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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23
Mount WASHINGTON.

Mount Washington has the reputa-
ton OF having the lowest temperature
together with the highest wind. ever
recorded For q good part OF the year
it is little spot Of the Arctic set in
the temperate zone.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23
ACQUIRING knowledge.

Real knowledge, like everything
else. is not to be obtained easily. It
must be worked for, studied for,
thought for and, more than all, must
be prayed foT.-Thomas Arnold.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23

Christmas cards, holly ana other
on sale ct the Hays CITY
Dug Store.
There are several different classes
i the Citizens State Bank Christ
mas Saving Club. Join one today.
# ne VIII smoke. why not give
him q handsome pipe or a box of
choice cigars in fancy package?
We have them. Hays City Drug Store.
Let US show you our nobby line
of stationery. Makes q dandy Christ
mas gift. Hays City Drug Store.
Do your Christmas Saving early,
and start . savings account with the
Citizens State Bank.
You are invited to become a mem
Der of the Citizens State Bank Saw
ings Club. Join now.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23
~ The cvstzI

4 BIG program far you IS planned
Christmas Day. We give complete
program Cor 1he children II the after-
noon, Free, beginning st 3:3O- Ever
one Is Invited to come t is our
Christmas present 70 you- IN the
evening ? SIX reel program viii be
given:
Ped Circle-Last episode, reels.
Gi1I from Frisco reels, and He
did and Re did not, . big Key Stone
Comedy.
Also . ~big show New years
Shielding Saaslo-=-. i 10 episode OF GU
eE- serial, and tive o.g comedies.
o. q -ay Thursday, be sure to see
Eii-ie Rurke; Tuesday. The Triangle
sid Ezid-y. The l-e-Es program
We wish you FL 8erry Chris
-as and . HapD-> 1-ew Year
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23

''Swede" Nielsen, who carried the
ball across the Nebraska goal IN the
the touch down for K. U. viii spend
part of his vacation in Hays. AIr.
Nielsen was a member of the Fort
Hays Kansas Normal School life GER
tificate class of ~.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
NEGROES ARE
GWEN LIBERTY
Alleged Hold-up Victim Recoy-
ers His Speech and Hear
ina in Short Time.

H. H. Dinger and John Ross, Graf
ton negroes, who were arrested there
and brought to Clarksburg to be
tried for holding up, beating and
robbing ]. w. Jones, an alleged deaf
mute, In a dark alley near the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad freight de-
pot here, have been released from
Jail, the charges against them hav-
ing been dropped.
It appears that Mr.. Jones, who led
the local police department to believe
that he was a deaf mute, returned to
police headquarters day or two ago
in full possession Of speech and hear
ing. He was unable to furnish any
evidence to connect the imprisoned
men with the alleged highway rob-
berry and they were, accordingly re-
leased.
When he first appeared at police
headquarters, Jones communicated
with police by writing and making
signs. He then stated that he oper-
ated mining machine in coal mine
at Newburg, that he came here the
day before Christmas to do some
Christmas shopping and that the
highwaymen robbed him Of sos. all
the money he had. He seemed to
take as big joke the surprise dis
played by police officers over his sud
den recovery Of speech and hearing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
West Of the Mississippi River
with, Loss of Life and
Great Damage.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The
most extensive and seyerest storm
Of the winter is raging today west OF
the Mississippi river and Is moving
eastward. Temperatures this morn
ing ranged from flfty-eight degrees
below zero in the Canadian north
west to zero In the Texas panhandle
and in southern Utah and northern
Arizona 1t was from ten to sixteen
degrees below. The storm has ad-
yanced from the Pacific coast and to-
day was central in the Mississippi
valley. 1t was causing snow and rain
generally throughout the country ex-
cept In the South Atlantic states.
"A rainfall Of 3.12 inches in twenty
four hours today sent the Des Peres
river, which skirts the western and
southern limits Of the city, out Of
It's banks and forced many families
to the upper stories.
The Meramec river, which enters
the Mississippi twenty-five miles be-
low st. Louis, and flows within fifteen
miles OF the city, had risen eleven
feet this morning and continued to
rise at the rate Of foot an hour.
The weather bureau predicted that
BY tonight the thermometer would
register six degrees below zero.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
COURT ACTS
IN A NUMBER
OF LAWSUITS
Orders Of Various Kinds Are
Entered by Circuit Court
Of the County.

