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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21

BBbLIC BALE
On Wednesday, November LIST, 1915, the
Undersigned will sell, at public auction, on
the premises OF the late Caroline h. CrOpp,
two and one half miles north Of Bridge
port, tho following described personal
property:
Three hay stacks
Two hogs
Four good Jersey cows
One . year old heller, calf at side.
One lot Of chickens
One lot OF corn in shock
Lot OF wheat and oats
Household md kitchen furniture.
And at the same time and place the un-
dersiEned. by authority vested In him by
the last win and testament OF the said
Caroline l.. CrOpD, Will offer for sale the
following described real estate:
A certain tract Of land, containing about
SIXTY.THREE acres, situate on AIMS
Run Of Simpson Creek, we'll adapted to
grazing and agricultural purposes. This
farm IL within the limits OF well-dehned
md fertile gas field and all mineral rights
will be Included In the sale, subject to q
lease now held by the Hope Natural Gas
TisItSfs :-Pcrsonal property; amounts
to 500. cash, sums over $500, credit Of
Rcni Estate. one.thlrd cash; balance on
credit Of twelve and eighteen months ID
equal payments: personal security and ven,
doris lien deferred payments to bear In.
' GEORGE p. cRoPP,
Executor OF the Estate Of Caroline y.
Cropp. Deceased. Grafton, Il. f. d. No, d
W. va.
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Of the State Which Still Makes
Pages Democratic Leaders
Hate to Look At.

OFFICIAL 70 tHE TNLtuHAhl
CHARLESTON, Oct. 2l.-Times fly
and recollections become dim, but
official actions. once recorded seldom
become obliterated either from the
record books or the public mind.
Way back in 1897. on November 16,
TO be exact, when G. W. Atkinson was
governor, L, VI. LaFollettee auditor,
]. R. Trotter superintendent of schools
and Edgar P. Rucker attorney general,
N. A. Kendall, as state treasurer and
as such a member of the West Vir-
ginia board Of public works, made an
official report to that boarc.
That report was made by official re-
quest, and covered the financial con-
dition of William E. Chiffon, now
United States senator, who had Just
retired as secretary OF state, but whose
conduct OF the ONCE OF secretary OF
state was reputed TO have been such
that an investigation was asked for
and made, Treasurer Kendall having
been delegated to make It.
Il find" says Mr. Kendall in closing
the fourth paragraph OF his report,
and referring to William T.. Chiffon,
the retired secretary of state, that
his total shortage to date is $17,5SO.
on license tax on charters"
Part Of that total was obtained by
the investigation having disclosed that
Mr.. Chilton's report was made on do
nestle charters for which he charged
himself $40. wehere in the charters
were issued to foreign corporations
which had paid $50 to the secretary Of
state.
when ! undertook to investigate
the accounts for the sale OF books and
the tax on state seal, | found a CON
dition of things which was very re.
markable indeed" further says Mr..
kendall's report. Here is an import
ant branch OF business which involves
thousands OF dollars during term in
the secretary of states office, but
found no record Of 1t whatever. II he
ever kept any he must have carried IL
away with him. The statute prescribed
that the secretary Of state shall make
a detailed report Of these matters twice
year-tn January and July, and GER
tify 1t to the auditor. and assesses a
heavy fine for failure to do so.
But l find that during his entire
term Mr.. Chiffon made but one report
70 the auditor and do not consider
that report within the meaning OF the
statute, for he simply makes a bald
statement OF the amount received"
Mr. Kendall reported that he had
no means Of verifying reports made
after Mr.. Chilton's retirement from
ONCE but says II have made a com
parison between the business IN these
lines during his administration and
the same as reported for the first eight
months OF the present administration
and find that the average per month
DUNG Mr.. Chilton's administration for
tax on seals as reported is $64.34. The
average per month from this same
source as reported by Mr.. Dawson is
Sl1S.S7. The average per month dur
ing Mr.. Chilton's administration for
the sale of books as reported is $143.11.
The average per month from the same
$29S.95.
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Chill TONS SHORTAGE
CHAPTER in HISTORY

