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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-17
CLOSER TOUCH
PLAN ADOPTED
BY Management of the Lines
Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 17.-Broaden-
ing It's policy Of public relations, the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
adopted a plan Of keeping In inti-
mate touch with Its communities in
matters Of general interest pertain
ing to business development, social
and economic matters, transportation
service, ETC., by extending the scope
os duties delegated to the general
agents Of the company located In
various districts of-the system.
The general agents, who are men
of wide experience and thoroughly
conyersant with local conditions and
End are connected with the executive
department Of the railroad, have been
asked to visit the general Offices at
baltimore at regular intervals for
conferences with executive officers on
icatters of policy. the business situa-
ton and Its outlook and such pro-
posed plans as the railroad might
have looking to Improvements and
enlargements OF facilities.
Under the plan 1t is intended to
make the general agents the spokes-
men of the management, keeping
them informed SO that they will be
In position to discuss matters with
representatives Of the press. public
officials and members OF commercial
organizations.
The general agents who have been
asked to take part In the periodical
conferences with the general Offices
nre u. B. Williams, Wheeling, W..
va.; j. C. Hagerty, Cincinnati; j. T..
johnson, Cleveland; and ]. F. Irwin,
Newark. o.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-17
HINDUISM
Is Told About in a Lecture at
the First Baptist Church in
an Interesting Way.

Mrs. Daniel Shepardson lectured on
"The House of the Hindu last night
in the Baptist church. Three ladies
and a small child accompanied her on
the platform. Each character repre-
sented the different casts Of Hindu
ism, Brahuism, Kashatryla, vasagia
and Sudra.
A large audience was present and
an instructive and entertaining lee
ture was delivered.
Tonight Mrs. Shepardson will show
pictures she has taken while living
in Asia Minor, Palestine and Tyria,
during the delivering Of her Illus
trated lecture entitled ION Horse
Back Through Palestine" Friday
evening. Mrs. Shepardson lectures
In the First Presbyterian church on
1.-THE Harem Life in Jerusalem .
bringing a message to Clarksburg d.
rect from the life In jerusalem. as she
has seen II, No girls under fourteen
will be admitted.
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the star on the West Virginia Uni
versity football team. Is known to
every university alumnus and every
young man with the red-blood love
OF clean athletics in his veins from
one end OF the state to the other.
Tho popular football half-back Is
the candidates nephew. and Uncle
Blll' had garnered basketsful OF
votes among the young men OF the
state the moment his candidacy was
announced. III Uncle Bill can buck
the line anything like that lad at the
Varsity" say the Varsity rooters,
in every county, hes going through
for q touchdown and a goal"
Then. too. In addition to these
bids for popularity among the peo-
pie, reaching, It will be noticed, to
important branches or Industry and
education, the candidates name per-
meates like the network Of the old
Indian trails that have become the
highways OF the state today, exery
year OF West Virginla's history dating
back to the first expeditions Of those
hearty pioneers who crossed the
mountains into the frontier to the
West. Without attempting to trace
the decen Of the name, perusal Of the
states history shows Jacob Hlte
breaking wilderness on the Potomac
In 1927, and Joist Hite leading q
colony OF fifteen families from York.
Pa, into the eastern panhandle in
1892. The family name Is now well
known in both North and South OF
the state. The Huntington candl-
date for the Senate was well along
In his railroad and Industrial career
when Ex-Governor White moved into
the state and continued his Newspaper
talent in the rapid development of tho
Petersburg newspaper which he
purchased; the two men early be-
came acquainted IN q friendship
which has never been broken, and
which In. the present guarantees clean
and honorable methods Of canvass
which bids fair to be one OF the salts
flying featlves Of the campaign.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-17
JEFFERY TRUCK
.WiIIBe Sold in Harrison Count!
by the Parr Lumber COM
pany Of This City.