A motion to set aside the verdict
in the suit of Charles l.. Hickman
against the city was oyerruled We'd
nesday in the circuit court.
Cases set for trial today and some
others were continued until the next
term of the court.
r. A.. Robinson's suit against Da-
vid White was dismissed, settled.
The case Of Kellen and Morarity
against G. A. Harris was dismissed at
the cost OF the defendant.
Judgment for s462.94 by default
was given the Clarksburg Automobile
Company against Ada NJ. Kester.
Motions were overruled and 1udg-
ments entered for the defendants In
the following cases:
Clarksburg Trust Company against
Anna C. Brennan.
Boyd 8. Fleming, administrator,
against G. G. Southern.
The court handed down an opinion
in the suit OF Frank and John W..
Duffy against James Coplin and 9TH
ers in favor OF the defendants.
The suit OF the Glenview Brick
Company against Louis Cardelli was
dismissed.
The petition OF the Howard Stove
Company was filed in the chancery
cause Of M. F. Bailey, administrative
OF Israel Bailey.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
Prominent Huntington Business
Man is Urged by Cabell
County Committee.

HUNTINGTON, Jan. 12-At a
meeting of the Cabell county Repub-
lican executive committee here this
afternoon, a committee was appoint
ed to wait upon William R. Hite'
prominent citizen and business man,
and prevail upon him to become a
candidate for the Republican nom-
nation for. United States senator.
Mr.. Hite was taken somewhat py
surprise when the committee met him
a short time later and Informed him
Of the action OF the executive com
mittee. He begged time to consider
however, and promised definite an
swer by s o'clock tonight. HIS
friends here believe that he Will en-
ter the race.
Mr.. Hite is one o fthe leading busi-
ness men and developers OF Hunting
ton. For several years he has been
traffic manager for the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad here. He is inter-
ested In the Ensign Car and Foun-
dry Company and has taken q large
part In developing the coal indus
try In this section Of the state. He
began his business life as a telegraph
operator on the railroad. Today ne
Is one OF the most substantial, we'll
to.do and active men In southern
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
For the Nomination for Office
of Attorney General OF
West Virginia: $780,. $3.50. !. /.

LOGAN, w. Va, Jan. 12-Senator
L. T. England. president of the west
Virginia Senate, on being asked to-
day at his home town, Logan. as TO
whether he had definitely decided 10
become candidate for the RepuDli-
can nomination. for attorney general
said:
II have, had this matter under
careful consideration for some time
past. It was suggested to me some
time ago, by a number of my friends,
that / enter the contest for this
nomination, and from that time on
| have been given the matter serious
consideration. After making a gem
eral survey OF the situation for the
purpose of ascertaining the sentiment
for me throughout the state. l. have
fully decided to enter the race. TINS
conclusion was not reached until L
was thoroughly satisfied that PUBIC
sentiment justified my doing So i
have had very strong encouragement
from practically every section OF the
state to enter this race. C
This is the first time Logan coun-
ty has ever had candidate for state
office; neither has any OF Its citizens
been honored by an appointive Of
flee in any of the state departments;
therefore, our people feel that we de-
serve some recognition at the hands
of the Republican party, especially In
view of the fact that Logan county
with its recent developments, and al
most inexsaustible resources, is des-
tined to become, in the near future,
one of the greatest and wealthies1
counties in the state. :.
The rapid growth of the Republic
can party in this county, by reason
of recent industrial development
leads us to the inevitable conclusion
that it will be but short time until
Logan county will be numbered Us
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
GRAND CHANCELLOR
Will Attend Big Pythian Affair
Thursday Night in
This City.

