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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13
A Prsfarsnes.

II shall leave my reputation to be
Judged by posterity."
.That's good idea," replied Senator
Sorghum. "The way things are going
I'D much rather take my chances with
posterity than with an investigating
committee. Washington Star.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13

Il b easier for the generous TO foe.
sive than for offense to ask -Thom-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13
ovsrdeina II.

s'1he married him to reform him.
sAnd what was the RESULT"
"HeS 10 good now that he's shocked
ct nearly everything she does."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-12-13
After In. Secrets,

MAS Just crazy to serve on jury"
sThat so?''
Yes; she says she wants to be one
Of the nrst to tell the secrets Of the
Jury room."-Detroit Free Press.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
NOT CRAZY
Is Grasselli Man Who Broke
Up Furniture and Was
Jailed.

1t has been decided by DR.. T. NJ.
Hood and Justice C. H. Gordon that
Dellet Adams, Grasselli laborer.
is sane and not crazy. AS related
in the Telegram of Monday, Adams
became violent that morning at his
home at Grasselli and broke up sew
eral pieces of furniture before neigh
bors and members Of his family sub
dned him. He was taken into Gus
tody by constable and jailed for u
hearing as suspected lunatic, his
wife having instituted lunacy pro-
ceedings against him.
Justice Gordon. assisted by DR..
Hood gave the prisoner an examiua-
ton Tuesday morning and beth con-
cluded that he was just frantlcally
angry when he broke up the furni-
ture and alarmed his family, the
consequence, doubtless. of family
squabble. which happened a short
time previously. He will be given
his liberty within short time.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
WINFIELD WILL
HAVE A CONTEST
OF Corn Growing and Prof.
Working Goes Through
to Look After 1t,

Professor D. W. Working, Of Nor
gantown, passed through the city
Friday on the way to Winfield, Put
nam county where he will complete
the organization of corn growing
contest for the boys and girls of that
county. In connection with the com
test organized for the young people
Of Harrison county, Mr.. Wording
stated that he would receive shortly
ten bushels Of Reds yellow. dent
seed corn from Ohio, and from
Brooke county. Ave bushels OF 7 sfiie
same kind of corn. grown by tne
winner of the first prize at thetstate
corn show, part of which viii be
distributed among the contestants OF
his county.
Mr.. Working also stated that as a
result of the interest and enthusiasm
taken in these contests counties
forming string stretching from sthe
soAtheiH W tue HoI tueTu FHtfol tpe
state have organized these capteSts.
These counties are Monroe, Greens
brier, Nicholas, Braxton. Lewis, Far
rison, Marion and Mononga1la. In
addition Preston, Hardy wetzei, .Ty-,
Ter and Putnam counties are hold,
ing contests this year, and 1t is like
ly that Webster and Pocahoptas
counties win be added to the list:
In the other counties the corn
growing contests. Mr.. Working, says,
have been very successful. In Nom
roe county for three successive
years; in Lewis for two years sand
for one year each in Greenbrler,
Preston and Webster. W.s9Gt Brown,
of Preston county, and others have
publicly declared that the corn con-
test and corn show of two years ago
was the most important agricultural
event in the history OF Hrest6n
county. This year the contest Ia to,
be repeated in Preston with doubts
the original amount offered in prizes.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
DISFRANCHISEMENT
Of the Negro is the Object of
a Bill by Georgia
Congressman.

WlAaHINGnoN. D. G., April IA
Representative Hardwlck. of Georgia,
today introduced a bill providing for
'yAe Acknowledgement OF the negro.
He proposes following IT with an
amendment to the constitution to be
submitted to the state legislatures for
ratification. namely: That the four
teenth amendment to the constitution
Of the United states be, and the same
is hereby repealed"
A bill was introduced in the House
later by Hardwick providing for
the repeal OF the amendment.
The measure seeks to prevent
Congress from limiting the repre-
sentation Of southern states because
Of disEranchIsement of the negro.
which curtails the voting population
OF those states.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
MURDER
Stranger Found on Parkers.
burg Bridge with Bullet
Through, His Head.

