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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-25
JACK JOHNSON
Trial is Postponed But Ii
May Begin Within Next
Two Weeks.
CBy Associated Press. J

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-The trial OF
Jack Johnson, the negro pugilist, was
postponed indefinitely in the United
States district court today because Of
his illness. If all goes well with the
patient he may be able to appear for
trial in two weeks. A special agent
of the department of justice who was
sent to Johnson's home yesterday to
confirm the report of Johnson's i'll
ness, informed the court that he was
refused admittance to the room by
Johnson's white wife.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-25
SALESMAN IS SHOT
TO DEATH IN ROOM
Of An Atlanta Hotel Mysteri-
ously and His Wife is
Being Held.
CBy Associated Press)

ATLANTA, Ca, Feb. 25.-J. a. APP
plebam. travelling salesman from
Chicago, was mysteriously shot to
death in a hotel here today. The-body
was found in bath room by clerk,
who said he had been called 10 the
apartments.
According to his story as he started
to climb the stairs to the second floor,
Mrs. Applebam rushed down and fell
fainting into his arms He said he
thought the shots were fred after the
woman left her husband's room. She
Is held by the police pending an inves-
legation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-25
MOTHER DIES
Along with Her Three Little
Children She Tries to
Save from Fire.
(By Associated Press.l

ALTOONA, Pa, Feb. 25.-Mrs. How
ard Fisher and her three children
persisted in fire which destroyed
their home at Huntington this morn
ing. Mrs. Fisher had gone to the gro
cery leaving the children at the
house When She returned the house
was in flames. Men attracted to the
scene prevented the mother from en-
tering the dwelling by the front door,
but she ran around to the rear, broke
window and climbing in, was over
come by smoke. She died along with
the little ones.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-25
fiRy Associated Press. !

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Feb. 25-
Today's investigation of rumors
that Americans had been threatened
in Matamoras, Mex, last night
showed the stories were much exag-
gerated. The military commander
in Matamoras levied on the Mexican
residents to maintain his soldiers as
a precaution against bandits. Ameri-
cans were not molested.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-25
TEXAS TROOPS
Leave for Brownsville under
Orders by the Governor
of That State.
CBy Associated Press

CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex. Feb. 20
The local Texas national guard com
pany left today for Brownsville. IN
der orders issued by Governor Col
quit last night They were joined by
the Houston company. A number of
men noted throughout the Southwest
as expert marksmen have offered
Governor Colqultt their services.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-25
CBy Associated Press. J

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 25-"Cessa-
ton of foreign hostilities at Mata-
moras and Brownsville is but tenn
porary, | believe said Governor
Colquitt, Of Texas. today. ITO one
nor understanding the situation
thoroughly the action Of this Office
might be misconstrued. For the
last few days kilograms and letters
have been received by me request
ing protection from people all along
Continued on pase sevenl.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-25
BIG PENSION BILL.
(By Associated lPress)

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 25.-
The Senate today passed the $780,
100000 annual pension bill, in the
record time of twenty-five minutes,
and with a afteen-minute debate. Ii
is the largest annual pension measure
in the history of the government.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-25
NOT GUILTY
Of Murder for Killing Boyce
Says Jury about
Sneede.
NBy Associated Pressl

DURVoN, Tex, Feb. 25-John Beal
sneede. a wealthy ranch owner. was
today declared not guilty Of the MUIR
der of Al. Boyce at Amarillo last Sep
tember. sneede shot Boyce to death
IN the street the first time ne met him
alter Boyce clipped with Mrs. sueede.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-25
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses have been issued
to James Il. Wilson and Olive l.. Bond,
Pasquale Carrello and Teresa ohveria
mud William Greaver and Lizzie Akert.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-25
NEW rosTslAsTERs.
tspeeial 70 the Telegram. J

WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. Us
G. L. Carlisle has been appointed
at Academy, Pocahontas
county, to succeed G. w. tWinnisson,
removed. L G. Harrington has
been appointed postmaste rat Ru-
pert, Greenbrier county, succeeding
J. +. Muclung. resigned.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-25
VALUE
Of Live Stock in West Vir-
ginia is Announced by
the Department.
Especial 10 the Telegram.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. rs
The value of different farm animals
in West Virginia on the frst day of
January as given by the department
OF agriculture was as follows:
Horses s2LS44,o0O, mules s1,512,-
900. cows $500. 900, other cattle
$s,5sSOOO, hogs ss,2O4.OOO, total
s4S,S49, 600.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-25
GAS FUMES
Overcome An Entire Family
and Some of the Mem
bers Are Dead.
(By Associated Press.)

