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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
CARRANZA IS ASKED
TO PUNISH BANDITS.
WOULD-BE DRUGGISTS
ARE EXAMINED HERE
State Board Of Pharmacy Tests
Fifteen Applicants for
Licenses.

Fifteen applicants for state licenses
to practice pharmacy, among the num-
Der being six students Of the new de-
partment OF pharmacy OF West vir-
ginia University, are taking the ex-
aminations prescribed by the state
before the state board OF pharmacy in
session at the Waldo hotel here. The
examinations began Wednesday morn
ing and will continue until Thursday
evening.
or the total number OF applicants
who are taking the examinations, eight
seek licenses as registered pharma-
cists and the others seek licenses as
registered assistant pharmacists. The
students OF the new department Of
pharmacy OF West Virginia University
are included among the latter. Prof.
c. II. Bell, head Of the department,
came to Clarksbhrg with them.
Three written examinations were
held Wednesday in the branches OF
chemistry, pharmacy. and materia
medica. An examination In practical
work will be held all day Thursday,
the most OF II being devoted TO the
compounding Of prescriptions.
Four members Of the state board Of
pharmacy are conducting the exam
nations here. namely, All Walker, OF
Sutton; S. NJ. Scott. Jr.. of Terra
Alta; j. n. Judy, of Petersburg; and
Frank B. Haymaker. OF Clarksburg.
The other member, B. E. Downs, Of
Welch, was unable to attend because
of illness.
Those taking the examinations are
as follows:
Earl F. Cover, Warrington.
Ralph NJ. White. Clarksburg.
Thomas w. Stephens, McMechen.
Harry McMullen, Jr., Cameron.
Charles Edward Brantlinger,
Williamsburg, Pa.
Octave Arthur Rousseau, Clarks-
burg.
Julian Baker Chipiey, Mooreheld.
Frank Lyman Murphy Guyan-
dotte.
Elijah Lyons Huddleston, Paints
vile, KY.
F. Herbert schaffer. Keyser.
]. Elmer Baker, Hagerstown, Md.
George w. Mechler, Morgantown.
Robert McFerren Holroyd, Nor
gantown.
Bernar Cecil Hale, Princeton.
Harvey G. Arnett, Fairmont.
Three examinations are conducted
by the state pharmacy board each
year. The next one will be held In
May in the department Of pharmacy
at the state university.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
.RATTL|NG fine
IS A PICTURE.
!. IN A WINDOW
At the Farrell Drug Store on
West Pike Street West OF
the Federal Building.

The moving picture at Farrell's
drug store window today is a rat
Ting good one and well set, repre-,
senting ''rattlesnake foundry" with
keepers in charge, same being Mr.
and Mrs. H. S. Higgins. garbed In
Texas costume-and several big rat,
tiers doing the movie act in real un-
dulating style, greatly to the delight
Of a crowd of men and boys. the lat
ter with their noses glued to the win
dow at all hours Of the day while the
show is on.
Mr.. and Mrs. Higgins brought the
rattlers all the way from their rat.
tlesnake farm in Brownsville. Tex
Until they came here nobody In
Clarksburg had any idea that they
raised rattlers on farm just like
they do cows and hogs; but, accord.
ing to Higgins, they do raise the
.'yarmints" right in Brownsville,
Tex, where Higgins has 10000 rat,
tiers, big 'uns and little 'uns, In ten
pits, 5000 of them in pit. Pleas,
ant company for neighbors, yes!
In Farrell's window they have rat
tiers, the largest seven feet long. six
teen years old, weighing twenty-five
pounds, also a blacksnake, which Is
quite pet with the rattlers. These
rattlers are very friendly fellows
when you know them and they know
you, says Mr.. Higgins. He is moi
afraid of them either. he says. nor is
Mrs. Higgins, although when asked
the question both admitted having
been bitten more than once and both
showed scars op their hands due to
snake bite. Asked also whether they
believed in John Barleycorn as a
cure for snakebite. they both smiled
and said they certainly did not; that
when bitten they cut open the wound
wide and treat 1t locally, keeping !.
open and letting 1t bleed as long as
possible, in this way not allowing
the poison to permeate the system.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
WEST FORK IS
ON A RAMPAGE
But No Very Serious Flood
Damage from It is Looked
For Here.

