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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30
lII5L Y
Is the Crime Charged against
a Miner in Kanawha
County.

CHARLESTON, May 2s.-cbarged
with crlminally assaultlng his eigh.
teen-year-old daughter, said to be a
very attractive and beautiful girl,
Andrew Allen, coal miner OF Dc
Gotta, this county. is now in the
KanawhO county jail to await the
action of the grand jury.
Allen is divorced from his wife
His daughter until recently lived in
the same house with her father, but
becoming suspicious of his attentions,
she went to a nelghbor and boarded.
Her father frequently called there
and for some time each Sunday even
ing he would call and insist his
daughter go with him to church. His
heinous crime was usually committed
after they had attended church. The
objections of the daughter to accom-
pany her father to church and his
persistence that she should finally
aroused women friends OF the girl.
but she refused to confess to the
suspicious of her friends, until last
Sunday when she knew that her
father would again insist she should
go to church with him, and he would
in all probability attempt to again
carry out his heinous crime.
Satisfying her friends that there
was some truth to their suspicious
the girl consented to accompany her
father to church and the women
friends kept watch. AS a result
Allen was quietly arrested yesterda,
and taken before Justice of the
Peace, c. B. Crawford, Of Cabin Greek
district, and held for the grand Jury
on the charge Of having crlminaliy
assaulted his own daughter.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30
MORGAN
County Ex-Sheriff is Found
Short in Accounts by
Blues Audit.

CHARLESTON, May 2sAHoiding
that ex-SherIff G.. W. Blair, OF Nor
gan county, during his term Of ofIlce
from 1905 to 1909, received the sum
OF s2.4t6 SO to which he was not
entitled under the law, an audit Of
the ex-officiars records has bean
made by the public accounting de-
department OF the state tax commits
sIoner's office. OF this alleged dis
crepancy the sum of ss5, 40 is held
due the state and the balance due
to Moragn county. The audit
further holds the sum OF $75s. II
due pending adjudication by the
courts OF the question. of discount
allowed on taxes In addition to the
regular FIVE per cent.
The audit discloses the usual
clerical errors. INTERPRETATIONS,
ETC., in footings as have been found
in othss audits. In some instances
amounts were found due the ex-
sheriff. The largest item held due
the county is 1923 on account OF
1908 road capitations alleged not to
have been accounted for. OF the
amount received from public service
corporations in 1907 it is charged
that Biser failed to account for
$126.53 while 1t is charged that he
received excessive commissions on
public service taxes amounting to
several hundred dollars. An item
of 1896 .s4 is included. ON accouns
of back taxes collected and not ac-
counted for.
In the 1905 settlement for 1905
taxes mistake of $s9 was found
which gives him a credit OF that
amount.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30
HEART
Trouble Causes Death Of Mrs.
Elrod Of West Pike
Street.

Mrs. Frances Elrod, aged 40 years.
wife of W. E. Elrod, OF West Pike
street, was found dead in her bed by
her husband at 6 o'clock Thursday
morning. t4a
Mrs. Elrod retired about 1890
O'Clock Wednesday night in appear
inging good health. but when she
failed to get up at the regular time
Thursday morning her husband went
to her door and called her. She
failed to answer and upon inyestlgat-
ing he found that she was dead. He
called Dr. Osborn. who lives near and
when he arrived he got in touch with
Coroner Mason. After making an ex-
animation it was decided not nee
essary to hold an inquest as she had
died from heart trouble.
Mrs. Elrod was daughter Of Mrs.
Abbott Beard, of Petersburg, and
had lived here for a number of years.
She had a host of friends who win
be panied to hear of her sudden death.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30

The announcement o. / M Kelley candidate JUS
district the
Mr. Kelley well and favoraby ca,s-
which the
best -
1899
vicinity the mo
Mines No These
Carksbug
drilling
the beginning OF of
William DEVELOPMENT that has
made this the Fuel City - -
H Kelley now asks the citizens Of the Fuel City
office
mat loyalty WI result in his favor by overwhelming
will
% discretion judgment previous experience having
o / "e
ME- Kelley enlisted in the Tooth Pennsylvania
1871 re-enied
the close of the Civil having OF his
= -
Appointed deputy state mine inspector
record ana was modal inspector He
mated elected justice Of
me people in general shall have
Tor nm lie IL he is in
= -
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30
PARD()NS
Are Issued to Some and Re-
fused to Others by the
Governor.

