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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
UNKNOWN ITALIAN
JUMPS TO DEATH
When Caught on TrestIe by a
Short Line Railroad Train
Tuesday Night.

The body OF an unknown Italian
was found at $3.50 o'clock Wednes-
day morning under the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad trestle Mt Meadow
brook by several men who were go
Ing to their work. At first it was
thought that tho man had boon muir
dered but upon n closer investigation
1t was learned that he had fallen Off
the bridge
DR.. S. NJ. Mason, coroner, was,
called but as the body had been taken
to Shinnston, Magistrate w. H. Wat
kins, of that town. acted as coroner.
At noon Wednesday he had taken no
action and 1t could not be ascertaIned
whether he would hold an Inquest or
not. The body Is ut the Hursey I'm
dertaking Company's establishment
at ShInnston, where large number
OF persons viewed 1t Wednesday
morning but were unable to identity
1t.
The supposition is that he had at
tempted to walk across the trestle
and train caught him on 1t and he
jumped off. The body was badly
bruised and several cuts were on his
face and head. Internal injuries are
thought to have caused him death.
The man was about 45 or SO years
old and from appearances he was
tramp.
No funeral arrangements will be
made until Magistrate Watkins
makes his investigation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
VIII |
OF the Late William Burnside,
Of Good Hope, is Partly
Probated Here.

The will of the late William Burn
side. of Good Hope, was partly pro-
bated Wednesday. 1t sets forth that
all his real estate and other property
is to go to his widow her lifetime
and that he has already given son,
A. L., his part of the estate and
also a daughter. Cora NJ. her part.
1t also states that he has given his
sons, Hiram j.. Homer N. and Eden,
$4,000 each, and Lucy B. Dillon, Eva
l.. Sommerville. Bertha C. Law and
Emma G. Post, daughters $500
each and that he means for them to
share in that ratio and at the death
of his widow the estate Ia to be
equally divided among the sons and
daughters. Dorsey L. Reed and Ho-
mer N. Burnside are named as exec
utors without bond.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
STORM PLANT
OF the International Harvester
Company Do Several Hun
dred Striking Employees.

CHICAGO, May 4.-Spveral hun
drod striking employees Of tho Inter
national Harvester Company Wed
nesday stormed the tractor plant. A
riot call was turned iii and the police
quickly drove the strikers back. Two
men zero reported injured.
According TO the police about 500
or 500 men armed with sticks and
stones stormed the plant. A police
man held them away from the en-
trance with his revolver until re
serves arrived, The damage done to
the plant was slight.
An effort upon the part OF the state
board of arbitration to end the strike
is under way. About 10000 en-
ployes from tho Deerlng and Mccor-
mick plant OF the company are out.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
MAY PROBE
Sending of kilograms to Con-
gress Urging That No Action
toward War Be Taken.
osr ASSOCIATED rnEss,

WASHINGTON. May 4.-As result
OF conference Wednesday between
President Wilson and Senator Hust-
ings, the department OF justice prob
ably will make an Investigation to
uncover the influences responsible for
sending thousands Of kilograms to
senators and representatives last
week urging that no action be taken
leading to war with Germany.
Senator Hastings, who received
many OF these kilograms, has made q
personal Investigation and laid the
results before the president, He told
him he could get NO more tnforma-
ton without the aid Of the depart
metn Of justice. He expressed the
belief that the department could dis
cover who advanced the money paid
for the kilograms, The-prestdent lis
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
Missionary Convention.


