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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
Point Out to the President That
Such Plan Would Violate
the Constitution.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1O.-Presi-
dent Wilson was told fatty today by
Republicans of the House military
committee that they believed the
committee was practically unani-
mously opposed to the continental
army plan. They said they believed
the committee favored strengthening
the national guard and empowering
the President to draft It into the reg
ular army in time of war.
The Republicans left the White
House with the impression that the
President still believed the continen-
tai army plan the best so far devised,
He showed no disposition. they said.
to attempt to force adoption Of any
particular plan but expressed the con-
victlon that the committee would
bring out bill for an adequate army.
The president told them that while
he did not believe 1t feasible 10 sub
stitute the national guard for the
continental army, he favored
strengthening the national guard.
The Republicans contended the con-
stitution could be overcome by pass
ing law allowing the president to
draft the organization in time OF war.
The Senate naval committees rec
concentrations for a government ar
NOR plate plant voted despite notice
that the armor manufacturers will
raise the price 5000 a ton II Senator
Tillman's bill goes through, was for
mally presented to the Senate Thurs
day with the declaration that the
government is being overcharged and
that the sole remedy is federal fac
tory.
Should the government build a
plant and lock it up and never use
it," the report states, at would be
wise to erect it as a warning to pri4,
vate manufacturers that there is
point beyond which the government
will not be driven and where patience
ceases to be a virtue"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
Mr.. CARMALT CHALLENGES
ASSERTION OF Mr.. THORNE.
FLUHARTY SAYS
There is Some Truth in the
Story Published in Exponent
but Not Very Much.

When asked this morning wheth-
er 1t is a fact that he was arrested
yesterday by Otllcer Bartlett on a
warrant sworn out by Mrs. Peoples.
charging him with attempting 10 de-
fraud her out Of board money Charles
! 70. Fluharty, Democratic candidate
for the nomination for mayor Of
Clarksburg. declared that there was
some truth In the story. In fact II
has more truth than poetry.
\ Fluharty says he was not taken
into custody and brought before u
magistrate. He read the warrant and
went with the constable directly to
the Peoples home. where he arranged
to make settlement.
Now this looks pretty black, "
said Fluharty. however It Will do
me no harm when the public learns
that the board-bill was some meal
tickets which some tramp printers
boarded out last summer AMI left
without paying.
"As to the sleuthing which tho Elk
ponent employed In finding out tho
truth. was uncalled for, there was
nothing secret about 1t at all. When
the fellows failed to pay their board.
they being In my employ, had to set
lie it--and did. Coming at this
time 1t will prove the old adage.
every knocks boost. :"
Fluharty is showing tho following
signed statement:
"Clarksburg. w. Va, Feb. Q. 1916.
~ wish to state that the accounts
against Mr.. Fluharty were not his
own personally, but for men who
worked for him last summer.
MRS. NJ. L. PEOPLES
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
AGNEN|. DEAD
We'll Known Oil Operator Dies
III GAINESVILLE as the Result
of Infirmities.

ZANESvILLE, Feb. 10.-samuel
B. Agnew. aged 70. one of the lead
Ing and best known oil operators in
eastern Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
and Ohio, is dead at bis home, 1919
Maple avenue, after an illness of one
week from infirmities.
Although retired for the last ten
years, Mr.. Agnew was president OF
the Agnew Torpedo Company, a West
Virginia corporation, with head Of
fees in this city and branches in Sis
tersyIlle. Cairo, Spencer and Penns-
boro, w. Va. He was born in Bel
fast, Ireland, and came to America
in 1859, when he located in Erie.
Pa. During the following years he
was actively engaged as an oil oper-
ator and followed the development
Of the fields in Pleasantville, OIL
City, Beaver, Bradford and Washing
ton, Pa; Sistersville. w. Va. and
throughout the West Virginia and
Ohio fields. With his family he To-
Gated in GAINESVILLE about Ave years
ago.
The body was taken 10 Sistersville
where interment was made Thurs
day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
SHOOTING TRAGEDY
ENACTED ON TRAIN
Man Shoots Wife, Mother.in-
Law, Brother-in-LaW and
Tries to Kill Himself.
tsy Assoe,.rrp rasso

BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Feb. 10.--
Boarding a Pennsylvania train iat
Centerville, near here, this morning,
Edward Ryan walked into a car In
which were seated his wife, Mrs. Lulu
Ryan, his mother-in-law, Mrs. Jane
Shaneyfelt, and his brother-in-law.
John Shaneyfelt, and shot each Of
them. He then tried to kill himself.
but was overpowered by the train
crew, who turned him over to the po-
lice at West Brownsville.
Ryan, who has been separated
from his wife for several weeks.
shouted that he would kill her and
he pressed the revolver against his
wlfe's bosom. The shot went high
and through her shoulder. He then
pressed the revolver against Mrs.
Shaneyfelt's head, but she grasped
the barrel and pushed the weapon
aside. Her finger. however. was
blown off. John Shaeyfelt's was
next shot, two other bullets being
sent after him as he ran from the
car, The women were taken to the
Unlontown hospital.
o. ID
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
So Far, However, the Confer
enCe Has Not Agreed on
Any of the Demands.
TO ADJOURN NEXT WEEK
Sub Committees May Take the
Matter Up after the Anthra-
cite Conference.

MOBILE, Ala, Feb. 1O.-0pera-
tors and miners of the central COM
petitive coal field in joint conference
here to arrange a new wage scale
for western Pennsylvania, Ohio. In
DIANA and Illinois. continued discus
sion today on the mine run question.
Aside from the demands asking in
creases in wages ranging from ten to
twenty per cent, according to the
class of work, the mine run demand
is the most important before the con-
ference.
President John P. White, OF the
miners union Is on record as declar-
ing that the operators must concede
this demand. Western Pennsylvania
operators strongly oppose granting it.
They assert that both miners and OPP
orators are better off by sticking to
the screen system.
Operators and miners both said to-
day they do not expect any Important
developments until after each OF the
eleven demands had been thorough
~ considered. 1t is then probable
subcommittee will be appointed to
endeavor to agree on wage scale.
This may take some time and an ad-
journment next week until after the
anthracite conference, which begins
February 81, is not unlikely.
Operators and miners express the
opinion that wage agreement will
be negotiated, but no one ventures
a prediction as to what concessions
either side will make.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
ARBITRATION
of Dispute between Railroads
and Employees is Demand
ed by Business Men.
t.y ASSOCIATED PRESS,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-A reso-
luton calling upon the railroads and
their employees to settle their wage
controversy by arbitration was
adopted by the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States represent
ing more than 700 organizations of
business men throughout the coun-
try.
The chamber also adopted resolu-
tions calling upon Congress to lnves-
tigate and ascertain what industries
affected by the war should be devel-
oped and TO enact legislation to pro-
mote their development. Another res
olution provides that the chamber
shall petition the president and Con-
gress to take necessary steps to ascer-
tain so far as possible the economic
conditions which will prevail in this
country after the war due to COMPETE
ton with imports from Europe and to
base thereon necessary Legislation to
prevent abnormal foreign competition.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
INTEREST
In Greatest Revival Ever Held
inFirst Methodist Church
Continues to Grow.

Despite the fact that the weather
has been for the most part decidedly
Indictment, the interest continues In
the great revival being held in the
First Methodist Episcopal church.
Last night the seating capacity was
all taken up in the main building.
The sermon was another OF those
mastery orauons against the ele-
ments Of evil and the Inhabitants OF
the realm of darkness. So impress
sive we're the words of DR.. Morrison
that anumber came forward at once
on the first invitation.
The music was exceptionally good
and showed steady degree OF inn
provement in HATS big chorus.
There was a splendid attendance
at the MONDAY luncheon. The meet
ing yesterday afternoon for women
was very interesting and the number
present exceeded the expectations OF
the pastor, DR.. King. who has charge
of the plans and field work in the big
revival
Services will be held this evening
at theregular hour.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
CENTENNIAL
OF COLORED
CHURCH HERE
will Be Celebrated with Pro-
grams of Extraordinary Ser
vices, Beginning Sunday.

