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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-27
SENATOR CLAPP CHOICE OF
ROOSEVELT FOR ROOTS PLACE

st. Paul. Mimi. May 2s.-Follow-
ing a conference last night by ormsby
McHsrg of New York. one of Colonel
Roosevelt's managers and contest ex-
perts; clifford Pinchot, former chief
forester and leader of the Roosevelt
in Minnesota: Hugh T. Halbert, OF
81. Paul. today announced that Unit
ed states Senator Moses +. Clapp. OF
Minnesota. will probably be candi-
date for temporary chairman of the
republican national convention at Chi
cago next month in place of senator
Elihu Root
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-27
Pioneer Dies Suddenly.

Greeley, Colo, May 26.--While talk
ing to his cousin, stephen Mead. about
how he intended to leave his fortune,
Asa E. Mead. 10 years old. Greeley
pioneer. worth 100000, died sudden
ly in hospital here. He had felt that
he would not live long and was pre-
pairing to make final arrangements for
the disposal of his property. Two
brothers and two cousins survive him
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-27
INDIANS RAvAGE
TOWNS IN yUCATsN

Mexico City. May 2G.-Dispatches
from Merida Indicate that the disor-
ders in Yucatan are growing. The
attack of the Indians on Tekantoc
yesterday is said to have been bar
barrie In character. several persons
having been killed and their bodies
burned. The town was sacked and the
railway station and several other
buildings burned.
Amer leaving Teksntoc the band
went tn Teya, where the municipal
president was killed and the business
houses sacked.
A Turk. who lost all of his possess
sions In the last revolution. is said to
be leading the Indians. who are arm I'd
with modern rifles.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-27
AMERICAN REFUGEES
UNLOAD ON WEST COAST

San Diego. CAL, May 26.-Americai
refugees gathered along the west
coast OF Mexico by the transport Blu
ford will be put ashore at San Diego
and San Pedro to be cared for by city
authorities. according to Information
received here tonight.
Mayor James E. Wadham received a
telegram to that effect from Superin-
tcndent Grant of the army transport
service The Buford. according "a
the message sailed from Mazatlan last
night and was expected here some
time Tuesday. The transport was
said to have had 3Gs refugees aboard
when II reached Mazatlan.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-27
ROOSEVELT CONFERs
WITH IIEUTENANTS.

Oyster Bay. \. Y. May 2e.-Two OF
Colonel Rooseveit's chief iieuteraDts.
summoned 60 oyster Bay. held long
conference today with the former
president They were Senator Dixon.
the coIoneI's campaign manager. and
MedilI Mccormick. OF Chicago, who
has been stirring up Roosevelt senti-
ment iu western states. Neither Colo
mel Roosevelt nor his visitors would
reveal TIC nature of u
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-27
400 BULLETS FIRED
I INTO BODY or
BLACK BRUTE
Jack SamueIS, After Identifica-
ton as Fiend Who Had Grim
inaIIy Assaulted White Wom-
an, Is RiddIed by Mob. =
N. Mss~..s Sourn., ssess.. L $3.50 wls..I

gDv Mer~sWx journal nuecsne Il sse1 Wise.1
Nashville. May 2s.--Jske Samuels.
a negro, charged with criminally as
saulting Mrs. Walter Ramsey. wife
OF a Robertson county farmer. Satur-
day. was taken from officers today by
a mob and riddIed with bullets.
Ramsey left his wife and two small
children at home alone Saturday night
to go to Oriinda. one mile away. for
provisions. on the way ne met the
negro Samuels.
Knowing that Mrs. Ramsey wns
alone. it is surmised that the negro
went directly to the Ramsey home and
attacked Mrs Ramsey. She was drag
ged from her bed into the yard and
when the negro fled she walked half
a mile 70 give the alarm.
Having been arrested and identi-
fed as the assailanL samuels was
taken from the officers. carried into
field and shot hundred times.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-27
Fire Threatens Dry Dock.