officers Of clarksburg lodge No. SO
Of the Knights Of Pythias were today
notified by the grand chancellor Of
West Virginia, o. A. West, Of Auburn.
that he would come to Clarksburg and
take part in the big affair to be held
Thursday night by the local lodge.
AS previously reported in the Tele-
gram, the local Pythian lodge will on
this occasion be presented with . mag
niAcent set Of gold-plated ohicers'
Jewels and door shields from Fred p.
Wheaton, Of Minneapolis. Mimi, the
supreme keeper Of records and seal,
for having the largest number Of can
didates in the recent Rathbone Bible
class contest held In the state, An
interesting program is TO be carried
out followed By . banquet
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12

one of the leading Republican coun-
ties of the state.
While I have been q member Of
the state Senate, and as president OF
that body, ! have always advocated
the enactment Of such laws as l be-
lieved would bring the greatest good
to the greatest number Of people, Ut
the same time seeking to be Just TO
all the legitimate. industries OF our
great and growing state. have no
entangling alliances with any one or
'anv faction II we have such In our
party, but am a candidate on my own
merits, whatever they may be. IL
is more than likely that will make
an aggressive campaign, but at the
same time. IL. will be conducted upon
the most friendly terms with my OPP
ponents, whoever they may be.
Lam entering this contest with
the expectation Of winning, as feel
yery confident will, but, should l
lose the nomination. then will do
what is within my power to elect
my successful opponent. 1t Is the
greatest desire of my heart to see q
united Republican party; a united
party spells victory, both in the state
an in the nation.
The general trend of sentiment
seems to be toward the Republican
party; the party Of progress; the
party that does things.
i have no personal platform to pro-
mulgate, except the Republican plat
form, and upon that l stand with
both feet. am and always have
been in perfect harmony with the
platform, principles and traditions
Of the Republican party.
II nominated and elected, as at
torney general of this state. 1t VIII
be my highest aim to discharge the
duties of that Office to the best OF
my ability, zealously looking after
the interests Of the state at all times.
With this short statement, sub
nit my claims to the Republican
voters of the state for their verdict
to be rendered at the June primary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
WEST FORK IS
ON A RAMPAGE
But No Very Serious Flood
Damage from It is Looked
For Here.

Much damage has been wrought as
the result Of the flood, which early
today threatened to assume n most
serious aspect at Weston when the
West Fork OF the Monongahela river
had reached n depth Of six feet in the
principal streets and was rising six
inches an hour.
AT noon the flood had reached its
height, although 1t was not expected
II would begin to fall until night. Re-
ports from the surrounding country
told of bridges washed away and
much other property damaged. Roam
vile and Glenvllle, towns along the
Little Kanawha river, are snld to have
suffered severely.
No fatalities are reported.
The West Fork began rising late
yesterday after q long rainfall and
at midnight 1t was out Of It's banks
Traction lines entering Weston were
soon under four feet Of water and by
daybreak the electric light plant was
flooded. Soon afterwards the water
works were closed down and the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad ceased
to operate. Second street was COW
cred to a depth of six feet and in
the business section the Easements
Of stores rapidly filled With water,
East Weston. suburb with 5000
population, suffered severely, the oc-
cupants OF entire blocks being COM
PEELED to move. Fik
The fiobd OF ! 8SS in July ut the
crest was $50 liz feet above sea
level. The Measurement today at
1880 a. nj. was only 931 feet at the
West Fork bridge and rising about
four inches an hour. The crest will
be reached here between 5 and I
o'clock tonight. and will not exceed
two or three feet further rise. The
water is not alarming here, and ut
noon today was hardly to the top Of
the retaining wall above the river
bridge on the Clarksburg side. This
will be within y foot or so OF the
food OF November. 1918, and Feb
ruary, 1914, the last two floods Of
any note.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
CARRAMZA IS ASKED
TO PUNISH BANDITS.
WOULD-BE DRUGGISTS
AREEXAMINED HERE
State Board Of Pharmacy Tests
Fifteen Applicants for
Licenses.