by adding the amount which he re-
ports as his shortage on the sale OF
books and tax on seals. to the amount
Of shortage in license tax on charters,
] find the total amount to be 500 $3.50. 80.
This Of course is only the principal.
During my investigation made the
further discovery that Notwithstanding
the fact that our statutes require tho
secretary Of state to Immediately turn
all money collected by him into tho
treasury, Mr. Chiffon had in his DOS
session during and since his term of
office money belonging to the state as
follows:
Average amount first year. 1888.
no,
average amount second year, $15.-
OO7.
average amount third year, $780,
Average amount fourth year. $780,
Average since March 4, 1897. $23.-
1892. At six per cent per annum the
interest on these amounts is $3.50"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21

The RIG for No. 80 has boon COM
pletod.
In Greonbrer district. .Doddrldg,
county. the NJ c. and S oil Company
second test on the William Sutton
farm is gasscr In the Big Injun sand
lii the same district the Hope Nature
Gas Company Is drilling at 1890 feet
at n test on tho Sanford sutton farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the new deep sand development
in southeastern Ohio. located ear
Brinkhayen. Rlchland township
Holmes county, Humphreys and Com
pany drilled test on the Hold Majors
farm through the Clinton sand and II
shows for n ten barrel pumper This
location Is 700 feet southeast OF tho
test on the II. W. Robinson farm.
In the shallow sand territory, Law.
rcnco township, Washington county,
William Reader completed No. 8 on
tho Mary j. Wallace farm and has
twenty-five barrel producer, In tho
Macksburg district the RADIO OIL Com.
pany's No. 10 on the Lena Crum farm.
is i've barrel pumpeT in the Berea
grit 9. II. Hammond and Company'a
No. 90 on the John RltterhnGk farm
and Cluro L. Smith and Company's No
5 on tho S. Dimmerling farm are both
light bumpers.
Southwest Pennsylvania.
In the Bellevue district. Allegheny.
county, the South Penn on Company
Midland division. completed and shot
lts test on the BAIL farm and II shows
for ten or twelve barrel pumper AZ
Mt -Ncbo, in the same district. the Me-
Crca heirs have completed a second
test on their own farm. 1t Is gasser
in the Fifth sand.
Tho OIL Market.
Tho prices PAID for OH NJ various
grades by the purchasing ageneles
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American League Clubs
Superior to Nationals

league contests played just previous
to the opening of the two major
league pennant races.
In the minor leagues the majority
of the flag struggles were reasonably
close and there were less financial
difficulties and disrupting of leagues
than was the case year ago. Among
the circuits that confined their sched-
ules to one season the winning OF the
Eastern League showed the highest
percentage when New London fin
ished with eighty-slx games won and
thirty-four lost for a total Of III.
More leagues than usual divided
their seasons into two parts and in
some cases the winner of the first
portion of the season met the victor
of the second half in play-off for
the championship of the league. This
system found considerable favor with
the fans and is likely to be adopted
more generally next summer.
The final standing of the various
clubs and leagues. both in the post
season and regular pennant races, is
shown in the appended tables:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21
Game Was Played on a Rain
Soaked Gridiron and during
a Drilling Rain.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Oct. 21-
The Yale eleven defeated Virginia
Polytechnic Institute on a rain soak
ed gridiron Friday, 10 to o. The
Blue scored three touchdowns and
kicked one goal. while the Southern
ers never seriously threatened to
score.
A fog swept over the rim of the
bowl, fine drizzle fell during most
of the game and the sultry weather
handicapped the players. The slip
perry field slowed up the Eli attack
and the backs frequently stumbled
and EAlL
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21
Clearly Shown by Series Played
at End Of Last Season
Other Pennant Winners.

NEW YORK, Oct. 21-The close
of the baseball season Of 1916 found
the American League preeminent,
due to its victories in the Worlds
series and the two city series which
composed the post-season schedule
of the baseball year. OF the six
teams which figured in these contests
the junior league tro won twelve OF
mShe fourteen games played.
V The Boston Americans defeated
the Brooklyn Nationals four out OF
five games; the Louis Americans won
in similar manner from their Ma
tional rivals, and the Chicago AmerI-
cans took four straight from the
Chicago Nationals. This playing
form was a sharp reversal from the
result of the spring series when the
National League clubs won twenty
four games out the thirty-nine inter-
V-NrIJs
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21

South Arrlca's diamond industry IL
20 be revived.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21
OIL WELL
And Leases Of George Nuzum
Are Purchased by the Vic
tOria Oil Company.

