davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02
Of One of the Persons in,the
Cumberland Sweetheart I.
Mystery.

CUMBERLAND. Md. Feb. 25-
The attention of States Attorney
David A. Rohb has been called to a
new witness in the Twigg4Elosser
case, Mrs. Maria Helgoth, of this
city who gives out astounding in
formation, which she says was given
her by Mrs. Carrie See, the youngest
of the Efosser sisters.
In the presence of DR.. Thomas w.
Roon, city police commissioner, Mrs.
Helgoth quoted Mrs. See as having
made the declaration 10 her, at her
own home, about January IL or IL.
that May Elosser served wine to her
sister Grace. Charles E. Twigg and
Mrs. See herself shortly before the
sweethearts were found dead in the
parlo of the CLOSER home. When
she, Mrs. See, entered the room in
which the tragedy occurred, Twigg
was lying on the floor behind the
parlor door, and not on the sofa.
where he was found by the physician
summoned. The double poisoning
occurred while Mrs. See was M
stairs, where she went at Grace's re-
quest to bring down the wedding
dress to Twhgg. who had asked TO
see it. Hitherto the impression has
been that Mrs. See &as.not in The
house at the time, but ran from her
own home, across the alley, at the
sound of Mrs. Elosser's screams.
Mrs. Heloth at first did not want
to talk. She said she belonged to
soap club and Carrie See told her
the story when she came to her
home to collect.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02
\ Serious Mistake.

The action OF the House OF Dele
gates in voting TO establish the office
OF commissioner of agriculture is
above criticism, but, as the Hunt
ington Herald-Dispatch points out
the members overlooked some neces-
sary and essential fundamentals in
that connection and by so doing
have made the new office a sort OF
barnacle on the ship OF state rather
than one OF practical service. Says
the Huntington newspaper:
"A state commissioner of agri.
culture, however well and clearly
defined his duties, must have some
thing more tangible to stand upon
than mere official dignity, and must
have more Important work to do
than that of drawing his salary. The
Herald-Dispatah ha constantly and
consistently urged the Importance
OF fostering agriculture in Wess
Virginia. 1t has held that the first
essential in reelaGming the hali-
waste agricultural lands OF the state
and bringing Them up TO their
natural possibilities lies in good
roads. But waving this to be dis
cussed in more proper place, it
must here be said that the mere ere
alton CT the office Of commissioner
CT agriculture will not of itself give
farming ana stock raising and fruit
growing the needed impetus. Agri-
cultural colleges must be founded
and nutured. The dignity Of farm
ing, It's professional and scientific
sides mus; be taught; its opportu-
mites for financial betterment must
he made clear. With the proper
fundamentals 10 guarantee these
things then there will be urgent need
for a commissioner of agriculture
and great work for the right man
TO do.
But it is hard to see the consist
ency OF the action taken by the
House of Delegates. On one day the
members OF that body vote TO abol-
ish the office Of state highway COM
missioner, the next to abolish the
state road fund. ana then a few days
later to create the office of commits
sioner of agriculture. Good roads is
absolutely the only thing that will
bring West Virginia agriculture up
TO a point approaching anything
like its hest possibilities. The leg
islators have made no mistake in
voting 20 establish the office Of COM
missioner Of agriculture. but they
have made mistake in the practice
OF a policy tending to undo the
progressive measures in favor OF bet
ter highway conditions started by
the Republican legislature two
years ago"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02
Passing of Cn,.nwelI.

Perhaps the most pitiahle figure il
state politics today is the Ex-Honor.
able John ]. c5rnwell. Mr.. Corn,
Wen halls from tho village of ROM
aey, in the eastern part of the state
where Democracy aourishes, al.
though II has ceased 10 have any
significance.
cornwell comes Of poor hut hon
est parentage, and himself inherited
their poverty. He has succeeded in
the last few years, in removing this,
The sole symptom Of heredity.
Early in his political life Corn.
well won the love and friendship o,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02
The Law Of Our Land.

