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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
La tllc Rnnk Man Heln Yon.

In practically every bank there is
q man whose face In as familiar to
the public az the village doctor. the
minister or the postmaster , He has
been With the bank, IT may be-. since
he wns boy. grew up with II. and
VIII probably die in it's service. Ho
ls usually 80 regular In his habits
that you can set your watch by him.
He waits on the window. interviews
the borrowers, makes out reports,
hears the tales Of distress. offers adj
vice aud straightens out tangled fam
lily and financial atalrB. iie has well
been termed the banks department
of mercy"
You may sometimes Gull him by
his first name, and he will probably
call you by yours He Is often the
bank, and you know the bank "a
Mr.. So and Sos bank" You have
every confidence In him because you
have known him so long. He IS
worthy OF that confidence.
This man Is conservative. II is
his business to keep the bank safe
In great many cases he passes on
the loans, buys the securities. and
has the general management of the
bank, reporting to tho board, to
whom he Is responsible. You can
well afford to take your problems
TO him, for he can help you. He
has handled millions for the bank.
It may be without losing dollar.
lie can give YOU good advice.
Whenever you contemplate buying
piece of real estate. ask his 0pin-
lon--he knows values in your town.
II you think Of buying bond. or
some stock. ask him to guide you,
for 1t may be he Is bond expert
some bank men are. II you have
4 proposition that looks rosy" to
you, seek him out and ask II he
would take II for the bank He will
probably say no and you can afford
to do likewise. When troubles come,
consult him.
He Is the executive and clerical
head OF the bank. Every detail
passes under his eye. He Is Jealous
OF his bank and its reputation. 1t
il his life work. He is fairly well
paid sure of his job, gives it his I
best attention and stands in the role /
Of servant to whomsoever would use ,
his good offices without pay and .
hope OF reward He is a gentleman |
Of honor of tine distinctions, high |
ethical standards. clean life and
helpful inclinations. You do well /
10 know him. and cultivate his
friendship. He can help you in
many ways.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TRI-STATE
Latest Reports of Operations In
West Virginia, PennsyI.
Vania and Ohio.

At this time when the demand for
new producing territory Is unprece-
denied operators are deeply inter-
ested in wildcat compilations. They
were never so keenly on the alert for
a discovery that may lead up to
something new and open the way for
active development work. The OPP
orator who is fortunate enough to
make such discovery will not have
chance to get Lonesome for the
rush to secure leases will be very
great.
on Little Sandy creek, Elk dis
trict, Kanawha county, the Pennsyl-
vania Crude Oil Company has just
completed a wildcat failure. 1t Is
this company's test on the Everett
Melton farm, located two and one
half miles southwest of the South
Penn Oil Company's test on the j.
II, Carl farm. The well was drilled
through the Berea grit and nothing
was found in that or any Of the up
per sands.
The Big Injun sand development
in Union district, Clay county, IS
receiving a good deal of attention
and completig more wells than at
any time in a number of years, All
of the late competitions are light
bumpers, but the large amount OF
casinghead gas secured from the
wells makes the small wells profit
able in the yield of gasoline. On
ali of the farms producing oil, gaso-
line plants have been installed AMI
several Of the large companies are
turning out large quantity.
The Samples OIL Company has
completed No. 5 on the Harvey Sam
pies farm and it is good for four
barrels a day In the same district
the Ohio Fuel Oil Company com
pleted test on the Otto Bowman
farm and it is showing for a five
barrel pumper. This location is one
half mile northeast OF the United
Fuel Gas Company's second test on
the Bette G.. Bell farm, the nearest
production. The Roser OIL Company
has the rig completed for test on
the Davenport-Reed farm. located
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
FELL FROM LOFT
HURT Then WELL
How a Man Who Landed On
Wood Pile And Was Sore From
Head to Foot Found
Quick Relief.

