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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-30
N0UNDSVILLE
EASY VICTIMS
FOR FAIRIN0NT
Down River High School Team
showed MoundsviIte under
by Score Of 85 to 8.

FAIFMONT, Dec. 5 0-Inability Of
the Moundsvil1e high school basket
ball team to locate the baskets when
shooting, and an absolute lack Of
team work caused the defeat Of the
visiting basketbalIers Friday night by
the Fairmont high school in a game
staged at the local ''Y'' by a score OF
SIS to#3.
IN the second half Fairmont sent
in It's reserves but still continued to
pile up points. The visitors made all
score at the end of the first period
being a to o. The final score was
85 to s.
Local fans expected a hard battle
and attended the game in numbers.
expecting to see real contest. ADJ
vance Information from Moundsvflle
was to the effect that the visiting ave
was a real basketball team, this being
due in some measure to the good
records made last spring by the base
ball team from Moundsville and last
fall by the football showing of the
Moundsville team. But the basket
ball8team sent here by the school was
entirely unable to make the game
interesting and the resultant game
was. a disappointment.
Line up:
F'afrmont-95. Molmdsvillc--::ss.
knight Ransom
Forward.
Binns .s.f. r.. Hamilton
Forward
Hawkins Poindexter
Center
u Meredith .....5.. Booher.
Guard.
Hill W.. 81. .... ..s.. Love.
Guard.
Substitutlons Farm ont. A. Mere
dith for Hill, Hess for Knight, II.
Hamilton for r. Meredith, Hutchin-
son for Knight.
Field baskets Fairmont Knight
IA. Blnns q. Hawkins o.. r. Mere
dith l, Hill S; Hess IS, p. Hamilton 1,
Hutchinson 1 Mound sville, r. Ham
ilton q
Foul baskets Fairmont, Knight
Il out of 8. Moundsville. Ransom D
out Of s, r: Hamilton out og .,
Poindexter O%out of 8.
Referee Colebank. West Virginia
University.
Scorer Mckinney.
Timer Wilson. II .
Time of periods20 minutes.
MORE S1ETETI,T7TsS NJ C,T- y n 5TT-y1,rI
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-30
\ MORE oF,FICERs QUA I. I7I,7 E:IlI1l

Orr Minear and AZ Dow Davis have
qualified as Justices OF the peace Of
Elk district and Reuben j. Bartlett
has qualified as a constable of that
district. Minear's bondsman is Ste
phen r. Bartlett Lewis's, John Pat
ton; and Bartlett's, Ross j.. Stout.
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Groui eli Gu. says,

6FouchS Gus EASN:
Just because you're going to write
''l9i7" instead Of "1018''--when you
can remember it's my idea Of
nothing 70 get sxcited about. It's
just one more bother.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-30

Frank Klaus. who was one OF the best of
the mlddleweiGht boxers a few years ago,
was born in PittsburR on December 80.
1887. a sturdy chap. only five feet seven in
height, he packed n wallop. Klaus claimed
tho middlaweiEht title IN 1912, when he de-
9eated Sailor Petroskey and Jack Dillon In
California, after witch he went TO Europe
to fight Georges Carpenter. The French
man had whipped Tim Sullivan. the British
middleweiRht champion. and was the ac-
Snowied gsd holder OF the European title
Klaus fought the French idol In Dieppe,
and while CARPENTER showed more boxing
skin. Klaus kept pounding away, and in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-30

William a. Larned, who was the Ameri-
can lawn tennis champion for number Of
years Is 1forty four teday. While the touch
of Daddy Time has slowed him down to
the point where lie no longer ranks among
the racquet stars, Earned is rapidly devel-
oping into q great golfer. He has made
an excellent showing on the links in num-
bar OF tournaments. and displays much Of
the form as a 5Eolfnr that in his younger
days made him almost unbeatable on the
In tennis, and has oficiated in some of the
most important matches Of recent years
Mr.. Larned isn't the only tennis celebrity
to make good at the Scotch game. as Nor
man Rrookes also doubled in golf with
great success.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-30

There was once great Singer, named
Nose, who smashed the ball so hard that It
rose FAR into the sky and then-'tis no lie,
hit the$man in the moon on the nose!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-30

An electrically lighted cross w.
wolves on top OF q San Francisco
.steeple.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-30
OIL AMID GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TRI=STATE
Latest Reports Of Operations in.
West Virginia, PennsyI
YaRia and Ohio.

