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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
RIUlPHs
over EUROPE
AS Shown by the Feats Of Ma
tional AUTOMOBILES the
Last Few DAYS.

The time was when the AMERICAN
speedster must look to Europe for
his craft, but all is different now.
vanadium, chrome and nickel steel,~
coupled with persistent and success
fdl efforts to improve and refine
where Europe makers rested COM
tent, have resulted in American supl
remacy.
The defeat of the Jenatzy Mercedes,
the speed marvel of Europe. with
Its power of $50 unleashed shorses
under the hood, by an American car
Ia National Co. is indicative of the
great progress made by American
makers.
Driving without strain to man or
car. "Howdy" Wilcox the Indianapo-
lis pilot, hurled his throbbing Nat
ional 60 from standing start to
victory in the FIVE milo free-for-all
March 20. over the Atlantlo-Pablo
course in S.13.27. In the, last haif
mile he passed the $50 horse power
Mercedes, driven by Burnans aud
flashed by the checkered nag "a full
second ahead, at an average pace. of
SO 1-3 miles per hour.
But not content with one Internal
ional victory and moved BY the
yearning for more plaudits from the
crowd. Wilcox put over another
speed classic Thursday, when no
broke the worlds record for one
mile stock chassis atraightaway
event. Cllnging 10 the wheel OF his
big blue cylinder stock: National.
40 certified stock. chassis registration
No. 81 he made the distance d 1922
seconds, faster by OS seconds than
Barney oldfie!d negotiated the same
distance in 1inoS six cylinder last.
year over the ormond-Daytefta
course. " '1
In addition to these two spectacu-
lar performances Wilcox added moro
Victories to his string. winning tie
ten mile free-for-all in 200 nat. and
the ten mile handicap, in $50 ontfiids.
second days program. ON the third !
day "Ho@ay' put another willow to
his hood by winning the I'VE Emile
beach championship
for stock chassis. sO1 to $50 Gu. in.
in 3.56.S2 in a certified stock chassis
National 40 registration number Sll,
No to be .outdone in speed or glory
by his teamdnate of the National :
squadron, Charlie Merz put up Il
contest of class by winning the 90
mile open, GOO Gu. In. Or less race
In 1853 with National 40, de-
feating the Special Hartford,
Dishow driving.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
Association Of the State Will
Hold Its Next Meeting
in Huntington.

The West Virginia Game Associa-
iion viii convene in annual session
IN Huntington this fail on date yet
10 be decided upoa. Thst Is prae-
tically settled and the meeting q
this organization Of 500 members
VIII he held. Plans have already
been fairly well outlined.
The object OF this organization Is
10 further the interests Of the sports
men of<fl,is tate. to effect Hesitation
toward further protection Of the
game: to secure the passage Of laws
that will pepetuate the sport in
West Virginia through years TO
cone. Since the organization OF
thls body o. outdoor loving men
was effected a few years ago. 1t has
gone on and on from q membership
Of but few until@it has attained
the 500 mark. and with the increase
in membership, the enthusiasm has
.a.so Increased.
Great things are promised for the
game interests OF West Virginia in
the days to come.
At the annual convention OF the
association held at White Sulphur
Springs last summer, coo members
were present. 1t is expected that at
least 300 or 400 will Ibe present at
the Huntington meeting.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
COLLINS
Who Disappeared Four Years
Ago Has Been Heard
From.

About four years ago Raymond
Collins, son OF the late Hon. Greed
Collins, of Penusboro, myster.ously
disappeared from his home. His
father, before his death, and other
members of the family endeavored
by every means to locate him, but
without avail. There had been no
occasion for his leaving, as the home
life was pleasant. and no one was
able to explain his motive in going
away.
Nothing was heard OF him until a
few days ago, when his brother-in-
law, Harvey f. Smith. of this city,
received a letter from him. He was
located in northern Ohio, where he
is an engineer on railroad. He
made inquiries concerning the fam.
lily, and a letter was sent in reply
telling him of the death of his
father, and another letter has been
received from him in which he states
that he will come home for visit at
the first opportunity. After his de-
parture from home he spent year
at Piedmont, where he was engaged
in the electrical business. Then he
Travelled through several states, To-
eating at one or two places and final
ly locating permanently at his pres
ent place in northern Ohio, where he
engaged in railroading.
The news that he had been located
was a matter of eradication to the
relatives and the many friends in
Fennsboro and Clarksburg.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
STATE COMMANDER
E. c. Showalter Arranging
for State Convention of
Maccabees.

