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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19
THE DAILY
NOVELET
THE LOON.
When doctors disagree
About their dope,
The patients apt to see
a ray Of hope.

TO prove to your honor that the
defendant. Hiram swee, is crazy, out
Of his mind irrational and mentally
aberrated," said the prosecuting at,
torney, Il will remind your honor
that it has been proven by witnesses
that before retiring each night he
lights fire under his bed, which sub,
sequently has to be extinguished by
members Of his family"
"A mere eccentricity," murmured
Judge HightoD. noted as the most
judicial and scholarly member OF the
judiciary.
1T has also been proved" contin'
ued the prosecuting attorney. thai
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19

The prosperity" bunk with which
the country is being flooded by the
Democratic campaign committee con-
1ains statements insisting that it is
not war order" prosperity, Taking
Secretary of Commerce Redfeld's tip
the Democrats characterize as NUM-
ton of war only such things as car.
tridges, explosives and shells. They
claim that increases In all other ex.
ports are due to the Democratic pol.
icies. A horse, or blanket, or a
pair OF army shoes, or a commercial
automobile. going 70 Europe Is not a
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munition of war.

munition of war.
But when a call is made by the war
department for these same articles
to supply the troops in Mexico, we
find the Democratic House Of Repre-
sentatives apDroprlating money for
their purchase, and they are referred
to as munitions OF war. When these
supplies are intended for 4 Mexican
campaign, they are munitions; when
they are Dragged about to help out n
Democratic political campaign they
are the concrete evidences of peace
and plenty.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19

It produced eight barrels the first
twenty-four hours. IN the Cow Run
district, Lawrence township, Wash,
lngton county, s. f. Edwards and
Company completed test on the
Agnes Fay farm. 1t is light
pumper In the first Cow Run sand,
Southwest Pennsylvania.
The Fifth sand development, To-
Gated east of the Dorseyyille field in
Indiana township, Allegheny county
Pa, Valley and Evans drilled their
test on the George Seibert farm
through the Fifth sand. 1t is dus-
ter, located northeast of the pro-
Queer on the Evans lot. In the same
development the Williamsburg Oil
Company completed a test on the
Peter Quinett farm and is showing
for a twenty barrel producer. The
same parties are drilling at 1,2OO
feet on the Margaret Quinett
farm.
Walter Brown and Company have
put their well on the Walter Brown
farm to pumping from the 10O-foot
sand and it is producing ten barrels
a day. The South Penn Oil Com
pany's No. 6 OH the P. H. Thomas
farm is dry in all sands.
The OIL Market.
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taxpayers IN inc northern states
would do well to ponder the statement
made to the members of Congress the
other day by cx-Speakcr Cannon, in
replying to a question of CONGRESSMAN
Jack Garner, OF Texas. Mr.. Cannon
declared that member on the Demo
cratic side had said to him. "Wcll. il
does not make any difference how We
vote for expenditures; YOU fellows
North have got to nav them" When
southern Democrats sneak of the North
they include the West as well,
The remark of that Democrat 10 Mr.
Cannon exactly describes the attitude
Of the majority in Congress TODAY. II
is the old story of the two men who
divided the COW, one getting the hall
which carried the head, and the other
taking the half which held the uddcr
The first man had to feed the COW
the second man goi all the profits
When the COW hooked number two
number one had to pay the damages
In this instance the federal treasury
is the cow. and the South controls the
southern half of the animal
The thirteen statcs California Uli-
nois. Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts
Michigan. Minnesota. Missouri New
| York, New Jersey. Ohio. Pennsylvania
and Wisconsin. had a population in
1910 of nearly 81 900 900. and they cast
vote of over g.7O0.0OO in 1912. The
capital stock EMPLOYED by these thir-
teen states in 1910. aggregated over
$4,000, 900 900: salaries and wages
paid out amounted TO over $235O.O0O-
600, and the value of manufactured
products to over $15.5OO, 900, an
nually. These states paid sos ,OOO, 900
Of the $4,000. 600 collected from the
corporation and income tax during the
| fiscal wear. 1915 and they nav over
seventy-fvc per cent of the taxes laid
by the war revenue measure"
The thirteen states. Alabama. Ari-
iona. Arkansas. Florida. Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi. North Carolina.
South Carolina, Oklahoma. Tennessee
Texas and Virginia had ponulation
in 1910 Of 2425O 5000, and they cast a
vote of l.SlS.OOO The caDital stock
employed bv these thirteen states In
1910 aggregated 1869 900 900: salaries
and wages paid out amounted to about
$4O7 900. 600. and the value of mann
featured products to 81 sos. 0OO,OOO an
nually, These thirteen states paid less
than $5.OOO,OOO of the amount collected
from corporation and income taxes
for the fiscal year 1915 and their con-
tribution to the war tax was unim-
portant.
The South has had IFS ninr during
the last four wears They have CON
trolled practically all of the imnortant
committee chairmanships in Congress.
President Wilson is a sectionaIist and
so is the secretary of the treasury
McAdoo. The comptroller Of he
treasury, John shelton Williams is also
sectionalistic in his views. and il is
due to McAdoo and Williams that so
much favoritism has been shown IN rho
South by The federal reserve board
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FAIRMONT: Isaac Newman, pop
ular young man of Grant Town, was
crushed to death between moving
coal car and the roof of the Federal
Coal Company's mine at that place,
in which he was employed as a trap
per on a,motor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1915.
An Evening Echo.

