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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26
DIVIDE REWARD.

RoMNEY, Dec. l9.-The county
court here has divided the 5000 10
ward offered for the arrest of Anglo
Mardy, the negro bandit in the at
tempcd lnkeep hold-up as follows.
Chief OF Police Harry Irvine, $50;
Charles o'IIara, patrol wagon driver,
$50; Charles w. Burton, street car
conductor, Frostburg, so; Mr.. Rep
horn, Frcstburg, $25i and Mr. Naugh-
ton, of Barton, $25.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26

met by foreigner, with whom he
spent the evenings, returning to
England the same night, AS 1t is
against the regulations for a blue
jacket or petty officer to leave Eng
land without leave, PARROTS name
was removed from the navy list. and
scme months later the police having
discovered that he received letters
from the continent with money en-
closed, under an assumed name, he
was arrested.
1t was also found that Parrot
had deposited considerable sums of
money at his bank. One of the
points OF evidence against the pris-
oner is that the bank notes he re-
'celved had on one occasion or an
other been sent to Germany. This
evidence was made possible by the
fact that at all banks memoranum Is
made fthe number of Bank OF
England notes in the banks posses
sion. and the disposition made OF
them, In this case two of The notes
had beoa paid out to travellers, who
had changed them in Germany.
in0r. are III mfawyoaoma ahah
speh~
The British expedition under Cen
eral Bower, which last year pene-
trated the Arbor country on the
northeast frontier of India, for the
purpose OF furnishing natives for the
murder of a British political agent,
has brought back some interesting
information OF that part of the
world, and of the even less known
district northward to the Chinese
frontier. Before the advent OF tho
Bower expedition. little was known
of "this heartbreaking country" as
A. Bentinck. who accompanied Cen
eral Bower, describes 1t. except that
it was inhabited by awkward tribes.
Few Englishmen had penetrated SO
far, and the right of the Abors to
turn travellers back was unques-
toned.
After Furnishing the tribes for tho
murder of the political agent, for
the British government has way
Of impressing natives with the fact
that British lives must be respected,
the explorers pushed northward
across deep valley clefts and hardly
fordable rivers. One day they took
seven hours to make six miles They
found primitive hill communities en-
tirely unknown to Europe. living on
scanty crops. supplemented by rats
and squirrels shared in the jungle,
and heard from them Of even &c:
moter and more mysterious tribes
who we're said to barter with the
Abors in human bodies. These wild
mea live close to the snow line; and
the Abors spoke of them with dis
guest and contempt. Still further
beyond the snow mountains they
heard Of another unknown country
! Were the people live in wooden
houses and have neither horses nor
yaks.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26

George W. Hannah and f. Il.
Croncmeyer, OF tho Phillips tin plate
plant at fWeirton, are in the city on
u business visit.
Mrs. Mary Flanagan and children
returned to their home at Baltimore
Tuesday night after spending several
days in the city.
Miss Margaret cofrman, student
In, the Bristol school in Washington,
D. G., arrived home Wednesday morn
lag from that city to spend the holi-
d:is Vacation with hrr relatives.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26
IA n F INkE RING
S-TOUTLY OPPOSED
BY the Window Glass Trade
Circles Of the Entire
United States.