CHARLESTON, May 2s.-J., T.
Buchanan, aged 20, born in Wise
county Virginia, now serving a two
year term in the West Virginia pen
itentiary for forging note for $50
has been refused a pardon by Cover
nor Glasscock on the recommendation
of the pardon attorney. Buchanan
was railroad fireman and was sent
up from Mercer county at the octo-
Der term, 1911.
0. b. Grogan, aged 49, an electrical
and coal worker, was convicted
three and half years ago of steal
ing $50. Grogan was sent up from
Kanawha county fifth an indetermin-
ate sentence OF from two to ten
years. Having served almost double
the minimum sentence, Grogan was
paroled.
Two pardons were issued to Logan
county citie7s now serving sentences
of one yea reach in the penitentiary
for malicious wounding. The men
are Sherwood Baldwin. aged SO, q,
the time of his indictment a deputy
sheriff and police officer, and Josh
Terry The men were indicted joint
ly for the malicious wounding Of
Kenna Brown. They were convicted
at the October term 1911, and the
trouble grew out OF a drunken brawl
Both men were pardoned, after hay.
ing served about two-thirds OF thelr
time.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30
FRANCES FINANCES
AND ITS GOOD ROADS

ly offsets the increased levy necess.
AIRY to meet the interest and sinking
fund on bonds issued for road con-
struction."
ITO illustrate: Since the road from
Danyille to Design (three miles) was
started two years ago, fourteen new
houses have been built along It's
line, which means fourteen new tax
payers. A gentleman who lives on
this line of road tried for years to
sell part of his land for $50 per
acre. He has since sold several par
cells at 500 per acre. A farm beyond
the end of this road, about six miles
from Danville, sold two years ago
for 1925. The road was started that
way an dthe owner sold it for $4,000;
the present owner has refused $500"
The assessed value of all property
in Arlington township, Pa, in 1892
was s3,90O,0OO and the road tax for
that year, $4,000. Expenditure of
that amount produced no permanent
results. In 1898 the township Dor
rowed $4,000 and in 1894 $4,000.
The Improvement OF the roads with
these funds resulted in large in
crease in population and value Of
property. The assessment for 1910
was $76S5,7S5 and the population has
nearly doubled. 100000 of the
amount borrowed has been paid.
In a report issued by the State
Highway Department of Maryland.
1899, this statement appears:
Santa Clara county, California, has
passed from the twenty-ninth to the
fourth place in the list Of counties
arranged according to wealth and
population out of total of 81. This
is ascribed to its good roads.
The same report contains the fol-
lowing:
+ One of our consuls in Belgium says
that emigrants refuse TO go to re-
gion OF bad roads.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30
IBONl ISSUE
Is Authorized by the Nation
al Aluminium Company
of This City.

The National Aluminium Company
here has authorized the issue OF
100000 in guaranteed bonds, and is
making arrangements to replace It's
present generator and other electric
machinery with that OF larger ca
pacity, SO as to further increase the
quantity of aluminium and its com
pounds which It now produces. The
demand for aluminium and its com
pounds SO far totally exceeds the
capacity of the plant. The contracts
offered this company for metal alone
amount to over 100 tons per week,
and its capacity is far short of this
figure.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30
Are Closely interviewer a:
Report Made Public
Fully Shows.