The Victoria Oil Company, of
Clarksburg and New York City. an
nounces the purchase OF the George
Nuzum well and leases in Tenmile
district, this county, for $500
The well is making daily produc-
ton Of from twenty to thirty-fve bar
rels. This we'll is being offset by the
South Penn Oil Company. Another
test will be Immediately started on
this lease.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21
GIIY TAXES

The city treasurer's books will be
ready for collection of city taxes
Wednesday, October IS, at the treas
urer's office in the Colonial building
on West Main street. A discount Of
21h per cent will be given all who
pay their taxes before December l.
1916.
L. HARPER ROGERS,
Collector and Treasurer City OF
clarksburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21

from Yale on downs on the four
yard line. The lineup:
YaIe-1O. VirginiR-O.
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NIIBIHIH sss..... u
Referee-Whiting. Cornell.
Umpire-Murphy, Brown.
Head Recommendations La
fayette.
Field tudge-Davts, Wesleyan.
Time of periods-12 minutes.
Yale scoring: Touchdowns-
Jacques 2, Gates. Goal from touch
-Comerford. Substitution
Yale. Zenner for Gait, Fox for Bald
ridge, Carey for Bingham, Neville
for Legore, Braden for Jacques,
Baldridge for Fox, Jacques for Bra
den; Virginia, Redd for Gardner.
Mcneil for Parrish, Kunkhouser for
Mack, D. Roden for Gregory, Card
ner for Redd, Redd for Gardner.
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NOTICE.

ANY person or persons having pos
session OF OF any claim to missing
bank book No. 1874 are requested
to present same to the Union Ma
tional Bank and supmit to having said
book cancelled and new book issued
in lieu thereof.
THE UNION NATIONAL BANK.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29
Colonel of Sixteenth
 Infantry Has Hands Full

Fl valle San fBuena Ventura, Mexico, Dec. 29.-Responsibilitie usually assumed by brigadier generals have fallen to the lot of Colonel w. H. Allaire, of the 18th infantry, pres ent commander of this camp, the most southern of the American Puni- tive Expedition. Colonel Allafre, who is the only regimental commander of the ten who entered Mexico with the expedition last spring to retain his command, not only has his regiment and the camp, but heads the 9th In- fantry Brigade and directs manoeu- vres for one cavalry and two infantry regiments, several batteries of artil- lery. a company of engineers a sig nal detachment and an aero squad ron. Holding the most exposed part of the American line, tha point Villa is expected to attack should he carry out threats he is reputed to have made against the expedition, the colonel not only has to keep out patrols but must direct the work of the intelligence department, the chief duty of which is to keep in touch with the bandits movements.
 W The task of keeping several thous- and red-bIooded soldiers healthy and as contented as may be in this deso- late spot also taxes his ingenuity to the utmost. A constant source of po- tential trouble is the town of Ell Val Sle, whose four thousand residents formerly were considered Villa sym pathizers and where there now is a Carranza garrison. This town is less than two miles from the American camp and strict precautions must be taken. to avoid clashes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29
Native Troops Not
 As Hardy as French
 Soldiers of Cities

, Near Verdun, Dec. 29.-Native troops from the French colonies are not so hardy as white soldiers from the cities and villages of France, ac- cording to the chief surgeon of the great field hospital here. He said:
 ''The opinion has been very gen. orally prevalent throughout the world that the semi-civilized races are harder than the civilized white races. This idea, however, has been proved fallacious. myself, since the be- ginning of the war, have treated some thousands of wounded men and have found in general that the white race can support pain without com plaint better than any coloredf race. We have had here cases of all kinds and I have been able to prove that not only our peasants, who form such a large part of our army, but the in- urally healthy and amenable to sur gical and medical. treatment as the men of any race which lives under primitive conditions. Observation of the effects of contact with dirt upon wounds proves that natives suffer from gangrene, peritonitis and blood poisoning just as much as white men. At the same time, their complaints when they are suffering pain are much greater than those of white men,"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29

