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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-31


Bank president.
President Of Rural Gas Co.
Associated in other enterprises of
, like nature.
Has hcmes and lives from time to
time IN Crawford and Weston, ".
Va. and Washington, D C.
His raining has been that of Big
gvs.aeea.
\ Gold Democrat who opposed
Bryan ani bolted him at the general
election.
Was nominated by convention at
c!arksburg in minutes by the clock,
all the prellEinarles having been at
tended 10 at Weston the night before.
The convention was SO cut and dried
tha, no one else dared contest the
lCminalicu with him.
Would c. w. Watson allow any
enc o have nomination for the
office Of State Senator SO easily if that
candidate were opposed to him?
Since his nomination has made
no statements of what he stands for
or whether he will support such
measures as the people are demand
Ing In the way Of Good Roads, Direct
Primaries, Employers Liability Act
or anything else.
Has not made one statement as to
Wbc,aer he opposes c. W. Watson
for Tie United States Senate or is
for him.
ilc has not made a speech during
HE campaign, telling the voters
Nhcr he stands on any question, nor
has he made any private statements
as 70 his attitude on single ques-
ton either local or national.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-31
PRISON SENTENCE
STARING THEM IN FACE
DR.. Hatfield Will Prosecute
the Watson Flunkiss as
Criminals.

HUNTINGTON, oct. gS-"I do MOI
believe that the paid character as
sassIns Of Nj, Watson. headed By
George W summers ana siaaft
Walker will be able 10 create ant
prejudice among the people Of The
state against me BY the circulation
o. malicious and libelous falsIaca-
lions as they are attempting to do,
declared Dr. Hatfield last night,
lie declared that Watson pussy
tooters'' were being sent into various
parts oil the state 10 spread these lies
and that the Democratic newspapers
Of the state, dominated by Mr.. Wat
son, We're devotng their space to
these scurrilous and unwarranted at
tacks. Or Hatfield said he did not
believe that the people would be
misled from the real iAues OF the
campaign by this piece of political
play, started to save Watson from
the tidal wave of public sentiment
against him and his candidate for
the. governorship, Mr.. Thompson.
The Republican candidate expects
to push the charges of libel made In
suit instituted at Parkersburg
against Stuart Walker, chairman of
the Democratic committee, and
George Summers, the press agent OF
Watson, for the publication of an
article in a Cincinnati newspaper OF
Saturday, in which many charges OF
a disgraceful nature and entirely I'M
founded, were made against him.
Criminal Proceedings.
Civil proceedings have already
been started and criminal proceed
ings will soon follow and DR.. Hat
field proposes to resort to similar
action against every newspaper in
the state that published these
charges. The activity in which he is
alleged to have taken in securing
pardon for A. L. Calhoun, a negro
dive keeper of keystone, have been
refuted in total by the sworn state
don Attornon p,araon s.s -
ticials.
The desperation OF Watson's
gang is evidenced by their resortins
to this kind Of mud singing and by
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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-31
all Of Philadelphia.

all of Philadelphia.
The other was to the Pickens and
Webster Springs Railroad Company
with Offices in Grafton. w. Va, to
build line from Pickens In Ran
dolph county to Webster Springs in
Webster county. The authorized
capital is $4,000 and the incorpora-
tors are John T. MeGraw, George l.
Abbott and George A. Hechmer, Of
Grafton, W. Va; Howard W. sho-
walter, of Fairmont, W. Va, and John
F, Johnson and James Pickens, OF
Pickens, w. Va.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-31

and also about the physical condition
Of Calhoun. Or. HATFIELD aid not ask
for the pardon Of this man, either
orally or in writing. and l assume
entire responsibility for the condi-
tional pardon granted in this case.
w. E. GI4AsscoCK.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-31
.FIRL MURDERED IN
HORRIBLE MANNER
In City Of Chicago Where
She Had Gone With
Her Sweetheart.
DETECTIVES ARE SENT
BY Her Brother, a Prominenl
Contractor, to Scene of
Fiendish Deed.

