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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
STOCK SOLD TO
0NEPURCHASER
CIarksburg Auction and Stor-
age Company Buys Smart
Shop Goods.
Continued or page s.

At bankrupt sale Monday afternoon
on the premises on South Fourth
street, the entire stock Of the Smart
Shop was purchased by the Clarks-
burg Auction and Storage Company.
The sale was conducted by j. Zee
Hornor, trustee.
The purchaser intend sto dispose Of
the stock Immediately to the public
at ridiculously low prices beginning
Tuesday morning at the Smart Shop.
The stock was appraised at something
like $4,000 and owing to the low fig
IRE at which 1t was bid in by the
Clarksburg Auction and Storage Com
pany, local people will have the OPP
portunity of buying some high class
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
GERMAN TRADER
ACTIVE IN PERSIA
by Mohammedan doctors. from which
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by Mohammedan doctors. from which
he emerged successfully.
At this time. II Is declared, Neu-
field did service TO his country that
brought its reward in this war. He
spread the belief among the ignorant
Mohammedan populace that there
we're many Mohammedans in Ger
many. In fact the current belief IN
Islam that the Kaiser Is the grand
caliph Of the European Mohamme-
dams and went to war to free them
from Christian oppression is attrlb-
uted to Neuield's busy propaganda.
There Ia a story that Neufeld re-
Gently went to Germany not only as
the bearer OF valuable political and
military information for the German
government but also OF bottle OF
miracle-working water from the sa-
cred Zem-zem well at Mecca, given
him by the faithful as a cure for
General Won Hindenburg's govt. Ac-
cording to the traveller Burton, Fem
Fem water is bitter to the taste and
causes dlarrhea and boils, but the
faithful say that It not only restores
health but brightens the vision, physi-
cally and spiritually. and facilitates
the pronunciation of Arabic.
All that Is known about Neufeld's
activities comes from the German pa
pers, and for that reason they are ac-
cepted as true by the British press.
which accuses Neufeld Of ingratitude
toward his rescuers.
omdurman, where Neufeld suffer-
ed, has, say the British, been brought
under justice and order BY British
rule, and It Is this benefit to the ma
tves in particular and civilization In
general, they declare. that Neufeld is
seeking to destroy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
MORE LATITUDE
In Amending and PromuIgating
Police in Canal Zone is
Needed by President.

PANAMA, Jan. 1S.-Governor
George w. Cocktails has sent to the
war department in Congress which
will give the president Of the United
States greater. latitude in amending
and promulgating police, quarantine
and general ordinances applicable to
the Canal zone. 1t is pointed out that
the need for such legislation is due
to the chaotic state of local ordinanc-
es which are now only amendable
through congressional action.
The proposed measure would make
1t possible for the president to have
all the ordinances and police and san.
itary regulations revised and brought
up to date. The revision will facili-
tate business in the Canal zone and
eliminate many obsolete regulations
and ordinances.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
HAMADAN MENTIONED
IN BOOK OF ESTHER"

to caprices Of vashti and was induced
to relent by the attraction Of Esther.
At Hamadan pious Jews still point
out the tombs OF Mordecai and
Esther, which stand in wooden
domed building in the center OF the
town. There Is no doubt that the
two wooden sacrophagl shown there
are ancient, but considerable ques-
ton Of their being what tradition
ascribes. They bare Hebrew inscrip-
tons, one said to be Of A. D. SGT and
the other S41 A. D. Near the city,
large mound is pointed out as the
site Of the palace Of Ahasuerus. A
crudely carved lion on the site is the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
,ubectl OF much legend.

SUBJECT OF much legend.
Five miles from Hamadan, In a
mountain gorge. is famous stone
with inscriptions In the Persian.
Median and Babylonian languages,
which seems to have been placed
there by Xerxes. These inscriptions
supplied the key that enabled the
cuneiform inscriptions at Nineveh to
be deciphered. The natives believe
treasure lies buried the stone.
Hamadan was once famous for It's
white wines, but now Its chief busl-
ness is leather, which Is much In de-
mand in Persia for names and sad
dies. Residents say the stencil from
the tanning pools prevents the clocks
from keeping correct time. Its pop
ulation numbers 1000. including A.
900 Jews, and its position, 5000 feet
above sea level. makes 1t n healthy
place to live In.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
COLORED GIRL
Dies at Home of Parents on
Monticello Avenue after a
Long Illness.

