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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
WILLIAM WEIGH DEAD
Night Ticket Agent at Baltimore
and Ohio Office Passes
Away in Hospital.

William c. WEIGH, aged SO years,
night ticket agent of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company at the
local station, died at II o'clock Tues
day morning in a local hospital fol-
lowing months illness. When first
admitted to the hospital 1t was not
thought that Mr.. Welchs illness was
serious but he grew worse and had
been in serious condition for several
days.
The deceased man is survived by his
parents and sister, Miss Laura
WEIGH. who reside In California. They
were notified OF his death Tuesday and
no funeral arrangements will be made
until they are heard from.
Mr.. WEIGH had been in the employe
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company for about fifteen years. The
last eight years he had been night
ticket agent and before that time he
worked in the freight office. He was
a member of Clarksburg Lodge
Knights Of Pythias.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
BURGLARS
Now Sought in Barbour County
with BIoodhounds after
Trailing Murderers.

Deputy Sheriff Laco Wolfe took
Sheriff Ross F. Stout's pair of blood
hounds to Tygarts Junction in Bar
bour county Tuesday afternoon for
the purpose of trailing burglars who
broke into Heiler's general store
there Monday night and carried off
about $3.50 worth of stuff, mostly
jewe-ry.
The hounds had Just been brought
back from that section having been
taken by Mr.. Wolfe Monday evening
to point six miles from Elkins in
Randolph county, where they trailed
the assailants OF William A. Painter,
farm foreman, who was shot and
killed, and William Burton, a farm
hand, who was perhaps fatally shot
Sunday night at John T. Davis's sum
mer residence there by men whom
they had arrested after catching them
offering the pantry of the home.
The dogs took scent and followed
1t to the Belington railroad yards,
where 1t appeared that the men had
boarded freight train. A hat Of
one of the men was found near the
railroad yards.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
NATURAL GAS
ALMOST GONE
Director of Bureau of Mines
Says 1t Can Not Last Long,
er Than rs Years.

PlTTSBURG, May 16.-Speaking
before thousand or more natural
gas men, who are her to attend tho
annual convention OF the Natural Gas
Association of the United States, DR..
Van H. Manning. director of the fed
eral bureau of mines at Washington,
declared that within short time per-
sons who allowed the fuel to go to
waste would be penalized. He said
that at the present rate OF consump-
ton the supply could last no longer
than twenty-five years.
mo natural resources has been and
is being SO recklessly wasted rs nat
ural gas" said DR.. Manning. Large
qantitles have been wasted by being
used individually but the loss through
such use has been unimportant as
compared with the large absolute
waste that has occurred In connec-
ton with its production. This cul-
minated in the waste incident to the
development OF the Cushing field in
Oklahoma which was probably the
most fragrant in the history OF the
United States. 1t Is estimated that
from 80 to 80 per cent of the natural
gas in this field Is irretrievably lost.
Experts estimate that 1t extended to
almost billion feet day q total
since 1t began that would have sup
piled the domestic needs Of million
people for eight years"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
DELEGATION CONTEST
in REPUBLIC AN PARTY
Is the overshadoWing Feature
I in the Primary Election in
State of Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA, May 1s-Pri-
mary elections for all political parties
were held throughout Pennsylvania
today. The voters for the first time
are participating in a preferential
presidential election but little inter-
est is being taken in this as there is
one name entered on each Of the
party tickets.
President Wilson's name Is the
only one on the Democratic ballot,
Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh is
alone on the Republican ticket, and
Allen l.. Benson, of Yonkers. N. Y,
who has already received the Social
list nomination for president by refer
endum of the Socialists of the coun-
try, was the only name placed on the
ballot OF that party for president. It
is expected that many of the other
candidates for president viii receive
a large scattering vote by means Of
voters writing the candidates name
on the ballot.
The greatest interest In the pri-
mary centers in the fght within the
Republican party for control Of the
delegation to the national conven-
ton. United States Senator Boise
Penrose is opposed to Governor
Brumbaugh and each faction has set
up separate set OF twelve delegates
at large in addition TO candidates
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
EASEMENTS TRIAL
ORA WING CROWDS
People Stand in Line for Hours
before the Hour for Open
ing Court Comes.