Operators III the southwest Penn : ylvania
h!elds are meeting with more success than
nent on GoOn run; SprinRhtn township,
Greene county, is the most promising. The
No. on the George ISimin ger farm a littla
deeper into the Gordon sand and 1t pre-
hours.
Washington county IL Improving and fur-
some Zine mas bean centered IN the Bur-
EettstOwn field In Hanover township, but
Fast Finley township Il attracting coed
years ago In this township, the Natural
Gas Company OF West Virginia drilled in
The size Of this well inspired 4 lot Of de-
velopment work in TINT locality, but it re-
company has just drilled in No. 8 on tn-
same farm. located about one-half mile
south Of No. and 1t shows for y twenty
i've barrel producer. "a few days ago
Se and &eGesTy
in the same township.
West Virginia.
Light wells and busters are tile Offering
in the West Virginia fields; In the old
county. o'BrIen and Cusack have com pleted
No ~ on their own farm. It is showing
Welisbnrg. BUFFALO district Brooke county,
the Rockledge Oil Company's test on the
II. BFinker farm is duster in the Berea
on Pedlsr's run. Clay district: Monon-
gS nis county g the PittseTEg and Vest VIZ
Mpheu1 Henderson farm through the Fifth
sand It Is fair Easser in that form Ion.
The same company Is drilling a second test
on the same farm. In the same district,
the MOnonRulia Oil Company has started to
drill No. - on the p. g. Morris farm.
Duster IN P1elssnts County
In the Eureka field. Grant district,
Pleasants county, the Kaymount Oil Com
Hammett farm through the Berea grit and
found 1t barren. The New York Petroleum
Company got one OF the same kind at sec
ond test on the A. Ruckmore farm. In
Union district, Bradford. Hanlon and Hyatt
have moved IN q drilling machine and
starting a test on the ID. Al. Rarnlart
farm. In the same district, the Berry OIL
Company is fishing at 500 feet at test
on the David Wells farm. In MchfmA dis
trlct, D.8GallAher and Company nreE drilling
a test onSthe W. Elliott farm, II. Hall and,
Company on the w. Il. Shingleton farm
and WIlton}nnd Company on the j. j., var
+ner farm. Newell and Company have
iStNrted to drill a second test on the O.. j.
Bailey farm. In Washington district, EDins-
more and Company were down 800 700 feet at
got 4. fishing job and plugged hole and
nj owed the rig.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory in Hooking
county, o. the Fisher Oil Com any's second
test on the II. w. Brian farm IS holding UP
3nt3.stxty- five aud fifty barrels, respectively.
The Carter Oil 5CompRnytS No. on the y. i.
BurReon farm, locnted in Jackson town
ship Perry county produced nlnety=tive
lbArrelS the second twenty-f our$ hou ITS after
1nt,a & 4 /.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-30
a Come-BacI I.itcher.

Erred Beebe, who pulled on come back"
to the big show with the Cleveland Indians
this year, Will be sthirty-slx years old to-
morrow: Fred got hts start with seni-pro
clubs and Illinois University, and hooked
up with the Oshkosh club In 1905. In his
first year 81 league ball he won twenty
seven games to seven lost. and struck out
291 batters that season. That performance
won for him q Cub contract, but he was
soon trad ell 70 the Cardinals. He remained
with the st. Louis team until 1910, when he
was sold TO Cincinnati. At the close Of the
1910 campaign Fred decided that he was
throuR h as u pitcher. and went back to the
farm. His salary wing had been weakened
by pitching curves, but that winter Bcebe
a bit, and discovered that
while he couldn't put over his old round
house curve, he could throw q new variety,
of curve that bafied the batters. He re-
ported TO the Reds again, but was traded
to tile p hillieafin ~ deal sinVolyinG3R number
of players. Manager Doom needed a back
stop badly, and had his eye on killer,
then with the BIsons a deal was made by
which Deebes vent 70 Buffalo and he twtrled
great ball for the l'lsons. This spring he
had some trouble with the Blu rrnlo manage
ment over salary matters. and refused to
report. He remained in Indiana, conchinG
q #coIlege nine and playing seni7prO ball,
until mid season, when Cleveland bought
him. Becbefs record with the Indians was
siN won and three toEt A. B##5 G8fl
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-30
N Buster IN PIcslsants| County,