The annual convention OF the
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal church OF the
Buckhannon district. will be held
Thursday and Friday in the First
church here. The following program
is announced:
Thursday Evening-7:3o.
Hymn 636-"Watchman Tell Ue
of the Night"
Prayer-The Rev. W. B. King,
D. D.
Address of demonstrating
First church.
Observation-Disclosures Auxiliary.
Music.
Address-Miss Julia Bonafleld, of
China.
Collection.
Hymn 415-"Faith of Our Faith
ers."
Benediction.
Informal reception.
Friday Morning-0:3O.
Opening exercises.
appointment Of committees.
What Arc We Doing in Buckhan-
non District?"
Response by Buckhannon. Clarks-
burg First church, Ash chapel, Phil
ippi, Weston.
bloodhound table talks-Mrs.
C. Edmund Neil, leader.
The Ideal Member"-Philippi
Auxiliary.
Extension Department" = Ash
Chapel Auxiliary.
Success OF Some Literature"-
Weston Auxiliary.
IAN Important O1lce"-Buckhan-
non Auxiliary.
10:30-Reports of our summer
schools: Lakeside, Mountain Lake
and Lancaster.
1O:45-"Tithing," Mrs. &c. W.
Hawkins.
1O:55-ouestion box.
11:o5-Jubilee hour. Jubilee
Hymn 654.
why Jubilee" Mrs. CLYDE
Otis Law.
THE Value of the Blue Book
Mrs. Mary I. Scott.
Comforting IN. o. G. H." honors.
Mrs. G. Edmund Neil
11:30-Address Miss Julia Bona
field.
12:Oo-Doxology. closing prayer.
Friday iftcrnoon-1:3o.
Opening exercises, Mrs. G. W.
Hawkins.
Reports Of committees.
Election Of officers.
Introduction Of visitors.
Music.
2:OO-Yourg peoples rally:
How the Young Peoples Work is
Growing Mrs. Clyde Otis Law.
Every One a NIisslonary''-Miss
Mary Eaton.
Address-Mlss Mary Scott.
Song Coming. Coming"-Stand-
ard Bearers, Clarksburg.
. 3:00-Address-Mrs. Hugh Will
sou OF South America.
Hymn 630-''From All the Darl;
Places"
Benediction.
4 The officers are:
President Cincinnati branch
Mrs. a. j. Clark. Wheeling,
Branch superintendent of young
peoples work-Niiss Mary Scott,
Moundsville
Conference secretary-Mrs. C.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
DEMANDS REFUSED
To TeIegraphers and SignaImen
and They Can Strike If
That Be Their Desire.

NEW YORK, May 4.-The de-
mands OF telegraphers and slgnalmen
on the lines OF the New York Central
and Nickel Plate railroads for in
creased wages and better hours will
not be granted, 1t was announced
here Wednesday by A. 7. Hardin,
a vice president of the New York Cen
trail.
1.-THE New York Central is a public
service corporation and any strikes
will not affect operation of train ser
vice." Mr.. Hardin said I'VE do not
expect that men will quit except in a
few isolated cases. We have offered
to meet them and to deal fairly with
them and IL they decide to strike we
shall have other men ready to All
their places. There will be no inter-
ruption OF schedules.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
M Celehrnte Annllcrsnrr.

Preparations have been about COM
peted for the celebration and dance
80 be given Saturday night at the Wal
do by Clarksburg council. No. rs. of
the United Commercial Travellers. Ii
is to commemorate the eighteenth an
nlversary OF the local council. There
will be a reception. dance and supper
but it will be strictly an informal affair
and members, their wives and their
sweethearts are expected to have a
good, old-fashioned social time. 1t will
begin at $3.50 o'clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
DECORATOR
OF Pittsburg Gets Busy Here
for the Annual Knights
TempIar ConClave.

Reno Fleming. of Pittsburg, repre-
sentative OF w. T. Hardester, dec
orator of that city, is here arranging
for the decoration OF stores, resi-
dences, streets and public buildings
for the annual state conclave Of
Knights Templar, for which Mr.. Har-
dester has been chosen official dec
orator.
Mr.. Fleming has opened headquar-
tiers at Ill North Third street. He
has large stock OF Templar emblems
and decorations OF all kinds. includ-
ing electric and papler mache devices.
The conclave is to be held here May
16, II and Is,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
BIG DAMAGE
Is Done to Buildings by Fire
during the Recent Rebellion
in the City of Dublin.

DUBLIN, May 4.-The chief OF the
fire department estimates the dam
age to buildings at 100000 pounds
and to stock at 100000 pounds in the
le<ent rebellion. The number of
buildings destroyed or damaged is
179.
In county Galway the instruction
has been quelled completely but the
need Of bread is great. There is no
yeast to be had in that district.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
ORGANIZERS
Arrive in the City Of Cleveland
to Open a WhirIwind Cam
paign among W0rkmen.

