The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-25

the Uranium, directly below the cen
ter of the forehead. has been given
wide celebrity by the report Of her
case made recently before the Pan
American Scientific Congress here.
DR.. Thomas Williams. specialist OF
Washington, who had diagnosed the
case, and prescribed course Of
treatment to which the trouble yield
ed, made the case one of the impor-
tant subjects in lecture which he
delivered before about three hundred
OF the assembled specialists and
scientists. X-ray Photographic plates
were exhibited showing the varying
phases of the case from the beginning
to the end Of treatment. II Is said
to be a very peculiar one and known
but very rarely to the medical pro-
fession.
Congressman Nicely this week rec
commended John Z. Burke, of Mar
ion county. for position in the post
Office at Washington. Mr.. Burke re-
Gently passed successfully civil
service examination for the position.
Mr.. Nicely also recommended to the
postofIice department the appoint
ment of William Z. Michael of Farm
ington. for appointment as rural car
rier at Rivesville. He has also sent
in a recommendation for William A.
Stackpole for. postmaster at Pine
Grove, eWtzel county.
Through deed placed on record
this week Isaac 7. Mann, Of Bran
well and Washington, becomes the
owner OF valuable business proper
ty located on Connecticut avenue,
iust opposite De Sales street. The
property has frontage of sirty feet
on the avenue and the price said
to have been paid for the transfer
was s1O5,OO0. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Mann contemplates improving
the property by an extension to the
building. and it is to be occupied by
a large automobile concern according
to reports.
After "a week OF stormy protests
to congressman from every state, and
week of strenuous verbal battles be-
tween the foremost moving picture
men of the country and representa-
tives of various churches and reform
associations, a bill for federal censor
ship Of the movies was introduced In
the House by Representative Towner.
The new bill, 1t is said. embodies the
identical suggestions that have been
made to the committee on education
by those who have fought the Hughes
bill. It is the belief of many con-
gressmen who are interested in the
measure, particularly so since the
folk back home got busy and showed
their interest by letters. that the OBJ
jectionahle Hughes bill will be
amended before it is reported to the
House. while other members of the
committee express doubts as to its
being reported at all. The objections
to the Hughes bill, as It is known.
providing federal censorship OF all
motion picture film. as 1t is expressed
in letters to the various congress.
men. seems to be that censorship OF
films is a state job, in which the state
can better supervise the morals OF
the local communities than can the
national government. 1t is freely ad-
mitted that the films haze become an
educational factor which can be best
regulated an controlled by the force
Of public sentiment through the sew
eral communities and states fortified
by such legislative machinery as may
be necessary.
Robert l.. Townsend, one Of the read
ers at the government printing office,
has returned from Clarksburg. where
he was called last week by the death
OF his father.