Once upon n time Edwin Putnam,
who lives in the quiet, pretty hamlet oil
Wendell Depot, Mass, climbed up into
2 lott 40 ret some building material,
Just as many another man living in the
country must often do. Suddenly he
slipped and fell. Ten feet below was
pile OF wood, knotted and gnarled. Ii
was nasty tumble. and MIR. Putnam
was injured painfully in the back, he
was covered with bruises, and was sore
from head to foot.
Then day he bought n bottle Of
Sloan's Linimcnt which had been re.
commended 10 him. Within n yery few
hours the soreness had vanished and
the lamcness had disappeared. lie was
an active man once more.
Sloan $ l.inimcnt can be obtained nj
all drug stores, 25c., soc. and Sl.OO.
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opinion.
Friends OF General Crowder, al
though aware that he rendered this
opinion only In the line Of duty. are
concerned about his future, as they
recall that in every instance where
high ranking naval officer has. even
under oath. stated facts unwclcone
to the Wilson administration he has
been punished on some pretext or
other. sooner or later, Admiral Fiske
being the most notable example
or course this cordition had not
prevailed In the war department. I'm.
der Secretary Garrison, but Secretary
Baker rs man far more after Wood
row Wilson'S own heart than was Mr..
Garrison.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
"Louie" is Unfit

Are the Democratic newspapers
correctly quoting one Louis A. John
son. who wants TO represent Harrison
county in the next session of the
legislature, and who is quoted in the
Clarksburg Exponent as saying ut
Meadowbrook: Did you know that
the state salary list in West Virginia
now reaches the enormous sum of
Sl,SO1 1892"
What qualifications has any man
that makes statement like this
which would induce any intelligent
voter to send him to Charleston TO
pass laws? The salaries for all state
officers for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1916. We're exactly s25,-
40. Including all departments,
Judges, mileage. etc. the total sum
for the cost OF the state departments
totals 1897 .669.56. itemized as fol-
lows. salary OF state officers. s25.-
$50, salaries. mileage and CON
tlngent expenses of judges. SILL
64.53: salaries Of clerks in the gov
ernoT's office, s6.S2S.SS: clerks in
the auditors Office, S24.155.29: ex-
penses OF the state insurance depart
ment. $S,470.l9: salaries OF clerks
in the treasurer's office, $500: sal
aries OF the assistant attorneys gem
eral and clerks in the attorney gem
erals office Sl2, aT0.29; salaries of
the clerks in the secretary Of states
office sig .6775Q; salaries Of the
clerks in the supreme court offices,
Sl6.2Sl.96; commissioner OF agri-
cultures Office, $32.912.S0: janitor
and Ia hOr Tupd ~ ma c,,;ta, so
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
Anrthlnr Mnrth EIrhtlnr rnr ,

Mr.. Wilson wants to know II there
is anything worth fighting for and says
that the American people will fight
when they find something worth a
fight. II Americans follow the coward
ly Woodrow Wilson they will never
do any fighting The Mexicans have
repeatedly tainted US Americans by
saying:
I'VE have robbed YOU. We have
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26

John Cornwell, II is now as plain to
him as 10 everybody else didn't i'm
prove his standing with the people Of
West Virginia. when he betrayed Col
onel McGraw.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26

east of the Chalmers Oil and Gas
Company's production on the ConneIl
farm.
the South Penn Oil Company is
drilling No. on the ]. z. Richard
son farm. In both Wood and Pleas
ants county there Is an increase In
development work. Calhoun county
has more experimental work than
any OF the old producing counties.
Some tests completed within the last
tow months make the prospects en-.
couraging.
Dents Run Gauges.
The guages Of the five wells on
Dents run, Mannigton district,
Marion county, for the twenty-four
hours ending at o'clock yesterday
morning were as follows: F. w.
Bartlett, No. / 2. f. Batson, 27S
barrels; Hickman and Huffman No
3 Alfred Kendall, 800 barrels; Del
mar Oil Company, No. "a John l..
Hays. $50 barrels; South Penn Oil
Company No. . Hoad-B atson. 40
barrels, and Clayton OIL Company No.
l w. z. Hays, eighty barrels BY the
foregoing gauges it will be seen that
the wells are all holding up very
creditably.
Southeastern Ohio.
Light wells are now the rule in
the deep sand territory in southeast
ern Ohio. In the junction City
district, Jackson township. Perry
county. the sCarter OIL Company
drilled No. on the X. j. Snyder
farm through the Clinton sand and
It is not showing for better than
an eight-barreI pumper. In the
same district the same company's No.
4 on the ]. l. Burgoon farm, com
pleted some weeks ago. is still hold
ing up at eighty barrels day.
In the new Clinton sand develop
ment near Brlnkhaven, Richland
township, Holmes county. c. II.
Kachelmacher has completed a test
on the c. f. Bibbitts farm and II
is a ten-barrel pumper. Mr.. Kach-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
THE DAILY
NOVELET
TIE PEBBLE.
tTranslated from the French.)
Henri WHSLE turned pink.

