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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26
Handkeychiefs In Seemingly mex
haustibLe Quantities

One of the easiest ways out of dilemma as to
what to give is to give handkerchiefs Thousands of
just the acceptable sorts are here.
Women's lemstitched and embroidered Handker-
clefs-an almost endless yaliety-at 15c,S25c SOC, ST.
Womens French handembroidercd Handker-
chiefs, at $1.00 to $3.50.
Womens Irish Hand embroidered Handkerchiefs
at 25c and SOC.
Womens Madeira Hand embroidered Handker-
chiefs; scaoped, and corner embroidered; at SOC
to $3.50.
Womens Armenian Lace Handkerchiefs- the
lace made by hand-at soc to $3.50.
Women's Hand embroidered HandEerchiefs; pref
tly boxed, three assorted patterns, for LOO.
Women's Hemstitched Linen Handkerchiefs en-
hrodered corners box of four for ST. and box of six for
$3.50
25c, value 35c-Women's Linen Handkerchefs.
trimmed with handmade Armenian lace and embroid-
cred in corner.
LII. 25c--A, Beautiful Assortment Of womcn's linen
kcrclliefs, embroidered in enc corner-manv by
hand 4.1
Princess Lace Handkerchiefs, 4Oc to $500
Womens hand-embroidered Handkerchcfs pref.
tly boxed three assorted patterns for $1OO.
Doc, value $1.GO-Women's linen Handkerchief.
embroidered or deliberately trimmed with Lace
MEMS
Mems plain linen Handkerchiefs at 1876 to TIC
Mems linen initial Handkerchiefs at l215c to BIC
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26
Free Text Books.

Mr.. shawkey points out that as
long as the present conditions exist
a large majority OF the districts Of
the state will be unable to furnish
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26
NEGRO JAILED ron CUTTING.

Arthur Haywood, "a young me gro,
is in jail awaiting a hearing tonigii,
before a justice of the peace en- a
charge of unlawfully cutting another
negro with penknife Friday night
in saloon when the two had an en-
counter. The victim of the alleged
attack had his trousers cut.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26
A County Unit.

a SoAhtS Shhs
In the opinion OF the state super
intedent there are cases in which
great injury has been done by the
formation of independent school dis.
tricts, through which the wealth OF
whole community is sometimes
conferred around some pivotal point
while the outlaying districts are de-
prived of share of the taxes in the
Independent district, and are there
fore unable to provide decent school
facilities. ut would seem a wiser
policy for the people of the entire
county to share in the prosperity OF
any particular section, and I would
recommend, therefore. that the
county be made the basic unit for
minimum school purposes, If not for
all school purposes.
There has been considerable com
paint in various sections of the state
with reference to the present trus-
tee system" says Mr.. shawkey.
Whether we change to county
system or continue the district unit,
1t would probably give better salts
faction if instead of three trustees
for each sub-dstrict but one were
provided for, whose duty it should
be to look after the property and
keep the board of education posted
on the general conditions of the
school.
County High SCHOOLS.
The work OF the '-E--7::er county
high school, which has been in OPP
Grafton for Ave years, has done good
work says the superintendent and
he expresses pleasure at the action
of other counties in deciding to
build similar structures. He urges
the passage of bill that will per
nit Brooke, Peasants. Writ, Boone,
calhoun, Gilmer Putnam. Morgan
and other counties that may desire
to take advantage of the privilege
of building high schools.
I'VE have now come to point
when boy and girl anywhere in the
stale can get to high school with
out travelling any great distance.
recommend that law be
enacted which will require boards
of education to pay the tuition OF
such boys and girls in the high
school most accessible to them
when there is none in their own
district"
Free Text Books.
| Mr.. shawkey points out that as
long as the present conditions exist
a large majority OF the districts of
the state will be unable to furnish
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26
A Dinner Set
and a Merry
Christmas
for wife

Here the stern gram
marian will accuse us of
saying the same thing
twice, for doesn't a new
China Dinner Set mean
the merriest sort of
Christmas for the good
wife. as a gift from her
husband or a "chip-in"
from all the family.
That is, if it is the
best to be had for the
money its donor could
spend. Coming from
Parsons-Souders y o a
may we'll depend upon
that.
Dinner Sets
Domestic China, $3.50
to $3.50.
B'avarian China, $35I
to $55.
Haviland China, $65I
to $3.50.
Limogese Chin a,
S44.50 to $125.
Copeland China, ST.
000.00.
10O-piece sets-large
assortment.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26