there saw some of the girls who had heen dancing the night before. sort ing and packing the kits. My pr1de ana confidence in our American wo- men was rewarded, and now it is our onportunity q wish it was the girls a1so)< to see and hear the gratitude and thanks with which the soldiers receive their personal gifts from America. They are amazed and elat- ed that the Americans think enough of them to send them gifts.
 The chain is complete from the ballroom to the trenches.
 The American Clearing House at 5 Rue Francois Premier in Paris, was started at the beginning of the war. It is run entirely by Americans and receives all the American gifts Of all kinds and starts the distribution and we take the packages from the rail heads to the soldiers and distribute to each battalion in turn.
 Some days ago was our nrst ols- tribution. Company by company the men filed up to the loaded camions. The French captain generally made a little speech explaining that these were personal gifts from Americans to them. sent from America, and handled from start to finish by Amer icans Could you have only seen them gathered about in semi-circle, stocky, hardy, we'll set up, we'll fed young fellows, serious faced but with bright, smiling eyes listening in at tentive admiration to their captain. Then their expression of thanks to America as they took their gifts, candles, sweaters, raincoats, towels. soap, needles, thread, socks, under clothing, mufflers, gloves, etc., would have amply repaid any American who ever made, a gift to France. It was wonderful.
 It certainly is a great pleasure for Nortons Section to be link in such a chain and I hope it will be never ending one for the French are surely doing the fighting for the world.
 We are. also distributing bandages and hospital supplies of all kinds di- rectly to the hospitals and any gifts sent to Richard Norton, s. s. V. No. ', Care of American Clearing House, Paris, will come on directly where they will be a real benefit
 We are in this service-everyone of us-to be as much help as we can and any money you can collect for new cars and repair expenses will help us carry 1t on. 2
 livery wounded man for our cars
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29
OF THE TRENCHES

|i Not only will the map of Europe need to be revised when this war is over, but it appears that g, new dic- tionary of the English language will be found necessary. New conditions and inventions are necessitating new and legitimate words. #
 As for slang, Ian Hay Capt Beith) author of '"The First Hundred Thousand says that the British. sol- dters, associating with French troops in the field, and neither comprehend ing the others speech, have built up a Hngua Franca of their own. Be- fore the war, the English army was stationed chiefly in India, and their slang consisted largely of words and phrases adapted from the native lam guage. Thus "blighty' was coined in India and is derived from the Hindu stani "bhilati," meaning home, e or England. A "blighty'' wound is one which sends Tommy home to re- cover.
 Now, since uncertain French is mixed with English, a "couchy'' wound-no doubt from the French coucher'-stands for an injury ne- cessitating short layoff in hospital "Napoo"-probably a contraction of "Il ny a plus"-is what Tommy says when he has finished his meal enough, no more. When the meaning is extended, it becomes dead" or gone away" And instead of under stand ?" used as a question, he now says "Compre ?" The men manage to understand each other, and even this hodge-podge of language is better than the English custom of speak ing English very loud in the belief that in this way it will be as intel Iigib1e as French. T.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29
Copenhagen Planning
 To Better It's Harbor

< Copenhagen, Dec. 2S.-Hand to
 hand with general activity in ship
 ping circles Is going a modernization
 ofs the free harbor here which, 1t is
 hoped, will make 1t possible to in- crease greatly Copenhagen's facilities and Importance as a port for transit commerce to Russia as soon as 1t is
 possible to trade again uninterrupt-
 edly. The warehousing capacity ;is also being increased. It is now more than 90,0D0 square meters, an in- crease of more than 10000 meters since 1913, and plans in hand call for 122,70O square meters by the end of 1917. Word comes also from Chris tiana that the old project for a free harbor has been taken up there and may be carried out, and the question of another similar harbor for transit business somewhere in Northern is being discussed ;.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29
Special is attached to the engine.