llduSldLeu IIbul tue FIeuCu.J
Henri WHSLE turned pink.
] defy you to repeat that epithet!"
he Kissed.
pig" repeated Jean Goggheur
oblIgingly
Henri WHSLE turned salmon
Il warn you not 10 say that again"
he gasped. choking with rage.
Pig" Jean said II again.
Henri WHSLE turned red.
Once more and you must fight
met" he choked
Pig" said Jean once more.
III.
The two determined men, each
armed with a 1903 model sling shot,
faced each other on the field OF honor.
All unknown to them, the beautiful
HAT Ease was hiding palpitatipgly be-
hind a pomme tree.
Fire." came the sharp voice of the
floor manager.
Two pebbles Kissed through the air
simultaneously. and there was sick
ening tinkle. HAT rushed out scream
ing, to see Henri holding his wrist. But
investigation proved that the missile
had struck his Sissenbrush wrist watch
(for sale at all good druggists, guar
anteed for eight days-AdvJ and blood
had not even been drawn. The two
men, honor satisfied. left the field just
as the gendarmes arrived, HAT Ease
clinging joyfully to an arm OF each,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26

Taylor Vinson, II we can believe him,
was certainly modest in his demands.
Back to the Democratic party from
whence he came unlimited, for n.
Taylor,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26

He has the Wall Street view" says
our old friend Gold Hill Bill. the i'm
peccable. That fits John Cornwcll's
outlook precisely.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
For a Muddr Comnle,lnn-

Take Chamberiain's Tablets and
adopt diet OF vegetables and cereals,
Take outdoor exercise daily and your
complexion will be greatly improved
within few months, Try 1t. OBJ
tainRhla Observation-Disclosures
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26

viii there be a Lusitania day at
Shadow Lawn? viii there be a Vera
Cruz day at Shadow Lawn?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
An Evening Echo.

II American citizenship Is ever held
cheaply we will lose the motive power
of progress.-CHARLES Z. HUGHES.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26

Thank God for Carranza, says the
Chicago Tribune. He kept US out Of
Mexico.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
Republican County Ticket

hEpUUIIGdTl UUWIIy IIUKtI
Sheriff
LLOYD D. GRIFFIN, Of Clsrksbusg,
Judge Criminal Court
CHARLES A. SUTTON, of bridgeport.
Prosecuting Attorney
WILL K. NORRIS, of ClarEsburg.
County Commissioner
DORSEY W. CORK. Of Mt. Clare
Assessor
IRA L. swIGER. of Clarksburg.
Surveyor
CUTHBERT A. OSBORN, of ClarEsburG
House Of Delegates
RossI NJ. FISHER. OF WilsonburE
s. r. HARRISON. JR., OF ClarksbuiE.
JOHN MOORE, of Bridgeport.
GEORGE W. sTURM. Of West Milford.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-26
Republican State Ticket

Republican State Ticket
Governor
IRA z. ROBINSON. Of Taylor. Q
Secretary Of state
HOUSTON q. YOUNG, o. Harrison
Superintendent of schools
MoRRIs p. suAwKEY. o. kGRcWhA
Auditor
JOHN s. DARsr. Of Jackson,
Treasurer
WILLIAM 8. JOHNSON. of FAyett~
attorney General
e. T. ENGLAND, OF Logan.
Commissioner of Agriculture
JAMES h. STEWART. of Putnam.
Judges Of Supreme Court.
W. n. MILLER, OF Wood.
HAROLD A. RITZ Of Mercer.
state senator-Twelfth District
WALLACE u. GRIBBLE, Of DoddridGS.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