CLEVELAND, May six organ
Izers OF the American Federation OF
Labor have arrived here TO open a
whirlwind campaign to organize S.
600 employees or the United States
Steel Corporation here The object
of the move is TO demand au eight
hour day. Sol Sonthoimer is in
charge of the effort and said Wcdnes-
day the men are dissatisfied with com
pany's ten per cent wage increase
granted February /.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
PACKERS STRIKE
At the Five General Ware Pot
terieS for Higher Wages
and Shorter Hours.

ALLIANCE, May 4.-The packing
departments Of the five general ware
potteries ut sebrlng, near here. were
closed by strike OF packers
who demanded $3.50 for an eight
hour day instead OF 1926 for nine
hours. The men have been working
under the two-year scale entered into
by the United States Potters Associa-
ton and the National Brotherhood
of Operative Potters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
EARLIER HOUR
To Start Work Causes En-
ployeeS of Coal Company
to Go Out on a Strike.

TAMAQUA. Pa, May 4.-Recause In
granting an eight-hour day the I.ehigh
Coal and Navigation Company changed
the hour for starting work from Z to
1880 a. m. commencing Wednesday the
employees went on strike Wednesday
rendering idle the Panther creek val
ley colllerles employing several thous-
and.
A committee will be sent to inter-
view company officials later in the day.
The men want to start at Z, preferrlng
to quit an hour earlier.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
TUBERCULOSIS
Causes Death Of Wesley R.
VanpeIt, Son Of J. N. Van
peIt of First Street.

Wesley II. vanpelt. aged II years.
son OF ]. w. Vanpelt. OF 1877 Firy
street, died at 1880 o'clock Tuesday
morning at his homo following long
illness OF tuberculosis. The body will
be taken to Mill Creek, Randolph coun-
ty. for burial Thursday.
Surviving relatives OF the deceased
boy are j. w. vanpelt. his father; Mrs.
B. F. McMann, and Flossie and
Blanche vanpelt, sisters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
To Review Stations.

On Thursday at 2:30 p. m. at the
nhome OF Mrs. T. G. Nicewarner on
First street, Point Comfort, the Wom-
ans Missionary Society of the Central
Presbyterian church will meet to make
n review of the various mission sta
tons OF the Southern Presbyterian
church.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
ANOTHER STRIKE
Two Hundred Machinists Want
an Eight-Hour Day in Sew
eral Beaver Falls Plants.

BEAVER FALLS, Pa, May A.
Three thousand men in factories
throughout the Beaver valley we're
thrown out OF work when 200
machinists struck for an eight-hour
day In the plants of the Dawes and
Myler Company, Standard Gauge and
Steel Company, Union Drawn Com
pany, Keystone Drlller Company. and
the Standard Steel and Supply Com
pany. All saloons were ordered
closed by Judge G. A. Baldwin.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
Missionary Convention.

The Buckhannon district convention
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society OF the Methodist Episcopal
church will be held in tho First Metho-
list Episcopal church of this city
Thursday evening and all day Friday.
Miss Julia Bonafield, OF China, will ad-
dress the convention Thursday even
ing. All interested in missionary work
are asked to be present.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
PACK MULES ARRIVE.

COLUMBUS. n, NJ, May 4.-Five
hundred cavalry remounts and pack
mules were received here Wednesday
to replace animals lost by General
Pershing's command.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04

The regular monthly business
meeting and social hour OF the
Omega Sunday school class Of the
First Baptist church Will be held in
the church at 1880 o'clock Thursday
evening. All members OF the class
are urged to be present.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04

The annual state convention of the
Ladies OF the Maccabees is to take
place May 10 and II in this city with
headquarters at the Waldo hotel.
Preparations are well in hand by
committees and Mrs. Helen 7. Burt,
of Ypsilanti, Mich the state COM
mander.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
Dance Well Attended.

The moonlight dance given at Nor
wood park Tuesday night by Edmund
Denham, manager Of the park, was
well attended and all had good time.
Another dance of the Same kind will
he given Friday night from $3.50 to IL
o'clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
MAY SELECT CLARK.

. WASHINGTON, May A.
, There were indication Wednes-
. day that administration leaders
: expect either Speaker Clark or
former Governor Martin Glynn,
: OF New York, to be temporary
: chairman OF the Democratic ma
: tional convention at St. Louis.
: The selection will be made ten
. days before the convention.
:. i. r j. + I. r :. = + + + + + r
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
With Mrs. Weekly.