The centennial of the African
Methodist Episcopal church will be
celebrated in the church with extra
ordinary services on the coming Sab
bath and also with an excellent pro-
gram Monday evening.
The following serves will be held
on Sunday:
At 1880 a. m. o'clock a special
song and a special sermon to children
by the pastor, the Rev. r. French
Hurley, D. d.
At 8 o'clock p. m. mass meeting
Of the three Sunday schools will be
held at which time an interesting
program will be observed and adj
dresses delivered by prominent per-
sons.
At 1880 O'Clock p. m. there will be
special music by the choir and an adj
dress will be delivered by Professor
D. H. Kyle on Richard Allen. the
Hero" All these services will be
under the auspices OF the young peo-
pie.
The Rev. N. w. Brown. D. D.. Of
Blueaeld. o great preacher ana ora
tor is expected in the city this week
and should he arrive he will take the
pastors place wherever 1t occurs on
the program.
Monday night will be the one hun
bred and fifty-sixth anniversary Of
Bishop Richard Allen, the founder of
the church. The Westalva quartet
will furnish the music for the even
ing.
Addresses will be delivered by DR..
Hurley and others. All are especial
ly invited to attend these services.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
ARMED MERCHANTMEN
Are to Be Considered Hereafter
by Germany as WarShipS
and Treated as Such.

BERLIN, Feb. 10-The German
government is about to issue mem
orandum to neutral governments an
nouncing that hereafter armed mer-
chantment belonging to countries at
war with Germany will be considered
and treated as warships.
The government contends this
measure is justified by explicit in
structions issued by the British adj
miralty to merchantmen, copy of
which Is said to have been obtained
by the German government. These
instructions, it is said, were that the
merchantmen should carry guns and
attack submarines on sight.
1t is also stated that these instruc-
tions have counterpart in instruc-
lions Issued by other governments at
war with Germany.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
TRIAL STOPPED
When the Woman in the Case
Agrees to Drop Suit for
Breach Of Promise.
tsr ASSOCIATED PRESS,

FINDLAY, o., Feb. 10-Just be-
fore Miss Ada Warner. 40, was 20
have been placed on trial here today
on a charge of shooting her former
lover. Norris H. Powell, 43, Novem-
Der 10 last, it was announced that
the charge, had been dropped by Pow
ell on condition that Miss Warner
drop her breach Of promise action
aginst him for $4,000.
This settlement marks the end OF
one of the strangest cases ever
brought into the Ohio courts. Miss
Warner was charged with having don
ned mems clothes and entered at
night Powell's home where he lived
alone, demanding that he marry her
and when he refused she is said to
have shot him. He was found with
a bullet in his lung by neighbors and
told this story.
Miss Warner was found an hour
later at her home with knife wounds
in her neck, indicating attempted
suicide.
Miss warner in her suit alleged
that Powell had promised to marry
her twenty-five years ago. and that
she waited for him twenty years until
his mother died, and then learned
that he did not intend to marry her.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
[lFATH
of Philip Huntington; Former
Clarksburg Citizen, Occurs
at RoCkdaIe, Texas.

Belated information reaches the
city Of the death of Philip Dunning-
ton at Rockda1e, Tex, December %.
He was a son of Noah and Katherine
Huntington, former residents OF
Clarksburg, and he was born about
1876. He was a brother of the late
William Huntington, of Weston,
"Phil' Huntington, as he was
called, is remembered by many of the
older citizens Of this county, as he
clerked for many years in the store
of Lloyd Lowndes, father Of r. T..
Lowndes, and they are all panied to
learn of his death. He went to Tex
as about 1870, where he had resided
ever since.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
Mary B. German, Registered
Nurse, Starts New Nurs-
ing System.

Hourly nursing, long felt want
in the city. is at last reality and
those woh need the, services of req
istered nurse for short time may
now be accommodated without the
unnecessary expense Of employing q
nurse for a day or a week. The hour
ly nursing Is under the direct charge
of Mary B. German, registered
nurse who graduated from st. Mary's
hospital here several years ago. and
since that time has had a lot Of ex-
perlence In the nursing profession.
Miss German has sent out an
nouncements to all physicians Of the
city notifying them d the new plan
and telling them that she is now
ready to answer all calls promptly.
The idea OF hourly nursing was
originated in New York City several
years ago, and has been exceedingly
successful In the larger cities. but
this Is the first time that a city the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
STORE SOLD
BY IT,. Lynch and Company to
the w. L. Morrison Store
Company, New Concern.

The firm of T. j. Lynch and Com
pany desires to announce that 1t has
sold its dry goods store and given a
lease on it's building to the W. l..
Morrison Store Company. The stock
will be invoiced and turned over to
the new concern about the tenth or
fifteenth of March. This sale Is made
on account of other interests requiring
the personal attention Of the owners.
The store room will be remodeled
on the first and second floors and 9TH
err improvements, including the fur
nishing of basement room under the
entire building, will be made. Work
has already commenced on the I'M
nrovement and the owners hope to
have 1t completed by the specified
time,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
CHECK GIVEN
BY FIuharty to Constable Reus
ben Bartlett and Not to
Justice MiceWarner.

