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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25
Circuit Conducted Like, That Of
a Big Circus. eyo1a q. u
BUT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE
Crews That Handle the chautapapa,
Tents Are Young College Manrled
eentlemanly and Polite
Skilled Managers.

Most OF us have at some time or other
watched the coming OF the circus to
town. Under the skilled hands of q
hundred trained men, even while b
looked and wondered, a tented cey
arose as If by magic on the green
sward. At night when we went home
to our beds, tired out with the noise
and excitement of the day, all was
light and life, but while we slept. they,
like the Arabs, folded their tents and
silently stole away" leaving behind
only a memory of what had been but
yesterday
The modern circuit Chautauqua is
conducted with all the precision and
system OF the largest circus, but with
that most of the similarity ends. The
crews that handle the Chautauqua
tent, unlike the circus stake gang that
render the crisp morning air sulphur.
Gus with their profanity, are young
college men. gentlemanly and polite,
who are thus spending their Summer
vacations. They speedily become ex-
peri In handling the canvas and make
some time records that would do credit
to the circus gang. On "a western cir
cult two years ago, an entire outfit
was taken down and packed in TWEEN.
ty-three minutes.
The Lincoln Chautauqua System this
year has eight tents with crew for
each tent; one Chautauqua opens each
day. one closes each day. and two
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25
TRUGSPREPAREDT0KILL
If Necessary Anyone Inter
fering with the Job of
Killing Rosenthal.
STREET is CLEARED
Of Taxicsbs for Thirty Min
utes. TO Give Murder
Car a Clear Way.

NEW YORK, : Ju.g 22-Deputy
Police Commissioner Dougherty ex-
peeted this morning TO arrest two or
three gangsters hired to kill Gam
bier Herman Rosenthal. before
Rosenthal could disclose more Sc
erets Of the relations between the
gamblers and the police. Jack
Sullivan, former newsboy, and
samrPaul, gang leader, sulIenly
made statements early today from
which Important evidence vas
pieced together. Sullivan and
Paul were taken into custody last
night with Bridge" Webber. in
whose poker rooms arrangements
for the killing of Rosenthal were
made.
Lieutenant Policeman Charles A !.
Becker was today relieved of the
strong arm squad and transferred
TO a desk fduty in the Bronx
This is the first.nfflclal move by Po-
lice Commissioner Waldo in. connec-
ton with Becker since the killing of
.Rosenthal IF 81 H..
. That the murderers OF Rosenthal
have been slipping out of town is
the belief of detectives who have
been searching for certain guRmen
That picked band was selected to
shoot down Rosenthal has. been
learned by the prosecutors office,
and also that there bad been a re-
hearsal.
William Shapiro has revealed how
gangmen kept the street in front OF
the Metropole hotel clear OF taxi
cabs for thirty minutes before the
murder so that the "mnrder" car
might have a clear getaway He
said that at least sixteen men must
have known OF the "croal3' that
was to be pulled off as they were in
front OF the Metropoie ready to
blackjack or kill If necessary anyone
interfering with the job.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25


not be ab well arranged or mabay.,
You would not expect lawyer doctc,
or preacher In your town to be s exns,,
in the management of railroad ,ns
the running OF its trains, as the hight
trained president OF the road.
The six large Chsutauqua system,
will average about 125 assembl,ss,
each year. This means that each man.
lager viii get 1875 times the experiebc.
OF the local manager of an Independent
assembly. In other words, the mana.
ger of the independent assembly would
have to live 125 years and conduct tbI'
independent Chautauqua each year IN
order to get the same knowledge j,
the business that comes to the mana.
gefe OF each system, each year. This
lis the main reason for the enormous
gFpwth and superiority of the system
assemblies,
The Chautauqua has come to stay
It is most valuable adjunct 10 brr
educational system. Some one has
called It the peoples college" When
you go down town the morning Of the
day before the opening OF your Chan.
tauqua and see the young men put.
ting up the great spread OF canvas
you will realize that your town is link.
ed up inNo ne OF the greatest moral and
intellectual forward movements III our
nations history.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25