A Law may be a foolish law
There are thousands OF laws. which,
for good practical reasons, are not
enforced. says Robert sloss in an
article in Success Magazine" en-
titled why Is an Express Com
pany?" Law is merely an express
sion OF the popular will, and If the
popular will is MOI behind the law,
or does not stay behind it, that law
should not exist. And If you and !
and alt OF us do not want a law en-
forced who is going to enforce it?
Here is Section ISL, Revised
lStatutes, passed March 4, 1909. a.
that time there had already been III
existence for forty years and more
4 law covering the same point. For
forty years and more the express
business OF this country had been
operated in direct violation OF the
older statute. There is no question
about it. Insofar as the express
companies compete with the Iost-
office department in carrying mail
able matter-and that is. no mean
share OF the express business-they
are breaking this law.
Whoever shall establish any pri-
vate express for the conveyance of
letters or packets, or in any manner
cause or provide for the conveyance
to the same by regular trips or at
stated periods over any post route
which is or may be established by
law, or from any city, town or place
to any other city. town or place be-
tween which the mail is regularly
carried. or whoever shall aid or as
sist therein, shah he fined not more
than $500 or imprisoned not more
than six months or both.
Provided. that nothing contained
in this section shall be construed as
prohibiting any person from receiv-
ing and delivering to the nearest
postofiice, postal ear or other author
lied depository for mail matter any
mail matter properly stamped"
You may wonder why the law has
not been forced against the express
companies. Not long ago the
United States circuit court dis
missed a suit brought under this law
by Nathan b. Williams. Of Fayette-
willie, Ark, on the ground that pri-
vate citizen had no right to bring
suit against the express companies
for operating against the law over
the post roads; such suit, said the
court. could be brought only by the
government.
Thereupo P. r. Howard, of Gin
cinnati, brought pressure on the at
torney general to act against the eY-
press companies. The answer was
the following statement. issued by
the Department OF Justice:
The department has made very
complete study of tho proposition
and agrees with Mr.. Williams on the
law, except as to the one point,
namely, that there has been an adj
ministra;ive construction against the
proposition for over forty years,
and the chances are that a suit will
be DEBATED on that ground
Our government, ignoring the
newer statute, takes the position oil
killing, by administrative con
struction," what is supposed to be
the popular will.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02
NEW LOCATIONS.

W. L, Low No. and S. L. Vim
cnt No. Z on Rooms run and A.
Nuzum No. 2 on Hornor's run are
among the recent new locations made
by the South Penn Company in the
shinnston section and are in defined
territory and can be depended upon
as producers.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02
MARKET WEAK
sEslfIEIlSIcISEIsFs
AS a Result of the Excite
4 ment That Existed
1T Yesterday.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25-There was
no trace of yesterdays excitement
at the opening OF the stock market
today although stocks were irregu-
lar and incliaed to heaviness.
The. market closed weak. The
final dealings showed substantial
fractional losses.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02
COFFEE TRADE
Monopoly is to.Be Probed by
the House ofRepre-S
-. sentatives.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25-The House
committee on judiciary today ordered
favorably reported the Norris resolu-
ton instructing the attorney general
to send to the House any information
he has regarding an alleged mono
poly of the coffee trade.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02

Democratic positions are quite in
consistent. Last fall Democratic
newspapers we're busy misinformtng
the people on many subjects. In
particular they held out the idea
that the progressives in the Repub-
lican party were blessed because
they were against the special inter
ests. Now some OF the same news
papers are holding out the idea that
the reason the Canadian reciprocity
agreement has made no faster
progress in the Senate is because
representatives OF the interests are
blocking the way. The Telegram s
understanding of the situation is
that the progressive Republicans,
with one or two exceptions, are
most prominent in opposition to the
treaty. Thus 1t is seen how incon-
sistent Democratic argument is.
But, TO leave no doubt about it, per-
nit the Telegram to direct atten-
ton to the fierce bowls put up by
Democracy in this state against the
special interests last fall and. then
let its readers couple those with
what Democracy has actually done
in the legislature, where the special
interests have had absolute control.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02

only did the legislature turn deaf
cans to their pieadings but it added
insult to injury in the very face OF
the federation in reducing the
wages OF laboring men employed by
the state.
So deep was the insult that the
federation actually passed resolu-
tons asking the governor to incor-
porate in his call for an extra ses-
sion OF the legislature. SHOULD one
be called, vital labor needs.
Labor by this time ought to know
just where Democracy under the alb
solate domination of certain inter-
ests stand toward it. Labor will
also learn, as it ought 10 have known
before, that when it attempts to
carry on its work OF organization in
certain fields, the present backbone
Of Democracy in this state win use
every means, even to brute force, in
tnwartlng any such movement.
Labor has learned to its sorrow
that it was unwittlngly used as g
tool last fall, one may feel assured
that it viii not permit such condl'
ton again. Labor may be fooled
once but not second time. 1t has
learned enough within the last few
months to come out sauarelS
against the Interests that have SC
mistreated it.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02
MRS. OSBORN IMPROVES.