Ethel steptoe. aged 30 years, color
ed, daughter Of Mr.. anw Mrs. Sandy
Steptoe, Of 331 Monticello avenue,
died at 1885 o'clock Monday morn
ing after a lingering illness Of stom-
ach trouble.
Surviving relatives Of the deceased
girl are her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sandy Steptoe; Alvin Steptoe, Of this
city, a brother; and Mrs. Fannie Tay-
lor, Of Cincinnati. o.. sister.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
NUsBAUM ON TRIAL
At Morgantown Charged with
Having Violated the Label
Law Of the State.
ESPECIAL TO TINE 1sLEosAn,

MoRGANTOWN, Jan. 1s.-Wil-
liam Nusbaum, prominent Clarksburg
clothing merchant, was placed on
trial in the circuit court here Monday
charged with violating the state pro-
hibition law, when few months ago
he attempted to transport a large
quantity of beer, wines and the like
from Point Marion, Pa. to his home
by automobile. The specific charge is
that he had violated the label law.
The wines were purchased by him on
the Pacific coast, when he was in
that section of the country in July.
The case is creating wide interest.
Several leading Clarksburg citizens
are here as character witnesses.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
DAMAGE ACTIONS
Are Abolished by State Work
mems Compensation Law
of Washington State.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-The su-
preme court Monday construed the
Washington state workmen's compen-
sation law as abolishing all damage
actions in the court by workmen in
the hazardous employments covered
by the law, whether against employers
or against third persons.
The decision was in case in which
the widow and children Of Benjamin
Meese sued the Northern Pacific rail-
road for the alleged negligent killing
of Meese, an employee Of a brewery
at Seattle, Wash.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
PACIFIC;
Penetration of Italy's Industrial
and Financial Markets by
Germany Not So Great.
,.Y ...oelArro rsr.o

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands. Jan.
1S-Germany has not made such o
thorough pacific penetration" Of
Italy's financial and industrial mark
cts as Is generally reported. accord
ing to francesca Nltti. the former
Italian minister Of agriculture, who
has contributed an article on the sub
ect to tine current number Of the
Dutch jorunal for economic ands and
geography. Germany, he says, has
only placed capital amounting to 49,
100000 into italian enterprises.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
PENALTY
Bill Intended to Reduce Price Of Case.
line is Introduced.

WASHINGTON. Jan. ia bill in
tended to reduce the price Of gasoline
was introduced Monday by Represen-
tative Johnson Of, Kentucky. 1t pro-
poses that whenever the first vendor
sells a gallon Of gasoline at price as
high as fifteen cents he shall pay tax
of 81 for each gallon; and an addition
al tax Of 81 gallon for each cent
above that figure.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
PEACE
Is Asked for by Montenegro, Says
Hungarian Premier.

nv ASSOCIATED psssH
BERLIN, Jan. 1S.-The Overseas
News Agency has announced that
Count Tisza, the Hungarian premier,
had announced that Montenegro had
asked for peace.
Montenegro offered Internationally
to law down Its arms and the offer had
been accepted, the premier declared.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
Is Now Figuring in the oper-
atoms of the Russian
Forces in Persia.

tBY AssociArGp PREsp
LONDON. Jan. 18-Hamadan,
which the Russian army operating In
Persia has occupied. figures in Bibll-
cal as well as Grecian history. 1t
was the ancient Ecbatana, the treas
ure city captured and plundered by
Alexander the Nreat, and 1t appears
in the Book Of Esther as Shushan,
where Ahasuerus, who "reigned from
Indian even into Ethiopia" gave way
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
WRECK
OF Train When It Jumps Track
near a Bridge Causes In
juries to Many. NJ
nv ASSOCIATED ,srsn

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Jan. 1S.-An
Illinois Central railway train jumped
the track near Pigsah, Ia, Monday.
ing. n
-Four persons, including the con-
ductor, who was hurt internally, were
seriously injured and twenty others
slightly hurt.
The accident occurred as the train
was approaching bridge over q
creek. The baggage car Is believed to
have first jumped the track, pulling
the other five cars of.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
COLLEGE BURNED.

CHEsTERToWN, Nd, Jan. 49,
William Smith hall, the main building
Of Washington college, was complete
" wrecked by fire Sunday. So rap
idly did the flames spread that all
the archives, including many historic
documents, some otlthem In the hand
writing Of George Washington, were
burned. (. .s8).' * z <. e q
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
ONE LIFE LOST.