CHICAGO. Oct. 29-Miss Sophia
G. Singer, of Baltimore, was found
here today murdered with her arms
and legs bound, her skull crushed, a
chloroformed handkerchief stuffed
into her mouth and her body wrap
ped in blanket in an Indiana avenue
house early today, by william r.
Worthen, who accompanied her from
Baltimore three weeks ago and who,
according to his story, was to marry
her tomorrow.
She had been robbed.
The doorknob wrapped in bloody
handkerchief was found on the
kitchen floor. where the murder was
committed.
The police are looking for two of
her friends.
1t developed later that the murder
terminated a romance which had cul-
minated in an elopement and robbery
Was Tue cause OF the crime.
BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 90 -
Sophia Singer, who was found MUIR
dered in Chicago was a daughter of
Mrs. Louise Singer and member
of well known family of Balti-
more.
Frank o. Singer, a prominent
builder of this city, her brother, was
notified of the murder IN a telegram,
and he Immediately sent detectives
to Chicago. He declared that his sis
Ter had about $1,000.
Worthen, her reputed sweetheart,
was a former street car conductor
here and she was formerly an
actress.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-31

Albert B. White, former governor,
Is here from Parkersburg on brief
visit.
Miss Loretta Walters, of Raymond
He'tLis has returned home from
Indiana, where she was visiting
friends, on account OF her mothers
illness.
J. c. Holmes, OF Charles Town. is
in the city.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-31
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses have beeu is-
sued 10 Evan cerasari and i:eie
Brescaii and Frank II. Brooks and
Mamie b. Wilson.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-31
NEW CASHIER.

MoRGANTowN. Oct. &c. C.
Brown, of Blacksmith, has been
chosen cashier OF the Farmers and
Merchants bank here. succeeding a
W. Lorgntz. deceased.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-31
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
Ofiice Of Pardon Attorney
Charleston
October "a, t9l2.

.
Reiattye 70 a certain statement
which is being circulated against Or.
II. D Hatfield. candidate for COVER
nor saying thar ne recommended tie
remission OF q Jail sentence Of sixty
days imposed upnn one A, L. Call
houn, o. Mcdowell county charged
with The unlawful sale Of Intoxicating
liuors. desire 10 say that al no
time did Dr.. Hatfield ever recon
Smend to me, either orally or in writ
lug, the remission OF said sentence
mud in no way directly Or indirectly
did he ever Indicate to me- that he
desired pardon for 8. l. Calhoun.
E. c. PIERsoN,
Pardon Attorney.
In sworn statement by Robert 3,
Bernheim. clerk of the Mcdowell
county court relating to this matter
there is the following: Relative to
the license of one A. L. Calhoun, to
conduct a club described in the cir
cular sent out and circulated by the
Democrats, want to state that I'M
der certain provisions of the law the
clerk of the county court is required
to issue a license for a club upon
compliance with the requirements Of
the statute. Application was made
for this license upon a proper show
ing, and called the attention Of DR..
Hatfield. who was then a member OF
the county court, to this application
for club license, and under the di-
rection of DIR. Hatfield the license
was refused by me and never has
been granted"
Mr.. Bernheim also states in his
affidavit that when the license was
granted to John L. Williams, DR.. Hat
field was not member of the Nc
Dowell county court, but had re-
signed his membership in November,
1910. before the application was
made.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-31

Paul W Lange has returned from
a business trip OF few days to
eastern cities.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-31

contained the following comparison between
Yr White opponent which know
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-31

W. y Ban q Grafton, is a civ
visitor.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-31

In justice to DR.. H. D, Hatfield l
feel that should give statement of
facts with reference to the pardon of
one A. L, Calhoun, of Mcdowell
county.
On the eth day of April, 1911, re-
mltted the Jail sentence imposed up
on Calhoun for the reason that three
reputable physicians Of that county
aied with mo certificates stating that
Calhoun was suffering from chronic
Bright's disease and that 'iucarcera ,
tion in the jail of that county wouid
shorten his life II 50 happened tltat
at The time was considering he ap-
plicatior for pardon 10 mis- ease Dr.
Hatfield was in Charleston, and learn
ing of that fact sent for him and
asked him about these physicians
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-06-08
Winters Auction Closes saturday
Ntght