Mrs. W. c. Osborn, who has been
i'll all week OF grip=at her home on
West Main street, is improving in
condition, as her many friends are
glad to learn.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02
TAKEN TO ASYLUM.

Adiudged insane by Justice of the
Peace w. D. Becker, of Wheeling Con-
rad Luckhardt, of that city, was taken
to the insane asylum at Weston
through here today,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02
SITE FOR FACTORY.

W. j. Mccoy, president of the Kana
Window Glass Company. of Kane.
Pa, is in the city. with view of To-
eating glass >factory here, if a
suitable location can be obtained.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02

ARKANSAS CITY. Ark, Feb. %
The balloon, Miss SOFA. which as
cended at San Antonio, Texas, at
6:S7 o'clock last night passed over
Arkansas City at 1OsS65today,.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02

$4,000 per month straight salary
and expenses. to men with rig, to in
troduce our Poultry Remedies. Don't
answer unless you mean business.
Eureka Poultry Food Mfg. Co. ON
corporated), East st. Louis III.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02
ASTOUNDING STORY
is TOLD BY A SISTER SIT
RRBELGasAIS.

BuENos AYREs, FEB. 25.-Adviceas
state that another revolutionary
movement has been begun in Para
quay.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02

Roy Dye has returned to Parkers-
burg.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02
]. b. sOMERvILLE DEAD.

PIT. PLEASANT, Feb. 25.-John R.
somerville, one of Mason county's
most prosperous farmers died sud
denly at his home at Long Dale.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-03-02

1t is stated that one matter dis
cussed at the Democratic city com.
mittee meeting last night was what
to do with the temperance element
in order to get some of the whiskey
vote. The sense of some Of the
mem5ers of The committee was that
ends must be worked against the
middle this year If any showing is
10 be made. AS stated by the Of
fetal mouthplece day or two ago
there is to be no public alliances
but things are to be workek in secret.
The idea is to fool both sides if.pos-
sible the same as the party fooled
the ppopie last fall, when it cried
aloud against the special interests
only to send two of their representa-
tives to the United States Senate
and to be dictated through the
legislature absolutely by those in
terests. But we shall see.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11
FOREIGN.

In an imperial reScript, Emperor
Nicholas of Russia, announces his in
tention to complete his grandfather's
work for the emancipation of the serfs
by transferring the peasants into eco
nomically strong land owners.
One hundred and eighteen members
of wedding party of 12O, including
the bride and bridegroom, We're de-
voured by wolves while travelling by
sledge from Obstpoff to Tashkend, in
Asiatic Russia, a distance of twenty
miles.
A revolution against the Manchu
dynastry in China, fraught with great
ganized in Pekin.
In fight near Mukden between
Chinese and Japanese who are en-
forcing anti-plague precautions along
the Antung railway, several Japanese
were killed,
The Mexican revolutionists have
control of the railroad north, south
and west of chihuahua, according
to a telegram to the state department.
The scheme of a better syndicate to
introduce pool selling into baseball
games of the National and American
Leagues will be promptly and thor
oughly investigated by federal and
state authorities in New York, and it
is not unlikely that it will be stopped
Mexico.-Because of the suspension
of traffic on railroads leading into
Chihuahua, Mexico, for some time,
that city is said to be in state of
siege with the revolutionists and the
besiegers, and fOodstuffs are reported
selling at prices equaled only by those
charged in boom mining camps.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11
POLITICAL.

