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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-05-12
coNEEssEs TO PERJURY.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. May Democratic
representative Michael S. Link, who
was indicted on charge of perjury
yesterday in connection with the Lori
meT bribery charges, confessed to the
grand jury today.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-05-12
Roosevelt Z Dimes
WITH THE EMPEROR
But Owing to Court Mourning
There Are No Spectac-
ular Features.


BERLIN, May 1O-The Roose-
velts arrived here this morning
from Stockholm. They are guests at
the American embassy. A popular
crowd was at the railway station to
give Roosevelt a friendly greeting
Owing to the death of his uncle,
King Edward. Emperor William did
not personally receive the former
President. A special train conveyed
the party soon afternoon to Potsdam,
where the Roosevelts were lunch
con guests of the emperor and
empress.
PoTsDAM, May 1O-The visit of
Roosevelt at the new palace where
he was welcomed by Emperor Will
liam was devoid of any spectacular
features inconsistent with court
mourning for King Edward.
AS the carriage drove into the
court yard Emperor William appear
ed at the principal entrance of the
palace and met the guests. He ex-
tended his hand first to Roosevelt
and then Mrs. Roosevelt and Ethel
and Kermit. His greeting !. of each
was most cordial, Luncheon follow
ed attended by large number.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-05-12
GIFTS LIFE SENTENCE.

coRYDoN. Ind, May Thomas
Jefferson Hoal. found guilty of MUIR
DER was sentenced to life imprison-
meat today
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-05-12

81
Net surplus 5o.s46.3O 2s.2le.1s
Speaking of the local sale the Bal
timore Star says:
1t is understood that large part
of the 100000 issue of the prefer
red stock of the Fairmont and
Clarksburg Traction Company, au-
thorized sometime ago by the stock
holders, has already been subscribed
and that it will be considerably over
subscribed before the books close on
the 14th of this month. The pro-
ceeds of the sale will meet the cost
of the extension which the company
proposes building between clarks-
burg and Weston, w. Va.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-05-12
WILL REPORT ptII

WASHINGTON. D. C.. May The
Senate committee on privileges and
elections today voted to report the
campaign publicity bill.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-05-12
a MARRIAGE L1cENsE.

A marriage license has been issued
to Evert Davis and Nellie Norman.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-05-12
[|)()B|.E
Are the Yearly Earnings Of
the Fairmont and Clarks-
burg Traction Co.

The large number of investors in
the upper Monongahela Valley wlo
have recently taken advantage O.
the Offering OF the Fairmont &
ciarksburg Traction Company's pr
ferred stock Or which si00,OoO,Ol.
worth is for sale up 10 and includ NJ
May Il. at tho. banks in the various
towns In this section at 76 l-e will
be Interested in the following coin
.parat ve statement for April. 1919
ana CIR tie MS, fols months Of The
|year.
In the, adysrt'sei Offer ol the
stock the officials Of tae company ar,
very nodes ii their advertisements
and are g.vingfto he p-oapect:ye N.
vsstors very conservative state
ment o. the bus ness done by the
lcompany: The SHOWN. for tpr !
'aal TIE ars :l,rl Of t.e .csr is ~
better than ;hc cont ,la oi u:
I-oa.l wes tlcsga. BY many . -
nosw.thstag''a; Ia tss; ti,t IL,
.;ask ,was kuowp q D. ihe BIS: "a ns
n the way of ~ !nsess.i..tsls ~
h ) SORT on.
Figuring Oh Sesa,is O: sthc init'a!
IIth.rd of the yesr, as bas 8. Ire
present year should p.ose by far the
most prosperous one in the com
2any;s h:stor$
The stock, Mt the figure quoted ~
1.-THE company's sadvert sements, will
he offered but four more days and
those who are looking for a safe AMI
Substantial place to put their money
should not let the opportunity slip
from them.
The allotment made for the cities
in West Virginia can be disposed OF
fin, eastern markets at prices far
above what the stock is offered for
here.
Following is comparative state
ment of earnings Of the Fairmont &
Ciarksburg Traction Company for
April, 1910. and for the four months
ending April 80, the figures for
April being estimated IN each In
stance:
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
GIRL SHOOTS STRAIGHT
f7.YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER STOPS
SLAYER'S ESCAPE.
Now Orleans Grocer Black Hand Vic
tim-PoIice Find Weeping Girl
Over Dead Form Of Father.

