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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-21
VIRGINIA NEWS
Paragraphs Picked Up Here and
There Throughout the State.

Considerable excitement was arous-
ed at the University Of Virginia yes
terday afternoon by the discovery
of an underground passageway, which
started in proximity to the room oc-
cupied by Edgar Allan Poe, 10 West
Range, and extended nearly 200
yards. The passageway is arched
with brick through it's entire length
and a person nearly five feet tall
can walk through it without STOPPING
Tt is similar to the, one at Month
cello, through which Thomas JEFF
ferson is supposed to have made his
escape from General Tarleton, of the
British Army. AS a matter of fact
the tunnel at Monticello was for
sewer purposes, and doubtless the
mysterious subterranean passage dis
covered yesterday at the university
was constructed for the same use,
although the floor is of natural dirt.
Dr., George Tucker Harrison, 81
years old, surgeon in the Confeder-
ate Army and now physician at the
University of Virginia, has gone to
New York city, where he will wed
this week a Mrs. Seymour. widow.
DR.. Harrison is son of the late DR..
Gessner Harrison, for years profess
sor of ancient languages at the Uni
versity Of Virginia.
Massanutten Academy has sus-
pended classes until January l, owing
10 an epidemic of typhoid fever eaus-
ed by the use of insanitary mill.
Richard Messer, State Sanitary En-
gineer, has been ii: Woodstock for
a week and reported the sanitary con-
ditions at the academy satisfactory
and the water supply pure. Two
diaries which supply milk for the
families affected have been ordered
to discontinue. Twelve cases have
been reported.
Patrolman Peyton NJ. Stewart ar
rested a white map at the Peters
burg station of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway yesterday who had
brought with him in trunk enough
liquor 70 star5 a blind tiger. The man
arrived here Saturday night from
Baltimore. The weight OF his trunk
and the odor Of whisHey escaping
from it attracted the attention of
the officer and when the stranger fail
ed to call for it Immediately it was
opened by the authorities and found
to contain 122 half pints Of whisky
The stranger was placed under ar
dcst.
Pcyton, seven year old son of Pey-
ton Fortune, was run down hy an
automobile yesterday in Fairview
Heights, near Lynchburg, and is
seriously if not fatally injured.
Leonard Karncs, Of Covlngton was
killed accidentally yesterday morn
ing near White Sulphur Springs,
while riding on a freight train.
Robert Faulconor, thirteen-ycar-
old son Of A. l.. Faulconer, who was
injured in a fall several days ago, in
which he sustained fractured skull,
died yesterday morning at ST. An
drcw's Hospital, Lynchburg.
Edgar Eugene Christie, twelve
ycar-old son of Councilman and Mrs.
E. E. Christie, of Newport News was
kicked and almost instantly killed by
d horse while playing in a vacant
field near his home Saturday after
noon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-21
NOTICE

TAKE NOTICE-That the under
signed will. on the 26th day Of De-
cember, 1916, or as soon thereafter
as his application may be heard
make application to the Corporation
Court of the City of Alexandria, Vir-
gira, for license to order, purchase
or receive pure grain, ethyl or pure
fruit alcohol, for the use of the labo-
ratory of the Southern Railway Com
pany in the city of Alexandria, Vir,
GINA, not to be used contrary to the
provisions of chapter 146 of the Acts
of Assembly Of Virginia of 1916.
J. E. RAMAGE,
Superintendent of Chemical La
boratory. NOV. 2l-28. Dec. ..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-21

The State Supreme Court of APP
peals has refused to allow an appeal
to Wyllie Anderson, Of Danville, who
engaged in little "stud" game for
small stakes and was sentenced by
the Corporation Court of that city
to serve twelve months in iail-ths
maximum penalty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-21

: Louis Baumgartner, Richmond
confectioner, was fined $50 anc
sentenced to ten days in jail by JUS
tice crutchfeld yesterday upon a
charge of rafting off boxes of candy
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
DEATH ANGEL
Claims Mrs. Agnes Hartley al
ter Long Illness at Home
at Shinnston.

