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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15

Slightly used automobiles for sale.
at big bargains auto Exchange, cor
ner Traders Alley and Sixth street..
Both phones s19.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
GUARDIAN QUALITIES.

Leander Grimn qualified monday
as guardian of Philip and Russell
Griffin with bonds OF 500 each and
Ernest L. Fortney surety.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-15
Fl DON'T SUFFER
any MORE y
"Feel Like a New Person, .
says Mrs. Hamilton.

New Castle, Ind" From tho time
Twas eleven years old until 1 was seven
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
First Gun is Fired in
Good Roads Campaign

that will be of the most service to all
concerned. The members of this
committee are DR.. John Folk, j. R.
Jones and Cletus Stout. After the
report Of this committee is heard, the
meeting will become an informal one
and the road experts will be glad to
hear suggestions and short talks from
everyone present.
At Monday nights meeting, Guy
M. Harbert, Harrison. county road
engineer, spoke on the various kinds
OF roads that are suitable to condi-
tions in Simpson district.
The good roads movement in this
county is not only confined to Simp-
son district, although 1t is the only
district In which definite action has
been taken. Other districts, 1t is
said, are pursuing policy Of watch
full waiting" Clay district is mere
Ily waiting to formulate plans for the
| Improvement of its roads before ac-
tion Is taken, according to leading
men of that district, who are keenly
interested In the Simpson district
campaign,
II the plans go through in all the
districts, 1t is thought that In q
year or two all important towns Of
the county will be, connected with
roads that can be traversed. by all
kinds, Of vehicles at all times es the
year.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
EXCURSION
Dates for the Coming Summer
Season Are Announced by
the Baltimore and Ohio.

Tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Com pany has announced the Atlantic
City, Niagara Falls, Washington and
Baltimore excursion dates for the
coming summer. The dates for OK
cursions to Atlantic City are given as
June 20, July IL and 81, August .
and "a and September Il. Tickets
are good for sixteen days and call.tof
numerous other seashore points alcng g.
the Jersey coast for the same fate,
AS was the case last year. tickets
will be sold for $40 round trip.
The Niagara Falls excursions.
which so via Plttsburg. are to be run
June 16 and 80, Juy 81, August y y
and 25 and September 8 and 81, and
October 6. This fare Is $12.
Hundreds OF Clarksburgers take
advantage Of these excursions yearly
and have been inquiring for the last
month OF the railroad officials here
as to what time the summer excui-.
slons were to start. %
The personally conducted toursot
the Baltimore and Ohio which run
on the same dates the excursions are
run to Atlantic City, take passengers
to Baltimore and Washington and
pay all expenses for five days and IN
clude In the trip a sightseeing trlp
around the capital without extra
charge.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
SEVENTEEN COUR rs
AGAINST THOMPSON
Are Returned by Federal Grand
Jury in the UniontoWn
Bank Failure.
"a, AssoelArro rstss'

tBN ASSOCIATED PREsS
PITTSBURG, Feb. 8.-Joslah v
Thompson, president Of the First
National Bank Of Uniontown, which
was closed by the comptroller OF the
currency little more than year
ago, was today indicted by the fed
eral grand jury on charges Of alleged
false certification OF checks, making
false entries, making false reports to
the comptroller of the currency and
perjury.
One blanket indictment was re-
turned, embracing seventeen counts
Counts Nos. 1 to 8 inclusive,
charge Thompson with certifying
checks of W. S. Craft, treasurer OF
Fayette county, drawn on the First
National Bank Of Uniontown, when
Craft did not have sum equal to
the checks on deposit.
Counts Nos to is inclusive,
charge false entries and false re-
ports to the comptroller Of the cur
rency.
Counts Nos 16 and II charge per-
jury in swearing to the correctness
OF the bank statement. Count No.
rs is divided into three parts and
the last count is divided into two
parts.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
Simpson District Residents
Hold an Enthusiastic Mass
Meeting at Bridgeport.