Concerning an article in Thurs
day mornings Exponent, the follow,
ing affidavit has been made aud
handed the Telegram for publication:
State OF West Virginia,
County Of Harrison: s.
This day Reuben Bartlett per
sonally appeared before me, n q
Nicewarner, q justice Of Harrison
county, and being by me first duly
sworn, deposes and says he did re-
ceive check made to him by G. q
Fluharty, fora board bill for 81 30 9
and not Squire Nicewarner. Az The
American Exponent stated.
R. J.iBARTLETT. 9. II, @.
Taken, subscribed and sworn 70
this 18th day Of February, 1915.
7. g. NICEWARNER, u r
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
DATES PICKED
For Annual Exposition Of West
Virginia Association of
CIarksburg.

Directors of the West Virginia Fair
Association OF clarksburg have Sc
lected SEPTEMBER ii, -, Is and IA as
the dates for holding its annual fair
and race meeting this year. This is
the week Immediately following the
Wheeling fair. The action was taken
by the directors at meeting held
Wednesday evening in the associa-
TONS offices in the Golf building.
The association is now member of
the recently formed Pennsylvania
West Virginia fair and racing circuit,
which takes IN all the leading fairs
of those states. Ohio and Maryland in
the district surrounding Pittsburg. 1t
will be along scientific lines and will
have the cooperation OF United States,
state and county governments.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
BLUE SKY Law
OF the State of Ohio is Declared
Unconstitutional by Federal
Court Judges.

COLUMBUS. Feb. 10.-The Ohio
"blue sky" law was declared uncon-
stitutional Thursday when United
States District Judges Safer, Warning
ton and HOLSTER concurred In de-
cision temporarily enjoining Attorney
General Turner from giving an OFF,
cial opinion concerning or otherwise
interfering with the affairs Of the
Geiger-Jones Company, Of Canton,
o. The. blue sky" department had
undertaken to investigate the affairs
Of the Gelger-Jones Company, dealers
in industrial securities and had filed
charges asserting that the company
was not complying with the provi-
sions of the law.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
CASUALTY lists
of PrussIans in the European
War Shows Losses Run
ming into Millions.

LONDON, Feb. 10-The Amster-
dam Courant states that the Prussian
casualty lists Nos. 420 to 400,
show 1889 dead, wounded and
missing, and Prussian lists Nos. 4S0
to 439 show 1890 dead, wounded
and missing. The total Prussian
losses are computed by. this paper at
2,377,37S. The German military
losses include also 335 lists Of cas-
ualties Of Wurttemburg forces, PAT
Bavarian lists. 24S Saxon lists. sixty
navy lists, and some lists concerning
German officers IN the Turkish SER
vice, according to the Courant.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
7EUTONS TAKE
Large Section. of a Trench
from the French Troops in
the ArtoiS Region.
GAY AssoeiArrp PsEss,

BERLIN, Feb. 1O.-The capture
from the French Of large section of
a trench northwest of Vimy in the
Artois region was announced by Ger
man army Headquarters today. A
mine crater near Melville in the same
sector was retaken. South of the
Somme the French gained foothold
in small part of one Of the German
first line trenches.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
TRAIN CRASH
Results in Fatal Injury to Con.
ductor and Less Serious
Hurt to Another.

McKEEsPoRT, Pa, Feb. 1O.-Lee
Dolan. Baltimore and Ohio freight
conductor, OF Connellsville. was prob
ably fatally injured and Aaron Ward.
also OF Conceivable, was less serl-
ously hurt this morning when a light
engine OF which Ward was fireman,
crashed into the freight at Rob-
bins Station near here. The men we're
taken to the McKeesport hospital.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
HOUSE REPUBLICANS OPPOSING
PLAN OF A CONTINENTAL ARMY
+**++++++++*+*
HAPPY SELECTION
FOR COURT CLERK.