The big auction sale now bcinI
held nightly at winters Jcweiry store
will close Saturday night. at whlca
time watch will be given away.
The few remaining days Of this
sale will be the last opportunity OF se.
curing high grade diamonds. watches,
Jewciry. slivcrware. cut glass and
china at your own price. This high
grade stock has been actually slaush-
tered so far In this sale. the majority
OF watches already sold have not real.
ICED the actual cost.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-06-08
suMNlONA

SVMMoNs
H. the circuit Court OF tue s'a's OF
Oregon, Tor klamath ConhN
William \, slough, f'sin'n'
vs.
Mari, l.. clifford aud ,haa n, Tib-
belts, Defendants
To Marie l.. clifford aud Chan, ", Tib.
bctta, Defendants Above Named
In tho name of the state of oregon
You and each of YOU, are hereby re-
uulrcd to appear and anpw.r tho com.
plaint nIod against you IN the above.
entitled suit. ON or before the iith
day Of June, 1919. that being the last
day of the publication Of this sum.
mons and the last day within which
you are required to answer. as nxcd
by the order ot publication Of ,his
summons
II you fail to appear and answer,
the plaintiff will apply TO the court
for the rciicf demanded In said com.
plaint
Said suit ls brought To torociosc u
mortgage, dated March \. 1909. and
executed In favor Of the plaintiff by
the defendant. Marie l., clifford. upon
the following described real property.
to.wit
The NWl, OF Soc. ~. Tp ~ \, u
Sc ". NJ. In klamath county. ore.
gnn
To secure to the plaintiff the pay.
mcnt oi three promlasory notes. dated
March \. 1909. for $1,000 each. with
interest thereon at the rate ~ \ per
cent per annum from date thereof.
and reasonable ATTORNEYS fccn Tor
services of attorneys herein. said
notes being payable one. two aud
thr.. years after date. respectively
Plaintiff In said sui, prays Tor tho
following decree:
THAT hc have Judgment against
tho defendant, Marie l.. clifford. for
tho principal sum ~ $4,000 90. with
interest thereon at the rate Of \ per
cent per Annum. since March \. 1909
Tor $500. 90 attorncyS' fccs. aud for
costs aud Disbursements of suit aud
accrulng costs.
s-That order NJ sale aud cNccu.
tlon isauc In aaid sui, to the ahcr,d ~
klamath county. Oregon. aud that
sale be made A. On foreclosure. -
provided b, law, on all of said rrai
pfopofty or "A gutisIsut uortIon thsfr.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-06-08

year" The report of Consul Canada
closes by presenting tho result of q
three years experiment In goat rats
INK on u farm IN tho state ~ Gncr'
rcra, Mexico, as follows
I'm 1904 the manager of tho farm
received $4,000 goats, Including large
and small. ut u valuation OF VI ho
each, equal to see,0oO. From the
produce OF these he sold during nine
months " 1904 and the years OF 1905
aud tpO6. $4,000 head at 81 each,
equal to ssb0.OoO, aud had, at the
close of 1905. SS.0Oo head on the
farm. being ss,OoO more than hc
started with The result was, count
Ing the value ol the $4,000 Increase
at $3.50 each, with the forcgolnf
sales, the Investment ot sae, goo pro
duccd In less than three years sssa.'
600, besides the original stock oi
&c 900 goats was intact Figures
In Mexican currency
The above facts rs To- tho possibil
tiles In the Increase of the meat sup
ply of the United states. while re-
tanning at home the hundreds Of mil
lions of dCllars now sent abroad Tor
the purchase " goat skins. and pro
ducing this supply Of valuable ma
tcriai on lands now practically unutil
lied. are cited as the cause OF the
numerous inquiries upon this sub
jcct now reaching the department oi
commerce and labor, Tho number o'
goats now produced In the United
States is small compared with that
OF many other countries. The latest
fsurcs In the bureau OF statistics
show the number In the United States
In 1910 a, about S.O0o.o .ooo: In Mex
leo. 100000. Turkey In Asi, o.
's0O 600; British South Africa, ~.
900. .ooo. and British India. $4,000
Oo0. The importation of goat skins
into the United States was In 1911
stated In values. from india. nearly
81 100000; from China little oycr
$4,000. .ooO. from Mexico. over 81
100000: from Brasil. p.S66.ooo
from Argentina, 81, ,O0o. .Ooo. and from
England $1,000. 900 For the cur,
rent fiscal year. ending with the pres
cnt month. the total value of this ar
ticlc imported will approximate t2t,'
600. .000. the number of animals rep
resented by these importations bcins
about 100000,
The number OF goats In the United
states. according to the census OF
1910. increased about 80 per cent In
the last decade. yc-y large .topnr
ton OF the 5000 .OO0 enumerated By
the census OF 1910 being In the South
western states,
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-07-11

