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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
sCHOONER'S CREW SAVED
BY THE BREECHES BUOY
W1therell Goes Ashore During Fog
at Entrance TO Delaware
Drenk,yater.

Lewcs. Del. April 22.-Driven by an
easteriy gale through a thick fog. the
600-ton schooner c.. y. Withereli. from
New York for philadelphia missed the
early to-day. piled UP on the treacher-
GUS Fenwick Island shoals. twenty
miles south OF Cape Iicnlopcn. and Is
now slowly breaking up The seven
men comprising the crew wcre rescued
with difficulty by means of the brooches
buoy.
The Fenwick Island life-savers wer'
keeping a Hharp wntch for distresse'i
through the fog ana ran upon the
| sandy reef
Captain Parsons, ~ the Withcrcll
| signalcd that the schooner wax nliint
| and in danger N going 10 pieces. The
| sea wae too high 70 launch tho life
boat. Hna or ths %hita,capned b1eakeG'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
ELECTRIC MERCER is
PART OF BIG PROJECT
Financial Circles Firmly Believe Richmond Nor
folk and Baltimore VIII Be Connected
by Electric Line

were sweeping over the vessel It was
decided by the life-s to take the
crew on with the brooches buoy. The
work was slow and difficult, but all
seven men were brought to shore With
out mishap and are being cared for
pending word from the vessels agents.
The schooner was built in Bath. Me.
In 1914. and on account Of her age
Win not last long in the tumbling sea
mat Is hatterng her. Boston is her
nome part. III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
CLUSTER STRINGS WINS.
Defeats Dnnville School for Boys by
by Score of 10 4.

[Special to Tho IItHes-DisIatCII.J
cluster Springs, Va. April 22-On
Wilson'S athletic field this afternoon,
cluster Springs Academy defeated the
Danvilie School for 70, f BOYS ny ~, Inc the
game was the superb pitching Of ].
NcComb. who lot his opponcnts down
with two singles, and held the game
under control throughout:
Tavlor, for cluster Springs, did some
One stick work For Danville. SchooifoS
at THIRD, put up q very fast game
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
CrtnIs IL Imminent.

Panama, April ?2.-Ie is persistently
rumored that q cabinet crisis is immi
nent on account Of political differ
ences among the ministers regarding
the next presidential election The
politicians already are actively cam
paigning for their favorites for presi-
dent and other officers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
RoY snoors MS SISTER.
SiirI MAY Die ms Result of Accidental Dis.
,buruc of Gun

Especial 10 Thc Times Dispatch.l
Bristol. Va April 23.-corr.s Strong shot
and perhaps fatally wounded his sever
sts--old sister. Laura Strong. near Gate
City. Scott county, Friday afternoon. This
shooting wns accidental. Young strong sho;
n, 7 tree and the ball glanced and penetrat-
sd The girrs abdomen.
Ethel Beniy. tho little girl accidentally
shot by her father in the same county 6
month ago, died this week, She was thought
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
v. n. 1. WINS AGAIN.
Defeat. GuiIford College In Eieven-
inning Gnme to 3.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.I
Rlacksburg, Va April 2s.-ln an
eleven-inning game. broken up three
times BY rain and snow. Y, r. !. de-
feated GuiIford College second time
today by a score OF 4 to g. The Wis
itors scored in the third and nth In
nings on punched hits. Y. p l. scored
two runs in the third inning on gross
errors by Guiiford's pitcher and short
stop. and a third run In the ninth
In the eleventh inning, with two
men on bases, w. r. Logic beat out
scratch hit for the winning run by
Kenner from third,
Battories: Tikes and Stuart; ". P. l.,
Rarnier and W. r. Legge. Umpires,
Miles and Jones.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
SENSATIONAL FINISH.
Trnvi. wins From llerrc,bon In Final

round Of Tournament.
= Lakewood. n. J., April 22.-The old
"war horse! walter j. Travis. OF Gar !,
den city. to-day won from Fred
Herrcshoff, the Metropolitan champion.
in the final round of the open golf
tournament of the Lakewood Country
Club. The finish was sensational. Tor
the rivals had holcd out all square on
the home green.
That meant an extra hole which is
$40 yards. and good four at az. any
sacond. hut Travis promptly settled
the dispute by running down long
nut for three. The best 1Icrreshoft
could get was four.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23

The sacred cantata. The Daughter OF
Jairtis." by Sir John Staner. which was
sung las, sunday nisht a, the Grace street
Presby Church. will be repeated to-
night The soosts Will be Miss Margaret
knowles soprano: Mrs. Clarence CABOT. con-
traiio. and ". Douglas Gordon. baritone.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
Americas Wins Match.