tents are moving forward to their next
stand. To use circus parlance, zone
is on the set up. one on the get away,
and two are In the afr" Thus six
assemblies are constantly in session,
with two days for each crew TO move
and get located in the next town.
The talent move toward day by day
Indian trail" fashion, making ali
the towns and, as the towns are sell
dom very far apart. never missing a
date. The tent and crew remain six
days and then jump past the six
towns which have opened, one each
day since their last opening to the
ninth town in advance, thus having
two days TO set up their tent and make
all necessary arrangements for their
opening. The large tents are arranged
to pack In special trunks and 60 for
ward with the crew.
The advantages of the circuit system
over the independent one are MANY
and evident. The independent must
rent its tent from the factory Mt a
rental price necessarily high because
of the time lost in shipment and the
tent going into inexperienced hands.
rendering wear and tear and danger
OF loss in storms greater. The circuit
system Owls their tents and outfit. or
leases them for the entire season.
Again the independent Chautauuua
must bring its talent together literal
ly from the -four corners of the
earth" and must pay them the highest
per day fee. instead of being able to
take advantage of lower monthly or
yearly salary. The expense Of the
long jumps is necessarily heavy n
addition to the fact that talent often
miss their dates. and get into town
late and too tired out with fFayyeel to
do their best work. ~ 'hhl-9'"1F
Under the circuit system there are
no open dates and consequently nd
loss OF time. The jumps dtire T,sborf A
railroad connections sure; talent al
to their next town regularly ana m
physical condition to do their besY
work. to say nothing OF the'adyanthr;rI
of being able to work day by, DIV NM
der conditions that aresFahIIfar. SD
The large Chautauqua systems ara
under the direction of highly sEiIled
managers who devote their entire tin3e
to managing and conducting their
large and growing circuits. It Ia mo
reflection on the independent Chautau-
qua to say that IL Is not and car
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25
MUSICAL TREAr
Concert Given by BANDS Band at
Big chautauqua Tent.

Peoria Herald-Transcript: Yester
day was a great day at the big Char.
,tauqua tent. BANDS ten.pleee band
gave a concert In the afternoon which
made splendid prelude to Professor
2. L, Morgan's inspiring lecture on
Modern Patriotism" Professor Nor.
gan. has been called an Apostle OF
Country Life" and he dealt especla.
ly with the problems of the countIS
and the small towns.
In closing Professor Morgan made
an appeal for more true patriotism
and less selfshness. and spoke optim.
isticaliy of the future when Illinois
should be purged of her present polltl.
cal stigma.
The entire evening was given over
to musical entertainment by BANDS
orchestra. The tent was packed 10
the walls by a crowd that heard the
greatest musical entertainment ever
given In Pekin Orchestral numbers,
bass quartettes, string quartettes, XVI
ophone selections, violin solos and 70.
cal solos followed each other in end
less profusion' and the program was
arranged with a cumulative effect that
aroused the audience to tremendous
pitch of enthusiasm.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25

ceptance by eablegram. When she
presented the cabiegram addressed to
the National Lincoln Chautauqua
System" the name proved too much
for the German authorities, who had
never heard of such a thing az
"chautauqua," and feared that II
might be some kind of war scheme,
and rs a result, the cablegram was
held up by the military authorities I'M
til they made investigation and
learned that "chautauqua" was not
anything which would explode.
For several years Miss Walker has
been perfectlng hes art abroad and
while there manifested such unusual
talent that Krelsler chose her as one
of the only two pupils whom he would
take last year. Several Of the leading
musical authorities OF America have
praised the work and ability OF Miss
Walker in glowing terms. She has
for some time been favorite on the
programs of the foremost women's
clubs In several of the largest cities.
The newspapers of these cities have
given Miss Walker much deserved
praise.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25
WARRANT WITHDRAWN.

IN Jutsice c. II. Gordon's court
Monday morning, Miss Theresa Conce,
of Kelley Hill, withdrew a warrant
against Frank Shoemaker, in which
she charged him with assaulting and
beating her last Thursday evening in
that suburb, and the\case was dis
missed The complainant paid the
costs of the proceeding. The case
resulted from a neighborhood quarrel.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25
DEENEN FOR TAFT
Tells Committee of Third
Termers That Taft is the
Regular Nominee.

SPRINGFIELD. III, July "a
Governor peenen today Informed the
committee of Ave progressive Repub-
licans appointed TO wait on him and
ascertain whether he would support
Taft or Roosevelt that he considered
Taft the regular nominee of the Re
publican party for president and he
fNt obligated 10 support his candi-
dacy.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25
CABLEGRAM PUZZLED
"Ghautauqua" Too Big a Word
for German Authorities.
Amusing Incident In Connection with
Engagement Of Miss Sadie /.
Walker for Appearance.

An amusing Incident occurred in
connection with the arranging for
Miss Sadie L, Walker to appear at the
Lincoln chautauquas this summer
When the contracts were sent by let.
ter, Miss Walker, who was then in
Berlin, teaching and taking lessons Of
Fritz Kreisler, the worlds greatest
violinist, was asked to send her &C.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25
NEW POsTOFFICE.