Joseph r. Mo. Kinney and Rosa
NC. Kinney for the sum of $788.
90, as principal, interest and
amount paid for insurance on
account Of the promissory note
executed by you the said Joseph
r. Nc. Kinney and Rosa Nc. Kin
ney, on the 4th day Of April,
1911, for the sum of $1,000 0
payable to the order of said
plaintiff, John Munich, and due
one year after date, together.
with judgment for costs and at
torney S fee; to force lose a mort
gage upon the following de-
scribed real estate, situate in
Curry County, New Mexico:
The SE1-4 of Sec. 8, T. 2 NJ,
r. 36 E.. executed az even date
with said note and to secure
the same; and to foreclose any
interest that you, the said ]. w.
Frame, might hive in said real
estate, as we'll as any interest
the said defendants Dilleno p,
Gaby,. Sadie M. Gaby and Myra
w. Ewin might have in said real
estate.
You will further take notice
that unless you appear and ans
wer in said suit. on or before the
10th day of August, 1912, judg-
ment by default will be render
ed against you, and plaintiff will
apply to the court for the relief
prayed for in his complaint filed
in said suit.
You will further take notice
that Harry L. Patton, whose
Post Office and business address
is Clovis, New Mexico, is attor-
ney for plaintiff.
In witness whereof, l have
hereunto set my hand and affix-
ed the seal of said court, this
the 26th day of June, 1912.
A. L. Await. County Clerk
of Curry County, New Mexico,
and Elk Oficio Clerk of the Dis
trict Court in and for said coun-
ty.
W. c. Zerwer, Deputy.
(SeaD
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-07-11

Next week, the editorial and
business management of the
News will be transferred to Ar
thur E. Curren, former Register
of the U. S. Ian d Office at Fort
Sumner. Mr.. Curren is no
stranger in Clovis, having resid-
ed here for over three years, be-
fore going to the Pecos Valley
town and has always been close
ly identified with the best inter
ests of the city. In connection
with the work on the News, he
expects to study law and take
up land law practice as he has
gained a thorough knowledge of
the rulings and decisions of the
land departments.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-07-11
I'H Sell Your Farm

Would like a list of several
good cheap farms within from
five to ten miles of Clovis. Am
expecting a number Of land buy
ers from the east in a few days
and want a list of the best bar
gains in land.
w. L. Mansfield, Mgr.
Mansfield CLAIBORNE Co.
Clovis, N. M.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-07-11
A Comparison

The Clovis Journal has pres
ented a bill for the publication Of
the delinquent tax lists of Curry
County for the last fiscal year
amounting, we are told, to thirty
one hundred and eighty dollars
(S3, 1907.
Last year the News printed
practically the same thing for
the measley little sum of SIG. 90.
Only a small difference of SO, 104
to come out of the tax payers
pockets and yet some people
speak of Democratic economy
Think it over, Mr.. Taxpayer, and
whenyou have arrived at a con.
clusion let US hear from you.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-07-11

possessed, and to foreclose any
right, title or interest that tie
said defendants Dillon and Bru-
ner might have in said real es-
tate.
You will further take notice
that unless you appear and ans
wer in said cause on or before
the 10Th day Of August 1912.
by default will be rem
dered against you and plaintiff
will apply to the court for the
relief prayed for in his complaint
filed herein.
You will further take notice
that. Harry L. Patton. whose
business and post office address
is Clovis, New Mexico, is attor-
ney for plaintiff.
In Witness Whereof, l have
hereuntO set my hand and afix-
ed the seal of said court, this
the 26 day Of June, 1912.
A. L. Await, Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of Curry County,
New Mexico.
w. c.. Zerwer.
(SeaD
Elk. Jaly 18
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-07-11