PAiRKERsBuRG, Mar S1-C. G.
saowalter, state commander OF the
Knights of the Maccabees, is busily
engaged these days in getting things
shaped up for the state convention
of the order which will be he'd here
Nay IL and 12, and he stated that
the indications At this time are that
the convention WI De the largest
that has been he'd by the order in
the state. The details for the con
vention have not been completed as
yet, but he expects to ne ready soon
TO give some advance Information
concerning the meeting.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
PRODUCER
Is Being Drilled on the Swan
Farm by the South
Penn.

In the sbinnston pool in Clay dis
trict, this county, the South Penn
OIL Company has drilled a second
test on the A. p. Swan farm % feet
into the fifty-foot sand and has a
show for a producer. The hole has
filled up 1000 feet with fluid and
there is a chance for a second pay.
In the same district the South Penn
Company has drilled its second test
on the S. A. James farm % feet into
the nfty-foot sand and has developed
no oil or gas.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
Dangling Around His Neck
and is in the Noun
tains Now.

CHARLESTON. Mar. IA spe-
sial sent out from Tazowell. va,
under date OF Sunday, gives inter-
esting particulars OF an attempt 10
ynch a negro at that place and Of
the aforesaid Negroes spectacular
escape from the wou.d-oe lynehers.
The story runs:
John Morgan, the. negro who was
reported as being lynched, near
Pounding Mil Saturday night, was
brought to the. Ta4ewell Jail under
heavy guard Sunday morning. The
negro is charged with the murder Of
Grover lambert, white man, and
Waterman for Walton ana Company,
contractors on the Indian Creek
branch OF the Norfolk & Western
railroad, the details OF the tragedy
having been published in Sundays
papers.
The reports that were received
here on Saturday night stated thet
the negro had been hanged, ana his
body. riddled with brllcts. The lael,
in the case we're far different. Tha
negro, shortly after shooting In
bert, was captured in shanty in one
of the camps on lndian Creek by a
mob that had been searching for
him in the mountains. His where
l.5outs was divuTged 10y other negroes
who were present when he rushed
into one of the shaniies and hid
himself. The leader OF the moo
grabbed him and lied his hands in
front OF him and after marching
him up and down in front of the
negro quarters OF the camp, a suit
ahie tree was located to which he
COULD be hanged. One Of the super
ntendents OF the operation in front
of which the lynching was contem-
plated, objected and pleaded with
he mob not to execute the negro 1T
that point for the effect 1t would
lave upon the other negro en-
1loyees. One OF the mos told The
superintendent il he meddled in thcirl
lffairs he would get bullet, aud
the superintendent retired to more
genial surroundings. Preparations
were under way for the execution,
he place being under a large walnut
tree, with many strong limHs over
hanging. Some members OF the mob
climbed the tree and were aGixing
he rope, when of a sudden the me-
gro made dash for liberty down al
forty. foot embankment into the
thicket and disappeared. The mob
fred upon him, but the bullets went
Wild, and the negro was soon swal-I
lowed up in the mountains. He lsyI
in the mountains the rest OF Satur-
day night and all day Sunday, aud
became sick and hungry, and tired,
and under cover OF darkness, stole
into the camp, where he had friends,
and asked to be protected and car
ried to jail. On account of wound
In his leg he was unable to prolong
his wanderings in the mountains.
The superintendent OF the company
and others who held obedience 10
law far above the qualification or
personal vengeance, took care OF the
negro until alter midnight Sunday.
when lie was quietly~talien through
the mountains to the hotel on the
railroad. where he vas heavily
Guarded until morning and was
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
SITE or COLLEGE
TO BE UNCHANGED.
And Board of Trustees Viii
Have Three Buildings
Erected.

