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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-02
ABROAD .
Gov. Fleming and Party
Leave for Several Weeks
Trip in Europe.

"A Fairmont party composed of ex.
Governor A. B. Fleming, Miss vir-
ginoa Fleming and Miss Caroline
Ward, the latter a granddaughter OF
Governor Fleming, pasted through
the city last night for New York
from which port they will sail today
for Europe. The trip is being taken
as one for recreation for Governor
Fleming, who viii return to this
country after the middle OF June.
George W. Fleming. of Baltimore.
who had been at Fairmont for some
time. accompanied his father and
sister to New York and will see them
safe aboard ship today.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-02
DEEDS F|LED
In the Office Of the County
Clerk for Recorda-
ton.

West End Land Company to Chan
ME Deem, l lot, Stealey eHights.
Fair Grounds Improvement Com
pany to A. T. Spears, l lot, and !,
Mary E. Spears. l lot, near city.
Lost Creek Oil and Gas Company Il
j. Q. and Enock w White and A. J
Kemper, ] lot Lost Creek.
Dav:s-Hornor Company to E. P
o'Neal, l lot. Grasselli.
Ward B. Rogers to Ann E, Springer
l02 acres, Eagle district.
Martin Van yoorhis to John Long
10 of 81 avres of coal, Tenmile dis.
trict.
]. c. Gawthrop to Reserve Gas
Company, gas interest in 2ss acres
Union district.
Hartland Improvement Company Ia
Cecil w Davis, l lot, near city.
G. W. Kotzebue to Charles C. Hard.
esty, ! lot, Metherall addition, city.
Wilson ennison Company to
clarksburg Board of Trade Land
Company, 2 acres, Clark district. !
G. W Southern ct ais to Clarks-
burg Board of Trade Land Company,
227% acres, near city.
Melville Southern to Clarksburg
Board of Trade Land Company. LOT.
near city.
Lloyd A. Southern to Clarksburg
Boar dof Trade Land Company, / lo.,
near city.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-02

Steamship Line Official IS
sues Statement as Result
of Titanic Disaster.


C. F. zabura and Company. foreign
bankers and steamship agents. 416
North Fourth street here have the
following statement by Charles p.
Sumner, of New York, agent of thu
-cunard Steamship Company, limited,
concerning life boats and RATS in
connection with the steamers of his
line: S..
In view OF the statements which
have been made in the press with re-
gard to the intention of several Trans
Atlantic Lines to provide their steam
ers in future with sufficient boats and
RATS to accommodate til on board. l
consider 1t right on behalf of the
cunard Company to state that the
chairman of the company. who was
on board the Mauretania at the time.
sent a Marconi message to Liverpool
on Wednesday last via Cape Race
reading:
Presume arrangements already
made enforce extreme Southern
Track: instruct all Atlantic captains
avoid all risks ice whatever loss of
time or extra distance involved: pre-
pare plans for fitting all steamers
with life RATS or collapsible boats to
full numbers carried. also wish ques-
ton fitting searchlights to be care
fully considered"
have the chairman's authority for
stating that the work of fitting addi-
tfonaI life-saving appliances is being
put in hand at once on both sides of
the Atlantic
The question of prudent navigation
and OF the possibility if avoiding al-
together such terrible disasters is
however of even greater Importance.
To show the spirit in which this mat
ter is regarded by the Cunard Com
pany, quote from the company 5
Book of Rules:
''The captains are to remember that
they must run no risk which by any
possibility might result in an accident
to their ships. They will ever bear
/ in mind that the safety of the lives
and property entrusted to their care
is the ruling principle which should
govern them in the navigation of their
ships, and no supposed. gain in exped-
ition, or saving of tine on the voyage.
is to be purchased at the risk OF an
accident"
This is the first regulation in the
Book of Rules; the words quoted are
printed in italics and | believe it to
have. been in force since the inception
of the company, and in any case for
many years.
Recognizing, however, that a print
ed rule is apt to become dead letter
unless constantly reinforced by per-
sonal precept, the chairman of the
company, shortly after he was APP
pointed to the position two years and
half ago. addressed to every captain
a personal letter, in which he again
impressed upon them, and urged them
to impress upon their officers. the fact
that loss of time on the voyage is Of
no Importance as compared with the
safety of the ship.
l am glad to see that the sugges-
ton OF an International patrol OF the
ice region has been made in Congress.
The Cunard Company has already
made Similar suggestion to the
British government, and feel sure
that such action would be of great
practical value.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-02
NEGRO JAILED
For Trial in Criminal Court on
Charge of Cutting Foreigner.