Power dwells with cheerfulness,'
hone puts US in working MOOD
whilst despair is one muse ana ,, IN
tunes the active powers,-EMbh-
SON.
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the Second West Virginia regiment
and is expected to become identified
soon with the maneuyers in mobtliza-
ton camp here.
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CHARLESTON: Petitions for re-
count Of votes cast in the June pri-
mary election in Kanawha county
have been Withdrawn by all petition
ers, including General A. A. Lilly
and Judge Ira E. Robinson, candt-
dates for governor, and by w. H..
Rariden, of Raleigh county, candidate
for the Republican nomination for
Congress. General Lilly carried the
county by 452.
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West Virginia Briefs

The passenger train was stopped in
time TO prevent a wreck. Dixon was
taken into custody as he emerged
from his hiding place and was
brought here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19

PARKERsBURG: The highest
price ever paid for wool in this sec
ton was received by the Toppins
Wool Growers Association, which
disposed of its entire crop Of 31,776
pounds ct private sale at thirty-nine
cents pound for medium and thirty
three cents for the fine.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19

CHARLESTON: George Devices
of near Ripley, and Rome McGallls-
ter, Of South Charleston were drowp-
ed while in swimming in the back
water from the Kanawha river near
the home of the latter. The bodies
we're found today. Devices was a
school teacher and student at the
Morris Harvey College, BarboursvilIe.
a baby brother of McGallister was
recently drowned when he crawled
from the home to spring.
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CHARLESTON: First Lieutenant
Howard f. Wehrlc, former member
of Company NJ, Charleston, of the
second West Virginia infantry, but
who was recently mustered into fed
eral service at Newport News as an
army aviator, has been assigned to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19

BELINGTON: Paul Digman, aged
three is dead as the result of fall
from n buggy two weeks ago
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crushed to death between moving
coal car and the roof of the Federal
Coal Company's mine at that place,
in which he was employed as a trap
per on a,motor.
GRAFTON: Friends of Mrs. L. V.
Atha. OF Maple avenue, declare that
she is entitled to a medal for hero
ism While working in her back
ward she came upon huge copper
head snake. Without screaming or
making a fuss, she went and got
Ratchet and chopped the snakes head
of.
BERKELEY STRINGS: William
saville assistant postmaster at Dion
Okla. Hampshire county. was held by
/ H. Taylor, federal court commits
sioner for federal district court at
Martinsburg. in September on a
charge of embezzling $500 Of the
funds of the postoffice. Saville made
good the alleged shortage and gave
bond.
GRAFTON: While his wife and
hired girl looked on Mortified from
door of mis- house only few feet
away, Melroy Kline, prosperous
farmer of Knottsvllle district drew
nistol from his pocket and fired a bull
let into his temple, killing himself in
stantly. Domestic troubles are as
signed as the cause.
SPENCER: Fox hunters of Roane
county have formed an organization
for the purpose of holding big fox
hunts ] H. Depue is president, L,
burke is vice president Grover T.
Hedges, secretary, and Wellington
Miller treasurer. 1t is to be known
az the Roane Fox Hunting Club and
If has already about hrty members.
MARTINSBURG: William G. Dix
nm. aged 10, OF Washington. D. c., is
Seinp held here following an attempt
To wreck passenger train No. IS on
me baltimore and Ohio railroad near
Cumbo. five miles west of here, at
night. The police allege that Dixon
confessed. According to the author
tiles. Dixon claims that after being
mt of freight train, he piled OBJ
strnction on tue tracks so he could
hoard the next trail, when it stopped
to permia trainmen to remove them,
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agents. He assured Secretary c w
Evans Of the Fairmont Chamber Of
Commerce that leading officials of the
company from Pittsburg and Phila-
delphia would be with him,
CHARLESTON: Arrangements
have been completed for a meeting
of the Wost Virginia Health Council
which will be held in Charleston
July Is. The program calls for pa.
pers by eminent professional man OIL
subjects of concern to the public,
and to the medical profession In par
ticular The county health commits
sloners are to join with the health
council in this meeting.
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RONCEVERTE: C. L. Fullen, far
mer. is rebuilding his $4,000 home,
recently destroyed by fire
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Republican County Ticket