PlTTSEpRG. Pa. Dec al.-The
Glassworker says the window glass
trade wants no ,ari9 ,inkerins. Tho
following review Of trade conditions
appears In thai publication:
Decided animation was noticeable
IN window glass circles during tho
week and tho product OF the various
factories moved more freely than for
many months past. Tho announce
meat Of the action talrcn with rcfers
encc 10 addition OF the boxing charge
resulted In buyers getting busy with
q rush. During tho present month
and np TO last Thursday evening IT
IS claimed BY competent authorities
that nearly 100000 boxes of window
glass had boon disposed Of and II Is
sisosther probable fiat COO. 900 boxes
VII have been ordered BY buyers BY
tho end of,th!s week, as the new box.
Ing charge goes Into. effect today. and
wise buyers arc anxious to got in out
81 tho wet.
This has been ono of tho largest
movements OF glass in a long time and
disposal Of their product In such big
quantities greatly clarifies the situa-
ton from the. factory viewpoint.
Affairs In the trade are now in good
shape and matters should pursue the
oven tenor Of their way until next
March unless something unforeseen
occurs. Judging from the preseE.
outlook there Is hardly any likelihood
of any large surplus of glass accumu-
lating even though factory operations
should so steadily forward during
the balance Of the blast.
As rule the trade does not view
the boxing charge as a hardship The
matter has been anticipated for many
months, the question having been dis
cuSscd from time to time for several
years past and buyers generally were
prepared for the change. Glass Is
now being shipped from the factory
ct a rapid ratio and the entire industry
appears TO be in much better con
diIon than was thought possible u
few short years ago even by the most
optimistic observer.
These favorable conditions have
been brought about By intelligent.
well-directed effort. Hard work was
necessary and plenty of 1t, while the
difficulties appeared to be practically
insur1nouatable. From state Of
absolutc chaos the trade has been do
reloped in a business like manner
ana there Is now possibility of keep
inf affairs on substantial basis, pro-
S!aed the tinsers and mcddlers keep
thoir hands off. Hearty good will and
cooperation are now in evidence in
nearly all sections of the trade md
thosc who would SOW theseeds of
dietrust and dissentlon will not find
a very receptive set Of hearers. Hand
plant operators and workmen remem-
Der only too we'll the Ylcissitudes they
underwent in the recent past and IT.
will be Get thee behind me, Satan"
for those who try to pull one over"
at this time. Tariff tinkering and
trust" talk should be left severely
alone. The window trade wants nonv
Of 1t.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26
HOGS IN OR OUT
Is the Issuc in the Annual Anderson
Municipal Election.

ANDERSON, W. Va. Dec l9.-The
most bitter municipal election in the
history OF this town OF 300 inhabit.
ants is being wased between the
Hogs and the "Ant-Hoss." The
former party is opposed TO town
ordinance prohibiting the keeping Of
hogs within the town limits. whilo
the ants want his porcine majesty
ousted. The, ants charge the candi.
dates on the Hos ticket With bril-
the voters with messes of spare-ribs.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26
OUTLAW
Sufragettes in United King
dom May Be Declared
by Courts.

LONDON. Dec. 21-"Make them
outlaws" This is the severe sug-
sestion of London lawyer to the
authorities who are at their wits
ends in dealing with the militant
suiraRettes.
As the women will not obey man.
made laws" argues the barrister,
they have no right to the protection
OF those laws.
While this newest proposition is
not likely TO receive general ap-
proval, it is admitted that some way
must be found to punish women VIC
iators OF the Law without making
them martyrs to THE Cause. When
they were arrested by wholesale and
committed to prison for breaking
windows, attempting to set fire to a
Dublin theater and for other Of
feases, they escaped by means Of
the hunger strike. Meme has been
caught at setting fires and pouring
ink and other substances into letter
boxes, but Elsie Howey, who has
been sentenced to two months i'm
prisonment for turning in false fire
alarms, the latest device of the mil
itants TO influence men to give them
the ballot, probably will become a
hunger striker.
Many plans, including that of let
ting them starve in prison IL they
refuse food, have been recommended
to the government. but none has
thus far met with acceptance. The
lawyer quoted claims to have legal
authority for his suggestion that the
law breakers be declared outlaws,
with all that outlawry signifies-ig-
nored by tho Law, deprived Of police
protection and the rest. If this APP
pears too radical, he would have
them declared undesirables, which
would place it within the power OF
any magistrate to order their re-
moyal beyond the shores Of the
United Kingdom.
onaea
The British naval authorities
have been considerably perturbed OF
late over the way in which minor
secrets Of British ships have been
reaching foreign powers, and parHc-
ularly Germany, the,spies from which
country. it is asserted are always
prepared with the biggest prices
1or anything pertaining to naval
matters.
There have been several prosecu-
tons of civilians charged with COM
mrnicating these secrets to foreign
powers, and one or. two men undo,
suspicion have been dropped from
tho navy. More Importance is at
ta2hed to the recent arrest Of George
c Parrot, an ex-gunner of the
navy, one OF the class of petty ON.
GERS who. under recent regulations
are in Tne for promotion TO the
commissioned ranks.
PARROT. it was found. while dohnf
duty at the school Of gunnery. made
trips to ostend, where, according te
evidence gIvGn against him. he was
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26
GOOD WELLS.