In default of bond of $500 for his
appearance at the next term of the
criminal court, Frank Cunningham,
alias Frank Carload, a negro youth,
was committed to jail Monday even
ing by Justice G. H. Gordon at the
close of hearing on a charge OF
feloniously cutting Frank Folio, a
foreigner, when the two had fight
April II at the corner of Clark and
North Fourth streets. Folio was
slashed on the head, side and arm,
but none of his wounds were seri-
Gus.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-02
TIMBER TREATING
PLANT PLANNED
Big One is to Be Installed
in the South Branch
Valley

.
BALTIMORE. Nd. April 29-The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany will install one of the most
complete and modern timber-treat-
ing pants in America on Its line at
Green Spring. w Va, for the pres
ervatlon OF ties and other lumber
used in railroad construction. The
plant, which Including the storage
yards for seasoning timber, Will
cover sixty acres, win be situated
close to large areas of timber land
along the South Branch valley of
the Potomac river.
The Understanding plant viii in
clude two treating cylinders, each
measuring seven feet in diameter
and 12S feet In length. These cyl
inders will have a maximum capac-
ity of 100000 ties per year when
operated to full capacity night and
day.
There vial be two $50 horse power
boilers, creosote storage tank forty
feet by thirty feet, and two working
tanks twenty-four feet by twenty
feet in addition to the other small
tanks required. The plant is being
built to treat timber either with
straight creosote process, straight
zinc-chloride process or a mixture OF
the two.
Probably a greater part of the
ties treated at this plant will be the
inferior oak. These ties untreated
have life of from tire to five
years and when thoroughly treated
the ties will last from twelve to
fifteen years. The ties are placed
in the treating cylinders, and, If not
thoroughly seasoned, steam is ad-
mitted under a pressure Of twenty
pounds to the inch, and this pressure
maintained until the saps have been
extracted which requires from four
to five hours. After the steaming
vacuum of twenty-five to twenty
four inches is created and main
tanned for from thirty minutes to
one hour, during which time great
deal OF the moisture evaporates, leav-
ing the wood in condition to receive
the preservation, The vacuum is
destroyed and the preservative is
run into the cylinder from the work
ing tanks, entirely filling It, after
which pressure isgapplied forcing
the preservative. into the wood
The pressure varies from 100 to IT'S
pounds to the square inch according
to the variety of wood treated. 1t
requires from two to five hours or
more to force this entirely through
the wood, after which the solution
is drawn og and another. vacuum
created from thirty minute to one
hour. During this vacuum the sur
pdus preseryative is withdrawn ana
the ties are then ready to be taken
out OF the treating cylinder and
shipped to points where they are to
be used. The entire operation re-
quires from six to twelve hours ac-
cording to the wood and the process
used.
The ties will be conveyed to the
treating cylinder on small iron cars
aud after treatment will be run
alongside of standard gauge cars and
the ties transferred for shipment.
The little cars loaded with ties will
be transported around the yard by
a little narrow gauge locomotive.
About twenty men will be employed
to operate the plant in addition to
the tie handlers. ..;,aso l.i,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-02
MORE wooDMEN.