Much damage has been wrought as
the result of the flood, which early
today threatened to assume q most
serious aspect at Weston when the
West Fork of the Monongahela river
had reached n depth Of six feet In the
principal streets and was rising six
inches an hour.
At noon the flood had reached Its
height. although 1t was not expected
II would begin TO fall until night. Re
ports from the surrounding country
told OF bridges washed away and
much other property damaged. Roam
vile and Glenville, towns along the
Little Kanawha river, are said to have
suffered severely.
No fatalities are reported.
The West Fork began rising late
yesterday after long rainfall and
at midnight II was out of its banks.
Traction lines entering Weston were
soon under four feet OF water and by
daybreak the electric light plant was
flooded. Soon afterwards the water
works were closed down and the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad ceased
to operate. Second street was COW
cred to depth OF six feet and in
the business section the easements
OF stores rapidly filled with water.
East Weston. a suburb with 5000
population. suffered severely. the oc-
cupants Of entire blocks being COM
PEELED to move.
The flood OF 1888 In July at the
crest was 952 1-2 feet above sea
level. The measurement today at
1880 a. M. was only 931 feet at the
West Fork bridge and rising about
four inches an hour. The crest will
be reached here between and z
O'Clock tonight, and will not exceed
two or three feet further rise. The
water is not alarming here, and at
noon today was hardly to the top OF
the retaining wall above the river
bridge on the Clarksburg side. This
will be within n foot or 80 OF the
food Of November, 1913, and Feb
ruary. 1914. the last two floods OF
any note.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
DEATH ANGEL
Claims Mrs. Ella McNichoIs,
One of the Oldest Resi-
dents of the City.

Funeral services over the body OF
Mrs. Ella McNicols, aged 80 years,
one of the city's oldest residents who
passed away at 1906 o'clock We'd
nesday morning following three
weeks Illness Of pneumonia and grip
,at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
Anna Pike, 1928 East Pike street. will
be held at Q o'clock Friday morning,
at the church of the Immaculate
Conception and the burial will be in
Holy Cross cemetery.
The death OF Mrs. McNlcols, or
"Grannie" McNicols, as she was bet
ter known by all her friends, cast a
pail OF gloom over the eastern part
of the city where she lived the most
OF her life and where she was held
In high esteem by all. She was a
good Christian woman and was al
ways ready and willing to do kind
act for any one and was never known
to speak evil Of any person whether
friend or foe. She was a life long
member OF the Catholic church and
although in her ninety-first year when
death claimed her she had taken an
active part in church work and at
tended all religious services until
the time of her last illness which
was three weeks ago.
Although her death was not sur
prise to her friends as she had been
in a critical condition since last
Thursday all were shocked Wednes-
day morning when 1t became known
that she had passed away.
Surviving relatives Of the deceased
woman are Mrs. Anna Pike, her
daughter with whom she made her
home, and Edward and Thomas Nc
Nicols, Of Alabama; and James Nc
'Nicols, Of Dorrisville. Ind. sons.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
BR|DGEPORTS
GAS CASE IS
TO Be DECIDED
BY the Public Service Commits
sion Some Time the
Present Week.

CHARLESTON, Jan. 1.-THE pub
lie service commission has set Febru-
ary IA as the date on which to hear
evidence on the petition OF Is. T.
Clayton against the West Virginia
Water and Electric Company, asking
that a reduction in water and cleo
tricity in the city Of Charleston be
materially reduced. The city OF
Charleston has become a party TO
the suit and will assist in the effort
to bring about reduction In rates.
The company last night presented
tentative proposition to the city
in which 1t was offered to reduce the
water rates twenty-five per cent. but
the city refused to accept the terms.
The commission announced that II
will hold open the case OF the Ma
tional Tube Company OF Wheeling
against the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company and others until all
the briefs are fled by the plaintiff,
at which time 1t will set time for
hearing oral arguments. Rates
charged by the railroad company for
hauling Stag from the iron mills at
Wheeling are involved in this pro-
ceeding.
All the evidence was submitted In
the case of the Bridgeport Natural
Gas Company, which asks permission
to increase rates it charges for gas
in Bridgeport, and decision is ex-
pected this week.
The Montgomery water rate case
was set for JanuaI IA.
The Huntington water rate case
was set for q hearing January 81.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company announced to the commits
sion that 1t had arranged for the
erection of a station at Bluestone
junction to cost s25,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
NEGRO LYNCHED
Near Scene of Murder by Mob
of 200 Masked Men in :
North Carolina.

