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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-16
Who Travels with Her Audience
through China and Delights
Them with Scenes.

Mrs Daniel Shepardson lectured
last night to a crowded hourse on
"China and the Chinese. A hand
soma chinese shop was placed on the
nIatiorm and the sight Of many ar
ticles Of rare value were enjoyed by
those present. IA.
The club lecture yesterday. deliv-
ared at the home Of Mrs. H, B. Cur
tin. was much enjoyed. About 100
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-16
WRECK
In Which Thirteen Box Cars
Are Smashed Ties Up Traf-
fic on Railroad.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.-Thir-
teen loaded box cars were smashed
and traffic was tied up on the New
York division Of the Pennsylvania
railroad when an eastbound train early
today crashed into string of freight
cars which had "drifted" into siding
ut Cornwells onto the main tracks.
The scene of the accident is near the
place where two other serious wrecks
occurred within the last few months.
Traffic to and from the South and
West was diverted around the wreck.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-16

and freight trains will be operated
at lower rate of speed than forin-
erly.
The passenger trains that have
been operated Detween Charleston
and Gassaway at an average speed
Of twenty-eight miles an hour Will
not make more than twenty miles an
hour In tho immediate future, and
freight trains will be operated at a
speed ranging from ten to fifteen
miles anhour, 1t is said.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-16
PAssENGER TRAIN LATE.

Baltimore and Ohio fast westbouud
passenger train No. 8, due To leave
he local station at 1901 O'Clock did
not arrive untlll0 so o'clock Wednes-
day morning. Bad weather in the
East caused thsLrain 70 run ilate:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-16
ToATTEND CONVENTION.

E. N. wilson and William n. Leach
man, OF the Sturm and Wilson drug
store, went to Parkersburg Wednesday
morning 10 attend the annual Rexall
convention which is In session there
now.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-16
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BLOWN TO ATOMS.
(Ry Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Feb. 16.-Wil-
liam Hulse was blown to
atoms, a shed was completely
obliterated and an auto truck
torn to fragments by an explos-
ion of nitro glycerine near
Bera, a suburb today. Hulse
was handling the explosive.
Great damage to property in
the village resulted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-16

Mtn Mary Osborn has returned
from MorgantcWn, where she was q
guest ot Miss Ruth VIE dhamer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-16

Judge and Mrs. H. F. RAYMOND
Of Newton, Mass, will arrive Thurs
day to be guests of Mr.. and Mrs
John L. Ruhl.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-16

***+* = + 1855 !.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-16
THE HEclRcULATIoN

OF tho Telegram Is more than douDi'
the net paid circulation Of the
other Clarksburg paper.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-24
Fourth of July

This big holiday is not far off.
The birth Of the nation will be Gel
ebrated. The United States is fac
ing happy birthday. It's fathers
and sons are not in trenches, or
making desperate charges in the
face Of machine gun fire and burst
ing shrapnel Peace and prospect
ty are with us. The Fourth of July
will be celebrated by men and
women who have little to worry
about.
But this peace and prosperity
ought not blind us to the real sig
nificance of the day. We ought
remember that once this day ush-
cred in a season OF fighting and
bloOdshed. Ii marked the begin
ming of struggle to free our
selves from the oppression of Eng
land. 1t was the foundation on
which later was erected the Repub-
lie OF the United States. Let us
keep this in mind when we cele-
brate the holiday this year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-24
Governing Yourself

Children wonder why their par
ents lay down so many rules gov
erning their conduct. They cannot
understand why they are not per
mitted TO do what they want to do.
They cannot see why father makes
rules and why mother makes them,
and why a reprimand follows dis
obedience.
The answer is this: Children are
unable to govern themselves. They
are not mature enough to know
what is good and what is bad for
them. II boy had his own way,
he would stay out late every night
because he does not know that a
boy must go 20 bed early in order
to gain strength and vitality.
The rules OF parents are based
upon years OF experience. They
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-24