MARION, O., Feb. 25.-when Mrs
James Jenkins, sister of Patrick
Moran, went to the Moran home this
morning, she found the house filed
with gas fumes. which had overcome
her brother, his wife and son. Emmett.
Lawrence, aged six years, and
twins, a sister, aged nine years, and
Mrs. Morans six months old baby
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-25

Captain NJ. C. sperry went to
Pittsburg last night on business.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-25

(Continued on page five.l
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-25
THE WEATHER tlI

RAIN OF snow. and warner.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-25

LContlrll,.9 D. paee sevenl
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CONTINUED on page aye.l
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-23
LITERAL IN HIS THEOLOGY
,oarky Preachers Humorous Comment
on Biblical Text AS He Onoer-
stood Its Meaning.

or old the right of individual private
INTERPRETATION of the scriptures was
not accorded to the laity. Only the
priests or preachers were authorized
to saw what was meant by the sacred
text. That has all been changed anu
no man will now be expelled from the
most orthodox church for believing
that Balaam's palace mule did not
really address his fellow citizens OF
Judea on the political issues OF the
dav. or considering that the statement
of the suns standing still at the order
of CAPTAIN Joshua was an Illustrative
allegory and not the record of frozen
fact
This advance in theology is Illus
trated by the story of the oarky
preacher who delivered sermon from
the text, These eight did Mlican
bear"
'Muffrinds," said he, you is singu-
Iarly blessed by de Lawd in dis gen
Grafton. If you wants some mix you
done goes to youah COW, and at one
n,,,, Won gets enough of de laclferous
fluid roh eight people. In de oideh
times of which de Eible speaks II
took eight folks to milk a bear en-
specs dey gets mighty little milk az
dat."-Los Angeles Times.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-23
Einhtina Pneumonic Plague.

Every precaution is being taken to
wipe out the pnemonic plague which
is reported to have found its way into
Loimme. southern Shan States. from
China. Unfortunately Loimme hap
pens to be the headquarters OF over
five hundred officers and men of the
military police. but precautions are be-
ing taken and it seems as if the dis
ease has been wiped out--for the time
being, at any rate. The Shan States,
with the opening Of the railway. VIII
probably become very much more i'm
nortant from a commercial point OF
view than they are now. and. as they
contain at least one desirable health
resort. it would be a pity II plague
were to obtain foothold there now
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-23
MORE TROUBLE IN A GARDEN
old Gentleman Went Too Far IN tbs
Inquiry. and Demonstration
Proved His Undcing.

An elderly gentleman walking
through his garden one day stopped
before fig tree on which were TWO
figs lust ripening His tavorites were
figs and summer often came anu
went without the fruit coming TO ma
turity
shortly after. re met his gardener
Aho. assuring him the figs were qul'e
ripe. was requested to send tnem "
Ihe summer house. where his master
was about TO rest.
Picking the figs. the gardener sent ms
little boy of seven with the basket. On
the way the little fellow stopped and
removing the leaves, gazed upon the
tempting fruit
The attraction was too great; ne a'e
one. Covering the other win the
leaves. he proceeded upon his errahu.
On being asked if the gardener mao
not sent two figs, the toy, after mo,
ments silence. answered: Il ate one.
You ate one? How" exclaimed the
old gentleman. angrily. How diu you
come 10 do that"
Drowning his eyes to the basket. 1
| took il like this" said the child, taxing
/ the remaining fig, and | ate II ike
! this"
And suiting the action to the word
he consumed the second fig before the
astonished eyes of the old gentleman
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-23
Four Perfect Women.