In Tie absence OF Judge McIlvainc,
Of Washington, vice president tho
Rev. ii. T. McClelland, of this city,
presided at the annual March meet
ing Of the board of trustees OF Wash
ington and Jefferson College at
Washington, Pa, which was held
from ii 10 o'clock yesterday in the
college building. A final decision was
made against moving the college
buildings. This important matter
has been pending for several months
aud was voted upon unfavorably at
the last meeting of the trustees. Ii
VAS proposed to remove the build
inss some distance from the present
s'ie to what is known as the Trinity
Tgll property, now owned by a
atleman named Thompson. The
o.astion was taken up yesterday on
pstition of the students. hut was
rejected as impraeticable. Including
the last meeting. a total of over two
thirds of the trustees have voted
against the removal.
Following this important decision
plans were definitely adopted for the
erection Of, three new buildings on
the west side of the campus, form
Ting quadrangle. These three
structures, which vii be of hand
some and stately design, will be de-
voted to chemistry. physics and art
respectively. Plans were also made
for a new administration and chapel
building on the site of the college
hall.
! 1t is proposed by the trustees to
raise fund of one million dollars
within the coming year, and it is
thought that this will be compare
lively easily secured now that def
mite plans have been made. One
gentleman, who is deeply interested
in the college, has expressed his in
tention Of erecting one OF the three
buildings at his own expense, and
other similar offers are expected.
A number OF honorary degrees
were decided upon and will be for
mally conferred at the June com
nnencement. superintendent Hervey
B. Work, of the Wheeling schools,
will be asked to accept the degree OF
Doctor Of Philosophy.
One OF the three vacancies on the
board of trustees was filled by the
selection of George Woods. Two
vacancies remain which will be
filled by the alumni at the time OF
tue June commencement, this privi-
lege having been voted the alumni
association.
1t was voted to increase the sala-
ries Of all the professors Of the col
lege $3.50 per annum each. Within a
short time the board expects to be
able to make this increase $500. The
annual report of President MofFat
was received and was found very
favorable.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
DEATH AT SALEM
Epilepsy Proves Fatal to
Mrs. Collins on a Visit
There.

SALEM, Mar. sl.-Mrs. Julia. A.
Collins is dead here. She camo here
two weeks ago to visit her son and
daughter, Henry Collins and Mrs.
Early Davis. Monday she suffered a
stroke Of epilepsy and Wednesday
the fatal stroke was received The
funeral Will be held Saturday and
interment Will be in the Raymond
cemetery at Quiet Dell near her
h me. She was loved by all who
knew her and her many friends are
pained 10 learn OF her death
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
ADVERTISING
VIII Be the business of n New
Agency Recently Established.

An advertising agency has been
opened up in the city, under the
name of the "Karlins Advertising
Agency The agency is located
temporarily at 425 West Main street.
Calvin Karlins. a well known local
young man. is manager. 1t will be
the business of the new concern to
undertake all sorts of local adver-
tisins in the way of bill posting.
distributing circulars, and lacking up
signs. Its telephone numebr is Bell
iaO-t
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
MANDAMUs
TO Compel Laying of Levy I'M Pay,
the sprout Judgment.

Henry j. Sprouts attorney has a1.'
piled for mandamus against, the
town OF Lumberport TO compel th5s
council there to lay levy to pay Al
Judgment of $775 and Interest and
$211.S5 costs arising from dam.
age suit for injuries sustained, whom
he fell into an unguarded excaya-ss
ton. The same proceeding will
come up the first Of the May term
of circuit court. which will open
May 1.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
FIRE BUG GUILTY
Sherman Glover Sentenced to Serve
Five Years for Arson.

FAIRMoNT, Mar. 3o.-shermau
Glover, convicted in circuit court on
the charge of arson, has been SEN
fenced to serve term of five years
in the state ponitentiary at Mounds
Vile by Judge John W. Mason
Glover was convicted on the charge
Of having burned a house near Man
ninston, a few weeks ago.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
RANSOM PAID
BY Lawyer Rogers and His
Kidnapped Baby is
Returned.

LAS VEGAS, n. NJ. Mar. 8i.--Thc
baby of A. T. Rogers, prominent
lawyer o fthls city, was kidnapped a
few days alto and held for n ransom
of $4,000. The money was paid over
BY Rogers at midnight last night at
a remote spot in the mountains sur
rounding this city. The child was
then returned to him,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
CONl,nTTEEoIEN oUALIF,-

William S. White and William II.
ard Benjamin w. Harbert qualified
today as committeeman for Elmier
Harbert with bond at $1,000. i.
w. Wadsworth, E. j. Weekly, c. NJ.
Harbort, D. a. lTardesty and l.. II.
Harbert were appointed appraisers
OF the estate.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06

operation, as well as others, has
been forced 10 practically shut
down.
Nearly every negro in the vicinity
left Sunday for parts unknown, up
on orders received from the white
aleA OF the west end of the county.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
BIG GAS WELL.