joined the northern army i'm The
Civil war, and he fought so bravely
that although he was only a com
mon enlisted man at first, he soon
was made an officer. On the long
tiresome marches it was he who
would be the most cheerful, and at
night when they all would be lying
around the camp fires it was he
who would lead in singing the camp
songs or telling good stories of
home, and so he grew to be the
most popular man in the whole
company.
But one day something happened.
1t was when they were close to
the enemy and an attack had been
ordered The men were vancouver
ing for a good position and the
drums began to beat an advance.
Our hero knew that he was to lead
his men into the thick of the battle.
Leaping to the crest of little
knoll, he flashed his sword high in
the air, shouting to his men to fol
low him With a cheer they were'
off, making straight for the flag
bearer of the enemy. Firing vol
ley, they threw themselves flat on
the ground and waited. The enemy
wayered and then slowly moved
forward They fired again and
again, but still the men in grey
came on and on The smoke grew
more and more thick, until they
could scarcely see the dim grey
figures that were coming closer to
them all the time Finally the COM
mand came to charge again. 1t
meant that they would have to
fight hand to hand
The fire was centering around
the flag of the Confederates and
the officer knew that if he could
only reach that spot and capture
their flag, the day would be won.
Firing and charging, and firing and
charging they finally worked their
way up to the enemy's line and
with supreme effort, grappled
with them. In the binding fog
and smoke, they could scarcely tell
one from another, but all at once
the man who lead caught sight of
the hated flag close by him He
made for the standard, and grab
hing the bearer by the shoulder, he
thrust his bayonet deep into che
boys side. He felt the boys body
writhe and stiffen in his arms and
then fall limp. All at once the
horror of il all came over him, and
he let the silent form drop to the
ground. He was young fellow,
not more than sixteen, with big
brown eyes. The man stood look
ing down at him for some time,
unconscious of everything else.
And then he made up his mind
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-24
Use Your Ewes

Many boys and girls have eyes,
but can see only one-third of what
is going on about them. Their
eyes have lost their effectiveness.
not because they are defective. but
because their owners do not use
them. One boy will walk along the
creek and see beauties of nature.
strange rock formations, pretty
flowers, gaily colored birds, grow
ing trees. Another boy following
the same road will detect nothing
but river and valley. Ask him
what he saw and replies, Lots
of things" But he cannot name
one thing that impressed as worthy
of being remembered. You have
eyes to see and observe. Use
them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-24
The Man Who Quit

His men were shouting and
cheering all around him when he
realized at last what had happened,
but he put his hand up to stop
them" Don't shout, boys" he said,
I've just killed the poor fellow"
That night he went to the cap
tain's tent.
Sir, ! have come to ask for my
dismissal" he said.
Can you imagine all that hap
pened? He was threatened with
trial by the court marshal for being
traitor, but his former record
pleaded too strongly for him. Then
they begged him to slip away at
night, saying that no questions
would be asked, and they would
simply count him among the miss
ing; but this officer was too hon
est, and he refused to do anything
that would be sneaking.
Shoot me if you must" he said,
but ] shall never murder a man
again"
1t was some time before the COM
manders could decide what to do
with this man who would not fight,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-24
Day Dreams

There are two kinds of day
dreams. One brings no results, the
other leads to happiness and for
tune. A boy or girl sitting on a
chair and dreaming that some day
they will be rich and ride in auto
mobiles, and travel across the con
tinent in fast train, seldom see
their dreams come true. Other
boys and girls dream how they
will be able to overcome Difficult.
ties, how they will start a bust
ness. how they will train them
selves to become experts. Their
dreams unually come true.
The reason for this is that the
latter are planning rather than
dreaming. They are trying to
solve problem. They are advanc-
ing solutions. When they grow
Older they will be able 10 take ue
a serious question and by thinking
about it come to conclusion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-24

+. B.-We do not know what use
you can put tin ink bottle lids. You
might try to make ink soup out of
them.
X. W.-Both of you are wrong.
"The Prince of Pilsen' is not the
national song of the Germans.
J.. C.-Let bee sting you on the
finger if you want to find out
whether the sting hurts. Exper-
fence is the best teacher.
c. G.-You might learn to swim
on land. but you cannot get wet I'M
less you enter the water.
b. H-Ask a Chinaman. We
know few languages, but Chi
nese is not in our line.
r. G.-No, we never handled a
left-handed monkey wrench, but
once we looked for round square
and tried to buy five cents worth of
strap oil.
A. From the way you knock
in your letter, you would not be a
good player in the high school or
chestra Join the anvil chorus.
You will feel perfectly at home
there and also will be a valuable
player.
II. S.-Ask a cannibal or become
a missionary to find out why savag-
es eat human beings.
r. IA fourteen-year-ol boy
ought be in bed at 8 o'clock instead
OF calling on girls. At that age
most boys do not know enough to
keep their necks clean.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-24
THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

The Junior Palladium section Of The Palladium issued satur
Richmond
invited to contribute Stories
the school
side OF the
The Junior Palladium
returned The
printed Richmond
this
write let your parents the for you
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-24

know why rules and regulations are
necessary. Children must look to
their parents for guidance and ad-
vice. Consequently it is better to
obey the rules your parents lay
down than to disObey them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-24

but at last they did what they
never had done before - they
granted him an honorable dis
charge.
And that man was my grand
father. What can you tell about
YOUR ancestors?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-24
MISS MATHER is EDITOR