sHINNsToN, Jan. 2S.-Miss Agnes
Hartley, aged 81 years, the oldest
resident In the city died at $40
o'clock Friday morning at her home
on Walnut avenue, after long illness
caused by tumor
Miss Hartley settled at Shinnston
long before the war and had resided
here ever since. She was one Of the
best known and most highly esteemed
residents Of the city. She was the
oldest member Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church and was a devout Chris
ton woman. She was the last mem
ber of a large family, the only sur
wing relate being William H. Hart
ley of this city, nephew.
The funeral services will be held
at / o'clock Saturday afternoon at
the Hartley home. The Rev. Roy
McCuskey will have charge of the
funeral services and the burial will
be in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
FIVE YOUNG MEN
MAY BE BANDITS

ter 1t was learned that the house had
been surrounded.
At detective headquarters the mon
ey was counted and spread out on
the captains desk. It totalled $500
and many OF the bills were identified
by the cashier Of the bank.
The prisoners were taken to the
office of the state attorney to be ques-
toned.
Those held by the police are ed
die" Mack, Eddie Burns, alias
Byrnes, Harry Fein, alias "Plnkie, F"
Harry Brandt, Carl Hoffman, Aleck
Brodie. Mrs. Margaret Hogan, Mrs.
Beckle Fain. Julia Costello. Joseph
Friedman and Augusta Friedman, his
wife.
Captain Hunt said that the arrests
we're due to "hunch" which he had
that "pickpockets had turned stick
up men.
II sent my men out to arrest Ed
die Mack, who was known as pick
pocket and to take also every man
who ever worked with him. We sus-
pected the house In Southwestern
avenue and that the detail that went
there got results
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
RIVERS OVERRUNNING
STATE OF ARKANSAS

the overflow that is backed up be-
cause of high water In the Mississip-
pi.
The board of commerce of Little
Rock met today to devise plans Of
aiding the sufferers near Watson,
Ark, who sent appeals for aid yester-
day to Governor Hays. Ebert Stone,
Of Watson, a planterand storekeeper,
in long distance telephone conver-
sation, said that virtually 500 fam
lilies driven from their homes by the
high water were suffering for food
and supplies.
Thirty thousand sacks were
rushed to the state convict farm al
Cummins, where 1000 convicts were
set to work today reinforcing the
main levee and the new loop levee
that was finished yesterday by prts-
oners. 1t was thought that the loor
levy would save the farm but fear
is exI'essed now since predictions by
the Feather bureau tell Of unpre.
ceadented river stages that the levees
may not hold against the great press.
ure Of water.
With the report Of high water
came also information from Mulber.
ry that heavy rain and wind had
done considerable damage to resi-.
dences. gins and oil mill plants.
Heavy rains over the state last
night added still further to a volume
Of water already dangerous and con.
tinued rains make the situation vir-
tually unmanageable,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
CREEKSAREREENFORCINC
ARMY AL ONC THE BORDER
French BIuejackets Occupy a
Small Town in Asia
Minor Now.
SUSPICIOUS OF GREECE
Allies Are Depending on the Al
banians to Hold the Teu-
tons in Check.
10y ASSOCIATED rsrss,
.

Operations which may have an i'm
portant bearing on the Balkan stu
alton are now taking place in AL
bania. The situation there is some
what clouded but 1t appears that the
Austrians and Bulgarians jointly are
making the most of what appears to
be their present opportunity to over
run the country in which little effec-
tive opposition to their action is ap-
parent The Entente Allies seem to
be placing reliance on Essad Pasha
to hold the Teutnoic forces in check
temporarily but what measures If any
are being taken to assist him are
not yet apparent.
The Greeks are said to be re-en-
forcing their detachments at the Al
banian border points and develop
ments as to the attitude to be adopt
ed by the Greek government in view
OF the Bulgarian activities in south
ern Albania are being closely watched
by Entente interests in Greece, ac-
cording to news agency advices from
Athens, there being some distrust, it
Is said, regarding the policy Of the
Greek government.
The British labor conference, after
yesterday adopting resolutions
agains compulsion, but declining to
countenance agitation for the repeal
of the military service measure, lest
the government be embarrassed in its
prosecution of the war, today placed
itself on record for revision of the
munitions act. The resolutions on
the subject voiced protest against
the war being made pretext for
greater coercion and subsection of
labor. The conference approved the
action Of the executive committee of
the labor party in Parliament in per-
hitting labor men to take Office in
the coalition government.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
Who Robbed Chicago Bank and
They Are Being Held as
Suspects.
t,Y AssoelA,rp ra.sn

CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.-Five young
men who are said by the police to
he the bandits who held up the Wash
.;nyton n Park National Bank yesterday
and escaped with $4,000 in curren-
~ ~ we're taken into custody early to-
dsy G officers raided a house on the
Vast @ side. when newsboy on the
way to his stand, saw a pasteboard
hoy @ on the sidewalk and kicked it,
bont notes flew in every direction.
The ne raid and arrests followed.
y petectives all night had been
watching the house in which the men
,,are arrested on information fur
r,shed by Mrs. Joseph Friedman. who
With With her husband was taken into GUS
.ndv @ The arrests did not take place
NTH NTH the money was discovered. It
@ said that the box contained APP
n,Sro1imately n $4,000.
netectiyes. Who assisted In max
To the arrests said they believed the
money mo was thrown into the street af-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
MIGHTY SERMON
STIRS AUDIENCE
AT THE REVIVAL
Great Congregation is Held
Awe Struck and Silent for
More Than an Hour.

The greatest sermon since the op
ening of the meetings in the First
Methodist church was delivered last
evening by DR.. Morrison, who held
his great audience awe-struck and 81
lent for over an hour. 1t was indeed
a masterpiece of pulpit oratory and
recalled to mind the few great ser
mons which have gone down with
such place in history. To see and
hear the great Scotch evangelist from
the Southland and to drink in his
wonderful sayings, rich with elo-
quence and glowing with tribute to
the majesty and power of the Go"
of Heaven. was but to give one a
vision Of Peter at Pentecost, or Paul
on Mars Hill. 1t was such a sermon
as but few men indeed are capable o.
delivering.
The chief theme of DR.. Morrison's
talk was that all men must be born
again. However, he did not once
mention this great spiritual regener
alton. He cited the story OF Dives
and Lazarus and did 1t in such way
that one could hear the shrieks and
groans of the rich man as he cried
to Father Abraham for water, only
to be denied by the inseparable gulf
cutting off all communication-one
could see the beggar Lazarus trans
formed and resting on the bosom OF
the holy founder of the Hebrew race
There were many other mighty por-
trayals of Biblical scenes and time
and again were framed commonplace
parallels of today, making the whole
duty of man so plain and so vivid
that no person dared deny but that
the shafts Of truth went straight
home to the heart of every hearer.
When DR.. Morrison told of the loss
of his father in the struggle between
the North and South, huntrets upon
hundreds were seen silently weeping
and when he showed that his father
was not really dead, but that he mere
ly awaited the time when the prison
house OF the soul should be broken
and the spirit permitted to go to the
One who gave it, there was audible
crying on every side.
The revival services are growing
in interest and in results from night
to night and the attendance continues
to become greater. Professor Hiatt,
assisted by Mrs. Cuppet and mighty
chorus Of trained voices, is produc-
ing results which are beyond origi
nal expectations in the music line.
On Saturday afternoon there will
be held a great mass meeting for the
little folk of the city, while on Sun
day afternoon at 2:SO one OF the
greatest meetings for men only that
has ever been held in this section,
will take place. "Who Made the Devil
and How to Make Another" is to be
the subject of the Sunday sermon to
the ment. 1t is confidently expected
that 1900 men will attend. (.
Regular services at the usual
hour will be held tonight.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
Urn Il
|0fMiss Isabelle M. Davissonis
Probated in the County
Clerks Office.