of ownership. He pursued more orig
inal methods. His secret mark is dis
cernihle today if one knows about il
At the time these books were pub
lished the old-fashioned publishers in
dictated the different folios of their
of the pages instead of using figures.
according to present day style. On
the sheet, therefore. marked with -
used interchangeable with "j-Jef-
ferson placed p tiny letter T., and on
the sheet marked IT lac placed tiny
j" Thus i'm two placeSin the books
his initials. IT. J." appeared as uumis-
taxable evidence of his ownership,
ANY mention of Thomas Jefferson :
library without reference to his UNIQUE
Bible would be incomplete. This Il bile.
which he arranged especially 10 contain
the philosophy of Jesus Christ. Is now
on exhibition at the Smithsonian insti-
tuition.
During his retirement at Monticello.
after his return from the White House.
he spent several months in the prepa-
ration of an arrangement of the New
Testament which he intended to have
unfinished and translated into the vari-
Gus Indian languages. He pasted Latin
Greek. French and English versions in
separate columns; this formed one sec
tion of the book. The other contained
cuttings from the New Testament OF
every statement of fact that required
no interpretation. Every verse that, TO
his mind was ambiguous or controver-
sial was discarded; every statement
that would not have been admitted as
evidence in a court of justice ana ALI
dunIications in the narrative of the life
of Christ were omitted. HIS idea was
to present the hest account OF every IN
cident and fact in the life of Christ
and his apostles.
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purpose-perhaps the one to SLIP past
the defenders and make an attack upon
Panama the other either to interpose
and make the attack futile or to IN
tercept and fight it out on the open
IF the courses approach so near mat
a contact is made the umpireS an
nounce it, and the toy ships are trans
ferred to the game board. which Is A
mart of the floor about l5N3O feet. iaid
off in squares. and are moved under
rules as nearly as possible IN ac
cordance with the capacities OF the real
ships under similar conditions. mere
they vancouver for every tactical al
vantage, according To the weather.
light and sea and to utilize all their
points of superiority. either to engage
from the most favorable position. or
the fleet possessing greater speed may
avoid battle altogether.
The broadest criticism and discus
sion are given to these moves. and one
of the strongest features is the quiet
aftertalks. In these exercises not only
are the officers brought to observe the
maneuvers but they see the use ana
value of the type of ships. Perhaps the
War College may he called the place
where officers study the fleet instead OF
the ship.
That was the underlying principle
which appealed to secretary lpanlels.
and that is the reason why. with an
eve, to the future. from our Scanty sup
pIy of officers he has deemed IT well
worth while to set apart thlrty-slN a
wear to prepare them to command the
fiotillas. divisions, squadrons and feets
of the navy.
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Jefferson library. which possesses the
distinction of being the substratum OF
the present great and comprehensive
Library of Congress. the corner stone,
as it were. on which this foremost IL
brary of the United States was erected.
Every library. of course, must have
it's beginning. and perhaps it is not ex-
ceptional for learned man. famed as
a scholar, who has acquired a careful
" chosen collection of books to offer
it to a growing public institution; but
the case of the Library of Congress
was different and the circumstances
under which Jefferson offered his col
lection were not in keeping with the
conventional stories of the beginnings
of great libraries.
The Library of Congress had al
ready had its beginning. In fact. by
1914 it had grown to be reference
library of sufficient magnitude to salts
isfy the senators and representatives
of the day But in the same year even
this beginning, meager as it would
seem today, though very valuable and
unreplaceable then, was destroyed
About the middle of August the Brit
ish army made its memorable appear
ance in Chesapeake bay. and the Ma
tional Capital became its goal. The
officials in Washington realized the
danger which threatened the pubic
buildings and their contents. so on the
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~ ONE men live their lives and drop
~ off into oblivion: others leave
"A behind them enduring monu-
~ ments which have a far-reach-
ing effect on the determination of the
worlds path of progress. Of this lat
ter class Thomas Jefferson is among
the American citizens who may be said
TO have truly shaped the destiny of
the United States.
Without mentioning the Declaration
of independence, the decimal currency
system, the Louisiana purchase-three
of the most important achievements of
his career-or even dwelling upon his
political service to the country as
Governor of Virginia. minister to
France. Secretary of State In George
washington's cabinet and President
of the United States, he might even
be called, and without exaggeration,
great public benefactor. This honor is
due him through service which ne
rendered to the country and which is
often lost sight of by those who are
asked to eulogize him on each succeed
ing April 18th, the anniversary OF MS
birth.
His unique contribution to civiliza.
ton, interesting to Washington anu
the entire country, is the so-caheo
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NAVAL WAR COLLEGE. NEWPORT, r. 1.
photo by Sundberg)