GOLDSBORO, n. G., Jan. IL
Two hundred masked men visited the
Wayne county jail here early today.
compelled the jailor to deliver his
keys, took from cell John Richards,
a negro, charged with having been
implicated in the murder Of Anderson
Gurley, a farmer. carried him to the
scene OF the crime and hanged him
to tree. They then fired into the
body. Richards is said to have con-
fessed to to the authorities that he
and two other negroes sought to rob
Gurley, and killed him when he re-
sisted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
WEST VIRGINIA BANK
Stockholders Hold Their An
nuai Meeting and Elect Di-
rectors and Officers.

When the stockholders Of the West
Virginia Bank assembled in annual
meeting Wednesday forenoon, they
learned that the institution had had a
most prosperous year. The primary
purpose Of the meeting was to elect a
board of directors for the year as well
as to choose bank officers. The follow
ing persons were elected members Of
the board:
David Davidson, r. S. Douglass, DR..
W. p. Goff, Charles M. Hart, Percy
Byrd, DR.. R. A. Haynes and George L.
Duncan.
The directors elected George L. Dun
can president and r. A. Farland cash
Ter. The regular staff members were
reelected to their respective positions.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
KNIGHTS TO MEET.

clarksburg Council, No. $40
Knights Of Columbus will meet in
It's hall on West Pike street at s
o'clock Wednesday night. The meet
ing night was changed from Thursday
to Wednesday In order that all men,
bers wishing to attend the Seumas
McManus lecture Thursday evening
might do 30. As important business
matters viii be discussed all menl-
bers are urged to be present, l.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
MISSION
At Christ Church is Featured
with Fine Talk by Nor
gantoWn Rector.

A very interesting mission service
and talk on Our Need OF sniritpni
Help" by the Rev. Percy N. McDonaid
rector Of the Episcopal church in
Morgantown. was held In Christ
Episcopal church Tuesday afternoon.
AT 1880 o'clock Wednesday evening
Mr.. Mcdonald will make a short adj
dress on "The Curse Of 1naction." "
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend these mission meetings,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12

LONDON, Jan. 12-The announce
ment Of the occupation of Mount
Lovcen in Montenegro, although it is
not confirmed from Entente sources,
IL generally accepted here as true.
Uneasiness, which is already freely
expressed in Italy, is reflected in the
English and French newspapers. The
loss of Lovcen from the point OF
view Of the Allies is serious owing to
the fact that its summit dominates
Cattaro bay, the Austrian naval base.
Before Italy entered the war the
French had established a number OF
guns on the mountain and had pre-
pared emplacements for heavy guns.
which could have swept the bay.
Austria by selling it forestalls this
danger and is In commanding POSI-
tion with regard to Cettinje, the cap
ital- of Montenegro. which is little
over six miles distant although shell
tered by intervening mountains.
The Austrian advance considering
the distance to be covered was much
slower than that made in the Teuton
conquest of Serbia, but in consider
alton of the formidable obstacles,
which the mountainous character OF
the country presents, it is conceded
that the invaders are making steady
progress.
The question is being anxiously
raised as to why the Entente Allies
did not long ago send aid to the
Montenegrins and in particular why
Italy. which is more acutely affected
by the Austrian invasion, had not
taken preventative measures. The
Austrians are now only ten miles
from the capital of Montenegro, cal
culating the distance over the exist
ing road and a successful blow at the
heart of the country may have the ef-
feet, it is said by military critics. OF
lsolating the troops who are defenG-
ing the northeastern frontier.
In Champagne the Germans hold
a slight gain as result of the de-
termined offensive Of last Sunday.
The French military authorities say
that the German forces, which deliv-
cred the attack, lost heavily as with
three divisions they advanced in the
face Of the French artillery fire which
took a terrible toll.
From the eastern front 1t is re-
ported that a comparative lull ut
present prevails. Special dispatches
affirm that the Russians have been SO
successful in consolidating their new
positions that the Austro-Germans
have begun to remove the supplies
from the bases, which they had es-
tablished in preparation for the ad-
vance which they intended to make
in the coming spring.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
STORE MANAGERS MEET.