Long Beach. Cal. May zs.-Fire
broke out about 1880 this morning
AT the Craig ship Building company's
plant. destroying the dredger OAK
land. and nov threatens the entire
dry dock. The fire broke out on the
dredger
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-27

or private one either. for thai. mat
ter. and that they would fight with
all the force they have in them before
they would admit to be disciplined In
any respect.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-27
EARTHoUAKE SHOCKS
cUADsLNJAIiA

Guadslajara. Mexico. May es.-This
city was again violently shaken by an
earthquake at 1918 tonight The
shock was the heaviest recorded dur
ing the present period of seismic dis
turbances. Many walls we're cracked.
Thousands Of persons prepared to
pass the NIGHT In the parks and gar
dcns.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-27

lBy Morning journal special Leases Whfe.I
Havana, May 26.--Advices from tho
scene of military operations in Oriente
province are meager. The troops are
still engaged In carrying out the care
fully laid plan Of General Mendiata
to envelope the rebel forces, close In
on all sides and compel a decisive COM
hat In an engagement last night be-
tween regulars under Colonel Macha-
da and rebels. several of the latter
we're killed, two captured aud their
mander dispersed. The loss to the
troops is not given. The government
tomorrow viii have fully 1900 troops
OF all arms in Oriente province most
of them facing the main bodies OF tho
rebels under Ivonet and Estenoz. 1t
is reported that Estenog has pro-
claimed himself president of the new
republic with Ivonet as commander.
ln-chief of the army OF vindication.
More troops were rushed to the front
from Havana tonight and also many
carloads Of ammunition and large
consignment Of rifles. The rifles are
intended for distribution among the
plantations and TO the loyal citibens
In the many towns within the zone
of the insurreetion.
The Insurgents are reported to have
adopted flag OF blue, with white
stripes.
The corps OF 500 veterans has de-
cided not 10 go to the front just yet.
the military authorities having de-
cidod there is no need for them at tho
present time
President Gomez has received n
cablegram from the United states Of
fering the services of 500 cowboys
to fight the rebels. The president re-
piled courteously with thanks for the
offer which he declined as he said tho
Cuban government Is fully confident
Of its ability to crush the Instructions
airy movement.
General Monteagudo will start for
Oriente tomorrow 10 take command OF
the government troops. Pinar del
Rio. Havana. Matanzas and Cam
aguey provinces are reported quiet.
A skirmish has taken place In Santa
Clara. the casualties being two killed.
Strong patrols of rural xuarda and po-
lice guard all approaches to the capis
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-27
Government Rushes More
Forces to 0riente Province
with View to Forcing Decisive
Battle on Rebels.
GOMEZ PROTESTS
AGAINST OCCUPATION
Chief Executive Of Island Ad-
vises President Taft Condi-
tions Do Not Warrant Amer
ican Intervention.

. Havana. May 26.--President Z
. Gomez today sent telegram to
. President Taft In which he pro-
. tests in friendly but firm tones 2
. against intervention By the Uni
. ted States.
. 1T is my duty to say that SO
. serious a situation alarms and :
. hurts the feelings Of people :
. who love and are jealous of their
. independence" he says. after re- Z
. citing that he had received from 2
United States Minister Beaupre
. note informing him that the :
. Washington government had or
. dered gunboat to Nipe Bay and
. strong naval concentration at :
. Key West in anticipation of pos :
. sible eventualities, and also that Z
. In event the Cuban government :
. was unable to protect American
. property 1t was the intention to Z
. land forces for that purpose.
President Gomez says the gov
. ernment is doing its utmost, hav-
. ing within four days sent three =
. thousand troops to crush the
. rebels In Oriente and In that
. short time having restored order
. in all parts of the island with 4
. the exception OF Orientc.
He also says that nine thou 4
. sand rifles with ammunition.
have been distributed to loyal
citizens and that the govern
ment is prepared to flood the
comparatively small district OF
. disturbance with regulars and
. volunteers.
. II appeal to you" he contin-
. ues, las n loyal friend Of Cuba.
. respecting her rights, that you
. will be. convinced that this gov Z
. ernment Is capable and suffi-
. ciently supported by the valor
. and patriotism of the Cuban peo- Z
. pie to deal promptly with few Z
. unfortunate and misguided per-
. sons without reason or flag.
. IF you understood these condi-
. tions you will perceive that 1t Ia
. not the part OF friendly gov
. ernment to contribute under Z
such circumstances to the en-
. barrassment Of government and Z
people such as those of Cuba. Z
. placed, II is true, In unfortunate
. conditions, but not lacking in its
. methods. patriotism and cour- Z
. age"
. Up to late hour tonight .
. President Gomez had received no
Q repiv to this message
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-04-11
Country Correspondence
Taken q HosnItal.