New Orleans, La.-Joseph Manzel-
la, an Italian proprietor of q saloon
and grocery at st. Philip and Decatur
streets, fell a victim to the ~so-called
"Black Hand Society" here Wednes-
day, but his death was avenged a few
seconds later, when his 1~7-year-old
daughter shot and killed the assassin
as he was attempting to escape.
Mazella had recently received many
letters demanding money. They were
signed BLACK Hand Society" Short
ly before noon an Italian, apparently
about 80 years of age, called at the
store and asked If any money was
forthcoming. When orderd out, he
shot Manzella in the breast. AS Man.
celia fell he drew his revolver and
fired at the assassin, but 1t has not
been definitely established that the
bullet found its mark. Young jose
phine Manzella had rushed into the
store at the first shot, and, drawing
her revolver, gave chase to the assas-
sin. firing at him as she ran.
When the police arrived, the girl
was bending over the dead body OF
her father, weeping. The dead body
OF his slayer lay in the gutter out
side with three bullet wounds near
the heart.
The assassin was identified as Gui-
seppe Spennazzio, who is said to have
immigrated from Sicily recently.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
JACKSON.


Prof. W. L. Hutchinson, director OF
the department Of Farmers Institutes,
of the Mississippi Institutes, of the
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College, has completed the list OF
institutes to be held, in some twenty
counties and at fifty OF sixty points
therein, during July and August, and
gives notice as follows:
Alcorn County-July 20, Farming
ton; July 30, First District (probably
Jones SCHOOL,; August /. G~oosepond;
August 2, Kossuth; August 3. Hinkle.
Amite County-July IS, Olio; July
10, Forest school house; July 20. New
Zion; July 81, Robinson Station; July
20, Tangipahoa Church.
Carroll County-July 20. Carrollton.
Chickasaw County-August 5, Egypt.
Clarke County-August 13, Union
Church; August 18, Mayerhoff Springs.
Jasper County-August 4, Montrose;
August 5, Bay Springs; August g.. Lake
Como; August II. Heidelberg; August
IL, Rdsehill.
Jones County = August 8, Shady
Grove school house; August 8, Howard
school house; August 10, Moselle.
Leake County-July 26, Lena; July
81, Tuscola; July %, Standing Pine;
July 20. Williston; July 80. Midway.
Lee County-July %, Bethany; July
26, Baldwin; August 4, Birmingham.
Lauderdale County-August Is, Top,
ton; August 16, S%hucktown; August II,
Toomsuba.
Marion County-July %, Columbia.
Montgomery County-July 80, Stew
art
Jefferson Davis County-July 20,
Sons Academy; August rs, Hebron;
August 26, Prentiss; August II, San.
tee.
Neshoba County-August 1, Center
hill Church; August 2, Dixon; August
8, House.
Prentiss County July 81, New
Hope; July %, Osborn Creek Church.
Pike County - July %, Carriers
Creek school; July q, Walkers
Bridge.
Scott County-July 10, Independ-
ence; July 20, High Hill; July 81, My.
er's school house; July %. Hillsboro;
July %, Lillian; July %, Malco.
Simpson County-August %, Harris
Vile; August 20, French Hill; August
"a, Stonewall.
Wayne County-August 10, Waynes.
boro; August 20, Shady Grove school
house.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
Prof. Smith Taking Hold.

Prof. William H. Smith, the able and
popular educator from Holmes county,
who is state supervisor of the element
airy rural schools, is preparing to take
up the duties that will fall to him In
his new field of labor.
One important feature of Prof.
Smiths work will consist in starting
of on a practical basis of the CONSOLE
dated rural school system, which was
authorized at the 1910 session of the
legislature. By adopting this plan,
where there are two or three country
schools within a radius of a few miles,
one school will be maintained, the
school trustees being in the same act
authorized to provide for the transpor-
tation Of pupils who live beyond two
miles from the school so consolidated.
1t is figured out that the cost Of trans
portation will be more than covered by
the saving in teachers salaries, as the
combining of two or three schools in
one will enable the authorities to dis
pense with the services of one or more
teachers.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
BREAKS RECORD
FLIES so MILES IN I HOUR AND
IA MINUTES.
Sweeps His Machine Up 1900 Feet In
8 MInutes--WiH Probably Get
5000 Prize for His Efforts.