The will Of Miss Isabelle NJ. Davis
son was probated Friday. The docu-
ment was dated July "a. 1908. One;
half interest in the home property at
the corner OF West Main and South
Second streets Is left to her sister,
Carolina A. Dayisson, her life and
then to her niece. Mary Alcinda Da-
visson, while $500 is given to another
sister, Phoebe Ellen LYDIA. The re-
mainder Of the estate ls left to Mary
Alcinda Dayisson, who has qualified
as administratrix OF the estate. CIV
ing bond Of 5000 with Alexander ] {.
Fletcher. surety. The appraisers Of
the estate are i. "A. Mack, Haynond
Maxwell and G. O. laEyis.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
.CHIEDP0|S0NER
Is at Large and Operating
in the City Of New
York City.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S--Fopr weeks
old julius Clemens died today from
the effects Of a quantity OF acid
forced down his throat by an uni
Identified man while the child was
sitting in gocart outside of a candy
shop in the Bronx yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Clemens, the baby's
mother, had stepped into the shop
ealvlng her four-year-old daughter,
Leona, to watch Julius. When the
mother rushed into the street IN re-
sponse to the girls scream she found
that the bays mouth, chin and neck
had been burned by strong acld
and the child was crying. m
"a man did It," said Leona. he
gave baby something"
The police have been unable to oo-
tain clue to the identity Of the child
poisoner, and also are at a loss as to
his motive.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
ORDERS
Of Various Kinds Are Entered
in Cases Pending in the
Circuit Court.

A suit brought by the F. G. Welch
Company against j. f. Walton for
$3.50 ON u plumbing contract 1t on
trial In the circuit court.
The case Of Edward Bittenger
against the Jackson Carriage Com
pany was dismissed, agreed.
Demurrer to the evidence was made
in the case Of S. c. Watkins and
Company against the First National
Bank. Of Blanchester, o.
The Remington Typewriter Com
pany took an agreed Judgment for
$3.50 against. ]. F. Osborn's Sons.
Darius S. Lawman took and agreed
judgment for $1SS.27 against J. D.
Hill.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
BANK CASES
At Grafton will Be Heard by
Circuit Court Jury on
February z.


GRAFTON, Jan 2S-After pro-
longed argument on technical points
at ,a-speeial night session of the cir
cult court on Thursday, which lasted
until a late hour, Judge Fortney per-
mitted the defense to file its two
pleas in abatement in the three in
dictments against Charles r. Durbin,
the former Grafton bank president,
which were found at this court.
A hearing on the pleas was then
set for February Z, when a jury will
be empanelled to decide the points
raised by the pleas. The fight so far
has been merely preliminary to the
main events and the state will en-
deavor to have the trial of Durbin
conducted Immediately after Febru-
ary Z If the pleas of Durbin to the
indictments are not held good
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
PRICE OF OIL is
TEN CENTS MORE
Pennsylvania Crude is Nov
Quoted at $2.35 a Barrel
on Pittsburg Market.
tpY ApaeelArtp pasll,.

PITTSBURG, AIN. 2S.--A further
advance In the price Of crude oil was
announced by the principal pufchaE-
ing agencies here today. ten cent?
being added to the mora Important
grades as follows:
Pennsylvania crude, s2.S6t Cibsi|.
$1.SS; Mercer Black, New Castle aud
Corning. $1.S5; |; Somerset. I ia. Tive
cents was added to the price pr Rag
land. bringing that grade to siS1ll
cents. Y.
Successive advances over 3 period
Of six months or more had failed TO
bring out the crude oil ne6dtf by l1.
reineries and authofitieS snId today
they hoped that the iieN III Ss Would
prove 4 stimulus u rtoi1if deftIrO.
raeht ii the West yirEin''. 1tSIe|n
lFehhsSl Slyeni5 and SttI111 onI.
Gelds,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
FRENCH BLUEJACKETS
OCCUPY SMALL TOWN