Dr. NJ. E. Whalen, of Roanoke, was
called here Saturday on account Of
the illness of his sister, Mrs. John
Morrison, whom he took to st. Mary i
hospital at clarksburg for treatment.
Weston Personals.
W, W. Brannon. wife and daughter,
Miss Hattie. are expected home from
visit In Washington tomorrow.
John X. Lovett, OF Parkersbure,
was guest OF friends here several
days last week.
Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bas-
to, son.
Richard eoe, of Marietta, O.. has
returned home after few days visit
here to his aunt, Miss Grace Goe.
Mrs. Thomas Ryan spent Sunday
With her husband at Exchange,
where he is working on gas well.
Lowell Boso. of Palmer, spent Sun
day here with his brother, DR.. F. M.
Bose.
Forty-four knights Templars we're
present at the Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday to hear an address de.
llvered by the Rev. c. C. Lanham. On
account Of the rain all the members
did not turn out. tLr.
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'borhood. The farmers are going ID
try to raise their own feed, such as
corn and oats. and some farmers ais,
include a nice wheat held.
Charles R. Donnally and orie c.
Porter were Salem visitors recently.
A Sunday school was organized At
the Indian run Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday, with William Hick-
man superintendent.
The revival meetings at the Bris.
toll Methodist Episcopal church
closed few nights ago.
George McGregor, of Salem. was
a recent business visitor on Indian
run.
Hiram ID. Lynch was business
visitor in Salem few days ago.
Luther Barnes returned from
coolville, o.. Sunday, evening.
Writ Hickman was on Indian run
this week looking after business
matters.
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ium Of the new high school building
was duly dedicated Friday night.
Dr. Doney, of lBuckhannon, delivered
the Introductory address, and music
and other interesting addresses were
made by the school officials.
Easter Services.
Easter services for the Knights
TempIars VIII be held at the Meth
odist Episcopal church Sunday
morning by the Rev C. C. Lanham,
All the knights and their friends are
invited to be present. The Rev.
d. G. Helmlck will deliver an an
nual Easter sermon at the Methodist
Protestant church.
Seriously Ill.
Miss Grace Goe, trained nurse. is
seriously i'll at her apartments in the
Malloy building.
Attends Wedding.
Mrs. 2. o. Hinkle has returned
from Rushville, where she attended
the marriage of her sister, Miss
Edna, to Grover Hammer.
Personal Mention.
w. w. Brannon Is at SistersvilIe
on legal business.
Miss Anna &euberger has re-
turned to FaIrmont after visit
here to her father, Frank Neuberger.
Mrs. Gertrude Boyd and daugh-
ter, Louise, OF FloI)da, arrived here
today and will make their future
home here with her mother, Mrs,
Mollie Smith.
Louis Jordon is able to be out az
ter a long siege OF typhoid fever.
WESTON, April Sire caused by
escaping gas completely destroyed a
house in Haleyille addition at noon
Saturday. The contents belonged to
Porter Lowe and the building was the
property of the Weston Home Building
Association. Mrs. Lowe had been i'll
for several months and was in the
building when 1t was discovered to
be on fire, and only by heroic efforts
Of the neighbors was her life saved.
Mrs Mary Lowe and child leaped
from the building to save their lives.
Undertakes j. C. Fornash was
called to the insane asylum Saturday
to prepare the body of patient for
shipment to Fairmont.
Trains Collide.
The wreck train was called to Cen
tralia Saturday afternoon to place an
engine on rail which was deralled
by collision with a work train.
Engineer J. NJ. McCray, and Fireman
T. f. Byrd narrowly escaped with
their lives when they jumped from
the cab of their engine into the laurel
river. The crosstles which were be-
ing hauled by the work train were
whirled into the river and only by
heroic efforts were the two traInmea
saved from drowning. The ties fall
Ing around them made It almost i'm
lGasIble to swim out. but fortunately
moth were unhurt.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-04-11
Mt. Clare