The Parr Lumber Company, Of this
city, has been appointed agent for
Harrison county for the famous
Jeffery auto truck, and has received
a two ton truck for demonstration
purposes. This Is the first Jeffery
truck to be received In this county.
The Jeffery's truchis a four-wheel
drive truck and Is the same Kind that
has becn adopted by eight different
governments, In cludlng the United
States government.
The Parr Lumber Company win
sell the Jetfery trucks through the
Capitol Car Company, Of Wheeling,
who lsdistributor forthe Thomas B.
Jeffery Company, Of Kenoscha. Wis.
Mr.. Keii. Of the Capitol Car Cone
pany. will be In the for q tsw
days demonstrating the truck.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-17
DYKES BREAK
AROUND LAKE
Twenty Houses Are Abandoned
in One Town in Holland and
Situation is Critical ~.
GREAT DAMAGE is DONE
Gale Sweeps France and seri'-
GUS Damage Results in the
City Of Paris Also.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 1.-THE
northwesterly storm is still blowing
with undiminished violence and the
situation is described as critical. Re-
ports from various places Of the
damage which has been done are
causing great apprehension.
Monnikedam has suffered consid-
erabiy. The water rose foot yes
terday afternoon in this town in the
province of North Holland, and is
still rushing in. At Volendam,
twenty houses have been abandoned.
The railroad embankment between
Purmerend and Oostzaal in the
same province has been destroyed,
threatening fresh catastrophe.
Breaking Of the dykes around
West Linder lake at Calsmeet, eight
miles southwest of Amsterdam, ap-
pears to be ineytabie.
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LOCAL CONCERN
Is Chartered by the Secretary
of State Along with An
other Incorporation.

CHARLESTON. Feb. 1O.-Pro.
posing to erect and deal in bunga'
lows. the Bungalow Homes Company
of Huntington has obtained certlf.
cate of Incorporation from the secre'
tary of state. The authorized capi,
tai is $4,000. The incorporators are
H.. E. Hale, John T. Shepherd, L. A
Fulton, H. X. Euster and II. W.
Breeze, all Of Huntington.
The W. l.. Morrison Store Com.
pany, of Clarksburg, was chartered
with an authorized capital of $25,.
900. The incorporators are o. p
Oldham and W. L. Morrison, oi
Charleston. and H. F. Post, F. P. M
Pfost, ]. R. Lester. H. r. Lester and
T. J. c. Parsons, all of Ripley.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-17
TRIBUTE TO HITE
CANDIDA TE FOR
FEDERAL SENATE

work on the railroad and worked his
way up to position of Importance.
There is something in the conrad
ship that is born OF the midnight ex-
press, the longrolling thunder OF the
freight, the roundhouse and the shop
which would make railroad men firm
In the fraternal spirit even II they
had not their brotherhoodsj and this
fraternal spirit extends to the men
In the lone towers at the telegraph
key, with their hands on a spark
that guides for safety over switch
and frog-andln in this very vigil over
life and death on the rail. William +.
Hite. took up the toll to manhood.
Today he is rated as a man with
means. not sorich as many believe,
perhaps. but bis life has not been one
OF luxury and ease. and all he has
he cleaned along the stony path of
hard work and earnest endeavor.
Tyery American admires success in
any citizen and when this comes
brother Of the man at the switch and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-17
TERRIFIC STORM IN EUROPE
THOUGHT CHORUS GIRL WAS HIS
WIFE, SKINNER TELLS OFFICERS
In Search of Bride, Who De-
serted Him, He Invades
Dressing Room.

Has anyone seen anything of
stray wife strolling about the streets
No, this Is no joke. A man. whit
told the police his name was Clyd,
Skinner. and who said he was
plumber, carried his search for thu
wife, who, he said, deserted him las
spring, into the dressing rooms o.
the Odeon theater Wednesday night
and as result he got into the toili
OF the law but was later released
upon satisfactory explanation OF the
circumstances which led him there.
Skinner, It seems, though one ot
the chorus girls of Zarrow's American
Girls Company, which is showing this
week at the 0deon, was the wife. who
he said, deserted him in Alabama
The young woman, whose name u
Dorothy Shelton, claims that she new
er saw Skinner before Wednesday
night and branded him as "mash'
err" Skinner however. explained tc
the police that he was in good faith
in the search for his wife and he
was released from custody.
According to the story given out
at police headquarters Thursday
Skinner was looking at the pictures
in front of the theater Sunday. In
one of the group pictures. he saw a
face, which, he said. he recognized as
that of his wife. who had deserted
him. He penned this not to the
young woman Wednesday morning:
please meet me at the postoffice
between five and six, say $3.50
prompt.
"Please don't fa'l. If YOU do,
will spoil everything.
Meet me and tell no one about It.
You can't fool me, kiddo. l saw
your picture Sunday and knew you
at once.
CLYDE"
Immediately upon receipt Of the
note, Miss Shelton took 1t to police
headquarters. She was told to go to
the postoftice at the hour stated in
the note City Detective L. l.. White
was detailed to be on hand to arrest
the man, who was believed to be a
"masher." Miss Shelton was there
at the appointed time. but Skinner
failed to show up. Miss Shelton then
requested that she be given police
protection after the performance In
the evening aud Detective White kept
an eye out around the rear door oi
the theater. About 1880 O'Clock
Skinner appeared on the scene. He
entered the rear door Of the theater,
the police say, went into dressing
room, and demanded OF one Of the ac-
tors that he see Miss Shelton. Detec-
tive White and Miss Shelton, both
waiting in the dressing room about
the same time, the former placing
Skinner under arrest.
Skinner, it is said, took a good
look at Miss Shelton and explained
to the officer that he had been mis-
taken in thinking that she was his
wife. He was then released and the
incident closed, so far as the police
are concerned.
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GALE SWEEPS FRANCE
DOING GREAT DAMAGE
tsr hssoelArEo PRESS,