Mrs. W. F. sill is visiting her
daughter, Mrs C. NJ. shinn, of stealcy
Heights.
N. NJ. Hooker, of Buckkhannon, is
here on brief visit.
j. o. T. Tidler. attorney, has re-
turned from Woodstock, Va.
C. w. Nutter, of Wallace, was, :
visitor here Friday on business.
L. w. Bartlett, OF Buckhannon. il
in the city on brief business Wis
it.
Constable F. NJ. DAWSON of Salem
was a Friday visitor here on bust
ness.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26
strength we can to tho prevalence ir
our time of such IDEAS
SHANKEY
lContlnueu from page one.)

key urges non-partIsan boards of
eduaction. although he admits the
schools of the state have been little
disturbed by political domination in
recent wears
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26

free text books, and feels that this
question is deserving of careful con
sideration on the part of the legis-
lature. He refers to his recommen-
dations on this subject two years
ago.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26
JAILED FOR Trial.

James Wright, a negro, is in jail
awaiting hearing before a justice
Of the peace on a charge of being
drunk and disordcrly Friday night
at the passenger station of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad for which
he was arrested by ]. A. Campbell,
railroad detective.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26
Persons SoNders 70" 4. sas sa Parsons Souders
Two Days 10 Get Ready For Christmas
UT 4 NUzNE'NT TO BE LOST
TERSELY PHRASING FAcTg

Ten thousands articles and ten
times ten thousand dollars worth
oftrustworthy merchandise are here
waiting to be turned into Christmas
happy making. We are we'll tuned
up and not tired and quite able to
do our part to deliver all we under
take to send home within our wagon
and automobile routes. Packages to
be sent by express will have person
al attention.
PARsONs-SOUDERs
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26

LdtuIS. TIC lViSAS w MS AoSShAhiSA
dations on this subject two years
ago.
School Levies.
Mr.. shawkey says he believes
there are grounds for the belief that
levy limits are too low. Il should
much prefer to provide additional
school revenues by some other meth
cd than to increase the school levies,
but il the revenues are not provided
otherwise, then it should seem to
Ibe only reasonable and fair to per-
init such districts as choose to do so,
to raise larger fund by direct
llevies in order that they may have
at least good elementary schools.
taught for a term of six months
year. Any system that provides less
than this is robbing the children OF
their inherent right to sufficient ed
ucation to make them efficient clti-
zens,"
The Compulsory Law.
The compulsory attendance law is
weak in several provisions in the
opinion of the state superintendent:
The last paragraph in section 72 all
lowing a child to be absent one day
in the week without assigning any
reason is held to be unreasonable
and should be eliminated.
Pension for Teachers.
A pension for teachers who have
spent as much as forty years in the
service is recommended. The cost
to the state, it is claimed, would be
small. %RFlN
The renewal of certificates is dis
cussed at some length. If the pres
ent system is continued, 1t should be
modified from time to time so as to
contribute to a spirit of progressiye-
ness. He believes that FIR the sake
of the teachers as we'll as the school
there should be something of a
definite nature to insure an up-to-
date interest on the part of the
partsof the teachers a we'll a con-
tinuation OF their habits of study
Possibly the reading circle work
prescribed might answer the pur-
pose as well as anything else" says
the state superintendent.
If the county unit system Is
adoptSd, Mr. shawkey urges that
boards of educatIck should be se-
lected one member from each magy
isterial district and the county SUI
perintendent appointed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-04
TWO NEW BUILDINGS.
Wesleyan University Receives Funds
OF 100000 and $4,000.

Middletown, CT, Nov. S.-Announce-
nfent was made, Saturday afternoon, OF
the gift of two new buildings to Wes-
leyan University. fund of $4,000 for
the erection, of new astronomical OBJ
servatory and $4,000 for an addition to
Fayerweather gymnasium.
The observatory will be named in honor
of John NJ. Van Week of the class oi
1856 professor emeritus, for many years
head of the department of astronomy and
mathematics. The addition to the gym
nasium will be in the shape of a swim
ming pool and when completed is expect
ed to be one of the best equipped IN the
country.
Work will be started on the new bulld-
ings early in the spring. stephen I'll. olln
of the class of 1866 has been appointed
the chairman of the building committee
In addition to these buildings the trus-
tees announced plans are being made
for four additional structures to erect
ed within the next three years. college
union chemical laboratory, new IL
brary and new dormitory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-04
Cornell HumbIed by Williams.