In the deep sand territory in Hooking
r0unty, o. the Fisher Oil Com panytS second
mt sixty I've aud fifty barrels, respectively.
The Carter Oil CompRny's No. 9 on the J. i.
BurReen farm, locnted in Jackson town
ship, Perry county produced tnlnety=fve
barrels the second twenty our hours after
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IJnlYerSltyT. 1II3 II57II vi
Scorer CHIMNEY.
Tmer Wilson. WI
Time of periods20 minutes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Towing Company Says the
Lehigh Valley Watchmen
Were Off Duty.
UNFRAMED BARGES
TO BE PRODUCED
Will Back Up Claim That Blaze
Didn't Start Near Wharf
or Boats.

Barge % of the Johnson Lighterage
and Towing Company. blamed by the
Lehigh Valley Railroad for the Black
Tom explosion at Communipaw, was
found yesterday at the foot of Morris
Street. Jersey City, according to coun-
sci for the Johnson company, Olcott,
Gruber, Bonynge & McManus. W. S.
Topping, assistant chief of the bureau
of explosives, rs Church Street, also
verified the statement, but said the
only error was in the identity Of the
barge, another of the Johnson barges
having been tied at the pier at the
time Of the explosion.
1--WE shall prove overwhelmingly,
said Counsel McManus for the towing
company yesterday, that the fire did
not begin with or near the barge or
wharf. Our watchmen will show that
the fire began in the yards, where cars
loaded with explosives were standing
some 600 or 500 feet from the barges.
1--WE shall produce three barges be-
sides No. "a, all unframed. The
three were tied at the wharf at the
time, and our men were awakened by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
STAMPEDE" CROWD
SEES ACCIDENT
Cowboys Settle Argument with
Fists-Another Is Trampled.

spec.ators at "The Stampede" the
Western carnival in progress at
sheepshead Bay Speedway, got all the
thrills they were promised yesterday
with a good. old-fashioned fist hght
and an acciGen, to one OF the perform
erJ thrown in.
The fight, that hadn't been announced
in the official programme. came Wheh
Cowboy Irwin, a Western rancnmaH,
who has brought several sons ana
DAUGHTERS from the Rockies to compete
for the stampede" prizes, issued an
order on the field contrary 20 a com
mand issued by Ed Lindsay, another
cow1oy. who is also blessed with sons
and daughters. ,.., o,d
hleachers saw the two men leap from
.beir hor:es and dive for each other
without further ceremony. irwin
sons and daughters rode pell-mell TO
bis assistance. as did Lindsay's sons
and daughters. In less than minute
the corner Of the arena in which the
fight was taking place was Deing
trampled by scores OF horses, all OF
whose riders were itching TO get
hand in the brawl. II was halted be-
fore more than a dozen cowboys ana
cowgirls had an opportunity TO par
ticipate. Dill
During the bucking bronco tests Bill
steele. husband Of Fanny Sperry-
steele champion girl bronco rider, was
tbrown from his horse and trampled
beneath the feet Of rampant mustang
The spectators saw him lay mouonless
until lifted astride his mount ana
taken from the arena. tie appeared
waving his hat, in the next event. now
ever.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
TeutOnS Insist Peace Must
Give Them Equal Com
mercial Rights.
WILL NOT CONSENT
TO DISCRIMINATION
Markets of the World Must Be
Open to Germany as Freely
as to Others.
fFrom The Tribune Bureau