LONDON, May 16.-For hours This
morning crowds Of people stood ii. !ine
rfolnd Bow street police station wat
ing for the resumption of the arraign-
ment of Sir Roger Easement on
charges Of high treason in connection
with the Sim Fein rebellion.
John Mccarthy, farmer of Curra-
hane. County Kerry, told of finding
the collapsible boat in which Case
ment, Bailey and man named Mon
teith, who is still at large, landed at
Tralee. Mccarthy said he pulled it
ashore and found dagger and a tin
box. On his way home he met his
children who were playing with three
revolvers they had found near the
shore.
Other witnesses from the same dis
trict told of having seen signal lights
at sea on the evening before Good
Friday.
A touch of humor was added when
Mary German told her story OF meet
Ing Easement and two companies
as they were leaving the beach. She
talked in a brogue so broad that II
was necessary to ask her to write the
words before they could be under
stood. This she did smilingly. After
identifying Easement she told how
she had seen him later in the day in
the custody Of constable. She did
not recognize Bailey.
The star witness from the stand
point of human interest was Martin
Collins, farmers lad of twelve
years. who was called to identify
Easement os one of the men arrested
near Tralee. Martin, handsome
little chap, told with evident pride
how he had driven Easement and a
constable for several miles when the
prisoner was being taken headquar-
ters. Much of the time he was testi-
flying the boy kept his eyes on Case
ment and there was no hesitation on
his part as he declared that the man
in the dock was the one he had
driven in his cart.
After the hearing had been In
progress for sometime Easement
turned his attention from the testl-
mony to the writing of a long state
ment. While thus engaged he showed
marked emotion. Whatever was the
nature of his thoughts they were
such that they moved him to tears.
He wept quietly as he worked away
with his pencil. 1t was a striking
change from the smiling and self
confident man Of short time before.
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And That is What He Will Ad-
vocate if Elected to the
House of Delegates.

William W. Hess, of Wyatt, in Eagle
district, is one of the leading candt-
dates for the Republican nomination
for member Of the House of Delegates
for Harrison county before the June
primaries. His numerous active sup
porters expect him to be chosen as one
OF the four members Of the lower
house of the state legislature from
Harrison county. While Mr.. Hess Is
not making a house-to-house canvass
OF the county and the time at his dis
posal will not admit Of his calling on
as many voters as he would like to do,
yet he and his friends are making an
aggressive campaign for the ,nomina-
ton and they profess eminent salts
faction as to results.
Mr.. Hess is a native of Harrison
county. He was born forty-eight
years ago at Wyatt where he spent his
boyhood days and has resided during
practically all his life. He is a son
OF the late Justice Jeremiah W. Hess,
a veteran of the Union army who him
self most faithfully and honorably rep
resented Harrison county in the legis-
latures OF 1894 and 1898. His wife Is
a daughter OF the late Rev. Asbury
P. Sturm, Of Prospect Valley, and the
family has resided at the old home
stead at Wyatt for many years.
Mr.. Hess is a successful and intelli-
gent farmer, and has devoted consid-
cradle time to bridge contracting in
this and adjoining counties. Being by
nature and education a man Of stu
dious habits and thoughtful mind, he
has accumulated fund Of informa-
ton fro mthe standpoint Of the aver
age householder that peculiarly ct him
for legislative duties. He has taken a
| lively interest in the public school
: system and has served with satisfac-
! ton as the president Of his district
board of education.
Mr.. Hess announces that he fayors
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
SAFETY FIRST" TRAIN
VISITED BY THOUSANDS
SEARCHING INQUIRY
Into the Collapse Of the Crystal
Restaurant is Planned by
the Officials.
ssr .ssoelArsp r..sn

AKRON, o.. May 16.-State and
city officials were planning a search
ing inquiry into the collapse of the
Crystal restaurant here last night in
which nine persons were killed and
twenty-eight injured. two probably
fatally. The restaurant was crowded
when II was wrecked and slid into
an excavation on an adjoining build
Ing lot whore new building is to bo
erected. Survivors told of hearing
the sound OF blasting on the ndJoln-
Ing site Just before the building fell.
Searchers completed n hunt OF the
wreckage early today without ind
ing any more bodies and all OF the
missing have been accounted for.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
Contains Many Interesting and
Highly Instructive Object
Lessons.
TORPEDO is EXHIBITED
Other Exhibits Show How the
Army and Navy Are Pre-
pared for War.