The first gun in the campaign to
secure 100000 bond Issue to i'm
prove the roads of Simpson district,
was fred Monday night when repre-
sentative citizens of the district held
nm enthusiastic mass meeting in
Bridgeport. Another meeting, which,
II is expected, will be much larger
than the one Monday night. has been
called for 1880 o'clock Thursday af-
ternoon. Every taxpayer in the dis
trlct is expected to attend. r"
Experts in road construction will
be present at Thursdays meeting
and will discuss the best ways of
Improving the roads of the district.
1t is very probable that A. d. Will
lIa,ns, state road engineer, will be in
attendance; 1t not, representative of
his office will be sent, Guy M. Har-
bert, Harrison county road engineer,
will be on hand, and deliver an ad-
dress,
At Thursdays meeting report
will be made by a committee OF three
appointed Monday night to gather
data and outline the roads that need
Abe most improvement, and those
-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
SNOW BLOCKS
ROAD TRAFFIC.
Warm Breeze Brings a New
Danger in the Northwest
Sectionof County.
AvALANCHES ARE STARTING
Two Persons Are Killed When
an Avalanche of Mud and
Rock 0verWhelm Them.

SEATTLE, WASH, Feb. S.-The
Chinookwlnd. a warm breeze. which
rapidly sweeps away the snow, be-
gan In the Cascade mountains today
and the railroads using the mountain
passes are confronted with the dan
gcr OF avalanches, while In the low
lands danger Of foods became more
serious. In many of the passes the
snow is said TO be more than thirty
feet deep.
An avalanche blocked the lines OF
the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
today near Keecheelus on the east
slope OF the mountains. They North
ern Pacific line was still open early
today and operating officials we're
hopeful of preventing h blockade.
Crews have been sent into the noun
tains ready for an emergency
Two persons were killed In this
city last night when an avalanche OF
mud and rock overwhelmed them as
they sought to escape from their
homes ut the foot OF u bluff.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
RESTING EASY
Is Daniel c. Murray WhoAcci-
dentaIIy Shot Himself Sat-
urday and May Recover.

Daniel C. Murray, bookkeeper for
the Cailiff Coal Company. OF near
Lost Creek, is resting easy in local
hospital Tuesday afternoon and at
tending physicians have not decided
when they will operate upon him to
remove the bullet which is lodged In
his groin asa result OF accidentally
shooting himself at his home at the
mining settlement Saturday night
According to his own story Of the
affair he was playing with q S2-cali-
Der revolver which he thought was
not loaded and 1t. went off, the ball
entering seft breast slightly above
the heart and took a downward
course, lodging in his groin. He
lives by himself and 1t was not
known that he was injured until
Sunday morning when Jessup Leisen-
ing, friend, called at his home to
see him. Physicians were at once
summoned and he was removed to a
local hospital where he has since
been patient.
An operation will be performed In
a day or so 10 remove the bullet and
1t. is thoughtthat- he will recover.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
CRA[)|))CK
Named Mayor Of Broad Oaks
! blythe City Council Of !,
That Suburb: W 9''

At a meeting Of the city council
Of the municipality of Broad Oaks
held Monday evening. Joseph N.
Craddock was elected mayor to
serve the term of Charles McMunn,
who was elected at the January cleo
ton, but who failed to qualify on
account Of business reasons.
Mr.. Craddock, the newly elected
mayor, is a capable business man and
should make an excellent executive
for the growing little suburb. He
was formerly employed on the Clarks-
burg Exponent-American and the
Hall and Sheldon magazine, the
Searchllght.
McMunn's reasons for not quail
flying. according to his friends. is
that he would be out of the city for
several months attending to his bus
iness as foreman of the John O'Hare
Plumbing Company. which has a
large contract at Morgantown.
A chief Of police was to be elected
last night but on account OF other
pressing business the election was
postponed until Friday night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
.8R||AI|ND'S VISIT
TO Italy is Explained as Being
for Purpose Of Urging the
Country On in the War.
tnx AnsoelArtp ,asssl

PARIS, Feb. SIN explanation Of
Premier Brands visit to Italy the
Matln says that the prolongatlon Of
the war led to certain difficulties for
the Italian government. which, how
ever realizes that II Italy Is to profit
by the victory Of the Allies, 1t must
take an active part in the operations.
"Thls will add to Italy's burden"
says the Matin "but will alsoincrease
the advantage which 1t has to reap.
"Mr. Bryand g reputation as a long
headed statesman Is well established
In Rome. 1t was he who saw that
the best way to protect Egypt was to
stay at Saloniki, and the salvage OF
the Serbian army was dueto his dead
fastedness. His visit to Italy will go
far toward bringing about that abso-
lutte political and military unity OF
the Allies, which is condition OF VIC
trr1,i a tft ~ tato * ~ - l-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
PETIT JURORS
FOR MARCH
TERM DRAWN
Of Criminal Court of the County
by Jury Commissioners
Post and Williams.