Washington, Aug. despite prep
arations in Europe for great CONNER
cial war to follow peace, the struggle
will never take place, according to an
authority here in close touch with
Germany's plans.
The economic league formed by Ger
many, Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and
Turkey, to which the Paris trade con-
ference was the Allies answer, was
only Teutonic threat aimed to serve
as another pawn in the peace game
when it comes 10 be played about the
council board in Switzerland or Spain
this same authority admits
Germany has no desire to begin
another struggle, however bloodless u
may be, when the present war Is over,
The Tribune was told to-day, but, on
the other hand, she will resist TO the
utmost any attempt by her enemies 10
deny her access to the world. she IS
fighting this war to break the bonds
which England, with the aid of her
allies, was seeking to forge around
her. Victorious, is she 10 surrender
the fruits that have been won by the
blood of countless thousands OF her
sons?
"Rest assured that when peace comes
there will be no Paris trade treaties
to survive. Germany will have ex,
actly the same rights on the sea ana
in the markets of the world that SIZE
had before. To consent TO peace other
wise you'd be but TO bind up wounds
to prepare for fresh struggle"
Central Agreements Only Weapons.
When asked whether the agreements
negotiated between Germany and her
allies would be abandoned, this au-
thority declared that they had been
drawn in the beginning only with that
view. They were merely weapons, ne
indicated, with which Germany sought
TO meet her foes. She knew very well
that the Allied nations, and especially
England, could not get along without
the continental market after the war,
lust as she was ready TO admit ner
own dependence on outside sources OF
supply.
Germany's plan, it was admitted, was
aimed primarily al England. Berlin
was afraid that England would at
tempt 70 close not merely ner own mar
kets TO German merchants, but those
of her colonies. BY shutting out Eng
land from the Central Empires II was
hoped, when peace came, TO trade ac
cess to them for access to the great
raw materials Of Australia, Canada ana
South Africa, without which many
German industries would be ruined.
Neither France nor Russia was un-
derstood to figure in the German plan.
By her hold of theindustrIal rFglon
of France, Germany expected 10 I'M
pose her own terms on the french Re
public. And it is an open secret that
these were such as to have rendered
France not only forever helpless as
a competitor of Germany, but to have
laid her own markets open to floods
of German goods. The Germans ala
not expect any trouble from Russia.
She had been industrially dependent
on Germany before the war, and
would be forced into that position
again. Germany would permit of no
tariff barriers that would discriminate
against German goods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
WORK ON COLLIER
nfAUMEE HELD UP
No Money Available to Install
Her Machinery.

While Congress has been debating
tho naval bill. work on the new collier
Msumee, now in course Of construction
at al the navy yard, has been held up.
There il no money on hand 10 continue
the installation Of the machinery, and
Lieutenant Chester ". Nlm.tz was
forced to halt operations. The Maumee
is about 80 per cent completed, and
would have been ready to join the At
lantic feet by the first Of next month.
The Maumee's hull was built on the
Pacific Coast. and the vessel vas towed
here 70 receive her engines and ma
chinery, which were built at the navy
yard. IL was planned 20 test the Maui
NEE in September, but navy yard ON
GERS say they do not know when the
craft will bid goodby to the reserva-
ton now.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
BABY DIES; SISTER STRICKEN
Parents Frantic as Girl Is Taken to
Paralysis Hospital.

John Nolek, one year old. of 81 West
Fifty-second Street, Bayonue, was taken
III last week with measles and on Sun
day night developed pneumonia. from
which he died. Early yesterday his lit
tie sister, Mary, aged two, was seized
with .niautIie paralysis.
While the parents we're preparing
for the funeral OF the baby the health
authorities came 20 take the paralysis
victim TO the isolation Hospital at
Snake Hill, y. j
The father and mother became fran.
tic and refused 20 allow tie girl out Of
their sight Two policemen we're need
I'd TO hold them while the health OFF,
GERS took the child from its bed and
placed il in the ambulance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
rBF CAR STRIKE DIDN'T
BOTHER THIS PARTY
Rat a Strike of Their Boat En-
cine Did.

tosn Bohn. Of Bayonne, with party
-, ,;ne others, left the foot Of West
rsev.sixth Street, Bayonne, early sun
s,v morning for cruise TO Midland
pa.,h Staten Island. After spending
=. say az the beach the party was
turning up tho lower bay when the
.,re Of their boat stopped suddenly.
rs,rts 20 make Roadway were fruit
~ ani the little craft began to DRIFT
s-S toss on the waves.
II was early yesterday morning be
-. The captain Of tugboat saw the
l.stress signal on the motor boat and
...-ted after the panicstricken party
80 of which were women. AFTER
,.,Nne up with a supply Of gasolene
psSn was able TO resume his trip 90
pSvcrnc. where the boat locked yes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Lineman Shocked TO Death