The prophet Mahomet is reported
to have said that among men there
have been many perfect. but not
more than four of the other sex have
attained perfection-to wit: Asiah.
Mary, KEadiiah and Fatima Asian
was the wife of the Pharaoh of the
Exodus. She forsook the faith of her
fathers. on account of which her hus-
hand subjected her to many cruelties.
The Virgin Mary was the second
perfect woman, the prophet stating
that "she had been exalted above all
the women of the world" Khadi1ah
was the first wife of the prophet. "a
princess among women" Fatima, &C.
cording to Mahomet, was the fourth
perfect woman. she being his beloved
daughter.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-23

ming along the Archey Road. Under.
wood had three weeks OF this and as
he stood in the convention hall that
morning 'unwashed, unshaven, ms
linen soiled. his shoes muddy, his own
friends would not have known him
though he cared little enough .Or this
now--tney had all forgotten to go to
the primaries the day before and
those tor whom he had sent carriages
had been too busy. or too Respectable.
TO respond. The taste OF bad beer ana
the scorch of cheap cigars still smack
ed in his mouth-indeed. he did not
get them entirely out until he came
back from Mt Clemens two weeks
after the nomination.
But they were balloting for perma-
nent chairman now. IT would be
test vote: ii would disclose his own
strength and the strength OF Conway
He looked over the red faces before
him. He saw Conway himself NOV
ing among the delegates, snarllnS'
cursing. quarrelng with the friends OF
years. he saw Conways candidate for
y
the house, McGlOne, over in the Sec
ond ward delegation, his coat OFF, a
handkerchief about his fat neck, FUN
ing cigar between his chubby fingers,
turning on his heavy launches to re-
. vile some man who was numbered
with Nolan's crowd; he saw in the
First ward delegation, Malachi Nolan
clean-shaven. in black coat and cravat
his iron gray hair cropped short, calm
alone of all the others. He would
have looked the priest more than the
saloon-keeper, had he smoked his CT
gar differently. Now and then he sol
EMMY raised his hand. with almost the
henediction of a father, to still the
clamor of his delegation, which. will
= its twenty-one votes, was sale at al
events for Underwood.
, Muldoun was Conway's mantle!
would try 10 make the temporary or
, ganlzation permanent. D'Ormand wa
: Underwood's candidate. And Muldool
/ won. Underwood had lost the hrs
> round.
: The candidates for senator were I
be placed in nomipation first. Under
\ wood stood in the crowded doorwa
: and heard Conway's name presented
1 Then. in the cheering, with his hear
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-23
As Koreans Shop.

Shopping in Korea is very grave
and solemn task and occupies the mas
ter of the house the greater part OF
the day. In the market here he pur-
chases his provisions, cooking uten'lis,
linen suits, hats. sandals. tobacco, anu
the native drink, a liquor obtained
from fermented rice.
Only one article OF the same kind Is
purchased from single store. IL
would be an offense against Korean
etiquette to buy dozen at a time. as
this would deplete the stock too quick
" and give the shopkeeper the trou-
BILE and work of restocking before he
was ready. II will therefore be seen
that wholesale orders are not wei
coined in this odd country: little and
often" appears to be the golden rule
in Luying.-WiGe World Magazine.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-23

ner suit of blue. and swapping the lid
of his watch shut, he once more heard
him say in a final and reproachful
tone:
well. all right; sorry, my boy.
Underwood wondered that morning
in the noisy convention hall, whether.
If he had the decision to make over
again, he would decline such intlu-
ence. II had been the cause OF much
doubt and some regret at the time
The boss within him had protested
surely it was a political mistake-and
the boss was louder than the reform
er. and more plausible. He came for
ward with brilliant scheme. He re-
called Baldwin's reference to the
rivalry between Nolan and Conway.
Underwood remembered that when he
suggested the possibility of Nolan's
running for the nomination himself,
Baldwin had shaken his head-there
wasn't enough in it. he said. Nolan
/ could do very much better in the coun'
Gil, where he was. Besides, Mr.. Weed
3 anu MI. TtdDOus
Underwood thought out his scheme
/ that afternoon, while hunting in the
! digest for cases in point to be cited
/ In a case his father was preparing fol
the appellate court. The work of look
ing up cases in point, while its result!
are impressive and seem to smell o.
the lamp, had in reality grown quite
automatic to Underwood, and as III
loafed over digests and reports ant
jotted down his notes, he elaborated
the scheme, just what he would sa!
and do, how he would appear, and 81
forth And so, when he entered Nal
achi Nolan's place in Dearborn street
early that evening. he was fully pre-
pared The details OF this inciden
came back just as the details of Bait
wins visit had done-the empty So
loon, the alderman himself leanin
over his bar, his white apron role
into a big girth about his middle, tn
cigar In the round hole at the corne
of his mouth gone out, denoting tina
It was time for MIN 10 go down tn
alley to Billy Boyle's and get his po
terhouse and baked potato.
Underwood watched Malachi Nola
mix his Martini cocktail, splash 1t pi
turesquely into a sparkling glass an
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-23

