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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
FLAMES EAT
BIG LUMBER
PLANT HERE
Loss TO the Company is SOS.
600 Gross but the Insur-
ance is $4,000.

The pant and lumoer yards OF the
clarksburg Lumber and planning Mil
Company were destroyed by fire
which broke out shortly after 2
o'clock Tuesday morning. The total
loss is estimated at s65.OOO. $25, 900
cs which was contained in the lumber
and stock of goods. Insurance was
carried to the amount of $4,000.
The fire started at about o'clock.
J;.<D. Warner, residing on the corner
Of Main and Ferry streets, opposite
osborn's foundry was caring for his
baby, which was Ill. and saw lum-
her pile III the east corner of the mill
breaking out into blaze. He turned
in an alarm. but by the time the fire
department could reach the scene the
east SIDE of the planning mill was in
flames,
y Gigantic Furnace.
The fire spread rapidly and soon the
lumbe- yard and the whole mill was a
gigantic furnace. The trolley wire,
telephone and electric wires melted
i. ON the heat. and trees and poles
across the street caught fire. several
trees as far away as the top Of the
Sommers hin opposite being CHARGED.
The dwelling closest the fire was
that OF Luther Johnson, an employe
or the mill, on the western corner of
the planning mill grounds. and the
goods were carried out of the house
and a stream or water kept playing
on it during the hottest of the fire.
The sides Of the house were scorched.
but by hard work the dwelling was
saved.
The most difficult task was to keep
the fire from spreading from the
piles of lumber in the lumber yard
east to the Osborn foundry. A small
wooden shed separated these from the
foundry by concentrating their eff
forts on this region OF the fire. the
ilremen managed to get the blaze un-
der control and the foundry escaped
damage.
Several citizens were awakened Mt
about the time the alarm was sent
in and were on the scene when the
department arrived. Within short
time large crowd had collected The
lire spread with remarkable awiftness
and reached its climax in an incredi-
!bly short time. So much heat was
generated that It was impossible to
pass on the opposite side Of the street
from the mill.
Fire Soon Over. ~
by s O'Clock the fire had largely
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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
BLACKMAIL IS
WHAT TETER
ARAaAARA l~
UEGLARE5 II
In Talking About the Arrest
of Himself and S. A.
Moore in Pittsburg.

WHEELING, April 25-That a.
Paaerlio. of Pittsaurg, who had
Hon Charles i. Teter and S. a.
Moore. two prominent West Wr-
g:nla bankers, coal and lumber
dealers, arrested at Pittsburg satur-
day charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud, is blackmailer, is the
charge made by Mr.. Teter at the
Mcclure last evening. Mr.. Teter
stated that he and Mr.. Moore sold
the land without recommending it
and that when Panerilo became dis
satisfied, they offered to buy back
the land at the same figures that
they sold 1t for. but that the Pitts
Durg contractor refused to comply
With this offer and demanded more
money, and when this was refused
he had the warrant Issued.
While Mr.. Teter and Mr.. Moore
were in Pittsburg, last Saturday,
they We're arrested on warrants
sworn out by Panerilo. but were
quickly released on $1,000 bail. AT
Pittsburg this afternoon the case
viii be aired and ii Panerilo contin-
nes his tactics he will probably be
arrested on warrant sworn out by
the two West virginians. Mr..
Teter, in speaking of the case said:
Teter's Statement.
t'some time last summer Mr.. S. A.
Moore, Of Philippt, and myself were
in Pittsburg transacting business,
when real estate agent introduced
us to Panerilo, who stated that he
had some Pittsburg real estate he
desired TO trade for West Virginia
coal lands and desired portion OF
the exchange IN money, stating that
he was pressed for funds. Before !,
we closed the deal we asked him to
come to this state to look over our
property, as we did not know Just
what kind of property 1t was. Wei
had only bought the lands a few
weeks before in trade and did not
know very much about it. Mr..
Moore then closed the deal after
Panerilo stated that he did not del
sire TO see the property and only
wanted it for trading purposes. The
tract OF land is located in Randolph
county and also number OF town
lots in Keyser, The trade was made,
we turned over the West virginia
property and sum of money and
in exchange secured his Plttsburg
"Just little more than month
ago Mr.. Moore and myself were in
PHtsburg again, and Panerilo, learn
Ing that we were in the city, came
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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
REPORT
That PostoRice Was to Be
Moved to Another Site
Proves Untrue.