it until he is in the most favorable
position.
Here we find another use for battle
cruisers. II one side has a squadron
of them and the other has not. 1t could
be sent ahead and across. Gaping the
enemy's line and. firing at long
bend it.
ut is not the popular conception. but
fact all the same. that at long range
a vessel head-on presents a better tar
get than when lying broadside. for the
in line than in distance. At $4,000 yards
its angle of descent is only slightly
greater than the angle of elevation,
and thus the shot is more likely to
Of dreadnaught than 1t is the 500
feet Of its length. Therefore, the best
position at long range for one ship
against another is to lie broadside to
and fire at the opponent end-on. But
this position is much more effective
when firing upon a whole column OF
ships. for II you overshoot one your
chances of getting the next one are
mighty good. either by direct shot or
on the ricochet. In that way battle
line.
1T may well be that this preliminary
work of the cruisers and destroyers
has changed the>~balance of fighting
power; that the fleet which left the
Azores with preponderating force of
battleships has been outgamed by the
sea cavalry: its scouts have been
driven back, several or more of its big
ships lost to the tin boxes with ma
chinery, torpedoes and brains in them
it has not learned the movements of
the defending fleet: the battleshfps have
come to the fight weakened in num-
bers and with weather, light and posi-
tion against them. as the Russians met
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eral engagement brought on at the will
of the enemy.
II do not think it proper to discuss
now the attack of the aerial torpedo
or of the tactical use of the submarine
developed to the point of cruising with
the fleet, but their use in the contest
before contact OF the fighting ships can
be imagined, and its attack may he
more dangerous even than that of the
destroyers.
THE dependability of steam for mo-
tive power deprives the opposing fleets
sailing vessels. but the need of officers
able to dispose of their forces to the
best advantage Is quite as great as
ever, and the problems they have to
solve are many times more complex.
-
mo change has been made in the
fundamental principle-meet some part
of your enemys line with a superior
force, smash it. and In like manner
smash the rest of 1.-THE great change
is In the instruments which do the
smashing.
I'm maneuvering for position, the first
thing is to know everything possib BILE
about the enemy-his force. direction
and disposition-and then consider how
to meet him under conditions most ia
vorable to ones self and unfavorable
to him: whether he may not be made
to fight with the wind and the light
against him. in line instead of column
formation, at distances most unfavora-
BILE to his guns: from positions which
advantages the most important tactical
factor Is speed. With that on his side
q commander can join battle or avoid
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the Japs in Tsushima bay, and the re-
suit is that the attacking fleet is beat
en-. Or 1t may be the other way around.
and the defenders may have failed be-
in speed, power and numbers.
But there will be a day when the
battle lines. unless the defenders run
to cover, must clash, when ship OPP
poses ship, when gun will meet gun
and man fight man, when it will be-:
Now, Tommy man. it's thee or me;
which will it the 'ardest?'
The result will decide sea control,
and that will determine the fate of
the nation.
Now, let us get back to the War
College.
The theory Of instruction is to
bring about a full discussion Of the sea
problems which the student officers.
frequently of captains rank. will have
to meet in the days work.
One of the first problems which
will confront the new man is state
ment of a situation, perhaps the loca-
ton of one of the ships in the enemys
screen, the location of his own scout
ship and certain information about his
own feet and reports of the enemys
possible movements and strength. He
must first size the situation and con-
clude what may be inferred from the
rather meager data.
ut probably now dawns upon him
that he is not in an institution for in
tellectual exercise. but that he is right
up against something which he may
meet the first time he goes to sea for
real maneuvering. and he grasps the
opportunity. He writes out his solu-