in his sanded throat, he heard the
chairman say:
Are there any other nominations?"
There was a momentary stiffness,
and then he heard a thick, strong
voice:
"Misther Chairman"
THE gentleman from the First
ward"
"Misther Chairman" the thick,
strong voice said, 81 roise to place in
nomynation the name of wan
1t was the voice of Malachi Nolan,
and Underwood suddenly remembered
that Nolan was to place his name be-
fore the convention. He listened an
| instant, but could not endure it long.
/ He could not endure that men should
| see him in the hour when his name
was being thus laid naked to the
world. Reporters were writing 1t
| down, perhaps the crowd would laugh
/ or whistle or hiss. Besides. candi-
dates do not remain in the convention
hall; they await the committee of noti-
fication in some nearby saloon. He
squeezed through the mass of men
who stood on tiptoes. stretching their
necks to see and hear the old leader
of the First ward. and fed.
The first ballot was taken-Conway
81; Underwood, 30; Simmons, the
dark horse, s; necessary to a choice
So. The vote was unchanged for
twenty-six ballots, till the afternoon
had worn away, end the trucks had
iolted off the cobblestones of CLARK
street. till the lights were flaring and
hot-tamale men, gamblers, beggars
street walkers, all the denizens o.
darkness were shifting along the side
walks, till the policemen had beer
changed on their beats, and PinkertoI
night watchmen were trying the doors
, of stores. till Cinnamon shuffled forth
and Jewesses and Italian womel
emerged for their evening breath o
air. bringing swart and grimy children
; TO play upon the heated flags. Tn
hall was lighted. just as II some TIA
, ian festival were TO be held there. TIL
I rerorters' places at the table wer
r taken by the men who did politics TO
: the morning Papers, themselves RI
: duced at last to the necessity OF tai
{ ing notes They brought reports c
T.. the results in other senatorial CONVEX
4 tons held about town that day
9 seemed to be assured that John Ske
n ley had carried the country towns
Lemont Riverside, Evanston and
q on. In certain west side districts TIL
n man had won, in certain north sid
{ districts that man bad been success
6 full. It looked as II the old gang wa
d going to break back into the legisl
[. ture.
v And so the interest in this ole r
h naming convention deepened, Il
e. strain frightened. the crowd thickene
II The delegates. tired and sullen, she
e their waistcoats. tore of their moi
n and dirty collars and settled down
K an angry fight. The amphitheatric
d arrangement OF the chairs had lol
ID been broken. The ward delegation
Q now formed circles about their lea
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-23

beiewel il with a Maraschino cherry,
ther, gravely take a cigar for himself
and stow 1t away in his ample waist
coat. Then, as Nolan mopped the par
with professional sweep of his white
sleeved, muscular arm, Underwood I'M
folded his brilliant scheme, skirtlng
carefully the acute suspicious OF an
old politician. But Nolan mopped.
blinking inscrutably, at last putting
the damp cloth away in some mystic
rious place under the counter. The rat
Maltese cat, waiting until the mols-
| ture on the bar had evaporated,
! stretched herself again beside the Sill
yer urn that held the crackers and
the little cubes of cheese. Still Nolan
blinked in silence, like hostile jury
with its mind made up, until at last
in desperation, Underwood blurted out
his proposition. Nolan blinked some
more, then, half opening his blue Irish
eyes. grunted:
We'll. | like your gall.
JJnderwood's spirits fell, yet he was
not disappointed. 1t was. after ALL
INST what he had expected. 1t served
him right for his presumption. II noun
ing more-though the subdued re-
former within had limited at other rea'
sons. He hung his head. twilling MS
empty glass disconsolately. He did not
see the light that twinkled in the blue
ewes. he had not then. known how very
readv Nolan was to form any com
bipation that would beat Conway and
Baldwin. especially with reforme'
like himself who had money to spend
on his ambitions. He had not dis
cerned how badly the man whom the
newspapers always cartooned with
the First ward sticking out of his ves'
rocket needed a reformer in his bust
) ness. as the saying is. Hence hii
glad surprise when Nolan wiped his
. big hand on his apron like a washer
: woman and held it out, saying:
Put I'm wit ye.'
Then the campaign. under Nolan'
management. in the most wonderful
legislative district-a cosmopolitan
2 diSrict. bristling with sociological
: nroblems. a district that has fewe
! homes and more saloons, more com
e merce and more sloth, more million
r aires and more paupers. and while
0 confines within its boundaries the sky
\ scrarers, clubs. theaters and hundre
churches of a metropolis, still boast
: a notice station with more arrests o
|, its blotter than any other in the world
S Night after night. with Nolans tw
: candidates for the house, he spent |
g saloons where a candidate must tres
S and distribute his cards that the boy
l. NAV. size him up; lodging houses an
It barrel houses in lower Clark stree
n where sweating negroes and frows
|" whites drank five-cent whisky wit
him; blazing saloons along the leve
n where even the poor, painted girls
/ the tables lifted their glasses when !
ordered the drinks for the house: era
,e games and policy shops in lower ClaI
e. street, the Syrian. Arabic. Chinese ar
,e italian quarters down by the squat
q. Bad Lands. and at last happier ev
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-23
Evidently Ready for Him.