WASHINGTON, April pa re-
port that the postofIice at New Mar
tinsville was to be removed to new
quarters brought protest TO sena-
tor Watson from citizens of that
place who were opposed to any
change from the present location,
investigation by Senator Watson
brought out the information that a
removal of the office has not been
ordered. that no request has been
received by the postofice depart,
ment and that the present quarters
are under lease till the first of Jan
Eary, 1913.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
SEVERAL NAMED
As Fourth Class Postmasters
in the States of West
Virginia.

WASHINGTON. April 25.-Fourth
class postmasters in West Virginia
have been appointed as follows:
Edward R. Paryor, at Avondale. Nc
powell county. in place Of W. NJ.
Pryor removed; George c. Smith.
at Car. Randolph county in place
of A. D. Lewis. resigned; John
Green. at Hernshaw, Kanawha
county, in place OF j. W. Meadows.
resigned.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
INCORPORATION
OF Broad Oaks is to Be Dis.
cussed at a Meeting
Thursday Night.

a publtc meeting is to be held
Thursday night at 1890 o'clock in the
Alta Vista school house for the pur-
pose Of discussing the question OF in
cooperating Broad oaks into mu-
nicipality. The committee in charge
announces thar prominent speakers
will address the meeting and 1t ex.
tends an invitation to all voters with
IN the boundary proposed to be in
corporuted TO be present.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
TO DEPORT POLE
Man Insane at Fairmont Runs
Through Jail Nude-Lost
Mind in Mine.

TAHRlMoNr. April 25.-Franl'
Gaysocke, the Pole who went insane
in the Pennington shaft a few days
ago, will be deported 10 his homo
country. Today the officials began
the steps which are necessary to that
move. At the county jail the Pole
took off his clothing and ran scream,
ing up and down the hallway until
overpowered by the guards and placed
in Il straight Jacket.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
SISTER
OF Assistant Doorkeeper OF the Sen
ate is Dead at Romney.

WASHINGTON, April 25-Thomas
w Keller. assistant doorkeeper OF
the Senate, who has been an en-
ployc of the Senate for about twenty
five years. having been appointed by
the late Senator John E. Kenna and
having retained his office ever since
was called to his home at Romney
W. Va, by the death CT his sister.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
HERALD MAN HERE.

A prominent man here today is F.
A. Steele, OF New York, representa-
tive of the syndicate feature service
department of the New York Her
aid He is making a trip through
the state in connection with his po-
s'tion. Clarksburg pleases him and
he is especially taken with the
Waldo hotel.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
roy RABY is BORN.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Koster. OF
Bridgeport are the proud and happy
parents of 1O-pound boy baby. who
was brought to their home Monday
by the stork. Mr.. Kester is a wcli
known glassworker.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
CREDITORS BUY NINE.

WESTON. April 25.-The property
of the Jacksonville Coal & Coke Co,
located at Emmert station on the
Coal and Coke railway, was sold
at auction for the residue OF the pur-
chase money. bringing $4,000. R. W.
Crawford and c. C. Roger two Of
the creditors. being the purchasers
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses have been issued
to Frederick H. Dean and Rebecca F.
Wetzel and Flavius S. Leonard and
Elizabeth starkey.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
NEW SULTAN.

TANGIER, Morocco. April 25--
NN'ai Fl Yin, brother of Sultan Mu-
IA Hatid, was today proclaimed
sultan by the rebel Zammours who
captured Mequines.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27

II. B. Kinter is here from Grafton
on business visit
Benjamin f. Sandy. OF Sardis. yis-
tied the city Tuesday
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
WALDO CONCERT.