Store managers and payroll cltikr
at Consolidation Coal Company mines
OF the region met Tuesday night n Ino
company assembly rooms IN The WAY
SON building At Fairmont Conditions
were discussed and plans for eI|c|enI
work for the next month were d.
xuiged. on. b Aahcrait and Fran.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
CHICKEN PoX
Causes Death of Lukizid Fanitza,
Daughter Of Mrs. Louise Fanltza.

Funeral services over the body of
Lukizid Fanitza, aged fifteen months.
daughter of Mrs. Louise Fanitza, of
New Chieftan, who died at her home
there at l o'clock Wednesday morn
ing after an illness Of chicken pox
were held at the home at 1880
o'clock Wednesday morning and the
burial was in the Holy Cross ceme-
terry.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
SNOW FATAL
To One Man in Chicago and
Causes Half a Score of
Minor Accidents.

CHICAGO, Jan. Zone man Is
dc-S and half a score Of minor acci-
dents were reported as the result Of a
snow and sleet storm which struck
Chicago last night and continued to-
day.
August Schultz. an Ice man. sus-
tained fatal injuries when he slip
ped and fell while carrying zoo
pound cake OF ice. Other accidents
also were due chiefly to the slippery
sleetcrusted Sidewalks y.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
FUNERAL OF RELATIVE.

FAIRMoNT. Jan. 12.-Mrs. Anthony
Bowen and her mother, Mrs. l. N.
Kelley, Of Bowenita. we're in Connells-
VILE, Pa. Tuesday afternoon to at
tend the funeral Of Mrs. Kelley's sis
ter. Miss Elizabeth Harr. Miss Harr
was a resident Of Pittsburg,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
VERDICT FOR DAMAGES.

A circuit ~omt ,ufy has returned
a verdict of $1S3.3S against the city
In favor Of Charles L. Hickman Tor
injury done property on account pi
street grading. In the same case the
fury found in favor OF James +. Dye,
4 defendant,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12

duties of that office to the best OF
my ability, zealously looking after
the interests OF the state at all times.
With this short statement, ! sub
nit my claims to the Republican
voters OF the state for their verdict
tobe rendered at the June primary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
INVADERS NOW MAKE
PROGRESS STEADn Y
Italian Uneasiness is Reflected
in English and French
Newspapers.
SERIOUS QUESTION RAISED
Germans Hold a Slight Gain in
the Champagne District
of the War Now.

BERLIN, Jan. 12.-The failure of
q French attack on German positions
north of lie Mesnil in the Champagne
along front of about 1000 yards
was announced by the war office to-
day.
An ammunition depot in the SOUTH
ern section of Lille, northern France,
has been blown up. An official an
nouncement says that seventy persons
were killed and forty injured.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
, BENNETT EIEcrED. roo:

TIC. Bennett was elected Tuesday
as director Of the Empire ationpt
Bank. His name was uninte eutional d
omitted from the list Tuesday BY the
Telegram.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
MUSICALE
Along with Literary Program
viii BE Given in the COL
ored Trinity Church.

There will be literary and mu-
slcal program given by the Trl-Mu
Club. at the colored Trinity Methodist
Episcopal church Thursday evening.
The program will begin promptly at
s o'clock. 1t will be as follows:
Duet lone Bowyer and Virginia Rufin
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12

Rain tonight. Thursday snow and
much colder with severe cold wave.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-15
WELLS HALL PAYS
AN ELECTION BET
ROLLING A PEANUT
MAKES A CAMPAIGN SPEECH
TO WAITING CROWD ON
STREET CORNER