A gentleman who had been in town
only three days. but who had been
paying attention to a prominent belle.
wanted to propose but was afraid he
would be thought too hasty. He deli
catelv preached the subject as fol-
lows:
IF we're to speak to you Of mar
riage, after having only made your
acquaintance three days ago. what
would you say to it,"
We'll. | should say never put on
,ul tomorrow that which you should
have done the day before yesterday
Life
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-23

ers. The damp arabesques wrought
by the janitors superficial sprinkllng-
can had long since been superseded
BY arabesQues of tobacco juice Inc
floor was Uttered with scraps or pa
per, the spent ballots with which the
stubborn contest had been waged. The
First ward delegation was in SOLID
ring. and in the center OF il sat Nal
achi Nolan. his elbows on his knees.
tearing old ballots into tiny specks
OF paper and strewing them on the
floor, but keeping all the while a sur
veying eye on the Fifth ward delega-
ton. now divided into two groups, one
of which surrounded Howe, the other
budding about Grogan, the lawyer.
who. with disheyeled hair, handker-
chief about his neck. stood glazing
angrily at Nolan, his eyes Swallowed
/ by heavy circles telling of WEAKNESS
and the strain.
/ Now and then the leaders made des-
perate attempts to trade, marrying
Simmons. offering him everything for
his seven votes. Simmons himself, In
/ his turn. tried to induce each faction
TO swing its strength to him.
But the situation remained unchang
ed.
Once Nolan sent for Underwood anc
whispered to him. He thought he
knew one or two Conway men who
could be got very cheaply, but the boy
shook his head-the reformer within
him demurred-an yet he smiled sar
dOnically al the reformer thinking o
the primaries and the convention II
self
Then Malachi Nolan caught tn
chairman's shifty eye and moved al
adjournment until morning. But eve
as he spoke. Grogan scowled at Mu
doom. shook his head at his followers
and the room rang with their hoars
shouts:
NO, no, no."
Heartened by this confession
/, weakness on Nolan's part, they keE
on yelling Justify:
, No, no! no."
. They even laughed, and Muldoo
Y smote the table, to declare the motto
!. lost
I On the forty-seventh ballot. one
the Simmons votes went over to Co
, way. ard there was faint cheer Q
the forty-eighth. one of the Simmer
votes went to Underwood. and part
was restored. On the forty-ninth. U
| derwood gained another Of Simmon
| votes-Xolan. It seemed, had promise
| to get him on the janitor's payroll
/ the state house-and the vote W;
4 tied. This ballot stood:
III First Second Fifth
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-23
lust LETTING Him Know.

The importance of her approaching
birthday was constantly in the mind OF
six-year-old Avo, who had been accus-
toned to some very nice gifts on these
occasions. She was not sure about
Uncle Joe, however, who was visiting
in her home; she was afraid be didn't
know the date. Uncle Joe. She said,
when you have birthday am going
TO buy you a pretty handkerchief for
a present. My birthday is day after to-
morrow"