Francis B. Loomis, Commercial
Agent at st. Etlenne, France, report
ed April %, 1891, as follows:
THE road system of France has
been Of far greater value to the
country as a means of raising the
value Of lands and of putting the
small peasant proprietors in eacy
communication with their markets,
man have the railways. 1t is the
opinion Of well-informed Frenchmen
VINO have made a practical study Of
economic problems, that the supurb
roads Of France have been one of
Tue most steady and potent contri-
buttons to the material development
and marvellous financial elasticity Of
me country, The far-reaching and
spIendidly maintained road system
mas distinctly favored the success Of
'oe small landed proprietors, and in
Weir prosperity, and in the ensuing
as'ribution OF wealth, lies the key
70 NE secret of the wonderful finau-
''a' vitality and solid prosperity of
lne French nation"
Viz Il w Warburton, from James
Viy county, says:
own a good deal of real estate
." we road recently built from VIII
Oa'0s0nrg to jamestown and can
S"is.S say | think this property has
O.sN increased at least fifty per cent
!" value by reason of this road hav-
,ns 'eon built. So far as driving over
y" T2al today, and what it was three
'''rs ago, there is so much difference
WA. could not possibly express it."
vi W. n, Ruftin, Of DanviIle,
t4a people have found out that
~. can travel these roads one day
~ "4.' as another the year round
.'' 'aey can carry at least twice
"0rh as on the dirt road; that
ean travel twice as fact and
wy. '0r wear and tear on the teams
1'0 Eaaicles is inconsiderable as
S'''p'1ad with the dirt road, and
,"'.'.r that they are fast coming to
, "' eoncinsicI that these macadam
,oa''a' apart from the enormous adj
,'"''4es aud comfort they furnish
Wv go. IN reality increase the taxes
''" individual, because the in
'7s1 assessed valuation complete.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30

$2,OOO,OOO; Continental Portland ce.
ment Company, from ss5OO,OOO .
$4,7OO,OOo; Blaine Mining Company
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Among the foreign corporations au.
thorized to do business in West vlr.
glnia were the Monongahela Tie &
Lumber Company, of Pennsylvania;
United Cigar Stores Company, of
Alabama, and others.
The United Thacker Coal Compan.
increased It's acreage holding In West
Virginia from $4,000 to s65.OOO.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30
MORE MONEY
Is Wanted by Senator Watson
for Fairmont Federal
Building,

WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 25--
Relieving that the site for the new
postofiice building at Falrmont is
not large enough for. the new re-
quirements of that city, and that
additional property could be pur-
chased to better advantage now than
later, Senator Watson has intro
duced bill to increase the cost
limit on the site for the Falrmont
office by $4,000. He has also in.
troduCed an amendement to the
sundry civil appropriation bill In.
ereasing the appropriation for the
Fairmont postofiice site to confrom
to this bill.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30
PATENTS
Are Granted at Washington
TO Number of West
Virginians.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. May ~
Patents have been granted to West
Virginia, inventors as followss
Charles Allen, winlfred. horseshoe;
James Hammond asSignor OF one
third to j. Williams, Moundsville, en-
velope -molstenfig device: John A.
Rivers. Monongah5 mine car door.
lock; shoubel C. Turner. Parkers-
burg, railway-tie; Aura r, Walls,
Gypsy. high and low water alarm
apparatus
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30
RI FMS
Report as Secretary Of State
Shows Big Amount of
Work Done.

CHARLESTON, May 23.-The re-
port of the secretary of state for the
month of April shows the receipts to
have been $4,7s5.25, divided among
the several sources as follows:
Through increase OF authorized cap
.ital stock, $73s.O0; certificates of for
elgn corporations. $4,000; from
charters issued to resident corpora
tons, se2S,OO; from nonresident cor
porations. s5S775; land tax, $4,000,
tax on Great Seal, $4,000; sale Of
books, sSl1.5O; fees, $1,49S.0O, ana
attorney fee to aditor, $500.
Sixty-fige charters we're issued to
resident corporations, seventeen to
nonresident, eight increased their
authorized capital stock, one de-
creased. FIVE foreign corporations
were authorized to do business in
West Virginia, and ten charters were
surrendered to the state and the cor
porations dissolved.
Among the largest resident corpor-
atoms were the Owens Eastern Bottle
Company. of clarksburg, w. Va, au-
thor!zed capital, 100000; Arcadia
Orchard and Development Company,
of Mcneil, W. Va, 100000: Logan
and Great Lake Coal Company, of
Logan, W. Va. s25O,OOO; Davenport
OF land Gas Company, of Charleston,
$25o,O0o; Farmers and Laborers
Building and Loan Association, Of
Morgantown, w. Va, $3.50, 600;
Charleston Traction Company, of
Charleston, $25O,OOO; Houston Coal
Company, Of Elkhorn, w. Va. $780,
600; Royalty Investment Company,
of Charleston, w. Va, $4,000; Lin
coin Natural Gas Company, Of
Charleston, 100000; Huntington
Lumber & Supply Company. OF Hunt.
ington, w. Va, 100000; Superior
Coal Salt & Chemical Company, OF
Mason. W. Va. 100000; Kimball.
Pocahontas Coal Company. of Kim
ball, W. Va, 100000; Monarch Car
bon Company, of Charleston, W. Va,
100000; Mildred Oil Company. of 81.
Adams, w. Va, 100000; The Cool
Hope OIL & Gas Company. of Charles.
ton, w, Va. 100000. m..s,,
The leading one among the, non
resident corporations was the Inter
ocean Express Company, of New
York, with an authorized capital OF
SlO,OOo,OOO The next largest was
the Tienrey cSal Company, of Pow
hatan. W. Va, 100000; Warfork
Land Company. of Huntington, W.
Va, 100000; Continental Foundry
Corporation, Of Madison, ia, $3.50 900;
Blumberg Brothers Company of Bal
timore. Nd, 100000.
Among those to make the largest
increase in their authorized capit1l
stock a.e the Black River Water &
Pawer Company. which also changed
Its name to the West Penn Traction
& Water Power Company, of Pitts
burg, from $4,000 to s27.OOo,oOO;
the Cheat River Development Com
pany, changed Its name to the Cheat
River Hydro-Electric Company, and
Increased Its capital from $4,000 to
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30
MORE WooDNiEN.