North OF satqnston. clay district,
this county, the Philadelphia Com
pany's Nos. and on the Lucas
brothers farm are producing $50
barrels day
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26
GETS STRONG GAssER.

The Elk Grove Realty Company
has just drilled in a gas well that
is good for fifteen to twenty mil
lion cibic feet day on Flag run.
res- sar"r. The flow was so strong
at first that the drill was blown out
of the Well
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26

"a east nee American are actively ,n+.s
~ inen VINO
Nine IN the outcome struggle These tbres VINO
Slave Crouch. S''tei-lileDieranoVich and
Frank nra Is daughter of senator from nus.o,
AS Anna Ewing
upon to make
laroniis whose beauty
here sac
es' ACTIVITIES carried forward by the III ue eu
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26

F. s, Crockett was here Friday
from Folsom
]. r. Sheppard. of aorsaato@a. il
a visitor Nrre.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-26

W. C. waraeld was here Friday
from viropa.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-20
CHAPTER !.

'Wherein Elnora Goes to High School.
ss1~1LNORA COA1sTOCK. have you
lost your senses?" demanded
IL i the angry voice of Katharine
81 Comstock as she glared at
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-20
PROLOGUE.
Copyright, 1909, by Doubleday,
Page E. Company

1t mas in the woods that the
girl of thesLimberlost found her
education, her love, her happi-
ness and other good things, so,
rightly, the air of the trees is in
this story of her life. Here is a
tale for lovers of the woods and
for others who like a simple story
well told by one 1vho knows the
forest, can tell about home
folks" and can find the interest
in everyday lives. Through these
pages fzutter the brilliant butter
fly Of tangled romance, the more
sober butterfly, no less beautif full,
Of noble, quiet Lives, we'll lived,
and the gray moth of sorrow
borne needlessly for many years.
And if you listen closely you
may hear the buzz of the little,
busy existence Of Billy, a young
ster worth your knowing.+
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-20

r. Six men, earning, Is. per week,
transported for seven years for dar-
ing to seek an advance in wages!
Could such a thing have ever hap
pened in this country? It seems in
credible. yet it. 10 an absolute: fact.
Moreover, it occurred less than 80
years ago-ip the year 1884. 49, ..-. =.
This was one Of the most amazing
labor prosecutions on record. Not
that sentences Of transportation on
these occurred frequently-but be-
cause at the time Of this particular
case the laws against workmen COM
bining had been repealed, and illegal
means were introduced to secure a
conviction.
Up to the year 1925 it was illegal
under heavy penalties, for workmen
to combine for any purpose what
ever. In that year the Cont ination
Laws were repealed, and this gave q
great impetus to the growth of trade
unions, >..:7 e
-: SIX Todpuddle Laborers.
From the first; however, employ
ers and others etrove to have these
measures enacted, and even strength
ened. Such was the vigor displayed,
that during tho Reform Ministry" OF
1888 it seemed certain that some
such return would be resorted to. The
unions. however, appear to have az
forded no sufficient pretext for in
| reference, though action Of some
sort became inevitable. When it came
it fell on six agricultural laborers o.
Todpuddle, an obscure parish in Dor.
| set.
Then the laborers in that district
| were earning SIS. for q week Of seven
days, farming pursuits necessitatipe
a certain amount Of work on Sun
days. Elsewhere in the country IS
and loo. per week were being paid
| On application for an advance, thu
| Todpuddle farmers agreed to give
their men another shilling. This
! was in 1892. In 1888 they took thu
took the shilling off again.
Previous to this date the person.
who by law fixed and settled all mat
! tiers in regard to wages were the loca
justices Of peace. This prevailed al
over the country, and is interesting
| in view of recent legislation in regard
| to wages. Thinking that these lega
powers were still vested in the mag
istrates, the Todpuddle men laid
their grievances before local J. P
They were. informed that justices
could no longer settle such affairs
but that men must work for whatev.
er wages employers offered them. Or
this latter being communicated tc
the farmers, who were probably a.
| ignorant on the law as their mon
these generous persons promptly re-
duced wages to Is. a week. Then. IL
self-protection, the men formed a
! union.
! Convicted at the Assises.
When this had been in operation FOL
only four months a proclamation
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-20