MT. CLARE, April 6-The Ladies'
Aid Society of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, met Thursday afternoon
at the parsonage and a very prof
table and successful meeting was
held, after which dainty refresh
ments were served by the hostess
and Mrs. Drusella Lynch. Eleven
members were present and one Wis
itor, Miss Cunningham. of Burns
vile. guest of Mrs. Luther Combs.
A. H. Booth is going into the fruit
business and is preparing the ground
to set out 400 apple trees.
H. l.. Kay is wearing pleasant
smile over bouncing boy the stork
left this home Thursday night.
Amos Hannah has rented the Da-
visson property and will move into
it soon.
Charles Post, of Lost Creek, was
a visitor here Friday,
Mrs. ]. Il. Lowther and Mrs. ]. D.
Rassel were shopping in Clarksburg
recently.
Misses Edna Maxwell and Mary
lLowther were shopping in clarks-
burg Thursday.
Earl Rogers, of Buckhannon. was
here Fridy. He is moving to
IClrksburg.
Mrs. L. ]. DAWSON attended the
funeral OF Mrs. D. NJ. Swisher al
Northview Friday.
Misses clara and Esther DAVIDSON
will spend Easter Sunday at clarks.
burg with their grandmother, Mrs
Charlotte DAVIDSON.
Mrs. Louisa Davis and daughter
Estella, are visiting relatives al
Bridgeport and Pennington.
Miss Isadore Stout, of Bridgeport
is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ
sullivan.
Mrs. Cora Smith was visiting he'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ. Morris
here Friday.
W. p. Weekly is at BuckhannoT
on business today.
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@. r. Blake, of Charleston, is city
visitor.
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NOVEL SIGN
Is Being Erected ut the Fletcher Store
on West Main Street.

A large electric mill sign Is being
erected at the A. ]. Fletcher store on
Vest Main street. The sign was made
by the Jewel Electric Sign Company,
of Erie, Pa, and purchased through
the Empire Sign Company here. 1t
is quite a novelty. There is a mill
race running from the mill above the
main part of the sign and water will
aow over the sign making a very
pleasing effect. The sign is in keep
ing with the characteristic enterprise
of one Of clarksburs's leading mer-
chants.
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pected. He does not tell the lnno-
cent investor that an ordinary gas
well will not deliver into a line
more than ten or twelve per cent OF
the open flow.
The promised returns should be
divided by at least ten in the first
instance, to show what the we'll
viii yield at the beginning. The
promoter knows, or should know.
that gas we'll drilled on q small
acreage with number OF wells in
the same vicinity, will rapidly de-
cline, and that the yield four months
from the completion of the well will
often not amount to one-tenth or
the yield at the beginning; and that
at the end OF ten months the proba-
bility is that the well will not yield
sufficient to pay the royalty ana the
expense of maintaining 1t. There
have been scores of wells drilled in
the neighborhood OF Clarksburg and
Weston, by money furnished by in
nocent investors. who can not afford
to lose it. that can not, by any
possibility, repay the substantial
part of the cost of drilling.
The promoter, however, is not in
terested, and cares nothing for the
ultimate loss. He secures his profit
in the beginning. 1t costs in the
neighborhood OF $500 to drill ana
shut in a we'll in the regions men,
toned. The promoter sells from
eight to ten thousand dollars worth
of stock in each well, agreeing to
drill the well and deliver II to the
company. He secures from his
dupes sums ranging from eight to
ten thousand dollars. drills the we'll
at cost of Ave thousand to fifty-five
hundred dollars, and in each case
pockets the difference amounting to
hundred dollars and up
wards. 1t is possible that in the
early ventures the promoters them,
selves have been fooled. and led
astray. by the promise OF exorbitantl
profits, but no doubt at the present
time all men who are promotingl
such schemes and securing money
from people who are not able to-
lose 1t, know that there is no posi-
bilHy that the wells will ever pay
back the original cost This is
scheme that ought to
have the attention of your readers
and the local authorities. 1t hurts
legitimate gas enterprise and all
good gas men should stand against
II,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-04-11
GAS SWINDLE
In the Harrison and Lewis
County Fields is Point
ed Out by Journal.

The April number of the Natural
Gas Journal published at Buffalo,
N. Y, contains the following article
on certain alleged Conscious or I'm
conscious Swindling" in the oil and
gas fields in Harrison and Lewis
counties:
The regions of clarksburg and
Weston have proved fruitful fields
for the get-rich-quick promoter.
The drilling of gas wells has been
the means by which hundreds of in
vestors have been separated from
their hard earned dollars, which
they will likely enough never see
again. The following has been the
plan adopted: A smooth promoter
secures a lease on lot of very small
acreage. at a nominal cost, in field
where a we'll can be counted upon
to give a given number of feet. The
gas companies with lines in that
region readily purchase and agree &c
pay for the gas from the we'll al
about three cents per Thousand
feet. The slick promoter, with his
ever ready pencil. shows the in
vestor that a we'll at a given capac
ity, which may reasonably be ex
pected. will yield a given sum, He
takes the total open flow of a vel
as the amount of gas that 1t vii
produce, and of course makes
fiowery showing of returns to be ex
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-04-11
NEW WAR NE THODS
IN TRIPOLITAN WAR