One of the bets made by enthusias-
tic Wilsonites and Hughesites was
paid on the local streets Saturday,
at eleven o'clock. A few days prev
ious to the election of November z
Wells Hall and Elmer Kingsbury,
both employees of the Richardson
Silk company, made an agreement to
be carried out after election by the
party losing. If Wilson was re-elec-
ted Hall was to roll a peanut from the
Richardson to the corner of Bridge
and Main streets. He was to wear
on his back placard saying 81 am for
Hughes" He was also to wear a
plug" hat and was to be introduced
by the winner preliminary to making
an address favoring Wilson. If
Hughes was elected the exact op-
posite things were to happen.
The electorate of the United States
proclaimed Wilson as their choice and
Hall carried out his wager. Clad in
a freak uniform and high hat young
Hall started from the Richardson Silk
mill at eleven o'clock. He had a pea
nut harnessed to a yard stick with a
wire. The nut Topped and twisted
around on the end of thestick, as Hall
walked along, and all the time APP
peared to be forced ahead by the
stick alone. Arriving at the Bridge
street corner Hall awaited his intro
duction to the big crowd that had
gathered.
Kingsbury recoiled from the task
therin showing a faint streak. Before
Hall could proceed with his speech il
was necessary for Howard Ferguson
to present the campaign orator to the
Mating Utn fgs puDe o of Fa dxratn then plyngeT
him unquestionably in the ranks OF
the professional campaign orators.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-15
D I NGS At BOARD OF
COMMERCE LUNCHEON
LEONARD PRESIDED

Henry j. Leonard was called on to
preside at the noon hour luncheon of
the board Of commerce Tuesday, and
he made an impromptu speech in
which he referred to the good work
being accomplished by the associa-
tion and the possibilities of what can
be done in the future by hearty CO.
operation.
The pavement and boulevard light
ing system compared with the best
in any city of the state, the only
drawback being the unfinished con-
dition of the curb, which made the
street look like a neatly dressed
young man minus his collar and neck
tie. Mr.. Leonard suggested also that
a federal building for a postoffice
might be landed here if the associa-
tfon would boost for it. He referred
to the fact that the lyceum course
Continued on Page Four)
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-15
PROTECT ROADSIDE
TREES FROM PEST
OF sign BOARDS
LAW IN EASTERN STATES
MAKES 1T ILLEGAL TO NAIL
SIGNS ON TREES

Among the many activities Of the
National Highways Protective society
recent one of some Importance has
been the conduct in the state Of Mas
sachusetts of successful sampaign
against the. practice of mailing adver-
tising signs to roadside trees.
These signs, as the society has long
been preaching-and providing-in
addition to being an unsightly and
impudent manifestation of CONNER
cialism, wound trees in WAYS that
facilitate the attacks Of fungi. and
the crevices behind them make ideal
harbering places for the wintering of
many kinds of destructive insects.
In New York state the signs have
been illegal for some time, and both
Connecticut and Pennsylvania have
prohibited them, but not till the pres
ent summer did Massachusetts allow
herself to be persuaded both to pen
allze the use for advertising purposes
OF trees standing on public land and
explicitly to authorize the tearing
down OF such signs by anybody who
chose to do 1T. But, though bit
helated, Massachusetts,, once started,
1t or its forestry association, under
the urging and inspiration of Secre-
tary H. A. Reyonld, persuaded a
large number of automobilists. farm
ers and other to call October 8 to Id,
tear down week" and to utilize it
for. the removal of all such signs as
each could conveniently reach in his
travels.
The use of roadside trees for ad-
yertising purposes cannot be stopped
by arresting only the men who actual
ly affix the pest protecting and per-
petuating signs.
The really responsible culprits are
those whose wares are thus exploited,
and the New York law very properly
places the responsibility and the pun
ishment where they belong-that is,
it puts them on him who causes the
signs to be put up as well as on his
hireling agent.
But in all the states having these
laws everybody is free to tear the
signs down, and nowadays good
many people take willing and effec-
tive part in rendering this form of
! public service.
The appearance of the highways in
Michigan, in Ionia and adjoining
counties is lamentably affected by the
ruthless posting of signs and adver-
tising boards to the roadside trees.
Nature is not permitted, even in this
instance, to adorn the earth with
trees and shrubbery without having
their beauty marred. 1t would seem
just as proper for outside advertisers
to plaster the shade trees of Belding,
Orleans or Smyrna with destructive
signs as to force this tree destroy
ing accumulation onto the farmers
and rural residents.
Such law in Michigan as is ef-
fective in New York, Massachusetts,,
and Pennsylvania would beyond a
doubt be welcomed by the farmers of
the state.