the "Progressives"-
but of the entire party, this being an
entirely logical outcome of the entire
absence of factionalism which char
,acterized the entire meeting of the ma
tional committee.
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CAMPAIGN IS
TO BEGIN soon
At Adamston and the People
There Are Fortunate in
Securing Baggett.

The people at Adamston were GER
tainly fortunate in securing the SER
vices of the Rev. George A. Baggett,
Of Memphis, NY, to lead the evan
gellstic campaign which begins in
church next Sunday evening. The
Rev. Mr.. Baggett began his ministry
in this state and as young man es-
tablished quite reputation as a
preacher and a revivalist.
The Philippi Republican, of Febru-
airy, 1899, where he was stationed at
that time, had this item in regard to
a meeting he, was holding in Bar
bour county's capital:
"The meeting at the Methodist Epis-
copal church continues to increase
in interest. No greater awakening
has ever been experienced in the
church in Philippi than has taken
place since our last Issue. The
church Is being revived, cold MEM
bers reclaimed and sinners are being
converted. Following Phillppi's
great revival OF hast spring SO close,
1t Is remarkable outpouring of the
spirit. The Rev. George S. Baggett
is presenting the Gospel in such an
able and earnest manner, and is so
devoted that the wonder Is that
there is a sinner left in town and
the surrounding country"
The Philippi Plaindealer OF the
same date says: THE Rev. George
S. Baggett has been preaching some
of the ablest sermons that we have
ever heard preached by young man.
He stands the work without fatigue.
The Rev. Mr.. Baggett Is proving HIM
self very strong physically, intellectu-
ally and spiritually"
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intellect, as compared with the
boundless world about him, as meas
ured by the intelligence capable Of
grasping the whole truth and knowl-
edge.
Yes. Virginia, there is a Santa
Claus. He exists as certainly as love
and generosity and devotion exist.
and you know that they abound and
give to your life its highest beauty
and Joy. Alas! how dreary would be
the world IL there were no Santa
Claus. There would be no child-like
faith then, no poetry, no romance to
make tolerable this existence. We
should have no enjoyment, except in
sense and sight. The eternal light
with which childhood fills the world
would be extinguished.
mot believe in Santa Claus! You
might as well not believe in fairies!
You might get you papa to hire men
TO watch in all the chimneys on
Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus,
but even IL they Id not see Santa
Claus coming down, what would that
prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus,
but even If they did not see Santa
Claus. The most real things in the
world are those that neither children
nor men can see. Did you ever see
fairies dancing on the lawn? OF
course not, but that is no proof they
are not there. Nobody can conceive
or imagine all the wonders there
are unseen and unseenable in the
world. IS
You might tear apart the baby's
rattle and see what makes the noise
inside, but there is veil covering
the unseen world which not the
strongest OF faith, fancy, poetry, love,
romance can push aside that curtain
and view and picture the supernal
beauty and glory beyond. Is 1t all
real7 All, Virginia. in all this world
there is nothing else SO essential and
abiding.
No Santa Claus. Thank God! he
lives, and he lives forever. A thous-
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COL0RED MAN
Claiming Baltimore to Be His
Home Dies in a Local
Hospital.

Ebinezer Hall, a middle aged col
ored man who said his home was in
Baltimore, died at o'clock We'd
nesday morning in local hospital,
following surgical operation.
Hall was taken to the hospital
Tuesday evening in a critical condi-
tion and although an operation was
performed 1t was too late to have his
life. Baltimore city officials have
been asked to locate his family. -.
No funeral arrangements will be
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-22
THE DAILY
NOVELET
A MEAN TRICK.
He told him once,
He looked around;
Then told his mothers name.
He could not find
Her anywhere,
Twas really quite q shame.

tsynopsis Of preceding chapters:
Little Peewee Pepperpott always
took his fathers dinner to him on
weekdays. On Tuesdays there has
always an extra bean or two put in
the Turkishrug stew by his mother,
for, having safely gotten over blue
Monday without getting In red
rage and committing suicide or
switching the baby, she felt almost
in good humor. Therefore, the
extra beans. One day, Peewee was
swinging the dinner kettle along on
the end of his Charlie Chaplin cane
when he stopped to watch a work
man taking out a crate in the side
Walk
That's the hole my brother drop
ped a quarter down" remarked Pee
wee.
The workman showed a great In
terest
We'll, my boy, you'd better scoot
along with that dinner before 1t gets
cold" advised the man, in seeming
Indifference.
II.
One hour later. Peewee returned.
The man was still cleaning the
dirt. and sewing II carefully from
under the crate.
III.
The next day at noon, he was at it
again.
Are you sure this is the grate
brother lost the quarter down." asked
the workman carelessly.
Sure am" replied Peewce.
cause l seen him fish it out"
Nearing the end.),
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NOTICE TO SHIPPERS

Traction Company express cars
leave Clarksburg for Mt. Glare, Yves
ton, Shinnston, Fairmont, Fairview,
Pennington, Warrington and inter-
mediate points daily except Sunday.
Shipments for Warrington and inter-
mediate points must be In station
not later than $500 a. m. Fairview
and intermediate points not later than
1:0o a. M, Weston and intermediate
points. not later than 1900 NJ.
Quick service, reasonable rates,
and care In handling make this an
ideal line for shippers.
MoNoNGAHELA VALLEY TRAC-
TON COMPANY. VT
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tionai Preparedness must be met in a
measure and reconciled to each other,
ana this cannot be accomplished by
the whip-and-spur methods used for
administration bills in the previous
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In treating man for an ulcer ON
his tongue Paris surgeons discover
ed that the X-rays they used also
cured long-standing deafness.
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made until his relatives are heard
from.

The French government is build
ing automobile highways in its Chi
nese possessions for freight as well as
passenger traffic.
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Shell Bark Hickory Nuts, 25c per
gallon. Chas H. Griffin. Both phones
No. 200.
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G,IIEcc
fContlnued from pnre ID

minds. All minds. Virginia, whether
they be mems or children's, are lit
tie. In this great universe OF ours
man is a mere insect. an ant, In his
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An Evening Echo.

What you keep by you, you may
change and mend; but words once
spoken can never be recalled.-RoS-
COMMON.