BRANDON, Manitoba, Jan. 1S.-one
woman, a Miss Marsh, is believed to
have lost her life in the destruction by
Monday Of the Doig, Rankin and
Robertson department store here. All
other employees are believed to have
escaped. The origin Of the fire is un-
known. The loss Is 100000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
DOUBLE MURDER.

CHELSEA, Mass. Jan. 1S.-Mrs.
Belle ostrovick and her seventeen
year-old daughter, Annie, were killed
and Adam TARTAN, a ledger in the
house, was wounded Monday in what
the police say was a case Of double
murder and attempted suicide.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18

There was an increase in 1918 Of tho
number Of insane people In ireland
from 24,SSs to 25,O0s. There figures do
not include wanderers ct large d
residents in private dwellings,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
Apply for Costumes.

All the young society men who
have received invitations to the Leap
Year fancy dress masquerade ball, to
be given by some of the young mar
rled women and girls Friday evening
January % in the auditorium Of the
Masonic tmple, and who wish to order
costumes, will kindly apply to Henry
C. Alexander at his office in the EN-
pire building not later than Friday
Of this week, where they may see cat
alloys of illustrated fancy dress cos
tunes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18

Tho slamese have q superstitioul
dislike Of odd numbers, and they
studiously strive to have In their
houses an even number Of windows,
doors, rooms and cupboards.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18

millinery, furs, women's suits and the
like at rare bargain prices.
The sale is to be conducted BY
George e. Lockwood, formerly Of the
Irwin-Lockwood Company.
The Republican journal., 1916-03-30
Notice OF Foreclosure.

WHEREAS, Cora E. Phinney of Morrill,
w in the County of Waldo and State of
Maine, by her mortgage deed dated the fifth
day of August. A. D 1918, and recorded in the
Waldo County Registry of Deeds, in Book 3O4
Page 394. conveyed to me, the undersigned. a
certain lot or parcel of land with the buildings
thereon, situated in Morrill,, in said County of
Waldo and bounded and described as follows.
to wit: Beginning at stake and stones on the
line of Waldo and Morrill, at the northeasterly
corner of lot of Charles Woods; thence west
two degrees north one hundred and thirteen
rods to stake and stones; thence north thir1y-
four degrees west thirty-six rods to a stake
ana stones; thence east nine degrees north
thirty three rods to the east side of the road;
thence north on said road three and one-half
rods to stake and stones; thence east eight
and one half degrees north fifty eight rods to
waldo line; thence by Waldo line fifty-three
rods to the place begun at Containing TWEEN
ty-seven acres. more or less; and whereas the
condition of said mortgage has been broken:
Now. therefore, by reason of the breach of
the condition thereof | claim foreclosure of
said mortgage.
Dated this eighth day of March, A. D. 1916.
WILLIAM o. SMITH.
H. c B. 3W1I
The Republican journal., 1916-03-30
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

WHEREAS, Josie F. Hall of Belfast, in the
w County of Waldo and State of Maine, BY
her mortgage deed, dated the eighth day of
November, A. D. 1907 and recorded in the
Waldo County Registry of Deeds, Book 2S9,
Page 1856, conveyed to one George A. Matthews
of Thomas aston in the County of Knox and State
Of Maine, certain lot or parcel of land with
the buildings thereon, situated in said Belfast,
bounded and described as follows, to wit: Be-
ginning at the corner of Northport avenue and
the Perkins road, so-called; thence northerly
on said avenue sixteen rods to a stake and
stones; thence westerly twenty rods to stake
and stones; thence southerly sixteen rods to
said Perkins road; thence easterly on line of
said Perkins road twenty rods to place of be-
ginning, containing two acres, more or less,
and being the same premises conveyed to said
George A. Matthews by Hattie E. Murphy, by
deed dated March 9, 1899. and recorded in
Waldo County Registry of Deeds, Book 254,
Page 1863, and conveyed to said Josie F. Hall by
said George A Mathews by deed dated Novem.
Der 5, 1907; and whereas, the said George A.
Matthews, by his written assignment, dated
the eighteenth day of May. A. D. 1909. and re-
corded in Waldo Registry of Deeds. Book 297,
deed and the debt thereby secured, to the I'M
of Montville, in said County of Waldo, and
whereas, the condition of said mortgage has
been broken:
Now. therefore, by reason of the breach of
the condition thereof, we claim foreclosure
ofasaid mortgage.
Dated this second day of February, A. D.
1916. MARY F. FRYE,
JULIA l. FRYE.
The Republican journal., 1916-03-30
CENTER laoNryrLIr.