Atlantic City, N. Glenn Curtiss
mile fight in an a~eroplane Monday
afternoon by covering the distance IN
flve-mile laps along the beach in ]
hour IA minutes and 50 seconds. Cur
tiss was in the air one hour and thirty
minutes, and spent one hour twenty
one minutes and five seconds on the
course, six minutes and six seconds
being deducted for the turn at the two
ends of the two and one.half mile
course.
In the early evening Curtiss set a
new mark for quick climbing by
sweeping his machine 1000 feet in
the air in five minutes and ffty-one
seconds.
At the end of his flight Curtiss de-
clared that his engine worked perfect
ly. and expressed his belief that the
added weight he was forced to carry
in emergency apparatus, in case OF
fallig into the sea and the necessity
of running partly into the wind to keep
in the course, held him back at least
fifteen miles an hour.
Curtiss' contract ended Monday
night, leaving Brookins in possession
Of the $4,000 altitude prize, won on
Saturday evening, when he made a
worlds record of 6,175 feet, and which
will be given to him tomorrow. The
Wright aviator has not yet announced
whether he will go after the fifty-mile
prize of $1,000, which will otherwise
60 to Curtiss.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
SAYS TOM WATSON is DIPPY
Georgia Congressman Would Have Iu
macy Commission Appointed.

Georgia Congressman Would Have LII
macy Commission Appointed.
Atlanta, Ga.-Charging that Thos.
E. Watson, twice Populist candidate
for president, is either a moral leper
or insane, Congressman Hardwick OF
the Tenth Georgia district demand
ed that a lunacy commission be APP
pointed to pass on the mental condi-
ton of Watson.
Hardwick, in his prpevious cam
paigns for congress, has been strong
ly supported by Watson. He, how
ever, fell out with Hardwick two years
ago, when the latter refused to join
Watson in the latter's desertfon ot
Gov. Hoke. Smith, when Smith was
opposed for a second term by joe
Brown. Since then Watson las been
bitterly attacking Hardwick, alleging
that the congressman is a gambler
and a drunkard, and that he reJh.
dates gambling debts. In an open
letter Hardwick brands Watson as a
Common liar" "would-be character
assassin" and "moral leper."
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
PATTEN BILLS DETECTING
Eight Indictments Against Cotton Mer
Set Aside.

New Embellishments against
eight prominent cotton operators for
alleged conspiracy in restraint OF
trade, found by the federal grand jury
last month, were dismissed.
Ex-senator Spooner, counsel for the
bull leaders in cotton, had the indict'
ments declared defective and set
aside as a result of pleas Of abate'
ment, filed on July S, each of thu de-
PENDANTS separately claiming that the
indictments were not valid, on the
ground that the grand jury was not
legally convoked.
The federal grand jury which In
dioted Patten and the rest is push
ing its inquiry deeper into the stu
alton in the other old crop months.
July and August.
It is learned that sixty subpopenas
have been issued for cotton brokers.
mill men and others, who may throw
light on the corner. Brown and Hayne
apparently are running the campaign
in those positions without the CO
operation of Patten, whose great for.
tune helped the bull leaders take over
1900 bales on May contract, the
largest quantity ever rendered in Que
month and valued at about $4,000.
O09.
Reports Of the grand jury's plans
tend to restrict trading in cotton. Sc
far only about $4,000 bales have been
rendered on July contract and b July
deal as compared with that In May
has been unimpOrtant.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
EMBEzzLES 100000
DEPOSITORS WILL NOT, SUFFER
THROUGH DEFALCATiON.
Secretary Ropke Valves Examina'
tion-He Had a Clearing House
System Of Fleeing Bank.

Louisville, Ky.-Admission that the
shortage of August Ropke, d%efaulting
secretary of the Fidelity Trust Com.
pany, is very large was made at the
trust company offices late Tuesday
afternoon. At the same time 1t was
announced that the directors Of the
company have pledged themselves to
an increase of $1,000,0 600 in the cap
ital stock if such increase is neces.
sary.
Ropke's shortage is placed by cur.
rent rumor at about 100000. His
case was set for hearing before the
grand jury October 5 and the prisoner
returned to Jail, in default of $4,000
bail
Although no statement could be Sc.
cred on this point, it is said the pee
ulations began between ten and fiji
teen years ago.
The system employed by Ropke is
also as yet unexplained, although 1t
is generally supposed he manipulated
individual accounts.
IL Is dloo odIO AC Ao0
from several depositors to check on
their accounts, subject to the super
vision of the trust company officials.
A report was current Tuesday that he
checked on these accounts for large
amounts and intercepted the checks
upon their return from the clearing
house, so that the officials Of the
company would not see the checks.
He is said to have used the money
for his own account, and to have made
entries in the ledger to offset the
amount taken.
The last statement OF the Fidelity
Trust Company showed a reserve and
sinking fund, in round numbers, OF
5 100000. The capital stock is 81,
100000 par, and Monday sold on the
local exchange at $50. Tuesday 1t
was offered at 3.55.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
COTTON MEN ALARMED.
Texas Aroused Over Action Of Finan.
ciers on Cotton Lading.