An hours concert was given BY the
CadenSa orchestra at the Waldo
Monday night following the perform
ance OF the Islks' MINISTRIES.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, April 25-wheat SO -,
corn 81 "a; oats 81 3S.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-20
CAT SERVED UP AND
GUESTS FIND 1T GOOD
JOyiaI Doctor Plays Joke on Friends
After Returning From Hunt

Sterling, ILL.,, Dec 19-Common
backward cats Wed with full-blooded
Angoras in one of the most novel ban
ouets ever served when DR.. Samuel
Kennedy, of Moline, extended to his
friends what they supposed to have
been an opossum dinner. 1t was not
until the last dish had been served
and DR.. Kennedy arose to respond 20
the toast Our Host" that he let "the
cat out of the bag" by telling his
guests of what the menu had consist
ed
According to DR.. Kennedy, the menu
was as follows:
Cat tail soup, Angora tom cat and
cat giblet dressing, picked cats feet
fried cats liver, cranberry sauce.
All of the accessories, including
sweet potatoes, were served with the
banquet and many laudatory remarks
were made onathe savory meat whici
the guests compared to quail, prairie
chicken, venison and other viii,
game.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-20
PROTEST AGAINST GUNFIRE.
Long Islanders Fear Fort TOtten Tests
VIII Be Destructive.

New York, December 19.-The ap-
peal to the war department by resi-
entsd and property owners in the VII
cinity of Great Neck, L. l., for the
abandonment of big gun tests at Fort
Totten because they fear great havoc
by the detonations was answered by
Acting Secretary of War Robert
Shaw Oliver, in telegram late yes
terday.
Danger greatly exaggerated" the
rely stated, in part, "if precautions
suggested are taken propety in imme-
diate vicinity of batteries will not be
injured"
The precautions suggested" have
been that the glassware and crockery
ge packed in cotton; that all windows
be opened during the gun firing, and
that persons guard against injury by
falling plaster
The tests at Fort Wadsworth four
years ago are declared to have broken
several hundreds of windows, knocked
down the plaster of many ceilings and
in some case blown in the whole front
of buildings. 1t is alleged that many
! of the claims against the government
on this account are still unpaid.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-20
insane With
JEALOUSY Wife
SHOT HUSBAND
Then CRIED HISTORICALLY
"OthGF Woman" Was Present
at the Killing

Fort Worth, Tex, December 19.-
Homer Y. Trout, shot by his wife in 3
grill room here late last night as he
sat at a table with a party of friends
died early today
When Mrs. Trout entered the door
of the grill room she walked straight
to the table where her husband sat.
i've caught you now," she said,
drawing revolver from her muff.
Trout paled and glanced from the
face of his companions to his wife.
The answer to his look of appeal
was a shot and Trout sank in his
chair
A moment later his wife was cry
ing Historically, My God I've killed
my poor little boy l never meant to
do it."
When the shot was fired Mrs. julie
Savlard, who was in the supper par
ty, sprang from her chair and made
an effort to wrest the revolver from
Mrs. Trout's hand
At the police station the repeated
statement of Mrs Trout that she did
not intend to kill her husband led the
police to say that it is probable the
bullet was not intended for Trout.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-20
TO FINISH BRIDGE BY
FIRST OF FEBRUARY
Delay Has Been Caused On
Lee Street Work

On his recent visit to Americus, Mr.,
George Crafts, of Dublin, who has the
contract for the Lee street bridge,
reported that it would likely be Febru-
ary 1 before the work on the bridge
could be completed.
1t will be recalled that the work on
the construction of the bridge was
begun October 9, and that the contract
calls for the completion of the bridge
within ninety days. This would make
the time of the contract expire jan
uary 8, but it will require about three
weeks additional time for the compile
ton of the work, from present indica-
tions.
There should, of course, be no OBJ
lection to the extending Of the time
stipulated in the contract, as the con-
tractor has met with many difficulties
not foreseen when he took up his
work last October. The matter of OBJ
tanning labor has been the chief him
drance for Mr.. Crafts, as the other
civic improvements that have been in
progress at the same time he has been
working on the bridge have helped ID
exhaust available labor here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-20
WILL GOVERNOR COMMUTE
LIFE SENTENCE OF HUNTER!
Such Action Is Expected On Part OF
Governor SlatOn.