President Taft's immediate call ior
an extra session of Congress in. April
puts a new face on the reciprocity
situation and may, in the opinion OF
some of the opponents, as well as the
champions of the proposed agree
ment. save the cause in Canada from
any peril it may have incurred by the
failure of the United States Senate to
indorse the plan. 1t is generally con.
ceded that if reciprocity session of
Congress had not been summoned and
ratification had been left to the ses-
sion next fall, the Canadian advocates
of the plan might have been dis
heartened and probably parliament
would follow the example of Congress,
leaving ratification to its chances at
the succeeding session.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11
Suit for Choice Coal Land.

Denver.-The United States govern
ment entered suit in the United
States District Court against the Car
bon Coal and Coke Company, a sub
sidiary company of the American
Smelling and Refining Company, bet
ter known as the smelter trust, and
the Exploration Company, Ltd, one of
the largest British mining corpora
tions in the world, to recover coal
lands in Colorado alleged to have been
fraudulently acquired by means of the
dummy entryman system.
The value of the lands in controver-
sy is rated at not less than $1,000
900. They are declared by govern
ment experts to be among the choicest
coal properties in the state.
The suit is based on a new point of
law to the effect that the statute of
limitations as ordinarily construed
does not actually apply to these cases.
1t is contended that the statute of
limitations does not commence to run
until the fraud is discovered.
lue suit against TIE NdTDOn COdl
and Coke Company embraces eight
coal entries made in 1901, consisting
of 1880 acres at Cokedale, where the
company's plant is located.
The lands are alleged to have been
taken by dummy entries in 1908 and
1904.
The Investigations We're made under
the supervision of the field division of
the General Land Office for Colorado,
of which NJ. d. McEniry is chief, in
1908 and 1909, and suit was recon-
mended in the latter part of 1909. B.
d. Townsend, a special assistant of
the attorney general. of Portland,
Ore, has worked up the law issue of
the case.
AS the British company could not
legally acquire such property in this
country, it is charged it used it's Brit
ish gold to hire American citizens to
act as dummy entrymen.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11
News Summary of the Past Week

President Taft nominated William
H. Lewis of Boston. negro, to be an
assistant attorney general of the De-
partment of Justice.
Fifty-six years Of service sin the
rear of the army" won for David
Robertson the unique distinction of
being retired at full pay with the rank
of sergeant.
One hundred and twenty-nine vacan-
cies in West Point cadetships in thir.
ty-eight states are to be filled by
June 14th, through examination to be
held May End
Announcement has been made that
Charles d. Hilles, assistant secretary
of the treasury, is to succeed Charles
d. Norton as secretary to the Presi-
dent on April 4th.
The Senate of the United States
welcomed into its fold William Lori
mer of Illinois by vote of forty-sx
to forty, following the most acrmon-
ious and extended contest of the kind
in the history of the country.
The mints will stop making gold
coins as soon as President Taft signs
the bill which Congress has passed
permitting the secretary of the treas
ury to issue gold certificates against
gold bullion and foreign gold coin.
Secretary of State Knox has an
nounced that John Hays Hammond
would represent the United States as
special ambassador at the court of
st. James at the coronation of King
George V. next June.
The Senate defeated the resolution
proposing an amendment to the con-
stitution to provide that senators be
elected by direct vote of the people.
Fifty-four senators stood for the reso-
luton and thirty-three against it.
Though this division showed so large
q majority to favor popular election,
the number was not sufficient by four
to carry the motion, which required a
two thirds vote,
The total of stock allowed on the
national forests will be horses and cat
tie, 1,S73,795; swine, 59,O15, and sheep
and goats. s,247.745.
AS further protection to the lives of
railway mail service employees, the
Postoffice Department has notified all
railroads that from July /, 1911, wood
Ell mail cars run between the engine
and a steel car or between steel cars
will not be accepted.
The last vestige of a doubt that
there will be an extraordinary session
of Congress called by President Taft
to consider the Canadian reciprocity
agreement in the now practically GER
tain event of the failure of that meas
ure in the present Congress has dis
appeared.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11
Minor Mention.