PARIS, Feb. IA gale swept
France yesterday and caused serious
damage in Paris and in the prov
inces. A number of ship wrecks have
been reported and the channel SER
vices have been delayed. Many tele-
sraph wires and many trees have
heen blown down and several persons
were killed and injured in Paris by
Telling tiles and chimneys. In the
Chambery distric. a torrent broke
its banks and flooded the plains ly-
ing below.
Reports from the front describe
the weather for the last forty-eight
hours as the worst experienced since
the war began. The gale was par
ticularly severe in the Belgian dis
trict where roofs were blown OF OF
houses, trees uprooted and many per-
sons injured, and where a large
section of territory was flooded.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-17
LORIMER S TRIAL
is ON IN CHICAGO
the same surplus. s25o,ooo.

the same surplus. $25O,O00.
In the course OF the next year, hall
dozen smaller netghborhood banks
were organized in Chicago by, Lori
mer and Munday and became known
as subsidiaries of the La Sale Street
Trust and Savings Bank In addition
| to these, Munday was Interested IN
several down state banks which had
business dealing with the La Sale
Street trust and Savings Bank.
June 1?, 1914, Daniel v. Harkin,
state bank examiner. appeared at the
La Sale Street Trust and Savings
Bank two hours before the regular
time for opening. Reports that the
parent institution was lnsolvent had
led to q serious run on the bank by
deposltors. Harkin. after q brief ex-
a.nlnation Of the banks Affairs closen
the institution. Within few weeks
all the subsidiary banks closed. The
Munday. down state banks later felt
the effect Of the collapse Of the La
Sale Street Trust and Savings Bank.
Receivers also were named for sever
al Of the subsidiary banks, Mean
while the United States district at
torney and the states attorney OF
Cook county had begun an invests
cation of the banks affairs. Numer-
GUS business enterprises Of William
Lorimer and Charles B. Munday fol-
lowed the bank into insolvency.
Investigation showed that the
greater proportion Of the La Sale
street Trust and Savings Bank assets
was made up OF loans to enterprises
in which Iorimer, Mundayand Harry
w. Huttig we're interested.
As a result OF these Investigations
indictments were returned against
I.orimer. Munday, Hdttig and others
by both federal and state grand
juries. Thofederal indictments were
rushed through In the summer Of
1914 In order to get within the
statute Of limitations. for these
charges were based on the operation
Of the bank prior to Its conversion
into a state institution, October %,
1914.
The bulk Of the state Indictments
were returned by the Cook county
grand jury October 81, 1912. These
were against Lorirner, Munday, Hut
tig and other officers and employees OF
the bank and former officials of the
state auditors Office.
The fourteen persons named in
the indictments were alleged to have
looted the Iorimer-Munday institu-
tions OF nearly $2,500.000, with vlo-
lations Of practically every banking
law In the state.
It was charged that assets Of the
La Sale Street Trust and Savings
Bank had been used to organize the
subsidiary banks, that checks had
been "kited" In carrying out the plan
and that the parent bank had been
insolvent for some time PRIOR to the
collapse. e
States Attorney Hoynes planned
to try all the defendants together.
The defndants opposed this and en-
tered motions for separate trials.
When these were overruled by the
courts. Munday asked for change
of venue on'the grounds ofprejudice
and the case was sent to Morris,
Grundy county, for trial.
The Loriner-Huttig case was ex-
pected to go to trial early In Janu-
airy, 1916, and States Attorney
Hoyne planned to have ono trial for
all the defendants.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-17
DRUG STORE
BURGLAR|zED
BY A.Y0U7iH
Gains Entrance through Sky.
light and Rifles the Cash
Register Of SIS.