]. NJ. Props, j. shipley and F. B.
Davisson were initiated and F. NJ.
Davisson was elected to membership
by clarksburg Camp No. of the
Woodmen Of the World at It's regular
meeting Wednesday night in the
Williams hall on Second street. There
was a large attendance and much en-
thusiasm was shown.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-02

FOR Q. s. ARMY-Able
bodied unmarried men between the
ages OF is and IS; citizens of Unit
ed states, Of good character and
temperate habits. who can speak.
read and write the English Ian
guage. For Information apply TO
Recruiting officer. Irwin Building,
clarksburg, W. Va.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-02

As administrators of the estate of
Martin E. Lawson, deceased, Cornelius
A. Lawson and James w. Morris have
given an additional bond of $4,000
with Buel C. Teter and Daniel NJ. Ty-
son sureties.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-02
WALL PAPER

Nothing over Toe, equal tocthe kind
others ask zoe to 75c. Full line all
late designs and celoriugs.
Vanished Tiles, Fruits, Dat.
meal, Gold, Jaspe Stripes,
Florals, Silk and many
others.
PEERLESS &c AND 10c
WALL PAPER AGENCY,
As S. THIRD ST.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-02

B. J. Lendley. of Parkersburg, IS
a business visitor here.
N. 7. Morrison, of Sutton, is a
guest at the Waldo hotel.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-02

p. s. shaid. OF Elklns, is trans
acting business here.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-02

Charles N. Kimball, of Sisters
vile, is a city visitor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-04
BURGLAR Properly Punished.

An interesting and amusing story
Of a struggle between a woman and a
burglar, in which the midnight intru
der came off second best, was told at
Kilkenny Qreland) quarter sessions
when Patrick Byrne was charged with
entering the rural pOstofice at Cor
uddy with burglarious intent. Byrne,
in the middle of the night, entered the
postoffice through the chimney, awak-
ening the postmaster and his wife
The postmaster grappled with the in,
truder, and his wife went to assail him
with a poker The postmaster, giving
evidence in the case, said the prisoner
appealed to Mrs. Lucas, an old WON
an, not to hit him with the poker.
''Whereupon," added the witness, amid
laughter, my wife gave him good
licking with an ashplant."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-04
CHRISTMAS BALL A NOVELTY
viii Prove Something New and Enter
tanning for the Children on
Christmas Morning.

This is a novel receptacle holding
twenty or more small gifts for the en-
tertainment of children on Christmas
morning. When the children are seat
ed on the floor, this ball is set in mo-
ton by a grown-up; the child to
whom it is rolled takes out a gift,
and sends the ball spinning to anoth-
er, and so on until the gifts are ex-
hausted The framework is made as
follows: Buy two pairs Of ten-inch
wooden embroidery-ho hoops, and put
them inside each other until you
have the skeleton of a globe with
eight curved ribs.
Where the hoops intersect, top
and bottom, fasten securely with raf-
fla. The circles are now vertical, and
cross circle is needed to stay them;
this is to be made of coarse rattan
(or reed), and must be fastened to
the bullying part of each rib; do not
Join the rattan ends together, as an
opening must be left between two Of
the ribs to allow the children to
reach in for the gifts If you should
cut the rind of an orange into eight
Gctions, from bud end to stem end.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-04

The mat game will know its greatest
exponent, Frank Gotch, no more, &C
cording Ed Smith, close friend of the
wrestler. Smith said:
The absolute horror of training out
weigh in the Gotch mind the love-or
need, as the case may be-of money
In other words, the champion will at
tempt to worry along now on what he
has accumuiated-and live in peace
and quiet Also he will live without
the torture of having to think that
within a certain time he will have to
start the hideous grind of going on
the road in order to get himself fit
for q hard match.
Dante never pictured worse tor
ture Or narrowed a soul with more
frightful ideas of an inferno than
Gotch entertains about training.
TITS q strange situation, but a true
one nevertheless. And other athletes
who have reached a certain stage af-
ter the troublous years of the grind
Gotch.
THE other day I ran into Gotch in
a downtown hotel. 1t was the first
time I had seen MIN since last fall,
when he wrestled Hackenschmidt
here. Clad in a woolly overcoat and
under a heavy cloth hat, the Iowa star
looks as fat and sleek as a retired
business man, whose one aim was to
exact most of the good things out of
this life.
"Gotch has just closed up the fall
work on the farm and is casting about
for something else to occupy his time
But a suggestion about wrestling
again brought out the old Gotch smile
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-04