Junior She began her work this
week. Miss Mather will be glad to
have the boys and girls OF the city
and county drop into the Palladium
office and call for the Junior edit
or. She will assist them with their
problems. Address all your com
municatiOns to the Junior Editor
or to Aunt Molly.
Dear Folks:
DO you really understand what
we want the Junior Palladium to
be? A real newspaper all your
own with all the things you do and
thing about in 1t. There are all
your parties, your Sunday School
work, the picnics you have, the
clubs you form, the games you
play, the new ideas you girls have
for making doll clothes and play
houses, and all the interesting
things you boys do fixing up wire
less stations and building boats
and everything. besides all the
great things that keep happening
outside OF Richmond which will
give you SO much to think about.
And we want to put all this into our
Junior paper. just for you.
Now that 1t is vacation, don't
you often wish you had something
new to do? Or don't you wish
someone would write you a real in
teresting letter? Well, that Is ex-
actly what your Junior Palladium
will be. and it will come to you
each week so that you can read it
every Saturday night while your
father and mother are reading their
big paper.
Did you know that just hun
dred years ago, Richmond first be
gan to be q little town? See how
many stories you can find about the
way things used to look and the
vuCUi tuHu6S Joui kIuuuutOtuSIS
used to do, and then send them in
to US. so that all OF US can enjoy 1t.
And then. don't you often play
circus and have shows and parades
and everything? Tell us about it,
SO that all Of US can have fun, too.
And don't some Of you have lemon
ade stands out in front OF your
houses? Tell us when you do, be
cause maybe we would like to come
by and get some
Why folks, we can have the best
time ever with more things to do
and think about than you ever
dreamed Of before. Call me up ov-
er the telephone and tell rue about
the good times you have, or write it
out and send it to the Palladium Of
flee. And don't forget that you
have an editor all your own. who
is planning out the news for your
own newspaper. and that there is
no one who wants to make you
have a better time than your very
own. AUNT MOLLY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-24
BOY RAISES LITTLE PIGS

Not long ago boy wrote about a
pet lamb he had raised. Ny father
gave me three little pigs for my
own two months ago. Now they
nave grown a good deal and are
getting fat. ! hate to think that
after they get big and fat i will
sell them and add the money to
my savings to take me through col
lege, But guess pigs grow to be
eaten. SO / am not Worrying ah,ut
II much. FRED q
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-24

After June 1 journeymen plu ab-
ers OF Cleveland are to receive IS
a day for eight hours work
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-16
BURN
WHILE LOADING
WAR MATERIALS
TWO DESTROYED AT BROOKLYN PIER
TODAY CAUSING A LOSS OF
A MILLION DOLLARS.
NINE HUNDRED FOOT PIER AND MUM
BER OF SMALLER VESSELS ARE
ALSO DESTROYED.

NEW YORK, Feb. l6.-Thc steamers
Bolton Castle and Pacific and a nine hun
drcd foot pier at Brooklyn were destroyed
by iierc here early today. The steamer
Pallazia was badly damaged and a number
of small ships were partly or wholly burn
ed. The loss i estimated at more than n
million dollars. The ships were being
loaded with munitions.
Later estimates fixed the fire loss at
$3.000,000
The munitions were intended for delivery
to the Russian government at NladivoStok,
and this leads 10 suspicion that incendiar-
ism caused the fire.
4 watchman aboard the Bol-ton- Castle
discovered the fire at / o'clock this morn
inc and gave the alarm. Fifty lighters and
hargeS lay about the burning steamers and
twenty five OF these were burned partially
or wholly. Officers. crews and in some eases
families Of captains escaped by lcaping
overheard and there were many thrilling
scenes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-16
CASE
MAY BE AT END
BELIEVED LATEST AGREEMENT T
WHEN UP TO PRESIDENT WILL
BE ACCEPTABLE.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 16.-Count
Won Bernstortf, the German ambassador,
today presented 10 Secretary of State
Lansing the latest draft of the Lusitania
agreement vii not he acceptable to the
gested in Berlin. Indications are that the
agreement will no be acceptable to the
United States.
Count Bernstorff was Informed, il i
understood that the draft could not be
accepted until il had been submitted to
President Wilson.
A. signed by the German ambassador,
the agreement says the warfare was in re-
prisal to the British blockade designed to
starve the central powers. II promises in
demnity for American lives lost on the
Lusitania and expresses profound regret
for their deaths.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-16
QUARANTINE is
NOT APPROVED
HlDALG0 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ORDERED 1T LIFTED AND MExI-
CAN ALSO GOES UP.