Fifteen applicants for state licenses
to practice pharmacy, among the num-
her being six students Of the new de-
partment Of pharmacy Of West Vir-
ginia University, are taking the ex-
aminations prescribed by the state
before the state board Of pharmacy in
session at the Waldo hotel hero. The
examinations began Wednesday MORN
Ing and will continue until Thursday
evening. .515 ~,
OF the total number Of applicants
who are taking the examinations, eight
seek licenses as registered pharma-
cists and the others seek licenses as
registered assistant pharmacists. The
students Of the new department OF
pharmacy OF West Virginia University
are included among the latter. Prof.
c. II. Bell. head Of the department,
came to Clarksburg with them.
Three written examinations were
held Wednesday in the branches Of
chemistry, pharmacy and materla
medlca. An examination in practical
work will be held oil day Thursday,
the most Of 1t being devoted to the
compromising of prescriptions.
Four members OF the state board Of
pharmacy are conducting the exam
nations here. namely. ALI Walker, OF
Sutton; s. NJ. Scott. Jr, Of Terra
Alta; j. N. Judy, Of. Petersburg; and
Frank B. Haymaker. OF Clarksburg.
The other member, B. E, Downs, Of
WEIGH, was unable to attend because
OF illness
Those taking the examinations are
as follows:
Earl r. Cover, Warrington.
Ralph NJ. White, Clarksburg.
Thomas w. Stephens, McMechen.
Harry McMullen, Jr., Cameron.
Charles Edward Brantlinger,
Williamsburg, Pa.
Octave Arthur Rousseau, Clarks-
burg,
Julian Baker. Chipley. Mooreaeld.
Frank Lyman Murphy, Guyan-
d6tte.
Elijah Lyons Huddleston, Paints
Vile, KY.
F. Herbert Schaher, Keyser. { .
j. Elmer Baker, Hagerstown, Md.
George w. Mechler, Morgantown.
Robert McFerren Holroyd, Nor
gantown.
Bernar Cecil Hale, Princeton.
Harvey G.. Arnett, Fairmont.
Three examinations are conducted
by the state pharmacy board each
year. The next one will be held In
May in the department Of pharmacy
at the state university.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
HITE ASKED TO ENTER
SENATORSHIP RACE

West Virginia. His candidacy would
appeal very strongly to the business
men Of the state and II the southern
part Of the state gets strongly be-
hind his candidacy, Of which there Is
not the slightest doubt, he will be a
formidable candidate for the nomina-
ton.
There has. been some sentiment
here for James L. Caldwell as pos
sible candidate for the same position,
but 1t is understood that he will not
be candidate and that he is one Of
those identified with the movement
to induce Mr.. Hite to run. na
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
TWO STORM VICTIMS
IN KANSAS CITY, MO.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 12.-In Kan
sas City the death list from accidents
as n result Of the storm which Is
sweeping the western section, remain
ed at two, while q score Of persons
are in hospitals recovering from In
juries.
delayed from one to two hours, street
car service In all OF the cities Affect
ed has been seriously interfered with;
telegraph and telephone companies
yainly to maintain communication
over sleet-coated wires and farmers
and producers have been warned II Is
too cold to ship perishable products.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
BIGGEST MERCER
Recorded inthe State Depart
ment in Its Historyis Duly
Announced.
ssy AssociArsp rsssn

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 1.-THE
biggest merger and consolidation Of
two large corporations recorded In
the state department in its. history
was that iiled Wednesday between the
Pittsbtirg Coal Company Of Pennsyl-
yania and the Monongahela River Con-
solidated Coal and Coke Company.
The original capital Of the first was
$5O,000,0OO and the second $50, 1000
and the joint capital Of the new COM
pany, which will be named the Pitts
burg Coal Company, is $SO.000,0O0. or
10000 shares at 500 each. OF this
100000 shares are preferred and
100000 common.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
EMBARGO
On Freight Commodities is the
Problem Railroad Men
Seek to Solve.

PITTSBURG, Jan. 12.-Railroad
freight officials Wednesday were en-
deavoring to straighten out the ques-
ton Of embargo on certain commod-
tiles to points along the Atlantic
seaboard and to New England. AL
most all railroads in this district
have been refusing coal shipments
to New England points but have been
accepting coke, while little, II any,
coal has been accepted for export
points on the Atlantic coast. except
Baltimore. which still seems to be
an open port.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12