You can put the News down
right now as unalterably oppos-
ed to anything which will tend
to increase the taxes at this
time, either in Clovis or in Cur
ry county. The tax rate is high
enough and the wear and tear
On property, taxes and insurance
is no small item. Lower taxes
and lower insurance rates is our
slogan.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-07-11

w. j. CURREN, EDITOR.
A. L. CURREN. PUBLISHER.
rERMs oF Subscription
Three Year Homestead AZ

The three year act passed by
congress because the republican
senate insisted on it, was sighed
by the republican president Il
has already flooded the six land
offices of New Mexico with in
quiries and applications. All
homesteaders who have lived
three or more years on their
homesteads and want to prove
up on their homesteads and the
Santa Fe land office alone will
have nine thousand homestead
entries to deal with. 1t must be
remembered that but for the
stand taken by Senators Thomas
B. Catron and Albert B. Fall,
who combined with five other
republican senators, who threat
ened to defeat every piece of
other legislation by filibustering
unless the three years home
stead act was passed, the meas
ure would have been postponed
if not defeated. Socorro Chief.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-07-11

Ice tea glasses, fancy ia
bic tumblers, water bottles,
pitchers, etc, just received
at the Scott-T Tracy Hwd. Co.
LOST Scotch Collie Dog, 6
months old. Sable and white
marks. Return to E. Jacobson,
or Doc Jenkins and receive re-
ward. E, jacobson. pd j. II
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-07-11

To you farmers who havn't
the ready cash to pay for a sub
scription to the News, don't for
get that we are not going to
break the time honored custom
of taking anything from pump
kins and henfruit to wheat stub
bic in exchange for a subscrib-
ton.
You want the paper and we
we want you to have it.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-07-11

Ia the District Court of Curry
County, New Mexico.
Clovis Building and Loan
Association,

Clovis Building and Loan
Association,
Plaintiff,
VS.. no. 476
A j. Rhodes, as admin
istratorof the estate of
Louis Wire, deceased,
David Wire, BERTHE Wire,
Lewis Wire, Chriss Wire,
and Henry Wire. as the
only heirs at law Of Lou
is Wire. deceased, A. L.
Dillon and j. w. Bruner,
Defendants.
To the Defendants, David Wire.
BERTHE Wire, Lewis Wire, Chriss
Wire and Henry Wire.
You will hereby take notice
that a suit has been filed in the
District Court of Curry county,
New Mexico, in which Clovis
Building and Loan Association is
Plaintiff, and you the said David
Wire, BERTHE Wire, Lewis Wire,
Chriss Wire and Henry Wire as
heirs at law of Louis Wire, de-.
ceased, together with A. j.
Rhodes, as the administrators of
the estate of the said Louis Wire
deceased and A.. j. Dillon and
j. w. Bruner are the defendants
and tibet said cause is numbered
476 on the docket of said court.
You will further take notice
that the general objects of said
action are as follows: To recov-
err judgment against the said
administrator of the estate of
the said Louis Wire, deceased,
for the sum of S1163.7 rs, interest
costs and attorneys fees, as
evidenced by contracts due from
said Louis Wire, deceased, and
to foreclose mortgage given by
the said Louis Wire to plaintiff
to secure said Indebtedness upon
lot 9, Block Al in the original
townsite of Clovis, Curry county
New Mexico, and to foreclose
any interest that the said De-
PENDANTS, Dillon and Bruner
might have in said real estate.
You are further notified that
unless you appear and answer in
said cause on or before the 10th
day of August 1912, judgment
by default will be rendered
against you and plaintiff will ap-
ply to The court for the relief
prayed Tor IN its complaint filed
in said action.
You will further take notice
that Harry L. Patton, whose
postofice and business address
is Clovis, New Mexico, is attor-
ney for plaintiff.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
/ have hereunto set my hanC
ard affixed the seal of said
court, this the 26 day of June.
1912.
A. L. Await, clerl
of the District Court of Curry
county, New Mexico.
w. G.. Zerwer, Deputy.
(Seal)