PARKERsBuRG, April IA A
murder mystery was found shortly
before midnight by ]. w. Dean, who
was crossing the Neil Run bridge.
He came upon the body OF a man on
the bridge and at once notified the
authorities. Investigation showed
the bullet had gone clear through
the head. NoNweapon was near,
while on the body was no car OF
other article that might aid in
Identification. The hat had been
purchased from a Wheeling Arm
the band showed. Miss Gertrude
Bowers had heard shot fred in the
neighborhood of the bridge, but a
peculiar phase Is that buggy had
crossed the structure after thai
time.
A report was circulated that the
body was that OF Samuel Province
of the South Side, but the identifca.
ton was not complete. The mar
was about As and well dressed.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
EXTENSION
Will Be Built Provided Court
and Citizens Make Ger : /
tain Concessions.

At meeting in FaIrmont Monday.
afternoon at o'tlock, the board Ok
directors OF the TaIrnont and Glafls-
burg Traction Company, with officials
Of the West Virginia Fair Association
acre present, decided to make an OK,
tension Of its system here through the
Con property in Broad oaks and the
Industrial addition, provided tEe
county court makes certain cences-
5ions as TO bridges ana road rights 81
ways and privileges and further pro-
vided land owners along the r6nte
grant rights OF way
The mater VIII be laid before the
county court Thursday and 1t is lie,
i!e.ed that body will act favorably as
the extension of the traction system
and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ccnpany's line at Industrialdw{l not
only be a great help in making int
far the greatest institutions OF the
kind in this section Of the state, but
will also open up great possibilities in
factory operations beyond the, sfaIr
grounds even. up to Quiet Dell.
&
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
BANDIT
Boards a Train and Robs the
Conductor and Brakeman
of Small Amount.

SYRACUSE, Kan, April 13-An
unknown man boarded Santa Re
passenger train. No. 5, as it left
here this morning. He was heavily
armed and he pointed a revolver al
Conductor Reilly and Brakeman
Cleary. He robbed both men, ON
tanning small sum. When he at
tempted to rob passengers, Reilly
made show of resistance and was
shot twice through the shoulder by
the bandit. The man then stopped
the train and jumped of. Reilly
will recover.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
ENLARGEMENT
OF the Pension System on the
B. & o. by Major
Pangborn.

WASHINGTON ID. c.. April 13-
Former Representative sturgiss,
during his stay here, consulted with
the supervising architects office and
with Congressman Brown in regard
to an enlargement of the postofice
at Morgantown and change OF
plans for the building at Phillppi SO
as to provide quarters in the latter
for the holding of the federal court
there.
MIR. Sturglss says Morgantown will
be advanced within year to an Of
fee of the first class and should haze
larger quarters provided at once. He
discussed with Congressman Brown
the two suggestions and Mr.. Brown
fay introduce bills to provide for the
suggested changes.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
INSPECTION
Is Made Of Route of the Pro.
posed Extension of Trac-
ton System.