Kew York. April c2.-Americus. the
Baltimore wrestler. defeated Yankee
Rogers In two straight falls. catch-as-
catch-can. at the st. Nicholas Rink
tonight. The first fall came In min :
utcs 80 seconds. and the second in 81
minutes 10 seconds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
John Passmorc Edwards.

London, April 22-John Passmore
Edwards, the Well known puhlicist.
international peace, died TO day. Hc
was born at Cornwall March "a. lSo3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
South Atlantic League

At Albany: Albany, 3 Macon, 2.
At Columbus: Columbus. g; Jack
sonvillc. T..
At Augusta: Augusta. 0; Savan-
nah, 4.
At Charleston: Charleston. IL; CO.
juInbia. 0.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
memorial TO Congress-.

Boston. Mass. April e2-In ADOPTING
q memorial TO Congress to-day. the
directors of the New England Shoe and
Leather Association characterized the
proposal to place leather. boots and
shoes on the free list as .unwise, un-
economic and ineNcusable"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
Death OF 1,othar Won Gracc

New Haven. Conn. April a2.-Lothar
Won Grave, who served on the staff
of Won Moltke during the Franco
Prussian War. died here to-day
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
Annual Reunion,
United Confederate
III. Veterans

Little Rock, Ark, May 1913, 1911.
Very reduced feres from all points on
%. 1911, unless extended.
For complete information call on near.
est Southern Railway Ticket Agent or
write S. f. BURGESS, D. PA,
92O z. Main ST.. Richmond. Va ;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
EARLY FRUIT is PROBABLY
DAMAGED Bi' ILAILST0RM
speclal % rhc MINES. plspatch. ]

charlottesville VA. April Gone of the
biggest haistorms that ever visited this sec
NtIon came up at o'clock this afternoon
from the Vest. following the scSerest cleo
trical storm OF the season. The hallstones,
while not SO large fell for several minut es
and covered the ground 10 the depth Of n
quarter of an inch, forming slush that the
heavy downpour rain did not wash away for
half an hour. In from, yards tonight the
hail packed in The grass looks like snow.
Much damage undoubtedly done to
early fruit In tho western end of the county.
In charlottesville the blooms were thrcshed
from the trees.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23

Trnck Meet Called or.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 22.-The Har-
ard.Navy track meet was called off
on account Of rain.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23

to be recovering. but while in state of
fright during a storm succumbed TO heart
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
,andlIng AS mans chnnces without

HuHdTHg MS rHHHy rHH1Iccs WTtHUut
error.
R.H.
Cluster Springs. .................6 Q
Danville School. ................ .
Batteries: Cluster Springs. McComb
and Hurt Danvillc School. Farley
and Hanna. Umpire. Mr.. Lacy. of
South Boston. M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23

Reported Loss to Police.
Miss Georgia keilein. Of Ashland. reported
TO the police last night the loss of her
pockctbook. containing several dollars. The
book lost somewhere in Elba Station
shortly before the train to Ashland pulled
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
TARGET
Tournament of the West Vir-
ginia Sportsman's Associ-
alton at Paden Park.

MEM MiAttTllINsNEIIlE. May L.
The sixteenth annual tournament at
targets Of the West Virginia State
sportsman's Association, VIII he held
on the grounds OF the Paden PARK
shooting Cltsr5 1T Paden Park. May -
and IS. The regular program viii
consist Of ten events OF fifteen targets
EACH. daily. with one or two special
events each day.
The two-man team race at twenty
i've targets TO each man viii be held
Immediately after the noon intermls-
sion on Monday and the trophy in this
event is beautiful silver loving cup,
which was donated some years ago by
the Peters Cartridge Company and is
nov held by Shawl and Phellis. Of
Huntington. w. Va.
preparation lS being mHde for fG1
shooters in this big shoot and fully
May 90, and the trophy in this event
that many ure expected to attend
The Individual state championship
race will be held Immediately follow
ing the noon intcrnission Tuesday,
is a solid silver water pitcher, now
held by John Phillips, OF Fnirmont, w.
Va. The permanent possession OF this
trophy Will be shot for this year be-
tween the three men who each have
win ON 1t.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
Mt. Clare
5Sceopoocepc soogadoce eecr94sce