Ithaca, n. Y, Nov. 3.-The Cornell foot-
ball team was humbled by William, sat
urday, by the score of "A to 49, after play
ing brilliant game in the first hair.
The team seemed to go to pieces IN the
third and fourth periods and she Williams
PLAYERS scored three touchdowns on three
runs that averaged IS yards. The Cornell
secondary defence did not seem to be
able TO stop the attack after Butler re-
tired at the end of the first half
The second Williams touchdown was
made by Lewis, who broke through the
Cornell line on his own @-yard line and
with fine interference, ran past oCon-
nor and Taber to the goal. Cornell scor-
ed first by clever line plunging and Cap
tain Butler kicked a goaV from place.
ment from the 3S-yard line.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-04
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A quarter of the population of the
towns of Michistian and Quechullen-
ango, near TiXtla, Guerrero, was
drowned, Thursday night, according to
advices received in Mexico City. Sat
urday. Refugees reaching TiXtia re-
ported that the floods followed heavy
rains. The two towns were practically
destroyed.
The case against Joseph a. Stein
metz. a, Philadelphia philatelist indiet-
ed fer conspiracy with Arthur M.
Travers, former acting third assistant
postmaster general, in the embezzle-
ment of valuable stamps from the
post office department, was dropped,
Saturday, by the United States attor-
ney, with consent of the court. Trav-
ers recently pleaded nolo eontendere
and was fined $1500.
Mrs. Mary Wesoja, who on the night
of Oct. 81 fred a shot from a revolt
yer into a crowd of boys playing Hal
lowe'en pranks at her home on Derry
Hill, COTS Falls, n. H., the bullet
striking Herschel Holt in the abdo-
men, was arraigned in the police court,
Saturday. on a charge of assault with
intent to kill vShe pleaded not guilty,
and at the request of her counsel, who
was unable to be present, the case
was continued until Nov. is. Mrs.
Wesoia was held without bail and
committed to the county jail.
A new aeroplane is announced, the
invention of Signor Petacchia, who has
spent most OF his life as a waiter and
a prison warden in Rome. He calls 1t
a mGltiplane and it seems t0>~be very
simple in its mechanism, He asserts
that it has a perfect equilibrium and
cannot be upset by the highest wind
or the quickest turns, thus eiiminat-
ing many of the greatest dangers to
which aviators are exposed. Thus faI
his experiments have been successful
and Signor Petacehia has been able to
stay up with a machine in the midst
of. heavy storms of rain and hail With
out difficulty.
Through the operation of system
of lockout towers and the training Of
men specially for the service fires in
the Gile National Forest, this year
have been reduced to minimum, and
indications are that disastrous fires
in that section will nto occur. Dor
Johnson, forest supervisor, says that
under the new system of CONTROL fire
cannot burn more than a few hours
before being discovered, and guards
are in readiness with tools and sup
plies TO go to the scene Immediately
The reservation contains 1.6o9.aai
acres. The aim is to discover the fire
as soon as it starts, 10 have men
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-04
SK0WRECAN;;
Warrant Is Issued for a
Special Town Meeting.
Elmer BuIeite Found Gully Of
Assault and Battery.
Real Estate Transfers-.iocal Man
Encounters Snow Storm.