the desert have done good service
hut are so expensive that 1t woult
be impossible to use them wholesal,
for the advance Of a whole army
The railway appears to still remain
the best system OF transportation
and the one In the end which win Be
even cheaper than camels. Eael
train IS provided with an armored
car, which forms kind of ANAL
moving fortress provided with quick
firing guns so placed as to command
a considerable range in all direc.
tons, thus ensuring the safety Of
the train, the troops and provisions
which are transported.
sSss
An interesting experiment which Is
now being made by the Italian mil.
itary authorities at Tripoli Is that
OF using the native troops OF the
Erytrea colony, who are in the ma
iority Mussulmans, against the
Turks and Arabs of the new colony.
Several hundreds have already
landed and have astonlshed the ma
tives of Tripoli with their order.
discipline. loyalty to Italy and espe-
cially. by their cleanliness. The
speciality OF these troops is their
wonderful mobility, as they do not
require the enormous quantity of
provisions and ACCOMMODATIONS
which are necessary for the modern
European soldier. Their equipment
consists only OF sheep skins, which
each carries for himself. Most OF
them are decorated with two medals,
one gained through lighting the
Abyssinians, and the other in the
war against the Deryishes, when
Italy occupied the fort OF Kassala,
which has now returned to the
AngloJEgyptians. They declare that
they are now determined to get a
third decoration, fighting the Turks
and Arabs. EITHER get 1t or de-"
they say.
ssss
While the enterprise OF Tripoli is
far from being accomplished, the
proposal has been put forward to
raise monument to the conquest Of
the African province. The proposal
is even accompanied by the plan of
the monument, which, it is sug-
gested, should be formed of ancient
stones gathered from the Roman
forum, the Palatine and the Colos-
scum, and be erected in the center
OF what is here called the Arch
geological promenade, a kind of
park in the ancient remains oY
Rome. The meaning Of the monu-
ment would be return of Rome
to her ancient dominion across the
Mediterranean. and a glorIlcation
of young Italy. ~
= a
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The Italian caaaDef 8 s6oot

The Italian ch6mne i about 70
discuss the reform OF the franchise
proposed BY premier Golitti. accord.
Ing to which. for me frat time in
Italy. even illiterates viii be allowed
to vote on condition that they have
served in the army or that they are
over thirty years of age, The Ital-
ian sutfragettes have risen in arms
and have addressed most violent
protest to the members OF the gov.
eminent, the senators and deputies.
against the exclusion of women from
the right to vote. which is against
"all the principles OF justice and
equality" and is not justitled in con
sidering the "ameliorated culture OF
modern woman, her more direct par
ticipation in the social life OF the
country, and. indeed, her superior
lily to the illiterate male masses
which the new bill admits to this
privilege" The general committee
of the women urges all members of
parliament who have declared
themselves favorable to grant the
vote for the fair sex to fight now for
their cause, especially against the
argument of those who, maintaining
that 1t Is too grave a problem,
would abstain from any concession,
Meanwhile the committee women
will keep up an agitation among an
the women OF the country, which
will not be abated until they have
obtained their wishes.
The science OF vulcanology 10
about to receive new impetus in italy
through the creation of an Italian
vulcanologlc Institute and Of an In.
ternatlonal Vulcanologic Institute.
The former Will be simply the adap-
tation, after having been provided
with all the new systems and instru-
ments OF the old vesuvian observa-
tory, which, although not up to date.
rendered such good service during
the last great eruption Of 1906, when
it was unded the direction of the
late Prof. Matteucci, with Mr.. Frank
Ferret, of New York, as assistant.
The observatory is now directed by
Prof. Marcalli. one of the most en-
inent italian scholars OF the science
of vulcanology. The International
Institute will be a private enter
prise, although supported by several
governments and by italian and for
eign scientific bodies, and is due to
the initiative OF PROT Emmanuel
Friedlaender, who, although Ger
man by birth, has lived for many
years in Naples. Prof. Friedlaender
is passionate student OF the yul-
canlc phenomena which he has In
vestigated, going to Japan, the
Hawaii Islands and to Central and
South America. King Victor has
received Professor Rriedlaender, en-
couraging him in his enterprise,
which has the object OF making the
new International Institute a center
of the studies OF vulcanology which
are made all over the world where
volcanoes exist.