MT. CLARE, May 1--Thadeus Nj.
Sullivan, OF this place, is i'll at the
home OF Warren Douglas on Stone
Pot run and his condition is said to
be precarious. He has been i'll for
the last seven months, but early in
April his improvement was rapidand
there we're bright prospects that he
would fully regain his health. On
Easter Sunday he went to Mr..
Douglass home on visit and was
stricken shortly after his arrival.
For more than thirty years Mr.,
Sullivan has been a constable and
his duties have taken him to all
parts OF the county.
y Claude Il. DAWSON is in an ex-
ceptionally pleasant mood because Of
the arrival OF little son. II is the
first son that has appeared in hi.
home and, Judging from the proud
fathers smiles, he considers that az
endless summer has arrived.
Emory Brand, the popular agen'
for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
has resumed his duties after a shor'
vacation.
Miss Laura Weekly spent Sunday
with relatives in Weston.
caorga Iynch 0F West Milford
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
PRIMES
Selected by State Pharlnaceut-
ical Association as Place
for Meeting in July.

Webster Springs has been selected
by the State Pharmaceutical ASCOT
alton as the place at which the an
naal meeting OF that organization
WIN be held July is, 10 and 20, aud
a big delegation OF local members
viii undoubtedly attend,
A committee. includIns President
W. S. vinson, Of Huntington: secre-
tary G. o. Young, OF Buekhann6h:
Fled Allen and e. w. Harrispns OF
the Travelling Mems Auxiliary, and
Alfred Walker, president OF the State
Board of Pharmacy, have been at
Webster Springs looking over the
ground, and all are enthusiastic.
over the location selected.
The place is an ideal one theyde-'
clare, 1t has been reported that the
magnificent seeafyy, while the reseit
the committee found Incorrect. 1t
is situated in a section noted FOR Its
scenery, while he resort
Itself offers every iuducement for the
comfort and pleasure of the drug
sists who viii attend,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
BLAZE
CAUSES HUNGER
Only Two Lives Lost But
Thousands Have Neither
Food Nor Shelter.

BANGOR, Maine, May 1-'Home-
less, wet, hungry and exhausted by
4 long fight against flames which
last night destroyed practically a
third or Bangor. thousands of per-
sons today faced the problem OF
providing themselves with food,
shelter and clothing. while the city
and state authorities began the con
sheraton oG plans for rebuilding
the city.
Although rain brought discomfort
70 the homeless 1t means bringing
under control the great eonaagra-
.tion which ragged more than seven
hours
1T > - O'Clock this morning the
FIRE was practically extinguished.
with third of the city destroyed in
GLIDING some OF the finest homes in
the residential part OF, Bangor, all
public buildings with the exception
OF the city hall and the greater par;
Of the retail section.
1t is estimated that no less than
six million dollars worth of prop
erty was destroyed. The loss of life
so far as known was confined to two
persons, and only half a dozen in
jurcd persons were admitted to the
hospitals.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
STATE FISH
Fall Off Greatly in Value as
Census Bureau Figures
Show.

WASHINGTON, D. G., May a.
The census bureau has issued n
statement on fisheries in West yir-
gina. 1t says:
West virgin'a's commercial fish
cries are confined to the ohi6 river
and the value Of the product in
1905 VAS only $4,000, as compared
with $4,000 in 1889, and $500
in 1894. Catfish was chief in value,
followed by German carp, fresh wa
ter drum, suckers, sturgeon. pike,
perch and buffalo fish in the order
named
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
Salem


SALEM, April 2S,-Frank KilIen,
of West Main street, has returned
home from Pittsburg, where he spent
a few days on business.
A. A. Mitchell, who has been very
poorly for the last two weeks is
better.
county sea. this week shopping.
county sea; this week shopping.
Dr. W. +. strother is at Baltimore.
Mary y. Dawson was calling on
relatives ut Wilsonburg this week.
Miss Sadie Judge spent a few days
with Mrs. Frank Killen this week.
ova Davis has his water well
completed, and has a good vein al
the depth OF ninety feet
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
noIu SAVED GALLONS.