Ex-Governor A. B. Fleming, j. o.
Watson, Harry Watson, Smith Hood
and c. L. Shaver. of Fairmout, rep
resenting the Falrmont and clarks-
burg Traction Company arrived here
at 1890 o'clock Thursday afternoon
to carry out instructions of the
board OF directors of the company
concerning the proposed extension OF
the street car line through Industrial
to the new fair grounds, thus making
a belt line. The county court and
members of the West Virginia Fair
Association accompanied them in
the afternoon on an inspection trip
over the route of the proposed line.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
WATSON HORSES
Are to Be Shown at the
Charleston Horse Show
Next July.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April ia
Senator Watson is expected to ex-
hibit some of his famous thorough
breds at the Charleston horse show
in July. Or, V. T. churchman was
here from Charleston for the purpose
of inviting the senator TO make an
exhibit and while he obtained nc
definite promise from the senator, 1t
is expected that he will enter some
of his horses. Miss DePont. of VIII
mington, Del, has promised to make
some entries and it is expected ina,
some fine horses from the East will
he exhibited.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
Immigration
Is to Be Carefully Selected by
Leroy Hodges of the
Tariff Board.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April IA
Leroy Hodges, at present with the
tariff board, will in a few months
become commissioner OF immigra-
ton of the Southern Commercial
Congress. In the interval he will
Cooperate with Senator Fletcher
and Managing Director Dave in or
gan.zing to successfully carry out
the delicate tas..;; thus assigned to
him by the executive committee.
Mr.. Hodges is in complete sympathy
with the Southern Commercial Con-
gress in its repeated declarations
that the lands OF the South would
better remain empty than bring on
a second racial problem. In a
written communication to the execu-
tive committee Mr.. Hodges says:
There is a pressing demand now
in the South for skilled industrial
laborers as well for unskilled work
men who can be relied on and who
will not further complicate our ne
gro problem.
81 would advocate, however, that
the energy of the Southern Com
mercial Congress be directed to-
wards turning agriculturalists to-
ward the South. The large tracts OF
land which are now lying idle
throughout the South should be
placed in condition to produce not
only subsistence for the army OF
workers who will be attracted to the
region in quest OF employment as
cur Industrial development con-
tinues, but also to furnish the raw
cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, and
the other commodities which our
own mills and factories will require
outside OF the export demands.
While this may be made the main
work of the congress for the present,
do not mean to say that the de-
mand for Industrial laborers and
skilled artisans should be overlook
cd, for believe that as far as it is
practical an effort should be ex-
erted to supply this need. But as
these latter classes are seldom per-
manent settlers in any one locality,
the Southern Commercial Congress
can best serve the South by guiding
within her boundaries those who
viii become real factors in the com
! munities in which they take up
their residence"
i Mr.. Hodges is native of North
Carolina, although reared in VIZ
sinia where he received his early
education in Gatewood's Naval Pre-
paratory school at Norfolk. His ed
lucat;on in economics and law was
received in Washington and Lee
University, and at the University OF
Chicago. lie has spent about two
Years in railroad and general en-
!, cheering, having served under the
Seaboard Air Line and the Augusta
and Florida railroads, and several
construction companies.
From July "a, 1905, until No
vember 1910, with the exception Of
about four months spent in the law
school in Washington and Lee Uni
versity, he was a special agent and
the geographer of the United States
immigration commission. Resign
Ing his position with the immlgra-
ton commission, he was appointed
commercial geographer OF the tariff
board, November 81, 1910. which
position he now holds.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
~. -, 1911.
a q: B & 3 .:
how we'll do you
know this store !?

Perhaps you think you
know it thoroly, and we
hope you do, but you will
know it still better after
reading our new Spring
Catalog.
This handsome book of
l52 pages is devoted exclu-
sively to telling the relation
between the store and its
out-of-town customers Of
how it furnishes metro.
politan Dry Goods Depart
ment Store Service, selling
the better class goods at low
prices, to those deprived Of
this advantage by not living
within immediate shopping
distance.
Your name and address
on a post card brings the
book.
Write today, before it
slips your mind.
B0GGS & BULL
NORTH SIDE, PITTssUReH, PA.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
TRAIN CEASES
To Make Stops at Salem and
Council May Prevent
Speeding.

SALEM. April l4.-Beginning with
last night train No. 2, due here be-
tween and a. M. will no longer
stop at Salem. Also this city will
cease to be a registering point for
trainmen after today. The council
should take some action to prevent
trainsS from speeding through the
city now that they will not have 10
stop for orders. -
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
DAVIS GIVES
Almost All of His Property
to His Wife by Will
Probated.

The will of the late John f. Davis,
of Salem, probated Thursday before
the county court, provides that a
tract of land with oil and gas priv
ileges on Cherry Camp run go to his
wife, Mrs. A. E. Davis. Two daught-
ers, Mary R. Morrison and Hattie R.
stutler, are given one dollar each
and L. C., oras and Dell Davis, sons,
are also given a dollar each. Virgil
Everson and Garlond, Mary and
Emory Davis, grandchildren, are
given So each.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
BIG SNOW STORM.