Republican County Ticket
Sheriff
LLOYD D. GRIFFIN, Of Clarksburs'
Prosecuting Attorney
WILL f. MORRIS, Of ClarkSburs'
County Commissioner
DORSEY W. CORK, of Mt Clare
Assessor
IRA L. swIGER. Of ClarksburS.
Surveyor
rrrTHBERT A. Osborn, of ClarEsbuFS
House OF Delegates
RossI NJ. FISHER. of Wilsouburs'
s R. HARRISON. JRo of ClarSsOurS'
JOHN MOORE. OF ClaFksburS'
GEORGE W. STURM, Of West Milford.
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KEYsER; Struck by train which
her mother had boarded, the three
vear-old daughter of John Roads was
killed near here. The youngster had
toddled to the station without the
mothers knowledge.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19

MARTINsBURG: An automobile
parade was the feature OF the good
raods day celebration here. Ad-
dresses were later made by A, Dennis
Williams, state highway commission
err, and former Senator A. c. Mcln-
tire of Martinsburg,
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MONTGOMERY: ]. A. Smith, 46,
was crushed to death by fall OF
slate at the Milburn mines, on Paint
creek. He was a native of Tennes-
see.
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MONTGOMERY; The Glade Creek
Coal Company has prospected 5000
acres of new coal land near Lands
burg. and is preparing to begin the
erection of large Colliery there.
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FAIRMONT: f. F. Kramer, SUI
pervising agent of the Monopgahela
division of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, was here Tuesday and an
nounced that he was coming here on
Wednesday, July 26 with fifty Of his
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19

RoNCETERTE; The postofice is
being moved into the new building
just completed at cost Of $4,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-19

CHARLESTON: West Virginia
dry" officers aboard trains running
between this and wet territory will
enforce the prohibition law with RI
Nes heretofore they have carried
revolvers only.
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LIFE'S LITTLE LIES.

George wanter to take me
? to Atlantic City this summer,
!. but / told him would rather
+ stay at home
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
SANTA HANDS OUT JOBS
'HHte STATE oFFlcERs-EIEcr
SELECT ASSISTANTS.
e"ee r. Dodge Announces candi-
oaey Tor U. S. Senste to Succeed
Senator shafroth in 1918.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver-The night before Christ
mas brought out unusual activity in
poiitical circles. Three Democratic
state officers-elect handed out little
iuletlde presents in the shape OF Jobs
and Clarence P. Dodge of Colorado
springs put a prospective senatorship
IN MS own sock. Dodge, former Pro
eressive, announced his candidacy to
succeed John F. Shafroth, Democrat,
whose term expires in 1918 His state
nneht announces determination to
unite the Republican party in Colo
rado.
James R. Noland, secretary of state.
erect made these appointments:
floyd Fairhurst. chief deputy; viii.
nam l.. Morrissey. newspaper reporter,
iaoor commissioner; Alice Carey,
member of the Garment Workers
union, clerkship. Mrs. Mary E. Nick
eis' Democratic state vice chairman,
and Dudley Humphrey will be ap-
pointed to positions later Victor
walker was named messenger. Ar
thur Hull has been retained as chief
bookkeeper and Samuel Kirkland and
Mrs. Anna Miller we're named to cler.
ical positions.
Charles H. Leckenby. auditor-elect.
announced the appointments of Will
liam McNichols as chief deputy, and
Willard d. Peck. public examiner.
Peck named three deputies, Charles
w. Smith, Boulder county; w. l..
hrier, Huerfano county, and H. j. Led
dy. Ell Paso county. Other appoint
ments were; James L. Noonan, Gilpin
county, head bookkeeper; Roy d.
Paul, Denver, assistant bookkeeper; /;
May Enright, Alamosa county; Ger
trude Burnett, Mesa county, stenogra-
piers; Mrs. Pauline Greiner and Alice
Lee of Denver, clerks.
Robert H. Higgins, treasurer-elect,
stated his brother, Henry B. Higgins
of Denver, probably will be his chief
deputy. He named Alice Corbett OF
Ouray and Edward P. Osborn and Da-
Vid Frazier to clerkships.
Governor-elect Gunter some days
ago announced Werdell Stephens as
his private secretary; Mrs. Bette d.
Green, chief clerk; Mrs. Anna l..
Ames, private stenographer; o. T.
Jackson, messenger. The big plums
will not be shaken from the patron
age tree by Governor-elect Gunter be-
fore he assumes office on Jan. 8, it
was unofficially announced.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
Big Increase in Coal Production.