+ The Parkersburg state Jour
I nal comments as follows on the
+ appointment of Samuel r. Har-
! rison. Of this city, as clerk Of
: the United States district court:
! The appointment by Judge
+ Dayton Of the Hon. Samuel h.
I Harrison. of Clarksburg, to be
+ clerk of the United States dis
I trict court for the Northern
+ district OF West Virginia, is u
+ fortunate one-made so not
I only by the peculiar fitness Of
+ the appointee but by another
+ circumstance that Is almost
! equally affirmative,
+ MI. Harrison was clerk OF
+ the United States circuit court
+ when that tribunal was abol-
+ Ished and the clerkship along
+ with 1t by congressional action.
! The two courts we're merged
+ into one, and the life tenure Of
: Mr.. Harrison in Office was
J brought to a termination. The
: vacancy has afforded an oppor-
; unity to restore him to post
+ that he was we'll fitted to serve
! and out of which he hnd been
; mustered by circumstances.
: Mr.. Harrison's appointment
: will be pleasing to his friends
; and particularly so to the pat
! rons Of the office, because of his
! efficiency and courtesy. 1t pal
J Hates so far as may be the
! profound sense OF loss that was
} occasioned by the untimely
! death OF his beloved predeces-
} sor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
ASKS AUSTRIA
For Investigation and ExpIana-
ton Of Attack on an Ameri-
can Tank Steamer.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O-Secre-
tary Lansing announced Thursday
that he had sent to the Austro-Hun-
garian government through Ambas-
sador Penfield a despatch asking for
an explanation of the attack by an
Austrian submarine on the American
tank steamer Petrolite.
The secretary said published state
ments that demands had been made
upon the Vienna government were
mot true" but that 1t was within the
range OF possibility that demands Of
some sort might be made in the fu-
ture should the investigation and ex-
PLANTATION asked warrant them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
WIFE PREFERS A CHARGE

Clarence Prunty, who was recent
~ jailed on charge of shooting at
Ills mother-in-law, Mrs. Lilly Church.
has been served with warrant in
which he is charged with threatening
to kill his wife, Mrs. Prunty having
had 1t issued In Magistrate T, G..
court. Both cases we're
scheduled for trial late Thursday az
ternoon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
HOURLY NURSING
is STARTED HERE
size Of clarksburg has ever been so
fortunate as to have an hourly nurse.


fortunate as to have an hourly nurse.
The real meaning OF the hourly
nursing proposition is that when a
person wants nurse for a short
tim eto care for all persons who are Ill,
they may do so at reasonable cost.
The new system will also be Of great
advautage.to people of moderate cir
cumstances in, the city who would
like to have registered nurse at
times for a short while, but do not
wish to under the present system, as
they cannot afford to pay nurse for
q days work. Under the hourly nurs-
ing system, II a nurse is wanted for
an hour ora day, she is always avail
able.
When local physicians were APP
preached on the subject they were
all very enthusiastic about 1t, and
said that they would help Miss Cor
man In every way possible to make
her venture a success Miss German
has the approval and heartfelt sup
port Of all the medical fraternity in
her new Undertaking.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
GAssAwAY RATES.

Under advisement by the state
public service commission is the ap-
pllcation OF the Gassaway Develop
ment Company to increase rates
charged consumers OF water at the
Braxton county town, the case hay-
ing been heard by the commission.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
HOLDS UP TRAIN.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 1O-A ban
dit held up and robbed twenty pas.
sengers in a sleeping car on an east
bound Union Pactfi train "Wednesday
night between Green River and Rock
Springs, Wyo., and escaped, accord
ing to reports to railroad headquar-
tiers here Thursday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
MINERS AND OPERATORS
ARE TO COME TO TERMS
INJURIES FATAL.
tBy Associated Press. J

WHEELING, Feb. 1O.-w. C.
Stewart, of Cleveland, presi-
dent of the American Stamping
and Enameling Company. OF
Bellaire. and Massillon, o.. died
in a hospital here Thursday
from injuries received Tuesday
night when a street car was
struck in West Wheeling by a
Cleveland and Pittsburg en-
CINE. A dozen other persons
injured at the same time are
recovering.
. 4 4 = L = Z =. L 4.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
BRooKs DEAD.

NEW YORK. Feb. 10-Belvidere
Brooks, vice president Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, died at
his home here Thursday Of heart
trouble. He had been in poor health
for several months. His death Eas
sudden. s
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
UNFILlED TONNAGE.

NEW YORK, Feb. IL. The I'M
filled orders Of the United stales
Steel Corporation on January 3 i.
amounted to ne 22,767 tons. accord
ing to the monthly statement Issued
Thursday. This Is. an increase Or
1857 tons oyer December.