DR., J. W. Johnson and family Wis
tied at Keyser Sunday. DR.. johnson
says the biggest snow storm he ever
saw prevailed in the mountains yes
terday afternoon, lasting twenty min
utes, II was so dense that one could
not see twenty feet away,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
cAnM rREYA1Is.

EpEiRNAY, department of Marine,
France, April 14-calm prevailed
during the night throughout the de.
partment Marine, and the author
tiles are hopeful that the wine riot
ing is over.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
brewery
Act by Horses at the Ring
ling Brothers Circus is
Marvellous.

The greatest achievement in the
art of training animals is found in
the performance ofAlbert schuman,s
horses from the Circus sehuman at
Berlin, Schevengen and Frankfort.
This act is the master work OF the
great German wizard. Thousands
upon thousands OF visitors to Europe
include the sehuman circus in their
itinerary. Until this season it has
been the oaly place in the world
where real trained horses were to be
seen.
Albert schuman is many times a
millionaire. He made his money
training horses and placing them on
exhibition. His three circuses are
as great an attraction to tourists us
the ruins OF Rome, the pyramids,
the Paris Salon, the pictureque
Thames of England or the Lakes OF
Killarney.
When this great speciality OF the
German scholar and trainer is seen
in clarksburg Friday. April 90, at
the old fair grounds, with Ringing
Brothers circus. t will be readily
admitted by all that the so-called
trained horse performances seen in
America in the past are really moi
worth serious thought. The Sch
man horses waltz OH their hind feet
to the music OF the band. They
knock the bungs out of beer bar
rels, insert fawcets and draw off a
liquid that resembles beer. They fill
large glasses and drink good health
to spectators.
| They enter the arena concealed in
large barrels, which are piled on an
immense brewery wagon. The ma.
ture of the act comes as surprise
to the audience and the horses kicB
the heads out OF their barrels and
jump into the ring. Later another
of the horses enters the arena pull.
ing large Victoria, with driver
seated on the box. While the driver
Is flirting with his passenger, tbs
horse shakes himself out of the har.
ness, takes the fellow by the collar
losses him out of the carriage, and
climbing into the rig, seats himself
by the side of the astonished young
woman.
/ Another great example of ANNA
training is found in the elephant
act which the Ringing Brother.
have imported at great cost. There
are fifteen animals in all. They oc.
cupy all three rings. The two END
rings are connected by a telephone
line; the exchange Office is in the
center ring. An elephant at one en5
calls up central and is connected i'm
mediately with an elephant at the
other end of the tent. An animated
conversation is carried on between
the two big beasts by comical snorts
and trumpetings. All the tricks
these elephants do are new.
There is also a troupe of baby ele.
plant actors, quite as clever as the
big fellows. There are pigs thai
shoot the chutes, lay on hand or:
gans and ride velocipedes. There
are educated mules, performing cats
and birds and clown bear.
No expense has been spared and
not task has been left undone in
the perfocting OF this years organ!-
cation. The foreign agents Of the
show and the jungle trappers have
been more than usually fortunate in
the gathering together of great per
formers and rare exhibits. Not in
fifty years has America been handed
such a splendid surprise as Ringing
Brothers circus Is this year. 1t is
filled with brilliant novelties from
start to finish.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
JOSS DIES
A Cleveland Baseball Team
Pitcher is Victim of Tu-
bercular Meningitis.

TOLEDO, O., April 14-Adrian c.
joss. well known pitcher OF the
Cleveland American League base
ball team. died at his home here
this morning Of tubercular menin-
gifts from which he was sufferer
since last Sunday.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
VOTES FOR THATCHER.

COLUMBUS. O.. April 18-with
only seven members dissenting. the
House today restored to the practice
of law Charles A. Thatcher. a Tile
do attorney, who had been disbarred
by the supreme court. The case is
now up to the goverg
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
PENSION GRANTED.