a warrant was posted in the post
office, Saturday, calling for a special
town meeting 10 be held, at p. NJ.
next Saturday. The chief article is ito
see if the town viii direct the select
men TO grant worhngnen an oppor-
tunity 10 meet in the municipal build
ing. Sunday afternoon" The meeting
is called under the direction of the
Socialists of Skowhagan and instead
of being called in he regular order
il is called through a justice of the
peace. and the warrant is directed To
c. NJ Lambert, constable, and sets
forth that the selectmen have unreal
sonablr refused to call the meeting.
The matter is meeting with unfavor-
able comment. as IL is believed that
there being only about 80 Socialists in
the town, that all the working men
cannot be in that party and no other
party has asked for the municipal
building for Sundays. as they consider
that as they have it on any evening,
that they desire as the Socialists do,
that the building should not be opened
for q lGafing place, Sundays.
Elmer, Bulette was found guilty, Fri
day. nj hearing before Trial Justice A
o. Priest of assauIting his wife He was
fined S. and costs.
The annual field day of the Helen Co.
bum Mission Circle was held, Friday eve
ming. at the Baptist church parlors, with
a good attendance. In the absence of
the president, Miss Louise Goburn, Mrs.
T.. r. Goodrich presided. A picnic sup
per of sandwiches, cakes and coffee was
served. at $50 and following it an ad-
dress was given by Mrs. J. L. Clark of
Fairfield. The rest of the program con-
sisted of a piano duet by Misses Verns
Miss Berle Fuller, accompanied by Mrs
c. NJ. Lambert duet, Fred Rayner and
Elsie Rayner. accompanied by Mrs.
Floyd Nye. Prayer was offered by Rev.
J. G. Osborne as the guest of the eve
ming.
William Perkins has gone into the
woods on Roach river, where he will he
employed as teamster, during the winter,
for William Rowell
Mrs F. 2. Pennell and daughter Gladys
passed the weekend at Foss Hall. Colby
College, as guest of Miss Sadie Pennell
10
Miss Martha Steward of Skowhegan
passed Sunday with her sister Miss Ma
rion Steward, in Watervlle.
Miss Helen Merriam and Miss Dorothy
Day We're guests of Miss Ethel Merriam,
Foss hall, Colby College, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-04
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

After living in their handsome home,
San Bernardino. at G and Seventh
streets since May, 1909. without ex-
changing a word, Mrs. Kate b. MUIR
ray and James Murray, a local capital
list, were separated by an interlocutory
decree of divorce granted by Judge
Oster. Mrs. Murray sued for divorce
on the grounds Of cruel treatment and
desertlon.5 The defendant made no
contest. an
The arbitration committee which
has been considering the demands for
Increased pay of the locomotive en-
gineers Of the eastern territory, met in
New York, Saturday. and adjourned
sine die with the announcement thai
it's report was complete. II will be
checked up by statisticians and will
be made public in about two weeks,
either here or in Chicago.
The appeal in the contempt case o.
Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and
Frank Morrison, leaders of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, will prob
ably be heard in Washington, in jan
uary. They were sentenced to Jail in
connection with the anti boycott case
of the Buck Stove and Range Co. of
st. Louis. Their brief in the appeal
covered 1000 typewriter pages.
Wagons were found to be more dead
Nv to pedestrians in New York Cts
than electric cars in October according
to tha report of the National Highway
Protection Society. Wagons were re-
sponsihle for the death of 10 persons
"a Ia 81 \
cars killed 16 and injured As. Automo-
biles killed "a persons and injured II
A totaliing of the figures Of children
killed during the 10 months of the yea
showed 11s for New York City alone
OF those rs per cent. occurred in th'
boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn
Doctors disagreed at the Twentieth
Century Club, of Boston, Saturday
afternoon. when, after talk by DIR
Woods Hutchinson on Pure Food,
DIR. Willard A. Paul charged hin
with making an onslaught on the pure
food laws and propounding views
agreeable to the manufacturers. DR.
Hutchinson traversed several popu-
lar beliefs on the subject of food
among them such notions as that dis
ease may be produced by oyerheating
that vegetables make a better die
than meat, and that fish is a BRAN
food. He maintained that all food as
it comes from soil and farm Is pure
and that even in the case of milk no
more than per cent. of the diseases
spread by it come from the COW. "Th'
question of pure food" he said, n
me question Of protecting the foo'
from contamination from the time
leaves soil anl farm 10 the ume !
reaches the consumer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-04
. BREAKS DOWN.
Conway Confesses TO The
Murder Of Miss Singer.
"Silent Treatment for So Hours
Brings Out The Story.
Claims Self Defence..Hith Wife
Formally Charged with Crime.