WASHINGTON, July GA post
office has been established at Mamie,
Raleigh icounty, one mile from Jar
rold's Valley. with Robert C. farrell
as postmaster.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25
BOND REDUCED.

The bond OF Mary Alice Cuppet and
Carol b. Cuppet executing the will 81
The late John H. cuppet was reduced
to $4,000 Monday by the county court,
owing to the fact that funds had been
distributed The bonding company in
the case is the Fidelity and Deposit
Company OF Maryland.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25

A thing that puts this city in the
class of progressive towns Is the
ohRutauqua.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25

+. J. Kelley of Parkersburg, Is
in the city.
W. r. stathers is here from
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25

G. n; Smith Wa here last night
from LoA Creek.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25

David 3. carper returned today
from Mt. Clare.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25
Cheaper Road Needed -.

There Is feasible plan for such
a road as sdesired and which would
be of great service, and the road
that is really wanted would not
cost Harrison county more than
$500, it Is asserted. lit is also
stated that the road to be asked for
would have benefited Mr.. Post more
than the road the county court
built for him at such enormous cost
A short distance below where the
Hackers creek road comes into the
Jesse's run road leading from the
corner of the counties. a road Is
projected up another branch of
Jesse's run, the Lewis county part of
which has been surveyed at the in
stance of the county court of Lewis
county, which is said to be anxious
to build its part OF the road and
will do so, provided Harrison county
opens up its half mile end OF the
snme. That road would open up
travel to and from a great section OF
the state and prove OF untold bene-
fits and 1t would not cost Harrison
county more than trifle compared
with the cost Of the Isolated Post
road. The county court will be pc
titioned to do its part in opening
this projected road AS the cost of
opening it will be only a few times
greater than keeping the Post road
in repair, 1t VIII be insisted on that
the court annul the useless road and
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-25

ticular in Lewis county that 1t bene-
fits except Mr.. Post. Where the
road ends at the corner of the three
counties, one branch OF Jesse's run
in Lewis county begins and down
that road a long distance
William If. Post, tenant, and Al
len Lewis reside William F.. Post
has but little occasion to use the
road that Harrison county taxpayers
paid for. Mr.. Lewis prefers to use
a path through his farm and road
through his brothers farm when he
wants to go to see the latter. The
tenant stays at home and does not
use the road once a moon.
Opens Up Nothing.
Just a little farther down Jesse's
run road, the traveller comes to an
other fork of Jesse's run and up
this run about mile ,leads road to
the tenement house on the Post
farm and a lftGe farther on the road
runs against a hill and stops with
a couple of tenants past the Post
place. Thus the new road opens up
nothing there to justify its expense
of construction and repair.
Some distance down the Jesse
run road. one of the best in that
section, a road joins leading into the
great Hackers creek country and to
Buckhannon, a distance OF twelve
miles. The new road does not open
up the Hackers creek section for
Harrison county, as all who come
over to Jesse's run naturally go to
Jane Lew, where are banks, stores
and a railroad station. They do
not go up Jesse's run and over that
mountain road to get TO Lost Creek
and they never VIII so long as they
retain their senses. Jesse's. run
residents all go down the Jesse's
run road either to Jane Lew or by
way OF the Goodman farm and
Rockford to Lost Creek. They do
not use the road the county court
built for one OF its members. at the
expense OF the taxpayers, whom It
does not benefit.
1t is said that Hackers creek and
upper Jesse's run residents would
prefer to come to Clarksburg by way
of the Lost Creek station as that
way is five miles shorter than by
Jane Lew, but the new road does
not and can not meet that prefer
.apca
The evening world., 1912-04-06
Promoter Tom Carey
Takes Some COnceit Out
Of M W0lgast