The government Safety First"
train. which arrived here over the
baltimore and Ohio railroad early
Tuesday morning was visited by
thousands OF persons In the morning
and early afternoon. The train will
remain here until 10 o'clock this
evening and no doubt Will be visited
by many more thousands.
About 10 o'clock this morning
delegation from the board of trade,
headed by Secretary G.. w. Dudderar,
visited the train. There were about
twenty-five mon in the delegation.
Mayor G. II, Gordon headed delega-
tton from the city council which Wis
tied the train between and Q O'Clock
this afternoon. The train was visit
ed by representatives of various
other clubs and organizations In the
course OF the day.
Tho attendants on the train are
all courteous and polite and seem to
take pleasure in explaining the ex-
hiblts to visitors.
The exhibit Is arranged In rail-
road train placed ut the disposal OF
the government by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. This train comprises
twelve steel cars. The train is being
sent throughout the country to show
the people Just what the government
Is doing to save the lives OF the men,
women and children OF this nation.
In some. respects 1t is as interesting
as circus and in every way II is
strikingly informative.
Implements of War Shown.
AT the present time, when war oc-
cupies most of the attention OF the
country, the people of this city will
be given a chance to see Just how
the government would like to take
-caFe-of them. In the United States
army and navy cars, for instance, are.
shown model Of the pre-dread-
naught Vermont, model OF the
commerce raider Columbia, and slch
a torpedo as brings destruction to yes
sells. It cost from $4,000 to $4,000
to fire one of these torpedoes. One
OF the machine guns, such as is used
in Mexico, is to be seen there. This
gun can fire 400 shots minute.
Dummies of soldiers are also ar,
ranged. The masks used by the sol
diers in the trenches OF Europe to
protect themselves from poisonous
gases cover the faces Of these dunn
mics. Incidentally, the American
government Is making improvements
ON the masks now used In Europe,
In this particular part OF the ex-
hibit is wireless station and those
Continued on page 81
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
VILLA is BUSY TRYING
TO RAISE A NEW ARMY

FIELD HEADQUARTERS IN MEX
100, via wireless to Columbus, N. W.,
May 16.-Francfsco Villa has recov-
cred from his wounds and has been
busy for some weeks attempting to
raise new army in the state of Du-
range, according to story told here
today by Mexican who was cap
tured in the engagement at ojos Azules
late in April.
Cavalrymen are riding hard on the
trail Of small bands Of bandits In the
vicinity of Rubio ranch, twenty miles
from here where three Villa bandits
were glain by an American forage de-
tachment yesterday. 1t was reported
there are about fifty in the band.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
UNDERSTANDING ONE
ANOTHER ANY WAY

WASHINGTON, May 16-The re-
suit of the military conference at Ell
Paso as reported today by Major
General Scott to Secretary Baker has
been to convince the Carranza gov
ernpent that the United States has
no other purpose in its operations in
northern Mexico than to stamp out
brigAndage and as consequence
there exists substantially an unwrit-
ten understanding that the Carranza
forces shall endeavor to demonstrate
their ability to handle the situation
as the necessary first step toward
withdrawal of the American punitive
expedition.
General Scott believes General OBJ
RECON is acting in good faith and that
the border situation Is less critical
today so far as the United States
government Is concerned.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
Nine NURSES
OF St. Mary's Hospital Are at
Wheeling Taking State
Board Examination.

Nine pupil nurses of the st. Mary's
hospital are at Wheeling taking ex-
aminations from the state board Of
examiners for nurses, and all who
pass the examination successfully
will be graduated at the st. Mary's
hospital in the near future. The ex-
animation will close Wednesday and
the result will be known In a short
time.
The girls taking the examination
are Misses Marie Shay. Esther Klein.
Rose Parker, Louise Kearney, Mar
garet and Beatrice Joyce. Loretta
Manley, Hazel Nuzum and Kathryn
Binns. They. have all been at Wheel
ing since Sunday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
MUSIC
viii Be One Of the Big Features
OF the Progressive Nation
al Convention.