Coal production for the year 1916
In Colorado amounted to more than
10.350.0O0 tons, according to figures
which have been compiled by Mrs.
Ada Tibbits, clerk in the office of
the State Coal Mine Inspection Bu-
reau' Reports from the coal COM
panies show that their production up
to Nov. 30 amounted to 1851. 1893 tons.
The production for the month of De-
cember. according to Mrs. Tibbits. will
be unusually big and will bring the to-
tai for the year over the 100000 900
mark. The production last year
amounted to S,715,397 tons, SO that the
increase for 1916 will approximate
1.634.603 tons. The biggest increases
for the year were reported from Las
Animas county. where the production
Increase over last years production
for eleven months totaled 1.105,S73
tons. Huerfano had an increase for
the same period of 194,362 tons; Fre-
mont, 91.033 tons; Routt county, 49,
261 tons; Boulder. 62.752 tons. and
Gunnison, $3.50 tons. The average
number of men worked during the
year was 1926 with 1858 as the num-
Der of days.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
December Warrants Total s217,2ss.

A total of s217.2S5 in cash warrants
was issued by the state auditors of
flee from Dec. 1 to 20. according to
State Auditor Fl. e. Mulnix. The pay
ments during the twenty days have
been heavier than usual for the
month, the average running between
$l5e,000 to 100000. In road warrants
alone over $108.000 was issued The
department is attempting to pay off
all Indebtedness which has been In
CURED during the past year. The sur
plus which will be left in the treas
ury will amount to more than
100000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
Thieves Carry Away Safe.

Pueblo.-Thieves broke into the gro
Gerry store of Udick G. Sons and car
ried the safe and a wagonload of sup
plies from the building. The wagon,
belonging to the firm, was appropriat-
ed to haul the loot from the building.
The safe was found by Chief of Po-
lice j. M. DAILY lying on the prairie
south of Lake Minnequa. 1t had not
been opened. The police traced the
thieves to an alley on Berkeley ave-
nue., where they found the wagon
which had been used to carry away
the loot. Here the trail ended Sew
eral attempts had been made to open
the safe, all of which proved unsuc-
cessful.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
Mint Making New Halt Dollars.

The new design half solar is now
government money maker is now
turning out 100000 pieces daily and
will continue the output at this rate
for an indefinite period The Denver
mint is the only mint in the country
coming half dollars. The Philadelphia
mint is coming dimes. and San Fran
cisco is turning out new quarters.
More than 100000 new dimes have
been put in circulation in Denver
from the local mint in the last few
weeks.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
Confessed peserter surrenders

Greeley. that he was
tired of being hunted and lodging ev-
cry peace officer he saw, a man CIV
ing the name of James A. Carr, who
claimed to be a deserter from troop
L, Twelfth cavalry. stationed at Hua-
cida, N NJ. gave himself up to Off
Ger Martin and wanted to be taken
back for military trial He enlisted
in Pennsylvania and was serving bis
second term The officers telegraphed
the commander of troop l. at Huacida
asking what to do with him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
one KILLED in Second snomslidc.

Ouray.-A snowslide in Governor
basin took its toll of one miner. being
the second fatal avalanche in two
days here. Elmer Anderson. while on
his way to this city to spend Christ
mas. YVES in a party of seven miners
lat were carried down into Governor
oasin and buried under mountains OF
snow The Others worked their way
out of the canon into which they were
hurled. Anderson was buried deeper
han the others and apparently smoth.
cred pndeI the weight of the ava
lauoha
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
Brush Bank Burglary Suspect Held.