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 19-Today or to-
morrow Governor John M. Slaton will
sign the order committing ]. C. Hunt
ers death sentence to life imprison-
ment. At least such action is conf
IDENTIFY expected. The fact that the
prison board has unanimously recon-
mended commutation, and the further
fact that many Chatham county offic-
ials believe Hunter innocent, have
weighed heavily in Hunters favor.
Governor Slaton, as the chief exec
utive, now has the full responsibility
of the mans life or death upon his
own hands. Individually, he is said
to be uncertain of Hunters guilt, and
under the circumstances it is not
believed that he will be willing to
see him hang.
Hunter is the Savannah man who
is under sentence to die Friday for the
murder of his wifes and another wo-
man. He was convicted on crcum-
stantial evidence.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-20
DRUMMER LEFT A COFFIN
With The Hotel man
Walters Refused to Handle
This Christmas Present

Savannah, Ga, December l9.-The
Hotel Pulaski, of this city probably
has the most gruesome security for
board bill that has been left on the
hands of landlord in some time, 1t
is a coffin which was left there by
drummer for undertakers' suppl IS
two weeks ago. The propretors Of
the hotel have tried to get tn enc
gro walters to take chances on the eX-
hibit in a rattle, but they will not do
it. Neither will they touch it to move
it out of the store room yhere it
now it. The proprietors are puzzled
to know what to do with it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-20
WESTERN REPORTER
COVERS 10000 MILES
Globe TrOtting Denver Newspaper Man
Arrives in Gotham.

New York, December 19.-Louis P.
Hess, a globe-trotting reporter repre-
senting the Rocky Mountain News, Ct
Denver, has arrived in New York, after
covering more than 10000 miles of a
world-circling trip, on which he start
ed penniless.
Since July, 1910, he has bee rough
ing it to the four corners of the
earth.
The trip was arranged by his paper
and on July 2S, 1910, Hess was started
on his journey by Edward Keating,
the managing editor He was taken
in an automobile seven miles out of
Denver, stripped of everything save his
clothing, a badge proclaiming his mis-
sion and a capacious note book.
American consuls and officials in ev-
cry country he has visited have given
him their autographs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-20
Mother CHARGED With
POISONING Her FAMILY
Alleged That She Used AFSCR.
iC Freely

Bad Axe, Mich, December 19-Mrs.
Carrie B. Sparkling, wife of the late
John Wesley Sparkling and mother OF
Cyril, Albert and Peter Sparkling, all
of whom are dead, was arrested early
tonight, charged with the death Of
Cyril and taken to jail.
The warrant was issued yesterday
and Mrs Sparkling was expecting to
be apprehended.
Il am resigned to go to Jail content
edly and quietly" she said in an in
terview some time before the sheriff
arrived. She told of prayer visions"
in which she said she saw DR.. oRbert
A. McGregor, of Ubly, robed in white
and indicating his innocence, being
driven over precepice by a multi
tude.
Yesterday DIR. McGregor was held
for the Circuit court, charged with
the murder of Cyril Sparkling. Miss
Marguerite Gibbs, the nurse who
also attended the youth, was bound
over on charge of accessory after
the fact.
Mrs. Sparling's s arrest resulted part
ly from the testimony of Sheriff Nc
Auley at the McGregor examination
yesterday.
The sheriff testified that DR.. Nc
Gregro had previously told him he
that Cyril Sparkling had
been poisoned and had said:
"If you fellows will take up Albert
Sparkling and find poison in him,
know of a man who can make Mrs.
Sparkling confess"
Later a chemist reported that he
had found arsenic in Albert Sparling's
Viscera.
1t is understood that the bodies of the
father and third son are to be ex-
lumed soon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-20
Will REVISE
ORDINANCE ON
AUTOMOBILES
CONTINUE TO ENFORCE IT
Mayor Mathis Speaks Of Dan
ger Caused By Speeding