Advces reached Brownsville last night
to the effect that the flidalgo county board
Of commis issionerS, in session ut Edlnburg,
AZ o'clock yesterday afternoon rescinded
the order placing a quarantine at the port
of Hidalgo. on the Rio Grande, against the
republic of Mexico. The quarantine was
placed in effect by the county health Of
ficcr of IIidalgo county ten days ago.
A. result Of this action on the part Of
the IIidalgo county commissioners 1t was
expected here that the quarantine against
IIidaIgo county, Texas, instituted hy the
state government Of Tamaulipas, Mexico
would also be rcscinded, a. II was insti-
tuted primarily a. a retaliatory measure
it was understood here.
During the double quarantine at lldalgC
not single boat crossed the Rio Grandc
at that point Traffic and trade between
Reynosa and IIidalgo was entirely cut off
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-16
BODY OF d YEAR
OLD MAN FOUND;
Is UNIDENTIFIED
DISCOVERED ON MEXICAN BANK OF
RIO GRANDE BY DETACHMENT
OF MEXICAN SOLDIERS.
FIND REPORTED TO AMERICAN Of
FICERS AT HIDALGO-BURIED
AT CAvAzOS CROSSING.

! Badly decomposed partly eaten by fish
and almost impossible of Identification, tho
body of man, apparently an American
| about p years old and about five feet and
seven or eight inches in height, was found
late Tuesday afternoon on the Mexican
bank Of the Rio Grande by n detachment
Of Mexican soldiers from the garrison al
ReynoSa Mexico. The body had been dead
probably fifteen to twenty days. While n
portion of the body exposed to the air had
darkcned. the head and arms which evi-
IDENTIFY had been under water before its
discovery. was white and indicated the
body 10 be that Of an American Only a
portion of the hair on the head was left,
and this was dark.
Because of its condition the body was
buried where it was found. at the Cavazos
Crossing, about seven miles from Rey-
noSa. and about sixty miles west Of
Brownsville General Alfredo Ricaut.
commander in Matamoros, haS instructed
the Rcyno~a officials to accompany to the
scene Of the burial any Americaa persons
or officials and to exhume it for purposes
of Identification. or to determine the cause
Of death.
Demetrio NeaSco. chief of the Mexican
immigration station at Reynosa. visited the
place where the body was found and made
a personal examination Of the remains. He
reported to United States immigration Of
icial~ ri Hidalgo. Texas. opposite Rey-
nosa, this morning that hc could find no
evidence of foul play stating that there
were neither bullet nor knife wounds in the
body. IIe said the body was clad in cheap
rottonade trousers. shoes and socks, but
without shirt and no hat was found. Moth
ing was found in the pockets TO permit of
identification. VeIasco said that he be
licved the man had attempted to swim
either from the Mexican side to the Ameri-
can side or from this side to the Mexican
side. and was taken with cramps. or else
could not withstand the current Of the Rio
Grande.
An investigation will bc started among
the United States army camps along the
border to determine whether the body was
that of an American soldier. 1t frequently
happens that men quit the army. and in
order 10 remove suspicion do away with
their uniforms and don whatever is avail
able in the way Of clothing.
No civilians have been reported missing
On the lower border. and should il develop
that the body j. not that of soldier Of
icial~ believe that il might possibly have
been that of IN American from the interior
~ Mexico making hi~ way to and acro~,
the border into tho United States
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-16
CHARGE M. P. Is
AFTER TEXAS R.R.
T.&P. STOCKHOLDERS CHARGE RE.
OWNERSHIP PROCEEDINGS IN
STiTUTED BY THE Mp.

DALLAS. Texas, Feb. l6.-Shortly after
fhe Texas & Pacific Railway Company re-
celvership hearing began today IN the fed
eral court here, Judge T.. X. Mecks, on the
motion Of the complainants, the Bankers
Trust Company Of New York, overruled the
intervening petition of the stockholders in
the Texas & Pacific.
The stockholders in their petition
charged that the receivership proceedings
were instituted by the Missouri Pacific to
gain control of the Texas a Pacific.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-16
THRILLING SEA
BATTLE TOLD OF
MULE SHIP HAD BATTLE IN The
MEDITERRANEAN SEA WITHA
SUBMARINE BOAT.

NEW ORLEANS. La.. Feb. l6 Mem
hers ot the crew ~ the British steamer
Baron Napier. a mule ship, arrived here
today from Alexandria. Egypt. tell thrill
ing stories of a battle m the Mediterranean
Sea January l. between the Baron Napier
and German submarine IN which the
steamer escaped.
The Baron Napier was on IL. way from
New Orleans % Alexandria with l06 men
aboard. The ,uhmar rinc fired about thirt \
shots. the steamer replying.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-16
(Ry Associated Press. }

TORONTO, Ontario. Canada, Feb. 16-
One man was killed, and two were injured
IN 2 fire which early today wrecked the
American Club six story structure, with
a los, Of $4,000 The cause of the fire
l. not known. but the club was lately the
scene of demonstration favoring the en-
tcnte allies.
The dead man l. believed to be i. l..
HairSton of Dallas, Texas, who was found
suifocatcd just inside a window ON the third
floor. The injured are Captain Asa Minard
Of the American legion and Il night watch
nan.
TIE club was burned to the ground here
last night following a series Of explosions