An eleven million cubic feet gas
well is the result of drilling at
iAshtbufn, Lewis county, by local
co%pahy' tie members OF which are
=. \ Whe!an, Thorn Koblegard, W.
w. hronhon aud Birk $. s,athers.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
SPRANGLE GUILTY
Of Manslaughter for Killing
Two Women with An
Automobile.

AKRON, o., Mar. SO--UGarl spran-
gle, a. automobile man, charged
with causing the death Of Helen
Starr aad Laura Walllsirk last No
vember BY running them down
with an automobile was found
guilty of manslaughter today. Sen
tence was deferred.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06
RESERVE APPROVED.

WASHINGTON. Mar. sO.-The
First National Bank of Pittsburg has
been approved as a reserve agent for
the First National Bank at Phlippi;
and the Diamond National Bank Of
Pittsburg as reserve agent for the
First National Bank at Romney.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06

ARTS notably in the
~ locally "apach"
a for ofense defense The picture above shows Of the
taken French criminals OF both To be
knueks familiar American cities the police and the judges
Them of the mobility
explained that he
always had Of They regarded
of genemans left hand
Of
picture shows knuc buster with folding while the other
the
duster either of which
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06

l. NJ. Jackson. OF Jane Lew. is in
the city.
c. W. Bowling, Of Marietta, O., IS
in the city.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-06

]. B. Hart has gone on an eastern
trip.
Miss Maple, Of Salem, is a city vis-
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-28
SIXTEENTH ANNIVERSARY
OF NORWICH LODGE. N. E. o. P,
Celebrated With Guests from Other
Local Lodges and Groton Present

Norwich lodge. No. 24S, New Eng
land Order of Protection, celebrated it's
sixteenth anniversary on Monday even
ing at the Buckingham Memorial with
a special entertainment programme
which followed the brief regular bust
ness meeting. Past Grand Warden F.
H. ToHes of New Haven, Deputy James
L. Wheeler Of New London, Warden
Edward Walsh, Past Warden Fred c.
Chidsey and Mrs. Chidsey Of Fort Girls
void lodge, GrotOn, and delegations
from the two local fodges-Thames
No. 326, and Slater, No. 509-were
present BY Invitation for the enjoyable
evening, about sixty members of the
order attending
Warden e. M. Newbury presided at
the business melting. after which the
company adjourned 10 the post hall for
the entertainment programme. OF
which the numbers were announced by
Chairman William A. 1nnd of the en-
tortainment committee. The pro-
gramme included clever sleight of hand
work by a Norwich performer, we'll
rendered recitations by Mrs. w. f.
Manning, and graphOphone music
kindly furnished by the Plaut Gladden.
company.
There was also an oyster chowder
az one of the features by MacDougall,
and Warden NeWbury called upon Past
Grand Warden Tollee for few words,
to which the victims grand ofYicer
made = plaaslnH response ~ he told of
his pleasure ~ coming to Neopian
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-28
BusiNEsa BEFORE
COMMON PLEAS COURT.
Judgments by Judge Waller at Motion
List sssion--Einhorn not Allowed to
Change Name.