The Ladies' Aid Society of st. Marks
Lutheran church will meet with Mrs.
i. F. Weekly. of South Chestnut street,
at 2:3O o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04

The average American eats SOh
pounds of beef. ia pounds OF veal.
rs pounds OF pork and lard and 6 IL
pounds of mutton and lamb every
year.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
Raltimole Commlttec.

At regular meeting OF the Elks'
lodge Tuesday night. Exalted Ruler
II. Frank Horr appointed Claude II.
Atzrodt. Fred Howard and Rolla W
Jones as . committee to be known as
the Baltimore committee. Among its
duties will be TO ascertain how many
local Elks. are going to the grand
lodge convention and arrange Pull
man accommodations for them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
!mund NeIl. Morgantown.

Conference treGSurer-MIss Helen
Seaman, BOX 45s. Wheeling.
Conference superintendent OF
young peoples and children's work,
Mrs. Clyde Otis Law. Clarksburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-04
BIRRELL RESIGNS.

LAY ASSOCIATED pNEsn
LONDON, May 4.-Augustine Bir-
rell. chief secretary for Ireland, has
resigned.
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CONTINUED on page 81
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
Achieves In

thov do fiji fact to which many Or
their customers have testified.
Two Generations or Knowing How.
a part Of the reason for the excel
loncc of Willetts tank blocks is
wrapped ND III their history. Tho VII
cts Company WINS founded some thtr-
~ years ago by Jesse Willctts, sr-
athor ar the men who now controlait
Eut for many Years prior % the e.
tnblishmcnts or this business. Mr..
Willctts was recognized rs a master
maker or clay products for tho glass
industry Moreover. lie wus q glass
himself. prominent
among iii lis contemporaries for his
-nccuratc Judgment and sllrowd under
standing or glnss-mnking. principles.
One cannot fail To get the Importance
Eof this fortunate situation. It means
Ethat ME-. Willetts was enabled to study
his subject from both sides. lie knew
Just what practical glass making de-
Imands DC tank or pot. Then he cx-
Ipcrtmcntod until he satisfied this de-
lraand. All soon IT'S lie evolved mn Idea
Ill Ills EItL1 AahA NJ
tto his glnss factory and tried Il out.
Thus lie was able 10 shade his
blends. modify his working methods,
and regulate his firing lntelltgcntiy
always ktrpwing how any given change
would result in the finished product.
I'D Isl not too much % shy TINT these
cars Of scientific experiment have ex-
crted pronounced influence IN the
subsequent history OF the entire tank
nnd pot industry.
Succeed 4 BY Sons.
| Mr.. Willetts continued in this work
until tho end or Ills life. since which
tho business has been conducted un--
der a reorganization BY his sons
These mon have grown up il the bust
ness From their father they haYe In
lhcrltcd IN understanding OF tank
block manufacture which was exceed
lea by none ii Ills day. 70 this they
have added the new discoveries and
Incw methods Of tile later generation.
III < v & 4 IN u = 8s B
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

supply shall follow the course OF 9th
er fields and eventually decrease In
volume tile section viii still be the.
home OF the cheapest fuel possible.
Producer gas will solve the problem
which will then come. Scientists
have gone on record with statements
that On q large scale gas can be Sc
cured from coal at 4 cost OF six cents
a thousand cubic feet. This will in
volve operations On d huge scale, but
the demand which will be already ex-
istent Will Justify investment Of un-
limited capital.
The business man. manufacturer.
orchardist and dairyman VIII Is look
ing for location is doing himself
an injustice il he does not lnvesti-
gate what IS offered here before max
ing final decision. He will find a peo-
pie ready with welcome and eager to
cooperate in any way to make his
venture a success. In the end it IS
MP to the Individual but brains plus
capital plus ambition viii find here
encouragement and these ingredients
mixed il the laboratory Of industry
ARE bound to produce enjoyable and
enduring prosperity.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
INDUSTRY WILL
BRING RETURNS
Opportunities ia Many Lines for
Men of Initiative Who
Initiative
Seek AdVancement