Texas Aroused Over Action Of Finan'
ciers on Cotton Lading.
Denison, Texas.-News was received
here Friday to the effect that the cred
It institutions of the East and OF
Europe have declined to advance any
more money on cotton bills of lading
and the news created CONSERVATION
among the bankers and cotton grow.
ers of North Texas.
The action is said to be due to the
failure of Knight, Yancey & Company
of Decatur, Ala; Steele, Miller & Com
| pany of Corinth Miss, and Durant 4
Company of Albany, N. Y.
It was further stated that the Texas
Bankers Association will importune
Gov. Campbell to recommend a special
law making the railroads responsible
for the acts of agents and not depend
upon the question Of general negli.
gence.
Another proposed remedy is a change
in the antitrust statute of Texas to
enable the surety companies to com
bine for the purpose of writing insur'
ance on bills Of ladings.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
MOSQUITOES BY THE MILLION
Gulf Coast swarming With Insec.
Pests.

New Orleans, lathe entire Gulf
coast of Louisiana and Mississippi is
suffering from a plague of mosquitoes.
Millions Of the pests are swarming
over that region, making life almost
unbearable to inhabitants. Many New
Orleans families who went to the coast
to spend the summer have returned
to this city and will spend the re-
mainder of the season at home. ami
mails are being driven frantic by the
mosquitoes and In some localities the
horses and mules are dying.
Wild animals In the swamps Of the
rivers and bayous have been forced to
fee many niles in an effort to outrun
the mosquitoes and In some instances
deer have gone into the cities and
towns in their flight from the winged
pests. In the southwestern part Of
Louisiana several large saw mills and
factories have closed down because
Their employees have refused to stand
the torture Of fighting mosquitoes and
trying to work at the anne time.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
FLEETS TINE RARY.

The Route To Be Taken on European
Cruise Of Uncle Sans Ships.
Washington.-The detailed itinerary
of the European cruise of the Atlantic
feet, comprising sixteen ~battleships,
torpedo boat destroyers and auxilia.
ries, was announced by the navy de.
partment Friday. The first of the yes.
sells of the fleet will leave for the rem.
devious at a convenient point tn the
Atlantic ocean October 26. The bat.
tleships will arrive at Guantanamo
for the usual maneuvers after having
visited Villefranche, Naples, Gibraltar.
Toulon, Genoa, Phalerum Bay, Alexan.
dria, Barcelona, Lisbon, M~arseilles,
Ponta del Gada, Leghorn, Algiers anf
MADEIRA.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
EXPORTS SHOW DECLINE
Wheat Reduction Amounted to ~,
0o0, 900 Bushels.

Washington, D. C.-Exports of
wheat from the United States for the
twelve months ended with June, 1910,
showed a reduction of about 21,000,-
900 bushels in quantity from the ex-
ports Of the corresponding months of
the previous year.
Corn showed a reduction Of about
1,000,0 900 bushels for the same Pc
riod.
Meat and dairy products declined
in value of exports from STAG, 000, 009
In 1909 to $4,000 in 1910.
Cotton, while showing a fall Of half
a billion pounds in the quantity ex-
ported developed an increase of thirty
two and two-thirds million dollars in
the value Of exports.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
JAMES N. CUFFEY FAILS
LIABILITIES $6,7ooo,ooo ~ HAS sf7,.
100000 ASSETS.
Only $e5o,000 Of the Claims Are Not
Secured-court Restraints Creditors
From Disposina Of Securities.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Col. James M. Gut
fey, national Democratic committee
man for Pennsylvania and multimil-
lionaire oil man, has gone into the
hands of a receiver, appointed late
Friday by Judge Joseph M. Swearin-
gen, in the common pleas court Of this
county. The action was taken upon a
bill in equity filed by ]. H. Galley.
John S. Willard, who is familiar
with Col. Guffey's affairs, was named
as receiver.
The bill alleges that Col. Guffey's
Indebtedness is about $6,700,000 OF
which about $900,000 is unsecured;
that the defendant has no ready money
with which to meet the payments due,
and that certain creditors are threat
ening to sell his collaterals and enter
suits.
1t is further asserted that Col. Gu1ey
has assets of more than ST., ,OO0. a
large part of which is stock OF the J.
M. Guffey Company and the West Vir-
ginia Company, two coal companies
which own 1876, 700 acres of coking coal
In West Virginia. These properties
are asserted to be worth at least $751;
oO0, 900, and the bill in equity main
tains that they are estimated to con
tain two billion tons of coal, which,
at a profit OF one cent per ton, would
realize $4,000, 900.
All these stocks and bonds are
pledged as collateral and the receiver
ship was found necessary to prevent a
sacrifice of this collateral. The order
of court restraints all creditors from
disposing of the collateral securities or
other assets of Col. Guffey's pending
an adjustment of affairs.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
Can't Vote BY Wire.