special is attached to the engine. There are two guards to the train, and it was my duty to see that the leper passengers were accounted for when we arrived in Dhera-Dun, as T. had to give a receipt to the proper official for each group ! received at the various stations. It was also my duty to see that all were safely en- trained after the stops for refresh 4ments. , Sometimes 1t was necessary to use force to get them aboard the train, especially. among the more wealthy and those on whom the disease had been less severe.
 'In leprosy there are degrees of severity. depending largely on ch mate, the. general condition of the body, manner of living and diet. When these conditions are favorable the disease in some individuals may remain comparatively mild and grad ua1ly die out.
 "The Dhera-Dun : hospital is of brick. with high brick walls sur. rounding it. It's attendants are Cath olic priests, brothers and sisters who come and go without any more re- straint than if attending church. Many of the doctors are natives, but the chief officials are Europeans. ]
 ""The chance of infection is remote, especially as regards the white mas. unless coming in direct contact wit their bodies. never had the least fear of contagion, but was careful not to touch them. had long stick with which sometimes threatened some of more refractory, but a com mand in a severe tone was generally sufficient to cause obedience
 His Bit in The War.
 MT. Mclaughlin after his dis charge from the British Army brought his family to Boston and worked at his trade as boilermaker until Sept. 3, 1914, when he shipped on the Canadian man-of-war Niobe, and s;on Jan. 3, 1915, was discharged on account Of injuries received when one fof the cylinders blew out.
 Alter recovering his health he went to England and enlisted in his old regiment. the Argyll and Sutherland HighIanders, and was sent ito France with the expeditionary forces and Hill 60, at St. Jean, Flanders.
 After a few weeks in the hospital he again joined his comrades, this time inawhats were called the Bluff Itreliches"s and was blown tip at the big gas attack and bombardment.
 He was severely injured and after period in a Canadian hospital was sent ito England and discharged April 5, 1916, as unfit for further military duty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29

gets little pillow put under his head as he lies on his stretcher while we slide him into our ambulances, and that pillow stays with him until he gets to his bed in the hospital. It helps to make him a little less un- comfortable and we have use for all the little pillows anyone sends us and the wounded appreciate them.
 Ever yours,
 PHILIP MILLS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29
TRA|NCUARDON
 IE?!ER'S'SPECIAL
 DESCRIBES SCENE
Boston Man Says Sufferers in Camps Intermarry
 In India.
Boston, Dec. .Iepers spe-

Boston, Deaa ''L 'Lepers' spe- ciaf! All aboard!.
 There is but one place in all this world where this announcement is rnadein naNsterious, disease infest-
 And for nnilths a Charlestown boy had charge Tof@t this train, known as the 'sLepers' Special" as it stopped at station after station to pick up men, women ands children infected with this .'scourge Of the East" and con- vey them to the Government Hospital at sDhera-Dun ,c
 William Mclaughlin, a resident. of North Mead street, Charlestown. since 1904, Is. perhaps the only man in this country who has had this uni que experiences.
 He is a native of Birmingham. Eng. where he was born April l, 1875, and on Nov. II, 1892, he enlist- ed In the sArgyIl and Sutherland HighlandersssTw s Two years later his regiment waA@urdared to India. where he served e#ght years, during which time he was=ehg gaged in the ,hitral War ss sssg. G
 At the ternainasfon Of. his period of enlistment, in1 sl1 he was Sdischarg- ed but war.fn South Africa having b&en declarsd,ss he like all members oG the British1a Army then in India. wis held in reserye they not being pSkmitted toreturH to England The drafts in Englan " hlca in times of peace would ehaxa been sent fo Believe, those in st er m had ex- piled, were Hi6affu South Africa si
 1t was during this pertoA when held as . reserve, and permitted to <en- ter civA employment, that he was eInployed -as a guard on the IQudh and Ra1l ilhaRda Hallway. and plac- ed; in @ar& of eHs 'Lepers Special 7
 When asked for some facts regard ing the condition and care of Jepers insIndia, MT. Mclaughlin said:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29

Fifty-six members of a night school class narrowly escaped injury when a fire started from an explosion of chemicals in a laboratory, destroyed the Fargo High school building and adjoining property, at Fargo, N. D., at loss of $1O0,000-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-29

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