At well attended meeting o.
c!arksburg Camp, No. ., Wooodmen
OF the World, "Wednesday night in
the Williams hall on Second street.
Willie Keener and j. R. Holland
were elected to membership and
Ernest Fincham and c, W. Con-
man were initiated.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30

SANTIAGO, Cuba, May 2s,-seven
hundred negroes under General Es-
tano2 today set fire to cane fields IN
three plantations owned by spaniards.
Rural guards were unable to control
the situation.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30
MYSTERIOUS DROWNING

.MARrlNsRuRG, May 28-Mar.
tiusburg has a mysterious drowning.
Bernard Casey being found dead
with his head in spring here.
Suicide Is thought unlikely and the
foul play theory is being investi-
gated.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30

Frederick w Cunningham. OF
Peoria. is a iIty.business visitor.
Clay Hedges. Of Lumberport, was a
city visitor Thursday,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30

W. B. Rector Is here from Be
ilngton.
Jefferson D. Basel was here Thurs
day from Mt Clare.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30

IL. W. Grayson. of Wheeling, Is
a business visitor here.
N. NJ. Hooker. of Buckhannon,
is visitor In the city.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30

A. j. ROLAND
J. ROLAND candidate for Republican assessor
public school after
which he
dow Glass Company where he has been employed
Rolands ability of
can be no question he thorough business
positions he
He Company
local
candidate
ROLAND
ability
to the Icket.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-30

W. E. Pierce is here from Cam
eron.
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06

cinct. For instance Jones might
/ be candidate for governor and
head the list on the first ballot.
On the succeeding ballots IL e posi-
tion would be char ged, and this
change viii be followed systemati
cally for as many names as appear
in that particular office div on.
Under the old law 10 per cent
of the first years salary was per
mitted for personal exper ses of can
didates, whether for state, district
or county Officers. THIS year it
Is 25 per cent for state Offices, con
gressmen or U. S. senator, Is per
cent for district judge candidates
and 10 per cent or county ficers
except commissioners and members
of the leg stature, who are limited
to S100 each.
1t is optional whether a voter
vote for second choice or not. The
candidate receiving the hights st mum
Der and rot less than 40 per cent
of the first choice votes shall be
declared the nominee. If no one
receives 40 per cent, then the first
and second choice votes shall be
added. and the highest man de-
clared the nominee.
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06
False Standards of Bea, ty.

Why do horses which are check.
ed very high toss their heads even
higher? Because the check rein
prevents them from lowering their
heads and the agony of their posi-
tion forces them to twioh in vain
effort to relieve themselves. Pas ers
by think the tossing of the head
is a sign of life and healthy ac-
tivity. 1t is a proof of torture.
High checks cause injury to the
neck muscles, to the lungs, to the
blood vessels, to the nerves and
even to the knees.
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06
PRIMARY ELECTION IN JULY
Nomination Papers OF all Cnndi niei
Must be Filed by June 30.