Devde Is worth 81 OF IS il gallon.
put-on; hcw much IS another paint
worth?
Depends on how many gallons
you've got to put-on, 10 be equal TO
one OF DeYoe.
Mr. J Hall. sheffield, Pr, painted
tyo houses one coat, i've years ago,
lead-and-oil took 80 gallons.
Last summer bcu.;it 40 saliens De-
voc for same houses; had 10 gallons
lsp.
Mr. y Avery. Delhi. y Y, owns two
houses exactly alike; painted one with
Deyoe; TOOK gallons. The other
with some other: took =. gallons.
whaCd you give fot those on
paints? Bear in mind, you've got 10
pay for the painting.
A. WillIamS-Cormaa Hdm CO.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
FAIRMONT WINS
Game Of Baseball from
Clarksburg High School
by Big Score.

The l'arinont High school baseball
team defeated The clarllsDurg High
school team in an uninteresting game
al EHirmont saturday afternoon by
the Onesided score Of ll9 to l.. AT no
time did The visitors have a show to
win the contest The Fairmont team
showed line form and played a game
that VII win the majority of Its cons
tests this season If kept up.
\ small crowd was out for the
game. The score;
Fairmont .....O41I 10 05N-412 S L
1000 100 600 ? 5
Batteries: Ice and Colpitts. Ans
drewS and McCarty.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
Country Correspondence

Gertrude and Elizabeth, are visiting
relatives in Pittsburg.
aIrs< Bessie Blalnie, Of Wheeling,
y visiting Mrs. Ipez crummit, OF
Union Heights.
Mrs. Prudence Wilson has moved
INTO the cottage owned by Mrs. NJ.
stareher on Union Heights.
MIR and Mrs. Fred >Yokem Wis.
tied relatives at the new fair
grounds this week.
Lemeo Webb. Of Yves. Union, is
here working in the Tuna glass
factory.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
GOOD ROADS
Concluded from page one,

from here he will proceed 10 Char
lesion ". d" TO be present at the
assembling of the special session Of
the legislature May 1G. On May is
Mr.. Light will go to Alapama to
travel with the road Improvement
rspecial'' which is making tour Of
the South on the Ines OF the SOUTH
ern Railway.
Next on the itinerary Mr.. Light
will come visit to Indianapolis,
where the automobile races are to
he held.
Many of the cites which Mr. Light
will visit are already arranging
meetings SO that he may make ad-
dresses and the Cvhan.t1er or Cons
merce of Pittsburg has invited him
to make a resume Of the road work
at luncheon TO he given at the
Fort PITT hotel At Wheeling on
May $ the county road supervisors,
county court. judges and all per-
sons interested in the movement to-
wards GOOD roads will hold meet
ing and will be addressed by Mr..
Light.
The American Association for
Highway Improvement, which Mr.
Light represents, Is educating the
people to realize that every improve
ment in highway-De 1t waterway.
railroad or wagon road--means AM
of business contiguous
TO 1t. In the development of agri-
culture and commerce the wagon
road plays an important part, forl
whatever may be the ultimate desti-
nation OF farm products their first
is over the country road. I
The association is headed by Lo- |
san Waller Page, director OF the
United States office Of public roads, {
rs president; w. c. Brown, presi-
lent OF the New York Central lines,
IS vice president; Lee Mcalung, i
treasurer of the United States, as
treasurer; Louis Fill, president Of
he Great Northern Railroad Com
pany, as chairman OF the board of
directors. President Taft is one OF
the members of the organization
and the list OF directors includes
some OF the most prominent men in
the country. The Headquarters OF
TIE association at Washington, D.
G., are in. charge of y. f. Penny
hacker. IT., secretary, formerly chief
CT The road management Of the
United States department Of agri-
culture.
The association was formed for.
tine purpose Of correlating and act
ing as sort Of clearing house for
all existing road organizations aud
has already been joined by such
organizations as the Southern APP
palachian Good Roads Association,
the New Santa Re Trail Association,
The Gulf Coast Roads Association,
the Ohio Good Roads Federation,
the Capital Highway Association,
the Ohio Good Roads Association,
the Montana Society of Engineers,
the International League for High
way Improvement, the Arkansas
Good Roads and Drainage Associa-
ton. the North Carolina Good
Roads Association. the South Caro-
lima Good Roads Association, and
the Good Roads CLUB Of Georgia
Mr.. Lights mission is to discuss
with members of chambers of COM
merce and other organizations and
individuals the general movement
20 build and improve roads and the
effect Of roads on commerce and az
riculture.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
TRUSTEES SALE.