A burglar, thought by the police to
be mere child, smashed the skylight
on the roof OF Welch and Fullerton's
drug store on Fourth street Wednes-
day night, slid down rope into the
store. rfed the cash register of So
in cash and escaped through rear
window.
Police are certain the burglar Is
only a,child as the skylight is not
large enough to permit the entrance
of man Of any size. The burglars
weakness for toying with the cash
register is another fact which leads
the police to the child theory. The
record in the register showed that the
burlar rang up the register eleven
times, although 1t is positive that
only once was necessary for him to
get the money.
The marauder apparently had no
taste for any OF the stores stock Of
goods, as an inventory Thursday
morning revealed the fact that the
SIS in cash was the only thing miss
ing.
Entrance was gained to the store
by smashing the skylight and fasten-
ing a rope TO some place on the roof
The maurader slid down this rope
into the store. He made his exit
through back window, which he
easily unlocked from the inside.
The robbery was not discovered un-
til clerks at the store came down to
open up Thursday morning. The
rope dangling from the broken sky
light first attracted attention, and a
later Investigation showed that the
cash regiser had been rlfed.
The robbery was reported to the
police, who are working on the case.
1t was said at police headquarters
Thursday morning that they had no
clue to the perpetrator Of the crime,
other than that he was a mere youth.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-17
Whom the Broad Sense of Pop
ular Desire Turns NeWFace
to Voters for Support.
tCommunleated.l


1t has been many day since the
West Virginia Republicans have had
the opportunity to send to the United
States Senate a man with the back
ground for appeal to the whole peo-
pie such as is indicated In the life
story Of William F. Hite, of Hunt
ington, whose announcement touched
spots in the diversified classes OF the
Mountain states manhood not calcu-
lated upon when Hlte's name was
first flashed on the political screen.
In the broad sense Of popular desires
Hite turns "a new face" to the vot-
ters for support. He was mayor Of
Huntington because the people, for
seeing that the city had destiny,
elected to put man at the head Of
municipal affairs whose business ca
erer had fitted him to administer to
the needs Of the progressive citizens
of rapidly growing city. Hite's bit
terest opponent Is willing to concede
that Huntington, during his admins
tration, took on new life. and receiy.
ed that impetus for advancement
which has marked 1t as a coming
center Of American activities. But
his Office holding ceased when other
hands took up the work he had SO
well begun.
More intimate strength developed
at once throughput the state in a
class Of intelligent workers who do
not often have the chance to send to
Washington "one OF themselves" the
railroad men. With Its $500 miles
Of railway track within its borders,
West vlrginia's army Of railroad en-
ployes runs into many Thousands,
Legislation Affecting railroad work
ers is not only statewide, but ma
tional and the railroads Of the state
have natural interest in the can
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-17
BIG REVIVAL GOES
STEADILY ON HERE
Church is Being Aroused as
Never Before and All Are
WorkinafOr Upllft0fAh.

Interest In the revival meetings at.
the First Methodist Episcopal church
continues to grow. The Rev DI. ".
B. King, pastor OF the church, spoke
Wednesday night on eMalace or the
Hell Of Hatred taking for his text
the eighteenth verse Of the sixty.sixIh
Psalm: III retain iniquity IN my
heart, the Lord will not hear me.
Z DR.. King made 1t clear thatno man
could pray with malice or hatred IL
his heart and in order to pray 1t ~
he must first OF all forgive as he
wishes to be forgiven.
At the close Of the sermon, when an
invitation was given to get right about
stood saying: = forgive
as / wish to;be forgiven.
There will be services at a. 30
O'Clock tonight
one hundred and fifty women Of tho
church met Wednesday In tie dining
room for luncheon and organization.
The men continued tlieir luncheon
Thursday
The church IS being agnused u.s.
never before and al are w1rkIn3 To-
one, common end the upliit Of ALL
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-17
MENINGITIS FATAL.

Oral Kenneth starkey, aged on,
year, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Star
key, Of the New Fair Grounds, died a
II o'clock Wednesday night after
short illness Of meningitis. The fun
eral services will be held ct 2 O'Clock
Friday afternoon. The Rev. w. N
Slaughter will conduct the services
and the burial will be in the Green
lawn cemetery. Mr.. ,starkey is a wei
known and popular carpenter.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-17
REBELS
Have the Upper Hand Of the
Government in Egypt at
the Present Time.