Petit jurors for the March term OF
the criminal court to appear Monday
morning, March 13, for duty were
drawn Tuesday as follows by Howard
Post and Perry c. Williams, jury
commissioners:
R. NJ. Fisher, Arthur Heinze,
James Findley. Olandus West. Rams
Ter Robinson, Lloyd o. Grimm. Islah
Conley, Henry swiger. Adam Swieer,
Adam Coolkman, George Il. Trainer,
w. F. Sturm, George W. Williams,
John F. Mason, NJ. L. Dunkin, Simon
p. Davis, Stephen Basel, H. B. Bond
Simeon Bond, Carl A. Davisson,
George Rector, ]. Earl Thompson,
Addison R. Timberlake, Clifton H.
Colgate NJ. c. Wolfe, John Parks,
Weaver Perine, Laco Davisson, Omer
I. Talkington. William S. Blake, j.
C. Garrett, H. L. Dean, Will ]. Da-
visson, John L. Sehon, W. w. Hess,
Lafayette Swiger. Mosby Hall, Leoni-
das Rhoades, Hiram o. Post, ]. L.
Jenkins, G. H. Lyon, John B. Strotn-
er, Chester Martin, Howard Sapp,
Earl lawson, Custer Allen, William
H. Norman, James A. Williams and
Jesse r. Flint.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
OPERATORS AND
MINERS CONFER
Four Coal Producing States
Are Represented at Con-
ference in Mobile. Ala.
THIS sIAI:E is LEFT OUT
Eleven Demands on the Part Of
Miners Are Presented to
the Operators.

MOBILE, Ala, Feb. S.-Bitumi-
nous coal operators from western
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and 1lli-
nois and union miners representing
quarter OF million coal diggers
in those states, met in joint confer
ence here today to begin negotia-
tlons for new interstate. wage scale
to take the place of the separate
agreements which expire March 81.
The conference embraces the CEN
trail competitive soft coal fields and
the agreement to be drawn up in
other, soft coal states will be based
largely upon the result OF the pres
ent negotiations.
The conference is made up of thir-
ty-two representatives Of the opera
tors and an equal number of mem-
bers OF the United Mine Workers of
America, representing The four states.
In addition ohm p. White. president;
Frank j. Hays. vice president; and
William Green, secretary-treasurer
Of the miners International organi-
Mtion, are taking part in the delib-
erations.
The operators have selected Hugh
shirkie, of Terre Haute, Ind, as the
chairman of the operators delega-
ton, and, following tho custom Of
previous joint conferences. he will be
named permanent chairman of the
meeting, with William Green of the
miners as secretary.
The miners at their convention at
Indianapolis formulated eleven de-
mands to be presented to the employ
ers. One demand calls for the pay
ment of wages on the mine run basis,
three relate to wage increases rang
ing from ten to twenty per cent, ac-
cording to the class of work and the
others call for uniform scale for
all classes, readjustment of the ma
chine differential at the basing points,
eght-hour day FROM bank to bank.
local grievances to be settled by the
various districts, two-year contract,
weekly paydays. and that every other
Saturday be an idle day in lieu Of
Saturday half holidays.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
DRY Law IS
HANGING IN
THE BALANCE
Validity Depends on Action Of
Federal Tribunal at
Washington.

The West Virginia prohibition law
is hanging in the balance. and will so
remain until the handing down of a
decision in the cases OF the James
Clark Dlstilling Company. Maryland
concern, against the American Ex-
press Company, the Western Mary
land Railway Company and the State
OF West Virginia, appealed from the
United States circuit court to the stl-
preme court last year. Meanwhile
Fred o. Blue, state commissioner Of
prohibition, has prepared an exhaus-
tive brief upholding' the right OF this
state under the Yost and Webb Ken
yon state and federal laws to prohibit
the shipping or bringing into the
state OF intoxicating liquors for un-
lawful purposes. p
The question is whether the opera
ton Of the law passed by the West
Virginia legislature interferese with
insterstate commerce since the pas
sage Of the federal law meant to rob
intoxicants of their interstate char
acter. The state contends that the
Yost law does not interfere with the
legal rights of any shipper, and on
this contention the case will be ar
gued late in the present month
probably the twenty-third.
Meanwhile department officers are
guarding the points of ingress on the
line between the "wet" and dry"
territory and the bringing in Of IN
toxicants has been reduced to small
fraction Of what 1t was before the
operation Of the court order against
the carrying OF labeled packages of
liquors as personal baggage on trains.
The several interstate railroads
that have been enjoined are, 1t is de-
clared, doing all in their power to
carry out the order OF the courts:
and when all the carrying concerns
have been similarly enjoined, 1t was
said by Deputy C. F. Rathbone today,
ninety per cent Of the volume Of ship
ments now being made will be elimi-
mated.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
PROGRAM FOR
MEETING Of
LEAGUE MADE
Upand Sent to the Temporary
State Chairman for His
Approval.