by virtue of the authority vested in
me by u deed OF trust benrlng date
october 18th. 1900. executed by Ar
thur c, Green to the undersigned
Claude W. Gore, trustee, to secure to
c. X. Green the payment Of certain
note therein described, recorded in
the county clerks office Of Harrison
county West Virginia. in Trust Deed
Rock No r." page 81. and being
requested and required by the said
G. X. Green. !. Claude W. Gore. trus-
tee. VIII sell at public auction at the
front door Of the court house Of Har-
rIson county. 10 the highest and best
bidder on
SATURDAY.. MAY .7th, 1911, At .
O'CLOCK i. VI.
that certain undivided one-half in
terest IN TWELVE ACRES Of land
situate near oral. Harrison county
West Virginia. bounded as follows
on the North by the county road; on
the East by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Compnny's land; on the
south by the lands OF sarah l.. Green
and on the West By the land of KEEL
son Pell, and being the same land
which was conveyed 10 the said Ar
! thur c. Green by his father, George
! W. Green, and Of record IN the
clcrks Office Of said Harrison county.
TERMs or S,NI.E:-C.AS1I In hand
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
MAYOR Nicely
FalrmOnt b. & 0. Attorney to Sue
coed The Late Z. \. Arnctt.

FAIRMoNT, May 2.-Nlaior NJ. NJ.
Nicely of this city, has been APP
pointed local attorney for the Bal
tlmore & Ohio Railroad Company, to
succeed the late U. y. Arnett. who
was representative of the company
for many years.
The appointment OF Major Nelly
took effect May /.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
TO HAVE HEARINGS.

WASHINGTON, D. C., May -
The Senate Finance committee to-
day gave informal consideration OF
the reciprocity bill, postponing a
fun meeting of the committee until
tomorrow, when plans will be made
for hearings 10 last two weeks or
more.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04

Submission, May miss Mae
Sullivan spent Saturday and Sunday
with friends here.
Misses Alice and Flora Robinson
were Falrmont shoppers Saturday
Mrs. Martha Monroe and daughter
Lizzie were shopping in Clarksburg
recently.
R. R. Hardesty was business
visitor at Worthington Saturday.
John R. Lucas was visitor at
Fairmont Sunday
Miss Byrd Whiteman spent Sat
urday and Sunday with friends near
Enterprise.
Penfiield Randall was a visitor
here from Dingamon Saturday.
Several people from here attended
the circus at Clarksburg Friday.
Frank Wilkinson was visitor in
Fairmont Saturday.
Mrs. Lizzie Moffatt was Clarks-
burg visitor Saturday.
DR.. Rinchart was recent Clarlss-
burg visitor
Miss Harriet Martin, of Monon-
gah, spent Saturday and Sunday
with home friends.
Miss Ella Martin was a Clarks-
burg shopper Monday.
Howard Baldwin is seriously i'll
81 this writing.
James G. Stout was a Fairmont
visitor Sunday
Guy Newton has accepted a posi-.
ton as bookkeeper for Lucas ant
Co, flour mill.
Miss Mildred Jones, who has beer
Very i'll of pneumonia is better.
L. Bates, of Watkins and CON-
pany, Of Clarksburg, was looking
after business here Saturday.
John Rice was a recent Clarks
burg visitor.
Mrs. Moore Reynolds spent Mon
day here.
Earl Phillips was Sunday vlsito
IN Clarksburg.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04
lkEs
LAW UPHELD.

WASHINGTON. j. c., May 1.--The
supreme Court of the United States
today upheld the constitutionality ot,
n New York statue forbtdding the use
Of the monograph or name Of an
other for trade or advertising pur--
poses without the permission Of the
subject
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-04

Mrs. Carl Craig and daughter,
Wanda, Of Meadowbrook, visited
her mother, Mrs. w. NJ. Mulligan,
OF Water street, Saturday and sun
day.