While Americus has a splendid au-
tomobile ordinance, there is one
amendment which has been suggested
by Mayor Mathis, which would help
to make the present law more COM
pete and effective.
The amendment referred to is that
to govern the disposition of vehicles
that are left for any length of time
along the streets. AT the present time
| it is sometimes true that automobiles
or buggies are left standing in, or al
most in the middle of the street. The
placing of such vehicles along the
side of the street is the change sug-
gested.
Il believe Americus has as good an
ordinance governing automobiles and
other vehicles as any city in the
state" said Mayor Mathis yesterday in
speaking concerning the matter. "An
amendment to regulate the placing of
vehicles along the street would, how
ever make the ordinance more COM
plete and would help to regulate
state of affairs that at times becomes
Objectionable.
For instance, the regulation sugges-
ted might call for the placing of vehi-
cles when they are stopped, or parked
along the street, with the right wheels
close to the curb. This would furnish
a uniform requirement and would keep
vehicles from being halted in the mid
die, or near the middle of the street, in
such way that them impede traffic
at busy corners or on busy days
at has been the desire of the city
officials to enforce the automobile Or
dinance as rigidly as possible. The use
of spoilers" for this purpose has
been criticised by some, who think
that regular policemen should be used
for this purpose. The police force is
so small, however, consisting of only
six men, only four of whom are ON
duty at one time, that the use of spot
ters is necessary. The city is not
able to maintain a large police force
just for the purpose of enforcing the
automobile ordinance.
For this reason, spoilers are em-
ployed when the disregard for the Or
dinance grows to such an extent that
it is necessary to employ additional
policemen to enforce it. In this way
the city is not compelled to go to the
additional expense OF maintaining so
many extra policemen, while the or
dinance is enforced at least reasonably
well.
"All drivers of automobiles should
remember that the danger of killing a
child by speeding or careless driving
is far greater in the residence section
of the city than in the business sec
ton, consequently the employment of
spoilers in the residence section. For
this purpose extra policemen will be
employed periodically to apprehend ALI
who violate the speed limit, or any
other provision of the automobile or
dinRnce"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-20
SAY HE SWIPED HIS
new CODE OF TEN
Illinois Rector Put Out New
Thou Shall NOtS

Chicago, Dec. 19.-There is a matter
of question among churchgoing pep
pie here as to whether the Rev. Albert
Hyde, of Brockton, Mass, did not
plagiarize when he circulated among
his Pensioners a set of new com
mandments. The Hyde command
ments seem to many church-goers to
be strangely similar to those given
over a month ago by the Rev. William
B. Millard, of the First Congregation
al Church, of Morgan Park, Ill
The commandments of the Illinois
pastor are as follows
THOU SHALT have no man except
thy husband.
THOU SHALT place no club, social
circle, pleasure organization or
missionary society before thy
home.
THOU SHALT not waste thy hus-
bands substance on gay Taiment
and vain show.
THOU SHALT not let petty xexa-
tions of the household disrupt the
family harmony and harass thy
tired husband.
THOU SHALT not regalet by family
with idle gossip and neighborho ID
scandal.
THOU SHALT not fret thyself be-
cause thy neighobor's h ouse is
greater than thine, neither shalt
thou repine when she smiles con-
descendingly from her Limousine
to thee in trolley car.
THOU SHALT not serve punch tc
thy guests nor put up prizes 4
thy whist parties, lest thy mora
advice to thy sons and daughters
become a mockery.
THOU SHALT not pronounce thy
self delighted to see an unwel,
come caller, neither shalt thol
declare to a conductor that tn.
thirteen-year-old child is but o
half-fare age, lest thy heart be
come hollow and thy soul uttert,
false.
THOU SHALT not wear show.
dresses over shoddy underwea
nor shine with imitation jewelry
lest thy children be given to shan
and false pretense,
THOU SHALT not allow thy Bibl'
to gather dust and thy attendance
upon divine worship to be gov
erned by caprice or the state o
the weather, lest the altar fires O
thy heart go out any thy childrel
become utterly goddess.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-20
AUTO CLUBS OF GEORGIA
TO Meet and ORGANIZE
Meeting in Atlanta For Jan.
uaFY End

Atlanta, December 19.-It is very
probable that the laws governing au-
tomobile traffic in Georgia will be
greatly Influenced by the work of the
Association of Automobile Owners of
the State of Georgia" This associa-
ton was formed in Atlanta this week
and has already received pledI
support and of cooperation from
leading automobile clubs of the state
many of which have promised to join
A committee has been appointed to
draft a constitution and bylaws, and
holding a meeting to effect permanent
organization on January 2 in Atlanta
Arragements were made at the pre-,
liminary meeting for club privileges
for autoists in the various cities oi
the state. A social feature for the
organization has been discussed, but
no action taken so far. The organi-
cation will insist on strict laws fol
all autoists of the state. Every et'
fort will be made to see that the
the state refuses to grant licenses to
any driver who is not able to pass the
severest examination.
At the first meeting in Atlantf
prominent autoists from Macon, Sa
vannah, Griffin, Augusta, Americus,
Albany, Rome and other cities, were
quoted in favor of such an organiza'
ton and promising such aid as lay
within their mower to give.