tnY ASSOCIATED rRrss,
LONDON, Jan. 12-The announce
ment of the occupation of Mount
Lovcen in Montenegro, although it Is
not confirmed from Entente sources,
is generally accepted here as true.
Uneasiness, which is already freely
expressed in Italy, is reflected in the
English and French newspapers. The
loss of Lovcen from the point OF
view of the Allies is serious owing to
the fact that its summit dominates
Cattaro bay, the Austrian naval base.
Before Italy entered the war the
French had established a number of
guns on the mountain and had pre-
pared emplacements for heavy guns,
which could have swept the bay.
Austria by Selling it forestalls this
danger and is in a commanding posi-
ton with regard to Cettinje, the cap
ital OF Montenegro, which is little
over six miles distant although shell
tered by intervening mountains.
The Austrian advance con:idering
the distance to be covered was much
slower than that made in the Teuton
conquest Of Serbia, but in consider
alton of the formidable obstacles.
which the mountainous character OF
the country presents, it is conceded
that the invaders are making steady
progress.
The question is being anxiously
raised as to why the Entente Allies
did not long ago send aid to the
Montenegrins and in particular why
Italy, which Is more acutely affected
by the Austrian invasion, had not
taken preventative measures. The
Austrians are now only ten miles
from the capital of Montenegro, cal
culating the distance over the exist
ing road and successful blow ut the
heart of the country may have the Ell
feet, it Is said by military critics, OF
isolating the troops who are defend
ing the northeastern frontier.
In Champagne the Germans hold
a slight gain as a result of the de-
termined offensive of last Sunday.
The French military authorities say
that the German forces, which deliv-
cred the attack, lost heavily as with
three divisions they advanced In the
face Of the French artillery fire which
took a terrible toll.
From the eastern front 1t is re-
ported that comparative lull at
present prevails. Special dispatches
affirm that the Russians have been SO
successful in consolidating their new
positions that the Austro-Germans
have begun to remove the supplies
from the bases, which they had es-
tablished in preparation for the ad-
vance which they intended to make
In the coming spring.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
WILLIAMS PRESIDENT.

CHARLESTON, Jan. 10 The SUI
preme court Of appeals Wednesday an,
nounced the election Of L. Judson
Williams, the member from Lewis
burg, a. president indge for one
year. He succeeds Judge George
pofienbareer the member from
Point Pleasant x, \
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
NEGROES TO BE TRIED.

Boice Nixon and Albert Smell,
Point Comfort negroes, were
arrested Wednesday and re-
quired to appear under person
al recognizances at z p. m. Monday
before Magistrate r. Edward Kidd
for trial on a charge Of threatening
to kill Mrs. Fannie Quarrels, a negro.
The case is said to be a result Of a
squabble.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
TEN KILLED.

BRANDON, Manitoba, Jan. 10.
Ten men were killed and forty in
jured In a collision between snow
clearing train and a heavily laden
stock train, one mile east Of Bran
don Wednesday. The victims are
chiefly foreigners employed in the
snow clearing gangs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
PARENT ARREsTED..

Grant Goldsmith has been arrested
BIZ Harry Godfrey, truant oficer. and
REQUIRED to appear At Z; p. m. Thurs
day IN Magistrate R. Edward Kidd's
court to ne tried on a charge Of fall
Ing IA send his son, Frank, aged 1Si
to sschcol. Il. !.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
sRARCH sT0PPEB.
tsy AssoeiArsp sErsl,

PARllERSBURG, Jan. search
for the bodies Of the victims pi tn1
.Kanawha disaster had 10 Ne stopped
temporarily Wednesday due 40 lhe
rapid rise Of the Ohio river here Ias|
night The search will he Continued
Us aoon N TIE river iaIl..
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
SNOW FATAL
To One Man in Chicago and
Causes Half a Score OF
Minor Accidents.

CHICAGO, Jan. 12-One man IS
dead and half a score Of minor acci-
dents were reported as the result Of q
snow and sleet storm which struck
Chicago last night and continued to-
August Schultz, an ice man. sus-
tanned fatal injuries when he slip
ned and fell while carrying ZOO
Mound cake Of Ice. Other accidents
also were due chiefly to the slippery
sleet-crusted sidewalks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
JESS Willard
And Frank Moran Are Matched
to Meet in New York
City March 8.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12-Jess Will
lard. worlds heavyweight champion,
and Frank Moran, have been matched
to meet here March 8 for a purse OF
$4,000.
The preliminary agreement for the
match has been signed and Willard
Ia now on his way here to sign the
flnal articles. Moran is already in
town and the final meeting will oc-
cur this week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-12
BENNETT ELECTED, TOO.

t. C. Bennett was elected Tuesday
as director Of the Empire National
Bank. His name was Internationally
omitted from the list Tuesday by the
Telegram.