Ny meeting Tommy Carey. tho local lightweignt o.
a. q. Carey and brown were e 10 have bitticd At
Albany several months ago. but on the day Of the
tight Carey suddenly disappeared, Carey has been
substituted for Grover Hai e.. who flunked out OF
the match.
Mike Gibbons Ia back IN town. He has rome
here to pick up 5000 more By fighting Jeff
Sefess one q a-y shs local club. on NEXT Thursday s9aS
might. Mike u setting into condition for the
bout at the New Polo a. A.. ,GibbonA will 60
be matched shortly for = bout With Frank Klaus.
Al Lippe. who has made . promising middle
" ss' sns XII %it. ., .s Mhss G GlSsss !" in H { ten: round ~ an sc",'
and Ia trying to induce the local club managers
to stage the contest. Glover thinks that lie Is
capable OF, giving Gibbons . good fight. lie
saw Mike box Draining.
Dave Brown. who has inst recovered from q
e; serious ,ras.H insss; Il Sow the mapassr Of Kid HEINZ,
At the local clubs. Henry has engaged in over
one hundred bouts and Brown would like to put
hin. assinat Young Brown. Battling Mantel OF
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. who has lost con:
the American K. 9. o.. PhilsdeiphiS. i. the owncr
b. intend. to pa. ON some Biz fight: in The
near future. Jack has signed up Frank Moran
Of Pittsburgh TO meet some good big fellow fol
ten rounds next week.
Sparrow Robertson, who has been identified
with amateur athletics and alD has promoted
many amateur boxing tournaments for many
On. Tuesday evening. April ~. Only the It'll,
Will 'compete. William speSslsr, amateur heavy
champion. and Join Fitzheny. welterweishl
champion, have already entered.
The evening world., 1912-04-06
PINE HURST GOLF
FINALS TODAY
Travis and Topping Meet in
Twelfth Annual Cham
pionship.

J. TRAVIS Of Garden
M City Harold ]. Topping Of
w the Greenwich Country Club
will meet to-day in the final match of
the twelfth annual United North and
South amateur golf championship at
Pinehurst. n. G. Topping defeated
Charles Evans jr. Of Edgewater ON the
nineteenth green in the semi-dnal.
Travis won from Parker whittemors Of
Brooklfne. 9 up n 6 to play. The
medal scores were approximately 70 for
Evans and 70 for Topping.
The Behln paren arc BITTERLY dsuoundns Rutt
.nd std. who rcenty won ths six-day BIKE racs
se tho promoters hack SO. 600, wM . frameup,
and that Butt and S,ol and Root and Moran, ihs
Amsricans. worked together and splt up finst and
second money svVnly. Rutt and Btol ~ sccused
u learning American ''trcks'' In Their apponr
Ancs on tracks in the United Stats.
Ing. i. I. pisetSs came WITH h.n1 Cine .
Philadelphia 1T Thum's Academy. He clicked
| III 200 points In three fnningn. He began witt
q high run of 1914. made 30 upon his next tim,
at this table and finished his string in the thir,
inning with an unfinished run Of 17U. Otine's to
tai for the match was a mcagre 10. Hoppe'
performance was the greatest exhibition a Is.
Milwaukee hs been offered ts 1919 0san,
PHI and vandabht CUP fscss and a soospt
The Milwaukee A0pcsthon has AIreed TO provid
the necessary number Of guards to police til
course.
The evening world., 1912-04-06
Promising Outlook for Racing
at Norfolk Beginning Monday

were forced to nave eservauOn mace
for them at Old Point Comfort.
Guy Bedwell the most successful
now racing at Charleston will
not return, himself. 10 Norfolk this
spring. He In going to Kentucky after
the finish Of tho meeting IN South Car
DINA. But he will send ten horses this
way under the management Of his
foreman, Mr.. Leach. and all of them
are ready to run.
The horses that Bedwell expects
Leach to do the most good with at
Norfolk are Berkeley. Nadzu. Lochiel.
Rose Queen and Montgomery. Rose
Queen came here last fall in tho stable
Of Sam Louis and Bedwell got her
after a selling race In settlement Of an
old grudge. She was not at her best
In November. not appearing to be able
to carry her speed further than Ave
and a half furlongs In the company
OF horses that h should have beaten
at any distance. But she found her
, racing legs at Charleston. and won sew.
ersl purses. always a good mare In
, the spring she IL better right now thar
In two years.
The Lewis and Bissell string now here
consists exclusively Of t~wo-year-old.
and have raced with a great measur.
OF success at Charleston. Mr.. Bissel
a stove manufacturer OF smoky Pitts
burgh II comparatively new at racing
but what he lacks In knowledge Of IN,
sport he makes up In enthusiasm.
The evening world., 1912-04-06
TAFT WON'T APPOINT
COMMISSIONER UNLESS
SWEDEN REQUESTS IT.