John Marden of Morrill, was a Sundav
guest of Gene Perry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Perry are soon
to move to G. Thompson's.
]. F. CARL is in Unity, the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Webster.
Chester Gray was elected delegate tc
the Democratic State convention in Ban.
gor.
Station were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. F.. ". Mason.
Misses Mary Wentworth and Clara
Bean came home March 25th from Pitts
field for a weeks vacation.
Mrs. Olive Stewart has returned from
months visit with relatives in Morrill,,
Poor's Mills, Belfast and Thorndike.
Hartley B. Cox, who is nearly 80, and
the oldest man in town, is i'll with the
grip. His grandson, Stanley II. Curtis,
is caring for him.
Mrs. Susan E. Carter of Mcfarland 8
Corner died March 10th after a long ILL
ness. AlteT Ine Tuner dl SERVICES ouu""J
the remains were placed in the tomb at
Mt. Repose cemetery.
W. S. Mehuren is so i'll with sciatica
that he has resigned from the office OF
first selectman, and special town meet
ing was called for March 9th to elect
his successor Mr.. Mehuren's friends
and that includes all who are we'll &C.
quainted with him-wish him speedy
recovery.
The Republican journal., 1916-03-30
WORLDS LEADING TOBACCO TOWN

Following are extracts from an address
delivered by COL A. D. Watts, Collector
of Internal Revenue for the Fifth District
of North Carolina, at smoker given by
The Twin City Club, Winston Salem,
February 4th. 1916:
WlnStOn-Salem is supplying one
fourth of all the chewing and smoking
tobacco consumed in the United States,
besides exporting vast quantities to for
eign lands. This statement is taken
from the report of the commissioner of
Internal Revenue for the first quarter of
the present fiscal year and from private
advices from Washington, as 10 the Sc
cond quarter, which ended December
31st. last.
''Your city is making one-seventh of
all tobacco Notwithstanding and smok-
ing tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff
manufactured in the United States.
Your manufacturers are paying on an
average about $500 a day revenue
taxes to the government and the amount
is increasing from month to month.
When your government building, much
the handsomest in the State, was COM
pleted last July at cost of $3.50, 600, your
newspapers made the statement that the
taxes paid in your city to Uncle Sam for
the first eight days of it's occupancy would
pay for it. Since September, it has
taken only fraction over seven average
days collections here to equal its cost.
So far this week. Mr.. Crawford has taken
in $206, 428 SO. predict that before 1916
shall have ended your average weekly
payments to the government on tobacco
will more than pay for this magnificent
building, leaving the collections for the
other tifty-one weeks as clear profit to
the government.
"Winston-Salem is shipping on an aver
age each week day to all parts of this
country and to foreign lands at least
$3.50. 900 of tobacco products.
'In conclusion, Winston Salem manu-.
features more tobacco, all tobacco pro-
ducts are taken .nto this statement, than
any other city on earth, little or big. In
dustrially, she is easily first in North
Carolina, population considered, first in
America, and believe, in the world; So
cially, never failing delight to her
friends"
The Republican journal., 1916-03-30
Going One Better.

Crop stories quite frequently rival
fish stories" in their tendency to exceed
the speed limit in crossing the boundary
line Of verecitv. the hicneas Of nunapkins
and the immensely OF .cabbages, apples
or potrtoes cq1aling any big fish ever
Ge scrined.
Now the capacity OF SOILS, t3r raisin !.
things and starting something" t.
grow. claims attention. Here is story
OF fertile land told by DR.. Nathan C.
Schaeffer. as joke on himself.
The richness of soil was being discussed
with woman farmer from the Dakotas.
DR.. Schaeffer glorifed the crop possibili-
ties of his Lancaster County by saying
why, in our county the soil is so rich
that If you stick nail into the ground,
the next morning it has grown into a
crow-bar."
Whereupon the other replied: Eyes, l
know, but in our country we use a tack
fer that purpose. "-Springfeld Union.
The Republican journal., 1916-03-30