Patrick ODonneu. a lineman, was
killed Yesterday on the top Of
a fftv-foot tower in the Sunnyside
wards Of the Long Island Railroad, al
Hunters Point, Long Island. HIS body
fell backward and hung BY the llfebelt
until found by fellow workers. lie was
forty years old and lived at Ocean and
Chichester Avenues, Woodhaven.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
BURLESQUE SEASON BEGINS
"Thc Merry FOUNDERS Defy the
Neather at the ColumbiA.

Burlesque selected one Of the hottest
days Of the year to begin its metro
po!itan season. but THE Merry Round
ers" nevertheless aroused reasonable
amount Of merriment at the Columbia
Theatre yesterday afternoon and even
ing Abe Reynolds. George +. Hayes
and their assistants presented two
act traycsty, entitled This Is the
Life which lured the audiences into
az least partial forgetfulness OF the
atmospheric conditions.
A weekly change Of programme will
again De the policy Of Tho Columbia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
EDWIN ARDEN IN A SKETCH
''Close Quarters" at the Palace, Shows
Considerable skill.

In "Close Quarters in which Edwin
Arden is seen at tn Palace Theatre
this week, Oliver White turns the
rather difficult trick Of writing a sketch
for two male characters. He turns il
with nothing to spare. however, for
"Close Quarters" is far from being n
masterpiece. 1t Is rather a rambling
and uncertain melodrama, in fact. but
interesting from a technical standpoint.
II is well acted by Mr.. Arden and Cor
don Burby.
The current programme at the Palace
is reasonably entertaining, but quite
Among those to be
seen arc the graceful Miss Sawyer. ex-
ponent of modern dances; Ciccolini,
Italian tenor; Kalmar and Brown, in
the ingenious "Nurseryland." and Nor
ton and Moore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
John Cort's Productions
Include "FlOra Bella"
and "Margery DaW."

John Cort yesterday filed long felt
want with an announcement of his pro-
posed activities during the impending
theatrical season. Flora Bella" an
operetta, is being staged by Richard
Ordynski, and will open in Philadelphia
on August 20, with Lima Abarbanell in
the principal role. Cosmo Hamilton
has written the libretto. Charles Cuvil-
lier and Milton Schwarzwald have com
posed the score, and Joseph Urban is
multigraphing the scenery.
"Margery Daw,' drama by George
d. Parker, will be produced at the
Princess Theatre, Chicago, on August o..
The cast includes Kathleen Mcdonald,
Harrison Hunter and Frank Bacon. This
is the play hitherto known as THE
/ Dawn" Mr.. Cort's third new produc-
ton of the season will be Gold Want
ed" farce by William and Mary
Grahame-Jones, which vii see the
light at Wilkes-Barre on September /.
Willis p. Sweatnam will have the lead
ing role.
Two editions of "The Princess Pat"
will be sent on tour.
Inc current temperature nus Noun't
the postponement OF Broadway and
Buttermilk," which was 10 have begun
/ its season last night a. the Maxine FL
lott. 1t is now scheduled for Au-
gust 10.
East and Grow Fat" the new Broad
hurst farce, will open at the Globe The
atre on September /.
"Civilization" will begin an Atlantic
City engagement next Sunday evening.
Thomas H. Ince's golden signature, now
} on the curtain at the Criterion, VIII
not be taken along because Of the hlsn
freight rates.
Irene ODare," James Montgomery
/ Irish comedy, broke the ice at STAN
/ ford last evening. Cohan & Harris
! are making the production, and " IL
| lette Kershaw is seen IN the title role.
! The play Will be seen in New YORK IN
| September.
Sam H. White and Lou Clayton,
dancers, were added 20 the Ziegfeld
midnight frolic at an early hour this
morning. q. ). h.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08

terday morning, Relatives of the
pleasure seekers were frantic and had
the police looking for the party.