CHICAGO, May 6-The commit
tee in charge Of arrangements for
the Progressive national convention
TO be held here next month is plan
ming to fill in waits which will occur
between speeches and committee re-
ports with music, 1t was made known
today. Fifty musicians have been en-
gagged and number of grand opera
stars are under consideration.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
. SUNSET EXPRESS IN TEXAS
is DERAILED BY MEXICANS
LABOR CONDITIONS
Are Much Improved in the
PttSburg District Where
Strikes Have Been On.

PITTSBuRG. May 16.-Labor con-
ditions in the Pittsburg district were
much improved today when practical
ly all the striking workmen at the
plants of the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Company re-
turned to work and enough men en-
tered the shops OF the Pressed Steel
Car Company to warrant the state
ment by the management that the
strike was over 1t was said by the
electric company that between 1000
and 5000 men were added to the
working force today, practically com
pleting the force needed to operate
full time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16

years of active experience on the farm
and shoulder to shoulder on public
work with the men who earn wages
qualify him to select such platform
and stand squarely upon 1t.
Member of family that stands
among the highest in public regard,
experienced in the affairs that are OF
vital interest to the substantial citizen.
free from prejudice on the questions
Of Importance to the people, William
w. Hess is candidate of ideal avail
ability, and his many friends expect
his nomination among the four repre-
sentatives from this county.
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WEAK ATTACK
On the Part of German Forces
with Grenades is RepuIsed
by the French.

PARIS, May 16-The lombard
ment Of the French positions in the
Avocourt wood and about hill 304
still continues, according to the
French official report issued today.
a weak German attack with grenades
southwest of Thiaumont farm was
repulsed. In the Woeyre Smelling is
proceeding along the sectors at Elk
and Moulainville.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
MINER KILLED
Edward Dugan Meets Death in
the Gilbert Mine at
Rosebud.

Edward Dugan, a scotchman 40
years old. was instantly killed at 10
O'Clock Tuesday morning by fall
of slate while at work as miner
in the Gilbert coal mine OF the Poole
and Townsend Coal Company at
Rosebud.
Several tons of slate and earth fell
upon the man and 1t took fellow
workers about four hours to dig out
his remains.
The Violin was unmarried.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
KILLS MOTHER
Wounds His Children and Then
Goes to Wife's Grave and
Kills Himself.
GAY ASSOCIATED PaEss,

ROCHESTER. Ind, May 16-Wll-
liam Dollars, 80. miller at Macy,
village near here. Tuesday shot and
killed his mother, Mrsfl Anna Dollars,
so. and daughter, Agnes, s, fatally
wounded his son, George, II, and
baby, Ida, 2, and then went to a
nearby cemetery where he killed MIN
self on the grave of his wife. 1t is
believed that the recent sudden death
Of Dollars's wife caused insanity.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
SHOOTS SELF
With Suicidal Intent and So.
ciety Woman is Not Ex-
peCted to Live.
, tnY AsnocIhrrr rpEss1

BALTIMORE May 16.-Miss Mary
B, Mordecia, well known in Baltimore
society circles, shot herself at her
home Tuesday with suicidal intent,
according to the police. The bullet
lodged in her brain and she is not ex-
pected to live. No reason for the act
has been given.
Miss Mordecia was a stenographer
in the Office OF the state commissioner
OF motor vehicles. She was 40 years
old
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
NEW SCHEDULE.

Summer time tables for the Balti-
more & Ohio lines will become effec-
tive Sunday. May 28, at 1901 a. M,
1t is announced. The changes will be
few and no trains running into
Clarksburg will be materially affect
ed. They are being printed now and
soon will be ready for distribution.
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IN THE OPEN.

WHEELING, May 16.-Near
First street, in the North End,
a speakeasy is doing business
right in the open. Selling booze
at the same price 1t can be
3ought for at Bridgeport. 1t is
doing a landoftice business. A
machine goes over the river
several times a week to bring
ar auto load of bottled beer ard
whisky to this resort.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
STRIKE
At Government Arsenal is Post
poned a Week in the Hope
of An Adjustment.

ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, May 16.-
Strike Of 200 machinists at the gov
eminent arsenal here scheduled for
today has been postponed a week
pending further consideration OF the
wage dispute.
The decision to postpone action
was reached after w. II. Johnston, Of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
WRECK is ACCIDENTAL
ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS

HOUSTON, Tex, May 10 SOUTH
ern Pacific officials here say an in
vestigation shaks the wrecking of
eastbound train No. ten at Fort Han
cock today was accidental and not the
work OF Mexican raiders. A telegram
to the general offices said three pas
sangers, all negroes, were slightly in
jured.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
Several Persons Are Reported
Hurt, Three of Whom Are in
a Serious Condition.
SPIKES TAKEN FROM TIES
Texas Rangers and Deputy
Sheriffs Go on a Wrecking
Train to the Scene.
taY AsseelArEe satss,

Ell PASo, Tex, May 16.-Bandits
thought to be Mexicans from across
the Rio Grande early today removed
the spikes from a number of ties on
she Southern Pacific railroad, causing
the derailment of the eastbound sun
get express.
The wreck occurred near Fort
Hancock, fifty-four miles east of Ell
Paso. Several persons are reported
hurt. three of them seriously. Tex
as rangers and deputy sheriffs left on
the wrecking train for the scene.
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for district delegates.
VOTING is VERY LIGHT
in ClTYf0F PlTTSBURG

tnr ASSOCIATED rRrss3
PITTSBURG, May 16.--voting In the
primaries here was light and quiet,
the only disorder being reported from
Braddock where NJ. Clyde Kelly, Re
publican candidate for Congress.
called on the United States marshal
for protection for his workers. In
yestigation by deputies showed only
one slight alteration had occurred
and they refused to interfere.
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WAGE INCREASE.
"a. ...ee,.1ro ,srss

GRAFTON. May 1s.-Repre-
sentatives of the miners union
In this district, which employees
about 10000 men, stated here
Tuesday that every mine In the
district with the exception of
small mines employing about
500 men had granted the min
ers' demands for a Ave per cent
wage increase and recognition
Of the union.
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HESS is FOR HONEST
WAGES AND POLITICS

honest labor and honest wages, and
honest and honorable polltics."-a
platform that strongly appeals to
every voter who has no Interior mo-
tive to control his politics. And the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16

Washington, D. c.. president of the
International Association of Ma
chinists, telegraphed that he was
hopeful OF a satisfactory adjustment
with government officials.
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TO USE BL0ODH0UNDs.
,ur ArSeelArup pWsss,

GRAFTON, May 16.-Blood-
hounds are being brought
here today to assist the
local and state officers in hunt
ing for the two men who
killed William A. Painter and
perhaps fatally wounded Will
liam Burton, near Elkins yes
terday. The men are reported
to have been in Grafton last
night. Two suspects are now
under arrest.
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WRECK
of Texas Special Occurs but
None of the Passengers is
Dangerously Injured.

CLINTON, NO., May 16--Five
cars OF the Missouri, Kansas and Tex
as passenger train known as the Tex
as special southbound. overturned and
rolled down a twenty-foot embank-
ment near here early today. None
of the passengers was dangerously
injured. A broken rail and defective
ties were given as the cause of the
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SIX BURNED TO DEATH.

WARREN, o.. May 16.-six for
eigners, section hands in the employ
of the Erie railroad, were burned to
death near here early Tuesday when
lightning struck box car in which
they were housed.
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FRENCH REFUSED.

: BERLIN, May 16.-The repulse by
the Germans of several attacks on
positions on hill 304 with sanguinary
losses to the French is announced in
today's war office statement.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-16
BANDITS WRECK a FAST TRAIN
RETURNS FROM FUNERAL.

Mrs. c. c. Jarvis returned Monday
night from Pittsburg where she at
tended the funeral OF her mother,
Mrs. James H. Morris. whose dea:h
was very sudden. Mrs. Morris was
well known in this city. having visited
her daughter frequently.
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THE CIRCULATION

of the Telegram Is moro than doubis
the net paid circulation of tho
other Clarksburg paper.
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THE WEATHER

HuIy Cloudy and cooler tonight,
probably rain In extreme east
portion. Wednesday fair.