Atlanta, Ga.-Members OF the Geor-
gia legislature, Speaker Holdef so
ruled, when several absent members
telegraphed that they could not at
tend the session, but wanted to cast
their votes by wire IN favor OF the
income tax amendments. Speaker
Holder said: IF members RI per.
mitted to stay at home and vote by
telegraph 1t would never be possible
to secure 4 quorum" He pointed out
that q decisive objection is that some
one could easily impersonate 9 mem
Der and wire q fraudulent tota.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
More Roads Projected.

Railroad deals seem plentiful about
Jackson just at present. Following
the announcement that the Great
Northern would erect a quarter of a
million-dollar depot in this city comes
the news from New Orleans that the
Frisco will build a line into Jackson,
BY an agreement between the Great
Northern and the Frisco system it is
said that arrangements have been per.
fected that will secure another line
connecting this city with Memphis,
This is to be done by the extension OF
the Great Northern to a point near
Memphis.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
COTTON MILLS CURTAILED
3,622,ooo SpindIes at spartanburg, s.
c., to Be Stopped.

Spartanburg, S. C.-Reports show.
ing that 1922, 900 spindles out of the
3,711,000 spindles represented in the
South Carolina Cotton Manufacturer
Association will be stopped at least a
portion of the time in July and Au-
gust were presented at the meeting
OF the association held here Tuesday
morning. Some of the mills repre-
scented in the association are not now,
and never have been, In operation,
thus making the curtailment move.
ment practically unanimous.
1t is estimated this will mean a re-
duction in output amounting to $500
900 pieces Of cloth. A meeting Of the
executive committee has been called
to consider further curtailment, to be
held in the latter part of August or
early in September.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
Feed Peaches to Hogs.

Galveston. Texsa.-Claims a6gre,
eating $1,000. 900 have been fled
against the Texas railroads for fail
ure to supply refrigerator cars to the
peach growers. AS a result Of inability
to secure cars, thousands OF bushels
of peaches are being fed to the hogs.
The peaches ripen too rapidly for
shipment unless packed in refrisera.
tor cars and the railroads are over
1000 cars short. Under instructions
from the railroad commission. grow
ers are rendering shipments
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
Huae Deal Pending.

Lexington y.-The district board Of
the Burley Tobacco Society, with rep
resentatives present from sixty OF
more counties, convened here Tues
day to consider. among other ques'
tians, the prospects for the sale Of
the 1909 crop.
Sentiment seems strong for another
pool this year, despite the fac. that
not a pound of the 1909 crop has yet
been sold, or even graded. Ne6otia.
lions are said to be progressing for
the sale of ten million pounds to hide.
pendent factories,
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
Mrs. Morae sim Pe~rsistent.

Washington, D. C.-Mrs. Charles w.
Morse was a caller at the department
OF justice Monday, where she had an
interview with James A. French, the
attorney in charge Of pardons, in re-
gard to the case Of her husband, who
is now serving a term of Imprisonment
in the ~penitentiary at Atlanta, Ca.
Mrs. Morse made inquiries touching
the forms to be followed in making
application for executive clemency.
She did not intimate when a formal
application for pardon might be ex-
pected.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22

1t is just 81 years since the first
steamship crossed the Atlantic ocean.
1t departed from Savannah, which
winks and mods now while New York
takes the money and the glory. The
air of Savannah is heavy with Ian
guoros perfume. The air of New York
lie often heavy with perfume, too.
which is not dangerous, but Of q sort
to keep people awake.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
Why keep a dog If you can't keep
him so that he will not go mad?

The astronomers are predicting that
the Donati comet, which was such q
peculiarly brilliant object in the
heavens in 1858, will return In 1000
fNars. That at least relieves the pres
e6t generation from all apprehension
as to what ma happen. And the
probability is that it is quite as accu-
rate as many of the things that have
been said about the present puzzIing
visitor, named after the late Mr..
HALEY.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-22
Theodore to Visit Georgia.

Rome, Ca Ex-President Roose-
velt has accepted an invitation to be
the guest Of the Berry School for
Mountain Boys here on October Z. Mr..
Roosevelt has for some time past reg.
ularly contributed to the maintenance
Of the Berry school. Miss Martha
Berry, president and founder OF the
institution, received g definite an
nouncement that the president, ac-
ccompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and
Miss Ethel. vii spend the day at the
school October z.