did not belong there. Noon came at
last, and she kept with the others un-
til they dispersed on tie sidewalk.
She was 80 abnormally SELF conscious
she fancied all the hundreds Of that
laughing throng saw and tested at
her. When she passed the. brown eyed
boy walking with the girl Of her en-
counter she knew, for she heard him
say, did you really let that gawky
piece of calico get ahead Of your" The
answer was indistinct
After noon she returned to the high
school, followed some other pupils to
the courtroom, hung her hat and found
her way to the study where she had
been in the morning. Twice that after
Aoon with aching head she faced
strange professors in different branch
es. Once she escaped notice, the Sec
ond time the worst happened. She
was asked question she could not
answer.
"Havei you not decided on your
course and secured your books?'' In
quired the professor.
Il have decided on my course" re-
Piled Elnora; Il do not know who to
ask for my books ~:
"AskT the professor was bewildered
II understood the books were fur.
nished," faltered Elnora.
"Only to those bringing an order
from the township trustee, - replied the
professor. 80.
mo! Oh, nov' cried :Elnera. twill
get them tomorrow" and: gripped her
desk for support, for she knew that
was not true. Four books, ranging
perhaps at dollar and a half apiece!
Would her mother get them? OF
course she would not, could not. :
Did not Elnora know the story by
heart? There was enough land, but nc
one to do clearing and farm. Tax Oh
I'll those acres, recently: the new gravel
road tax added, the expense Of living
and only the work Of two women to
meet all Of 1t. She was insane to think
she could come to the city to school.
Her mother had been right. The girl
decided that If only she lived to get
home she would stay there and lead
any sort Of life to avoid more Of this
torture. Bad as what she wished to
escape had been. it was nothing like
this. She never could live down the
movement that went through the class
when she inadvertently revealed the
TACT that she had expected her books
to be furnished. Her mother would
not set them. That settled the ques'
ton. as,> ;@ RI q "A L
But the end Of misery Is never in 4
bury to come, for before the day wa
over the superintendent entered the
room and explained that pupils from
the country were charged 4 tuition Of
$20 I year. That really was the end
Previously Elnora had canyassed 4
dozen Wild plans for securing the mon,
e Tor books ranging MI the way from
Offering to wash the superintendent'a
dishes to- breaking into tho bank This
additional expense made the thing "a
s'yFildly impossible thsre ~ nothing ID
90 but hold up her he'd until she. Nm
cut of sisht d III
El'r - ! ] Al
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-20

"0id you really let that sawl<y piece Of
calico get ahead Of your"
writing my own name. 1 must have
been a little nervous. Please excuse
me-"
She went to the board, swept of the
signature with one stroke, then, with
out tremor, rewrote it clearly. my
name is Comstock," she said distinct
ly. She turned to her seat and, follow
ing the formula used by the others,
made her f1rst high school recitation.
The face Of Professor Henley was a
study. As Elnora took her seat he
looked at her steadily. 1T puzzles
me-" he said deliberately, .how you
can write as beautiful a demonstra-
ton and explain It ais clearly as ever
has been done In any Of my classes
and still be so disturbed as to make q
mistake in your own name. Are you
very sure you did that yourself, Miss
Comstock ?" r.
1T Is impossible that any one else
: should have done it, answered Nlnora
steadily. hi d., y, IT. ..4s@*.a =...@
-! II am very glad you think So said
the professor. "Being freshmen, all Of
you are strangers to me. should
hate to begin the year with you feel.
ing there was one among you snnall
enough to do trick like that. The
next proposition, please t5 r. &
When the hour was gone tho class
nled back to tho study room, and III
nora followed In desperation because
sne Il. did q not know where else to 20.
.sne could not study @ she had no
Dooks, and when the claes again left
!ne ls. room e 20 sto anoth psofesspf
s4or fne net rscitation shs Nsnt also.
~, lee1t they could put hes s INV
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-20