WASHINGTON, April 1s.-con-
gresham Hamilton has succeeded in
having a pension OF $50 month al
!owed to Israel Dotson, of Green
wood. Doddrldge county
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morgan will
return to New York tonight.
Miss Elizabeth Dudley is here
from Parkersburg, visiting Miss Lou
Dudley, her sister.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20

FOR sALE-Tcam OF dark bny Nor
man draft horses; weight about J.
500 pounds each; ages nd 0
years; win work double and single:
also wagon and harness. Apply u,
M. NJ. Tiehenal. Landlords Run
street car stop. Meadowbrook, w,
Va.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
CLICK is DEAD.

Afeh'soN, Kan. April 1S.-For-
ner Governor G. W. Click. of Kansas
q,ea e. his home here this morning.
ne vas Born in Fairfield county. o.,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20

Miss Alice criswell, of Parkers-
burg, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Boyd Lively.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
VAIL DEAD.

:. 3icHIGAN CITY, Ind, April 10
ml.l,f Vail. former mayor and a
diel today. 90 S''s'
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20

Canadian Government Agent--4ls
Gardner building, Toledo. ohIo-or Ca
dadlan Government Agent. Second door,
House Y siding. .Plttsbnrg. Pa
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20

Mss Neil Lawson. OF bridgeport,
was a visitor IN the city" Thursday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-17
DEAN BILL NOT ENDORSED
Grain Purchase Plan to Get Unfavor.
able report.

.--
Deans unfair discrimination bill,
against which there has been an ac-
tive protest from line elevator COM
panies, will be reported out of the
senate state affairs committee unfavor-
ably. The measure. as proposed by
the house, is designated to prevent
unfair discrimination in the purchase
of grain in different towns, COM
parative mileage considered. The re-
port of the senate committee will like
ly mean the death of the bill.
Judge Lindsey of Denver is to de-
liver an address before the legislative
assembly shortly, although the exact
date has not been fixed. The fact that
the assembly is considering the juve-
nile court proposition prompted the in
vitation to him.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, contrary to general opinion, are
not fighting the electric headlight bill
that had been proposed by the loco
motive engineers. The bill referred
back to a committee will be amended
to except way freights on branch lines,
together with switch engines.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-17
ASSERTS CLERKS
ARE OVERWORKED
Senator La Toilette Talks Of
Postal Conditions.

Washington, Feb. 15.-In order to
get the report from the department
before the postofice appropriation bill
comes up in the senate. Senator La
Toilette eliminated n paragraph from
his resolution calling for specific in
formation relative to the railway mail
service. This paragraph was the one
asking for the record of unwOrked mail
pouches carried by stations on certain
routes during January, 1911. The Wis
consin senator eliminated it because
it would give the department officials
an excus for delaying the report in
response to the resolution and he is
determined that the senate shall know
something of what he considers the
decentralization of the postal service
before it passes the appropriation
measure.
Senator La Toilette is prepared to
make a vigorous fight against what he
terms the outrageous policy of the
department in dealing with the railway
mail clerks.
1.-The clerks are being overworked
until they cannot render efficient serv-
ice and until they are being forced to
resign" said Senator La Toilette. "In
numerous instances where clerks have
been killed or disqualified for service
through accidents their places have
not been filled, but their work has
been added to the burdens of the other
clerks. All this in the name of econo-
my, but it is not a kind of economy
that appeals to the public. Efficiency
of service should be. the first consid.
Grafton in the postofice department
of all Others"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-02-17
WOULD RELEASE comRADE
American Cowboys Near Clash With
Mexican Rebels,

Mexicali, Feb. 15.-The good Offices
Of the American customs officers at
Calexico, accompanied by a threat to
report the matter to Washington, pre-
vented a pitched battle between the
insurgents under Leiva and Barthold
and a band of American cowboys bent
on cleaning out" the rebels.
The insurgents arrested Eden
Bragg, superintendent of one of the
California-Mexica Land and Cattle
company's ranches, and the cowboys
gathered to rush the bullring where
the insurrecto leaders have> their
headquarters and ,liberate the Ameri.
can.
Bragg was arrested because he in.
sisted that the insurgents give up a
steer on which he had discovered the
cattle company's brand. Bragg was
freed, but the insurrectos ate the steer.