Chicago, Nov 3-Broken by SO hours
silent treatment" Charles \. Kramer
confessed, Saturday afternoon, that
| he killed Sophia Singer the Baltimore
heiress found murdered here, Monday Y
night
Kramer. whose stage name is Con-
way, added a new feature to the state
| nent made, Friday, by his Wife, Bea-
trice Ryall- Kramer, known on the
variety stage as the 'Burlesque
Queen.' He said that he knocked Miss
| Singer down in self-defence when she
attacked him with a razor after he
had rebuked her for making a sugges-
ton 10 Mrs Kramer To go out and
meet some men. Kramer eXonerated
his wife frem all blame in connection
with the crime.
Kramer, the former clown. high div
er and circus acrobat, paced his cell
all night begging. for a word from the
turkeys, who refused IL vouchsafe
him L syllible. He head his wife's out
cries as she made her confession, Fri
day. out could get 10 information as
to their cause or what she said. Sat
urday, Capt. Nootbaar began a sys-
tematic passing of Kramer's cell. oc-
casionally saving. We'll, do you want
to see me-" Finally Kramer broke in
to tears and begged to be allowed 10
tell his story. First he pleaded To See
his Wife, Ii was not allowed.
Kramer's story differed from his
wife's only in the detail that he claim
ed self defence in justification. he
said that he never meant to kill Miss
Singer an6 that he bound and gagged
her &c prevent ber niaking an cutlery.
He said lie took S. taon Miss Singer $
purse and two sasts of clothes belong
ing TO w. r. Worthen, Miss Singer $
fance, because he was pennlless and
shabby clads He and his wife lied
through the alley he said, hoping To
get away before Miss Singer revived,
believing that would not want TO
come into publicity by prosecuting
them.
The man told his life history from
the time he ran away from his nome
to Join a circus. He said that he had
been convicted of horse stealing, and
that he had served an 1S-months SEN
tenee in a refermatofy.
Kramer, after promising to tell. was
confronted by his wife. He demanded
to hear from her own lips that she
had confessed to what she knew. The
woman was brought before him weep
ing. Then he ended his resistance.
Yes. / did it. he said Il killed
Sophia Singer.
Kramer and the woman were then
formally charged With the murder
Worthen is detained as a witness.
she wanted my wife TO sell herself.
She proposed that they meet two
strange men, Kramer said. Il resent
ed this and rebuked Miss Singer. We
had some words and then she attempt
ed to strike me with door knob. l
wrested this from her and then she
picked up q razor from my dresser
and rushed az me. | struck her with
the door knob. She fell on the floor
and the razor dropped from her grasp.
NY wife had no hand whatever in the
assault. She had left the room before
the assault occurred. | did not think
that Miss Singer was seriously hurt
and So | bound and gagged her to pre-
vent her making an cutlery"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-04
pennsy Meets Fourth Defeat.

Philadelphia, Nov. 3.-The University OF
Pennsylvania suffered her fourth straight
defeat. Saturday, when Penn State Col
lege won the annual football game be-
tween these institutions by the score of
IA to on Franklin field.
{ In the opening quarter the local eleven
played strong game from all angles
but after that the State College goal was
never in danger. Numerous fumbles OF
punts were chiefly responsible for Penn
sylvania's defeat. although their open
field tackling was poor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-04
William II. Knox.

William H. Knox died. sunday
morning, at his home, 122 Maine ave.
nue., after weeks Illness with bron-l
chlai pneumonia. He was among the
first to answer Lincolns call for troops
in 1861 and enlisted in Co II, Sd Reg. !
New Hampshire. serving throughout
the war. Afterwards he re-enlisted in
the 42d L. S. l. for three years, being
mustered out as LIST sergeant in 1863,
making service of years, months
ana p days.
He was an inmate of the National
Soldiers Home, where he had been a
member for 81 years. having been adj
mitted IN 1870. He retained his num-
Der of 1919 at the Home, but had been
out on a Through for several years.
A widow, a daughter. Miss CHINA f.
Knox. and son, Percy f. D. Knox of
Augusta, survive Gardiner had been
his home for tie last 20 Years and he
will he greatly missed by his many
friends. The interment will be at Oak
Grove cemetery and funeral arrange
menJS Will he later announced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-04
THE POPULAR OAKLAND

Cigar-the five cent cigar that has
friends everywhere in Kennebec
county is local product. Mr..
Morse. the manufacturer, has spent
time and money in placing this cigar
before the smokers of this vicinity and
that he has made good with-The
Oakland Cigars well illustrated by
people everywhere who prefer these
cigars