BERLIN, Feb. 17.-Advices from
Cairo as given out by the Overseas
News Agency state that the khediye
Of Egypt has become discontented
and that the British have offered the
throne to Prince Yussuf, who has de-
clIned. The leader Of the Senussi is
said to have informed the British he
was powerless to suppress the rebels.
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TO CLOSE
Tonight Are the Shephardson
Lectures on the Orient at
First Baptist Church.

The shephardson lectures will
close at the Baptist church tonight.
They have been under the auspices
of the Junior Brotherhood OF Clarks-
burg. This Christian organization is
composed of boys from IA to 81
years old. from all the churches and
Sunday schools Of the city. and
patronizing this lecture and pictures
tonight will be encouragement to the
boys.
Mrs. ShephardsOn brings a great
MESA ge, clear and ringing, from the
orient and one understands the mis-
sion left us by Christ as never before.
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DYNAMITE
Is Stolen from Powder House
and BIoodhounds Are Put
on Trail.

Sheriff Ross F. Stout's bloodhound
were unable THURSDAY morning Il
track down thieves who broke open
a powder house at the Howard coa
mine between Despard and Tin Plate
some time in the night and stole 4
quantity OF dynamite.
The dogs picked up n scent at the
powder house and followed 1t soMt
distance to a footpath, where 1t wal
lost, owing, doubtless, to the fact thai
the path is much ,isal. The thieves
effected an entrance to the powder
house by breaking tho lock on The
door, Not great deal os Tho expio
siye was taken.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-17
MRS. AlELLo DEAD.

Mrs. Victoria. Aiello, aged 4s
years, died at 5 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon at her home at Zeislng af-
ter lingering illness Of cancer Sew
eral sons and daughters survive. The
funeral services will be held at 8
o'clock Friday morning at the church
OF the Immaculate Conception and
the burial will be In Holy Gross GEM
eterY .... ...--=--. .------- 8 q,
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CAPTURE OF Err zERUM
PLEASES THE FRENCH
nv AssoeiArup pa1sn

PARIS, Feb. 17.--The capture Of
the great Turkish stronghold Of
Erzerum by the Russians is de-
clared by the French newspapers ass
the best item Of the news for the
Allies in many months. The military
experts dwell upon the Importance
OF the capture. declaring that IT,
gives the Russians the key to Asia
Minor
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-17
LOSSES OF BRITISH
TO TURKS ARE HEAVY

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. l7,
The losses OF one of the British expe-
dltions IN Mesopotamia In battle
with the Turks near Batlha, west Of
Korna, amounted to 1000 ofiicers and
men. according to an official state
ment given out by the Turkish war
office under date OF February 16.
The statement also says that the
Russians lost 5000 In killed IN q
three-day battle on the Caucasian
front.
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LuNAcy CASE.

The county lunacy commission
will examine the mental condition of
Miss Icy G. Skidmore, OF Lost Creek,
aged % years, at2;3O O'Clock Friday
afternoon, complaint having been duly
made.
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And It is Estimated That Rus
SLAMS Also Captured More
Than Thousand Guns.
ARMENIA 10 THE FRONT
Russian Success Gives Entente
Powers Possession of the
Key to Asia Minor.

PETR0GRAD, Feb. l6.-The ON
cial Messenger estimates the Turkish
garrison at Erzerum, capture Of
which was announced yesterday, as
100000 men.
It is also estimated that more than
1000 guns were captured.
II is said there were 467 guns IN
the outer forts, 374 In the central
forts and zoo field guns at Erzerum.
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TURKS CAPTURED
NUMBER 100000.
: ++**+%4%**++1 :
NO MORE BODIES FOUND.
lnY Assoclnted Press.

VDy NbhUVIWtNW IVNSV
MEXIA, Tex, Feb. i7.-Search
OF the ruins Of the Mexla opera
house, which collapsed last
night. and OF business buildings
destroyed In tho resulting tlrC,
failed to add to the list OF vic.
TINS and the number OF dead
early today remained at nine.
Nearly a score injured were rc-
ported resting easily.
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IS HOSTESS

Mrs. osman q. Swartz was hostess
at meeting OF the Five Table Card
Club from 8 to 5 O'Clock Thursday a
ternoon in her home on West nllin
street.
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THE CIRCULATION

OF the Telegram IL moro than double
tho net paid circulation OF tho
other Clarksburg paper.