and his eyes narrowed down to little
Sits as he thought about it.
No more for me- he blurted out
Did you ever conceive some hideous
idea of Hades? Well, I've got some
hideous ideas, too. but they're all
about training. The hereafter doesn't
bother ne so much.
Every once in a while, usually at
night when I'm sitting at home and
enjoying the ease and comfort of a
nice place, l think OF the wrestling
game and wonder how it would be to
start out again. Say, the chills just
begin to creep all over me when
fancy those six weeks, or maybe 1t
would have to be eight weeks this
time, Of work that would be necessary
to get me into condition
Now, I've had unpleasant things
come up in my life, and later had to
go through them again. That's the
way with most of US, 1 guess. But
With training it is vastly different.
The tortures of training never will
be erased from my memory.
People say l get my money easy
because it was just natural for me to
wrestle; well, have ali the natural
qualifications. / wish these people
knew the truth. It's the hardest
money man ever got.
They are scolding me in some
quarters because 1 don't wrestle
Zbyszko again. They may keep on
scolding. don't care. l beat him
once; don't doubt that 1 could do SO
again, but haven't the slightest In
clination to try it. That's final, and
don't care how strong you make
it,"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-04
BEING CARELESS WITH LIONS
Story of Intrepid Hunter Who Paid
fer His Contempt of the Beast
With His Life.

When the author of "The Journal OF
a Sporting Nomad" was in Africa ne
assembled the Pungwe river to Beira
and engaged a professional hunter
named Hopping to take him out on
short trips in the immediate vicinity
for at that time buffalo, hartebeest,
lions, quagga and bushbuck could be
obtained by going out from the hotel
and returning the same evening.
Lions, especially, were plentiful, roar
ing continually all around the camp:
That night the lions rOared inces-
sanity quite close to camp; one OF
them must have been within fifty
yards of US. I took the precaution to
lead my ST., which seemed to amuse
Hopping, who told me he never loaded
his old Martini. At night, he said, if
a lion came for us it would be too
late to shoot l differed from him, for
I did not see the use of cropping
around in the dark looking for cart
ridges when by little foresight the
rife could be loaded and ready for an
emergency.
1--WE argued the matter for some
time and I happened to say he would
pay the penalty one day for his care
lessness. little dreaming that within
a month this man would be killed by
a lion. the whole tribe of which he so
openly scorned 1t happened that, aft
er he had been out in this part of the
veldt with Lord EnnismOre, he one
day went out by himself, accompanied
only by one or two boys. CHANGING
to come upon a lion, a NANCY one, too,
he wounded it, and had no time to re-
load his rife before the beast came
for him, killing him almost instantly.
Had he been accompanied by an
other white man, or been armed with
a double barrel rifle, the story might
have had quite another ending. He
had the greatest contempt for lions
and paid the penalty of that contempt
with his life. Personally l should al
ways keep NJ rife loaded in a coun-
try fairly swarming with these beasts,
and I proved later on the truth of my
conviction"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-04