The Bath schooner J. Edward Drake
has been sold at Philadelphia for $55, 900,
doubla the price at which she was offer
ed only six months ago. She is four
master, built at Bath in 1900, with car
go capacity of 2, 500 tons.
A freight brokerage firm at New Or
leans has bought four sailing vessels
the barkentine Hildegard, schs. Gen. E.
S. Greeley, Lyman M. Law and Lucin Ia
Sutton-and will put them in the trans
Atlantic freight service.
The schooner Agnes Manning, owned
by Frank Ferdinand of Boston, and COM
manded by Capt. E. B. Randall of Bos-
ton, went ashore near Lynmouth, Eng
land, but was fioated March 10th and
lowed into Appledore, leaking. She lost
her deckload of pit props while being
fioated. She had cargo of deals from
Bordeaux for England.
Bath vessel owners are taking advant-
age of the high prices now being paid to
dispose of their vessels, some dozen
years old bringing fully as much as their
first cost. 1t is reported that James B.
Drake q Sons have sold their schooner
Alice May Davenport, four-master of
l114 tOilS, W NEW oIh par tleS lHe
schooner IS II years old and is now on
the passage from Boston to New York.
1t is said the four masted schooner Ed
win R. Hunt of the G.. G. Deering Co.,
fleet also has been sold.
The demand for tonnage for the coast
ing trade resulted in the pu chase of a
fleet of vessels on the Great Lakes and,
with the opening of navigation on the
lakes and the St. Lawrence, this fleet
will be brought to the coast. Among
the vessels purchased are the tug W. S.
Taylor and six barges. These vessels
were bought by Capt. Theodore Krum,
formerly owner and commander of the
steamer City of Philadelphia, who in
tends to place them In the coal and lum-
Der trade to New England ports. Capt.
Krum is also negotiating for the pur-
chase of two steamers. The W. S. Tay-
lor was built at Green Bay, Wis. in 1907,
and, with the exception of the tug Paul
Jones, is said to be the most powerful
under the Star and Stripes. Her NOM
inal horsepower is 1900. She is 126 feet
long, "a feet beam and 10 feet depth of
hold. She carries crew of II men. The
barges are large and suitable for carry
ing coal or lumber. Boston Globe.
The City of Philadelphia ran for time
between Boston and Stockton Springs
and Capt. Krum undertook to establish
an opposition line from Boston and made
one landing at Belfast, but soon after
the steamer was sold for other business
and the project was abandoned.
The Republican journal., 1916-03-30
ALCOHOL AND PNEUMONIA.

The United States Public Health Ser
vice brands strong drink as the most eff
fcient ally of pneumonia. 1t declares
that alcohol is the handmaiden of the
disease which produces ten per cent of
the deaths in the United States. This is
no exaggeration. We have known for q
long time that indulgence in alcoholic
liquors lowers the individual vitality, and
that the man who drinks is peculiarly
susceptible to pneumonia. The United
States Public Health Service is conser-
vative body. 1t does not engage. in
alarmist propaganda. In following out
the line of its official duties it has brought
forcefully to the general public fact
which will bear endless repetition. The
liberal and continuous user Of alcoholic
drinks will do we'll to heed this warning,
particularly at this season of the year
when the gruesome death toll from pneu-
monia is being doubled.
The Republican journal., 1916-03-30
MAINE WoMEN's CLUB OF NEW YORK.

The March meeting of the Maine Wo-
mems club of New York, held at the
Waldorf, was one of unusual interest, it
being Winter Reading Review. Miss
Elizabeth e. Meserve was chairman of
the afternoon. The members enjoyed
the following program:
In a Far Country, by Winston Church
i'll, reviewed by Miss Annie Thayer: The
Landloper, by Holman F. Day, reviewed
by Miss Martha G. Meserve: The Goddess
Girl, by Louise Elizabeth Dutton, re-
viewed by Miss Alice M. Robinson; Poetry
Review, including some of the works of
Lincoln Colcord, Robert Frost and Edna
St, Vincent Mlllay, Miss Emma A. Foun-
tain; group of songs, The Awakening,
The Crimson Petal, The Star, Miss
Pooler.
The interest was keen all the afternoon,
but what gave special breeziness to
the meeting was the review of The God
dess Girl, by Miss Dutton, formerly of
Ellsworth. The author herself being a
Maine-New York woman, and the scene
of the novel being divided between Maine
and New York, brought The Goddess
Girl close home.
A Minnesota critic has said that this
book ''is better worth reading than an
average dozen of the new novels" Ma
tives of Maine now living in New York
feel personal pride in Miss Dutton's
success