George Fry has been appointed
mayor of Windsor.
A strike of the painters in Colorado
Springs is probable.
Work on the state road up Ute Pass,
Manitou is progressing.
Mrs. P. Tague of Red Cliff has been
appointed county judge of Eagle coun-
ty.
A petition to dissolve the municipal
corporation of North Longmont has
been filed.
A movement has been started to
build a school Of psychic research at
Crystola.
Leonora Acosta, 3 years old, died at
Trinidad of hydrophobia. She was
bitten by a dog
Fire destroyed the plant of the Colo
rado City Ice & Coal Company, with
loss of $4,000.
Dan Patch, the famous PAGER, will
give exhibition heats during the next
state fair at Pueblo.
The Boulder postoffice will here
after be closed on Sunday by order of
the postmaster general.
Mrs. Mary j. Highly, aged 70, and
one of the pioneers of the Greeley dis
trict, died of pneumonia.
1t is probable that Weld county will
get its photographic survey from the
government next summer.
The Senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of Dewey C. Barley as United
States marshal for Colorado
l.. J. Seville has been appointed
postmaster at Eden, Pueblo county,
vice F. S. Barnard, resigned.
More than $50 members were added
to the Y. NJ. c. A. by the nine-day
campaign at Colorado Springs.
Awards fixed by the appraisers upon
property involved in Denvers Civic
Center project total s2,523, ,463.1O.
AS result of pairing a corn with a
razor, A T. Weidlund of Greeley, lest
his left leg below the knee by ampu-
tation.
The farmers of Spring Creek mesa,
two miles west of Montrose, are being
supplied with electricity from the city
plant.
The biggest snowslide in that Sec
tion for some time has occurred eight
miles north of Silverton, blocking the
railroad.
w. l.. Sutton of Parkdale, section
foreman for the Rio Grande, was seri-
ously injured by landslide in the
Royal Gorge.
Santa Fe freight engine blew up
at Earl station near La Junta, injur-
ing George F. Brown, conductor, so
seriously that he died
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11
Sugar Factory at Brighton.

Greeley-Farmers from the south
ern part of Weld county report that
they are assured sugar factory will
be built at Brighton this spring by
Michigan capitalists owning and oper-
ating sugar factories in that state.
Three thousand acres have been con-
tracted by the farmers of southern
Weld county, in the vicinity of
Brighton, which the company required
before it would build factory.
1t is said that for the present, the
old factory, used for several years in
making syrup, will be used.
1t is understood that it is the inten-
ton of the company to build up CO.
operative organization and that in time
the factory will be turned over to the
beet growers to manage. Indications
are, it is said. that 4,5OO acres will
be pledged before April.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11
The New Ranqely Oil Fields.

While a number of Denver people
are interested in the new high grade
Rangely oil field of Rio Blanco coun-
ty, still larger number of Eastern
people have gotten there ahead of
the railroads" and considerable quiet
acquisition of properties has taken
place. Chief among them are the
Barber Asphalt Company of New York.
owners of the Uintah railroad from
Mack, Colo, to Dragon, Utah; he
Southern Pacific railroad syndicate
and capitalists from Iowa, Indiana, H.
linois and other Eastern states.
Within year the county is expected
to have ample railroad facilities. The
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11

Fred K Alaus, millionaire director
of the Scully Steel and Iron Company,
shot and killed himself at his home in
Chicago
Governor Dix has expressed the
hope that a settlement of the sena-
reached within week.
Serious revolutionary disturbances
in Paraguay have been reported to he
State Department by Edwin V. Nor
gan, United States minister to Para
quay and Uruguay.
The Senate of the Missouri Legisla-
of $1,000 for mental anguish for he
failure of telegraph companies to de-
liver kilograms promptly.
1t is reported that Charles d. Nor
ton, whose resignation as secretary to
President Taft has been announced,
will become vice president of the
First National bank of New York.
In Minneapolis, one of the most dis
astrous fires the city has ever known,
destroyed the Syndicate block on
Nicollet avenue between Fifth and
Sixth streets. The total loss is esti-
mated at $1,JOO00O.
The United States government be-
gun fight against what is alleged TO
be one of the most complete monopo-
lies i'll the country, when suit was
filed against thirty-five concerns en-
gagged in the manufacture of mean
descent electric lights. The National
Electric Lamp Company, which has its
headquarters at Cleveland, and the
General Electric Company of New
York, are named as two of the defend
ants and are charged with being the
keystone of trust that has ramifica-
tions in every state in the Union.