panied. 2*s SS .'&4$ "a. # #$$g|ssst ,Hs.
!. Straight down tho hall, three doors
20 your left" was the answer ~. the
girl passed. .., .H.s ,.si4 .ssA
"0ne minute, please-oh. please!" beg
ged Elnora. do knock or just open
the door," VII
''Go. in and take a seat" replied the
teacher.
''What If there aren't any seatsT"
gasped Elnora. -
'.Glassrooms are never half filed.
There Will be plenty" was the an.
,sawer. IL ~
S Elnora removed her hat. There was
no place to put it, so she carried it in
her hand. She looked infinitely bet
ter without it. After several efforts
che at last opened the door and, STEP
ping inside, faced smaller and more
concentrated battery Of eyes.
BE seated" said the professor in
charge Of the class, and then. because
he saw Elnora was desperately en-
barrassed. he proceeded to lend her a
book and to ask her If she had studied
algebra. She said she had little, but
not the same book they were using.
He asked her If she felt that she could
do the work they were beginning, and
she said she: did. -, 81 ~
" That was how it happened that three
!: minutes after. entering the room she
was compelled to take her place atithe
blackboard beside the girl Of the hall,
whose flushed face and angry eyes
avoided meeting :Elnera's. Being com.
PEELED to conc entrate ON her proposi.
ton, she forgot herself. When tho pro
.fessor asked that: all pupils sign their
work she firmly wrote "Elnora, Com
stock" under her demonstration. Then
she took her seat and waited with
white lips and trembling limbs as one
after another the professor called the
names on the board, while their own,
ers arose and explained their PROPOSE.
lions or flunked If they had not found
q correct solution. She was so eager
to catch their forms of expression and
prepare herself for her recitation that
she never took her eyes from the work
on the board until clearly and distinct
~ "Elnora Cornstock' called the pro.
lessor.
The dazed girl stared at the board
One tiny curl added to the top of the
first curve Of the M in her name had
transformed it from a good old Eng
lish patronymic that any girl might
bear proudly to Cornstock. Elnora
stared speechless. When and how did
1t happen? She could feel the wave OF
smothered laughter in the air. around
her. A rush of anger turned her face
scarlet and her soul sick. A hot an
swer was on her lips. The voice of the
professor addressed her straightly.
'This proposition seems to be beauti
fully demonstrated, Miss Cornstalk,'
he said. Surely you can tell us how
you did it,"
That word Of praise saved her. sh<
was tall, straight and handsome as sh(
arose.
"Of course I can explain my work,
she said: in NATURAL tones. .What
can't explain is how happened to bl
30 stupid as to make a mistake IL
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-20
SAN FRANCISCO BAKERS
+ +. MAKE NEW AGREEMENT

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1s.-The
strike OF the bakers In this city for
the introduction Of the union label
has resulted In favor Of the bakers.
Over $50 members participated In
the strike, and la bakeries were In
volved. All but 16 have signed the
new agreement, which contains q
label clause. s M .3 53|5 Nj
It Is stated that the main fear OF
the San Francisco employers was that
the local union would establish Its
own bakery. A s "A
The san Jose Baking company,
which employs union bakers. has al
ready made heavy inroads into the
business OF the shops where the men
were on strike. and this has had
great influence in inducing the ena-
ploysrs to accept the agreem ent.