William p. Delehanty of New Lon
don was given Judgment against
Thomas Cooney in the court of COM
mon pleas In a decision handed down
Charles B. Waller. The amount of the
Judgment is $57.a1.
Delehanty sued cooney for $50.
claimed to have been loaned Cooney
by Delehanty. In justice court the
plaintiff received q Judgment and the
holding the Justices decision.
In Oppenheim. Stern & Hacker VS..
Max Lain. judgment is given plaintiff
for $127.48. The plaintiff sued to re-
cover for amount of bill OF goods sent
Lain, who is a dry goods merchant
in Westerly. Lahns defense was that
the goods were not what he ordered.
In Jeremiah Haley VS.. Joseph
SwartzbalrA Jr., and wife. Judgment
by foreclosure was granted and the
first Monday of May and following
days were named
Mike Levine pleadings in ten days were
ordered.
The cases of John Pitnan VS.. Man
uel j. Martin and Brainerd & Arm
strong VS.. New London Iron & Metal
Co., which We're down for motion
hearings, went Off.
Judgment of foreclosure was grant
ed in the case of Charles Rosanski VS..
William Mileski.
In the case Of Thomas I'll. Wilson VS..
the Connecticut company a motion to
expungewas denied.
The application Of Rockwell Einhorn,
alias Max Cohen, for the changing of
the naturalization papers and the plac-
ing thereon his right name, Einhorn.
instead Of Cohen, was denied. Judge
Waller decided he could not change 1t.
The petitioner came to New London
ryxyit1 hi ia m 1xy in, nd thoxr
the name of Cohen upon the advice of
friends, because it was more popular
and shorter than Einhorn. In 1906 the
petitioner was naturalized under the
name of Max Cohen,and he now wants
the matter reetified. He lives in Nor
witch now and formerly lived In, New
London. He has a family, the children
being called Cohen.
The following assignments were
made:
April 8. at New London-Anna F.
Payton w. Mary F.. Hill, John II. Ry-
an VS.. Maxson & Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-28
Filters Here For Pumping Station
Soon Possible-Hov They Operate-Farview
Reservoir Gained Five Inches and More Coming.

Monday morning the filters arrived
here from Darby. Pa. where they are
manufactured by the Roberts Filter
company. Arrangements have been
truckman to cart them TO the pump
ing station, where they VIII he set up
AZ soon as possible. Each filter Is
Sx20 feet and will be filed with the
material required in filtration after
they are in place. The foundations are
ready and the filters ready to be moved
as soon as the workmen are ready for
them. Their arrival Monday was as
early as they had been expected, hav-
ing been nine days on the way. The
company has full charge Of them until
they are set up and ready for use
which will take from one to two weeks
The filters will be set up so that
the water il pumped through them,
being on the pipe line THIS side Of the
pumping station. They are of the
horizontal type, the 20 feet being the
length. The fittings required in sat
ting I'D the filters have been ordered
by the department sd that there will
be no delay from that reason. The
capacity OF this fhlters is-4 million gall
joins day. the intake pipes being six
inches and the outlet eight. The
strainers are on the bottom of the fl
tributed that there is an even pres
sure. The strainars are covered with
hard angular sand which is so screen
ed that in the gravel layers the voids
are smaller than the sand grains in
the bed of the f1ltering material, thus
etrainer, and the waterways are free
from obstruction, as the gravel rests
upon the side of the strainer
Lump alum IL the coagulent used in
connection with the sand alter, this
being dissolved by an automatic de-
rvfr d6nd to l1a - i've
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-28

by drop before, the water enters the
filter. In the ordinary condition of
water an average of Quarter to
half grain Is used to a gallon of water.
There is no alum which goes to the
user of the water, as an analysis of
the water shows no trace of the
alumina used. 1t is washed out with
the impurities, uniting with the i'm
purities in feathery flakes of insoluble
hydrate at the top. The precipitate
fakes produce filtering material of
insoluble mineral matter which is al
most perfect in its character and holds
the bacteria.
e Over the strainers at the bottom Of
the filter gravel to the depth of aight
inches is placed and above that three
feet of sand. There is daily cleans
ing of the altering material a reverse
current of the filtered water keeping
the filter bed in fine condition.
Farview Gains.
The coming of the filters brought
with them good fall Of rain so that
Fairview reservoir on Monday gained
hve inches and has even promise of
gaining a foot more. On Monday
morning from the rainfall since mid
night Al of an inch had fallen, while at
Is o'clock IA of an inch more had
fallen, making 20 of an inch for the
day until then. This makes a total of
o.vb AAtHCS LII tlC lIOnLu llluS 1dT.
1t mas continued to rain since the TAX
ing of the second measurement on
Monday. quite a downpour coming in
the evening, which will continue to
help the supply.
At Meadow brook on Monday the
water was is inches above the 24-inch
pipe to Fairview so that large gain
can be looked for from that source in
asmuch as the rain through the night
will continue to add to the supply.
Fairview on Monday afternoon was oil
inches below high water mark