PARIS, Jan. 2S.-A despatch to
the Matin says that French bluejack-
cts have occupied the small town OF
Antiphilo on the coast of Asia Minor
opposite Castelorizo.
A Havas despatch from Saloniki
says the French marines were landed
from warship which was supported
by two armed trawlers and took pris-
oner the local garrison consisting OF
a captain and twenty-five men. They
destroyed the telegraph wires, seized
a number of documents and permit
ed Greek families. which had been
driven away to return to their
homes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
The Location Of a Factory

ond possibly only to transportation
and fuel conditions. ~, ,s,----ss--
Transportation Conditions.
Transportation question not only
has a direct bearing upon the assem-
blage OF raw material and dlstribu-
tion OF finished product but also upon
the labor situation. Freight rates
must be obtained on various classes
of raw material, also rates on finish
ed products to the various markets
of the particular industry In ques-
tion in both carload and less than
carload lots. In obtaining these
rates the prospective manufacturer
makes careful comparisons as they
apply to various cities being consid-
cred. Cities having water transport
tation or competing railroads usual
Ily have considerable advantages over
cities like Clarksburg and 1t Is up to
us to show other advantages to out
weigh these handicaps. Next to the
question of freight rates comes the
question of service. How long does
1t take to make shipments to big Cit
les IKE New fork, fnilaueipnia aau ~
Chlcago! WHat Vi EXPRESS sei wv W., ~
these cities, express ueively iimi.s,
local switching service, efficient and
prompt or otherwise?
What are conditlons covering Con,
struction OF slaings, Terms, e's.s ",.
Ihese are al ieauihs ques'lons, mn,sn s,,
must De worked out ~ comparison .sn..
with conoi.ions preVa''tue az o''e'
competing iocalions'
Fuel ana raw Maten.
Every manuiacturer is plg con,
sumer OF luel ana raw nlateriais anu
COSTS OF these Items, alstance 70 naui
etc. are an important 70 MN, anu
these matters are caIeluliy inves.,. y,
gated from the standpoint ol eacn
location oelng CONSIDERED. here agaln ,
ireight rates anu ques.ion y. ai.A
delivery cuts an important hsure.
In many INES OF manulactuIe, IA
Dor Is a most important suD'ect, pIe-
yailing rates OF wages. worklns
hours per day ana the abundance OF
scarcity OF skliled or unskllleu lapor !,
investigated, copies Oh iaoor laws "
any, obtained. la
LABOR SITUATION.
NO matter now wen factory may
be built. how well equipped for tne
safety and comfort OF its workmen,
nor how well II pays the toiler. tne
workingman Will not be STEADY II ne
does not Ike the conditions OF tne
city In which he lives. So IN consid-
ering the labor situation. the manu-
facturer Will look carefully into CITY
conditions as they appeal TO the
working man, such as rents, the KIND
of houses In which working men i've,
schools for the education o. their
children, parks, play GROUNDS, ana
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
SHIP LOST
With 1865 Passengers and 1874
Persons in the Crew with
Wireless Gone.

LONDON. Jan. 2s-Grave anxiety
Is felt regarding the British steam
ship Appam, which left Dakar for
Plymouth Jonuary II, with 166 pas
sengers and 1874 in the crew. When
about four days out wireless eommu-
nication with the vessel suddenly
ceased. A despatch from Hull to
Iloyds says that the British steam
strip Thregantle reports having passed
at sea January 16 a 1ifeboat with the
name Appam painted on the stern
and bow knocked away,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
DOOR FOUND OPEN.

The main door Of the Clarksburg
Produce Market, on Third street was
found open at 1890 o'clock Friday
morning by Merchant Policeman
Richard Brooks. Officer Brooks sum-
moned City Policeman William Davis
son, who guarded the place while he
notified the proprietor who locked It
up. There was not anything missing
from the store.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
Where Hundreds Of Persons Are
Made Homeless and Great
Damage is Done.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Jan. 2S.-
Hundreds of persons are homeless
and have asked for aid and thousands
Of acres of land are inundated in the
lower reaches OF the White and the
Arkansas rivers. Upstream with the
Arkansas four miles wide at Null
berry is a volume of water which
rlvermen believe will cause the
worst flood in twenty-five years
when it pours down stream and into
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-28
FOR GRAND JURY.

Zen Walker, the negro of Bellaire,
o.. who was recently arrested by a
prohibition officer for bringing a
trunk full Of whiskey into the city. has
been held for the grand jury by Magis7
trate William E. Starcher and Jailed in
default of bonds. The action was taken
at the close Of hearing late Thurs
day.