wA9fHNGTON. April 6.-Pres.dent
Tart doesn't intend to appoint any
commissioner to officially represent
tho United States at the Olympic
games at Stockholm this coming
hummer unless the Swedish Govern
ment requests him to do 80. As long
as the other countries are not going
to appoint commissioners he thinks
1t would be an imposition on his part
to designate q representative. Presi-
dent Taft conferred with w. A. r.
Elcergren. the Swedish Minister to
Washington and upon the latter's
suggestion oabled the international
Olympic Committee asking II II was
necessary to appoint q commissioner
to the games and he was answered
IN the negative
The evening world., 1912-04-06

easiest, Kind Of manner. Tho score Of the fourth
esme WAS - to 0 in favor Of the world's
rns svsr decided. The Nationals only msS.
one hit of the two young sabmsn, Houch and
Brown. who worked for the Machn~n and II WAS
. single off the former In the flint NV inninss
Of the battle. shnls. the fomsr Psnnsylvania
University star, and Rasmussen, the California
hammsrc for twenty one s%feties.
The Dodgers have sent infielder Jimmy Brcen
back to MHilwspteo whence he came. The ciaI
%S' To-, %assa'1s' n.sha. VI: 'S pis;s. .n e.. ,S.ms q;
Ms : ssa s $ss.y tA' sio: ss ; sSs sSsa. !: ..l RisI
..: The ,I n,sos a n:a n, ,S', ., 'ue, IN sA.i. p,
i .sS 3: and S.l aiI Am, INNINGS .s., ;; a; al ss%s ,ada,s ~
i rSasss. i a.sa.a a.i Ss"s to IN a., is' r ssels aTH''f 10y, III T.
and often. Inc scofs was II 10 10. u" ""
(. IN s.. ' 2oSt. .i S%I 90 pi. 80 sn %i i% H. .as ci sss:n:
y. :. League team. He says his club viii b.
sssa': al q :spl. ~ S;s.Iss pl.',s and irs:
suecesxui team and . successful League.
The Newark tenn. will wind ny ID tra,nins a
bad ;i' US M, S:lias ' 70 hons S'': .S s'ssA .s ss' P prss w X.
x xSS's play ne 6 Giants a. Il. f foiS SrDa @s , Ind 2
Tysdsy the latter viii pay thsa . visit 3
Tho jersey City team, which 10 In fine chan,
iirounds to-day. and to.imorrow wnl NEE,
the Philiies ON Its home grounds, Monday iii
Boston Nationals will be their guests.
The Giants took another fall out Of n
Orioles. winding up their Spring exhibition tou
e~zpscinily' Doyle. Murray and Crsndail. Witt
and Nullenwider did the twining for the Ne,
YoFks aud both pitched cNditAbly.
Miks Mitchell, captain and right fielder OF IN
Rsds va, badly injured q Cincinnat by being hi
against Toledo.
v1ivses on AinHda. tks Cuban pAys. who d.
% wdl y third bess during ~ elcans week.
~ oooA
The evening world., 1912-04-06
Here's WolUert0n s Opinion
on Mude-O uer Highlanders
and H0w They'll Line Up

lineup I will hand to the umpire whom
the first gun 10 flred. No doubt we will
meet with some reverses durdng the sea-
son. as all ball clubs do in a hot cam
paign.
Hi0HLANDERs A TEAM OF
FIGHTERS.
But you will SEQ q ball club that not
only can hGht but will hghttheir way
through the obstacles which may con.
front III.
Now. about our training tTsp. II has
somew what Handicapped by excep-
tionaIy bad weather, but right now we
are 40 ft as any club in either lea que.
You . about the strength Of tho
team n where It has been strength
ened ove last years. Dolan, who 10
practically Q new conner. seems TO DO a
real third baseman and, what Is more.
no Is of the winning type of ball play
or. In my opinion he win make a
dandy man for hat-position. He has
the right spirit and 10 full Of ginger
something ! am always strong for and
win be a. long ~ q am at the head Of
the HGhanders.
Hartxei Is a finished ball player and
Is taking care of the shortstop position
about al well - I have eve seen II
played. HIS work on this trip has been
of tho high class order and ! do not
intend to shift him from that position.
This switch in the makeup of the club
I think will show beneficial results on
the left wing of the iniheh.
TWiRt Ere RANK WITH THE
BEST.
Our pitching staff Is in great shape
In spite OF all the bad weather. I havs
paid special attention to that training
end. What Is more. I think the hurl'
ing staff will be found TO be the eQua'
OF any in the league. We have Nc
| Conneii, and I think ne will be a win
| ming pitcher for us. In regard to the
| catching stan. We will be strong IL
| that department whether or not FL
Sweeney decides to play ball for thu
| Highlanders during the coming season
have two good cstchers in Street ant
| williams and may have another be
fore the bell rings.
I cannot at this time say what mel
will compose the roster Of the New
York club. There are several yer.
promising young fellows who wer
South with us-some OF whom. o
course, I will retain. They may need
little more development for the bi
league but they sure do look good 70
future use and may be star ball player
lin a year or two.