PARKERSBuRG, Feb. S,-'rhe
program for the meeting for organ
lzatIon of the West Virginia branch
OF the League to Enforce Peace,
which will be held here Saturday
evening at the Young Mems Christian
Association auditorium. has been an
nounced In Its tentative form. The
program as outlined will be forward
ed 10 former Governor William Il.
Glasscock, Of Morgantown, for his
approval. Mr.. Glasscock Is at the
head OF the league In this state. The
arrangements were left to n local
committee to complete.
John B. Finley, of this city, one OF
the charter members Of the West Vir-
ginla branch, will be the temporary
chairman Of the meeting, The pro-
gram follows:
Temporary chairman-John b.
Finley, OF Parkcrsburg.
Invocation-Dr. S. Scollay Moore,
OF the Trinity Episcopal church.
Music. America Music Depart
ment OF the Woman's Club.
Introduction Of the chairman by
former Governor Glasscock.
Outline Of plan and objects OF the
league by the chairman.
Address by William Collins Dennis,
former member Of The Hague Trl-
buna, and assistant solicitor Of the
State Department under President
Taft.
Addresses BY other speakers and
organization.
Music, The National Anthem, THE
Hstarspangled Banner"-Music de-
parthent Of the Woman's Club.
Denediction--Dr. s. X. Arbuthnot.
Of the First Methodist Episcopal
church. +
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08

WAITING ON
WASHINGTON
West Virginia Shippers Are
Prepared to Fight Rate
Increase.

West Virginia coal operators are
still waiting for word from Washing
ton, where counsel for the trunk rail-
roads held meeting last week look
ing tofurther action in the matter OF
the proposed increase Of shipping
rates on coal hauled out Of the West
Virginia fields to points east, west
and north--an increase which. the
operators declare would, II made eff
fective, ruin the coal industry in West
Virginia.
Meanwhile, counsel for the coal
companies are also preparing for ac-
ton, 1t was said today, and the ad-
vance will be fought most strenll-
ously before the Interstate Commerce
Commission, before which the petit
tions of the railroad companies are
pending.
The public service commission OF
West Virginia, which is resisting the
action Of the carrying concerns, is
Represented before the Interstate Com
merce Commission by former Con-
gressman Samuel B. Avis, Charleston
attorney, while the railroad people are
Represented by a long array Of talent
including W. A. GLASGOW, Of Phila-
delphia, and Rush Butler, Of Chicago
It is contended by the public ser.
y;ce commits sion that san increase OF
fifteen cents ton on coal mined in
West Virginia would not only wreck
the coal business itself but would par
alyze every other line Of commercial
activity.
The railroads asking for the advance
are the Chesapeake and Ohia, the Bal
timore and Ohio, the Norfolk and
Western and the Kanawha and Mich
;ron
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
GERMANS LOSE
SMALL SECTION
OF One Of Their Trenches ir
Active Fighting with the
French in the West.
ny AssociArEp rsEss,


BERLIN, Feb. S.-Active fighting
on the French front south of the
Somme was announced today by the
war office. In the course Of the en-
gagement The Germans lost small
section of one of the trenches they
had conquered. e
= The statement continues:
"The main attack by the French,
which had been prepared for coun-
ter attack by heavy artillery fire.
was repulsed.
"An attack by a German air squad
ron on the railroad station at Poper-
inghe, Belgium. and on British
camps between Poperinghe and Dix
nude is reported. The German air
men had several combats with hostile
aeroplanes but returned without
having suffered any losses"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
FAMILIES SUFFERING
BECAUSE OF RED TAPE
want to return to Parkersburg.
y All in One Bed.