When Christmas gifts bear with
them kindly thoughts or careful work
ON the part of their donor and recog
milton of good taste in those to whom
them are given, the recipients are
sure to be pleased. And, whether the
purse be fat or lean, good manage
ment and cleverness make it possible
to embody these ideas in all gifts.
Those which are the handiwork of the
giver are whose which make the
strongest appeal to our hearts and
bring home the sweet, gracious spirit
of Christmas.
What taxes us most each year is
the matter of deciding on what to
give. After this has been settled upon
and our list made out, the rest is easy
and the work pleasure. There are
innumerable pretty things for women
and girls All of them love articles
made to decorate their homes, and
those made for their personal adorn-
ment; so the choice is not so hard. 1t
does require some thing to find out
gifts for men. But we won't go far
wrong if we stick to things which add
to their comfort. And they like, too,
those things which add to the attrac
tiveness of their rooms.
About the prettiest and easiest gift
60 make is the bewitching breakfast
cap. Everybody, that is anybody, has
a little frivolous and dainty cap for
morning wear these days. They are
delight to the eye and anybody may
own one. Some people call them
boudoir caps and, furthermore, there
are caps made of nicer materials
which are worn in the evening and
are called opera caps. They are all
simply made. 1t isn't bad idea to
decide on gift OF this kind and make
them up for all ones girl or women
friends. Each one may have some
little individual touch To make it diff
ferent from the others. BY planning
to make several caps at one sitting
there 10 q saving in material and
time.
These caps are very inexpensive.
They are made of plain or dotted net,
al1-over lace, thin silk, null, batiste,
with narrow plaitings of net or lace.
A square Of the fabric used makes the
crown, that is a piece of goods 18
inches wide and of the same length
is all that is required for the crown.
The corners are trimmed away max
ing the pieces somewhat circular. A
narrow binding is sewed about the
edge of this piece and an elastic cord
run in. 1t is long enough to reach
about the head with little stretch
ing. A single or a double fall of
plated net or lace is sewed about the
edge, one row being slightly wider
than the others and falling half
inch below it. A single ruffle is often
edged with narrow ribbon.
The cap shown in Fig. 1 has a
crown of sheer eyelet embroidery with
a double ruffle falling about the face.
The upper ruff1e is edged with mar
row Valenciennes insertion. These
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-04
Invalid,s TRAY.

Oysters and CLAIMS are most deli
cious when we'll served, and never are
they so inviting as when placed on
the crushed ice upon the new glass
oyster plates. They are just the
same shape as the china soup plate,
but are of cut glass, or may be had in
pressed glass. They are especially
adapted for use with beautiful service
plates, for the color and decoration
glisten through the clear edge and
contrast with the frosty crushed ice
most delightfully."-. They are of mod
crate cost, in plain glass being priced
at SIS a dozen, and in cut wreath
design they are $24 a dozen. For an
invalid's service tray they would
tempt the weariest appetite.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-04
GOSSIP Y
YHMOVO |
SPORTS.

Pitcher Herring has been sent to
the Atlanta team for little picking.
Gawge Mcbride Of the Senators
signed his 1913 contract. Yes, he got
a raise.
The say pair of tight shoes made
Jimmy Archer the greatest throwing
catcher of his time.
"I'Il be right there helping Johnny
Evers to a successful manager" says
Lefty Leifeld of the Cubs.
Brick Owens, big-league umpire, has
become the western representative Of
Jimmy Clabby, the prize fighter.
Pitcher Leverenz of the Los Angeles
club of the Coast league, is rated as
the star left-hander of the league.
Two players who are sure of their
jobs on the Cleveland team for the
coming campaign are Jackson and
Graney.
It seems there is about as much
chance of Frank Chance managing
the Yankees as there is of a snow
storm on July 4.
Some brute has suggested that Nc
Graw take this as the subject of his
vaudeville monologue: How to Win
the Deciding Game of a Worlds Series
With Seven Players, q Bonehead and a
Sieve"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-04
Pleasure Deferred.

Somebody was talking to a newly
married couple who were spending
their honeymoon at Scarborough.
You mustn't leave Scarborough till
you've seen the cemetery" he said;
its we'll worth a visit"
They said they would go, but they
forgot about it until too late. Then
the young wife reproached her hus-
band.
George" she said, you haven't
taken me to the cemetery yet"
We'll, dear" was the reply, that
is a pleasure I must have in the fu.
ture!"-Pearson's Weekly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-04
Mack sInns Football star.

Brown university has no chance of
getting the services Of Robert L.
Stevenson, a member of last years
freshman team at Minnesota, and who
was looked upon as valuable acquisi-
tion for this years squad. Stevenson
came out second best in an argument
with the Minnesota faculty eligibility
committee last year and left school.
Early this fall reports said Stevenson
would enter Brown, but the athlete
denied this He has signed contract
with the Philadelphia American league
team and will 60 south with the
Athletics.