The state primary election occurs
Tuesday, July both.
All nomination papers must be
filed with the county auditor thirty
days prior to election, or June
Goth.
Fifteen days after primary elec-
tion the county nominees shall meet
and select central committee of
three for each precinct.
Twenty-Five days after election
the county central committee sha
meet for the purpose e Getting a
member of the state central COM
mittee.
The present county central COM
mitttees of all parties must meet
at the county seat on the second
Tuesday in June of this year and
select delegates to state plat
form convent. In this each par
~ viii be entitled to three dele
gates for each member II h in the
lower house of the legis ature.
The platform convention meets
in Boise at noon on the last Tues
day in June, thus the plato m will
be drafted a month before the pri-
mary election.
Any candidate not desiring to run
on the platform adopted can with
draw. providing he does so with
in ten days after the adoption of
the platform.
There will be some change in
the arrangement of the bal OF tn
year, In that the names will be |
changed in position in each office !
division, so that one name, because
of its alphabetical order, wi not
necessarily head each division
throughout the fallots for each pre-
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06

Fridays independents 4,
Presbyterians 10.
Sundays game-Hart'eys 4, Mid
dleton 3.
Tuesday-First game, Payette
Z, Emmett /. Second game, Hart
leys 3, Independents 2.
Tomorrow night the Presbyterian.
VS.. the Methodists.
Tuesday Hartleys VS.. Presbyter-
ians.
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06
EMMETT NEWS

A full line of builders hardware
at Reilly's.
Kodaks and kodak supplies at
Fl. T. Daviss.
Place your order for your winter
coal with the Emmett Fruit Grow
ers' Association.
Rev. S. A. Parker's ten acre ap-
pie orchard on the bench is loaded
with fruit ard he is very much
elated. His son Alfred, who is
competing for the prize in the
statewide potato growing contest,
has planted spuds between the
trees and has the ground in, inc
condition
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06
Remember The Maine.

The Electric theater will have
motion pictures showing the burial
of the Maine, Friday night, June
IA. Special music win be prepar-
ed and this splendid attraction will
be given in addition to their regu-
lar service. No extra charges will
be made for admission.
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06
Married.

Adolph Cock and Miss Julia
Barger were united in marriage last
evening at the Meth odist parsonage
by Rev. c. l.. Bent. The new,y wed
ded couple at once began house
keeping in the groom's home on
First street.
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06
Reward

VIII give $40 reward for in
formation leading to the arrest of
persons or party for breaking down
and destroying my shade trees on
Fourth street on or about May 80.
w. II. HALL
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06
Gard of Thanks

Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Riggs desire
to thank their friends and neis n bor
who so kindly assisted them in
their late bereavement.
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06
Died.

The infant child of Mr.. AID Mrs.
j. b. Riggs died Friday. The
parents have the sympathy of large
number of friends in their bereave-
ment.
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06
Nanmenn LII. Pe,chernn-

Will make the season at Dave
Simmons ranch. Terms-s1O to
guarantee colt to stand and suck
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06
Hay for Sale

Fifteen toms good hay, SS per
ton at stack on bench. Merv. Han
thorn, Bell phone. 29
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06
Born,

On Thursday, May 80, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Calender, a son.
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Five room house, close
in John Barbour. 27
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06

WANTED-SStock to pasture. G..
w. Gordon, at Emmett Mercan-
lie Co. 81
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06
Column
WANTED

WANTED-Thirty regular Gus
toners for first class butter.
Apply TO Emmett Mere. Co. Mrs.
Julia Williams. "a
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06

FOR SALE-Tomato plants, nam
ed Beauty. Henry Tahara, one
mile south of town at Jap Gerdens.
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06

WANTED-More men every sun
day in the Big Brothers class at
the NJ E. church, 9:45 a. m.
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06

FOR SABE-Cabbage and tomato
plants. A. Frazier, D. G G.,
Addition so
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06

FOR SALE-Span of 5-year-old
mares, sired by Pendule. Boise
&. Riggs. sit
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06

Clearing is
greatest organization their line of business which taking stocks mercha
goods 1Oc the dollar The Hiram K stock
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06

PASTURE-5OO acres with plenty
OF feed and water, close in. s1.OO
per head per month. Cook &
John. rs
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06

FOR SALE-Complete hay derrick.
w. d. Mcfarland. 35
The Emmett index., 1912-06-06

ST. 900 The mention that
should the lifetime
Lease and fixtures for SALE