M All In One Bed.
The other case OF destitution u
that Of q family named Cooley at
Despard. When Clarksburg chureA
women looked after these folk they
were In dire circumstances, the fatier
being in the last stages Of tubercllp
sis and the entire family OF father
mother and four young children he.
ing forced to huddle together In the
same bed in order to keep warm
The family is four months In aFreai1
for rent Of the house It Is occupying
Club women say the Associated Char
tiles offered to pay rent for the falp;
NY for the present but refused to pay
any rent in arrears. Other: needed
aid, say these women, has not been
forthcoming from this organization
nor from the county government
through the overseer Of the poor n
is the aim OF the women to gaise
enough money at lehst to pay ths
back rent for this family. Z
In Bitter Terms.
The women reporting these cases
to the Telegram speak in very bitter
terms Of the fact that ClarlSsbuyg
people will open their hearts and send
big sums Of money to Europe when
such cases Of destitution need atten,
ton in Clarksburg. 4
When the attention Of n. rank
if1nrr chairman NJ fho EIIt1 Hli8 viii y
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
PR|zE
Is Offered by Woman's Chris.
tian Temperance Union for
the Best Essay.

Public school teachers and normal
school pupils are consuming reams
of paper these days outlining the best
methods Of Teaching Temperance
this being the title of an essay for the
best draft Of which the West Virginia
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
offers a cash prize, to be awarded in
the late summer or early fall.
Hundreds OF teachers and pupils are
expected to take part in the competi-
ton, which is to be under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Virginia Melbourne, Of
Charles Town, to whom all manu-
scripts are TO be sent. All essays must
he in her hands, 1t is announced, BY
July /.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
MRS.W0TR|NG DEAD.
Wife of Charles Wotring, of
RoWIesburg, Dies in a
Local Hospital.

Mrs. Edith NJ. Wotring, aged %
years, wife of Charles Wotring, a
Baltimore and Ohio railroad fireman,
Of Rowlesburg, who died in a local
hospital at 11:15 O'Clock Monday
night following surgical operation,
was taken to her home at Rowles.
burg Tuesday morning. The funer-
al services and burial will be held
there. The funeral services will be
held in the Methodist Episcopal
church at Rowlesburg Wednesday,.
Surviving relatives of the deceased
woman are Charles Wotrlng, her hus.
band; Luther Blair Wotring, a son;
], T. Flynn, her father and Paul
and John Flynn, brothers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
. EDWARDS EXHIBIT
of Historical Material is Re.
ceived from Coalburg by
State Department.

CHARLESTON, Feb. s.-The state
department. Of archives and history
has just received shipment Of his
torical material from the family OF
William Seymour Edwards. at Coai-
burg, which Is to, be placed on ex-
hibit.
1t consists Of certain parts Of his
collection of historical material and
many OF the mementoes OF his travels
and are placed In the archives Of tho
state at Mr.. Edwards direction, The
boxes have not yet been opened, but
will be this week and then the ma
terial will be classified and placed on
display.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
SUPREME OFFICER
VIII Visit tile Daughters Of Sphinx
Here Tonight.

All members Of Rose Of Sharon
Court No. 8, Daughters Of Sphinx.
are urged to be at their regular
meeting at So'clock tonight. Mrs.
Ada ]. Stillyard, of Wheeling, SUI
preme grand matron Of the Daught-
ers OF SPHINX Will be present maxi
ing her annual visit to the court.
After the business meeting a social
session will be held in the hall.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
GRAND JURORS.
Are Drawn for the Next Term of
the Criminal Court of the
County of Harrison.

Names Of grand jurors to serve at
the next term of the criminal court,
and to report for duty Tuesday morn.
ing. March z, were drawn Tuesday az
follows:
G. D. Everson, Brainard S. Young,
M. v. Hurst, Cyrus E. Morris. M. j.
Anderson, B. M. Wolverton, Daniel
Copenhaver, Lloyd Hustead, Enocn
e. Palmer. Mashack Nuzum, j. p.
Core. Dorsey Cork, Jesse q. Lawson,
y. w. johnson, p. ]. 1yden and up
ton Sidebottom.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
MANUAL SOON READY.

PARKERsBuRG, Feb. s.-John
T. Harris. Of this city. clerk of the
West Virginia Senate, is Mt his home
here and announced to friends that
the West Virginia legislative hand
book and manual and political regis
ter will soon be ready for distribu-
ton. Mr. Harris has been engaged
for some time in gathering informa-
tion for this book.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-08
NEW COINS SHOWN.

The Merchants National Bank was
showing the new Panama. Pacific Ex-
position coins Tuesday. A half dollar
and q gold dollar were tho new coins.
These coins were made especially for
the Panama-Pacitic exposition and the
words are embossed on the front of
each piece. The new money is very
pretty and all seeing it are anxious to
secure one Of the pieces.