Denver.-Tentative identified, the
police say, as one Of the two bandits
who committed a daylight bank rob
berry at Brush, and escaped with ap-
proximately $1,000 in cash, A. B. Nc
Courtney. 30, who describes himself as
cement worker" is a prisoner in
the Denver city Jail. while detectives
are checking on his alibi, which is
that he was in Denver on the day the
robbery occurred and reported for
work at the Union Pacific freight de-
pot two hours previous to the time at
which the robbers entered the Brush
institution.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
Bank Deposits Show Increase.

During the sixty-six days between
the two last calls Of the state bank
commissioners department, from
Sept IL to Nov. II of this year, de.
posits In Colorado banks controlled
by state laws Increased $2.5s3, ,556. .s8,
according to the report OF State Bank
Commissioner Grant McFerson. On
Sept IL the individual deposits in
these banks and trust companies ag.
gregated s26,24s.sso.14. and on Nov
II individual deposits had Increased
to s3o.S32,41z02.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
Two Children Burned to Death.

Aspen.-Two children, 10 and IL
years old, were bcrned to death in a
residence near the center of town. The
origin of the fire is not known and the
building was afire almost from ground
to roof when it was discovered. and
was destroyed in an hour. Three feet
of snow was on the ground, prevent
ing the fire department from going to
the rescue. The cold was intense, the
thermometer registering almost zero.
Mrs. Boscello, mother of the two boys.
was visiting with friends, and the
father is out of town.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
During the past year. Colorado bank
deposits have increased $14,227, ,O23.
Sport Hunting coyotes in Autos.

Colorado Springs.-More than 100
coyote pelts have been brought to this
city by hunters who have adopted the
new-fashioned method OF chasing the
animals over the prairie in automo-
biles. This sport is said to be more
thrilling than fox-hunting with hounds.
and men who have been chasing the
coyote for years say that 1t is the only
successful means of killing the fleet
footed pests. In some instances the
animals have been chased ten miles
before being brought down.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
Born, Welded, Died, on Christmas.

Pueblo.-The 25th of December
Christmas Day-has been the birthday,
wedding day and dying day of one Pu-
eblo man. The Rev. Frank w. limbo
den, pastor of the Northern Avenue
Methodist church. died after weeks
illness, with double pneumonia. The
day was his fifty-ninth birthday and
the thirty-seventh anniversary of his
marriage. A celebration of the wed
ding anniversary had been planned
but was prevented by his illness.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
COLORADO LIQUOR TAX
BRINGS STATES 2s.sts ON 2si.sza
SHIPMENTS.
Figures Compiled for first Eleven
Months Of Prohibition in Secre-
.ary Of States office.

Western Newspaper Union News Services
Denver.-Colorado's thirsty popula,
tion imbibed so much liquor during
the first eleven months OF 1916. in
spite of the prohibition law that 231.-
1923 shipments of booze" were
brought into the state by legitimate
carriers. The state derived n total
revenue of s2S,s15.37 from Jan. l to
Dec. /. on liquor shipments.
A report for the first eleven months
OF prohibition, which has been com
piled by w. B. Slife, flat tax clerk OF
the secretary of states department.
shows that Denver headed the list
for heavy shipments. seconded by Pu-
eblo. Weld. Las Animas, El Paso and
Boulder counties.
Most of the big counties reached
their high-water mark In November
when Denver reported s,22s ship
ments, as compared with 1884 the
month before: Pueblo, 2,943; Weld.
1.541. a slight decrease over the
1,642 received in October; FL Paso,
1921. and Boulder, 1.151. Christmas
drinkables swelled the lists of the car.
riers and brought the total shipments
for November to 22.177. Owing to a
falling off in the shipments received
by the smaller counties, however, the
total was lower than for any month
since last May.
The report shows that the ship
ments by months have been as fol
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29
weId Beet Growers Get s1,sas.ooo.

Greeley.-Beet checks totalIng ST.
325,000 were mailed to patrons of the
Greeley, Eaton and Windsor sugar fac
tories in payment for the crop re-
ceived during November. The major
ity OF the farmers receiving the checks
live in Weld county. with the excep-
uon of those who haul to the Brighton
and Northway dumps in Adams
county