7 Z
The sage who said that oppor-
tuntty waits for no man. didn't know
central West virginia. For Old Nan
Opportunity has been very patient.
with his laggard seekers who have
passed over.the wonderful and varied
resources Of this section Of a state as
ret but partially developed. He has
waited without complaining. and now
riEhtfully feels that regeneration and
restoration OF youth which comes
from qutckenng pulses or activity
For he Il being discovered and the
good things which he has scattered
along the way for mon of initiative
and ambition to pick up will. soon be.
I. developed into big. vital industries.
For years the raising @of beef cat
tie has been n considerable business
il volume OF turnover. The. stock Isl
raised II the back counties ia the
mountains and brought down to the
limestone blae- grass country as year
lings to be fattened for the market.
Black polled Angus and Herfords do.
q WI4l Ia &SLAlS aSE%Ll1AIsS SLlIL All&4 -
plenty 81 room for enterprisfng breed
ers who understand the business and
who have sutTictent capital to cstab-
lish themselves Baltimore, New
York. Philadelphia and Pittsburg. are
constantly looking to central West
Virginia for supplies Of superior beef.
and an output can be absorbed to
more than double or even treble the
present volume.
As with cattle SO with horses. The
famous Morgan strain reached its
highest development here. and stock
bred In the central West Virginia
counties Is constantly in demand in
al sections OF the East and middle
West. Datrying offers possibilities
which have been exploited in a meas
ure, but there IS plenty Of room for
markets Of a largely increased ca
pactty Of production. 1t Is necessary
now for ice cream manufacturers to
look to Ohio for their cream supply.
Or at least 4 portion Of 1t, and with
true West Virginia loyalty they would
prefer to buy it at home II possible
Orcharding is another. undeveloped
industry that needs only attention
and skill to put it among the income
producing activities Of the section. P.
N. Robinson vice president Of the
Union National Bank, told a writer
for the Telegram recently that a
farmer recently brought to him spec
linens Of Northern Spy apples which
were equal to any ever grown in New
York state where they are famous and
top the price quotations il the mar
kets- Peaches. pears and grapes all
thrive in the central counties Of the
state, and with scientific selection in
the matter Of soils. location and cul-
tIvatton each can be made a source
Of profit to the grower.
Future years are bound to see
many industries working the base
metals, many Of them. perhaps. small
compared to the gigantic plants Of
the big corporations, but which, new
ertheless. should be profitable be
cause Of the advantage Of cheap fuel.
II it should come to pass that the
central West Virginia natural gas
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
TANK BLOCKS OF
AMERICAN CLAY
Clarksburg Maker Achieves
dependence of European
Material for Product

Tank blocks ard today strictly ani
American product Until tic Euro
pcan war broke out Il MAS the gen
crnl opinion that good tank blocks
could not ~ made except with iln-
ported clay The Millctts Company
were the flrst and eventually one o.
the largest users % imported clay I'M
this ttnc OF business. hui the same
keen rnrsightcdncss which caused theEl
.to use imported clay. also caused Thorn.
10 ~ prepared against the day when
Tie imported article could not DC pro
cured They experimental With
American clays ana found il number
Eof good ones. one il. particular which
not only cquallcd, hui surpassed CHA
imported: III all. over GOO varieties or
samples wcrctostcd. Hence. Wien the
change became absolutely necessary
they were not LEFT cropping n the dark.
but proceeded without delay 10 nuke
Iusc d Tie knowledge they had ac-
Iqutred
Willotts tank blocks are tho result
4 Of exact formulate, perfected methods.
skilled workmanship. and scientifically
correct blond o. clay. Iii quality, nll
Willctts blocks Rrc cSnctIy alike. How
Ito produce Ideally perfect tank blocks
lis the problem % which the Willct+s
Company has bent every energy To-
Thirty long years. The clay must be
iof such nature. and the moulding AMI
firing 50 done, tint the finished blocks
Twill not chip, scale, crumble nor iu
inny other way discharge particles q
themselves into The molten glass
]. Tie wash of the glass and the ter.
rifle heat are The Influences which en-
down tile life 81 4 tank. Willctts
blocks. therefore. must resist these Dc.
.lstroying agencies to the extreme limit
Iof possibility Nilletts blocks mus
HE true q SIZE. They must lit. Ana